England national football team explained

England
Badge:England national football team crest.svg
Badge Size:170px
Fifa Trigramme:ENG
Nickname:The Three Lions
Association:The Football Association
(The FA)
Confederation:UEFA (Europe)
Website:englandfootball.com
Coach:Lee Carsley (interim)
Most Caps:Peter Shilton (125)
Captain:Harry Kane
Top Scorer:Harry Kane (66)
Home Stadium:Wembley Stadium
Fifa Max:3
Fifa Max Date:August–September 2012, September–October 2021, November 2023
Fifa Min:27
Fifa Min Date:February 1996
Elo Max:1
Elo Max Date:1872–1876, 1892–1911,
1966–1970, 1987–1988
Elo Min:17
Elo Min Date:11 June 1995
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First Game: 0–0
(Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872)
(The first ever international football match)
Largest Win: 0–13
(Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882)
Largest Loss: 7–1
(Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954)
World Cup Apps:16
World Cup First:1950
World Cup Best:Champions (1966)
Regional Name:European Championship
Regional Cup Apps:11
Regional Cup Third:1968
Regional Cup Best:Runners-up (2020, 2024)
2Ndregional Name:Nations League Finals
2Ndregional Cup Apps:1
2Ndregional Cup First:2019
2Ndregional Cup Best:Third place (2019)
Regional Cup First:1968

The England national football team have represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by the Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affiliated with UEFA and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA.[1] [2] England competes in the three major international tournaments contested by European nations: the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League.

England is the joint oldest national team in football having played in the world's first international football match in 1872, against Scotland. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and its training headquarters is at St George's Park, Burton upon Trent. Gareth Southgate was the most recent manager of the team, stepping down in July 2024 following Euro 2024.[3] [4]

England won the 1966 FIFA World Cup final on home soil, making it one of eight nations to have won the World Cup. They have qualified for the World Cup sixteen times, with fourth-place finishes in the 1990 and 2018 editions. England has never won the European Championship, with their best performance to date being runners-up in 2020 and 2024. As a constituent country of the United Kingdom, England is not a member of the International Olympic Committee (as English athletes compete for Great Britain), and so does not compete at the Olympic Games. England is currently the only team to have won the World Cup at senior level but not their major continental title, and the only team representing a non-sovereign country to have won the World Cup.

History

See main article: History of the England national football team.

Early years

The England men's national football team is the joint-oldest in the world; it was formed at the same time as Scotland. A representative match between England and Scotland was played on 5 March 1870, having been organised by the Football Association.[5] A return fixture was organised by representatives of Scottish football teams on 30 November 1872. This match, played at Hamilton Crescent in Scotland, is viewed as the first official international football match, because the two teams were independently selected and operated, rather than being the work of a single football association.[6] Over the next 40 years, England played exclusively with the other three Home Nations—Scotland, Wales and Ireland—in the British Home Championship.

At first, England had no permanent home stadium. They joined FIFA in 1906 and played their first games against countries other than the Home Nations on a tour of Central Europe in 1908.[7] Wembley Stadium was opened in 1923 and became their home ground.[7] The relationship between England and FIFA became strained, and this resulted in their departure from FIFA in 1928, before they rejoined in 1946.[8] As a result, they did not compete in a World Cup until 1950, in which they were beaten in a 1–0 defeat by the United States, failing to get past the first round in one of the most embarrassing defeats in the team's history.[9]

Their first defeat on home soil to a foreign team was a 2–0 loss to Ireland, on 21 September 1949 at Goodison Park.[10] A 6–3 loss in 1953 to Hungary was their second defeat by a foreign team at Wembley.[11] In the return match in Budapest, Hungary won 7–1. This stands as England's largest ever defeat. After the game, a bewildered Syd Owen said, "it was like playing men from outer space".[12] In the 1954 FIFA World Cup, England reached the quarter-finals for the first time, and lost 4–2 to reigning champions Uruguay.[13]

Walter Winterbottom and Alf Ramsey

Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as England's first full-time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963.[14] [15] The 1966 World Cup was hosted in England and Ramsey guided England to victory with a 4–2 win against West Germany after extra time in the final, during which Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick.[16] In UEFA Euro 1968, the team reached the semi-finals for the first time, being eliminated by Yugoslavia.[17]

England qualified automatically for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico as reigning champions, and reached the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by West Germany. England had been 2–0 up, but were eventually beaten 3–2 after extra time.[18] They then failed to qualify for Euro 1972 and the 1974 World Cup, leading to Ramsey's dismissal by the FA.[19]

Don Revie, Ron Greenwood and Bobby Robson

Following Ramsey's dismissal, Joe Mercer took immediate temporary charge of England for a seven-match spell until Don Revie was appointed as new permanent manager in 1974.[20] Under Revie, the team underperformed and failed to qualify for either Euro 1976 or the 1978 World Cup.[21] Revie resigned in 1977 and was replaced by Ron Greenwood, under whom performances improved. The team qualified for Euro 1980 without losing any of their games, but exited in the group stage of the final tournament.[22] They also qualified for the 1982 World Cup in Spain; despite not losing a game, they were eliminated at the second group stage.[23] [24]

Bobby Robson managed England from 1982 to 1990.[25] Although the team failed to qualify for Euro 1984, they reached the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup, losing 2–1 to Argentina in a game made famous by two highly contrasting goals scored by Diego Maradona – the first being blatantly knocked in by his hand, prompting his "Hand of God" remark, the second being an outstandingly skilful individual goal, involving high speed dribbling past several opponents.[26] [27] England striker Gary Lineker finished as the tournament's top scorer with six goals.[28]

England went on to lose every match at Euro 1988.[29] They next achieved their second best result in the 1990 World Cup by finishing fourth – losing again to West Germany after a closely contested semi-final finishing 1–1 after extra time, then 3–4 in England's first penalty shoot-out.[30] Despite losing to Italy in the third place play-off, the members of the England team were given bronze medals identical to the Italians'. Due to the team's good performance at the tournament against general expectations, and the emotional nature of the narrow defeat to West Germany,[31] the team were welcomed home as heroes and thousands of people lined the streets for an open-top bus parade.[32]

Graham Taylor, Terry Venables, Glenn Hoddle and Kevin Keegan

The 1990s saw four England managers follow Robson, each in the role for a relatively brief period. Graham Taylor was Robson's immediate successor.[33] England failed to win any matches at Euro 1992, drawing with tournament winners Denmark and later with France, before being eliminated by host nation Sweden. The team then failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup after losing a controversial game against the Netherlands in Rotterdam, which resulted in Taylor's resignation. Taylor faced much newspaper criticism during his tenure for his tactics and team selections.[34]

Between 1994 and 1996, Terry Venables took charge of the team. Hosting Euro 1996, they equalled their best performance at a European Championship, reaching the semi-finals as they did in 1968, before exiting via another penalty shoot-out loss to Germany.[35] England striker Alan Shearer was the tournament's top scorer with five goals.[36] At Euro 96, the song "Three Lions" by Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds became the definitive anthem for fans on the terraces,[37] and popularised the chant "it's coming home".[38] Venables announced before the tournament that he would resign at the end of it, following investigations into his personal financial activities and ahead of upcoming court cases. Due to the controversy around him, the FA stressed that he was the coach, not the manager, of the team.[39] [40]

Venables' successor, Glenn Hoddle, took the team to the 1998 World Cup  in which England were eliminated in the second round, again by Argentina and again on penalties (after a 2–2 draw).[41] In February 1999, Hoddle was sacked by the FA due to controversial comments he had made about disabled people to a newspaper.[42] Howard Wilkinson took over as caretaker manager for two matches.[43] Kevin Keegan was then appointed as the new permanent manager and took England to Euro 2000, but the team exited in the group stage and he unexpectedly resigned shortly afterwards.[44]

Sven-Göran Eriksson and Steve McClaren

Peter Taylor was appointed as caretaker manager for one match, before Sven-Göran Eriksson took charge between 2001 and 2006, and was the team's first non-English manager.[45] [46] Although England's players in this era were dubbed a "golden generation" and only lost five competitive matches during Eriksson's tenure,[47] they exited at the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup.[48] In January 2006 it was announced that Eriksson would leave the role following that year's World Cup.[49] Steve McClaren was selected to succeed Eriksson, but was sacked on 22 November 2007 after just 18 matches in charge as England failed to qualify for Euro 2008.[50] McClaren was criticised for his team selection in his final game - a decisive qualifier against Croatia which England lost 3-2 - particularly the decision to select inexperienced goalkeeper Scott Carson, whose mistake lead to Croatia's first goal.[51] [52]

Fabio Capello, Roy Hodgson and Sam Allardyce

On 14 December 2007, Italian manager Fabio Capello was appointed as McClaren's successor, becoming only the second foreign coach to take the job.[53] At the 2010 World Cup, England were considered favourites to top their group[54] but drew their opening two games against the United States and Algeria; this led to questions about the team's spirit, tactics and ability to handle pressure.[55] Despite this, England progressed to the round of 16, where they were beaten 4–1 by Germany, their heaviest defeat in a World Cup finals tournament match.[56] This match became infamous for a ghost goal when Frank Lampard hit a shot from outside the penalty area that bounced down off the crossbar and over the goal line before being cleared by German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, with neither the referee nor the assistant opting to award a goal. Had it been given, the goal would have tied the game 2–2 with England coming from two goals down. This incident - along with similar mistakes at the tournament - lead to an apology from FIFA president Sepp Blatter and was a factor in the subsequent decision to introduce goal-line technology into football.[57] [58] Capello continued as England manager, leading the team's successful qualifying campaign for Euro 2012, before resigning from the role in February 2012 following a disagreement with the FA over their request to remove John Terry from the team captaincy following accusations of racial abuse against the player.[59]

Following Capello's departure, Stuart Pearce was appointed as caretaker manager for one match, after which in May 2012, Roy Hodgson was announced as the new manager, just six weeks before Euro 2012.[60] England managed to finish top of their group, but exited the Championship in the quarter-finals via a penalty shoot-out against Italy.[61] In the 2014 World Cup, England were eliminated at the group stage for the first time since 1958.[62] At Euro 2016, England were eliminated in the round of 16, losing 2–1 to Iceland[63] in a result that has been described as among their worst ever defeats.[64] Hodgson tendered his resignation shortly after the full-time whistle,[65] with Sam Allardyce announced as his successor in July 2016.[66] After one match and only 67 days in charge, Allardyce resigned from his managerial post by mutual agreement following an alleged breach of FA rules. This makes Allardyce the shortest serving permanent England manager.[67]

Gareth Southgate

After Allardyce's resignation, Gareth Southgate, then the coach of the England under-21 team, was put in temporary charge of the national team until November 2016,[68] before being given the position on a permanent basis at the end of that period.[69] At the 2018 World Cup, England reached the semi-finals for the third time. After finishing second in their group, England faced Colombia in the round of 16 where they won on penalties for the first time at a World Cup, before beating Sweden in the quarter-finals.[70] [71] [72] In the semi-final, they were beaten 2–1 in extra time by Croatia and finished fourth after losing the third place play-off match against Belgium.[73] [74] England striker Harry Kane finished the tournament as top scorer with six goals and was awarded the golden boot.[75]

On 14 November 2019, England played their 1000th international match, defeating Montenegro 7–0 at Wembley in a Euro 2020 qualifying match.[76] [77]

At the delayed Euro 2020, England reached the final of a major tournament for the first time since 1966 and their first ever European Championship final appearance.[78] After finishing top of a group including Croatia, Scotland and Czech Republic, the Three Lions would subsequently defeat Germany, Ukraine and Denmark to advance to the final.[79] In the final held at Wembley, England were defeated by Italy on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[80]

At the 2022 World Cup, England defeated Iran and Wales in the group stage to qualify for the round of 16.[81] [82] In the round of 16, the Three Lions defeated Senegal 3–0,[83] but were eliminated by the reigning world champions France in the quarter-finals, 2–1.[84] Harry Kane's goal against France was his 53rd for England, equalling the all-time record at the time.[85] He would later miss an 84th-minute penalty with the chance to level the match.[86]

At Euro 2024, England finished top of their group above Denmark, Slovenia, and Serbia. In the round of 16, England defeated Slovakia 2–1 after extra time, with Jude Bellingham notably scoring a spectacular bicycle kick in second-half stoppage time to equalise the match.[87] In the quarter-final, England beat Switzerland on penalties after the game finished 1–1.[88] England reached their second consecutive European Championship final after defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the semi-final.[89] In the final, England were defeated 2–1 by Spain, making them the first team in history to lose two consecutive European Championship finals.[90] With three goals, Harry Kane was the joint top scorer at the tournament and shared the golden boot with five other players.[91] Whilst the FA were willing to extend his contract further, Southgate announced his resignation as England manager on 16 July 2024, saying that it was "time for change, and for a new chapter".[92] Under-21 manager Lee Carsley was subsequently appointed interim head coach of the senior team.[93]

Team image

Kits and crest

Kit suppliers

Kit supplierPeriodRef
St. Blaize and Hope Brothers 1949–1954 [94] [95]
1954–1961[96]
1959–1965 [97] [98]
1965–1974
1974–1984
1984–2013[99]
Nike2013–present[100]

Kit deals

Kit supplierPeriodContract
announcement		Contract
duration		Value
Nike2013–present3 September 2012Spring 2013 – July 2018 (5 years)[101] Total £125m[102]
(£25m per year)
13 December 2016August 2018 – 2030 (12 years)Total £400m[103]
(£33.3m per year)

Crest

The motif of the England national football team has three lions passant guardant, the emblem of King Richard I, who reigned from 1189 to 1199.[104] In 1872, English players wore white jerseys emblazoned with the three lions crest of the Football Association. The lions, often blue, have had minor changes to colour and appearance.[105] Initially topped by a crown, this was removed in 1949 when the FA was given an official coat of arms by the College of Arms; this introduced ten Tudor roses, one for each of the regional branches of the FA.[106] [107] Since 2003, England top their logo with a star to recognise their World Cup win in 1966; this was first embroidered onto the left sleeve of the home kit, and a year later was moved to its current position, first on the away shirt.[108]

Colours

England's traditional home colours are white shirts, navy blue shorts and white or black socks. The team has periodically worn an all-white kit.

Although England's first away kits were blue, England's traditional away colours are red shirts, white shorts and red socks. In 1996, England's away kit was changed to grey shirts, shorts and socks. This kit was only worn three times, including against Germany in the semi-final of Euro 1996 but the deviation from the traditional red was unpopular with supporters and the England away kit remained red until 2011, when a navy blue away kit was introduced. The away kit is also sometimes worn during home matches, when a new edition has been released to promote it.

England have occasionally had a third kit. At the 1970 World Cup England wore a third kit with pale blue shirts, shorts and socks against Czechoslovakia. They had a kit similar to Brazil's, with yellow shirts, yellow socks and blue shorts which they wore in the summer of 1973. For the World Cup in 1986 England had a third kit of pale blue, imitating that worn in Mexico 16 years before and England retained pale blue third kits until 1992, but they were rarely used.

Umbro first agreed to manufacture the kit in 1954 and since then has supplied most of the kits, the exceptions being from 1959 to 1965 with Bukta and 1974–1984 with Admiral. Nike purchased Umbro in 2008 and took over as kit supplier in 2013 following their sale of the Umbro brand.[109]

Home stadium

See main article: England national football team home stadium. For the first 50 years of their existence, England played their home matches all around the country. They initially used cricket grounds before later moving on to football club stadiums. The original Empire Stadium was built in Wembley, London, for the British Empire Exhibition.[110] [111]

England played their first match at the stadium in 1924 against Scotland[112] and for the next 27 years Wembley was used as a venue for matches against Scotland only. The stadium later became known simply as Wembley Stadium and it became England's permanent home stadium during the 1950s. In October 2000, the stadium closed its doors, ending with a defeat against Germany.[113]

This stadium was demolished during the period of 2002–03, and work began to completely rebuild it.[114] During this time, England played at venues across the country, though by the time of the 2006 World Cup qualification, this had largely settled down to having Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium as the primary venue, with Newcastle United's St. James' Park used on occasions when Old Trafford was unavailable.[115]

Their first match in the new Wembley Stadium was in March 2007 when they drew with Brazil.[116] The stadium is now owned by the Football Association, via its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Limited.[117]

Rivalries

See main article: England–Scotland football rivalry, England–Germany football rivalry and Argentina–England football rivalry. England's three main rivalries are with Scotland, Germany and Argentina.[118] Smaller rivalries with France, Wales and the Republic of Ireland have also been observed.[119] [120] [121]

England's rivalry with Scotland is one of the fiercest international rivalries that exists.[122] [123] It is the oldest international fixture in the world, first played in 1872 at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow.[124] The history of the British Isles has led to much rivalry between the nations in many forms, and the social and cultural effects of centuries of antagonism and conflict between the two has contributed to the intense nature of the sporting contests. Scottish nationalism has also been a factor in the Scots' desire to defeat England above all other rivals, with Scottish sports journalists traditionally referring to the English as the "Auld Enemy".[125] The footballing rivalry has diminished somewhat since the late 1970s, particularly since the annual fixture stopped in 1989. For England, games against Germany and Argentina are now considered to be more important than the historic rivalry with Scotland.[126]

England's rivalry with Germany is considered to be mainly an English phenomenon—in the run-up to any competition match between the two teams, many UK newspapers will print articles detailing results of previous encounters, such as England's win in 1966 and the semi-final penalty shoot-out defeats of 1990 and Euro 96.[127] [128] This rivalry has diminished significantly in recent years.[129] Germans consider Italy, the Netherlands and France to be their greater rivals, and Barney Ronay of The Guardian wrote in 2021 that the rivalry with England "isn't a close rivalry at all, not if we accept the standard definition that both sides need to be aware that it exists. Germany have won seven major tournaments. Germany have reached 15 semi-finals since the 'one World Cup' of 1966."[130]

England's rivalry with Argentina is highly competitive. Games between the two teams, even those that are only friendly matches, are often marked by notable and sometimes controversial incidents such as the hand of God in 1986.[131] [132] The rivalry is unusual in that it is an intercontinental one; typically such footballing rivalries exist between bordering nations. England is regarded in Argentina as one of the major rivals of the national football team, matched only by Brazil and Uruguay.[132] The rivalry is, to a lesser extent reciprocal in England, locally described as a grudge match although matches against Germany carry a greater significance in popular perception. The rivalry emerged across several games during the latter half of the 20th century, even though as of 2008 the teams have played each other on only 14 occasions in full internationals.[133] The rivalry was intensified, particularly in Argentina, by non-footballing events, especially the 1982 Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom.[134] England and Argentina have not met since a friendly in November 2005.[133]

Songs

See main article: List of England national football team songs. Numerous songs have been released about the England national football team.

Media coverage

All England matches are broadcast with full commentary on talkSPORT and BBC Radio 5 Live. From the 2008–09 season until the 2017–18 season, England's home and away qualifiers, and friendlies both home and away were broadcast live on ITV Sport (often with the exception of STV, the ITV franchisee in central and northern Scotland). England's away qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup were shown on Setanta Sports until that company's collapse. As a result of Setanta Sports's demise, England's World Cup qualifier in Ukraine on 10 October 2009 was shown in the United Kingdom on a pay-per-view basis via the internet only. This one-off event was the first time an England game had been screened in such a way. The number of subscribers, paying between £4.99 and £11.99 each, was estimated at between 250,000 and 300,000 and the total number of viewers at around 500,000.[135] In 2018, Sky Sports broadcast the England Nations League and in-season friendlies, until 2021 and ITV Sport broadcast the European Qualifiers for Euro-World Cups and pre-tournament friendlies (after the Nations League group matches end), until 2022.[136] In April 2022, Channel 4 won the rights for England matches until June 2024, including 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches, Euro 2024 qualifying games, and friendlies. 2022 World Cup rights remained with the BBC and ITV.[137]

Results and fixtures

See main article: England national football team results (2020–present). The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2024

Coaching staff

See main article: article and England national football team manager. [138] [139] [140]

PositionName
Manager Lee Carsley (caretaker)
Assistant managerVacant
Goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson
Coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Coach Paul Nevin
First-team doctor Mark Williams
Head of performance Steve Kemp
Physical performance coach Hailu Theodros
Chris Jones
Nutritionist Mike Naylor
Head of performance medicine Charlotte Cowie
Lead performance doctor Mark Williams
Lead physiotherapist Simon Spencer
Lead performance analyst Steve O'Brien
Senior performance analyst Michael Baker
Head of performance analysis and insight Rhys Long

Players

See also: List of England national football team captains.

Current squad

The following 26 players were named in the final squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[141]

Caps and goals are correct as of 14 July 2024, after the match against Spain.[142] [143]

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the England squad within the last twelve months.INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Individual records

See main article: England national football team records and statistics.

See also: List of England international footballers.

Most appearances

.[144]

RankPlayerCapsGoalsPosition
1Peter Shilton1250GK
2Wayne Rooney12053FW2003–2018
3David Beckham11517MF1996–2009
4Steven Gerrard11421MF2000–2014
5Bobby Moore1082DF1962–1973
6Ashley Cole1070DF2001–2014
7Bobby Charlton10649MF1958–1970
Frank Lampard10629MF1999–2014
9Billy Wright1053DF1946–1959
10Harry Kane9866FW2015–present

Top goalscorers

.[145]

RankPlayerGoalsCapsAverage
1Harry Kane (list)66982015–present
2Wayne Rooney (list)53120
3Bobby Charlton (list)491061958–1970
4Gary Lineker48801984–1992
5Jimmy Greaves44571959–1967
6Michael Owen40891998–2008
7Nat Lofthouse30331950–1958
Alan Shearer30631992–2000
Tom Finney30761946–1958
10Vivian Woodward29231903–1911
Frank Lampard291061999–2014

Most clean sheets

.[146]

RankPlayerClean sheetsCaps
1Peter Shilton66125
2Joe Hart4375nowrap2008–2017
3David Seaman40751988–2002
4Gordon Banks35731963–1972
5Jordan Pickford3168
6Ray Clemence27611972–1983
7Chris Woods26431985–1993
8Paul Robinson24412003–2007
9David James21531997–2010
10Nigel Martyn13231992–2002

Manager records

See main article: England national football team manager.

Most manager appearances
  • Walter Winterbottom: 139[147]
    Highest win ratio (minimum 25 games in charge, including friendlies):
  • Fabio Capello: 66.7%[148]
    Most wins in major tournaments
  • Gareth Southgate: 14[149]
    Youngest to take job
  • Walter Winterbottom: 33 years old[150] [151]
    Oldest to take job
  • Roy Hodgson: 64 years old[152]

    Team records

    See main article: England national football team records and statistics.

    Biggest win
  • 13–0 vs. Ireland, 18 February 1882[153]
    Biggest defeat
  • 1–7 vs. Hungary, 23 May 1954[154]
    Longest unbeaten run
  • 22 games from 18 November 2020 to 29 March 2022[155]
    Longest winless run
  • 7 games from 11 May 1958 to 4 October 1958[156]
    Most consecutive wins
  • 10 games from 6 June 1908 to 1 June 1909[157]
    Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
  • 7 games from 2 June 2021 to 3 July 2021[158]

    Competitive record

    See main article: List of England national football team World Cup and European Championship squads.

    FIFA World Cup

    See main article: England at the FIFA World Cup. England first appeared at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, and have subsequently qualified for a total of 16 World Cup tournaments, tied for sixth best by number of appearances.[159] [160] They are also placed sixth by number of wins, with 32. The national team is one of only eight nations to have won at least one FIFA World Cup title.[161] The England team won their first and only World Cup title in 1966.[162] The tournament was played on home soil, and England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the final. In 1990, England finished in fourth place, losing 2–1 to host nation Italy in the third place play-off, following defeat on penalties, after extra time, to champions West Germany in the semi-final.[163] They also finished in fourth place in 2018, losing 2–0 to Belgium in the third place play-off, following a 2–1 defeat to Croatia, again after extra time, in the semi-final.[164] The team also reached the quarter-final stage in 1954, 1962, 1970, 1986, 2002, 2006 and 2022.[165]

    England failed to qualify for the World Cup in 1974, 1978 and 1994.[166] The team's earliest exit in the finals tournament was elimination in the first round in 1950, 1958 and, most recently, 2014.[167] [168] This was after being defeated in both their opening two matches for the first time, against Italy and Uruguay in Group D.[168] In 1950, four teams remained after the first round, in 1958 eight teams remained and in 2014 sixteen teams remained. In 2010, England suffered its most resounding World Cup defeat, 4–1 to Germany, in the round of 16 stage.[169]

    FIFA World Cup record<--Spacer-->Qualifying record<--Spacer-->Manager(s)
    YearRoundSquad
    1930Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA memberNone
    1934
    1938
    1950Group stage8th310222Squad3300143Winterbottom
    1954Quarter-finals7th311188Squad3300114
    1958Group stage11th403145Squad4310155
    1962Quarter-finals8th411256Squad4310162
    1966Champions1st6510113SquadQualified as hostsRamsey
    1970Quarter-finals8th420244SquadQualified as defending championsRamsey
    1974Did not qualify412134
    19786501154Revie
    1982Second group stage6th532061Squad8413138Greenwood
    1986Quarter-finals8th521273Squad8440212Robson
    1990Fourth place4th733186Squad6330100
    1994Did not qualify10532269Taylor
    1998Round of 169th421174Squad8611152Hoddle
    2002Quarter-finals6th522163Squad8521166Keegan, Wilkinson, Eriksson
    20067th532062Squad10811175Eriksson
    2010Round of 1613th412135Squad10901346Capello
    2014Group stage26th301224Squad10640314Hodgson
    2018Fourth place4th7313128Squad10820183Allardyce, Southgate
    2022Quarter-finals6th5311134Squad10820393Southgate
    2026To be determinedTo be determined
    2030
    Total1 Title7432222010468—12284271131470—

    Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place   Hosted tournament

    Correct as of 10 December 2022

    UEFA European Championship

    See main article: England at the UEFA European Championship. England first entered the UEFA European Championship in 1964,[170] and have since qualified for eleven tournaments,[170] tied for fourth-best by number of finals appearances. England's best results at the tournament were finishing as runners-up in both the 2020 (held in 2021) and 2024 editions, followed by a third-place finish in 1968[171] and reaching the semi-finals of 1996, a tournament they hosted.[172] In addition, England have reached the quarter-finals on two further occasions, in 2004 and 2012.[171]

    England's worst results in the finals tournament to date have been first round eliminations in 1980, 1988, 1992 and 2000, whilst they failed to qualify for the finals in 1964, 1972, 1976, 1984 and 2008.[170]

    UEFA European Championship record<--Spacer-->Qualifying record<--Spacer-->Manager(s)
    YearRoundSquad
    1960Did not enterDid not enterWinterbottom
    1964Did not qualify201136Winterbottom, Ramsey
    1968Third place3rd210121Squad8611186Ramsey
    1972Colspan=9Did not qualify8521166Ramsey
    1976Colspan=9Did not qualify6321113Revie
    1980Group stage6th311133Squad8710225Greenwood
    1984Did not qualify8521233Robson
    1988Group stage7th300327Squad6510191
    19927th302112Squad633073Taylor
    1996Semi-finals3rd523083SquadQualified as hostsVenables
    2000Group stage11th310256Squad10442165Hoddle, Keegan
    2004Quarter-finals5th4211106Squad8620145Eriksson
    2008Did not qualify12723247McClaren
    2012Quarter-finals5th422053Squad8530175Capello, Hodgson
    2016Round of 1612th412144Squad101000313Hodgson
    2020Runners-up2nd7520112Squad8701376Southgate
    2024Runners-up2nd733186Squad8620224
    2028To be determinedTo be determined
    2032To be determined<--NOTE deliberately NOT combined with row above so that red border does not bleed into this row -->
    TotalRunners-up451816115943—11679261127068—

    Champions   Runners-up   Third place/Semi-finalists   Hosted tournament

    Correct as of 14 July 2024

    UEFA Nations League

    England have competed in the UEFA Nations League since its inaugural season in 2018–19, when they qualified for the 2019 finals and finished third overall. To date this is their only appearance in the finals and their best performance in the competition.

    UEFA Nations League record
    League phase<--Spacer-->Finals<--Spacer-->Manager(s)
    SeasonYearSquad
    2018–19A41st4211653rd 20193rd201113SquadSouthgate
    2020–21A23rd6312749th 2021Did not qualifySouthgate
    2022–23A34th603341015th 2023
    2024–25B2To be determined 2025Carsley
    Total1655617193rdTotal1/4201113——

    Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place  

    Correct as of 8 February 2024

    Minor tournaments

    YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGARef.
    1964 Taça de NaçõesGroup stage 3rd301227[173]
    1976 USA Bicentennial Cup TournamentGroup stage 2nd320164[174]
    1985 Rous CupOne match 2nd100101[175]
    1985 Ciudad de México Cup TournamentGroup stage 3rd200213[176]
    1985 Azteca 2000 TournamentGroup stage 2nd210131[177]
    1986 Rous CupWinners, one match 1st110021
    1987 Rous CupGroup stage 2nd202011
    1988 Rous CupWinners, group stage 1st211021
    1989 Rous CupWinners, group stage 1st211020
    1991 England Challenge CupWinners, group stage 1st211053[178]
    1995 Umbro CupGroup stage 2nd311167[179]
    1997 Tournoi de FranceWinners, group stage 1st320131[180]
    1998 King Hassan II International Cup TournamentGroup stage 2nd211010[181]
    2004 FA Summer TournamentWinners, group stage 1st211072[182]
    Total6 Titles331210114337–

    Honours

    Major

    Regional

    Awards

    Exhibition tournament

    1991[178]

    1997[180]

    2004

    Summary

    CompetitionTotal
    FIFA World Cup1001
    UEFA European Championship0213
    UEFA Nations League0011
    Total1225

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

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