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.
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
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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1 (18 July 2024)
1 (7 August 2024)
Scotland 0–0 England 
Ireland 0-13 England 
Hungary 7–1 England 
Brazil
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