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This is a record of England's results at the FIFA World Cup. The World Cup is the premier competitive international football tournament, first played in 1930, whose finals stage has been held every four years since, except 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the ''World Cup Finals''). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.〔(2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage ) (PDF), FIFA.com, Retrieved on 6 June 2007〕 England did not enter the competition until 1950, but has entered all 17 subsequent tournaments. It has failed to qualify for the finals on three occasions, 1974 (Germany), 1978 (Argentina) and 1994 (USA). Their best ever performance is winning the Cup in the 1966 tournament held in England, and reaching fourth-place in 1990, held in Italy. Other than that, the team has reached the quarter-finals on six occasions, including 2002 (Korea/Japan), and 2006 (Germany). The 2014 (Brazil) World Cup was their worst ever performance in a major tournament. For the first time, they lost both their first two matches and did not advance from the group stage. They had only one point (from a goalless draw with Costa Rica), and, following a 1-0 loss by Italy against Costa Rica, could not reach the knockout stage. England are one of only eight countries to ever win the FIFA World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals. They defeated West Germany 4–2 after extra time to win the World Cup title. Since then, they have generally reached the knockout stages of almost every competition they've qualified for, including a fourth-place finish in the 1990 World Cup. England also reached the semi-final of the UEFA European Championship in 1968 and 1996. They were the most successful of the "home nations", in the British Home Championship with 54 wins (including 20 shared wins) before the competition was suspended in 1984. England have had more goalless draws than any other nation. == Records == :'' *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「England at the FIFA World Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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