All These Years of Hurt: England's World Cup Pain Since 1966

All These Years Of Hurt:

ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP PAIN SINCE 1966

1970

Mexico Qualified as defending champions

GROUP STAGE

1st - Brazil 2nd - ENGLAND 3rd - Romania 4th - Czechoslovakia

QUARTER FINAL England 2

Mullery, Peters

West Germany 3

Beckenbauer, Seeler, M端ller

West Germany

1974

Failed To Qualify

Argentina

1978

Espa単a Qualified - 2nd in Qualifying Group

FIRST GROUP STAGE

1982

Beat France 3-1 Beat Czechoslovakia 2-0 Beat Kuwait 1-0 1st - ENGLAND 2nd - France 3rd - Czechoslovakia 4th - Kuwait

SECOND GROUP STAGE

Drew 0-0 Against West Germany Drew 0-0 Against Spain

1st - West Germany 2nd - ENGLAND 3rd - Spain

1986

Mexico Qualified - 1st in Qualifying Group

GROUP STAGE

Lost To Portugal 1-0 Drew 0-0 With Morocco Beat Poland 3-0

ROUND OF 16 England 3

Lineker (2), Beardsley

Paraguay 0

QUARTER FINAL England 1 Lineker

Argentina 2 Maradona (2)

Maradona famously scored his first goal in the Quarter Final by punching the football past Peter Shilton into the goal. This goal has now been dubbed the “Hand Of God”

1st - Morocco 2nd - ENGLAND 3rd - Poland 4th - Portugal

Italia Qualified - 2nd in Qualifying Group

GROUP STAGE

Drew 1-1 With Republic Of Ireland Drew 0-0 With Netherlands Beat Egypt 1-0 1st - ENGLAND 2nd - Republic Of Ireland 3rd - Netherlands 4th - Egypt

QUARTER FINAL England 3

Platt, Lineker (2)

Cameroon 2 Kundé, Ekéké

1990 ROUND OF 16 England 1 Platt

Belgium 0 (After Extra Time)

SEMI FINAL England 1

Lineker

Germany 1

Brehme Germany Won 4-3 On Penalties

1994 1998

USA Failed To Qualify

France Qualified - 1st Qualifying Group

GROUP STAGE

Beat Tunisia 1-0 Lost To Romania 2-1 Beat Columbia 2-0

ROUND OF 16 England 2

Shearer, Owen

Argentina 2

1st - Romania 2nd - ENGLAND 3rd - Columbia 4th - Tunisia

England Vs Argentina was famous for one of the best England goals ever, scored by Michael Owen. Also David Beckham’s sending off, for kicking out at Diego Simeone

Batistuta, Zanetti Argentina Won 4-3 On Penalties

South Korea/Japan Qualified - 1st in Qualifying Group

2002

England’s qualifying campaign was very eventful.

England lost 1-0 to Germany in the last game at Wembley. However in the return game England defeated the Germans 5-1. England’s qualifying hopes rested on the last game against Greece, where a last minute free-kick from David Beckham sent them through.

GROUP STAGE Drew 1-1 with Sweden Beat Argentina 1-0 Drew 0-0 with Nigeria

ROUND OF 16 England 3

Ferdinand, Owen, Heskey

Denmark 0

1st - Sweden 2nd - ENGLAND 3rd - Argentina 4th - Nigeria

QUARTER FINAL England 1

Owen

Brazil 2

Rivaldo, Ronaldinho

2006

Germany Qualified - 1st Qualifying Group

GROUP STAGE Beat Paraguay 1-0 Beat Trinidad And Tobago 2-0 Drew 2-2 with Sweden

ROUND OF 16 England 1 Beckham

Ecuador 0

QUARTER FINAL England 0 Portugal 0

Portugal Win 3-1 on Penalties

1st - ENGLAND 2nd - Sweden 3rd - Paraguay 4th - Trindad And Tobago

South Africa Qualified - 1st Qualifying Group

GROUP STAGE Drew 1-1 with United States Drew 0-0 with Algeria Beat Slovenia 1-0 1st - United States 2nd - ENGLAND 3rd - Slovenia 4th - Algeria

ROUND OF 16 Germany 4

Klose, Podolski, Muller (2)

England 1 Upson

2010

2014

Brazil To Be Filled In

Russia To Be Filled In

2018

Everyone seems to know the score They’ve seen it all before They just know They’re so sure That England’s gonna Throw it away Gonna blow it away But I know they can play Cos’ I remember Three lions on the shirt Jules Rimet still gleaming All These Years of hurt Never stoppped me dreaming So many jokes, so many jeers But all those oh so nears Wear you down Through the years But I still see that Tackle by Moore And when Lineker scored Bobby belting the ball And nobby dancing Three lions on a shirt Jules rimet still gleaming All These Years of hurt Never stopped me dreaming I know that was then But it could be again It’s coming home It’s coming home It’s coming Football’s coming home Three lions on a shirt Jules rimet still gleaming All These Years of hurt Never stopped me dreaming