Related: Rooney's broken foot scanned

    BEIJING, May 26 -- England striker Wayne Rooney will know later Friday whether or not he will make the World Cup.

    The 20-year-old, who broke his foot in Manchester United's Premiership match at Chelsea four weeks ago, spent half an hour having a scan on his injury at a private clinic in Manchester overnight.

    The examination is set to determine the likelihood of him making Sven-Goran Eriksson's 23-man side for the finals in Germany which start on June 9.

    Manchester United will now take charge of assessing the scan results before releasing the verdict, which, barring leaks, is expected to come later today.

    With Eriksson also supposedly in the dark, it is set to be a big day for the England coach as well, with the future of his star striker in the balance.

    Eriksson has vowed to select the young forward in his squad if there is any chance at all of him being fit, even if it is only for the latter knock-out stages.

    However, that view is countered by the opinion of Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, who is adamant it would be an act of folly to take Rooney to Germany if he was less than 100 per cent fit.

    Ferguson's fear is that once in Germany, Eriksson could be pressurised into playing Rooney, particularly if early results go against England.

    (Source: CRIENGLISH.com)