🎥 OTD: Wayne Rooney nets a classic strike against Brazil at Maracanã | OneFootball

Wayne Rooney stands above most when it comes to his footballing legacy for England. For many, the Liverpool-born forward is the best the nation has ever produced.

Across a glistening career at the club and international level, Rooney can call upon a goal catalogue that would make many fellow professionals blush, but fewer still can boast that they've scored against Brazil at Maracanã.

On this day 12 years ago, Rooney did just that during a 2-1 friendly win over Seleção in the summer before the 2014 World Cup.

The stars came out that night as well, with both sides boasting names the likes of Steven Gerrard, Jack Wilshere, Ashley Cole, Neymar, Ronaldinho, and Dani Alves.

And it was Rooney who opened the scoring on the night in the 27th minute with a trademark heavy hit from outside the box that beat Júlio César after it ripped into the top corner.

Fred would come off the bench for Brazil to level matters just three minutes after the break before Frank Lampard turned goalscorer after being introduced just before the restart, with his 60th-minute goal standing as the winner.

Unfortunately for England, their summer campaign 12 months on would end in disaster when they finished bottom of Group D after registering just a single point against Costa Rica in the wake of losses against Italy and Uruguay.

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