But Capello says they gave England a lesson in how to keep the ball on the international stage.
But Capello said he would not be so relaxed about the mistakes if they came as a result of players ignoring instructions.
All eyes were inevitably on Rooney, but Capello had no hesitation in picking him and was rewarded after only 10 minutes when he put England ahead.
England took the lead through Peter Crouch but Capello was left frustrated as his side failed to kick on and stamp their mark on the game.
As a result, England were paired with Group D winners Germany for a place in the quarter-finals but Capello's team were outclassed by a vastly superior side.
Critics will say his teams do not play an attacking and aesthetically-pleasing game, an issue which cost him his job at Madrid this year, but Capello pays little regard to his detractors.
England qualified for the tournament comfortably enough, but Capello quit when the FA removed John Terry as captain in light of a criminal charge of racist abuse against Anton Ferdinand hanging over him.
Crouch's goals will aid his hopes of a place in Capello's squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but Capello suggested he may find a starting place more difficult to earn.
Terry, 29, is still believed to harbour hopes of regaining the captaincy in the future but Capello feels he is no longer suitable to wear the armband because of his behaviour towards England colleague Wayne Bridge.
But Capello said he was encouraged by Wayne Rooney's return to goalscoring form, after watching him end a five-month wait for a goal with a penalty against West Ham last weekend, and expected him to lift the team.
Only a last-minute goal from Cole saved England from defeat at Wembley, but Capello drew some positives from the salvaged draw, saying the performance was another step forward for his side ahead of World Cup qualifying campaign which begins in Andorra on 6 September.
But Italian Capello had a 43rd birthday to forget when his left rear wheel came off at 160mph, sending him into a tyre wall.
But as Fabio Capello's team have already qualified for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa, the level of demand for internet-only pay-per-view has been hard to gauge.
Barwick was instrumental in the appointment of Capello, but differences with chairman Lord Triesman have led to their relationship becoming unworkable.
There has also been speculation over Chelsea defender John Terry's future as England captain under Capello, but the Italian said he is yet to make a decision.
Owen looked sharp in front of watching England coach Fabio Capello, but his lingering hopes of persuading the Italian to include him in his World Cup plans for South Africa may have ended when he pulled up as he ran into the area and was forced to leave the action.
It remains the country's sole success in the tournament to date, but Hurst told CNN under Capello's guidance have a good shot in 2010.
It was probably the only mistake England coach Fabio Capello has made but against Kazakhstan he came on for 15 minutes and it was a good tactical thing to do.
During his time at Real Madrid, Capello initially dropped Beckham but recalled him to play an instrumental role in his title-winning team.
Richards said he did not object to Capello's candidacy but felt the FA should have waited for its board members to meet in person rather than discussing the Italian's merits via a conference call.
"Ashley is an important player for England and after the season they still have a month to get ready, so he will be ready for sure, but I have not spoken to Capello, " said Ancelotti.
England have plenty of time to regroup and progress, but this was an unsatisfactory night for Capello and his players.
It completed a highly satisfactory workout for Capello's England - but now the coach must wait on medical bulletins on a trio of strikers ahead of the World Cup date with Ukraine.
Fellow Tory MP Robert Halfon has called on the FA board to resign immediately and has accused the last three managers of the national team - Sven-Goran Eriksson, Steve McClaren and Capello - of producing "nothing but failure" after being given "hugely expensive contracts with little result".
He will have been heartened by an upbeat message from Capello about his future England prospects, but Beckham will be 36 by the time of their next major tournament after the World Cup, assuming they qualify for Euro 2012.
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The former West Ham manager was favorite to take over as England boss when Fabio Capello quit in February this year, but -- although he was cleared in a high-profile tax court case -- missed out to Roy Hodgson and was then sacked after a poor finish to the season.
Fabio Capello was at the helm on that occasion but current England manager Roy Hodgson believes the introduction of GLT represents a watershed moment in the history of football.
Beckham's loan spells at AC Milan were a deliberate attempt to convince Capello of his worth in an England squad but he was an unused substitute in the recent friendly win over Egypt and was quoted in several Sunday papers as saying he feared for his place.
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