Not only is it bad news for England, but for the World Cup as a whole. Surely, whichever team you want to win, you want to see the best players in the world playing. I'd be absolutely gutted if the likes of Ronaldinho, Messi, Riquelme, Henry etc got injured and missed the tournament.
On another note, will the likes of Nike and Adidas now look at the way they make these modern boots? The list of players from England alone who have broken a metatarsal over the past few years is amazing (Beckham, Rooney (twice), Neville, Gerrard, Owen, Parker, Cole etc). This has to be down to more than coincidence. I can't remember this injury cropping up so often 10-15 years or so ago.