| General |
 England
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| Nickname(s) | 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 (69) |
| Home Stadium | Wembley Stadium |
| FIFA code | ENG |
| FIFA ranking | 4  (19 December 2024)
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| Highest FIFA ranking | 3 (August 2012) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 27 (February 1996) |
| Elo ranking | 4  1 (15 December 2024)
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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[]
2024[]
| Friendly 23 March 2024 | England 
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0–1 |  Brazil
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London, England | |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Endrick  80'
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Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 83.467 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| Friendly 26 March 2024 | England
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2-2 |  Belgium
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London, England | |
| 19:45 GMT | Toney 17' (pen.) Bellingham 90+5'
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Report | Tielemans 11' (36)
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Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 80,773 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria) |
| Friendly 3 June 2024 | England
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3–0 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Palmer 60' (pen.) Alexander-Arnold 85'Kane 89'
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Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,061 Referee: Report |
| Friendly 7 June 2024 | England
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0–1 |  Iceland
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London, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Þorsteinsson 12'
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Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
| UEFA Euro 2024 Group C 16 June 2024 | Serbia 
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0–1 | England
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Gelsenkirchen, Germany | |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Bellingham 13'
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Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 48,953 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
| UEFA Euro 2024 Group C 20 June 2024 | Denmark 
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1–1 | England
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Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Hjulmand 34'
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Report | Kane 18'
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Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 46,177 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| UEFA Euro 2024 Group C 25 June 2024 | England
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0–0 |  Slovenia
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Cologne, Germany | |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 41,536 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
| UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16 30 June 2024 | England
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2–1 |  Slovakia
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Gelsenkirchen, Germany | |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Bellingham 90+5' Kane 91'
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Report | Schranz 25'
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Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 47,244 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
| UEFA Euro 2024 Quarter-finals 6 July 2024 | England
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1–1 (5–3 pen)
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 Switzerland
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Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Saka 80'
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Report | Embolo 75'
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Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 46,907 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) | |
| Penalties | |||||
Palmer  Bellingham Saka Toney Alexander-Arnold
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 Akanji Schär Shaqiri Amdouni
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| UEFA Euro 2024 Semi-finals 10 July 2024 | Netherlands 
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1–2 | England
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Dortmund, Germany | |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Simons 7'
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Report | Kane 18' (pen.) Watkins 90'
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Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 60,926 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
| UEFA Euro 2024 Final 14 July 2024 | Spain 
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2–1 | England
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Berlin, Germany | |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Williams 47' Oyarzabal 86'
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Report | Palmer 73'
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Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 65,600 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
| 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B Group 2 7 September 2024 | Republic of Ireland 
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0–2 | England
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Dublin, Ireland | |
| 17:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Rice 11' Grealish 26'
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Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 50,359 Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain) |
| 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B Group 2 10 September 2024 | England
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2–0 |  Finland
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London, England | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Kane 57', 76'
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Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 70,221 Referee: Morten Krøgh (Denmark) |
| 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B Group 2 10 October 2024 | England
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1–2 |  Greece
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London, England | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Bellingham 87'
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Report | Pavlidis 49', 90+4'
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Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 79,012 Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy) |
| 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B Group 2 13 October 2024 | Finland
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1–3 | England
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Helsinki, Finland | |
| 19:00 ESST (UTC+3) | Hoskonen 87'
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Report | Grealish 18' Alexander-Arnold 74'Rice 84'
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Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 32,411 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia) |
| 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B Group 2 14 November 2024 | Greece
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0–3 | England
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Athens, Greece | |
| 21:45 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Watkins 7' Vlachodimos 78' (o.g.)Jones 83'
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 60,664 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B Group 2 17 November 2024 | England
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5–0 | Republic of Ireland
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London, England | |
| 17:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Kane 53' (pen.) Gordon 55'Gallagher 58'Bowen 75'Harwood-Bellis 79'
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Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 79,969 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
2025[]
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 21 March 2025 | England
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v |  Albania
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London, England | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 24 March 2025 | England
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v |  Latvia
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London, England | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 7 June 2025 | Andorra 
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v | England
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Andorra la Vella, Andorra | |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Nacional |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 September 2025 | England
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v | Andorra
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TBD, England | |
| 17:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 9 September 2025 | Serbia
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v | England
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TBD, Serbia | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 14 October 2025 | Latvia
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v | England
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Riga, Latvia | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Skonto Stadium |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 13 November 2025 | England
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v | Serbia
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TBD, England | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC±0) | Report |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 16 November 2025 | Albania
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v | England
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Tirana, Albania | |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Arena Kombëtare |
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following 22 players were named in the squad for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches against Greece and Finland on 10 and 13 October 2024 respectively.
Caps and goals are correct as of 13 October 2024, after the match against Finland.
| # | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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| 1 | GK | Jordan Pickford | 7 March 1994 | 71 | 0 | Everton
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| 13 | GK | Dean Henderson | 12 March 1997 | 2 | 0 | Crystal Palace
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| 22 | GK | Nick Pope | 19 April 1992 | 10 | 0 | Newcastle United
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| 2 | DF | Trent Alexander-Arnold | 7 October 1998 | 33 | 4 | Liverpool
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| 3 | DF | Rico Lewis | 28 November 2004 | 4 | 0 | Manchester City
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| 5 | DF | John Stones | 28 May 1994 | 83 | 3 | Manchester City
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| 6 | DF | Marc Guéhi | 13 July 2000 | 20 | 0 | Crystal Palace
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| 12 | DF | Kyle Walker | 28 May 1990 | 91 | 1 | Manchester City
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| 15 | DF | Levi Colwill | 26 February 2003 | 4 | 0 | Chelsea
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| 16 | DF | Tino Livramento | 12 November 2002 | 0 | 0 | Newcastle United
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| 4 | MF | Declan Rice | 14 January 1999 | 62 | 5 | Arsenal
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| 8 | MF | Jude Bellingham | 29 June 2003 | 38 | 6 |  Real Madrid
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| 10 | MF | Phil Foden | 28 May 2000 | 43 | 4 | Manchester City
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| 14 | MF | Conor Gallagher | 6 February 2000 | 19 | 0 | Atlético Madrid
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| 19 | MF | Angel Gomes | 31 August 2000 | 3 | 0 |  Lille
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| 20 | MF | Cole Palmer | 6 May 2002 | 11 | 2 | Chelsea
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| 9 | FW | Harry Kane (captain) | 28 July 1993 | 101 | 68 | Bayern Munich
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| 11 | FW | Anthony Gordon | 24 February 2001 | 7 | 0 | Newcastle United
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| 17 | FW | Jack Grealish | 10 September 1995 | 39 | 4 | Manchester City
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| 18 | FW | Ollie Watkins | 30 December 1995 | 17 | 4 | Aston Villa
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| 21 | FW | Dominic Solanke | 14 September 1997 | 2 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 23 | FW | Noni Madueke | 10 March 2002 | 3 | 0 | Chelsea
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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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