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| Federation founded: 1863 |
| FIFA member since: 1905 |
| Confederation: UEFA |
| Colours: White with red or blue |
| Nicknames: The Three Lions |
| World Cups qualified for: 15 (of 21) |
| Best results: Champions 1966 |
|
 WORLD CUP RANKING
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| P 69
|
W 29
|
D 21
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L 19
|
GF 91
|
GA 64
|
Pts 108
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England
is 6th on the all-time table.
|
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TEAM RECORDS
|
| Champions |
1966 |
| Finalists |
- |
| Semi-finalists (or top 4) |
1990, 2018 |
| Quarter-finalists (or top 8) |
1950, 1954, 1962, 1970, 1982
1986, 2002, 2006 |
| Biggest win |
6-1 vs Panama 2018 |
| Biggest loss |
1-4 vs Germany 2010 |
| Most wins in a row |
6 |
| Most losses in a row |
3 |
| Longest unbeaten run |
8 |
| Longest run without win |
6 |
| Longest run qualifying |
6 (1950-70) & (1998- ) |
| Longest run not qualifying |
2 (1974-78) |
| Penalty shoot-outs |
1 win, 3 losses |
| ENG vs Europe |
W13 - D12 - L12 |
| ENG vs South America |
W8 - D4 - L6 |
| ENG vs Asia |
W1 - D0 - L0 |
| ENG vs Africa |
W4 - D3 - L0 |
| ENG vs N/C America |
W3 - D2 - L1 |
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MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
|
| Peter Shilton |
17 |
1982-90 |
| Terry Butcher |
14 |
1982-90 |
| Bobby Charlton |
14 |
1962-70 |
| Ashley Cole |
14 |
2002-10 |
| Bobby Moore |
14 |
1962-70 |
| David Beckham |
13 |
1998-06 |
| Steven Gerrard |
12 |
2002-14 |
| Gary Lineker |
12 |
1986-90 |
| Michael Owen |
12 |
1998-06 |
| Wayne Rooney |
11 |
2006-14 |
| Chris Waddle |
11 |
1986-90 |
|
MOST WORLD CUP GOALS
|
| Gary Lineker |
10 |
1986-90 |
| Harry Kane |
6 |
2018 |
| Geoff Hurst |
5 |
1966-70 |
| Bobby Charlton |
4 |
1962-70 |
| Michael Owen |
4 |
1998-06 |
| David Beckham |
3 |
1998-06 |
| Steven Gerrard |
3 |
2002-14 |
| Roger Hunt |
3 |
1966 |
| Nat Lofthouse |
3 |
1954 |
| David Platt |
3 |
1990 |
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YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1950 1R Chile W 2-0
1R United States L 0-1
1R Spain L 0-1
1954 1R Belgium [aet] D 4-4
1R Switzerland W 2-0
QF Uruguay L 2-4
1958 1R Soviet Union D 2-2
1R Brazil D 0-0
1R Austria D 2-2
P/O Soviet Union L 0-1
1962 1R Hungary L 1-2
1R Argentina W 3-1
1R Bulgaria D 0-0
QF Brazil L 1-3
1966 1R Uruguay D 0-0
1R Mexico W 2-0
1R France W 2-0
QF Argentina W 1-0
SF Portugal W 2-1
F West Germany [aet] W 4-2
1970 1R Romania W 1-0
1R Brazil L 0-1
1R Czechoslovakia W 1-0
QF West Germany [aet] L 2-3
1982 1R France W 3-1
1R Czechoslovakia W 2-0
1R Kuwait W 1-0
2Ph West Germany D 0-0
2Ph Spain D 0-0
1986 1R Portugal L 0-1
1R Morocco D 0-0
1R Poland W 3-0
2R Paraguay W 3-0
QF Argentina L 1-2
1990 1R Rep. of Ireland D 1-1
1R Netherlands D 0-0
1R Egypt W 1-0
2R Belgium [aet] W 1-0
QF Cameroon [aet] W 3-2
SF West Germany [3-4 ap] D 1-1
3/4 Italy L 1-2
1998 1R Tunisia W 2-0
1R Romania L 1-2
1R Colombia W 2-0
2R Argentina [3-4 ap] D 2-2
2002 1R Sweden D 1-1
1R Argentina W 1-0
1R Nigeria D 0-0
2R Denmark W 3-0
QF Brazil L 1-2
2006 1R Paraguay W 1-0
1R Trinidad & Tobago W 2-0
1R Sweden D 2-2
2R Ecuador W 1-0
QF Portugal [1-3 ap] D 0-0
2010 1R United States D 1-1
1R Algeria D 0-0
1R Slovenia W 1-0
2R Germany L 1-4
2014 1R Italy L 1-2
1R Uruguay L 1-2
1R Costa Rica D 0-0
2018 1R Tunisia W 2-1
1R Panama W 6-1
1R Belgium L 0-1
2R Colombia [4-3 ap] D 1-1
QF Sweden W 2-0
SF Croatia [aet] L 1-2
3/4 Belgium L 0-2
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