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England

UEFA. Played 1102 since 30 Nov 1872: won 634, drawn 259, lost 209. Elo 2220, ranked 3 in the world; peak 2220 in 2026. Titles: 1 World Cup.

1World Cup

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Results and fixtures

Squad

The following 22 players were named in the squad for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League matches against Spain, Czech Republic and Croatia between 26 September and 6 October. On 21 September, Tino Livramento, Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer, Marcus Rashford and Declan Rice withdrew due to injury and were replaced by James Garner and Morgan Gibbs-White. On 1 October, Nico O'Reilly also withdrew due to injury, with no replacement called up. On 4 October, Rico Lewis was added to the squad, while Alex Scott and Ezri Konsa withdrew due to injury a day later.

Players
22
Average age
25.5
Caps between them
587
Most from one club
Everton (3)

Where they play

16 at home · 6 abroad in 3 other countries

  • England 16
  • Spain 3
  • Germany 2
  • Italy 1

Average club rating 1927 (ClubElo; 22 of 22 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Arsenal, ranked 1 by ClubElo.

No.PlayerAgeCapsGoals
Goalkeepers
1Jordan PickfordEverton32930
13James TraffordLeeds United2440
23Jason SteeleBrighton & Hove Albion3600
Defenders
2Trent Alexander-ArnoldReal Madrid(Spain)28364
3Lewis HallNewcastle United2270
6Marc GuéhiManchester City26411
12Trevoh ChalobahComo(Italy)2730
15Jarrad BranthwaiteEverton2430
22Jarell QuansahBayer Leverkusen(Germany)2390
Rico LewisManchester City2150
Midfielders
8Elliot AndersonManchester City23210
10Jude BellinghamReal Madrid(Spain)236014
16Myles Lewis-SkellyArsenal20101
18James GarnerEverton2550
20Morgan Gibbs-WhiteNottingham Forest26100
Forwards
7Bukayo SakaArsenal255919
9Harry KaneBayern Munich(Germany)3312591
11Anthony GordonBarcelona(Spain)25287
14Rio NgumohaLiverpool1830
17Morgan RogersChelsea24262
19Dominic Calvert-LewinLeeds United29144
21Eberechi EzeArsenal28253

Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: England national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 6 October 2026; page last edited 21 Oct 2026. Read daily.

Nations League chances: Group A3

TeamQuarter-finalsStays upPlay-offRelegatedPts
Spain100%–––16.9
England100%–––12.2
Croatia–6%90%4%5.6
Czech Republic––17%83%0.6

League A: the top two in each group reach the quarter-finals. The thirds and fourths are ranked across the four groups: the best two thirds stay up, the other two thirds and the best two fourths go into play-offs with League B’s runners-up, and the worst two fourths are relegated.

The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.

Tournament history

Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).

Rating over time

140019002300187219492026Peak 2220 (2026)
Rating at the end of each year it played.

Head to head

Against

England v Scotland: played 118, won 49, drawn 27, lost 42; goals 208–178. First met 30 Nov 1872, last 12 Sep 2023.

Latest 15 of 118 meetings.

Record by competition

England by competition
Friendly4232359890
British Home Championship2631585649
FIFA World Cup qualification127892711
UEFA Euro qualification110752510
FIFA World Cup82382321
UEFA Euro45181611
UEFA Nations League281369
Rous Cup8341
Taça das Nações3012
Tournoi de France3201
Umbro Cup3111
USA Cup3012
King Hassan II Tournament2110
U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament2101

Top scorers

  1. Harry Kane 75
  2. Wayne Rooney 37
  3. Michael Owen 27
  4. Gary Lineker 22
  5. Alan Shearer 21
  6. Frank Lampard 19
  7. Raheem Sterling 19
  8. Steven Gerrard 16
  9. Marcus Rashford 15
  10. Bukayo Saka 15

Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.

Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.