England national football team
men's national association football team representing England
The England football team are a team who play football for England. They play their matches in England at Wembley Stadium.
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| Nickname(s) | The Three Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | The Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Thomas Tuchel | ||
| Captain | Harry Kane | ||
| Most caps | Peter Shilton (125) | ||
| Top scorer | Harry Kane (63) | ||
| Home stadium | Wembley Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | ENG | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 5  (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 3 (August 2012[1]) | ||
| Lowest | 27 (February 1996[1]) | ||
| First international | |||
 Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
England 13–0 Ireland  (Belfast, Ireland; 31 July 1882)  San Marino 1–8 England (Serravalle, San Marino; 15 November 2021) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Hungary 7–1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1950) | ||
| Best result |  Champions, (1966) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1968) | ||
| Best result |  Runners-up, (2020, 2024) | ||
They played their first game in 1872 against Scotland.
They won the FIFA World Cup in 1966 when they beat West Germany by 4 goals to 2 at the old Wembley Stadium.
Most appearances
change- As of 10 July 2021
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1970–1990 | 125 | 0 |
| 2 | Wayne Rooney | 2003–2018 | 120 | 53 |
| 3 | David Beckham | 1996–2009 | 115 | 17 |
| 4 | Steven Gerrard | 2000–2014 | 114 | 21 |
| 5 | Bobby Moore | 1962–1973 | 108 | 2 |
| 6 | Ashley Cole | 2001–2014 | 107 | 0 |
| 7 | Bobby Charlton | 1958–1970 | 106 | 49 |
| Frank Lampard | 1999–2014 | 106 | 29 | |
| 9 | Billy Wright | 1946–1959 | 105 | 3 |
| 10 | Bryan Robson | 1980–1991 | 90 | 26 |
Top scorers
change
- As of 29 July 2024
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Wayne Rooney | 2003–2018 | 53 | 120 | 0.4416 |
| 3 | Bobby Charlton | 1958–1970 | 49 | 106 | 0.4622 |
| 4 | Gary Lineker | 1984–1992 | 48 | 80 | 0.6000 |
| 1 | Harry Kane | 2015- | 66 | 98 | 0.7142 |
| 5 | Jimmy Greaves | 1959–1967 | 44 | 57 | 0.7719 |
| 6 | Michael Owen | 1998–2008 | 40 | 89 | 0.4494 |
| 7 | Nat Lofthouse | 1950–1958 | 30 | 33 | 0.9090 |
| Alan Shearer | 1992–2000 | 30 | 63 | 0.4762 | |
| Tom Finney | 1946–1958 | 30 | 76 | 0.3947 | |
| 10 | Vivian Woodward | 1903–1911 | 29 | 23 | 1.2609 |
| Frank Lampard | 1999–2014 | 29 | 106 | 0.2735 |
Honours
change
Third Place (1): 2018 -19
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Winners (54) (including 20 shared)
Recent Games
change| Date | Type of Game | Home Team | Result | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 March 2018 | Friendly | England
|
1–1 |  Italy
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| 2 June 2018 | Friendly | England
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2–1 |  Nigeria
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| 7 June 2018 | Friendly | England
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2–0 |  Costa Rica
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| 18 June 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G |  Tunisia
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1–2 | England
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| 24 June 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G | England
|
6–1 |  Panama
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| 28 June 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G | England
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0–1 |  Belgium
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| 3 July 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup R16 |  Colombia
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1–1 (3–4p) | England
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| 7 July 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup QF |  Sweden
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0–2 | England
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| 11 July 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup SF |  Croatia
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2–1 (aet) | England
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| 14 July 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup 3rd | Belgium
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2–0 | England
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- Green means that the team won.
- Yellow means the team had a draw.
- Red means the team lost.
Minor tournaments
change| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1964 Taça de Nações |
Group Stage | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament |
Group Stage | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 1985 Rous Cup |
1 Match | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament |
Group Stage | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament |
Group Stage | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1986 Rous Cup |
Champions 1 Match | 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1987 Rous Cup |
Group Stage | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 Rous Cup |
Champions Group Stage | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 Rous Cup |
Champions Group Stage | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 England Challenge Cup |
Champions Group Stage | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 1993 U.S. Cup |
Group Stage | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1995 Umbro Cup |
Group Stage | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
 1997 Tournoi de France |
Champions Group Stage | 1st | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
 1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament |
Group Stage | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 FA Summer Tournament |
Champions Group Stage | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 6 Titles | 55 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 74 | 47 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.