Penalty shout: England's Ashley Young is fouled by Wales' James Collins

Terry, although largely untested, did not put a foot wrong as he captained the team for the first time in 17 months. Despite Wales' hopeless plight at the bottom of the group, the hosts had relished the build-up to the encounter with Speed assembling one of the country's strongest squads for some time.

His plans suffered a setback when the dangerous Gareth Bale was forced to withdraw earlier in the week but home passion was clearly in evidence in the opening stages.

Craig Bellamy was his usual fired-up self and stood his ground when confronted by Rooney after catching the England striker.

Aaron Ramsey, becoming Wales' youngest-ever captain on his return to the side from a broken leg, was also keen to get into the action and a strong early surge offered encouragement.

That optimism was immediately punctured, however, as England went ahead from the spot.

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