|
Season 1934-35 to 1937-38
-
World Champions:
Italy |
|
Friendly match |
 |
|
195 |
14 November 1934
- England 3 Italy 2 [3-0]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(56,044) |
Brook
(2), Drake
Meazza (2) |
HW |
9 members of World Cup-winning
side
(Allemandi, Bertolini, Ferrari, Ferraris, Guaita, Meazza, Monti,
Monzeglio and Orsi all played for Italy against Czechoslovakia in Roma on 10
June 1934). |
|
Season 1938-39 to 1949-50
-
World Champions:
Italy |
|
End-of-Season Tours |
|
|
224 |
13 May 1939 -
Italy 2
England 2
[0-1]
Stadio Civićo San Siro, Milano
(70,000) |
Biavata, Piola
Lawton, Hall |
AD |
9 members of World Cup-winning
side
(Andreolo, Biavati, Colaussi, Foni, Locatelli, Meazza, Oliviera, Piola
and Rava all played for Italy against Hungary in Paris on 19 June 1938).
Meazza had also played in the 1934 final. |
|
240 |
16 May 1948 -
Italy
0 England 4 [0-2]
Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino
(58,000) |
Mortensen,
Finney (2),
Lawton |
AW |
No members of World Cup-winning
side
(Italy beat Hungary in Paris on 19 June 1938). |
|
Friendly match |
|
|
252 |
30 November 1949 -
England 2
Italy
0
[0-0]
White Hart Lane, Tottenham
(71,527) |
Rowley, Wright |
HW |
No members of World Cup-winning
side
(Italy beat Hungary in Paris on 19 June 1938). |
|
Season 1950-51 to 1953-54
-
World Champions:
Uruguay |
|
End-of-Season Tour |
|
|
279 |
31 May 1953 -
Uruguay 2
England 1
[1-0]
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
(66,072) |
Abaddie, Míguez
Taylor |
AL |
6 members
of World Cup-winning side
(Andrade, González,
Máspoli,
Míguez,
Pérez
and Schiaffino all played for Uruguay against Brazil in Rio de Janeiro on 16
July 1950). |
|
World Cup Finals 1954 in Switzerland |
|
|
290 |
26 June 1954 -
Uruguay
4
England 2
[2-1]
Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel
(28,000/50,000) |
Borges, Varela, Schiaffino, Ambrois
Lofthouse, Finney |
NL |
5 members
of World Cup-winning side
(Andrade,
Máspoli,
Míguez,
Schiaffino
and Varela all played for Uruguay against Brazil in Rio de Janeiro on 16
July 1950). |
|
Season 1954-55 to 1957-58
-
World Champions:
West Germany |
|
Friendly matches |
|
|
293 |
1 December 1954 -
England 3
West
Germany 1
[1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (100,000) |
Bentley, R.Allen, Shackleton
Beck |
HW |
3
members of World Cup-winning side
(Kohlmeyer, Liebrich and Posipal all played for West Germany against
Hungary in Bern on 4 July 1954). |
|
306 |
26 May 1956 -
West
Germany 1
England 3
[1-0]
Olympiastadion,
Berlin
(92,000) |
F.Walter
Edwards, Grainger, Haynes |
AW |
5
members of World Cup-winning side
(Mai, Morlock,
Schäfer,
Fritz Walter and Ottmar Walter all played for West Germany against Hungary
in Bern on 4 July 1954). |
|
Season 1958-59 to 1961-62
-
World Champions:
Brazil |
|
End-of-Season Tour |
|
|
331 |
13 May 1959 -
Brazil
2
England 0
[2-0]
Estadio Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (150,000-200,000) |
Julinho, Henrique |
AL |
7
members of World Cup-winning side
(Bellini, Didi, Gilmar, Orlando, Pelé,
Djalma Santos and Nílton Santos all played for Brazil against Sweden in
Stockholm on 29 June 1958).
England
included Sir Bobby Charlton of the team that went on to
win the World Cup in 1966 (over seven years later). |
|
World Cup Finals 1962 in Chile |
|
|
362 |
10 June 1962 -
Brazil
3
England
1
[1-1]
Estadio
Sausalito, Viña del Mar
(17,736) |
Garrincha (2), Vavá
Hitchens |
NL |
8
members of World Cup-winning side
(Didi, Garrincha, Gilmar, Djalma Santos, Nílton Santos, Vavá,
Zagallo and Zito all played for Brazil against Sweden in Stockholm on 29
June 1958).
England
fielded
3
of the team (Sir Bobby Charlton, Moore and Wilson) that went on to
win the World Cup in 1966 (over four years later). |
|
Season 1962-63 to 1965-66
- World Champions:
Brazil |
|
Friendly match |
|
|
368 |
8 May 1963 -
England 1
Brazil
1
[0-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (92,000) |
Douglas
Pepe |
HD |
2
members of World Cup-winning side
(Amarildo and Gilmar both played for Brazil against Czechoslovakia in
Santiago on 17 June 1962). Gilmar had also played in the 1958 final.
England
fielded 4
of the team (Banks, Sir Bobby Charlton, Moore and Wilson) that went on to
win the World Cup in 1966 (over three years later). |
|
Taça das Nações
1964 |
|
|
380 |
30 May 1964 -
Brazil
5
England 1
[0-1]
Estádio Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (77,000) |
Rinaldo (2), Pelé, Julinho, Diaz
Greaves |
AL |
2
members of World Cup-winning side
(Gilmar and Vavá
both played for Brazil against
Czechoslovakia in Santiago on 17 June 1962). Gilmar and Pelé
had played in the 1958 final.
England
fielded 4
of the team (Sir Bobby Charlton, Cohen, Moore and Wilson) that went on to
win the World Cup in 1966 (just over two years later). |
|
Season 1966-67 to 1969-70
- World Champions:
England |
|
Season 1970-71 to 1973-74
- World Champions::Brazil |
None
(England did not play Brazil again until 1977). |
Season 1974-75 to 1977-78
- World Champions:
West Germany
European Champions
from 1972-76 |
|
Friendly matches |
|
|
488 |
12 March 1975 -
England
2
West Germany
0
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (100,000) |
Bell, Macdonald |
HW |
5
members of World Cup-winning side
(Beckenbauer, Bonhof,
Hölzenbein,
Maier and Vogts all played for West Germany against Netherlands in
München
on 7
July 1974). Beckenbauer and Maier had also played in the 1972 European
Championship final.
England
included Ball from their 1966 World Cup-winning side. |
|
518 |
22 February 1978 -
West Germany
2
England 1
[0-1]
Olympiastadion, München
(77,850) |
Worm, Bonhof
Pearson |
AL |
5
members of World Cup-winning side
(Bonhof,
Hölzenbein,
Maier, Schwarzenbeck and Vogts all played for West Germany against
Netherlands in
München
on 7
July 1974). Maier and Schwarzenbeck had also played in the 1972 European
Championship final and six members, plus a substitute, had taken part in the
unsuccessful 1976 final. |
|
Season 1978-79 to 1981-82
- World Champions:
Argentina |
|
Friendly match |
|
|
539 |
13 May 1980 -
England 3
Argentina
1
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley
(92,000) |
Johnson (2),
Keegan
Passarella (pen) |
HW |
6
members of World Cup-winning side
(Fillol, Gallego, Luque,
Olguin, Passarella and Tarantini all played for Argentina against
Netherlands in Buenos Aires on 25 June 1978). |
|
Season 1982-83 to 1985-86
- World Champions:
Italy |
|
Ciudad de México Cup |
|
|
601 |
6 June 1985 -
Italy 2
England 1 [0-0]
Estadio Azteca, ciudad de México
(8,000) |
Bagni, Altobelli (pen)
Hateley |
NL |
6
members of World Cup-winning side
(Altobelli (as a substitute), Bergomi, Collovati and Conti, plus
substitutes, Cabrini and Tardelli all played for Italy against West Germany
in Madrid on 11 July 1982). |
|
Season 1986-87 to 1989-90
- World Champions:
Argentina |
None
(England did not play Argentina again until 1991). |
|
Season 1990-91 to 1993-94
- World Champions:
West Germany |
|
Friendly match |
|
|
677 |
11 September 1991 -
England 0
Germany
1
[0-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
(59,493) |
Riedle |
HL |
7
members of World Cup-winning side
(Brehme, Buchwald,
Häßler,
Illgner, Kohler and
Matthäus,
plus substitute, Klinsmann all played for West Germany against Argentina in
Roma on 8 July 1990). |
|
U.S. Cup |
|
699 |
19 June 1993 -
Germany
2
England 1 [1-1]
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac
(62,126) |
Effenberg, Klinsmann
Platt |
NL |
4
members of World Cup-winning side
(Buchwald, Illgner, Klinsmann and
Matthäus
all played for West Germany against Argentina in Roma on 8 July 1990). Six
members, plus a substitute, had taken part in the unsuccessful 1992 European
Championship final. |
|
Season 1994-95 to 1997-98
- World Champions:
Brazil |
|
Umbro Cup |
|
|
713 |
11 June 1995 -
England 1
Brazil
3 [1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
(67,318) |
Le Saux
Juninho, Ronaldo, Edmundo |
HL |
5
members of World Cup-winning side
(Aldair,
Dunga, Jorginho,
Márcio Santos
and
Zinho
all played for Brazil against Italy in Los Angeles on 17 July 1994). |
|
Tournoi de
France |
|
737 |
10 June 1997 -
England 0
Brazil
1
[0-0]
Parc des Princes, Paris
(50,000) |
Romário |
NL |
5
members of World Cup-winning side
(Aldair,
Cafú
(as a substitute), Dunga,
Romário
and
Taffarel
all played for Brazil against Italy in Los Angeles on 17 July 1994). |
Season 1998-99 to 2001-02
- World Champions:
France
European Champions from 2000-04 |
|
Friendly matches |
|
|
755 |
10 February 1999 -
England 0
France
2
[0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
(74,111) |
Anelka (2) |
HL |
11
members of World Cup-winning side
(Barthéz,
Desailly, Deschamps, Djorkaeff, Lizarazu,
Petit, Thuram
and Zidane, plus substitutes, Dugarry (as a substitute), Leboeuf, and Vieira
(as a substitute)
all played for France against Brazil in Paris on 12 July 1998). |
|
772 |
2 September 2000 -
France
1
England 1
[0-0]
Stade
de France, Saint-Denis (76,377) |
Petit
Owen |
AD |
9
members of World Cup-winning side
(Desailly,
Deschamps, Djorkaeff, Lizarazu,
Petit, Thuram
and Zidane, plus substitutes, Leboeuf, and Vieira
(as a substitute)
all played for France against Brazil in Paris on 12 July 1998). Twelve
members (including four substitutes) had played in the 2000 European
Championship final, two months earlier. |
|
Season 2002-03 to 2005-06
- World Champions:
Brazil |
None
(England did not play Brazil again until 2007). |
|
Season 2006-07 to 2009-10
- World Champions:
Italy |
None
(England did not play Italy
again until 2012). |
Season 2010-11 to 2013-14
- World Champions:
Spain
European Champions from 2008-16 |
|
Friendly matches |
|
|
901 |
12 November
2011
-
England
1
Spain
0
[0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(87,189) |
Lampard |
HW |
9
members of World Cup-winning side
(Alonso, Busquets, Casillas,
Iniesta, Piqué,
Ramos
and Villa, plus substitutes,
Fábregas
(as a substitute) and Puyol all played for Spain against Netherlands in Johannesburg on 11 July
2010). Ten
members (including four substitutes) had played in the 2008 European
Championship final. |
|
Season 2014-15 to 2017-18
- World Champions: Germany |
|
951 |
26 March 2016
- Germany
2 England
3
[1-0]
Olympiastadion, Berlin
(72,000) |
Kroos, Gomez
Kane, Vardy, Dier |
AW |
7
members of World Cup-winning side
(Hummels, Kroos, Müller, Neuer and
Özil, plus substitutes, Götze and Schürrle (as substitutes) all played for Germany against Argentina in Rio de
Janeiro on 13 July
2014). |
|
965 |
22 March
2017
- Germany
1 England 0
[0-0]
Signal
Iduna Park,
Dortmund
(60,109) |
Podolski |
AL |
4
members of World Cup-winning side
(Hummels and Kroos, plus substitutes, Müller and Schürrle (as
a
substitute) all played for Germany against Argentina in Rio de
Janeiro on 13 July
2014). |
|
973 |
10 November
2017
-
England 0
Germany
0
[0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(81,382) |
|
HD |
2
members of World Cup-winning side
(Hummels and Özil both played for Germany against Argentina in Rio de Janeiro on 13 July
2014). |
|
Season 2018-19 to 2022
- World Champions: France |
|
1041 |
10
December 2022 -
France 2
England 1 [1-0]
Āstād āl-Bayt, Al Khawr
(68,895) |
Tchouaméni, Giroud
Kane (pen) |
NL |
5
members of World Cup-winning side
(Lloris, Varane, Mbappé, Greizmann and
Giroud, all played for France against Croatia in Moscow on 15 July
2018). |
|
England also
played the following games against teams that were about to win
the World Cup
|
1934 World Champions:
Italy |
|
End-of-Season Tour |
|
|
186 |
13
May 1933 -
Italy
1 England 1
[1-1]
Stadio Nazionale del P.N.F.,
Roma
(50,000) |
Ferrari
Bastin |
AD |
|
Italy
fielded 7 of the team that went on to
win the World Cup in 1934 (just over a year later). |
|
1938 World Champions:
Italy |
|
Friendly match |
|
|
195 |
14 November 1934
- England 3
Italy 2 [3-0]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(56,044) |
Brook
(2), Drake
Meazza (2) |
HW |
|
Italy
fielded 2 of the team
(including
Meazza
from their 1934 winning side) that went on to
win the World Cup in 1938 (four years later).
They also fielded seven others from their 1934 winning side. |
|
1958 World Champions:
Brazil |
|
Friendly match |
|
|
303 |
9 May 1956 -
England
4
Brazil 2
[2-0]
Empire
Stadium, Wembley
(100,000) |
Taylor
(2),
Grainger
(2)
Byrne OG,
Didi |
HW |
|
Brazil
fielded
4
of the team that
went on to win
the World Cup in 1958
(just over two years later). |
|
1962 World Champions:
Brazil |
|
Friendly match |
|
|
331 |
13 May 1959 -
Brazil
2 England 0
[2-0]
Estádio
Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (150,000-200,000) |
Julinho,
Henrique |
AL |
|
Brazil
fielded
4
of the team (all
from their 1958 winning
side) that
went on to win
the World Cup in 1962
(just over three years later). They also fielded three others from their
1958 winning side. |
|
World Cup Finals 1962 in Chile |
|
|
362 |
10 June 1962 -
Brazil
3
England
1
[1-1]
Estádio
Sausalito, Viña del Mar
(17,736) |
Garrincha (2), Vavá
Hitchens |
NL |
|
Brazil
fielded the
same team (including eight
from their 1958 winning
side) that
went on to win the World Cup in 1962
(seven days later). |
|
1970 World Champions::
Brazil |
|
Friendly match |
|
|
435 |
12 June 1969 -
Brazil
2 England 1
[0-1]
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro
(135,000) |
Tostão, Jairzinho
Bell |
AL |
Brazil
fielded
6
of the team (including
Pelé
from their 1958 winning
side) that
went on to win
the World Cup in 1970
(just over a year later). They
also fielded Gilmar from their
1958 and 1962 winning sides.
England included
6
members of their 1966 World Cup-winning side (Ball, Banks, Sir Bobby
Charlton, Hurst, Moore and Peters). |
|
World Cup Finals 1970 in Mexico |
|
|
446 |
7 June 1970 -
Brazil 1
England 0
[0-0]
Estádio Jalisco,
Guadalajara
(109,950) |
Jairzinho |
NL |
Brazil
fielded
10
of the team (including
Pelé
from their 1958 winning
side) that
went on to win
the World Cup in 1970
(two weeks later).
England included
6
members of their 1966 World Cup-winning side (Ball, Banks, Sir Bobby
Charlton, Hurst, Moore and Peters). |
1974 World Champions:
West Germany
European Champions 1972 |
|
European Championship Quarter-Finals |
|
|
459 |
29 April 1972 -
England
1
West Germany
3
[0-1]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(96,800/100,000) |
Lee
Hoeneß, Netzer
(pen), Müller |
HL |
West Germany
fielded
7
of the team that
went on to win
the World Cup in 1974
(just over two years later). Three of the team had played in the
unsuccessful 1966 final. 9
of the team went on to win the European Championship, two months later.
England
included
6
members of their 1966 World
Cup-winning side (Ball, Banks, Hurst, Moore and Peters). |
|
460 |
13 May 1972 -
West Germany
0 England 0
[0-0]
Olympiastadion, Berlin
(72,000 to 84,000) |
|
AD |
West Germany
fielded
6
of the team that
went on to win
the World Cup in 1974
(just over two years later).
Three of the team had
played in the unsuccessful 1966 final. 9
of the team (plus a substitute) went on to win the European Championship,
the following month.
England
included
6
members of their 1966 World
Cup-winning side (Ball, Banks, Hurst, Moore and substitute, Peters). |
|
1978 World Champions:
Argentina |
|
Tour of South America |
|
|
513 |
12 June 1977 -
Argentina
1
England
1
[1-1]
Estadio Camilo Cichero,
Buenos Aires
(60,000) |
Bertoni
Pearson |
AD |
|
Argentina
fielded
7
of the team (plus
a substitute) that
went on to win
the World Cup in 1978
(just over a year later). |
|
1990 World Champions:
West Germany |
|
World Cup Finals 1990 in Italy |
|
|
663 |
4 July 1990
-
West Germany
1
England 1
[0-0]ᴭᵀ
4-3 on penalty-kicks
Stadio delle Alpi, Torino (62,628) |
Parker OG
Lineker |
ND |
|
West Germany
fielded
10
of the team (plus a substitute) that
went on to win
the World Cup in 1990
(four days later). Four of the ten (including a substitute) had also played
in the unsuccessful 1986 final. |
|
1994 World Champions:
Brazil |
|
Friendly match |
|
|
684 |
17 May 1992 -
England 1
Brazil 1
[0-1]
Wembley Stadium,
Wembley
(53,428) |
Platt
Bebeto |
HD |
|
Brazil
fielded
3
of the team that
went on to win
the World Cup in 1994
(just over two years later). |
|
U.S. Cup |
|
|
698 |
13 June 1993 -
England 1
Brazil
1
[0-0]
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington
(54,118) |
Platt
Márcio Santos |
ND |
|
Brazil
fielded
4
of the team (plus a substitute) that
went on to win
the World Cup in 1994
(just over a year later). |
1998 World Champions:
France
European Champions 2000 |
|
Tournoi de
France |
|
|
736 |
7 June 1997 -
France 0
England 1
[0-0]
Stade de la Mosson,
Montpellier (21,331) |
Shearer |
AW |
|
France
fielded
6
of the team (plus two substitutes) that
went on to win
the World Cup in 1998
(just over a year later). Two of the six were substitutes against England.
9
of the team (including two substitutes) went on to win the European
Championship, just over three years later. |
|
2002 World Champions:
Brazil |
|
Friendly match |
|
|
766 |
27 May 2000
-
England 1
Brazil
1
[1-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
(73,956) |
Owen
França |
HD |
|
Brazil
fielded
3
of the team (plus a substitute) that
went on to win
the World Cup in 2002
(just over two years later). Two of the four were substitutes against
England and all four had also played in the unsuccessful 1998 final (one as
a substitute), whilst
one of them (Cafú) had been a substitute
in
their 1994 winning side. |
|
World Cup Finals 2002 in Japan |
|
|
795 |
21 June 2002 -
England 1
Brazil 2
[1-1]
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi
city (47,436) |
Owen
Rivaldo,
Ronaldinho |
NL |
|
Brazil
fielded the
same team (including
Cafú, a substitute in their 1994 winning
side) that
went on to win
the World Cup in 2002
(nine days later). Four of the team (including a substitute) had also played
in the unsuccessful 1998 final. |
2010 World Champions:
Spain
European Champions 2008 |
|
Friendly matches |
|
|
849 |
7 February 2007 -
England
0
Spain 1
[0-0]
Old Trafford, Manchester
(58,207) |
Iniesta |
HL |
|
Spain
fielded
7
of the team (plus two substitutes) that
went on to win
the World Cup in 2010
(three years later). Three of the nine were substitutes against England. The
same
9 went on to
win the European Championship in 2008 (the following year). |
|
871 |
11 February 2009 -
Spain 2 England 0
[1-0]
Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán,
Sevilla (42,102) |
Villa,
Llorente |
AL |
|
Spain
fielded
8
of the team (plus a substitute) that
went on to win
the World Cup in 2010
(the following year).
7 of the
team (plus a substitute) had also played in the 2008 European
Championship-winning side. |
|
2014 World Champions:
Germany |
|
FA Anniversary Celebration Match |
|
|
927 |
19 November 2013
-
England
0
Germany
1
[0-1]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
(85,934) |
Mertesacker |
HL |
|
Germany
fielded 4
of the team (plus three substitutes) that
went on to win
the World Cup in 2014
(the following year). Three of the seven were substitutes against England. |
|
2018 World Champions:
France |
|
Friendly |
|
|
950 |
17 November
2015
-
England
2
France
0
[1-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
(71,223) |
Alli, Rooney |
HW |
|
France
fielded 6
of the team that
went on to win
the World Cup in 2018
(three years later). Three of the six were substitutes against England. |
|
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