FIFA Trigram: ENG
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Finished 1st in UEFA Group 6 (9-1-0; 34 GF, 6 GA)
World Cup Finals Appearances: 13 – 1950 (8th), 1954 (6th), 1958 (11th), 1962 (8th), 1966 (1st), 1970 (8th), 1982 (6th), 1986 (8th), 1990 (4th), 1998 (9th), 2002 (6th), 2006 (7th), 2010
Record vs. USA: 7-2-0
Head Coach: Fabio Capello (Italy)
Championship Honors: FIFA World Cup (1966)
Leading World Cup Qualifying Scorer: Wayne Rooney (9)
Key Players: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea)
Language: English
Under the stewardship of scholarly Italian Fabio Capello, England set aside the disappointment of Euro 2008's failed qualifying campaign to progess to South Africa with ease … Averaged 3.4 goals a game during World Cup qualifying, the best in the world … Wayne Rooney, England's number 10, contributed nine goals to the 334 goals scored by number 10's around the world during World Cup qualifying. Only number 9's, with 348, scored more goals … Lost 1-0 to the USA during the 1950 FIFA World Cup to mark one of the greatest upsets in the history of the tournament
