England's World Cup Final
Tournament Player Record Performances
Appearances
Most tournaments
3
Fifteen players...
Billy Wright and Tom Finney played in the 1950, 1954
and 1958 tournaments. Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore appeared in
the 1962, 1966 and 1970 tournaments. Peter Shilton, Terry Butcher
and Bryan Robson played in the 1982, 1986 and 1990 tournaments.
David Beckham and Sol Campbell appeared in the 1998, 2002 and 2006
tournaments. Ashley Cole and Joe Cole both appeared in the 2002,
2006 and 2010 tournaments. Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney both played in
the 2006, 2010 and 2014 tournaments.
Raheem Sterling and Jordan
Henderson are the latest additions, having appeared in 2014, 2018 and
2022.
Bobby Charlton, Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard are the only players named to four England World Cup
squads, but they did not play on their first occasions, the 1958, 1998
and 2002 tournaments respectively. Ferdinand was named to the 2010 Finals
squad, but withdrew following an injury.
England's World Cup Players Appearing
at Most Final Tournaments
Most appearances
17
One...
Peter
Shilton holds the record with 17 appearances, followed by Bobby Charlton,
Ashley Cole, Bobby Moore and Terry
Butcher, all with 14.
England's
World Cup Final Tournament Players by Number of Appearances
Most
appearances in a single tournament
7
Twice...
In
Italy in
1990, four players appeared in all seven matches: Peter
Shilton, Des Walker, Gary Lineker and Chris Waddle. However, only
Shilton and Walker played every minute of every match, 720 minutes in
all, a number inflated by England's three extra-time matches.
Lineker missed the last seven minutes of the first match, and Waddle,
coming on as a substitute, missed 72 minutes of the last, third-place
match.
In Russia in 2018, three players appeared in all seven
matches: Jordan Pickford, John Stones and Harry Maguire. Only Pickford
played in all 690 minutes. Harry Maguire replaced John Stones halfway
through the Belgium match.
Most
consecutive appearances
17
One...
Peter
Shilton made 17 consecutive appearances as goalkeeper in all England's
matches at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 final tournaments.
Bobby Charlton
and Bobby Moore made 14 consecutive appearances, starting all the
matches at the 1962, 1966 and 1970 tournaments. David Beckham made
13 consecutive appearances, coming on as a substitute against Romania in
the 1998 tournament and starting against Colombia and Argentina, then
starting all the matches at the 2002 and 2006 tournaments. Gary Lineker made 12 consecutive appearances, starting all the matches at the
1986 and 1990 tournaments. Billy Wright made 10 consecutive
appearances, starting all the matches at the 1950, 1954 and 1958
tournaments. Ray Wilson also made 10 consecutive appearances,
starting all the matches at the 1962 and 1966 tournaments.
Most
tournaments as captain
3
One...
Billy
Wright served as captain at three World Cup final tournaments, 1950 in
Brazil, 1954 in Switzerland and 1958 in Sweden.
Bobby Moore was
captain at two tournaments, 1966 in England and 1970 in Mexico.
David Beckham was captain also at two tournaments, 2002 in South
Korea/Japan and 2006 in Germany. Bryan Robson and Peter Shilton both served as captain
at the same two
final tournaments, 1986 in Mexico and 1990 in Italy.
Most
appearances as captain
11
One...
Harry Kane served as captain in six of the seven matches in
the 2018 tournament and all five of the 2022 tournament, beating the
previous record of
Three...
Billy
Wright, Bobby Moore and David Beckham each served as captain in 10 World Cup final
tournament matches, Wright at the 1950, 1954 and 1958 tournaments, Moore
at the 1966 and 1970 tournaments and Beckham at the 2002 and 2006
tournaments.
England's
World Cup Final Tournament Captains
Youngest
player to appear
18
Michael
Owen was by far the youngest player ever to appear for England in the
World Cup finals. He was 18 years, 183 days when he made a
substitute appearance for England against Tunisia in the opening group
match of the 1998 tournament in France. In the third group match,
against Colombia, at the time, he became the youngest player to make a starting
appearance for England at 18 years, 194 days.
Luke Shaw was 18 years,
347 days, when he started the final group match of 2014 against Costa
Rica.
Oldest
player to appear
40
Peter
Shilton was 40 years, 295 days when he played in the third-place match
against host Italy at the 1990 tournament to earn his 125th and last cap
for England. He played every minute of England's seven matches at
the tournament.
Stanley Matthews was 39 years, 145 days when he
appeared in England's last match of the 1954 tournament, the
quarter-final against Uruguay. He was still dazzling defenders in
the old First Division four years later, but the selectors overlooked
him for the World Cup 1958 squad.
Goalscoring
Most
goals
10
One...
Gary
Lineker is far and away England's top World Cup finals scorer with 10
goals in 12 matches, six in five matches at the 1986 tournament in
Mexico and four in seven matches at the 1990 tournament in Italy.
Next is Harry Kane with eight (six in 2018, two in 2022) and then Geoff Hurst with five goals in six matches, four in
three matches at the 1966 tournament in England and one in three matches at
the 1970 tournament in Mexico.
England's World Cup
Final Tournament Goalscorers by Number of Goals
Most
goals in a match
3
Three...
Geoff Hurst is the only player to score three
in a World Cup final match, England's 4-2 extra-time victory against
West Germany on 30 July 1966. Two of his goals came in extra time,
and one of those is highly controversial because of the dispute over whether it actually crossed the line.
Gary Lineker is the first
England player to score three goals in regulation time in a World Cup
match, the 3-0 group stage victory against Poland on 11 June 1986. Lineker
actually accomplished the feat in less than regulation time since he was
taken off for a substitute at 84 minutes.
Harry
Kane then became the third player to score three goals, when he did so
against Panama on 24 June 2018. Two of them from the penalty spot.
Ten England players
have had two-goal games in World Cup finals play, and one of them, Gary
Lineker, had two. The first was Ivor Broadis in the opening group match against Belgium at the 1954 tournament in
Switzerland. In the same match, Nat Lofthouse also scored two, his
second coming in extra time. Both Roger Hunt and Bobby Charlton
had two-goal games at the 1966 tournament in England, Hunt against
France in group play and Charlton against Portugal in the
semi-final. Bryan Robson had a pair in the opening match against
France at the 1982 tournament in Spain. Gary Lineker followed his
hat-trick against Poland in the last group match at the 1986 tournament
with two against Paraguay in the round of 16 match. Lineker
scored on two penalty kicks in the 1990 quarter-final against Cameroon,
the second winning the match 3-2 in extra time.
During the 2018 World Cup finals, Harry Kane scored the two goals
against Tunisia on 18 June. As he scored his hattrick against Panama six
days later, John Stones scored twice, his first goals for the national
team. Bukayo Saka became the youngest to score two goals when he did so
against Iran in the opening match of the 2022 tournament. Marcus
Rashford followed up with two in the final group match at the same
tournament against Wales.
Most
goals in a single tournament
6
Gary Lineker set the England record with six goals in five matches at
the 1986 tournament in Mexico, when he was the tournament's top
scorer. Harry Kane also scored six goals in the 2018 tournament, all
in three matches. Geoff Hurst and Lineker share third place with four-goal
tournaments, Hurst in three matches at the 1966 finals in
England and Lineker in seven matches at the 1990 finals in Italy.
Four England players have had three-goal tournaments, Nat Lofthouse in
two matches at the 1954 tournament in Switzerland, Bobby Charlton and Roger Hunt in
six matches at the 1966 tournament in England,
and David Platt in six matches at the 1990 tournament in Italy.
Most multiple-goal
matches
3
Gary
Lineker was the first England player to have more than one multiple-goal
match at the World Cup finals. He scored three against Poland and
two against Paraguay at the 1986 tournament in Mexico and two against
Cameroon, both on penalty kicks and one of them in extra time, at the
1990 tournament in Italy.
Harry Kane then scored twice against
Tunisia and then three against Panama during the 2018 tournament.
Six other England players had
multiple-goal matches in the World Cup finals: Ivor Broadis and
Nat Lofthouse, two each against Belgium in group play at the 1954
tournament in Switzerland with one of Lofthouse's coming in extra time,
Roger Hunt, two against France in 1966 group play, Bobby Charlton, two
against Portugal in the 1966 semi-final, Geoff Hurst, three against West
Germany in the 1966 final with two coming in extra time, and Bobby
Robson, two against France in the opening group match at the 1982
tournament in Spain.
Most matches scoring a
goal
6
Gary Lineker
scored in six World Cup finals matches, against Poland, Paraguay and
Argentina at the 1986 tournament in Mexico and against the Republic of
Ireland, Cameroon and West Germany at the 1990 tournament in Italy.
Harry Kane has scored in five tournament matches, against Tunisia,
Panama and Colombia in the 2018 tournament, and against Senegal and
France in 2022.
Michael
Owen scored in four final tournament matches, against Romania and
Argentina at the 1998 tournament in France and against Denmark and
Brazil at the 2002 tournament in Japan. Bobby
Charlton, Geoff Hurst, and David Platt scored in three final tournament
matches, Charlton against Argentina at the 1962 tournament and Mexico
and Portugal at the 1966 tournament, Hurst against Argentina and West
Germany at the 1966 tournament and Romania at the 1970 tournament, and
Platt against Belgium, Cameroon and Italy at the 1990 tournament.
Most
matches scoring a goal in a single tournament
3
Gary Lineker twice
scored in three matches at a single tournament, against Poland, Paraguay
and Argentina at the 1986 tournament in Mexico and against the Republic
of Ireland, Cameroon and West Germany at the 1990 tournament in
Italy. David Platt also scored in three matches at the 1990
tournament, against Belgium, Cameroon and Italy.
Harry Kane was then added to the list in 2018 when he scored against
Tunisia, Panama and Colombia.
Most
consecutive matches scoring a goal
4
Gary
Lineker scored in four consecutive World Cup finals matches, England's
last three at the 1986 tournament in Mexico against Poland, Paraguay
and Argentina and their first at the 1990 tournament in Italy against
the Republic of Ireland.
Ten
England players have scored in two consecutive World Cup finals matches:
Tom Finney, against Uruguay in the quarter-final match at the 1954
tournament in Switzerland and against the U.S.S.R. on a penalty kick in
the opening group match at the 1958 tournament in Sweden, Ron Flowers,
against Hungary on a penalty kick and Argentina on another penalty kick
at the 1962 tournament in Chile, Roger Hunt, against Mexico and France
in group play at the 1966 tournament in England, Geoff Hurst, against
West Germany in the final match at the 1966 tournament and against
Romania in the opening group match at the 1970 tournament in Mexico,
Trevor Francis, against Czechoslovakia and Kuwait in group play at the
1982 tournament in Spain, David Platt, against Belgium in the round of
16 teams and Cameroon in the quarter-final at the 1990 tournament in
Italy, Gary Lineker, against Cameroon on penalty kicks in the
quarter-final and
West Germany in the semi-final at the 1990 tournament, Michael Owen,
against Denmark in the round of 16 teams and Brazil in the quarter-final
at the 2002 tournament in Japan and Steven Gerrard, against Trinidad &
Tobago and Sweden in the 2006 tournament group matches. Harry Kane then
scored five goals in the first two matches of the 2018 tournament,
against Tunisia and Panama, and scored two in the final two matches of
the 2022 tournament.
Most
consecutive matches scoring a goal in a single tournament
3
Gary Lineker scored in three consecutive matches at the 1986 tournament,
three against Poland, two against Paraguay and one against Argentina.
Most
tournaments scored in
3
David Beckham is the only player to score in three
tournaments, in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 tournaments.
Eight
England players have scored in two tournaments: Tom Finney, 1954
and 1958, Bobby Charlton, 1962 and 1966, Geoff Hurst, 1966 and 1970,
Martin Peters, 1966 and 1970, Gary Lineker, 1986 and 1990, David
Beckham, 1998 and 2002, Michael Owen, 1998 and 2000, and Steven Gerrard
in 2006 and 2010.
Fastest
goal from start of match
27 seconds
Bryan Robson scored
after 27 seconds against France on 16 June 1982 in the opening match
of the preliminary group phase of the World Cup final tournament in
Spain. The final score was 3-1, as Robson got another and Paul
Mariner a third. Most of the U.K. media hailed Robson's first as
the fastest goal in World Cup finals history--and did so until the
2002 tournament--but they were wrong. A faster goal had been scored by Vaclav Mašek
for Czechoslovakia against Mexico in 15 seconds at the 1962 tournament in Chile.
At the 2002 tournament, Turkey's Hakan Şükür broke the record when he scored at
11 seconds of the third-place match against Korea Republic. Robson's
goal is now the third fastest in World Cup finals history.
Under
FIFA's uniform system of timing,
any goal scored during the first minute of play is recorded as scored
at "1," since it does not provide for recording
seconds. But trivia buffs pay no attention to such rules.
Most
penalty kick goals
3
Harry Kane scored three penalty kick
goals in the 2018 tournament, two against Panama and one against
Colombia.
Two more
England players have scored two penalty kick goals, Ron Flowers against
Hungary and Argentina at the 1962 tournament in Chile, Gary Lineker
against Cameroon at the 1990 tournament in Italy. Only four other
England players have scored penalty kick goals, Tom Finney against the
U.S.S.R. at the 1958 tournament in Sweden, Allan Clarke against
Czechoslovakia at the 1970 tournament in Mexico, Alan Shearer against
Argentina at the 1998 tournament in France and David Beckham against
Argentina at the 2002 tournament in Japan.
Most
penalty kick goals in a match
2
Gary
Lineker was the first England player to score from two penalty kicks in
one match, against Cameroon at the 1990 tournament, one of them winning the
match for England in extra time.
Harry Kane then scored two penalty
kicks against Panama in the 2018 tournament.
Most
penalty kick goals in a single tournament
3
Harry Kane scored three during the
2018 tournament.
Ron
Flowers and Gary Lineker have two each, details above.
Youngest
player to score
18
Michael
Owen was by far the youngest England player to score at the World Cup
finals when he came on as a substitute and temporarily brought England
level with Romania in the second group match at the 1998 tournament in
France. He was 18 years, 190 days.
Youngest
player to score twice
21
Bukayo Saka
became the youngest player to score two goals for England in World Cup finals play
when he did so against Iran in the opening
match at the 2022 tournament in Qatar. He was 21 years, 77
days.
Oldest
player to score
36
Tom Finney
became the oldest player to score for England in World Cup finals play
when he put home a penalty kick against the USSR in the opening
match at the 1958 tournament in Sweden. He was 36 years, 64
days. Finney was also the oldest to score from open play, scoring
in the quarter-final against Uruguay at the 1954 tournament in
Switzerland when he was 32 years, 82 days until....
Jordan Henderson,
against Senegal on 4 December 2022, was 32 years and 170 days, when he
scored to become the oldest to do so from open play, beating....
Wilf Mannion, who was 32
years, 40 days when he scored against Chile in the opening group match
at the 1950 tournament in Brazil.
Own
Goals
Most
own goals scored against England
1
Once...
Jimmy
Dickinson is the only England player charged with an own goal in World
Cup finals play, in the 4-4 draw with Belgium at the 1954 tournament in
Switzerland. The own goal enabled Belgium to draw level with England a minute after
Nat Lofthouse had put them ahead in extra time, which was played to
settle draws in group play at that tournament because the teams played
only two of the other three teams in their groups.
Most
own goals scored for England
1
Twice...
The first scored by Jozef
Barmoš in England's 2-0 victory against Czechoslovakia at the 1982
tournament in Spain.
The second scored by Carlos Gamarra in England's 1-0 victory over
Paraguay at the 2006 tournament in Germany.
Goalkeeping
England's
World Cup Final Tournament Goalkeepers by Number of Appearances
Most tournaments
played in
3
Once...
Peter
Shilton played at three World Cup final tournaments, 1982, 1986 and
1990.
Gordon Banks played at two tournaments, 1966 and 1970, as
did David Seaman, 1998 and 2002. No other goalkeeper played at more than one tournament.
Most
appearances
17
Peter Shilton has more World
Cup appearances, 17, than any other player and thus leads the way here,
too. Gordon Banks and David Seaman are next with nine appearances.
Fewest
appearances
1
Three times...
Peter Bonetti appeared only once, as a last minute replacement for Gordon
Banks in the quarter-final against West Germany at the 1970 tournament in
Mexico.
Rob Green appeared only once in the opening match of the 2010 tournament.
A tragic mistake that led to the United States equaliser ensured that Green was not
picked again in the Finals.
Ben Foster started the final group match of the
2014 tournament against Costa Rica after England had already been eliminated
from the competition.
Most
substitute appearances
0
No England
goalkeeper has ever appeared as a substitute in World Cup play.
Most
appearances in a single tournament
7
Twice...
Peter
Shilton played in all seven matches at the 1990 tournament in Italy, and
then Jordan Pickford played in all seven matches in the 2018 tournament
in Russia, the
most England have ever played in a tournament.
Fewest
goals conceded
0
Ben Foster kept a clean sheet in his only
match of the 2014 tournament.
Rob Green conceded only once in his only game of the 2010 tournament.
The single goal that ensured he was never picked again.
Bert Williams conceded the
fewest goals in World Cup play of any England goalkeeper, two, but he
played only three matches, all at the 1950 tournament in Brazil.
Most
goals conceded
10
Peter Shilton
conceded more
goals than any other England goalkeeper in World Cup finals play, 10,
but he also played many more World Cup finals matches, 17.
Fewest
goals conceded in a tournament
0
Ben Foster
kept a clean sheet in his only match of the 2014 tournament.
Peter
Shilton conceded only one goal in five matches at the 1982 tournament in
Spain, where England went unbeaten yet still failed to advance from
their second round group after a pair of goalless draws against West
Germany and Spain.
Gordon Banks conceded one goal in three matches
at the 1970 tournament in Mexico, but did not play in England's
extra-time quarter-final loss to West Germany, which put three past his
replacement, Peter Bonetti.
Rob Green conceded
only once in the opening match of the 2010 tournament. A tragic mistake
that led to the United States equaliser ensured that Green was not picked again in the
Finals.
Most
goals conceded in a tournament
8
Gil
Merrick conceded eight goals in three matches at the 1954 tournament in
Switzerland. He blanked Switzerland, but gave up four to Belgium
in a group match that ended in a draw after extra time and four in the
quarter-final to defending World Cup champion Uruguay. Jordan
Pickford conceded eight in seven matches in the 2018 tournament in Russia.
Fewest
goals conceded in a match
0
Ten
of the thirteen goalkeepers who have played for England in World Cup finals
tournaments recorded clean sheets, only Peter Bonetti, Rob Green
and Joe Hart failed to do so.
Most
goals conceded in a match
4
Twice...
Gil
Merrick gave up four goals twice at the 1954 tournament in Switzerland,
in the opening extra-time draw against Belgium and the quarter-final loss
to Uruguay. David James conceded four goals in England's final
match of the 2010 tournament, in the round-of-16 defeat to Germany.
Ron Springett conceded three goals in the quarter-final
loss to Brazil at the 1962 tournament in Chile, and Peter Bonetti, a
last-minute replacement for Gordon Banks, three in the extra-time loss
to West Germany at the 1970 tournament in Mexico.
England have not
given up more than two goals in any other World Cup finals match.
Most
clean sheets
10
Once...
Peter
Shilton leads the way with 10 clean sheets in 17 matches at the 1982,
1986 and 1990 tournaments. Gordon Banks is second with six clean
sheets in nine matches at the 1966 and 1970 tournaments. David
Seaman is third with five clean sheets in nine matches at the 1998 and
2002 tournaments. Paul Robinson follows with four clean sheets in
five matches. No other England goalkeeper has more than one
clean sheet.
Fewest
clean sheets
0
Three...
Peter
Bonetti, Rob Green and Joe Hart are the only England goalkeepers who played at the World Cup
finals never to achieve a clean sheet. Bonetti and Green played in only one match,
and Hart in two.
Five
first-choice goalkeepers had only one clean sheet, Bert Williams in
three matches in 1950, Gil Merrick in three matches in 1954, Colin
McDonald in four matches in 1958, Ron Springett in four matches in
1962 and Jordan Pickford in five matches in 2018.
Most
consecutive clean sheets
4
Twice...
Gordon
Banks recorded clean sheets in the first four matches of the 1966
tournament, the three group matches against Uruguay, Mexico and France
and the quarter-final against Argentina, all played at Wembley
Stadium. Peter Shilton did not concede a goal in England's last four
matches at the 1982 tournament in Spain, the last two first round group
matches against Czechoslovakia and Kuwait and the two second round group
matches against West Germany and Spain.
Shilton also recorded
three consecutive clean sheets at both the 1986 tournament in Mexico
and the 1990 tournament in Italy. David Seaman turned in three
consecutive clean sheets at the 2002 tournament in Japan. No other England goalkeeper has gone
more than two straight matches without conceding a goal.
Most
clean sheets in a tournament and most consecutive clean sheets in a
tournament
4
Three...
Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton share the record with four, Banks at the
1966 tournament and Shilton at the 1982 tournament. Paul Robinson
also recorded four clean sheets at the 2006
tournament in Germany.
Shilton
recorded three at the 1990 tournament and David Seaman three at the 2002
tournament.
Fewest
clean sheets in a tournament
0
Four...
Peter Bonetti did not achieve a clean sheet, but played only one match,
as a last-minute replacement at the 1970 tournament, nor did Rob Green, who
was dropped after the first 2010 tournament. Joe Hart played twice in the
2014 tournament and failed to keep a clean sheet in either, as did Jordan
Pickford in 2018.
Four first-choice goalkeepers recorded only one clean sheet in a tournament:
Bert Williams, 1950, Gil Merrick, 1954, Colin
McDonald, 1958, and Ron Springett, 1962.
Most
consecutive matches conceding a goal
4
Once...
Jordan Pickford conceded goals in his first four matches at the 2018
tournament in Russia, one each against Tunisia, Panama, Belgium and
Colombia.
Peter
Shilton had conceded goals in the last three matches at the 1990 tournament
in Italy, against Cameroon in the quarter-final, West Germany in the
semi-final and Italy in the third-place match. No other goalkeeper
has conceded goals in more than two consecutive matches.
Most
consecutive matches conceding a goal in a single tournament
4
Once...
Jordan Pickford conceded goals in the first four consecutive matches at the
2018 tournament in Russia.
Best
goals against average
0.43
Gordon
Banks has the best goals against average, 0.43 goals conceded per 90
minutes played in nine matches at the 1966 and 1970 tournaments.
Peter Shilton is second with 0.56 in 17 matches at the 1982, 1986 and
1990 tournaments.
Worst
goals against average
2.4
Gil
Merrick has the worst goals against average, 2.40 goals conceded per 90
minutes played in three matches at the 1954 tournament. Peter Bonetti has the second worst average, 2.25 in a single extra time match
at the 1990 tournament, and Ron Springett the third worst, 1.50 in four
matches at the 1962 tournament.
Best
goals against average in a single tournament
0.2
Peter
Shilton has the best goals against average for a tournament, conceding
only one goal in five matches at the 1982 tournament, for an average of
0.20 goals conceded per 90 minutes played. Gordon Banks
gave away one goal in three matches at the 1970 tournament, for an
average of 0.33, and three goals in six matches at the 1966 tournament,
including one extra-time match, for an average of 0.47. Paul
Robinson conceded two in five matches, averaging 0.40. Shilton
conceded three in five at the 1986 tournament, and David Seaman gave up
three in five at the 2002 tournament, both producing averages of 0.60.
Worst
goals against average in a tournament
2.4
Again, Gil Merrick, 2.40 in 1954.
Substitutions
Most appearances as
a substitute
5
Marcus Rashford made six appearances during
the 2018 tournament in Russia, five of which were from the bench, against
Tunisia, Colombia, Sweden, Croatia and Belgium.
Jack Grealish's five
appearances in the 2022 tournament in Qatar all came from the substitutes
bench.
Teddy
Sheringham made four substitute appearances in four consecutive matches at
the 2002 tournament in Japan, against Argentina, Nigeria, Denmark and
Brazil. Eric Dier also made four substitute appearances during the
2018 tournament in Russia, against Tunisia, Colombia, Sweden and Croatia.
Seven other England players have made three substitute appearances.
Peter Beardsley appeared as a substitute against Portugal at the 1986
tournament in Mexico and against Egypt and Cameroon at the 1990
tournament in Italy. Steve Bull made substitute appearances at the
1990 tournament against the Republic of Ireland, Netherlands and Belgium as
did David Platt against Netherlands, Egypt and Belgium. Kieron Dyer
made substitute appearances at the 2002 tournament, against Sweden,
Denmark and Brazil. Stewart Downing made substitute appearances at
the 2006 tournament, against Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago and Ecuador.
Aaron Lennon appeared at the same tournament, coming on against Trinidad
& Tobago, Ecuador and Portugal. Shaun Wright-Phillips three
appearances in the 2010 tournament all came as a substitute, against United States,
Algeria and Germany.
Most
goals by a substitute
1
Five...
David Platt came on for Steve McMahon at 72
minutes of the round of 16 match against Belgium at the 1990 tournament
in Italy and broke a scoreless deadlock in the last minute of extra
time. Michael Owen replaced Teddy Sheringham at 73 minutes of the
group match against Romania at the 1998 tournament in France and scored
at 79 minutes to bring England level at 1-1 only to see Romania win with
a goal in the game's dying seconds. Steven Gerrard came on against
Sweden in the 2006 tournament in Germany, he replaced Wayne Rooney after
69 minutes before scoring in the 85th minute putting England 2-1 up.
Marcus Rashford replaced Bukayo Saka in the 71st minute of the match
against Iran in the opening match of the 2022 tournament in Qatar, he
scored fifty seconds later. Then Jack Grealish, in the same match, who had
replaced Raheem Sterling at the same time, and scored the final goal of
the drubbing nineteen minutes later.
Earliest
substitution
4
Peter
Crouch came on for Michael Owen after four minutes in the 2006 group
match against Sweden.
Trevor Sinclair came on for
Owen Hargreaves in the 19th minute of the group match against Argentina
at the 2002 tournament in Japan. Shaun Wright-Phillips replaced
James Milner after 30 minutes in the opening 2010 tournament match against
United States. David Beckham replaced Paul Ince in the 33rd minute of the group match against Romania at the 1998
tournament in France. Steve Hodge came on for Bryan Robson at 41
minutes of the group match against Morocco at the 1986 tournament
in Mexico. Those are the only first-half substitutions England
have made in World Cup finals play, four were forced by injury, the
fifth, Milner's, was purely tactical.
Latest
substitution
90
Phil Neal came on for Kenny
Sansom just before the final whistle blew in England's opening match
against France at the 1982 tournament in Spain. He never got a
touch of the ball.
Jack Grealish replaced John Stones in the 97th
minute of the final 2022 match against France.
Most
times taken off for a substitute
6
One...
Raheem Sterling was also substituted four times at the 2018
tournament in Russia, in the group match against Tunisia, then the
second phase matches against Colombia, Croatia and Belgium. Then twice
in the 2022 tournament in Qatar, in his first two matches against Iran
and United States.
Three...
Bryan
Robson was taken off for a substitute on four occasions, in the group
match against Czechoslovakia at the 1982 tournament in Spain, in the
group matches against Portugal and Morocco at the 1986 tournament in
Mexico and in the group match against Netherlands at the 1990
tournament. Each time injury forced the substitution.
Joe Cole was substituted four times at the 2006
tournament in Germany, in the group matches against Paraguay and
Trinidad & Tobago, and in the knock-out phase against Ecuador and
Portugal.
Bukayo Saka was replaced four times in the 2022 tournament
in the four matches he started, against Iran, United States, Senegal and
France.
Most
times taken off for a substitute in a single tournament
4
Three...
Joe Cole was substituted four times at the 2006 tournament in Germany,
in the group matches against Paraguay and Trinidad & Tobago, and in the
knock-out phase against Ecuador and Portugal.
Raheem Sterling was also substituted four times at
the 2018 tournament in Russia, in the group match against Tunisia, then
the second phase matches against Colombia, Croatia and Belgium.
Bukayo Saka was replaced four times in the 2022 tournament in the four
matches he started, against Iran, United States, Senegal and France.
Most
goalscorers taken off for a substitute
5
Goalscorers were taken off on five occasions at
the 2022 tournament in Qatar. Bukayo Saka (2) and Raheem Sterling scored
in the opening match against Iran. Their replacements, Jack Grealish and
Marcus Rashford, also scored, to ensure a 6-2 victory. Marcus Rashford
was then replaced himself after scoring two against Wales in the final
group match. Grealish again his replacement. Bukayo Saka then
scored his third of the tournament against Senegal before being replaced
again by Rashford.
Goalscorers
were taken off on three occasions at the 2002 tournament in Japan.
Michael Owen and Emile Heskey scored in the round of 16 match against
Denmark as England took a 3-0 half-time lead they maintained until the
end. Owen was replaced by Robbie Fowler at half-time because of a
slight injury, and Heskey made way for Teddy Sheringham in the 69th
minute. Owen also scored in the first half of the quarter-final
against Brazil and, not entirely fit, was taken off for Darius Vassell
in the 79th minute.
Goalscorers were also replaced on three occasions
at the 2018 tournament in Russia. Harry Kane, who had scored a hatr-trick,
and Jesse Lingard, scored against Panama in the second group match,
replaced with Jamie Vardy and Fabian Delph. Deli Alli was then the
second goalscorer in the quarter-final match against Sweden, and was
replaced with Ashley Young shortly aferwards.
Two
goalscoring players were taken off for a substitute in matches at the
1986 tournament in Mexico. Gary Lineker scored three goals
in the group match against Poland and was taken off at 84 minutes for
Kerry Dixon. Peter Beardsley scored in the round of 16 teams
against Paraguay and was replaced at 81 minutes by Mark Hateley.
Goalscorers were taken off
once at the 1970, 1990, 1998, 2006 and 2010 tournaments. Martin Peters scored
in the 1970 quarter-final against West Germany and was taken off at 81
minutes for Norman Hunter. Lineker scored in the 1990 group match
against the Republic of Ireland and, suffering from a painfully swollen
toe, was replaced at 83 minutes by Steve Bull. Darren Anderton
scored in the 1998 group match against Colombia and was taken off
in the 79th minute for Rob Lee. In the 2006 tournament, David Beckham scored a 60th
minute free-kick against Ecuador, before being substituted in the 87th
minute by Aaron Lennon. In 2010, Jermain Defoe scored against
Slovenia and was then substituted in the 86th minute by Emile Heskey.
Discipline
England's World Cup Player
Disciplinary Record
Most
expulsions
3
Ray Wilkins was shown the red card for incurring two cautions in one match
against Morocco at World Cup 1986 in Mexico, David Beckham for violent
conduct against Argentina at World Cup 1998 in France and Wayne Rooney for
an alleged stamp against Portugal at World Cup 2006 in Germany.
Most
cautions
3
Twice...
Ray Wilkins incurred one
caution against Spain at World Cup 1982 and two more against Morocco at World
Cup 1986, which earned him a red card and suspension from the following two
matches. Terry Fenwick was given three cautions in three separate
matches at World Cup 1986, the first against Portugal, the second, against Poland, which
brought him a one-match suspension, and the third against Argentina in
England's last match of the tournament.
Most
cautions in a single tournament
3
Terry
Fenwick's three cautions at the 1986 tournament, drawn in the matches against
Portugal, Poland and Argentina, remain the record.
Most
tournaments in which cautioned and/or expelled
2
Five
England players have been disciplined at two final tournaments.
Terry Butcher was cautioned in the opening group match against France at
the 1982 tournament in Spain and again in the opening group match
against Portugal at the 1986 tournament in Mexico. Ray Wilkins was
cautioned in England's second round match against host Spain at the 1982
tournament and drew two cautions and an expulsion in the group match
against Morocco at the 1986 tournament. Sol Campbell drew a
caution in the opening group match against Tunisia at the 1998
tournament in France and again in the opening group match against Sweden
at the 2002 tournament in Japan. Paul Scholes drew a
caution in the group match against Colombia at the 1998 tournament and
again in the quarter-final against Brazil at the 2002 tournament.
Finally, Steven Gerrard was cautioned against Paraguay in the 2006
tournament, and then against United States 2010.
Most
suspensions
1
Four...
Suspended on a single occasion from World Cup finals matches: Ray
Wilkins and Terry Fenwick in 1986, Paul Gascoigne in 1990 and Jamie
Carragher in 2010.
Longest
suspension
2
Ray
Wilkins drew a two-match suspension following his expulsion for two
cautionable offences in the group match against Morocco at the 1986
tournament. FIFA increased the suspension from the normal one to
two matches because it deemed his second cautionable offence to be abuse
of the referee. Wilkins tossed away the ball in disgust, and it
hit the referee on the bounce.
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