The history of the Men’s England national football team begins with the first representative international match in 1870 and the first officially-recognised match two years later. They have won one World Cup, in 1966 on home soil, and played in the finals tournament fifteen times overall since they first entered in 1950. England staged the European Championships in 1996. During UEFA European Championship 2020, England progressed to the finals, the first finals appearance in any major tournament since 1966.