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The UEFA European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960. The finals stage of the tournament takes place every four years, with a qualifying competition beforehand. The sixteenth tournament was held across Europe in 2021 (postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

The England national football team first attempted to qualify for the finals of the tournament in 1964, having declined to enter in 1960. They first qualified in 1968, and have since participated in the finals on ten occasions (with an upcoming eleventh participation in 2024), including in 1996, when they were the host nation and thus did not need to qualify.[1][2][3]

England's best performance at the finals was a runner-up finish at Euro 2020, when they lost the final to Italy on penalties at Wembley.[4][5] They had a third-place finish in Italy in 1968, when only four teams competed in the finals tournament, and reached one further semi-final in 1996, losing to Germany, also on home soil and on penalties.[6] The team reached the quarter-finals on two other occasions, losing to host nation Portugal on penalties in 2004 and to Italy in Ukraine in 2012, also on penalties.[7][8][9]

England were eliminated in the round of 16 by Iceland in 2016. On the other four occasions (1980, 1988, 1992 and 2000), they did not progress beyond the group stage.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship finals record Qualification record Manager(s)
Year Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter Winterbottom
Francoist Spain 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 6 Winterbottom, Ramsey[10]
Italy 1968 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 2 1 Squad 8 6 1 1 18 6 Ramsey
Belgium 1972 Did not qualify[11] 8 5 2 1 16 6 Ramsey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 11 3 Revie
Italy 1980 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 3 3 Squad 8 7 1 0 22 5 Greenwood
France 1984 Did not qualify 8 5 2 1 23 3 Robson
West Germany 1988 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 2 7 Squad 6 5 1 0 19 1
Sweden 1992 7th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad 6 3 3 0 7 3 Taylor
England 1996 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 3 0 8 3 Squad Qualified as hosts Venables
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 5 6 Squad 10 4 4 2 16 5 Hoddle, Keegan[12]
Portugal 2004 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 10 6 Squad 8 6 2 0 14 5 Eriksson
Austria Switzerland 2008 Did not qualify 12 7 2 3 24 7 McClaren
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 5 3 Squad 8 5 3 0 17 5 Capello, Hodgson[13]
France 2016 Round of 16 12th 4 1 2 1 4 4 Squad 10 10 0 0 31 3 Hodgson
Europe 2020[14] Runners-up 2nd 7 5 2 0 11 2 Squad 8 7 0 1 37 6 Southgate
Germany 2024 Qualified 8 6 2 0 22 4 Southgate
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Runners-up 11/17 38 15 13 10 51 37 — 116 79 26 11 270 68 —
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil. ***Third place includes all tournaments where England reached the semi-finals following Euro 1980 as the third place play-offs were scrapped from the following editions of the tournament.[15]

Correct as of 20 November 2023, after the qualifying match against  North Macedonia

List of matches

Year Round Opponent Score England scorer(s)
Italy 1968 Semi-finals  Yugoslavia 0–1 —
Third place play-off  Soviet Union 2–0 B. Charlton, Hurst
Italy 1980 Group 2  Belgium 1–1 Wilkins
 Italy 0–1 —
 Spain 2–1 Brooking, Woodcock
Germany 1988 Group 2  Republic of Ireland 0–1 —
 Netherlands 1–3 Robson
 Soviet Union 1–3 Adams
Sweden 1992 Group 1  Denmark 0–0 —
 France 0–0 —
 Sweden 1–2 Platt
England 1996 Group A   Switzerland 1–1 Shearer
 Scotland 2–0 Shearer, Gascoigne
 Netherlands 4–1 Shearer (2), Sheringham (2)
Quarter-finals  Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) —
Semi-finals  Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) Shearer
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group A  Portugal 2–3 Scholes, McManaman
 Germany 1–0 Shearer
 Romania 2–3 Shearer, Owen
Portugal 2004 Group B  France 1–2 Lampard
  Switzerland 3–0 Rooney (2), Gerrard
 Croatia 4–2 Scholes, Rooney (2), Lampard
Quarter-finals  Portugal 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) Owen, Lampard
Poland Ukraine 2012 Group D  France 1–1 Lescott
 Sweden 3–2 Carroll, Walcott, Welbeck
 Ukraine 1–0 Rooney
Quarter-finals  Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) —
France 2016 Group B  Russia 1–1 Dier
 Wales 2–1 Vardy, Sturridge
 Slovakia 0–0 —
Round of 16  Iceland 1–2 Rooney
Europe 2020 Group D  Croatia 1–0 Sterling
 Scotland 0–0 —
 Czech Republic 1–0 Sterling
Round of 16  Germany 2–0 Sterling, Kane
Quarter-finals  Ukraine 4–0 Kane (2), Maguire, J. Henderson
Semi-finals  Denmark 2–1 (a.e.t.) Kjær (o.g.), Kane
Final  Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) Shaw
Germany 2024 Group C  Serbia
 Denmark
 Slovenia

History

UEFA Euro 1968: Italy

Main article: UEFA Euro 1968

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 8
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
1  England 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 9 Advance to quarter-finals — 2–3 5–1 2–0
2  Scotland 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 8 1–1 — 3–2 2–1
3  Wales 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 4 0–3 1–1 — 2–0
4  Northern Ireland 6 1 1 4 2 8 −6 3 0–2 1–0 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Quarter-finals

Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bulgaria  3–4  Italy 3–2 0–2
Hungary  2–3  Soviet Union 2–0 0–3
England  3–1  Spain 1–0 2–1
France  2–6  Yugoslavia 1–1 1–5

Final tournament

Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 final tournament
Semi-finals
Yugoslavia 1–0 England
  • Džajić 86'
 Report
Stadio Comunale, Florence
Attendance: 21,834
Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)
Third place play-off
England 2–0 Soviet Union
 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 68,817
Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)

UEFA Euro 1980: Italy

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Bulgaria Denmark
1  England 8 7 1 0 22 5 +17 15 Qualify for final tournament — 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
2  Northern Ireland 8 4 1 3 8 14 −6 9 1–5 — 1–0 2–0 2–1
3  Republic of Ireland 8 2 3 3 9 8 +1 7 1–1 0–0 — 3–0 2–0
4  Bulgaria 8 2 1 5 6 14 −8 5 0–3 0–2 1–0 — 3–0
5  Denmark 8 1 2 5 13 17 −4 4 3–4 4–0 3–3 2–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to final
2  Italy (H) 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to third place play-off
3  England 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
4  Spain 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Belgium 1–1 England
 Report
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 15,186
Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)
England 0–1 Italy
Report
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 59,649
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
Spain 1–2 England
 Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 14,440
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

UEFA Euro 1988: West Germany

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 4
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Northern Ireland Turkey
1  England 6 5 1 0 19 1 +18 11 Qualify for final tournament — 2–0 3–0 8–0
2  Yugoslavia 6 4 0 2 13 9 +4 8 1–4 — 3–0 4–0
3  Northern Ireland 6 1 1 4 2 10 −8 3 0–2 1–2 — 1–0
4  Turkey 6 0 2 4 2 16 −14 2 0–0 2–3 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
3  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
4  England 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
England 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 51,373
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
England 1–3 Netherlands
 Report
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
England 1–3 Soviet Union
 Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,335
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)

UEFA Euro 1992: Sweden

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 7
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Republic of Ireland Poland Turkey
1  England 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 9 Qualify for final tournament — 1–1 2–0 1–0
2  Republic of Ireland 6 2 4 0 13 6 +7 8 1–1 — 0–0 5–0
3  Poland 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 7 1–1 3–3 — 3–0
4  Turkey 6 0 0 6 1 14 −13 0 0–1 1–3 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Group 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
3  France 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  England 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Denmark 0–0 England
Report
Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 26,385
Referee: John Blankenstein (Netherlands)
France 0–0 England
Report
Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 26,535
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Sweden 2–1 England
 Report
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 30,126
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)

UEFA Euro 1996: England

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4[a]
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4[a]
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.

Matches

England 1–1  Switzerland
 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,567
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
Scotland 0–2 England
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,864
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Netherlands 1–4 England
 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,798
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.) England
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,440[16]
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Semi-finals
Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) England
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,862[17]
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

UEFA Euro 2000: Belgium–Netherlands

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Group 5
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Sweden England Poland Bulgaria Luxembourg
1  Sweden 8 7 1 0 10 1 +9 22 Qualify for final tournament — 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0
2  England 8 3 4 1 14 4 +10 13[a] Advance to play-offs 0–0 — 3–1 0–0 6–0
3  Poland 8 4 1 3 12 8 +4 13[a] 0–1 0–0 — 2–0 3–0
4  Bulgaria 8 2 2 4 6 8 −2 8 0–1 1–1 0–3 — 3–0
5  Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 2 23 −21 0 0–1 0–3 2–3 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: England 4, Poland 1.

Play-offs

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying play-offs
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Scotland  1–2  England 0–2 1–0
Israel  0–8  Denmark 0–5 0–3
Slovenia  3–2  Ukraine 2–1 1–1
Republic of Ireland  1–1 (a)  Turkey 1–1 0–0

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Romania 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  England 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4  Germany 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portugal 3–2 England
 Report
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
England 1–0 Germany
 Report
Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
England 2–3 Romania
 Report
Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

UEFA Euro 2004: Portugal

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 7
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Turkey Slovakia North Macedonia Liechtenstein
1  England 8 6 2 0 14 5 +9 20 Qualify for final tournament — 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–0
2  Turkey 8 6 1 1 17 5 +12 19 Advance to play-offs 0–0 — 3–0 3–2 5–0
3  Slovakia 8 3 1 4 11 9 +2 10 1–2 0–1 — 1–1 4–0
4  Macedonia 8 1 3 4 11 14 −3 6 1–2 1–2 0–2 — 3–1
5  Liechtenstein 8 0 1 7 2 22 −20 1 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Croatia 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France 2–1 England
 Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 62,487
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
England 3–0  Switzerland
 Report
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
Attendance: 28,214
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Croatia 2–4 England
 Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 57,047
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Portugal 2–2 (a.e.t.) England
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 62,564
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

UEFA Euro 2012: Poland–Ukraine

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Montenegro Switzerland Wales Bulgaria
1  England 8 5 3 0 17 5 +12 18 Qualify for final tournament — 0–0 2–2 1–0 4–0
2  Montenegro 8 3 3 2 7 7 0 12 Advance to play-offs 2–2 — 1–0 1–0 1–1
3   Switzerland 8 3 2 3 12 10 +2 11 1–3 2–0 — 4–1 3–1
4  Wales 8 3 0 5 6 10 −4 9 0–2 2–1 2–0 — 0–1
5  Bulgaria 8 1 2 5 3 13 −10 5 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  France 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Ukraine (H) 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3[a]
4  Sweden 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3[a]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.
France 1–1 England
 Report
Donbass Arena, Donetsk
Attendance: 47,400[18]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Sweden 2–3 England
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 64,640[20]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
England 1–0 Ukraine
 Report
Donbass Arena, Donetsk
Attendance: 48,700[21]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
England 0–0 (a.e.t.) Italy
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 64,340[22]
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

UEFA Euro 2016: France

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Switzerland Slovenia Estonia Lithuania San Marino
1  England 10 10 0 0 31 3 +28 30 Qualify for final tournament — 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 5–0
2   Switzerland 10 7 0 3 24 8 +16 21 0–2 — 3–2 3–0 4–0 7–0
3  Slovenia 10 5 1 4 18 11 +7 16 Advance to play-offs 2–3 1–0 — 1–0 1–1 6–0
4  Estonia 10 3 1 6 4 9 −5 10[a] 0–1 0–1 1–0 — 1–0 2–0
5  Lithuania 10 3 1 6 7 18 −11 10[a] 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–0 — 2–1
6  San Marino 10 0 1 9 1 36 −35 1 0–6 0–4 0–2 0–0 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout phase
2  England 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Russia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
England 1–1 Russia
 Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 62,343[23]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
England 2–1 Wales
 Report
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Attendance: 34,033[24]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Slovakia 0–0 England
Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 39,051[25]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase
Round of 16
England 1–2 Iceland
 Report
Stade de Nice, Nice
Attendance: 33,901[26]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

UEFA Euro 2020: Europe

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Czech Republic Kosovo Bulgaria Montenegro
1  England 8 7 0 1 37 6 +31 21 Qualify for final tournament — 5–0 5–3 4–0 7–0
2  Czech Republic 8 5 0 3 13 11 +2 15 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Kosovo 8 3 2 3 13 16 −3 11 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–4 2–1 — 1–1 2–0
4  Bulgaria 8 1 3 4 6 17 −11 6 0–6 1–0 2–3 — 1–1
5  Montenegro 8 0 3 5 3 22 −19 3 1–5 0–3 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4[a]
3  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a]
4  Scotland (H) 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Croatia 1–1 Czech Republic) and overall goal difference (+1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
England 1–0 Croatia
 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 18,497[27]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
England 0–0 Scotland
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 20,306[28]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Czech Republic 0–1 England
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 19,104[29]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase
Round of 16
England 2–0 Germany
 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 41,973[30]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Quarter-finals
Ukraine 0–4 England
Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 11,880[31]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Semi-finals
England 2–1 (a.e.t.) Denmark
 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 64,950[32]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 final
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) England
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 67,173[33]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

UEFA Euro 2024: Germany

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Italy Ukraine North Macedonia Malta
1  England 8 6 2 0 22 4 +18 20 Qualify for final tournament — 3–1 2–0 7–0 2–0
2  Italy 8 4 2 2 16 9 +7 14[a] 1–2 — 2–1 5–2 4–0
3  Ukraine 8 4 2 2 11 8 +3 14[a] Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–1 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
4  North Macedonia 8 2 2 4 10 20 −10 8 1–1 1–1 2–3 — 2–1
5  Malta 8 0 0 8 2 20 −18 0 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Italy 4, Ukraine 1.
Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Serbia Match 5 England
Report
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
Denmark Match 17 England
Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
England Match 29 Slovenia
Report
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Player records

Most appearances

Rank Player Matches Years
1 Harry Kane 11 2016, 2020
Gary Neville 1996, 2000, 2004
3 Wayne Rooney 10 2004, 2012, 2016
Raheem Sterling 2016, 2020
5 Tony Adams 9 1992, 1996, 2000
Steven Gerrard 2000, 2004, 2012
Alan Shearer 1992, 1996, 2000
Kyle Walker 2016, 2020
9 Sol Campbell 8 1996, 2000, 2004
Ashley Cole 2004, 2012
Jordan Henderson 2012, 2016, 2020
Stuart Pearce 1992, 1996

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Years (goals)
1 Alan Shearer 7 1996 (5), 2000 (2)
2 Wayne Rooney 6 2004 (4), 2012, 2016
3 Harry Kane 4 2020 (4)
4 Frank Lampard 3 2004 (3)
Raheem Sterling 2020 (3)
6 Paul Scholes 2 2000, 2004
Michael Owen 2000, 2004
Teddy Sheringham 1996 (2)

Goals by tournament

European Championship Goalscorer(s)
1968 Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst
1980 Trevor Brooking, Ray Wilkins, Tony Woodcock
1988 Tony Adams, Bryan Robson
1992 David Platt
1996 Alan Shearer (5), Teddy Sheringham (2), Paul Gascoigne
2000 Alan Shearer (2), Steve McManaman, Michael Owen, Paul Scholes
2004 Wayne Rooney (4), Frank Lampard (3), Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, Paul Scholes
2012 Andy Carroll, Joleon Lescott, Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott, Danny Welbeck
2016 Eric Dier, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge, Jamie Vardy
2020 Harry Kane (4), Raheem Sterling (3), Jordan Henderson, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, own goal

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 21:45 local time, was delayed 15 minutes to prevent overlap with the other Group D match between Ukraine and France, which had been delayed due to rain.[19]

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