BURTON TRENT: England captain Wayne Rooney announced on Tuesday that the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be his final tournament as an international footballer. “Realistically, I know that Russia will be my last opportunity to do anything with England,” Rooney told a press conference at St George’s Park in Burton, central England. “My mind is made up. Russia will be my last tournament.” New England manager Sam Allardyce announced on Monday that Rooney, 30, will be kept on as captain for the World Cup qualifying campaign, which begins in Slovakia on Sunday. The Manchester United striker will make his 116th England appearance in Trnava, taking him past David Beckham as the country’s most-capped outfield player. Rooney is also England’s record goal-scorer with 53 goals. But in six major tournament appearances with England, he has never gone further than the quarter-finals. England crashed out in the group stages of the last World Cup in Brazil two years ago and, with Rooney as captain, were humiliated by minnows Iceland in the last at Euro 2016. “Hopefully I can end my time with England on a high,” Rooney said. “I said before the Euros as well, I enjoy playing in this team. There were questions about if I should stop playing (for England), but I am looking forward to getting back on the pitch.”