England national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Three Lions |
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| Association | The Football Association |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Gareth Southgate |
| Captain | Wayne Rooney |
| Most caps | Peter Shilton (125) |
| Top scorer | Wayne Rooney (53) |
| Home stadium | Wembley Stadium |
| FIFA code | ENG |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 13  1 (24 November 2016)
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| Highest | 3 (August 2012) |
| Lowest | 27 (February 1996) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 10  (2 December 2016)
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| Highest | 1 (1872–1876 1892–1911 1966–1970 1987–1988) |
| Lowest | 16 (19 June 2014) |
| First international | |
 Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) |
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| Biggest win | |
England 13–0 Ireland  (Belfast, Ireland; 31 July 1882) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Hungary 7–1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1950) |
| Best result | Champions, 1966 |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1968) |
| Best result | Third place, 1968 & 1996 |
The England national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.
England are one of the two oldest national teams in football; alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and the current manager is Gareth Southgate. Although part of the United Kingdom, England has always had a representative side that plays in major professional tournaments, though not in the Olympic Games, as the IOC has always recognised United Kingdom representative sides.
England contest the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship, which alternate biennially. In contesting for the World Cup seventeen times over the past sixty four years, England won the 1966 World Cup, when they hosted the finals, and achieved a semi final appearance in 1990. England have never won the UEFA European Football Championship – after fifteen attempts over fifty-six years – their best performances were semi final appearances at the 1968 and 1996 Championships, the latter of which they hosted.
The England national football team is the joint-oldest in the world; it was formed at the same time as Scotland. A representative match between England and Scotland was played on 5 March 1870, having been organised by the Football Association. A return fixture was organised by representatives of Scottish football teams on 30 November 1872.
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