 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  (19 December 2019)
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| Highest FIFA ranking | 3 (August 2012) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 27 (February 1996) |
| Elo ranking | 12 (17 November 2019)
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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 | Third place, 1968 Semi-finals, 1996 |
| 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 Roy Hodgson.
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 semi-final appearances at the 1968 and 1996 Championships.
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
2019
| UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A 22 March 2019 | England 
| 5–0 |  Czech Republic
| London, England | |
| 19:45 GMT | Sterling  24', 62', 68'Kane 45+2' (pen.)Kalas 84' (o.g.)
| Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 82,575 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A 25 March 2019 | Montenegro 
| 1–5 | England
| Podgorica, Montenegro | |
| 19:45 GMT | Vešović 18'
| Report | Keane 30' Barkley 39', 59'Kane 71'Sterling 81'
| Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Attendance: 8,329 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
| 2019 UEFA Nations League semi-final 6 June 2019 | Netherlands 
| 3–1 | England
| Guimarães, Portugal | |
| 19:45 WEST | De Ligt 73' Walker 97' (o.g.)Promes 114'
| Report | Rashford 32' (pen.)
| Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 25,711 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
| 2019 UEFA Nations League 3rd place play-off 9 June 2019 | Switzerland 
| 0–0 (5–6 pen)
| England
| Guimarães, Portugal | |
| 15:00 WEST | Report | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 15,742 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) | |||
| Penalties | |||||
Zuber  Xhaka Akanji Mbabu Schär Drmić 
| Maguire Barkley Sancho Sterling Pickford Dier
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| UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A 7 September 2019 | England
| 4–0 |  Bulgaria
| London, England | |
| 17:00 BST | Kane 24', 50' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Sterling 55'
| Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 82,605 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
| UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A 10 September 2019 | England
| 5–3 |  Kosovo
| Southampton, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Sterling 8' Kane 19'Vojvoda 38' (o.g.)Sancho 44', 45+1'
| Report | V. Berisha 1', 49' Muriqi 55' (pen.)
| Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,155 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
| UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A 11 October 2019 | Czech Republic
| 2–1 | England
| Prague, Czech Republic | |
| 19:45 BST | Brabec 9' Ondrášek 85'
| Report | Kane 5' (pen.)
| Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 18,651 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A 14 October 2019 | Bulgaria
| 0–6 | England
| Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Rashford 7' Barkley 20', 32'Sterling 45+3', 69'Kane 85'
| Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 17,481 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
| UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A 14 November 2019 | England
| 7–0 | Montenegro
| London, England | |
| 19:45 GMT | Oxlade-Chamberlain 11' Kane 19', 24', 37'Rashford 30'Šofranac 66' (o.g.)Abraham 84'
| Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 77,277 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
| UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A 17 November 2019 | Kosovo
| 0–4 | England
| Pristina, Kosovo | |
| 17:00 GMT | Report | Winks 32' Kane 79'Rashford 83'Mount 90+1'
| Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 12,326 Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland) |
2020
| Friendly 27 March 2020 | England
| v |  Italy
| London, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| Friendly 31 March 2020 | England
| v |  Denmark
| London, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| Friendly 2 June 2020 | Austria 
| v | England
| Vienna, Austria | |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Ernst Happel Stadion |
| Friendly 7 June 2020 | England
| v |  Romania
| TBC | |
| Stadium: TBC |
| UEFA Euro 2020 Group D 14 June 2020 | England
| v |  Croatia
| London, England | |
| 14:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| UEFA Euro 2020 Group D 19 June 2020 | England
| v |  Winner Play-off Path C
| London, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| UEFA Euro 2020 Group D 23 June 2020 | Czech Republic
| v | England
| London, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| Friendly October or November 2020 | England
| v |  Finland
| London, England | |
| TBC | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| Friendly October or November 2020 | Hungary 
| v | England
| Budapest, Hungary | |
| TBC | Stadium: Puskás Aréna |
Current squad
The following players were called up to the England squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying fixtures against the Kosovo on 17 November 2019.
Caps and goals correct as of: 17 November 2019, after the match against Kosovo.
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