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England qualified automatically for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico as reigning champions, and reached the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by West Germany. England had been 2–0 up, but were eventually beaten 3–2 after extra time. [19] They then failed to qualify for Euro 1972 and the 1974 World Cup, leading to Ramsey's dismissal by ...
English football clubs are listed in Category:Football clubs in England Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. ... Abbey Hey FC logo.png ...
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England also compete in the UEFA European Championship and UEFA Nations League. At UEFA Euro 2020, they reached the final of the competition for the first time, finishing as runners-up, and finished in the same position at UEFA Euro 2024. England previously reached the semi-final of the competition in 1968 and 1996, with the latter held on home ...
The history of the England national football team, also known as the Three Lions, begins with the first representative international match in 1870 and the first officially-recognised match two years later. England primarily competed in the British Home Championship over the following decades. Although the FA had joined the international ...
Football was played in England as far back as medieval times. The first written evidence of a football match came in about 1170, when William Fitzstephen wrote of his visit to London, "After dinner all the youths of the city goes out into the fields for the very popular game of ball."
The replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy, made in secret by the FA in 1966 after the original was stolen, and paraded by the England players at the World Cup Final in 1966. The England captain's jersey and cap from the world's first official international football match, Scotland vs England, [27] in 1872.
Used by one of the 12 clubs in the top tier of women's football in England, the Women's Super League, as of 2024–25. A person who has watched a match at the stadiums of all 92 Premier League and English Football League (EFL) clubs in England and Wales may apply to join The 92 Club.