England women's national football team Batt's team also participated in two FIEFF World Cups held in Italy (1970) and Mexico (1971). Following an UEFA recommendation in 1972 for national associations to incorporate the women's game, the Football Association (FA) rescinded its fifty-year ban on women playing on Football League grounds. Shortly after, Eric Worthington was tasked by the WFA to assemble an official women's national team. England competed in its first international match against Scotland in Greenock on 18 November 1972, almost 100 years after the first men's international. The team overturned a two-goal deficit to defeat their northern opponents by 3 goals to 2,
France national football team all-time record France national football team all-time record The list shown below shows the France national football team all-time international record against opposing nations. The stats are composed of FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship, FIFA Confederations Cup, and Summer Olympics matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA. The team played its first official match on 1 May 1904 against Belgium. France and Belgium have since contested 70 official matches against