WORLD CUP 2018 NATION PRESENTATION: ENGLAND

NICKNAME: The Three Lions

MANAGER: Gareth Southgate

MOST CAPS: Peter Shilton- 125 caps from 1970 to 1990

TOP SCORER: Wayne Rooney- 53 goals from 2003 to 2016

HOST NATION: Yes, in 1966.

WORLD CUP RECORD: World Cup in Russia will be 14th for England. Their first WC was in 1950.

Players on stickers: Banks, Springett, Cohen, Wilson, Newton, Stiles, J. Charlton, Moore, Ball, Hurst, Graeves, Hunt, B. Charlton, Estham and Connelly

BEST RESULT: Their best result is title from 1966, on their home soil. England was first in their group with Uruguay, Mexico and France. They drawn against Uruguay and won against two other nations. In a first knock-out round they faced Argentina. Geoff Hurst scored only goal of the match. In semi-final England was better then Eusebio's Portugal (2-1). Charlton scored both goals for England while Eusebio scored one for his team. West Germany won in other semi-final match vs Soviet Union. Final match of the 1966 World Cup is controversial because of Hurst extra-time goal. Regular match finished 2-2 with German goal in 89' min. 101' min of extra time Hurst “scored“ one of the most famous goals in the World Cup history. The ball hit the underside of the cross bar, bounced down and was cleared. Referee was not shure if it had been a goal but at the end whistled for goal. In the last minute of extra time Hurst scored his 3th and 4th England goal. Match ended 4-2 for England. Hurst is the only player to score hattrick in a World Cup final match.