 England
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| Nickname(s) | Three Lions |
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| Association | The Football Association |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Gareth Southgate
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| Asst coach | Steve Holland
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| Captain | Harry Kane |
| Most caps | Peter Shilton (125) |
| Top scorer | Wayne Rooney (53) |
| Ground | Wembley Stadium |
| FIFA code | ENG |
| FIFA ranking | 4  (27 May 2021)
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| Highest FIFA ranking | 3 (August 2012) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 27 (February 1996) |
| Elo ranking | 6  6 (1 August 2021)
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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 | England 13–0 Ireland  (Belfast, Ireland; 31 July 1882) |
| 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 |
| 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 Gareth Southgate.
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.
Contents
History
- Main article: History of the England national football team
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 made it all the way to the finals game against the West German national. W. Germany managed to score 2 goals in the game, whilst England was credited with four. However, their third goal was an event of much controversy, as it bounced straight down from the crossbar and landed on the goal line. Though the Russian sideline ref ruled it a goal, an Oxford study 40 years later proved that the ball was exactly 6 millimeters 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.
UEFA European Football Championship
- Main article: England UEFA European Football Championship history
Results and fixtures
2020
| UEFA Nations League Group A2 5 September 2020 | Iceland 
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0–1 |  England
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Reykjavik, Iceland | |
| 19:45 BST | Sverrir Ingi Ingason   42', 89'
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Report | Walker 33', 70' Sterling  90+1' (pen.)
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Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 0 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
| UEFA Nations League Group A2 8 September 2020 | Denmark 
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0–0 | England
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Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 20:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
| Friendly 8 October 2020 | England
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3–0 |  Wales
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London, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Calvert-Lewin 26' Coady 53'Ings 63'
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Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
| UEFA Nations League Group A2 11 October 2020 | England
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2–1 |  Belgium
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London, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Rashford 39' (pen.) Mount 64'
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Report (BBC) Report (UEFA) |
Lukaku 16' (pen.)
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Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| UEFA Nations League Group A2 14 October 2020 | England
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0–1 | Denmark
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London, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Report (BBC) Report (UEFA) |
Eriksen 35' (pen.)
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Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| Friendly 12 November 2020 | England
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3–0 |  Republic of Ireland
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London, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Maguire 18' Sancho 31'Calvert-Lewin 56' (pen.)
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Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| UEFA Nations League Group A2 15 November 2020 | Belgium
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2–0 | England
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Brussels, Belgium | |
| 19:45 BST | Tielemans 10' Mertens 24'
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Report | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
| UEFA Nations League Group A2 18 November 2020 | England
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4–0 | Iceland
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London, England | |
| 17:00 GMT | Rice 20' Mount 24'Foden 80', 84'
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Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal) |
2021
| World Cup qualification 25 March 2021 | England
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5–0 |  San Marino
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London, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Ward-Prowse 14' Calvert-Lewin 21', 53'Sterling 31'Watkins 83'
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Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia) |
| World Cup qualification 28 March 2021 | Albania 
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0–2 | England
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Tirana, Albania | |
| 18:00 CEST | Report | Kane 38' Mount 63'
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Stadium: Arena Kombëtare Attendance: 0 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
| World Cup qualification 31 March 2021 | England
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2–1 |  Poland
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London, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Kane 19' (pen.) Maguire 85'
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Report | Moder 58'
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Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| Friendly 2 June 2021 | England
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1–0 |  Austria
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Middlesbrough, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Saka 56'
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Report | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
| Friendly 6 June 2021 | England
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1–0 |  Romania
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Middlesbrough, England | |
| 17:00 BST | Rashford 68' (Pen)
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Report | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Referee: Tiago Martins |
| Euro 2020 Group D 13 June 2021 |
England
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1–0 |  Croatia
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London, England | |
| 14:00 BST | Sterling 57'
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Report (UEFA) Report (BBC) |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 18,497 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
| Euro 2020 Group D 18 June 2021 |
England
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0–0 |  Scotland
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London, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Report (UEFA) Report (BBC) |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 20,306 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
| Euro 2020 Group D 22 June 2021 |
Czech Republic 
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0–1 | England
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London, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Report (UEFA) Report (BBC) |
Sterling 12'
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Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 19,104 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| UEFA Euro 2020 R16 29 June 2021 | England
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2–0 |  Germany
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London, England | |
| 17:00 BST | Sterling 75' Kane 86'
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Report (UEFA) Report (BBC) |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 41,973 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
| UEFA Euro 2020 QF 3 July 2021 | Ukraine 
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0–4 | England
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Rome, Italy | |
| 21:00 CEST | Report (UEFA) Report (BBC) |
Kane 4', 50' Maguire 46'J. Henderson 63'
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 11,880 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
| UEFA Euro 2020 SF 7 July 2021 | England
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2–1 | Denmark
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London, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Kjær 39' (o.g.) Kane 104'
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Report (UEFA) Report (BBC) |
Damsgaard 30'
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Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 64,950 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
| UEFA Euro 2020 Final 11 July 2021 | Italy 
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1–1 (3–2 pen)
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England
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London, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Bonucci 67'
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Report (UEFA) Report (BBC) |
Shaw 2'
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Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 67,173 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) | |
| Penalties | |||||
Berardi  Belotti  Bonucci Bernardeschi Jorginho
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Kane Maguire Rashford Sancho Saka
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| World Cup qualification 2 September 2021 | Hungary 
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v | England
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Budapest, Hungary | |
| 20:45 CEST | Stadium: Puskás Aréna |
| World Cup qualification 5 September 2021 | England
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v |  Andorra
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London, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| World Cup qualification 8 September 2021 | Poland
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v | England
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Chorzów, or Warsaw, Poland | |
| 20:45 CEST | Stadium: PGE Narodowy or Silesian Stadium |
| World Cup qualification 9 October 2021 | Andorra
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v | England
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Andorra la Vella, Andorra | |
| 20:45 CEST | Stadium: Estadi Nacional |
| World Cup qualification 12 October 2021 | England
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v | Hungary
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London, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| World Cup qualification 12 November 2021 | England
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v | Albania
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England | |
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| World Cup qualification 15 November 2021 | San Marino
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v | England
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Serravalle, San Marino | |
| 20:45 CET | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle |
Players
Current squad
The following 26 players were named in the final squad for UEFA Euro 2020. Trent Alexander-Arnold, named in the initial squad announced on June 1, was replaced by Ben White after suffering an injury during a warm-up game against Austria.
Caps and goals are correct as of 11 July 2021 after the match against Italy.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the England squad within the last twelve months.
INJ Withdrew due to injury Current coaching staff
AlumniFormer playersManagersHonours
Previous squads
See alsoBadges The Old English Badge (1872–1949)  (1949–current) External links
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