the last time england got to a world cup quarter final was 1966.
the last time england got to a world cup quarter final was 1966.
when was the last time england got to a world cup quarter final?
1966
paris saint-germain cruised past lorient and reached the last-16 of the league cup. young starlet david n'gog scored his first two goals for psg, while pauleta pounced late on to seal the victory. paris saint-germain at last treated their supporters to a home win when they defeated second division montpellier. psg goalkeeper mickaël landreau saved a grégory lacombe penalty in the 77th minute. psg avoided a potential giant-killing at the hands of montpellier as pauleta moved level with former stalwart dominique rocheteau. the portuguese hitman became the club's joint-highest goalscorer with goals 99 and 100. psg met valenciennes in the next round who made history by qualifying to the league cup quarter-finals for the first time in the club's history. ten-man psg reached the league cup semi-finals after smashing valenciennes at the parc des princes. the capital club made it two successive home wins in a row as amara diané struck twice to ensure va cound not find a way past a spirited and free-scoring psg side in their league cup quarter final. psg were drawn for home advantage in the league cup semi-finals as they hosted auxerre. paris saint-germain booked a place in the league cup final with a win over auxerre at the parc des princes. psg qualified for their fourth league cup final in 14 years and reached their 13th domestic final. goals from mario yepes, pauleta and bernard mendy ensured a place in the final after aja could only manage a late julien quercia effort and a helping hand from psg goalkeeper mickaël landreau. the capital side faced rc lens at the stade de france and looked forward to a first domestic cup final since 2006 when they beat bitter rivals marseille in the french cup final. pauleta scored the opening goal as psg clinched a dramatic injury-time victory over lens to become the only club to ever win the coupe de la ligue three times. substitute bernard mendy struck the historic goal on a fabulous night of action when he rolled the ball home from the penalty spot in the 94th minute after lens captain hilton had hauled down substitute striker péguy luyindula in the box.
2007–08 paris saint-germain f.c. season
in the lone 2013 international origin game, england thrashed their opponents by 20 points. at the end of the year, the 2013 world cup was held in england and wales. england, who were now known as the 'wall of white', featured a new record of three brothers in their squad: sam and twins george and tom burgess. england played their first game against australia in cardiff. england got off to a surprising early lead for many, when they were up 10–0 after 20 minutes. england, however, went on to lose in what was one of their best displays against the kangaroos in years, losing 20–28. they then went on to thrash ireland to nil in front of a record crowd in huddersfield, in a game which saw ryan hall become the new england top try-scorer after a hat-trick took him to tally 17 total tries for his country. england also beat a determined fiji, in front a sold-out crowd at the kc stadium, to advance to the quarter-finals. they took on european rivals, france, in wigan and, after trailing 0–6 early, england went on to advance to the semi-finals to meet defending world champions, new zealand, at wembley. the game was a see-saw affair, which saw england leading 18–14 with one minute on the clock remaining, until new zealand play-maker shaun johnson produced a historical moment, to level the scores, and then convert his try after the siren, to win the match, and make the kiwis advance to a third consecutive world cup final. this was the first time england, or great britain, had lost to new zealand in england since 2005.
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