England national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Three Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | The Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Gareth Southgate | ||
| Captain | Harry Kane | ||
| Most caps | Peter Shilton (125) | ||
| Top scorer | Wayne Rooney (53) | ||
| 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) | ||
The England football team are a team who play football for England. They play their matches in England at Wembley Stadium.
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 | change source]
- 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 | change source]
- As of 7 June 2022
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Harry Kane | 2015- | 50 | 70 | 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 | change source]
Runners-up (1): 2021
Third Place (1): 2018 -19
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Winners (54) (including 20 shared)
Recent Games[change | change source]
| Date | Type of Game | Home Team | Result | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 March 2018 | Friendly | England
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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
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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 | change source]
| 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[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 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.
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