England's World Cup record from 1950 to 2026
1966 remains England's only-ever World Cup triumph
Two England strikers have won the World Cup Golden Boot

Ladbrokes explores England's World Cup record, looking at every single tournament finish from their first appearance in 1950 to this summer's 2026 World Cup.
Of course, it's the 1966 triumph that stands head and shoulders above any other major tournament for England, but recent years have suggested we may be edging closer to rediscovering the winning touch - so can Thomas Tuchel and his squad bring it home this year?
Below is England's World Cup record throughout history, with key stats and names from each tournament.
Location: Brazil
Winner: Uruguay
England Manager: Sir Walter Winterbottom
England Captain: Billy Wright
England's top scorer: Wilf Mannion & Stan Mortensen (1)
Round reached: Group stage
Best match: England 2-0 Chile (Group stage)
Location: Switzerland
Winner: West Germany
England Manager: Sir Walter Winterbottom
England Captain: Billy Wright
England's top scorer: Nat Lofthouse (3)
Round reached: Quarter-finals
Best match: England 2-0 Switzerland (Group stage)
Location: Sweden
Winner: Brazil
England Manager: Sir Walter Winterbottom
England Captain: Billy Wright
England's top scorer: Derek Kevan (2)
Round reached: Group stage
Best match: England 2-2 Austria (Group stage)
Location: Chile
Winner: Brazil
England Manager: Sir Walter Winterbottom
England Captain: Johnny Haynes
England's top scorer: Ron Flowers (2)
Round reached: Quarter-finals
Best match: England 3-1 Argentina (Group stage)
Location: England
Winner: England
England Manager: Sir Alf Ramsey
England Captain: Bobby Moore
England's top scorer: Geoff Hurst (4)
Round reached: Final (Champions)
Best match: England 4-2 West Germany (Final)
Location: Mexico
Winner: Brazil
England Manager: Sir Alf Ramsey
England Captain: Bobby Moore
England's top scorer: Allan Clark, Geoff Hurst, Alan Mullery & Martin Peters (1)
Round reached: Quarter-finals
Best match: England 1-0 Czechoslovakia (Group stage)
England failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup
England failed to qualify for the 1978 World Cup
Location: Spain
Winner: Italy
England Manager: Ronald Greenwood
England Captain: Mick Mills
England's top scorer: Trevor Francis & Bryan Robson (2)
Round reached: Second group stage
Best match: West Germany 0-0 England (Group stage)
Location: Mexico
Winner: Argentina
England Manager: Sir Bobby Robson
England Captain: Bryan Robson
England's top scorer: Gary Lineker (6 - Golden Boot)
Round reached: Quarter-finals
Best match: England 3-0 Paraguay (Round of 16)
Location: Italy
Winner: West Germany
England Manager: Sir Bobby Robson
England Captain: Bryan Robson
England's top scorer: David Platt (3)
Round reached: Third-place play-off
Best match: Cameroon 2-3 England (aet) (Quarter-final)
England failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup
Location: France
Winner: France
England Manager: Glenn Hoddle
England Captain: Alan Shearer
England's top scorer: Michael Owen & Alan Shearer (2)
Round reached: Round of 16
Best match: England 2-0 Tunisia (Group stage)
Location: South Korea & Japan
Winner: Brazil
England Manager: Sven-Goran Eriksson
England Captain: David Beckham
England's top scorer: Michael Owen (2)
Round reached: Quarter-finals
Best match: Denmark 0-3 England (Round of 16)
Location: Germany
Winner: Italy
England Manager: Sven-Goran Eriksson
England Captain: David Beckham
England's top scorer: Steven Gerrard (2)
Round reached: Quarter-finals
Best match: England 1-0 Ecuador (Round of 16)
Location: South Africa
Winner: Spain
England Manager: Fabio Capello
England Captain: Steven Gerrard
England's top scorer: Jermain Defoe, Steven Gerrard & Matthew Upson (1)
Round reached: Round of 16
Best match: Slovenia 0-1 England (Group stage)
Location: Brazil
Winner: Germany
England Manager: Roy Hodgson
England Captain: Steven Gerrard
England's top scorer: Wayne Rooney & Daniel Sturridge (1)
Round reached: Group stage
Best match: Costa Rica 0-0 England (Group stage)
Location: Russia
Winner: France
England Manager: Gareth Southgate
England Captain: Harry Kane
England's top scorer: Harry Kane (6 - Golden Boot)
Round reached: Third-place play-off
Best match: Sweden 0-2 England (Quarter-final)
Location: Qatar
Winner: Argentina
England Manager: Gareth Southgate
England Captain: Harry Kane
England's top scorer: Marcus Rashford & Bukayo Saka (3)
Round reached: Quarter-finals
Best match: England 3-0 Senegal (Round of 16)
How far will England go this summer? Will Harry Kane win another Golden Boot? Will Thomas Tuchel guide England to a first World Cup win since 1966?
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