Rooney admits the England side is desperate to start off the World Cup campaign by winning the match.
“I think especially as we didn’t qualify for the Euros, it’s a massive game for us now,” Rooney told Setanta Sports’ Friday Football Show.
“We want to start off the campaign well and get the three points.
“We know from last time we played them it will be a fairly tough game – we had to work quite hard for the victory.
“We understand it’s going to be a tough game but we want to go out there and put a good performance on.
“We let ourselves down – we let the country down – by not qualifying for the Euros.
“There’s been things saying the players don’t care: us players are proud and privileged to play for our country and we will give the best we can.
“We all want to win trophies with our country.”
