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The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England. Although most national teams worldwide represent a sovereign state, the four Home Nations making up the United Kingdom are each represented separately in most international tournaments.

England are one of the most successful footballing teams ever being one of only seven countries to ever win the FIFA World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals. They beat Germany 4 goals to 2 in extra time. However since then they have never made it past the semi-finals. Never-the-less they remain a prominent team on the global stage, rarely dropping outside of the top ten rankings of both FIFA and ELO. England also reached the semi-final of the UEFA European Championship in 1968 and 1996. They were the most successful of the home nations, in the British Home Championship with 54 wins before the competition was suspended in 1984.

Traditionally, Englands greatest rivals have been Scotland, who were their opponents in the first-ever international football match in 1872. Since regular fixtures against Scotland came to an end in the late 1980s, other rivalries have become more prominent. Matches with Argentina, Portugal, and Germany have produced particularly eventful encounters. Englands home ground is Wembley Stadium in London.

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