History of the England national football team substitutions. England played Belgium for a second time in the third place play-off, on 14 July and lost 2-0. 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
Belgium national football team results Belgium national football team results This article summarizes the outcomes of all official matches played by the Belgium national football team by opponent and by decade, since they first played in official competitions in 1904. The following table shows Belgium's all-time international record per opponent. It excludes any unofficial matches. Note: countries considered as a continuity by the FIFA are put in "italics". Their statistics are in fact composed of multiple countries that are also included separately. The summarizing tables below show Belgium's official matches per decade. More extensive reports (with dates, scores, goal scorers and match circumstances) can be