England at the UEFA European Championship
This is a record of England's results at the UEFA European Championship.
The European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960. The finals stage of the tournament takes place every four years, with a qualifying competition beforehand. The 15th staging of the finals took place in France in 2016, with an upcoming 16th tournament to be held across Europe in 2020.
The England national football team first attempted to qualify for the finals of the tournament in 1964, having declined to enter in 1960. They first qualified in 1968, and have since participated in the finals on nine occasions (with an upcoming tenth appearance in 2020) – including in 1996, when they were the host nation and thus did not need to qualify.[1][2][3]
England's best performances at the finals were a third-place finish in Italy in 1968, when only four teams competed in a final tournament, and a semi-final on home soil in 1996, when they lost to Germany on penalties.[4] The team has reached the quarter-finals on two other occasions, losing to host nation Portugal on penalties in 2004 and to Italy in Ukraine in 2012, also on penalties.[5][6][7] They were eliminated in the round of 16 by Iceland in France in 2016. On the other four occasions (1980, 1988, 1992 and 2000), they did not progress beyond the group stages.[8]
Overview
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
Third place | 3rd of 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | ||
Did not qualify[9] | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | |||||||||
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||
Group Stage | 6th of 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3 | |||||||||
Group Stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
Group Stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
Semi-Finals | 3rd of 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
Group Stage | 11th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | ||
Quarter-finals | 5th of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
Did not qualify | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals | 5th of 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
Round of 16 | 12th of 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
Qualified | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | |||||||||
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | Third place (x2) | 10/16 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 104 | 69 | 24 | 11 | 245 | 64 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
By match
Year | Round | Against | Score | Scorers |
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Semi-final | 0-1 | |||
Third-place play-off | 2-0 | B.Charlton, Hurst | ||
Group 2 | 1-1 | Wilkins | ||
0-1 | ||||
2–1 | Brooking, Woodcock | |||
Group 2 | 0-1 | |||
1-3 | Robson | |||
1-3 | Adams | |||
Group 1 | 0-0 | |||
0-0 | ||||
1-2 | Platt | |||
Group A | 1-1 | Shearer | ||
2–0 | Shearer, Gascoigne | |||
4-1 | Shearer (2), Sheringham (2) | |||
Quarter-final | 0–0 (aet) | |||
Semi-final | 1–1 (aet) | Shearer | ||
Group A | 2-3 | Scholes, McManaman | ||
1-0 | Shearer | |||
2-3 | Shearer, Owen | |||
Group B | 1-2 | Lampard | ||
3-0 | Rooney (2), Gerrard | |||
4-2 | Scholes, Rooney (2), Lampard | |||
Quarter-final | 2-2 (aet) | Owen, Lampard | ||
Group D | 1-1 | Lescott | ||
3-2 | Carroll, Walcott, Welbeck | |||
1-0 | Rooney | |||
Quarter-final | 0-0 (aet) | |||
Group B | 1-1 | Dier | ||
2-1 | Vardy, Sturridge | |||
0-0 | ||||
Round of 16 | 1-2 | Rooney | ||
Group D | ||||
play-off winner C | ||||
Italy 1968
Final tournament
- Semi-finals
Yugoslavia vs England
Yugoslavia | 1–0 | |
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Yugoslavia
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England
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- Third place play-off
England | 2–0 | |
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England
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Soviet Union
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Italy 1980
Group Stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to final | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advance to third place play-off | |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Belgium vs England
Belgium
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England
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England vs Italy
England
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Italy
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Spain vs England
Spain
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England
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West Germany 1988
Group Stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
England vs Republic of Ireland
England
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Republic of Ireland
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Assistant referees:[10]
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England vs Netherlands
England | 1–3 | |
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England
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Netherlands
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England vs Soviet Union
England | 1–3 | |
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England
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Soviet Union
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Sweden 1992
Group Stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Denmark vs England
Denmark
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England
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Assistant referees:
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France vs England
France
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England
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Assistant referees:
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Sweden vs England
Sweden
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England
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Assistant referees:
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England 1996
Group Stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
- Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
England vs Switzerland
England | 1–1 | |
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England
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Switzerland
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Man of the Match:
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Scotland vs England
Scotland
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England
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Netherlands vs England
Netherlands | 1–4 | |
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Netherlands
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England
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Knockout phase
- Quarter-finals
Spain vs England
Spain
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England
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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- Semi-finals
Germany vs England
Germany
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England
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Belgium/Netherlands 2000
Group Stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Portugal vs England
Portugal
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England
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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England vs Germany
England
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Germany
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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England vs Romania
England
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Romania
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Man of the Match:
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Portugal 2004
Group Stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
France vs England
France
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England
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Man of the Match:
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England vs Switzerland
England
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Switzerland
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Croatia vs England
Croatia
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England
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Man of the Match:
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Knockout phase
- Quarter-finals
Portugal vs England
Portugal
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England
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Man of the Match:
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Poland/Ukraine 2012
Group Stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | ||
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] |
- Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.
France vs England
France[22]
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England[22]
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Man of the Match:
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Sweden vs England
Sweden[25]
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England[25]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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England vs Ukraine
England[27]
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Ukraine[27]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Knockout phase
- Quarter-finals
England vs Italy
England[29]
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Italy[29]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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France 2016
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
England vs Russia
England[32]
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Russia[32]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[34]
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England vs Wales
England[36]
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Wales[36]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[34]
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Slovakia vs England
Slovakia[39]
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England[39]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[34]
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Knockout phase
- Round of 16
England vs Iceland
The match has been described as one of England's worst defeats ever.[41] Former footballer and Talksport presenter Stan Collymore, who was commentating on the game, panned the England team, reserving special criticism for goalkeeper Joe Hart and captain Wayne Rooney.[42] Former England international and BBC Sport pundit Alan Shearer described it as the worst performance he had ever seen from an England team.[43] The defeat was called England's most shocking since losing 1–0 to the United States in the 1950 World Cup.[44]
The English team was viciously mocked by the press who described it as a "second exit from Europe", as the United Kingdom had voted to leave the European Union just four days earlier. As a result, the match was seen as a national embarrassment.[45]
England | 1–2 | |
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England[47]
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Iceland[47]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[34]
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Europe 2020
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout phase | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout phase based on ranking | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Record players
No. | Name | Matches | Euros |
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1 | Gary Neville | 11 | 1996, 2000 and 2004 |
2 | Wayne Rooney | 10 | 2004, 2012 and 2016 |
3 | Alan Shearer | 9 | 1996 and 2000 |
Steven Gerrard | 9 | 2000, 2004 and 2012 | |
Tony Adams | 9 | 1988, 1996 and 2000 | |
6 | Sol Campbell | 8 | 1996, 2000 and 2004 |
Stuart Pearce | 8 | 1988 and 1996 | |
Ashley Cole | 8 | 2004 and 2012 | |
Joe Hart | 8 | 2012 and 2016 |
Top goalscorers
No. | Name | Goals | Euros |
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1 | Alan Shearer | 7 | 1996 (5) and 2000 (2) |
2 | Wayne Rooney | 6 | 2004 (4), 2012 (1), 2016 (1) |
3 | Frank Lampard | 3 | 2004 (3) |
4 | Michael Owen | 2 | 2000 (1) and 2004 (1) |
Teddy Sheringham | 2 | 1996 (2) | |
Paul Scholes | 2 | 2000 (1) and 2004 (1) | |
Notes
- The match, originally scheduled for 21:45 local time, was delayed 15 minutes to prevent overlap with the other Group D match between Ukraine and France, which had been delayed due to rain.[23]
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