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England

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Current Elo
2212
Rank #3
Matches played
1102
since 1872-11-30
First international
0–0
vs Scotland · 1872-11-30

No team has a stronger claim to European Championship bad luck than England: their record projects 1.49 more titles than they've actually won, and they've never lifted the trophy at all.

Elo journey

Peak Elo
2212
2026
Best year
1966
+148 Elo
Worst year
1988
-128 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)
634-259-209
1102 matches
Goals for / against
2415 / 1056
Home record
345-120-91
Away record
289-139-118
Biggest win
13–0
vs Northern Ireland · 1882-02-18 · Friendly
Biggest loss
1–7
vs Hungary · 1954-05-23 · Friendly
Highest-scoring match
13–2
vs Northern Ireland · 1899-02-18 · British Home Championship
Biggest upset win
1–0
vs Spain · 2011-11-12
1961 Elo vs their 2176
Rivalry
49-27-42 in 118 matches · head to head
Nemesis
4-11-12 in 27 matches · head to head
Longest unbeaten run
22
2020-11-18 → 2022-03-29
Current unbeaten run
3

World Cup history

xWC total
1.44
Titles won
1
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.44
Best World Cup
0.21 xWC
0.21 xWC
Won by Uruguay
0.11 xWC
Won by Germany
0.09 xWC
Won by Brazil
0.06 xWC
Won by Brazil
0.18 xWC
Won by England
0.16 xWC
Won by Brazil
0.05 xWC
Won by Italy
0.10 xWC
Won by Argentina
0.06 xWC
Won by Germany
0.06 xWC
Won by France
0.04 xWC
Won by Brazil
0.07 xWC
Won by Italy
0.09 xWC
Won by Spain
0.03 xWC
Won by Germany
0.05 xWC
Won by France
0.04 xWC
Won by Argentina
0.06 xWC
Won by Spain

European Championship history

xCC total
1.49
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-1.49
Best European Championship
0.35 xCC
0.35 xCC
Won by Italy
0.16 xCC
Won by Germany
0.17 xCC
Won by Netherlands
0.18 xCC
Won by Denmark
0.11 xCC
Won by Germany
0.06 xCC
Won by France
0.08 xCC
Won by Greece
0.07 xCC
Won by Spain
0.10 xCC
Won by Portugal
0.12 xCC
Won by Italy
0.09 xCC
Won by Spain