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England's World Cup Matches

 

 

World Cup 1930
England did not enter the competition.
World Cup 1934
England did not enter the competition.
World Cup 1938
England did not enter the competition.
World Cup 1950
No. Date Opposition Venue Notes F A Result H.T.
250 15-Oct-1949 Wales Ninian Park, Cardiff WCP group 4 1 AW [3-0]
251 16-Nov-1949 Northern Ireland Maine Road, Manchester WCP group 9 2 HW [4-0]
253 15-Apr-1950 Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow WCP group - 1st place 1 0 AW [0-0]
256 25-Jun-1950 Chile Estádio Maracană, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WCF group 2 0 NW [1-0]
257 29-Jun-1950 U.S.A. Estádio Independencia, Belo Horizonte, Brazil WCF group 0 1 NL [0-1]
258 02-Jul-1950 Spain Estádio Maracană, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WCF group - 2nd place, eliminated 0 1 NL [0-0]
World Cup 1954
No. Date Opposition Venue Notes F A Result H.T.
281 10-Oct-1953 Wales Ninian Park, Cardiff WCP group 4 1 AW [1-1]
283 11-Nov-1953 Northern Ireland Goodison Park, Liverpool WCP group 3 1 HW [1-0]
285 03-Apr-1954 Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow WCP group - 1st place 4 2 AW [1-1]
288 17-Jun-1954 Belgium St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland WCF group 4 4 ND [2-1]
289 20-Jun-1954 Switzerland Wankdorf Stadion, Bern WCF group -1st place 2 0 AW [1-0]
290 26-Jun-1954 Uruguay St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland WCF QF--eliminated 2 4 NL [1-2]
World Cup 1958
No. Date Opposition Venue Notes F A Result H.T.
310 05-Dec-1956 Denmark Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton WCP group 5 2 HW [2-1]
312 08-May-1957 Republic of Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group 5 1 HW [4-0]
313 15-May-1957 Denmark Idrćtsparken, Křbenhavn WCP group 4 1 AW [1-1]
314 19-May-1957 Republic of Ireland Dalymount Park, Dublin WCP group - 1st place 1 1 AD [0-1]
322 08-Jun-1958 U.S.S.R. Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg, Sweden WCF group 2 2 ND [0-1]
323 11-Jun-1958 Brazil Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg, Sweden WCF group 0 0 ND [0-0]
324 15-Jun-1958 Austria Ryavallen Stadion, Boras, Sweden WCF group - 2nd place shared 2 2 ND [0-1]
325 17-Jun-1958 U.S.S.R. Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg, Sweden WCF group playoff--eliminated 0 1 NL [0-0]
World Cup 1962
No. Date Opposition Venue Notes F A Result H.T.
343 19-Oct-1960 Luxembourg Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City WCP group 9 0 AW [4-0]
348 21-May-1961 Portugal Estádio Nacional, Lisboa WCP group 1 1 AD [0-0]
351 28-Sep-1961 Luxembourg Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London WCP group 4 1 HW [3-0]
353 25-Oct-1961 Portugal Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group -1st place 2 0 HW [2-0]
359 31-May-1962 Hungary Braden Copper Company Stadium, Rancagua, Chile WCF group 1 2 NL [0-1]
360 02-Jun-1962 Argentina Braden Copper Company Stadium, Rancagua, Chile WCF group 3 1 NW [2-0]
361 07-Jun-1962 Bulgaria Braden Copper Company Stadium, Rancagua, Chile WCF group - 2nd place 0 0 ND [0-0]
362 10-Jun-1962 Brazil Estadio Sausalito, Vińa del Mar, Chile WCF QF - eliminated 1 3 NL [1-1]
World Cup 1966
No. Date Opposition Venue Notes F A Result H.T.
404 11-Jul-1966 Uruguay Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF group - qualified as host nation 0 0 HD [0-0]
405 16-Jul-1966 Mexico Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF group 2 0 HW [1-0]
406 20-Jul-1966 France Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF group - 1st place 2 0 HW [1-0]
407 23-Jul-1966 Argentina Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF QF 1 0 HW [0-0]
408 26-Jul-1966 Portugal Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF SF 2 1 HW [1-0]
409 30-Jul-1966 West Germany Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF Final 4 2 HW [1-1]
World Cup 1970
No. Date Opposition Venue Notes F A Result H.T.
445 02-Jun-1970 Romania Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF group - qualified as reigning champion 1 0 NW [0-0]
446 07-Jun-1970 Brazil Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF group  0 1 NL [0-0]
447 11-Jun-1970 Czechoslovakia Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF group - 2nd place 1 0 NW [0-0]
448 14-Jun-1970 West Germany Estadio Guanajuato, León, Mexico WCF QF - 2-2 f.t., 2-3 a.e.t., eliminated 2 3 NL [1-0]
World Cup 1974
No. Date Opposition Venue Notes F A Result H.T.
465 15-Nov-1972 Wales Ninian Park, Cardiff WCP group 1 0 AW [1-0]
466 24-Jan-1973 Wales Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group 1 1 HD [1-1]
472 06-Jun-1973 Poland Stadion Śląski, Chorzów WCP group 0 2 AL [0-1]
476 17-Oct-1973 Poland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group - 2nd place, eliminated 1 1 HD [0-0]
World Cup 1978
No. Date Opposition Venue Notes F A Result H.T.
503 13-Jun-1976 Finland Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP group 4 1 AW [2-1]
505 13-Oct-1976 Finland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group 2 1 HW [1-0]
506 17-Nov-1976 Italy Stadio Olimpico, Roma WCP group 0 2 AL [0-1]
508 30-Mar-1977 Luxembourg Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group 5 0 HW [1-0]
516 12-Oct-1977 Luxembourg Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City WCP group 2 0 AW [1-0]
517 16-Nov-1977 Italy Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group - 2nd place, eliminated 2 0 HW [1-0]
World Cup 1982
No. Date Opposition Venue Notes F A Result H.T.
547 10-Sep-1980 Norway Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group 4 0 HW [1-0]
548 15-Oct-1980 Romania Stadionul 23 August, Bucuresti WCP group 1 2 AL [0-1]
549 19-Nov-1980 Switzerland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group 2 1 HW [2-0]
551 29-Apr-1981 Romania Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group 0 0 HD [0-0]
555 30-May-1981 Switzerland St. Jakob Park, Basel WCP group 1 2 AL [0-2]
556 06-Jun-1981 Hungary Népstadion, Budapest WCP group 3 1 AW [1-1]
557 09-Sep-1981 Norway Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo WCP group 1 2 AL [1-2]
558 18-Nov-1981 Hungary Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group - 2nd place 1 0 HW [1-0]
565 16-Jun-1982 France Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain WCF group 3 1 NW [1-1]
566 20-Jun-1982 Czechoslovakia Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain WCF group 2 0 NW [0-0]
567 25-Jun-1982 Kuwait Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain WCF group - 1st place 1 0 NW [1-0]
568 29-Jun-1982 West Germany Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid WCF 2nd round group 0 0 ND [0-0]
569 05-Jul-1982 Spain Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid WCF 2nd round group - 2nd place, eliminated 0 0 AD [0-0]
World Cup 1986
No. Date Opposition Venue Notes F A Result H.T.
594 17-Oct-1984 Finland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group 5 0 HW [2-0]
595 14-Nov-1984 Turkey Inönü Stadyumu İstanbul WCP group 8 0 AW [3-0]
596 27-Feb-1985 Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast WCP group 1 0 AW [0-0]
598 01-May-1985 Romania Stadionul 23 August, Bucuresti WCP group 0 0 AD [0-1]
599 22-May-1985 Finland Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP group 1 1 AD [0-1]
605 11-Sep-1985 Romania Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group 1 1 HD [1-0]
606 16-Oct-1985 Turkey Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group 5 0 HW [4-0]
607 13-Nov-1985 Northern Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group - 1st place 0 0 HD [0-0]
614 03-Jun-1986 Portugal Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico WCF group 0 1 NL [0-0]
615 06-Jun-1986 Morocco Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico WCF group 0 0 ND [0-0]
616 11-Jun-1986 Poland Estadio Universitário, Monterrey, Mexico WCF group - 2nd place 3 0 NW [3-0]
617 18-Jun-1986 Paraguay Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico WCF 2nd round 3 0 NW [1-0]
618 22-Jun-1986 Argentina Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico WCF QF - eliminated 1 2 NL [0-0]
World Cup 1990
No. Date Opposition Venue Notes F A Result H.T.
640 19-Oct-1988 Sweden Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group 0 0 HD [0-0]
643 08-Mar-1989 Albania Stadiumi Kombetar "Qemal Stafa Stadium", Tiranë WCP group 2 0 AW [1-0]
644 26-Apr-1989 Albania Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group 5 0 HW [2-0]
647 03-Jun-1989 Poland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP group 3 0 HW [1-0]
649 06-Sep-1989 Sweden Rĺsunda Stadion, Solna WCP group 0 0 AD [0-0]
650 11-Oct-1989 Poland Stadion Śląski, Chorzów WCP group - 2nd place 0 0 AD [0-0]
658 11-Jun-1990 Republic of Ireland Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy WCF group 1 1 ND [1-0]
659 16-Jun-1990 Netherlands Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy WCF group 0 0 ND [0-0]
660 21-Jun-1990 Egypt Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy WCF group - 1st place 1 0 NW [0-0]
661 26-Jun-1990 Belgium Stadio Renato Dall' Ara, Bologna, Italy WCF 2nd round - 0-0 f.t., 1-0 a.e.t. 1 0 NW [0-0]
662 01-Jul-1990 Cameroon Stadio San Paolo, Napoli, Italy WCF QF - 2-2 f.t., 3-2 a.e.t. 3 2 NW [1-0]
663 04-Jul-1990 West Germany Stadio Delle Alpi, Torino, Italy WCF SF--1-1 f.t., 1-1 a.e.t., 3-4 p.k., eliminated 1 1 ND [0-0]
664 07-Jul-1990 Italy Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy WCF 3rd place match 1