England national football team
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The England football team are a team who play football for England. They play their matches in England at Wembley Stadium.
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Nickname(s) | The Three Lions | ||
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Association | The Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Gareth Southgate | ||
Captain | Harry Kane | ||
Most caps | Peter Shilton (125) | ||
Top scorer | Wayne Rooney (53) | ||
Home stadium | Wembley Stadium | ||
FIFA code | ENG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 5 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
Highest | 3 (August 2012[1]) | ||
Lowest | 27 (February 1996[1]) | ||
First international | |||
Scotland 0–0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) | |||
Biggest win | |||
England 13–0 Ireland (Belfast, Ireland; 31 July 1882) San Marino 1–8 England (Serravalle, San Marino; 15 November 2021) | |||
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 | Runners-up, (2020) |
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They played their first game in 1872 against Scotland.
They won the FIFA World Cup in 1966 when they beat West Germany by 4 goals to 2 at the old Wembley Stadium.