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[caption id="attachment_21480" align="alignnone" width="580"] Wayne Rooney announces his retirement plan. File Pic[/caption] Internet Desk: England captain Wayne Rooney has confirmed that the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be his last act in international football. Rooney, 30, kept hold of the England captaincy as new manager Sam Allardyce named his first squad since replacing Roy Hodgson as boss ahead of the opening 2018 World Cup qualifier in Slovakia on Sept. 4. And the Manchester United forward, who played as a deeper-lying midfielder at Euro 2016, told a news conference that he would retire from international football at the age of 34. Having been deployed as a midfielder at Euro 2016, where England were sent home by minnows Iceland, eyebrows were again raised when Allardyce's squad to face Slovakia included Rooney's name among the midfielders. Allardyce moved to clarify Rooney's position in Monday's news conference, stressing he was still considered an attacking player, and the former Everton striker insists he is happy playing anywhere for his country. "Realistically I know myself that Russia will be my last opportunity to do anything with England. Hopefully I can end my time with England on a high," he said. "I said before the Euros I enjoyed playing in this team, and that's the case still. There were some questions about whether I should stop playing, but I am looking forward to getting back on the pitch.