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| Nickname(s) | The Three Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | The Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Roy Hodgson | ||
| Captain | Wayne Rooney | ||
| Most caps | Peter Shilton (125) | ||
| Top scorer | Wayne Rooney (51) | ||
| Home stadium | Wembley Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | ENG | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 10 1(7 April 2016) | ||
| Highest | 3 (August 2012) | ||
| Lowest | 27 (February 1996) | ||
| First international | |||
 Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
England 13–0 Ireland  (Belfast, Ireland; 31 July 1882) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Hungary 7–1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1950) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 1966 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1968) | ||
| Best result | Third place, 1968 Semi-finals, 1996 | ||
The England national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.[1][2] England are one of the two oldest national teams in football; alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and the current team manager is Roy Hodgson.
Although part of the United Kingdom, England has always had a representative side that plays in major professional tournaments, though not in the Olympic Games, as the IOC has always recognised United Kingdom representative sides.
England contest the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship, which alternate biennially. England won the World Cupin1966, when they hosted the finals, defeating West Germany 4–2 in extra time in the final. Their best performance since has been a semi-final appearance in 1990. England have never won the UEFA European Football Championship – their best performances being semi-final appearances at the 1968 and 1996 Championships, the latter of which they hosted.
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The England 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. 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.[3] Over the next forty years, England played exclusively with the other three Home Nations—Scotland, Wales and Ireland—in the British Home Championship.
To begin with, England had no permanent home stadium. They joined FIFA in 1906 and played their first ever games against countries other than the Home Nations on a tour of Central Europe in 1908. Wembley Stadium was opened in 1923 and became their home ground. The relationship between England and FIFA became strained, and this resulted in their departure from FIFA in 1928, before they rejoined in 1946. 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.[4]
Their first ever defeat on home soil to a foreign team was an 0–2 loss to the Republic of Ireland, on 21 September 1949 at Goodison Park. A 6–3 loss in 1953 to Hungary, was their second defeat by a foreign team at Wembley. In the return match in Budapest, Hungary won 7–1. This still stands as England's worst ever defeat. After the game, a bewildered Syd Owen said, "it was like playing men from outer space".[5] In the 1954 FIFA World Cup, England reached the quarter-finals for the first time, and lost 4–2 to reigning champions Uruguay.
Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as England's first ever full-time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963. The 1966 FIFA 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 famously scored a hat-trick. In UEFA Euro 1968, the team reached the semi-finals for the first time, being eliminated by Yugoslavia.
England qualified for the 1970 FIFA 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. They failed in qualification for the 1974, leading to Ramsey's dismissal, and 1978 FIFA World Cups. Under Ron Greenwood, they managed to qualify for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain (the first time competitively since 1962); despite not losing a game, they were eliminated in the second group stage.
The team under Bobby Robson fared better as England reached the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, losing 2–1 to Argentina in a game made famous by two goals by Maradona for very contrasting reasons, before losing every match in UEFA Euro 1988. They next went on to achieve their second best result in the 1990 FIFA World Cup by finishing fourth – losing again to West Germany in an semi-final finishing 1–1 after extra time, then 3–4 in England's first penalty shoot-out.
Despite losing to Italy in the third place play-off, the members of the England team were given bronze medals identical to the Italians’. The England team of 1990 were welcomed home as heroes and thousands of people lined the streets, for a spectacular open-top bus parade. However, the team did not win any matches in UEFA Euro 1992, drawing with tournament winners Denmark, and later with France, before being eliminated by host nation Sweden.
The 1990s saw four England managers, each in the role for a relatively brief period. Graham Taylor was Robson's successor, but resigned after England failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. At UEFA Euro 1996, held in England, Terry Venables led England, equalling their best performance at an European Championship, reaching the semifinals as they did in 1968.
He resigned following investigations into his financial activities.[6] His successor, Glenn Hoddle, similarly left the job for non-footballing reasons after just one international tournament – the 1998 FIFA World Cup — in which England were eliminated in the second round again by Argentina and again on penalties (after a 2–2 draw). Following Hoddle's departure, Kevin Keegan took England to UEFA Euro 2000, but performances were disappointing and he resigned shortly afterwards.
Sven-Göran Eriksson took charge of the team between 2001 and 2006, and was the first non–English manager of England. Despite controversial press coverage of his personal life, Eriksson was consistently popular with the majority of fans.[citation needed] He guided England to the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2004, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He lost only five competitive matches during his tenure, and England rose to an No.4 world ranking under his guidance. His contract was extended by the Football Association by two years, to include UEFA Euro 2008. However, it was terminated by them at the 2006 FIFA World Cup's conclusion.
Steve McClaren was then appointed as head coach, and was sacked unanimously by The Football Association on 22 November 2007, after failing to get the team to Euro 2008. The following month, he was replaced by an second foreign manager, Italian Fabio Capello, whose experience included stints at Juventus and Real Madrid.
England won all but one of their qualifying games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but at the tournament itself, England drew their opening two games; this led to questions about the team's spirit, tactics and ability to handle pressure.[7] They progressed to the next round, where they were beaten 4–1 by Germany, their heaviest defeat in an World Cup.
In February 2012, Capello resigned from his role as England manager, following a disagreement with the FA over their request to remove John Terry from team captaincy after accusations of racial abuse concerning the player.[8] Following this, there was media speculation that Harry Redknapp would take the job. However, on 1 May 2012, Roy Hodgson was announced as the new manager, just six weeks before UEFA Euro 2012.[9] England managed to finish top of their group, winning two and drawing one of their fixtures, but exited the Championships in the quarter-finals via a penalty shoot-out, this time to Italy.[10]
In the 2014 FIFA World Cup, England were eliminated at the group stage for the first time since the 1958 World Cup, and the first time at a major tournament since Euro 2000.[11] England's points total of one from three matches was its worst ever in the World Cup, obtaining one point from drawing against Costa Rica in their last match.[12] England qualified for UEFA Euro 2016, with 10 wins from 10 qualifying matches.[13]
All England matches are broadcast with full commentary on 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 are broadcast live on ITV (often with the exception of STV, the ITV affiliate 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.[14]
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 96 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 sixteen 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 1959-1965 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.[15]
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.[16] The lions, often blue, have had minor changes to colour and appearance.[17] 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.[18][19] 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.[20]
For the first fifty years of their existence, England played their home matches all around the country. They initially used cricket grounds before later moving on to football clubs' stadiums. The original Empire Stadium was built in Wembley, London, for the British Empire Exhibition.
England played their first match at the stadium in 1924 against Scotland 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.
This stadium was demolished during the period of 2002–2003, and work began to completely rebuild it. During this time, England played at a number of different venues across the country, though by the time of the 2006 FIFA 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.
They returned to the new Wembley Stadium in March 2007. The stadium is now owned by the Football Association, via its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Limited.
| Manager | Roy Hodgson
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| Assistant manager | Ray Lewington
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| First Team Coach | Gary Neville
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| Goalkeeping coach | Dave Watson
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| First-Team Doctor | Ian Beasley
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| Fitness Coach | Chris Neville
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| Director of Supporters | Craig Duncan|-
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| Masseur | Mark Sertori
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| Physiotherapist | Gary Lewin
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The following players were in the squad for the friendly matches against Germany on 26 March and the Netherlands on 29 March 2016.[27]
Caps and goals updated as of 29 March 2016 after the match against the Netherlands.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Fraser Forster | (1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 36) | 5 | 0 | Southampton
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| 13 | 1GK | Tom Heaton | (1986-04-15) 15 April 1986 (age 38) | 0 | 0 | Burnley
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| 15 | 2DF | Gary Cahill (Vice-captain) | (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38) | 41 | 3 | Chelsea
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| 16 | 2DF | Phil Jagielka | (1982-08-17) 17 August 1982 (age 41) | 39 | 3 | Everton
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| 5 | 2DF | Chris Smalling | (1989-11-22) 22 November 1989 (age 34) | 23 | 0 | Manchester United
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| 2 | 2DF | Kyle Walker | (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 34) | 14 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 12 | 2DF | Nathaniel Clyne | (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 33) | 11 | 0 | Liverpool
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| 6 | 2DF | John Stones | (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30) | 8 | 0 | Everton
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| 3 | 2DF | Danny Rose | (1990-07-02) 2 July 1990 (age 33) | 2 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 7 | 3MF | James Milner | (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38) | 58 | 1 | Liverpool
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| 17 | 3MF | Jordan Henderson | (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34) | 23 | 0 | Liverpool
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| 8 | 3MF | Ross Barkley | (1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 30) | 21 | 2 | Everton
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| 11 | 3MF | Adam Lallana | (1988-05-10) 10 May 1988 (age 36) | 21 | 0 | Liverpool
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| 20 | 3MF | Dele Alli | (1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 (age 28) | 6 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 18 | 3MF | Eric Dier | (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30) | 4 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 4 | 3MF | Danny Drinkwater | (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 34) | 1 | 0 | Leicester City
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| 14 | 4FW | Theo Walcott | (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 35) | 43 | 8 | Arsenal
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| 21 | 4FW | Danny Welbeck | (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 33) | 34 | 14 | Arsenal
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| 9 | 4FW | Daniel Sturridge | (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 34) | 17 | 5 | Liverpool
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| 19 | 4FW | Harry Kane | (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993 (age 30) | 10 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 10 | 4FW | Jamie Vardy | (1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 37) | 6 | 2 | Leicester City
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The following players have also been called up to the England squad within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Jack Butland INJ | (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 31) | 4 | 0 | Stoke City
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v.  Netherlands, 29 March 2016
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| GK | Joe Hart INJ | (1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 (age 37) | 57 | 0 | Manchester City
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v.  Germany, 26 March 2016
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| GK | Robert Green | (1980-01-18) 18 January 1980 (age 44) | 12 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers
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v.  Slovenia, 14 June 2015
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| DF | Ryan Bertrand INJ | (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 34) | 7 | 0 | Southampton
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v. Germany, 26 March 2016
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| DF | Kieran Gibbs | (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 34) | 10 | 0 | Arsenal
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v.  France, 17 November 2015
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| DF | Phil Jones INJ | (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 32) | 20 | 0 | Manchester United
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v. France, 17 November 2015
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| DF | Luke Shaw INJ | (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 28) | 6 | 0 | Manchester United
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v.  Switzerland, 8 September 2015
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| MF | Raheem Sterling INJ | (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29) | 20 | 2 | Manchester City
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v. Germany, 26 March 2016
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| MF | Jonjo Shelvey | (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32) | 6 | 0 | Newcastle United
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v. France, 17 November 2015
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| MF | Ryan Mason | (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 33) | 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
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v. France, 17 November 2015
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| MF | Jesse Lingard | (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 31) | 0 | 0 | Manchester United
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v. France, 17 November 2015
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| MF | Fabian Delph INJ | (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 (age 34) | 9 | 0 | Manchester City
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v.  Spain, 13 November 2015
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| MF | Michael Carrick | (1981-07-28) 28 July 1981 (age 42) | 34 | 0 | Manchester United
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v. Spain, 13 November 2015
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| MF | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain INJ | (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 (age 30) | 24 | 5 | Arsenal
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v.  Lithuania, 12 October 2015
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| MF | Andros Townsend | (1991-07-16) 16 July 1991 (age 32) | 10 | 3 | Newcastle United
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v. Lithuania, 12 October 2015
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| MF | Jack Wilshere INJ | (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32) | 28 | 2 | Arsenal
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v. Slovenia, 14 June 2015
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| MF | Tom Cleverley | (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 34) | 13 | 0 | Everton
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v. Slovenia, 14 June 2015
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| FW | Wayne Rooney (c) INJ | (1985-10-24) 24 October 1985 (age 38) | 109 | 51 | Manchester United
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v. France, 17 November 2015
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| FW | Danny Ings INJ | (1992-07-23) 23 July 1992 (age 31) | 1 | 0 | Liverpool
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v. Lithuania, 12 October 2015
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| FW | Charlie Austin INJ | (1989-07-05) 5 July 1989 (age 34) | 0 | 0 | Southampton
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v. Slovenia, 14 June 2015
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Notes:
v Lithuania
| 27 March 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | England | 4–0 | Lithuania | London, England |
| 19:45 GMT Match 941 |
Rooney  7'Welbeck 45'Sterling 58'  80'Kane 73' |
Report | Žaliūkas 41' Kazlauskas 90+1' |
Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 83,671 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
v England
| 31 March 2015 Friendly | Italy | 1–1 | England | Turin, Italy |
| Pellè 29' |
Report | Townsend 79' |
Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 31,138 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
v England
| 7 June 2015 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | England | Dublin, Ireland |
| 13:00 BST | McCarthy 44' |
Report | Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 43,486 Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland) |
v England
| 14 June 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | Slovenia | 2–3 | England | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 17:00 BST | Novaković 37' Pečnik 84'Ilić 58'Kampl 90+2' |
Report | Wilshere 57', 73' Rooney 86' |
Stadium: Stadion Stožice Attendance: 15,796 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
v England
| 5 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | San Marino | 0–6 | England | Serravalle, San Marino |
| 17:00 BST | Beradi 12' |
Report | Rooney 13' (pen.) Brolli 30' (o.g.)Barkley 46'Walcott 67', 78'Kane 77' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 4,378 Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus) |
v Switzerland
| 8 September 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | England | 2–0 | Switzerland | London, England |
| 19:45 BST | Kane 67' Rooney 84' (pen.)Milner 28'Smalling 71' |
Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 75,751 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
v
Estonia
| 9 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | England | 2–0 | Estonia | London, England |
| 19:45 BST | Walcott 45' Sterling 85' |
Report | Pikk 73' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 75,427 Referee: István Vad (Hungary) |
v England
| 12 October 2015 Euro 2016 qualifying | Lithuania | 0–3 | England | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 19:45 BST | Spalvis 84' Vaitkunas 89' |
Report | Barkley 29' Arlauskis 35' (o.g.)Oxlade-Chamberlain 62'Shelvey 78'Vardy 79' |
Stadium: LFF Stadium Attendance: 5,051 Referee: Kenn Hansen (Denmark) |
v England
| 13 November 2015 Friendly | Spain | 2–0 | England | Alicante, Spain |
| 19:45 GMT | Gaspar 72' Cazorla 84' |
Report | Hart 84' |
Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy) |
v France
| 17 November 2015 Friendly | England | 2–0 | France | London, England |
| 20:00 GMT | Alli 39' Rooney 48' |
Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 71,223 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
v England
| 26 March 2016 Friendly | Germany | 2–3 | England | Berlin, Germany |
| 19:45 GMT | Can 39' Kroos 43' Gomez 57' |
Report | Kane 61' Vardy 74'Dier 80', 90+1' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 73,779 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
v Netherlands
| 29 March 2016 Friendly | England | 1–2 | Netherlands | London, England |
| 20:00 BST | Vardy 41' |
Report | Janssen 50' (pen.) Bruma 58'Narsingh 77' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 82,835 Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz |
v
Turkey
| 22 May 2016 Friendly | England | v | Turkey | Manchester, England |
| Source | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
v
Australia
| 27 May 2016 Friendly | England | v | Australia | Sunderland, England |
| 20:00 BST | Source | Stadium: Stadium of Light |
v
Portugal
| 2 June 2016 Friendly | England | v | Portugal | London, England |
| 19:45 BST | Source | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
v
Russia
| 11 June 2016 UEFA Euro 2016 Group B | England | v | Russia | Marseille, France |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
v
Wales
| 16 June 2016 UEFA Euro 2016 Group B | England | v | Wales | Lens, France |
| 14:00 BST | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
v England
| 20 June 2016 UEFA Euro 2016 Group B | Slovakia | v | England | Saint-Étienne, France |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
v England
| 4 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | Slovakia | v | England | TBC, Slovakia |
| 17:00 BST | Stadium: TBC |
v
Malta
| 8 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | England | v | Malta | London, England |
| 17:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
v England
| 11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | Slovenia | v | England | TBC, Slovenia |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: TBC |
v Scotland
| 11 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | England | v | Scotland | London, England |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
v Lithuania
| 26 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | England | v | Lithuania | London, England |
| 17:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
v England
| 10 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | Scotland | v | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 17:00 BST | Stadium: Hampden Park |
v England
| 1 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | Malta | v | England | Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium |
v Slovakia
| 4 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | England | v | Slovakia | London, England |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
v Slovenia
| 5 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | England | v | Slovenia | London, England |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
v England
| 8 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification | Lithuania | v | England | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 17:00 BST | Stadium: LFF Stadium |
v
Colombia
| 12 November 2017 Friendly | England | v | Colombia | London, England |
| Stadium: Twickenham Stadium |
Updated 17 November 2015.
Players in bold are still active at club level.
Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals | Position |
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| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1970–1990 | 125 | 0 | GK |
| 2 | David Beckham | 1996–2009 | 115 | 17 | MF |
| 3 | Steven Gerrard | 2000–2014 | 114 | 21 | MF |
| 4 | Wayne Rooney | 2003–0000 | 109 | 51 | FW |
| 5 | Bobby Moore | 1962–1973 | 108 | 2 | DF |
| 6 | Ashley Cole | 2001–2014 | 107 | 0 | DF |
| 7 | Bobby Charlton | 1958–1970 | 106 | 49 | MF |
| Frank Lampard | 1999–2014 | 106 | 29 | MF | |
| 9 | Billy Wright | 1946–1959 | 105 | 3 | DF |
| 10 | Bryan Robson | 1980–1991 | 90 | 26 | MF |
| 11 | Michael Owen | 1998–2008 | 89 | 40 | FW |
| 12 | Kenny Sansom | 1979–1988 | 86 | 1 | DF |
| 13 | Gary Neville | 1995–2007 | 85 | 0 | DF |
| 14 | Ray Wilkins | 1976–1986 | 84 | 3 | MF |
| 15 | Rio Ferdinand | 1997–2011 | 81 | 3 | DF |
| 16 | Gary Lineker | 1984–1992 | 80 | 48 | FW |
| 17 | John Barnes | 1983–1995 | 79 | 11 | MF |
| 18 | Stuart Pearce | 1987–1999 | 78 | 5 | DF |
| John Terry | 2003–2012 | 78 | 6 | DF | |
| 20 | Terry Butcher | 1980–1990 | 77 | 3 | DF |
Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Position | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Rooney (list) | 2003–0000 | 51 | 109 | FW | 0.4679 |
| 2 | Bobby Charlton (list) | 1958–1970 | 49 | 106 | MF | 0.4623 |
| 3 | Gary Lineker | 1984–1992 | 48 | 80 | FW | 0.6000 |
| 4 | Jimmy Greaves | 1959–1967 | 44 | 57 | FW | 0.7719 |
| 5 | Michael Owen | 1998–2008 | 40 | 89 | FW | 0.4494 |
| 6 | Nat Lofthouse | 1950–1958 | 30 | 33 | FW | 0.9090 |
| Alan Shearer | 1992–2000 | 30 | 63 | FW | 0.4762 | |
| Tom Finney | 1946–1958 | 30 | 76 | FW | 0.3947 | |
| 9 | Vivian Woodward | 1903–1911 | 29 | 23 | FW | 1.2609 |
| Frank Lampard | 1999–2014 | 29 | 106 | MF | 0.2735 | |
| 11 | Steve Bloomer | 1895–1907 | 28 | 23 | FW | 1.2174 |
| 12 | David Platt | 1989–1996 | 27 | 62 | MF | 0.4355 |
| 13 | Bryan Robson | 1981–1989 | 26 | 90 | MF | 0.2889 |
| 14 | Geoff Hurst | 1965–1972 | 24 | 49 | FW | 0.4898 |
| 15 | Stan Mortensen | 1947–1953 | 23 | 25 | FW | 0.9200 |
| 16 | Tommy Lawton | 1938–1948 | 22 | 23 | FW | 0.9565 |
| Peter Crouch | 2005–2010 | 22 | 42 | FW | 0.5238 | |
| 18 | Mick Channon | 1972–1977 | 21 | 46 | FW | 0.4565 |
| Kevin Keegan | 1972–1982 | 21 | 63 | FW | 0.3333 | |
| Steven Gerrard | 2000–2014 | 21 | 114 | MF | 0.1842 |
England first appeared at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and have appeared in 14 FIFA World Cups, they are tied for sixth-best in terms of number of wins alongside France and Spain. The national team is one of eight national teams to have won at least one FIFA World Cup title. The England team won their first and only World Cup title in 1966. The tournament was played on home soil and England defeated 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 after losing on penalties to champions Germany in the semi-final. The team has also reached the quarter-final on two recent occasions in 2002 and 2006. Previously, they reached this stage in 1954, 1962, 1970 and 1986.
England failed to qualify for the World Cup in 1974, 1978 and 1994. The team's earliest exit in the competition itself was its elimination in the first round in 1950, 1958 and most recently in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, after being defeated in both their opening two matches for the first time, versus Italy and Uruguay in Group D. 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, after drawing with the United States and Algeria and defeating Slovenia 1–0 in the group stage.
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| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | Manager | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
 1930
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Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
 1934
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| 1938
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||
 1950
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Group stage | 8th of 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | Winterbottom | ||
| 1954
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Quarter-finals | 6th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |||
 1958
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Group stage | 11th of 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | |||
 1962
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Quarter-finals | 8th of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||
| 1966
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Champions | 1st of 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | Qualified as Hosts | Ramsey | |||||||
 1970
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Quarter-finals | 8th of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Qualified as defending champions | Ramsey | |||||||
| 1974
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Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
 1978
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Revie | ||||||||||
| 1982
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Group Round 2 | 6th of 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | Greenwood | ||
| 1986
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Quarter-finals | 8th of 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | Robson | ||
| 1990
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Fourth Place | 4th of 24 | 7 | 3 | 3(1*) | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
 1994
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Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | Taylor | |||||||||
| 1998
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Round of 16 | 9th of 32 | 4 | 2 | 1* | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | Hoddle | ||
  2002
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Quarter-finals | 6th of 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | Eriksson[28] | ||
| 2006
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7th of 32 | 5 | 3 | 2(1*) | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | Eriksson | |||
 2010
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Round of 16 | 13th of 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 6 | Capello | ||
 2014
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Group stage | 26th of 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 4 | Hodgson | ||
| Total | 1 title | 14/20 | 62 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 79 | 56 | 102 | 68 | 23 | 11 | 257 | 64 | |||
England is quite a successful nation at the UEFA European Football Championship, having finished in third place in 1968 and reached the semi-final in 1996. England hosted Euro 96 and have appeared in eight UEFA European Championship Finals tournaments, tied for ninth-best. The team has also reached the quarter-final on two recent occasions in 2004 and 2012. The team's worst result in the competition was a first-round elimination in 1980, 1988, 1992 and 2000. The team did not enter in 1960, and they failed to qualify in 1964, 1972, 1976, 1984, and 2008.
| UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship qualification record | Manager(s) | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
| 1960
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Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
 1964
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Winterbottom, Ramsey[29] | |||||||||
| 1968
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Third place | 3rd of 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | Ramsey | ||
 1972
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Did not qualify[30] | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | Ramsey | |||||||||
 1976
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | Revie | ||||||||||
| 1980
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Group stage | 5th of 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | Greenwood | ||
| 1984
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Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3 | Robson | |||||||||
| 1988
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Group stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 1992
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Group stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | Taylor | ||
| 1996
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Semi-Finals | 3rd of 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Qualified as hosts | Venables | |||||||
| 2000
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Group stage | 11th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | Hoddle, Keegan[31] | ||
| 2004
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Quarter-finals | 5th of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | Eriksson | ||
 2008
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Did not qualify | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | McClaren | |||||||||
  2012
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Quarter-finals | 5th of 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | Capello, Hodgson[32] | ||
| 2016
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Qualified | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | Hodgson | |||||||||
 2020
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| Total | Third place | 8/16 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 96 | 62 | 24 | 10 | 208 | 58 | |||
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Taça de Nações |
Group stage | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1976 USA Bicentennial Cup Tournament |
Group stage | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 1985 Rous Cup |
One 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 |
Winners, one match | 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1987 Rous Cup |
Group stage | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 Rous Cup |
Winners, group stage | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 Rous Cup |
Winners, group stage | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 England Challenge Cup |
Winners, 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 |
Winners, 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 |
Winners, group stage | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 6 titles | 55 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 74 | 47 |
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| Preceded by | World Champions 1966 (First title) |
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