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Englandnational football team record

634
Wins
259
Draws
209
Defeats

1,102 matches, 1872 to 2026TFN Elo rating 2208, 3rd in the world

England have played 1,102 internationals since 1872: 634 wins, 259 draws and 209 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Scotland, with 118 meetings. Their biggest win is 13–0 against Northern Ireland in a friendly on 18 February 1882.

England's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All11026342592092415–105658%
Competitive6793991611191492–58659%
Friendlies4232359890923–47056%
At home491316105701172–42364%
Away4802621151031048–50055%
Neutral venues131563936195–13343%

Record against every opponent

England have played 90 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Scotland118492742208–1782023
Wales106702115256–922025
Northern Ireland9976167324–812005
France351861181–492026
Germany351481357–462022
Italy3210111139–352023
Switzerland30197465–252024
Spain291341248–372026
Belgium27176476–332024
Brazil274111223–352024
Hungary26163761–362022
Sweden2599740–322018
Denmark23136439–222024
Netherlands2379733–302024
Portugal231010346–252016
Poland21128133–132021
Austria19114459–272021
Ireland1988330–142024
Argentina1666423–202026
Russia1565426–182016
Yugoslavia1455423–201989
Croatia1382333–152026
Czechoslovakia1383229–151992
Finland13112041–82024
Norway1383230–82026
Bulgaria1284026–22019
Romania1236311–102021
USA1282239–92022
Uruguay1234512–162026
Greece1182127–52024
Mexico1181230–62026
Turkey1192033–12016
Ukraine1063116–42023
Luxembourg990047–31999
Albania880023–12025
Andorra880028–02025
Australia85219–62023
San Marino880052–12021
Czech Republic751116–42026
Malta770020–12023
Slovakia761013–42024
Slovenia752010–42024
Chile62224–52013
Colombia633011–42018
Iceland631213–52024
Montenegro633019–52019
North Macedonia633013–42023
Cameroon43109–42002
Estonia44009–02015
East Germany43107–31984
Israel42205–12007
Japan42115–42026
Lithuania440010–02017
Moldova440016–02013
Serbia440010–12025
Costa Rica32105–02026
Ecuador32105–22014
Egypt33008–12010
New Zealand33004–02026
Nigeria32103–12018
Paraguay33008–02006
Peru32018–42014
Tunisia32105–22018
Azerbaijan1–0 (2004), 2–0 (2005)22003–02005
Belarus3–1 (2008), 3–0 (2009)22006–12009
Cyprus5–0 (1975), 1–0 (1975)22006–01975
Georgia2–0 (1996), 2–0 (1997)22004–01997
Ghana1–1 (2011), 0–0 (2026)20201–12026
Kazakhstan5–1 (2008), 4–0 (2009)22009–12009
Kosovo5–3 (2019), 4–0 (2019)22009–32019
Latvia3–0 (2025), 5–0 (2025)22008–02025
Liechtenstein2–0 (2003), 2–0 (2003)22004–02003
Morocco0–0 (1986), 1–0 (1998)21101–01998
Panama6–1 (2018), 2–0 (2026)22008–12026
Saudi Arabia1–1 (1988), 0–0 (1998)20201–11998
Senegal3–0 (2022), 1–3 (2025)21014–32025
South Africa2–1 (1997), 2–1 (2003)22004–22003
Trinidad and Tobago2–0 (2006), 3–0 (2008)22005–02008
Algeria0–0 (2010)10100–02010
Bosnia3–0 (2024)11003–02024
Canada1–0 (1986)11001–01986
China3–0 (1996)11003–01996
DR Congo2–1 (2026)11002–12026
Honduras0–0 (2014)10100–02014
Iran6–2 (2022)11006–22022
Ivory Coast3–0 (2022)11003–02022
Jamaica6–0 (2006)11006–02006
Kuwait1–0 (1982)11001–01982
Malaysia4–2 (1991)11004–21991
South Korea1–1 (2002)10101–12002

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. at Northern IrelandFriendly, 18 Feb 188213–0 for England
  2. v Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship, 18 Feb 189913–2 for England
  3. at AustriaFriendly, 8 Jun 190811–1 for England
  4. at San MarinoWorld Cup qualifying, 15 Nov 202110–0 for England
  5. at USAFriendly, 27 May 196410–0 for England

Heaviest defeats

  1. at HungaryFriendly, 23 May 19541–7 for England
  2. at ScotlandFriendly, 2 Mar 18782–7 for England
  3. v ScotlandFriendly, 12 Mar 18811–6 for England
  4. at YugoslaviaFriendly, 11 May 19580–5 for England
  5. at BrazilTaça das Nações, 30 May 19641–5 for England

Latest results

  1. v Czech RepublicNations League, 6 Oct 20263–0 for England
  2. at CroatiaNations League, 3 Oct 20267–0 for England
  3. at Czech RepublicNations League, 29 Sept 20262–0 for England
  4. v SpainNations League, 26 Sept 20262–3 for England
  5. v FranceWorld Cup, 18 Jul 20266–4 for England
  6. v ArgentinaWorld Cup, 15 Jul 20261–2 for England
  7. v NorwayWorld Cup, 11 Jul 20262–1 for England
  8. at MexicoWorld Cup, 5 Jul 20263–2 for England
  9. v DR CongoWorld Cup, 1 Jul 20262–1 for England
  10. v PanamaWorld Cup, 27 Jun 20262–0 for England

England's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1872: 1503End of 1873: 1513End of 1874: 1505End of 1875: 1502End of 1876: 1490End of 1877: 1472End of 1878: 1462End of 1879: 1479End of 1880: 1486End of 1881: 1453End of 1882: 1474End of 1883: 1492End of 1884: 1549End of 1885: 1551End of 1886: 1597End of 1887: 1597End of 1888: 1661End of 1889: 1652End of 1890: 1681End of 1891: 1701End of 1892: 1748End of 1893: 1769End of 1894: 1765End of 1895: 1768End of 1896: 1765End of 1897: 1746End of 1898: 1781End of 1899: 1793End of 1900: 1758End of 1901: 1756End of 1902: 1741End of 1903: 1723End of 1904: 1736End of 1905: 1732End of 1906: 1729End of 1907: 1709End of 1908: 1782End of 1909: 1821End of 1910: 1781End of 1911: 1776End of 1912: 1787End of 1913: 1768End of 1914: 1703End of 1919: 1694End of 1920: 1680End of 1921: 1661End of 1922: 1649End of 1923: 1670End of 1924: 1662End of 1925: 1654End of 1926: 1604End of 1927: 1613End of 1928: 1628End of 1929: 1666End of 1930: 1717End of 1931: 1716End of 1932: 1739End of 1933: 1725End of 1934: 1748End of 1935: 1754End of 1936: 1696End of 1937: 1748End of 1938: 1726End of 1939: 1746End of 1945: 1708End of 1946: 1736End of 1947: 1767End of 1948: 1830End of 1949: 1809End of 1950: 1770End of 1951: 1750End of 1952: 1794End of 1953: 1787End of 1954: 1786End of 1955: 1761End of 1956: 1805End of 1957: 1816End of 1958: 1761End of 1959: 1727End of 1960: 1760End of 1961: 1764End of 1962: 1768End of 1963: 1779End of 1964: 1754End of 1965: 1786End of 1966: 1933End of 1967: 1922End of 1968: 1911End of 1969: 1938End of 1970: 1897End of 1971: 1907End of 1972: 1875End of 1973: 1828End of 1974: 1832End of 1975: 1837End of 1976: 1824End of 1977: 1806End of 1978: 1864End of 1979: 1919End of 1980: 1884End of 1981: 1792End of 1982: 1911End of 1983: 1901End of 1984: 1880End of 1985: 1846End of 1986: 1899End of 1987: 1935End of 1988: 1806End of 1989: 1866End of 1990: 1923End of 1991: 1931End of 1992: 1887End of 1993: 1830End of 1994: 1850End of 1995: 1826End of 1996: 1914End of 1997: 1961End of 1998: 1914End of 1999: 1878End of 2000: 1822End of 2001: 1905End of 2002: 1939End of 2003: 1950End of 2004: 1973End of 2005: 1961End of 2006: 1968End of 2007: 1917End of 2008: 1998End of 2009: 1997End of 2010: 1943End of 2011: 1971End of 2012: 1971End of 2013: 1951End of 2014: 1951End of 2015: 1988End of 2016: 1957End of 2017: 1965End of 2018: 2005End of 2019: 2006End of 2020: 2010End of 2021: 2077End of 2022: 2027End of 2023: 2072End of 2024: 2059End of 2025: 2096End of 2026: 2208
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 2208, reached on 6 October 2026. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly4232359890923–470
British Home Championship2631585649647–279
World Cup qualifying127892711325–66
Euro qualifying110752510265–63
World Cup82382321124–80
European Championship4518161159–43
Nations League28136948–28
Rous Cup83417–4
Taça das Nações30122–7
Tournoi de France32013–1
Umbro Cup31116–7
USA Cup30122–5
King Hassan II Tournament21101–0
U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament21013–3

Top scorers

  1. 1Harry Kane75
  2. 2Wayne Rooney37
  3. 3Michael Owen27
  4. 4Gary Lineker22
  5. 5Alan Shearer21
  6. 6Frank Lampard19
  7. 7Raheem Sterling19
  8. 8Steven Gerrard16
  9. 9Bukayo Saka15
  10. 10Marcus Rashford15

Counted from the 352 of 1102 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did England play their first international?

On 30 November 1872, a 0–0 draw against Scotland in a friendly.

What is England's biggest win?

13–0 against Northern Ireland in a friendly on 18 February 1882.

What is England's heaviest defeat?

1–7 against Hungary in a friendly on 23 May 1954.

Who have England played the most?

Scotland: 118 matches, with 49 wins, 27 draws and 42 defeats for England.

What is England's longest winning run?

10 wins in a row, from 6 June 1908 to 1 June 1909.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.