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England's 122 BME Players
Most BME Players
to Start a Match |
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The significant mark of more BME
players to start a match than non-BME players was reached on 28 May 2005, when
England played United States in Chicago. Only 31 times have more BME players
start a match than
non-BME. The
aforementioned United States match in 2005, and up until as recent as November 2024 against
Greece. A record nine players started the World Cup Finals match
against France on 18 July 2026.
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Friendly match |
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=2 |
884 |
30 May 2010 -
Japan 1 England
2
[1-0]
UPC-Arena, Graz
(15,326) |
James, Johnson,
A.Cole, Huddlestone, Ferdinand, Walcott, Bent and
Lennon start. |
NW |
10/17 |
58.8 |
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Nations League preliminary match |
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=2 |
1067 |
14 November 2024 -
Greece 0 England 3 [0-1]
Olympiakó Stádio Spiros Louis,
Athína
(60,664) |
Walker, Konsa, Guéhi, Lewis, Jones, Madueke,
Bellingham and Watkins
start. |
AW |
10/16 |
62.5 |
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World Cup Finals 2026 |
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=2 |
1085 |
27 June 2026 -
Panama
0 England 2
[0-0]
The MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
(80,663) |
Quansah, Konsa, Guéhi, O'Reilly, Bellingham, Rogers, Saka
and Rashford start.
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NW |
12/16 |
75 |
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7
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Friendly matches |
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=5 |
827 |
28 May 2005 -
United States
1
England 2
[0-2]
Soldier Field, Chicago
(42,637/47,637) |
James, Campbell, Johnson,
Cole, Brown, Jenas & Richardson start. |
AW |
9/15 |
60.0 |
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=5 |
975 |
23 March 2018 -
Netherlands 0 England
1
[0-0]
Johan
Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
(51,500) |
Trippier, Rose, Walker,
Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Rashford, Sterling
and Lingard
start. |
AW |
10/17 |
58.8 |
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=5 |
987 |
11 September 2018 -
England 1
Switzerland
0
[0-0]
King Power Stadium, Leicester
(30,256) |
Alexander-Arnold, Rose, Walker,
Loftus-Cheek, Welbeck, Rashford
and Delph start. |
HW |
8/17 |
47.1 |
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=5 |
995 |
9 June 2019 -
Switzerland 0
England 0 [0-0]
Estádio D. Afonso
Henriques,
Guimarães
(15,742) |
Alexander-Arnold, Rose, Gomez, Lingard, Alli, Sterling and
Delph start. |
ND |
10/15 |
66.7 |
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World Cup preliminary match |
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=5 |
1070 |
24 March 2025 -
England 3 Latvia 0
[1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(79,572) |
James, Konsa,
Guéhi, Lewis-Skelly, Bellingham, Rogers and Rashford
start. |
HW |
10/16 |
62.5 |
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Friendly match |
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=5 |
1081 |
6 June 2026 -
England 1
New Zealand 0
[1-0]
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
(25,889) |
Quansah, Guéhi, Spence, Mainoo, Watkins, Rogers
and Rashford
start. |
NW |
13/22 |
59.1 |
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World Cup Finals 2026 |
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=5 |
1086 |
1 July 2026 - England 2 DR Congo 1
[0-1]
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (68,239) |
Spence, Guéhi, Konsa, O'Reilly, Madueke, Bellingham
and
Rashford
start. |
NW |
9/15 |
60 |
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6
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World Cup preliminary matches |
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=11 |
866 |
6 September 2008
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Andorra 0
England 2
[0-0]
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc (10,300) |
James, Johnson,
A.Cole, Lescott, Walcott and Defoe
start. |
AW |
7/14 |
50.0 |
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=11 |
867 |
10 September 2008
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Croatia 1
England 4
[0-1]
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
(35,218) |
James, Brown,
A.Cole, Ferdinand, Walcott
and Heskey start. |
AW |
7/14 |
50.0 |
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=11 |
868 |
11
October 2008 -
England 5
Kazakhstan 1
[0-0]
The
National Stadium, Wembley (89,107) |
James, Brown,
A.Cole, Captain FERDINAND,
Walcott
and Heskey start. |
HW |
8/14 |
57.1 |
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Friendly match |
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=11 |
871 |
11
February 2009 -
Spain 2 England 0
[1-0]
Estádio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Sevilla
(42,102) |
James, Johnson,
A.Cole, Wright-Phillips, Heskey and Aglonbahor
start. |
AL |
7/17 |
41.2 |
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World Cup preliminary match |
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=11 |
917 |
22 March 2013
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San Marino 0 England 8
[0-5]
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
(4,952) |
Walker, Lescott, Smalling, Oxlade,
Defoe
and Young
start. |
AW |
7/14 |
50.0 |
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European Championship Finals in France |
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=11 |
959 |
27 June 2016
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England 1
Iceland 2
[1-2]
Allianz Riviera, Nice
(33,901) |
Walker, Rose, Alli, Smalling, Sterling
and Sturridge
start. |
NL |
7/14 |
50.0 |
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World Cup preliminary matches |
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=11 |
961 |
8 October
2016
- England
2
Malta
0
[2-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(81,781) |
Walker,
Bertrand, Walcott, Alli, Sturridge
and the debuting Lingard start. |
HW |
8/14 |
57.1 |
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=11 |
962 |
11 October
2016
- Slovenia
0
England
0
[0-0]
Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana
(13,274) |
Walker, Rose, Walcott, Alli, Sturridge
and Lingard start. |
AD |
8/14 |
57.1 |
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=11 |
966 |
26 March 2017 - England
2
Lithuania 0
[1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(77,690) |
Walker, Bertrand, Sterling,
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Defoe
and Alli start. |
HW |
7/13 |
53.8 |
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=11 |
967 |
10
June 2017 - Scotland
2
England
2
[0-0]
The National Stadium, Glasgow
(48,520) |
Walker, Bertrand,
Smalling, Rashford, Livermore and Alli start. |
AD |
9/14 |
64.3 |
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=11 |
969 |
1 September
2017
- Malta
0
England
4
[0-0]
Stadium Nazzjonali, Ħ'Attard
(16,994) |
Walker, Bertrand, Sterling,
Livermore, Alli and Oxlade-Chamberlain start. |
AW |
8/14 |
57.1 |
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Friendly matches |
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=11 |
974 |
14 November 2017 - England
0
Brazil 0
[0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(84,595) |
Walker, Bertrand, Gomez, Livermore, Loftus-Cheek and
Rashford start. |
HD |
11/16 |
68.8 |
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=11 |
990 |
15 November 2018
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England 3
United States
0
[2-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(68,155) |
Alexander-Arnold, DELPH, Sancho,
debuting Wilson,
Lingard
and Alli start |
HW |
8/17 |
47.1 |
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World Cup preliminary match |
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=11 |
1023 |
5 September 2021 -
England 4
Andorra 0
[1-0]
The
National Stadium, Wembley (67,171) |
James, Alexander-Arnold, Mings, Bellingham, Lingard
and Saka
start. |
HW |
6/14 |
42.9 |
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European Championship preliminary match |
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=11 |
1051 |
20 November 2023 -
North Macedonia 1
England 1 [1-0]
Toše
Proeski Arena, Skopje
(27,982) |
WALKER, Guéhi, debutant Lewis,
Alexander-Arnold, Saka & Watkins
start. |
AD |
7/15 |
46.7 |
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World Cup preliminary matches |
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=11 |
1069 |
21 March 2025
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England 2
Albania 0
[1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(82,378) |
Walker, Konsa,
Jones, Bellingham, Rashford and debuting Lewis-Skelly
start. |
HW |
8/16 |
50 |
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=11 |
1071 |
7 June 2025 -
Andorra 0 England 1
[0-0]
Estadio del RCD Espanyol, Barcelona
(8,872) |
Jones, Konsa, James, Bellingham, Madueke and Rogers
start |
AW |
9/16 |
56.3 |
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Friendly match |
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=11 |
1072 |
10 June 2025 -
England 1
Senegal 3
[1-1]
City Ground, Nottingham
(26,322) |
Walker, Colwill, Lewis-Skelly, Saka,
Eze and Chalobah start |
HL |
12/17 |
70.6 |
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World Cup preliminary match |
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=11 |
1073 |
6 September 2025
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England 2
Andorra 0
[1-0]
Villa Park, Birmingham
(39,202) |
James, Guéhi, Lewis-Skelly, Madueke, Eze and Rashford
start. |
HW |
9/16 |
56.3 |
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Friendly match |
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=11 |
1075 |
9 October 2025 -
England
3
Wales 0 [3-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(78,126) |
Konsa, Guéhi, Spence, Saka, Rogers and Watkins
start. |
HW |
10/17 |
58.8 |
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World Cup preliminary match |
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=11 |
1077 |
13 November 2025 -
England 2
Serbia
0
[1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley
(74,289) |
James, Konsa, Saka,
Rogers, Rashford and debuting O'Reilly start. |
HW |
8/16 |
50 |
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World Cup Finals 2026 |
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=11 |
1084 |
23 June 2026 -
England 0
Ghana
0 [0-0]
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (63,983) |
James, Konsa, Guehi,
Spence, Madueke and
Bellingham start. |
ND |
11/16 |
68.8 |
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=11 |
1087 |
5 July 2026 -
Mexico 2 England 3
[1-2]
Estadio Banorte, Ciudad de México (80,204) |
Quansah, Konsa, Guéhi, O'Reilly, Saka and
Bellingham start. |
AW |
8/15 |
53.3 |
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