England's Nations League Team Record Performances

Matches

Most goals scored in a match 7

England scored seven times against the Croatia in a preliminary match on 3 October 2026.
Beating the previous record of five against Republic of Ireland in November 2024.

Largest margin of victory 7

England scored seven times without reply against the Croatia in a preliminary match on 3 October 2026.
Beating the previous record of 5-0 against Republic of Ireland in November 2024.

Most penalty kick goals scored in a match 1

Marcus Rashford scored a penalty kick in a Finals match against Netherlands on 6 June 2019.
Raheem Sterling also scored a penalty kick against Iceland in a preliminary match on 5 September 2020.
Marcus Rashford again scored a penalty kick, this time against Belgium, in a preliminary match on 11 October 2020.
Harry Kane scored a penalty kick in three preliminary matches, twice against Germany on 11 June 2022 and on 26 September 2022, and agsinst the Republic of Ireland on 17 November 2024.

Most own goals scored in a match 1

Greek goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos scored an own goal for England in a preliminary match in November 2024.
Czech Republic captain Vladimír Coufal scored in his own net for England in a preliminary match in October 2026.

Most goals conceded in a match 4

Once. Hungary scored four against England at Molineux in a preliminary match on 14 June 2022.

Largest margin of defeat 4

Hungary scored four against England at Molineux in a preliminary match on 14 June 2022.

Highest scoring match, both teams 7-0

England scored seven times without reply against the Croatia in a preliminary match on 3 October 2026.
Beating the previous record of Germany and England's three each in a preliminary match on 26 September 2022.

Lowest scoring match, both teams 0-0

Croatia and England played out a scoreless draw in in a preliminary match in October 2018.
The Finals Third Place play-off match on 9 June 2019 between Switzerland and England also ended scoreless.
Then, in a preliminary match in September 2020 against Denmark also ended goalless in Copenhagen.

Most penalty kick goals conceded in a match 1

England conceded a penalty kick in three separate preliminary matches, the first two in October 2020 at Wembley Stadium. Romelu Lukaku scored for Belgium, followed by Denmark's Christian Eriksen three days later. Then the third on 26 September 2022 when Germany's İlkay Gündoğan scored.

Most own goals conceded in a match 1

Kyle Walker scored an own goal in the Finals match against Netherlands on 6 June 2019.

Most substitutions in a match 5

Thirteen times. Initially because of the closeness and intensity of the matches in October and November 2020, UEFA allowed five substitutions each to be used in its matches. England used this updated strategy to its maximum against Belgium on 11 October and 15 November 2020, as well as Iceland three days later.
In the 2022 preliminary campaign, England used five substitutes twice, against Hungary on 4 June 2022 and against Italy seven days later.
In the 2024 preliminary campaign, England used five substitutes five times, against Republic of Ireland on 7 September 2024, and against Finland twice, three days later and on 13 October 2024. Then in the Greece and return Ireland match in November 2024.
In the 2026 preliminary campaign, England again used five substitutes, against Spain on 26 September 2026, against Czech Republic three days later, Croatia four days after that, and Czech Republic again, to finish the international window on 6 October.

Fewest substitutions in a match 1

One substitute was used by England in their match against Croatia in a preliminary match in October 2018.

Tournaments

Most and fewest matches in a tournament 2

Only a semi-final match and final match or third place play-off match are played, as England did in 2019.
Latest elimination in a tournament semi-final

England lost their only semi-final to date, but won the Third place play-off match on penalties in 2019.
Earliest elimination in a tournament semi-final
Most wins in a tournament 0 in 2019
Fewest wins in a tournament 0 in 2019
Most losses in a tournament 1 in 2019
Fewest losses in a tournament 1 in 2019
Most draws in a tournament 1 in 2019
Fewest draws in a tournament 1 in 2019
Most extra-time matches in a tournament 2 in 2019

Both of England's matches in 2019 went into extra-time.
Fewest extra-time matches in a tournament 2 in 2019
Most penalty kicks shootouts in a tournament 1 in 2019

England won their only penalty shoot-out match against Switzerland in 2019.
Fewest penalty kicks shootouts in a tournament 1 in 2019
Most goals scored in a tournament 1 in 2019
Fewest goals scored in a tournament 1 in 2019

Marcus Rashford scored England's only goal in the 2019 Tournament.
Most penalty kick goals scored in a tournament 1 in 2019

Marcus Rashford scored England's only goal, a penalty kick, in 2019.
Fewest penalty kick goals in a tournament 1 in 2019
Fewest own goals scored in a tournament 1 in 2019
Most goals conceded in a tournament 3 in 2019

All three goals conceded in 2019 came against Netherlands.
Fewest goals conceded in a tournament 3 in 2019
Most penalty kicks goals conceded in a tournament 0 in 2019
Fewest penalty kicks goals conceded in a tournament 0 in 2019
Most own goals conceded in a tournament 1 in 2019

Kyle Walker scored England's only own goal in 2019 in favour of the Netherlands.
Fewest own goals conceded in a tournament 1 in 2019
Most matches scoring in a tournament 1 in 2019

England score against Netherlands in 2019.
Fewest matches scoring in a tournament 1 in 2019
Most matches failing to score in a tournament 1 in 2019

England failed to score against Switzerland in 2019.
Fewest matches failing to score in a tournament 1 in 2019
Most squad members in a tournament 23 in 2019
Fewest squad members in a tournament 23 in 2019
Most players used in a tournament 16 in 2019
Fewest players used in a tournament 16 in 2019
Most starting players used in a tournament 18 in 2019
Fewest starting players used in a tournament 18 in 2019
Most players used only as a substitute in a tournament 2 in 2019

Jordan Henderson and Callum Wilson were the only players who featured in 2019 only as substitute.
Fewest players used only as a substitute in a tournament 1 in 2019
Most goalkeepers used in a tournament 1 in 2019
Fewest goalkeepers used in a tournament 1 in 2019

Streaks

Most consecutive wins 3

Twice...
England won their last three preliminary matches in October and November 2024. Then, in the September-October 2026 window, after losing to Spain, England beat Czech Republic twice, and Croatia inbetween.

Most consecutive losses 2

Twice....
England lost their Nations League home match against Denmark in October 2020 and then lost in Belgium a month later. Then in June 2022, they lost to Hungary at home, then to Italy in September in Milan.

Most consecutive draws 2

Once...
England drew their second and third Nations League preliminary matches in June 2022 against Italy and Germany.

Most consecutive matches without a loss 4

Once...
England drew their Third place match in June 2019, and then beat Iceland in the first match of the 2020 campaign, before a scoreless draw with Denmark, before beating Belgium at Wembley in the October.

Most consecutive matches without a win 6

Once...
England began their third Nations' League preliminary campaign in June 2022 in stuttering fashion. Losing in Hungary, drawing with Italy, then Germany, before losing again to Hungary, before ending the campaign in September with a loss to Italy and another Germany draw.

Most consecutive matches without a draw 10

Once...
The entirety of the 2024 preliminary campaign was played without any draws, against Republic of Ireland, Finland and Greece, and then the first four matches of the 2026 campaign, against Spain, Czech Republic and Croatia.

Most consecutive matches scoring a goal 11

Once...
They scored in their final preliminary match of the 2022 campaign, against Germany, then in all of their six of the 2024 preliminary campaign, against Republic of Ireland, Finland and Greece, and then the first four matches of the 2026 campaign, against Spain, Czech Republic and Croatia.

Most consecutive matches conceding a goal 3

Twice...
England conceded in their final two preliminary matches in October and November 2018, and in their opening match Nations League Finals match against Netherlands in June 2019.
They also conceded in matches four, five and six of the 2020 preliminary matches, against Belgium, Denmark and Belgium again.

Most consecutive matches not scoring a goal 3

Once. England failed to score against Italy and Hungary in June 2022, and then Italy again in the September.

Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal  3

England recorded a scoreless draw against Switzerland in June 2019, the final match of the 2018-19 campaign. They then beat Iceland 1-0 in September 2020, the first match of the 2020 campaign, and kept a third clean sheet when they played in Copenhagen against Denmark, three days later.
Then, during the 2026 campaign, England had clean sheets against Czech Republic twice, and against Croatia.

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