1966 glory and 2014 humiliation: Every England result in World Cup history

WORLD CUP

Cameron Smith | Digital Content Producer

Accredited sports journalist covering football since 2020

England head into the 2026 World Cup as one of the favourites for victory, with the Three Lions hoping to add a second star to their crest under Thomas Tuchel.

The Euro 2024 runners-up won all eight of their qualifying matches for the tournament without conceding a goal, and while Spain and France are considered to be more likely to win the final on 19 July, England are certainly among the main contenders.

However, that hasn’t always been the case, with the Three Lions enduring years of World Cup heartache after their historic triumph on home soil in 1966.

Below, FootballTransfers runs through every England result in World Cup history.

Uruguay 1930

Not a FIFA member.

Italy 1934

Not a FIFA member.

France 1938

Not a FIFA member.

Brazil 1950

Group Stage

England 2-0 Chile (Mortensen, Mannion)

USA 1-0 England

Spain 1-0 England

Switzerland 1954

Group Stage

England 4-4 Belgium (Broadis x2, Lofthouse x2)

England 2-0 Switzerland (Mullen, Wilshaw)

Quarter-Finals

Uruguay 4-2 England (Lofthouse, Finney)

Sweden 1958

Group Stage

Soviet Union 2-2 England (Kevan, Finney)

Brazil 0-0 England

England 2-2 Austria (Haynes, Kevan)

Chile 1962

Group Stage

Hungary 2-1 England (Flowers)

England 3-1 Argentina (Flowers, Charlton, Greaves)

England 0-0 Bulgaria

Quarter-Finals

Brazil 3-1 England (Hitchens)

England 1966

Group Stage

England 0-0 Uruguay

England 2-0 Mexico (B. Charlton, Hunt)

England 2-0 France (Hunt x2)

Quarter-Finals

England 1-0 Argentina (Hurst)

Semi-Finals

England 2-1 Portugal (B. Charlton x2)

Final

England 4-2 West Germany (Hurst x3, Peters)

Mexico 1970

Group Stage

England 1-0 Romania (Hurst)

Brazil 1-0 England

England 1-0 Czechoslovakia (Clarke)

Quarter-Finals

West Germany 3-2 England (Mullery, Peters)

Germany 1974

Did not qualify.

Argentina 1978

Did not qualify.

Spain 1982

First Group Stage

England 3-1 France (Robson x2, Mariner)

England 2-0 Czechoslovakia (Francis, Barmos OG)

England 1-0 Kuwait (Francis)

Second Group Stage

West Germany 0-0 England

Spain 0-0 England

Mexico 1986

Group Stage

Portugal 1-0 England

England 0-0 Morocco

England 3-0 Poland (Lineker x3)

Round of 16

England 3-0 Paraguay (Lineker x2, Beardsley)

Quarter-Finals

Argentina 2-1 England (Lineker)

Italy 1990

Group Stage

England 1-1 Republic of Ireland (Lineker)

England 0-0 Netherlands

England 1-0 Egypt (Wright)

Round of 16

England 1-0 Belgium (Platt)

Quarter-Finals

Cameroon 2-3 England (Platt, Lineker x2)

Semi-Finals

West Germany 1-1 England (Lineker). West Germany win 4-3 on penalties.

Third-Place Play-Off

Italy 2-1 England (Platt)

USA 1994

Did not qualify.

France 1998

Group Stage

England 2-0 Tunisia (Shearer, Scholes)

Romania 2-1 England (Owen)

Colombia 0-2 England (Anderton, Beckham)

Round of 16

Argentina 2-2 England (Shearer, Owen). Argentina win 4-3 on penalties.

South Korea/Japan 2002

Group Stage

England 1-1 Sweden (Campbell)

Argentina 0-1 England (Beckham)

Nigeria 0-0 England

Round of 16

Denmark 0-3 England (Ferdinand, Owen, Heskey)

Quarter-Finals

England 1-2 Brazil (Owen)

Germany 2006

Group Stage

England 1-0 Paraguay (Gamarra OG)

England 2-0 Trinidad and Tobago (Crouch, Gerrard)

Sweden 2-2 England (J. Cole, Gerrard)

Round of 16

England 1-0 Ecuador (Beckham)

Quarter-Finals

England 0-0 Portugal. Portugal win 3-1 on penalties.

South Africa 2010

Group Stage

England 1-1 USA (Gerrard)

England 0-0 Algeria

Slovenia 0-1 England (Defoe)

Round of 16

Germany 4-1 England (Upson)

Brazil 2014

England 1-2 Italy (Sturridge)

Uruguay 2-1 England (Rooney)

Costa Rica 0-0 England

Russia 2018

Tunisia 1-2 England (Kane x2)

England 6-1 Panama (Stones x2, Kane x3, Lingard)

England 0-1 Belgium

Round of 16

Colombia 1-1 England (Kane). England win 4-3 on penalties.

Quarter-Finals

Sweden 0-2 England (Maguire, Alli)

Semi-Finals

Croatia 2-1 England (Trippier)

Third-Place Play-Off

Belgium 2-0 England

Qatar 2022

England 6-2 Iran (Bellingham, Saka x2, Sterling, Rashford, Grealish)

England 0-0 USA

Wales 0-3 England (Rashford x2, Foden)

Round of 16

England 3-0 Senegal (Henderson, Kane, Saka)

Quarter-Finals

England 1-2 France (Kane)

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