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England national football team

England
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)

The Three Lions

Association The Football Association

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach Vacant

Captain

Wayne Rooney

Most caps

Peter Shilton (125)

Top scorer

Wayne Rooney (53)

Home stadium
FIFA code

Wembley Stadium

ENG

First colours

Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current

13 Decrease 1 (24 November 2016)

Highest

3 (August 2012)

Lowest

27 (February 1996)

Elo ranking
Current

11 (10 July 2016)

Highest

1 (18721876

18921911

19661970
19871988)
Lowest

16 (19 June 2014)

First international
Scotland 00 England
(Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872)
Biggest win
England 130 Ireland
(Belfast, Ireland; 31 July 1882)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 71 England
(Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954)
World Cup
Appearances
Best result

14 (First in 1950)
Champions, 1966

European Championship
Appearances
Best result

9 (First in 1968)
Third place, 1968 & 1996

The England national football team represents England in international football and
is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.
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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's
home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and the current caretaker manager is
Gareth Southgate. Although part of the United Kingdom, England has always had a
representative side that plays in major professional tournaments, though not in the
Olympic Games, as the IOC has always recognised United Kingdom representative
sides.

England contest the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship, which
alternate biennially. In contesting for the World Cup seventeen times over the past

sixty four years, England won the 1966 World Cup, when they hosted the finals, and
achieved a semi final appearance in 1990. England have never won the UEFA
European Football Championship after fifteen attempts over fifty-six years their
best performances were semi final appearances at the 1968 and 1996
Championships, the latter of which they hosted.

History
Team image
Coaching staf
Players
Results and fixtures
Records
Competitive record
Honours & Achievements
See also
References
External links
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