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1942 Brazil and Germany

winner:
The outbreak of World War II cancelled both the 1942 and 1946 World Cups; therefore, no vote was taken to determine a host.

1950 Brazil

winner: Uruguay

England failed to advance from their first round group in the 1950 tournament.

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1954 Switzerland winner: West Germany

England lost in the quarter-finals of the 1954 tournament.
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1958 Sweden winner: Brazil

England failed to advance from their first round group in the 1958 tournament.
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1962 Chile winner: Brazil

England lost in the quarterfinals of the 1962 tournament.
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1966 England winner: England

England won the 1966 World Cup championship on home soil.
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1970 Mexico winner: Brazil

England lost in the quarter-finals of the 1970 tournament.
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1974 West Germany winner: West Germany

England failed to advance to the 1974 tournament from the preliminary competition.
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1978 Argentina winner: Argentina

England failed to advance to the 1978 tournament from the preliminary competition.
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1982 Spain winner: Italy

England failed to advance to the semi-finals from the second round group of the 1982 tournament.
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1986 Mexico winner: Argentina

England lost in the quarter-finals of the 1986 tournament.
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1990 Italy winner: West Germany

England were eliminated on penalty kicks in the semi-finals of the 1990 tournament and lost the third-place match.
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1994 United States winner: Brazil

England failed to advance to the 1994 tournament from the preliminary competition.
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1998 France winner: France

England were eliminated on penalty kicks in the round-of-16-teams of the 1998 tournament.
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2002 Japan & Korea winner: Brazil

England lost in the quarter-finals of the 2002 tournament.
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2006 Germany winner: Italy

England lost in the quarter-finals of the 2006 tournament.
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2010 South Africa winner: Spain

England were eliminated in the round-of-16-teams of the 2010 tournament.
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2014 Brazil winner: Germany
  England failed to advance from their first round group in the 2014 tournament.
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2018 Russia winner: France

England were eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2018 tournament and lost the third-place match.
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2022 Qatar winner: Argentina
England were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2022 tournament.
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2026 Canada Mexico United States
England have qualified with 100% record for the World Cup Finals
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