The 24-year-old Manchester United star was reported that distressed by the revelations of the weekend detailing his liaison with a prostitute while his wife was pregnant, but nevertheless, remain in the squad for Tuesday's game.
Local media showed Rooney boarding the plane with his England teammates to leave Basel on Monday.
The Times earlier reported that Fabio Capello could do a series of controls on Rooney's mood before assessing whether it was in the right frame of mind to the line against Switzerland.
The newspaper quoted unidentified sources saying that Rooney was "devastated" by the impact of the reports had been in his family. The Daily Mirror reported wife Coleen as a "torn" by the revelations.
The Times reported sources within the England camp as saying that while Rooney had trained on Sunday, was clearly affected by the reports and distracted by their attempts to solve the problem.
The confusion surrounding the best player in England has come at an inopportune time for Capello, who had been purring on the Friday after Rooney played a leading role in the 4-0 defeat his team of Bulgaria in their first match in Group G.
The England midfielder James Milner declined to be drawn in the state of his soul mate in the squad, but said he was firmly behind their talisman and he wanted to take the field against Switzerland.
"I think he wants the best players on the court and obviously one of them. Demonstrated that the other night," said Milner. "It's a top player, top, and want to shut down the strongest team possible."
The revelations Rooney dominated the front and back pages of British newspapers on Monday, with several commentators used the case as an explanation of the poor performances of striker in the World Cup.
Daily Mirror columnist Oliver Holt said that "knowledge of Rooney and concern" about the impact of the revelations would have on his family had been hanging on the front in South Africa.
"It's the most plausible explanation of why Wayne Rooney saw in South Africa was so far from the player who has become England's most exciting talent since Paul Gascoigne," he wrote.
Other newspapers speculated that the case would hinder attempts by the FA to find a new sponsor for the national team, with care companies to link their brands to a squad of players involved in a series of sex scandals.
But Rooney received good news Monday when Nike sponsor confirmed they were standing by the player.
"We have worked with Wayne for seven years and he remains a Nike athlete," said a Nike spokesman, said. "This is a private matter for Wayne and his family and we have no comments to make at this time
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