England
ENGLAND
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Team Profile
The first nation of football and the global distributor of the game, England are big on passion but short on actual prizes. Even having appeared in eleven World Cup events (World Cup Soccer 2010 in South Africa would be their 12th appearance), they have very limited to show for as World Cup 1966 in England on home soil is still their only major tournament triumph.
England debuted in their first World Cup at Brazil 1950. Since 1966, however, the furthest they have made it in the competition was to the semi-finals in 1990, where they lost on penalties to Germany.
In 2006, England advanced to their third successive FIFA World Cup finals under Swedish coach Sven Goran-Eriksson by topping the standings in their qualifying group ahead of Poland and Austria. After beating Ecuador 1-0 in the Round of 16, England’s tournament ended in a 3-1 penalty shootout defeat by Portugal in the quarter-finals following a 0-0 draw at the end of extra time.
The early exit in World Cup 2006 marked the end of Eriksson as he was then replaced by Steve McClaren’s in May 2006. Yet, despite the all-star cast at his disposal, he was unable to guide England to a place a UEFA EURO 2008, losses to Russia and Croatia in their last two matches condemning the Three Lions to a third-place finish in Group E.
In December 2007, Fabio Capello was named as McClaren’s successor and charged with leading England into South Africa 2010.
UEFA Group Stage Standings
| Team | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Agst | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain (Q) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 30 |
| England (Q) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 27 |
| Germany (Q) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 26 |
| Netherlands (Q) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| Italy (Q) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 24 |
| Serbia (Q) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 22 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 22 |
| Denmark | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 21 |
Official Site: http://www.thefa.com/
