History of the England national football team History of the England national football team The history of the England national football team begins with the first ever international football match in 1870. They have won one World Cup, in 1966 on home soil, and qualified fourteen times for the tournament onwards from 1950. England staged Euro 1996 (European Championship). However, the team has never made it to the final of the competition; their best performances being a semi final in Euro 1968 and Euro 1996. England's first ever international representative matches were arranged by influential sports' administrator CW Alcock under the auspices of the Football Association. The
Gibraltar national football team results hosted a couple of Gibraltar's international friendly matches, as well. These are the official results of the national football team after being accepted into UEFA. Matches played by the team before obtaining UEFA membership are not considered official matches and are not included. A list of unofficial matches played by Gibraltar can be found here. Gibraltar's first team has competed in one league tournament, two qualifying tournaments and a number of friendlies, and their record against each team faced in these competitions is listed below. Since their first official match against Slovakia in November 2013 Gibraltar have faced a total