Euro 1996 Please also see my All-Time World Cup Team Index . England , Scotland , Wales , Ireland/Northern Ireland combined team , Ireland , Northern Ireland , United Kingdom England 1974 Greater London North East England , NorthWest England . Black English players United Kingdom World Cup 1970 United Kingdom World Cup 1982 England World Cup 1974 The British invented associated football. However, winning the World Cup in 1966 is the only major international success for the English national team. After 1966, England's international record is relatively poor for a former World Cup winner. They only managed to reach the semi-final of the European Championship in 1968 and 1994, while their only success at the WC Finals was a single semi-final appearance in 1990. However, England is probably the unluckiest team in the history of the sport. They eliminated by penalty shootout in the World Cup Finals of 1990, 1998 and 2006, and the E...