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 England
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| Nickname(s) | The Three Lions |
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| Association | The Football Association |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach |  Thomas Tuchel
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| Asst coach | Anthony Barry
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| Captain | Harry Kane |
| Most caps | Peter Shilton (125) |
| Top scorer | Harry Kane (74) |
| Home Stadium | Wembley Stadium |
| FIFA code | ENG |
| FIFA ranking | 4  (18 September 2025)
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| Highest FIFA ranking | 3 (August-September 2012, September-October 2021, November 2023) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 27 (February 1996) |
| Elo ranking | 5  1 (27 September 2025)
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| Highest Elo ranking | 1 (1872–1876, 1892–1911, 1966–1970, 1987–1988) |
| Lowest Elo ranking | 17 (11 June 1995) |
| First international |  Scotland 0–0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) |
| Biggest win |  Ireland 0-13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 31 July 1882) |
| Biggest defeat |  Hungary 7–1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) |
| World Cup appearances | 16 (First in 1950) |
| Best result | Champions, 1966 |
| European Championship appearances | 10 (First in 1968) |
| Best result | Runners-up, 2020, 2024 |
| UEFA Nations League Finals appearances | 1 (First in 2019) |
| Best result | Third place, 2019 |
 
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The England national football team represents England at football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England. 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 is one of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, meaning that it is permitted by FIFA to maintain its own national side. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and the current team manager is Thomas Tuchel.
England contest the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship, which alternate biennially. England won the World Cup in 1966, 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 and 2018. England have never won the UEFA European Football Championship – their best performances being runners-up in the 2020 tournament.
History[]
FIFA World Cup history[]
England has won a single World Cup- and it happened to also be the only World Cup the island nation has hosted. In 1966, England topped Group 1 before beating Argentina 1-0 in the quarter-finals and Portugal 2-1 in the semi-final. They would then beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time in the final, with Geoff Hurst becoming the first man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final. However, their third goal (and Hurst's second) was an event of much controversy, as it bounced straight down from the crossbar and landed on the goal line. Though the Soviet/Azerbaijani linesman ruled it as a goal, an Oxford study 40 years later proved that the ball was exactly 6 millimetres away from being a legal goal. England's fourth goal, however, ensured that they won the Cup fairly, even if their third goal wasn't legit. Their other goal in the final came from Martin Peters.
UEFA European Football Championship[]
- Main article: England UEFA European Football Championship history
Results and fixtures[]
2025[]
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 21 March 2025 | England 
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2–0 |  Albania
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London, England | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC±0) | Lewis-Skelly  20'Kane 77'
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Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 82,378 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 24 March 2025 | England
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3–0 |  Latvia
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London, England | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC±0) | James 38' Kane 68'Eze 76'
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Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 79,572 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 7 June 2025 | Andorra 
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0–1 | England
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Barcelona, Spain | |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium |
| Friendly 10 June 2025 | England
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1–3 |  Senegal
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Nottingham, England | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Kane 7'
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Report | Sarr 40' Diarra 62'Sabaly 90+3'
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,350 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 September 2025 | England
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2–0 | Andorra
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Birmingham, England | |
| 17:00 BST (UTC+1) | García 25' (og) Rice 67'
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Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,202 Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara (Finland) |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 9 September 2025 | Serbia 
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0–5 | England
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Leskovac, Serbia | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Milenković  72'
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Report | Kane 33' Madueke 35'Konsa 52'Marc Guéhi 75'Rashford 90' (pen)
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Stadium: Dubočica Stadium Attendance: 39,789 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
| Friendly 9 October 2025 | England
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3–0 |  Wales
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London, England | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Rogers 3' Watkins 11'Saka 20'
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Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 78,126 Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland) |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 14 October 2025 | Latvia
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0–5 | England
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Riga, Latvia | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Gordon 26' Kane 44', 45+4' (pen.)Toņiševs 58' (o.g.)Eze 86'
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Stadium: Skonto Stadium Attendance: 10,404 Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 13 November 2025 | England
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2–0 | Serbia
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London, England | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC±0) | Saka 28' Eze 90'
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Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 74,289 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovenia) |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 16 November 2025 | Albania
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0–2 | England
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Tirana, Albania | |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+1) | Report | Kane 74', 82'
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Stadium: Arena Kombëtare Attendance: 21,459 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
2026[]
| Friendly 27 March 2026 | England
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v |  Uruguay
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London | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC±0) | [ Report] | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| Friendly 31 March 2026 | England
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v |  Japan
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London | |
| TBA | [ Report] | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup 17 June 2026 | England
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v |  Croatia
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Toronto, Canada or Arlington, United States |
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| Stadium: BMO Field or AT&T Stadium |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup 23 June 2026 | England
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v |  Ghana
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Foxborough, United States or Toronto, Canada |
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| Stadium: Gillette Stadium or BMO Field |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup 27 June 2026 | Panama 
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v | England
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East Rutherford or Philadelphia, United States |
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| Stadium: MetLife Stadium or Lincoln Financial Field |
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following 25 players were named in the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Serbia and Albania on 13 and 16 November 2025 respectively.
Caps and goals are correct as of 14 October 2025, after the match against Latvia.
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have also been called up to the England squad within the last twelve months.
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INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
Current coaching staff[]
Alumni[]Former players[]Managers[]Honours[]
Previous squads[]
See also[]Badges[] The Old English Badge (1872–1949)  (1949–current) External links[]
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