The best England football team and manager and the past results                                
 

This England World Cup 2006 web site was updated frequently when the tournament took place in June and July 2006. See the match reports for every England football game. Look at the special news items during the competition and review the news section for the England football team (including any injuries to England players). Follow every teams progress on our electronic World Cup screen-chart too.

See below how England did in the more recent World Cup tournaments (England did not qualify for the finals in 1974, 1978 and 1994):                   

1966 held in England: England won the tournament: Click here for a full review

1970 held in Mexico: In group 3, England beat Romania 1 -0, then lost to Brazil 1-0 but qualified for the quarter finals by beating Czechoslovakia 1-0. In the quarter finals we lost to W Germany 3-2.

1982 held in Spain: In group 4, we beat France 3-1, beat Czechoslovakia 2-0 and then Kuwait 1-0 to qualify for the next group phase. In group B, the team drew against W Germany 0-0 and Spain 0-0 and did not progress any further. W Germany ended up runners up to Italy in the final.

1986 held in Mexico: In group F, England lost to Portugal 1-0, drew with Morocco 0-0 but then won 3-0 against Poland to qualify for the knockout stages. In the second round we beat Paraguay 3-0 but then lost 2-1 to Argentina in the quarter finals. Argentina then went on to become champions that year.

1990 held in Italy: Again in group F, England drew with the Republic of Ireland 1-1, drew with Holland 0-0 but beat Egypt 1-0 to qualify for the second round. We then beat Belgium 1-0,  Cameroon 3-2 in the quarter finals but then lost to the eventual tournament winners W Germany 4-3 on penalties in the semi final (1-1 after extra time).

1998 held in France: In group G, England beat Tunisia 2-0, lost to Romania 2-1 but beat Columbia 2-0 to qualify for the second round, where Argentina won 4-3 on penalties (2-2 after extra time).

2002 held in Japan and South Korea: In group F, England drew with Sweden 1-1, beat Argentina 1-0 and drew with Nigeria 0-0 to qualify for the second round, where Denmark were defeated 3-0. England then lost the quarter final 2-1 to the eventual winners, Brazil.

See how England did in Euro 1996, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004

 
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