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.
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
° On 17 March 2020, UEFA announced that UEFA Euro 2020 would be postponed by twelve months with proposed new dates 11 June to 11 July 2021.
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 6 June 2021 after the match against Romania.
The following players have also been called up to the England squad within the last twelve months.
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.
England
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Scotland 0–0 England 
Hungary 7–1 England 
Italy
Denmark
Romania
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Wales
Belgium
Republic of Ireland
San Marino
Poland
Croatia
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