The pictures above show Rio during the 3:0 win against Belarus in
the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.
The win rounded off an excellent
campaign for England, who topped the group with 9 victories from 10
games,
with Ferdinand featuring in 6 of those matches.
Group 6
.
CROATIA 1:4 ENGLAND (0:1) Walcott (26, 59, 82), Rooney (63). (10.09.08, Zagreb)
David James, Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry (c) (Matthew Upson 89), Ashley Cole, Theo Walcott (David Beckham 84),
Frank Lampard, Gareth Barry, Joe Cole (Jermaine Jenas 55), Wayne Rooney, Emile Heskey
.
ENGLAND 5:1 KAZAKHSTAN (0:0) Ferdinand (52), Kuchma (og 64), Rooney (76, 86), Defoe (90).
(11.10.08, Wembley)
David James, Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand (c), Matthew Upson, Ashley Cole, Theo Walcott (David Beckham 79), Frank Lampard,
Gareth Barry (Shaun Wright-Phillips 46), Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney (Jermain Defoe 86), Emile Heskey
.
BELARUS 1:3 ENGLAND (1:1) Gerrard (11), Rooney (50, 75). (15.10.08, Minsk)
David James, Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand (c), Matthew Upson, Wayne Bridge, Theo Walcott (Shaun Wright-Phillips 68),
Frank Lampard, Gareth Barry, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney (David Beckham 88), Emile Heskey (Peter Crouch 70)
.
ENGLAND 2:1 UKRAINE (1:0) Crouch (29), Terry (85). (01.04.09, Wembley)
David James, Glen Johnson, Rio Ferdinand (Phil Jagielka 88), John Terry (c), Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, Gareth Barry,
Aaron Lennon (David Beckham 57), Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Peter Crouch (Shaun Wright-Phillips 79)
.
UKRAINE 1:0 ENGLAND (1:0) (10.10.09, Kiev)
Robert Green, Glen Johnson, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry (c), Ashley Cole, Aaron Lennon (David James 15), Frank Lampard,
Michael Carrick, Steven Gerrard (James Milner 46), Wayne Rooney, Emile Heskey (Carlton Cole 72)
.
ENGLAND 3:0 BELARUS (1:0) Crouch (4, 75), Wright-Phillips (60). (14.10.09, Wembley)
Ben Foster, Glen Johnson, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Wayne Bridge (James Milner 78), Aaron Lennon (David Beckham 59), Gareth Barry,
Frank Lampard, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Peter Crouch, Gabriel Agbonlahor (Carlton Cole 66)
.