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.

England
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGareth Southgate
CaptainHarry Kane
Most capsPeter Shilton (125)
Top scorerHarry Kane (63)
Home stadiumWembley Stadium
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 5 Steady (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest3 (August 2012[1])
Lowest27 (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
Appearances15 (first in 1950)
Best result1 Champions, (1966)
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1968)
Best result2 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
 
Rooney in 2006.
 
Kane in 2018
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
Olympic football tournament
FIFA World Cup
UEFA European Championship
UEFA Nations League
British Championship
  •   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
2 June 2018 Friendly   England 2–1   Nigeria
7 June 2018 Friendly   England 2–0   Costa Rica
18 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G   Tunisia 1–2   England
24 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G   England 6–1   Panama
28 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G   England 0–1   Belgium
3 July 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup R16   Colombia 1–1 (3–4p)   England
7 July 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup QF   Sweden 0–2   England
11 July 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup SF   Croatia 2–1 (aet)   England
14 July 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup 3rd   Belgium 2–0   England
  • 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.
change

References

change
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.