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England's National Team
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England’s national
football
team represents England in
international football.
Although most national
teams worldwide represent
a sovereign state, the four
"Home Nations"
making
up the United Kingdom are
each represented separately
in most international
tournaments.
England are one of
the more
successful footballing
teams, being one of only
seven countries to ever win
the FIFA World Cup, which
they famously did back in
1966 when they hosted
the finals in England. West
Germany were defeated 4-2
in extra time at
Wembley Stadium, giving
England their first and only
World Cup title.
England have managed to
remain as a prominent force
on the global stage,
rarely dropping outside of
the top 10 rankings of both
FIFA and ELO.
Traditionally,
England's
greatest rivals have been
Scotland, who were their
opponents in the
first-ever international
football match way back in
the year of 1872. Since
regular fixtures against
Scotland came to an end in
the late 1980s, other
rivalries have become
more prominent. Matches with
Argentina and Germany
have produced particularly
colourful encounters
producing an amazing
atmosphere at these
matches.
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