The Manchester United forward was chatting with the media for the primary time since geographical region manager guided missile Allardyce confirmed he would keep the 30-year-old as his captain.
"Come Russia I feel which will be the time to mention good-by to international soccer," aforesaid Rooney, United Nations agency has scored fifty three goals in one hundred fifteen European nation appearances.
"My mind is formed up."
He continued: "It's still 2 years away. I started enjoying football game after I was sixteen, and began enjoying internationals after I was seventeen. Fifteen years could be a heap. i might be thirty four by following tournament.
"I've had an incredible international career to this point. I've enjoyed each minute."
If he plays in Sunday's tourney qualifier in Slovakia (17:00 BST kick-off), he can break David Beckham's record for the foremost capped parcel of land European nation player.
"Russia aiming to be|are} my last chance to {try to to|to try and do} something with European nation thus i am going to try to fancy these 2 years and hopefully I will finish my time with European nation on a high."
Rooney has not nonetheless mentioned with Allardyce what position he can play.
He was a midfielder throughout monetary unit 2016 below Roy Hodgson, United Nations agency left his post when the shock last-16 exit to Iceland.
Under new United boss Jose Mourinho this season, he has compete behind the striker - that is wherever Allardyce has told the media Rooney can play for European nation.
"Obviously it is the manager's call," aforesaid Rooney. "We haven't very spoken concerning it - we are going to within the next number of days. i am able to play whether or not it's heart, range ten or striker." Rooney has backed former Bolton, West Ham and Sunderland boss Allardyce to assist European nation win a lot of at international tournaments.
England haven't lost a qualifier since 2009, going undefeated to achieve monetary unit 2012, the 2014 tourney and monetary unit 2016. However, they need not won a tournament knockout game since the 2006 tourney.
"If he gets the simplest out of our players, then he'll had best," aforesaid Rooney.
"The ability and talent is there. It's simply a matter folks doing well in a very tournament. we tend to square measure atiny low margin away.
"He'll need to seek out out why we tend to keep tripping up. The managers and players haven't distinguished why, however guided missile can try and conclude why it's happening.
"We've seen a great deal of groups perform with him as manager. that is method down to} the way he is got them enjoying. Hopefully he will do an equivalent with U.S.A.."
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