England national football team
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 | Gareth Southgate | ||
| 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 | |||
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| 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
- 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
- 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
Third Place (1): 2018 -19
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Winners (54) (including 20 shared)
Recent Games
| 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
| 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.
England National Football Team Media
Elizabeth II presenting England captain Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet trophy following England's 4–2 victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final
The England team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
The England line-up before the last match of group G against Belgium, 28 June 2018
England cap awarded to Harry Kane for his appearance against Germany at Euro 2020, his 58th overall
England shirt for the 1966 World Cup final
Wembley Stadium during a friendly match between England and Germany
Goalkeeper Peter Shilton is England's most capped player with 125 appearances.
Harry Kane is England's all-time top scorer with 68 goals.
2018 World Cup semi-final: England vs. Croatia
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Related pages
References
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