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| Nickname(s) | The Three Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | The Football Association (The FA) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Lee Carsley (interim) Thomas Tuchel (from 2025) | ||
| Captain | Harry Kane | ||
| Most caps | Peter Shilton (125) | ||
| Top scorer | Harry Kane (69) | ||
| Home stadium | Wembley Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | ENG | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 4  (24 October 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 3 (August–September 2012, September–October 2021, November 2023[1]) | ||
| Lowest | 27 (February 1996[1]) | ||
| First international | |||
 Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) (The first ever international football match) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Ireland 0–13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Hungary 7–1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1950) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1966) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1968) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2020, 2024) | ||
| Nations League Finals | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2019) | ||
| Website | englandfootball.com | ||
The England national football team have represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by the Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affiliated with UEFA and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA.[3][4] England competes in the three major international tournaments contested by European nations: the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League.
England are the joint oldest national team in football having played in the world's first international football match in 1872, against Scotland. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and their training headquarters is at St George's Park, Burton upon Trent. Thomas Tuchel will take over as Head Coach from January 2025.[5]
England won the 1966 FIFA World Cup final on home soil, making them one of eight nations to have won the World Cup. They have qualified for the World Cup sixteen times, with fourth-place finishes in the 1990 and 2018 editions. England have never won the European Championship, with their best performances to date being runners-up finishes in 2020 and 2024. As a constituent country of the United Kingdom, England are not a member of the International Olympic Committee (as English athletes compete for Great Britain), and so do not compete at the Olympic Games. England are the only team to have won the World Cup at senior level but not their major continental title, and the only team representing a non-sovereign country to have won the World Cup.
- ^ a b c "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "FA Handbook 2013–14" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 621. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Written evidence submitted by Lord Triesman". Parliament of the United Kingdom. May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Thomas Tuchel appointed as England men's senior head coach". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.