The Anthem
God Save the King
โถ Listen on YouTube โโGod save our gracious King, long live our noble Kingโฆโ
England has no separate anthem of its own; fans add their own soundtrack โ 'Three Lions' and 'Sweet Caroline'.
The Legends
Names that echo
Bobby Moore
Defender ยท 1960s
The serene captain who lifted England's only World Cup in 1966.
Bobby Charlton
Midfielder ยท 1960s
Survivor of the Munich air disaster and a 1966 World Cup winner.
Harry Kane
Forward ยท 2010sโ20s
England's all-time record goalscorer and modern captain.
Fun Facts
Worth knowing
- 01
England is the birthplace of modern football โ the first Football Association and rulebook were written in London in 1863.
- 02
It has won the World Cup once, in 1966, on home soil.
- 03
England has no national anthem of its own; the fans' real anthems are 'Three Lions' and a rousing 'Sweet Caroline'.
At the World Cup
The story so far
The home of football, with one glorious title in 1966 and decades of hope and heartbreak since. A semi-finalist in 2018 and finalist at Euro 2020 and 2024, England keeps knocking on the door.
They think it's all overโฆ
England beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley to win its only World Cup, Geoff Hurst's hat-trick sealing it.
Gazza's tears
Paul Gascoigne's tears in the semi-final defeat to Germany came to define a romantic, nearly-era of English football.
Group Stage