England at the UEFA European Championship

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The UEFA 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 the finals 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
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 6
Italy 1968 Third place 3rd of 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 8 6 1 1 18 6
Belgium 1972 Did not qualify[9] 8 5 2 1 16 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 3 2 1 11 3
Italy 1980 Group Stage 6th of 8 3 1 1 1 3 3 8 7 1 0 22 5
France 1984 Did not qualify 8 5 2 1 23 3
West Germany 1988 Group Stage 7th of 8 3 0 0 3 2 7 6 5 1 0 19 1
Sweden 1992 Group Stage 7th of 8 3 0 2 1 1 2 6 3 3 0 7 3
England 1996 Semi-Finals 3rd of 16 5 2 3 0 8 3 Qualified as hosts
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group Stage 11th of 16 3 1 0 2 5 6 10 4 4 2 16 5
Portugal 2004 Quarter-finals 5th of 16 4 2 1 1 10 6 8 6 2 0 14 5
Austria Switzerland 2008 Did not qualify 12 7 2 3 24 7
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-finals 5th of 16 4 2 2 0 5 3 8 5 3 0 17 5
France 2016 Round of 16 12th of 24 4 1 2 1 4 4 10 10 0 0 31 3
Europe 2020 Qualified 8 7 0 1 37 6
Germany 2024 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.

Italy 1968

Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 § Final tournament

Italy 1980

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group B


England qualified for the first time at the UEFA Championship for 12 years.[10] England got knocked out in the first round.[11][12]

West Germany 1988

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2


England lost all three matches after high expectations.[13]

Sweden 1992

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Group 1


England drew 2 matches and lost one match.[14]

England 1996

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group A
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage

Belgium/Netherlands 2000

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group A

England won 1 match and loss 2 matches.[15]

Portugal 2004

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group B
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage

Poland/Ukraine 2012

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group D
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage

France 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group B

Template:UEFA Euro 2016 group tables



Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase
Round of 16
England 1–2 Iceland
  • Rooney 4' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 33,901[16]

Europe 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Czech Republic Kosovo Bulgaria Montenegro
1  England 8 7 0 1 37 6 +31 21 Qualify for final tournament — 5–0 5–3 4–0 7–0
2  Czech Republic 8 5 0 3 13 11 +2 15 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Kosovo 8 3 2 3 13 16 −3 11 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–4 2–1 — 1–1 2–0
4  Bulgaria 8 1 3 4 6 17 −11 6 0–6 1–0 2–3 — 1–1
5  Montenegro 8 0 3 5 3 22 −19 3 1–5 0–3 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group D

Template:UEFA Euro 2020 group tables



References

  1. ^ "When Saturday Comes - Classic matches ~ England v USSR, Euro 68 & 88". Wsc.co.uk. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Euro 1968: Alan Mullery's moment of madness". BBC Sport. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ^ Surlis, Patrick (1 June 2016). "Remembering Euro 96: Jamie Redknapp, Darren Anderton, Stuart Pearce and Steve Howey | Football News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  4. ^ Mark Ogden (6 June 2016). "Euro 2016: Don't let Euro 96 fool you, England are generally terrible at the European Championships | International | Sport". The Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  5. ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | Euro 2004 | Portugal break England hearts". BBC News. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  6. ^ "England 0-0 Italy (2-4 on pens)". BBC Sport. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Euro 2012 analysis: Peerless Pirlo exposes England". BBC Sport. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  8. ^ "England's past Euro exploits | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 6 May 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  9. ^ Although England did not qualify for the finals, they reached the last eight of the competition. Only the last four teams progressed to the finals.
  10. ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/england-euro-1980-italy-thatcher-crowd-violence-a9447131.html
  11. ^ Higginson, Marc (12 May 2012). "Euro 1980: How Belgium defied the odds to reach final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  12. ^ Daniel Ruiz (14 June 2016). "Squad rotation, tear gas and a bucketload of medals: How England flopped at Euro 80". FourFourTwo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  13. ^ Rob Smyth (9 June 2008). "On Second Thoughts: Rob Smyth on England at Euro 88 | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  14. ^ Simon Hart (6 June 2012). "Graham Taylor: 'Do I not like that' - it's Euro 92 all over again | Profiles | News". The Independent. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  15. ^ "BBC SPORT | EURO2000 | ENGLAND | Late penalty breaks English hearts". BBC News. 20 June 2000. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Full Time Summary – England v Iceland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

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