16 World Cup trips, with a record of the giants, and is called the European Chinese team. Will there be surprises next year?

The Premier League is called the world's number one league by fans, and has emerged from many superstars in the Premier League. Ronaldo, Beckham, Henry and other well-known names in the football world have all entered the fan's horizon from the Premier League and have become superstars in the football world in the future. While the league is in full swing, the performance of the English national team on the field is lukewarm. Although it is still a European giant team, the championship honor seems to be somewhat insufficient compared to Germany, France and Spain. England's most heavyweight champion is the 1966 World Cup champion, and he has never won the European Cup championship in team history. So it has been 60 years since England won the championship last time. Today, let’s take a look at England’s 16 World Cup trips.

The World Cup was in the early 1.50, and the team's record was mediocre. England did not send a team to participate in the early stages of the World Cup. It was not until the 1950 World Cup England made its debut in the World Cup. In that World Cup group stage, England was in the same group as Spain, Chile and the United States. In the end, Spain achieved a record of 1 win and 2 losses in three group matches, and missed the opportunity to qualify from the group. However, facing Chile's game, England still won the first World Cup in the team's history. In the 1954 World Cup, England was in the same group as Italy, Switzerland and Belgium. In the end, England qualified in the group and advanced to the World Cup knockout stage for the first time. However, he lost to defending champion Uruguay in the quarter-finals and missed the opportunity to go further. England won three consecutive draws in the group stage of the 1958 World Cup. England lost to the opponent in the qualifying play-off with the Soviet Union and missed the opportunity to qualify from the group. In the 1962 World Cup, England successfully qualified as the second in the group in the group. In the quarterfinals, England lost to defending champion Brazil and missed the semi-finals.

2. Hurst made a hat trick and won the first championship in the local World Cup

The 1966 World Cup was held in England. In the group stage, the host England faced three opponents Uruguay, Mexico and France, and achieved an unbeaten record of 2 wins and 1 draw, successfully advanced to the knockout stage. In the first round of the knockout round, England faced South American powerhouse Argentina, and the team eliminated Argentina 1-0 and reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time. England defeated Portugal 2-1 in the semi-finals and successfully reached the World Cup final. In the World Cup final with Germany, Hurst scored a hat-trick, helping England beat Germany 4-2, winning the World Cup championship for the first time in the team's history. As the defending champion of the World Cup in 1970, England qualified for the quarterfinals with 2 wins and 1 loss in the group. In the quarterfinals against Germany, England lost 2-3 and missed the semi-finals. England missed the World Cup for two consecutive times in the 1974 World Cup and the 1978 World Cup. England did not return to the World Cup until the 1982 World Cup, but they failed the second stage test and missed the semi-finals.

3. England and the United Kingdom gathered in a fight with enemies, and the classic picture of the Hand of God

In the 1986 World Cup, England achieved 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in the group stage, and finally successfully qualified as the second place in the group. In the quarterfinals, England defeated his opponent 3-0 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. In the quarter-finals, the two teams were at odds over the Cabernet War between Britain and Argentina. In the game, Maradona became the protagonist. He scored a goal with his hand in the 51st minute and was determined to be valid by the referee. The famous scene of the Hand of God was born. Just a few minutes after the hand of God was produced, Maradona's one-stop scored, contributing one of the most exciting goals in World Cup history. In the end, England lost 1-2 to Argentina and stopped in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. After qualifying for the 1990 World Cup, England won Belgium and Cameroon in the knockout stage to enter the semi-finals of the World Cup. The loss to Germany in the semi-finals ended here. England was absent again in the 1994 World Cup. England and Argentina's enemies were narrow in the 1998 World Cup. The two teams met again in the quarterfinals. In the end, England lost to Argentina in a penalty shootout, and the old revenge was not avenged.

4. The knockout stage was stopped many times, and returned to the semi-finals in 2018. England successfully qualified as the second in the group. The team defeated Denmark 3-0 in the quarterfinals to advance to the quarterfinals. However, the team finally stopped in the quarter-finals. England qualified in the group unbeaten in the 2006 World Cup. After eliminating Ecuador 1-0, the team advanced to the quarterfinals again. Facing Portugal, England eventually lost the penalty kick and missed it to go further. England reached only the top 16 in the 2010 World Cup, and they lost 1-4 to Germany in the quarterfinals and were eliminated early. England suffered death in the group in the 2014 World Cup. They only scored 1 point in three games and were eliminated directly at the bottom of the group. England returned to the semi-finals in the 2018 World Cup. After qualifying in the group, they defeated Colombia and Sweden in the knockout stage, and entered the semi-finals of the World Cup again after many years. However, the team lost 1-2 to Croatia in the semi-finals and missed the finals. England qualified in the first group in the 2022 World Cup, and after eliminating Senegal 3-0, they successfully reached the semi-finals. The team stopped after losing to France 1-2 in the quarterfinals. Whether the English national team led by Bellingham and Kane at the 2026 US, Canada and Mexico World Cup can bring us surprises is worthy of the expectations of fans.