England captain Beckham breaks a rib

David Beckham broke his rib moments after scoring England's second goal in Saturday's 2-0 win over Wales in a World Cup qualifying game.

The Real Madrid star was taken to a hospital for X-rays after the game and it was initially believed that nothing was broken. However, England team officials said, a second X-ray revealed the break.

There was no immediate word on how long Beckham would be out.

Minutes after bending a 25-yard shot into the top corner of the net to give England a 2-0 lead, Beckham was tackled by Wales' defender Ben Thatcher and slumped to the ground holding his ribs. He stayed in the game, and was later given a yellow card after crashing into Thatcher.

The caution was his second of the qualifying, meaning he would have had to sit out England's game against Azerbaijan on Wednesday even if he wasn't injured.