Original Umbro football shirt England World Cup 2010

England was one of the participating countries in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The last participation of The Three Lions was in 2006. England qualified as one of the European countries.

On June 1, national coach Fabio Capello announced his World Cup selection. However, on June 4, Capello had to make a change because Rio Ferdinand had to drop out injured. His replacement was Michael Dawson who had never played for the England national football team before.