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