A representative match between England and Scotland was played on 5 March 1870, having been organised by the Football Association.
The England men's national football team represents England in men's international football since the first international match in 1872.
It played in the world's first international football match in 1872, against Scotland.
A return fixture was organised by representatives of Scottish football teams on 30 November 1872.
They joined FIFA in 1906 and played their first games against countries other than the Home Nations on a tour of Central Europe in 1908.
They joined FIFA in 1906 and played their first games against countries other than the Home Nations on a tour of Central Europe in 1908.
Wembley Stadium was opened in 1923 and became their home ground.
The relationship between England and FIFA became strained, and this resulted in their departure from FIFA in 1928, before they rejoined in 1946.
The relationship between England and FIFA became strained, and this resulted in their departure from FIFA in 1928, before they rejoined in 1946.
In the 1954 FIFA World Cup, England reached the quarter-finals for the first time, and lost 4–2 to reigning champions Uruguay. ===Walter Winterbottom and Alf Ramsey=== Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as England's first full-time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963.
As a result, they did not compete in a World Cup until 1950, in which they were beaten in a 1–0 defeat by the United States, failing to get past the first round in one of the most embarrassing defeats in the team's history. Their first defeat on home soil to a foreign team was a 2–0 loss to Ireland, on 21 September 1949 at Goodison Park.
As a result, they did not compete in a World Cup until 1950, in which they were beaten in a 1–0 defeat by the United States, failing to get past the first round in one of the most embarrassing defeats in the team's history. Their first defeat on home soil to a foreign team was a 2–0 loss to Ireland, on 21 September 1949 at Goodison Park.
A 6–3 loss in 1953 to Hungary, was their second defeat by a foreign team at Wembley.
In the 1954 FIFA World Cup, England reached the quarter-finals for the first time, and lost 4–2 to reigning champions Uruguay. ===Walter Winterbottom and Alf Ramsey=== Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as England's first full-time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963.
In the 1954 FIFA World Cup, England reached the quarter-finals for the first time, and lost 4–2 to reigning champions Uruguay. ===Walter Winterbottom and Alf Ramsey=== Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as England's first full-time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963.
It won the 1966 World Cup, when it also hosted the finals, and finished fourth in both 1990 and 2018.
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was hosted in England and Ramsey guided England to victory with a 4–2 win against West Germany after extra time in the final, during which Geoff Hurst scored a [In
England has never won the UEFA European Championship, with its best performances being third-place finishes in 1968 and 1996, the latter as hosts.
It won the 1966 World Cup, when it also hosted the finals, and finished fourth in both 1990 and 2018.
England has never won the UEFA European Championship, with its best performances being third-place finishes in 1968 and 1996, the latter as hosts.
It won the 1966 World Cup, when it also hosted the finals, and finished fourth in both 1990 and 2018.
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