The England national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.[2][3]
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 their headquarters is at St George's Park, Burton upon Trent. The teams current 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. Any one of these tournament victories after 1992 would mean England would also contest the FIFA Confederations Cup, however they are yet to qualify for this tournament. 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 finished fourth in 1990. England have never won the European Championship ? after fifteen attempts over fifty-six years ? with their best performances being semi-finals appearances at the 1968 and 1996 Championships, the latter of which they hosted.

All-time table for champions


Main article: All-time table of the FIFA World Cup
Position Name of Team Participations Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Avg
Pts
Trophies
1 Brazil 20 104 70 17 17 221 102 119 227 2.18 5
2 Germany[97] 18 106 66 20 20 224 121 103 218 2.06 4
3 Italy 18 83 45 21 17 128 77 51 156 1.88 4
4 Argentina 16 77 42 14 21 131 84 47 140 1.82 2
5 Spain 14 59 29 12 18 92 66 26 99 1.68 1
6 England 14 62 26 20 16 79 56 23 98 1.58 1
7 France 14 59 28 12 19 106 71 35 96 1.63 1
8 Uruguay 12 51 20 12 19 80 71 9 72 1.41 2


Most capped players

Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.
# Name Career Caps Goals Position
1 Peter Shilton 1970?1990 125 0 GK
2 Wayne Rooney 2003?2016 119 53 FW
3 David Beckham 1996?2009 115 17 MF
4 Steven Gerrard 2000?2014 114 21 MF
5 Bobby Moore 1962?1973 108 2 DF
6 Ashley Cole 2001?2014 107 0 DF
7 Bobby Charlton 1958?1970 106 49 MF
Frank Lampard 1999?2014 106 29 MF
9 Billy Wright 1946?1959 105 3 DF
10 Bryan Robson 1980?1991 90 26 MF
Top goalscorers

# Name Career Goals Caps Position Average
1 Wayne Rooney 2003?2016 53 119 FW 0.4454
2 Bobby Charlton 1958?1970 49 106 MF 0.4622
3 Gary Lineker 1984?1992 48 80 FW 0.6000
4 Jimmy Greaves 1959?1967 44 57 FW 0.7719
5 Michael Owen 1998?2008 40 89 FW 0.4494
6 Nat Lofthouse 1950?1958 30 33 FW 0.9090
Alan Shearer 1992?2000 30 63 FW 0.4762
Tom Finney 1946?1958 30 76 FW 0.3947
9 Vivian Woodward 1903?1911 29 23 FW 1.2609
Frank Lampard 1999?2014 29 106 MF 0.2735
Honours and achievements

Major:
FIFA World CupWinners (1): 1966Fourth place (1): 1990UEFA European ChampionshipThird place (1): 1968Semi-finalists (1): 1996Regional:


Winners (54): (including 20 shared)

Winners (3): 1986, 1988, 1989Minor:


Winners (1): 2004

Winners (1): 1997

Winners (1): 1991Other:


Winners (2): 1990, 1998Unofficial:


Matches as Champion: 88Reigns as Champion: 21