 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  (17 September 2020)
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| Highest FIFA ranking | 3 (August 2012) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 27 (February 1996) |
| Elo ranking | 11  5 (14 October 2020)
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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.
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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
| Friendly 27 March 2020 | England 
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Cancelled |  Italy
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London, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| Friendly 31 March 2020 | England
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Cancelled |  Denmark
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London, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| Friendly 2 June 2020 | Austria 
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Cancelled | England
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Vienna, Austria | |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Ernst Happel Stadion |
| Friendly 7 June 2020 | England
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Cancelled |  Romania
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Birmingham, England | |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 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
| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) — Group I 25 March 2021 | England
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v |  San Marino
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London, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) — Group I 28 March 2021 | Albania 
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v | England
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Tirana, Albania | |
| 18:00 CEST | Stadium: Arena Kombëtare |
| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) — Group I 31 March 2021 | England
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v |  Poland
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London, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| Friendly 2 June 2021 | England
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v | Austria
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TBC, England | |
| TBC | Stadium: TBC |
| Friendly 6 June 2021 | England
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v | Romania
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TBC, England | |
| TBC | Stadium: TBC |
| UEFA Euro 2020 Group D 13 June 2021 | England
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v |  Croatia
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London, England | |
| 14:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| UEFA Euro 2020 Group D 18 June 2021 | England
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v |  Scotland
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London, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| UEFA Euro 2020 Group D 22 June 2021 | Czech Republic 
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v | England
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London, England | |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) — Group I 2 September 2021 | Hungary 
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v | England
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Budapest, Hungary | |
| 20:45 CEST | Stadium: Puskás Aréna |
| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) — Group I 5 September 2021 | England
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v |  Andorra
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TBC, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: TBC |
| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) — Group I 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 |
| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) — Group I 9 October 2021 | Andorra
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v | England
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Andorra la Vella, Andorra | |
| 20:45 CEST | Stadium: Estadi Nacional |
| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) — Group I 12 October 2021 | England
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v | Hungary
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TBC, England | |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: TBC |
| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) — Group I 12 November 2021 | England
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v | Albania
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TBC, England | |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: TBC |
| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) — Group I 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 |
° 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 30 players were named to the squad for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League fixtures against Belgium and Denmark, and a friendly against Wales on 8, 11 and 14 October 2020.
Caps and goals are correct as of 14 October 2020 after the match against Denmark.
