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Teams that Beat England in Football

Name the national teams that have defeated England in either the World Cup or European championships.
Some of these countries no longer exist!
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First submittedJune 29, 2016
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Tournament
Stage
Score
Team
2024 Euro
Finals
1–2
Spain
2022 World Cup
Quarterfinals
1–2
France
2020 Euro
Finals
1–1 (PK)
Italy
2018 World Cup
Semis
1–2
Croatia
Group stage
0–1
Belgium
3rd place
0–2
Belgium
2016 Euro
Round of 16
1–2
Iceland
2014 World Cup
Group stage
1–2
Italy
Group stage
1–2
Uruguay
2012 Euro
Quarters
0–0 (PK)
Italy
2010 World Cup
Round of 16
1–4
Germany
2006 World Cup
Quarters
0–0 (PK)
Portugal
2004 Euro
Group stage
1–2
France
Quarters
2–2 (PK)
Portugal
2002 World Cup
Quarters
1–2
Brazil
2000 Euro
Group stage
2–3
Portugal
Group stage
2–3
Romania
1998 World Cup
Group stage
1–2
Romania
Round of 16
2–2 (PK)
Argentina
1996 Euro
Semis
1–1 (PK)
Germany
1992 Euro
Group stage
1–2
Sweden
1990 World Cup
Semis
1–1 (PK)
West Germany
3rd Place
1–2
Italy
1988 Euro
Group stage
0–1
Ireland
Group stage
1–3
Netherlands
Group stage
1–3
Soviet Union
1986 World Cup
Group stage
0–1
Portugal
Quarters
1–2
Argentina
1980 Euro
Group stage
0–1
Italy
1970 World Cup
Group stage
0–1
Brazil
Quarters
2–3
West Germany
1968 Euro
Semis
0–1
Yugoslavia
1966 World Cup
Undefeated! 🏆
1962 World Cup
Group stage
1–2
Hungary
Quarters
1–3
Brazil
1954 World Cup
Quarters
2–4
Uruguay
1950 World Cup
Group stage
0–1
United States
Group stage
0–1
Spain
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66 Comments
loz1
+62
Level 45
Jul 1, 2016
That was fairly easy. Just type in practcally any country, and we lost to them!
Nado
+22
Level 49
Dec 26, 2020
I guess you can say the same about most of the countries that regularly compete in these tournaments.
JWatson24
+10
Level 71
Dec 11, 2022
Yeah every country except, you know, 175 of them.
scambigol
+6
Level 77
Jul 1, 2016
if case you want to include 3rd place finals, Italy beat England in 1990
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Jul 2, 2016
Added that too. Thanks!
Minteh
+11
Level 22
Jul 1, 2016
Proud to see Iceland beating England. I was cheering for them BEFORE they did well (before they played Portugal) ^-^
Quizzer6794
+3
Level 65
Jul 2, 2016
Football for the title and soccer for the username?
Neodymium
+6
Level 59
Dec 11, 2022
Quizmaker is probably American, but JetPunk is global.
pudding
+2
Level 26
Jul 4, 2016
So ashamed for England because Iceland is not as good as England (because it hasn't got many people) and the goalkeeper was stumbling
clivey
+3
Level 68
Jul 29, 2020
Good quiz, as you have the 3rd place games, theres also the 2018 3rd place loss to Belgium
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jul 14, 2021
Added, thanks.
PaterN
+3
Level 78
Jul 14, 2021
More people guessed Iceland than Ireland (as of July 2021). That`s weird.
FlickerP
+19
Level 73
Jul 15, 2021
I would think that a fair proportion of those that answered Iceland remembered it rather than guessed it as it was quite recent
Clarkie96
+3
Level 70
Jul 19, 2021
Agree - although the Irish still sing songs about beating the English in '88, so they won't have forgotten!!
IamTheSam
+7
Level 43
Jul 20, 2021
I still find it strange that Iceland winning was considered to be a great shock. Sure, it was a surprise, but if you had ignored all of the talk about population and money, and only focused on the respective form of the teams, it wouldn't have come as such a shock.

Iceland had qualified for the tournament and then made the knock-out rounds, so they were clearly a very good side. England had done the same, but had already shown that they were less than the sum of their parts. They also had a goalkeeper who had previously blundered against Wales.

It was hardly the 1950 match against the USA.

JankSinatra
+2
Level 62
Jun 4, 2022
Of course it was a massive shock. England's entire team were good Premier League players, and Iceland had many players who didn't even play football as their main job. Let alone Iceland having 1/30th the population of just London
IamTheSam
+2
Level 43
Dec 12, 2022
Just seen this.

No, population, economy, history, etc...none of that counts once the game actually starts as it's then XI vs XI plus substitutes. Form, group dynamics, teamwork, etc: these are infinitely more important at that moment than all that other stuff. Otherwise only the rich nations with high populations would be contenders.

Croatia continue to prove this, while Uruguay (1920s - 1930, and again in 1950); Hungary (1950s); Denmark (1992), and others, also back the argument.

As such, Iceland's win was extremely unlikely before the tournament started, but can't be considered a GREAT shock after one considers just how well they were playing, and how poorly England were playing, at the time.

On the other hand, despite what some statisticians are trying to claim about Saudi Arabia's win over Argentina, the USA's win over England in 1950 remains the most genuinely freakish event because it featured a team of amateurs against a team of full-professionals.

The Saudi's are all pros.

Morpioniste
+3
Level 67
May 20, 2022
May be partially due to people entering the correct uefa designation, Republic of Ireland, and having that marked incorrect? (I'm not bitter)
OfficerDibble
+3
Level 81
Jul 14, 2021
Iceland, that's hilarious. We're hopeless at soccer.
KingLW
+20
Level 61
Jul 19, 2021
Englishman who calls football soccer? You're an embarrassment to the world...
JonOfKent
+3
Level 57
Dec 11, 2022
It's a British word! My dad always talks about soccer and rugger, which are the same kind of word formation. He likes to point out that rugby is a sort of football ("rugby football"), so you should say soccer to distinguish between the two sorts of football.
HappyQuizzer
+1
Level 67
Jan 13, 2023
In the UK I remember hearing the term 'rugby football' quite a lot in the 80s but haven't heard it for a long time. I think the term soccer was used more back then too.
sjj93gg
+1
Level 51
Jul 24, 2024
It was used a lot until the 1980s (loads of British books with soccer in the title, and usages in print media), and it lingered on into the 1990s (Sky did have Soccer AM, and still use the word in Soccer Saturday). British people seem to have just forgotten quite quickly how frequently the word used to be used (and clearly still is in some cases) in Britain.
WanderingWalrus
+3
Level 79
Jul 14, 2021
Too soon!
PrettyTiedUp
+4
Level 68
Jul 15, 2021
Typical Yanks, sticking the knife in! :D

I'd forgotten that they beat us - once - a million years ago. Was our entire team drunk or something?

JWatson24
+2
Level 71
Dec 11, 2022
Hah, well we tied you this time. You Brits better watch out!
Akula
+3
Level 78
Jul 15, 2021
I suspect the English will be talking about 1966 in soccer, and 2003 in rugby for many years to come.
FlickerP
+3
Level 73
Jul 15, 2021
And cricket in 2019 just to wind up you Kiwis
benjNYC
+8
Level 69
Jul 15, 2021
Maybe add the standard guidance "Some of these countries don't exist anymore", as appears on many other quizzes (particularly those regarding international sporting events) when it's applicable to some of the responses?
BFGeography
+5
Level 60
Jul 19, 2021
Maybe too soon? considering the circumstances
michaelngwa
+3
Level 57
Jul 19, 2021
That's kind of the point. They recently got beat, so they have to update it.
AnimalAl
+1
Level 39
Jul 23, 2024
I swear, the game is a teenager right now rebelling against England. “I never wanted to exist, so you’re never going to win anything!”

That, or UEFA and/or FIFA have something against England.

kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 68
Jul 19, 2021
Fun quiz thanks
donkeyman314
+2
Level 90
Jul 19, 2021
The UEFA quiz the other day, now this one today - are you trying to make me cry, Quizmaster!
mo918
+2
Level 77
Jul 19, 2021
whats all this then
twogunsalute
+2
Level 58
Jul 20, 2021
God we suck lmao
krissmoot187
+4
Level 58
Jul 21, 2021
It's not coming home :)
AlexThirkell
+3
Level 75
Dec 11, 2022
It's certainly taking the scenic route if it is.
mrzli86
+2
Level 85
Jul 25, 2021
Croatia, yeah...we win that
Elijah1234
+2
Level 44
Dec 11, 2022
cool
Hlfbecks
+6
Level 88
Dec 11, 2022
Too soon - ouch 😢
JetPunker180
+3
Level 54
Dec 11, 2022
Me when typing England 🤣🤣🤣
ZedeFire
+4
Level 34
Dec 11, 2022
I saw the template of the quiz and my red and black head instantly thought " Olivier Giroud!!!!!!!!!!!"
footygenius
+4
Level 72
Dec 11, 2022
My thought just now: some quizzes might cheer me up after England's heartbreak last night...well thanks a lot
Jango
+3
Level 64
Dec 11, 2022
It cheered me immensely 🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Freedom84
+2
Level 63
Dec 11, 2022
Ouch
Bonzo65
+2
Level 71
Dec 11, 2022
Too soon?
PastaPeople
+3
Level 55
Dec 11, 2022
Definitely too soon
BolyaiAnna
+4
Level 82
Dec 11, 2022
right on time
DukeOfLorraine
+2
Level 65
Dec 11, 2022
It's coming home ! Empty-handed, I'm talking about the team.
blizzrd33
+2
Level 80
Dec 11, 2022
Cool quiz. I remember the Iceland match in particular, was very entertaining.
IamTheSam
+2
Level 43
Dec 12, 2022
The list of countries that England defeated is longer.
IamTheSam
+2
Level 43
Dec 12, 2022
It would be brilliant if there was a Croatia vs Morocco Final, but it will be Argentina plus 1 defeating France.
MrKenny
+2
Level 67
Dec 12, 2022
indeed Belgium is the only country that won twice against England in the same tournament. that was good old time :-/
timshorts
+3
Level 57
Dec 13, 2022
Missing from the list (unfortunately, correctly)

Cameroon, who morally beat the English but were undone by some (admittedly masterful) diving for penalties that Ronaldo would be proud of.

Hungary - still up there with the biggest stuffing that England have ever had - 6-3 (at a time when England thought that they were best in the world).

Vivelageo
+2
Level 36
Dec 13, 2022
Hungary is here
IamTheSam
+2
Level 43
Dec 14, 2022
timshorts: how amusing you are.
footygenius
+2
Level 72
Dec 14, 2022
Pathetic
Freshofall
+1
Level 46
Aug 23, 2023
Nice quiz! Would be cool if UDSSR counted as input for Soviet Union :)
Shwarma
+1
Level 17
Jan 22, 2024
How did I forget Spain😭😭😭, but get Romania???
CurtisNewton
+1
Level 50
Jun 26, 2024
You start to feel it when the one game you attended is way down the list; NL-ENG 3-1 in 1988... Suddenly feeling old.
Laurens
+1
Level 59
Jul 23, 2024
I think you should include matches from the nations league, it is a European league.
Tomcre
+1
Level 61
Jul 23, 2024
No, glorified friendlies
ColinShadow
+1
Level 45
Jul 23, 2024
Iceland was absolutely the dead last one I expected lmao got it with like 4 seconds left after losing all hope XD
TheMinecrafterAU
+1
Level 41
Jul 30, 2024
Australia beat England in a friendly match in London in 2003. The score was 3-1. A massive upset given England had a World Cup-level squad and were playing at home while we hadn’t made it to the 2002 World Cup (we have however made every single World Cup since 2006 though and we also made it in 1974).
stooop
+1
Level 27
Jul 30, 2024
Why doesn't Jetpunk accept Soviet Union as Russia on this quiz? Jetpunk does accept Soviet Union as Russia in some quizzes though...
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