Trophies won by England in International Football (Men's)

England is the joint oldest national team in football. They played in the World's first International football match in 1872 against Scotland. Despite being the oldest nation to play the game, they haven't tasted much success. FA controls the England Men's Football Team, the governing body for football in England. It is affiliated with UEFA and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA.

Several greats have played for England but couldn't win titles with their nation. Since winning the World Cup in 1966, they are trophyless. Under present manager Gareth Southgate, England have been successful in terms of their finishes in big tournaments but are still yet to win their second major title. Southgate's team is in the final of the UEFA Euro for the second consecutive time and it will be interesting to see if they manage to win the title this time.

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A brief history of England Men's National Football Team in Major Tournaments

The relationship between England and FIFA wasn't good at first and England had to leave FIFA in 1928. They rejoined in 1946 and as a result, they did not compete in a World Cup until 1950. In the 1954 FIFA World Cup, England reached the quarter-finals for the first time but lost 4–2 to reigning champions Uruguay. They have qualified for the World Cup sixteen times.

England won the 1966 FIFA World Cup final on home soil, making it one of eight nations to have won the World Cup. It is their only significant achievement on the global stage to date. Despite being the oldest football-playing nation, they have not won any important international trophy in almost six decades.

Every European Nation that has won a World Cup also has a Europan Championship in their trophy cabinet. But, England have not won a single Euros. Their best performance came in 2020 when he finished as the runners-up, losing to Italy in penalties. 

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England Men's National Football Team Trophies List

Alf Ramsey's England finished top of Group 1 with only four goals but didn't concede a single one. They also became the first World Cup-winning team not to win its first game in the tournament. In the quarter-final, the only goal between Argentina and England came from England's Geoff Hurst. They qualified for the semi-final to face Portugal.

Bobby Charlton scored both goals in England's win, with Portugal's goal coming from a penalty in the 82nd minute. England booked their spot in the Final to face West Germany. In the 13th minute, Helmut Haller put West Germany ahead, but Geoff Hurst leveled the scoreline four minutes later.

Martin Peters put England in the lead in the 78th minute but Wolfgang Weber scored for Germany to take the game to extra time. In the 98th minute, Hurst helped England take the lead. There was a debate about whether the ball crossed the line or not. He scored another one as England beat Germany 4-2 in Extra time to lift their first and only World Cup title.  he became the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final

Major Titles:

FIFA World Cup: 1966
UEFA European Championship Finalists: 2024; Runners-up: 2020
UEFA Nations League - Third place: 2019

Regional:

British Home Championship: 54 (including 20 shared)
Rous Cup: 1986, 1988, 1989