England national football team facts for kids
| 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  (7 February 2019) |
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| Highest | 3 (August 2012) | ||
| Lowest | 27 (February 1996) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 7 (3 March 2019) |
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| Highest | 1 (1872–1876, 1892–1911, 1966–1970, 1987–1988) |
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| Lowest | 17 (11 June 1995) | ||
| First international | |||
 Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) |
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| Biggest win | |||
England 13–0 Ireland  (Belfast, Ireland; 31 July 1882) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Hungary 7–1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1950) | ||
| Best result | Champions, (1966) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1968) | ||
| Best result | Third place, (1968) | ||
The England national football team are a team who play association football for England. They play their matches in England at Wembley Stadium. They won the FIFA World Cup in 1966 when they beat West Germany by 4 goals to 2 at the old Wembley Stadium. On 13 June 2017, England lost a friendly match 3-2 away to France.
Contents
Most appearances
- As of 16 November 2018
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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| 1 | Peter Shilton | 1970–1990 | 125 | 0 |
| 2 | Wayne Rooney | 2003–2018 | 120 | 53 |
| 3 | David Beckham | 1996–2009 | 115 | 17 |
| 4 | Steven Gerrard | 2000–2014 | 114 | 21 |
| 5 | Bobby Moore | 1962–1973 | 108 | 2 |
| 6 | Ashley Cole | 2001–2014 | 107 | 0 |
| 7 | Bobby Charlton | 1958–1970 | 106 | 49 |
| Frank Lampard | 1999–2014 | 106 | 29 | |
| 9 | Billy Wright | 1946–1959 | 105 | 3 |
| 10 | Bryan Robson | 1980–1991 | 90 | 26 |
Top scorers
- As of 9 October 2017
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
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| 1 | Wayne Rooney | 2003–2018 | 53 | 120 | 0.4416 |
| 2 | Bobby Charlton | 1958–1970 | 49 | 106 | 0.4622 |
| 3 | Gary Lineker | 1984–1992 | 48 | 80 | 0.6000 |
| 4 | Jimmy Greaves | 1959–1967 | 44 | 57 | 0.7719 |
| 5 | Michael Owen | 1998–2008 | 40 | 89 | 0.4494 |
| 6 | Nat Lofthouse | 1950–1958 | 30 | 33 | 0.9090 |
| Alan Shearer | 1992–2000 | 30 | 63 | 0.4762 | |
| Tom Finney | 1946–1958 | 30 | 76 | 0.3947 | |
| 9 | Vivian Woodward | 1903–1911 | 29 | 23 | 1.2609 |
| Frank Lampard | 1999–2014 | 29 | 106 | 0.2735 |
Honours
Senior team
- Third Place (1): 1968
- Semi-finals (1): 1996
- Winners (54) (including 20 shared)
- Gold medal (2): 1908, 1912
Recent Games
| Date | Type of Game | Home Team | Result | Away Team |
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| 27 March 2018 | Friendly | England |
1–1 |  Italy |
| 2 June 2018 | Friendly | England |
2–1 |  Nigeria |
| 7 June 2018 | Friendly | England |
2–0 |  Costa Rica |
| 18 June 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G |  Tunisia |
1–2 | England |
| 24 June 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G | England |
6–1 |  Panama |
| 28 June 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G | England |
0–1 |  Belgium |
| 3 July 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup R16 |  Colombia |
1–1 (3–4p) | England |
| 7 July 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup QF |  Sweden |
0–2 | England |
| 11 July 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup SF |  Croatia |
2–1 (aet) | England |
| 14 July 2018 | 2018 FIFA World Cup 3rd | Belgium |
2–0 | England |
- Green means that the team won.
- Yellow means the team had a draw.
- Red means the team lost.
Minor tournaments
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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 1964 Taça de Nações |
Group Stage | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament |
Group Stage | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
 1985 Rous Cup |
1 Match | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament |
Group Stage | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament |
Group Stage | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
 1986 Rous Cup |
Champions 1 Match | 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1987 Rous Cup |
Group Stage | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 Rous Cup |
Champions Group Stage | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 Rous Cup |
Champions Group Stage | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 England Challenge Cup |
Champions Group Stage | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 1993 U.S. Cup |
Group Stage | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1995 Umbro Cup |
Group Stage | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
 1997 Tournoi de France |
Champions Group Stage | 1st | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
 1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament |
Group Stage | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 FA Summer Tournament |
Champions Group Stage | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 6 Titles | 55 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 74 | 47 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
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Images for kids
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The England team before a match against Scotland at Richmond in 1893
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Elizabeth II presenting England captain Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet trophy following England's 4–2 victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final
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The England team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
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The England line-up before the last match of group G against Belgium, 28 June 2018
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England shirt for the 1966 World Cup final
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Wembley Stadium during a friendly match between England and Germany
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Goalkeeper Peter Shilton is the most capped player in the history of England with 125 caps.
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Wayne Rooney is England's top scorer with 53 goals.
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2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final: Croatia vs England.
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