Wayne Rooney scored his 50th international goal for England against which country?

Wayne Mark Rooney is an English professional footballer who plays for and captains both Manchester United and the England national team. He has played much of his career as a forward, but he has also been used in various midfield roles.

On 8 September 2015, Rooney broke Sir Bobby Charlton's England goalscoring record, netting his 50th international goal from a penalty in a Euro 2016 qualifying match against Switzerland, at Wembley, in his 107th appearance for England, this was also his 300th professional career goal.

Wayne Rooney's penalty in England's European Qualifier against Switzerland saw him overtake Sir Bobby Charlton's scoring record. Charlton's record had stood for 47 years but Rooney finally eclipsed the total of the 1966 World Cup winner.

Thirty-four of his England goals have been scored with his favoured right foot, but he has also scored five with his left, and 11 with his head. His tally includes six penalties and two free-kicks, and in total he has scored eight times from outside the box.