WORLD CUP 2022 NATION PRESENTATION: ENGLAND

 

NICKNAME: Three Lions

MANAGER: Gareth Southgate

MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Peter Shilton- 125 caps from 1970 to 1990

TOP SCORER: Wayne Rooney- 53 goals from 2003 to 2018

HOST NATION: Yes, in 1966.

WORLD CUP RECORD: 16th world cup for Three Lions. They qualified on every WC since 1998.

BEST RESULT: Their best result is the title from 1966, on their home soil. England was first in their group with Uruguay, Mexico and France. They drew against Uruguay and won against two other nations. In the first knock-out round they faced Argentina. Geoff Hurst scored the only goal of the match. In the semi-final England was better than Eusebio's Portugal (2-1). Charlton scored both goals for England while Eusebio scored one for his team. West Germany won in another semi-final match vs the Soviet Union. Final match of the 1966 World Cup is controversial because of Hurst's extra-time goal. Regular match finished 2-2 with a German goal in 89' min. 101' min of extra time Hurst “scored“ one of the most famous goals in 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 the 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 a hat trick in a World Cup final match.