ABE Anyone But England
Scotland women first major — Finland lost to Portugal sealed qualification, 16 September 2016

16 September 2016

Qualification sealed when Finland lost to Portugal

Thirteen tries. Then they were in.

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15 April 1967 · Wembley

Scotland 3–2

Unofficial world champions

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29 June 1950 · Belo Horizonte

USA 1–0

A typing error, apparently

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22 June 1986 · Azteca

Argentina 2–1

A little with the hand

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27 June 2016 · Nice

Iceland 2–1

Just a number

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21 November 2007 · Wembley

Croatia 3–2

The wally with the brolly

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4 June 1977 · Wembley

Scotland 2–1

The night they took the crossbar

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31 March 1928 · Wembley

Scotland 5–1

Wembley Wizards, 1928

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17 October 1973 · Wembley

England 1–1 Poland

Put the kettle on, mother

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27 June 2010 · Bloemfontein

Germany 4–1

Don’t mention the score

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17 June 1992 · Råsunda

Sweden 2–1

Swedes 2, Turnips 1

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9 June 1993 · Foxboro

USA 2–0

Yanks 2, Planks 0

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Brand

Anyone But England

What Anyone But England means

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Rivalry

Auld Enemy

Auld Enemy: a short history

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15 April 1967 · Wembley

Jim Baxter spoke

Jim Baxter and the ball at Wembley

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Shop

Hand of God · £26

Why the Hand of God tee exists

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30 June 1998 · Saint-Étienne

Argentina 2–2 England, 4–3 pens

One stupid boy

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14 June 1970 · León

West Germany 3–2 England aet

Even the Scots had tears

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11 July 2018 · Moscow

Croatia 2–1 England aet

Football's not coming home

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11 July 2021 · Wembley

Italy 1–1 England, 3–2 pens

It's coming to Rome

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4 July 1990 · Turin

West Germany 1–1 England, 4–3 pens

Finally foiled

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21 June 2002 · Shizuoka

Brazil 2–1 England

A cross that drifted

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25 November 1953 · Wembley

Hungary 6–3 England

The world upside down

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12 June 1988 · Stuttgart

Ireland 1–0 England

Rubbish

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14 June 2022 · Wolverhampton

Hungary 4–0 England

Goulashed

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14 July 2024 · Berlin

Spain 2–1 England

We will win

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26 June 1996 · Wembley

Germany 1–1 England, 6–5 pens

For you, Fritz

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24 June 2004 · Lisbon

Portugal 2–2 England, 6–5 pens

Reffing disgrace

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1 July 2006 · Gelsenkirchen

Portugal 0–0 England, 3–1 pens

At least there's no more Sven

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23 May 1954 · Budapest

Hungary 7–1 England

They came for a week

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2 June 1993 · Oslo

Norway 2–0 England

Norse manure

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10 December 2022 · Al Khor

France 2–1 England

French fried

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24 June 2012 · Kyiv

Italy 0–0 England, 4–2 pens

We are the lions

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19 June 2014 · São Paulo

Uruguay 2–1 England

Keep Luis quiet

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17 November 1999 · Wembley

Scotland 1–0 England (Eng 2–1 agg.)

Be proud

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13 October 1993 · Rotterdam

Netherlands 2–0 England

Ta ta, turnip

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15 June 1988 · Düsseldorf

Netherlands 3–1 England

On the road to oblivion

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20 June 2000 · Charleroi

Romania 3–2 England

A draw would have done

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7 September 2005 · Windsor Park

Northern Ireland 1–0 England

We shouldn't even draw

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10 June 1962 · Viña del Mar

Brazil 3–1 England

What planet

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29 April 1972 · Wembley

West Germany 3–1 England

A black day

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22 June 1998 · Toulouse

Romania 2–1 England

Schoolboy stuff

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12 June 2000 · Eindhoven

Portugal 3–2 England

Floored after flying

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13 June 2004 · Lisbon

France 2–1 England

Gutted

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17 October 2007 · Moscow

Russia 2–1 England

Iron curtains

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14 June 2014 · Manaus

Italy 2–1 England

Jungle tumble

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21 September 1983 · Wembley

Denmark 1–0 England

Easy street

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3 June 1986 · Monterrey

Portugal 1–0 England

World Cup wallies

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9 September 1992 · Santander

Spain 1–0 England

Spanish 1, onions 0

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12 February 1997 · Wembley

Italy 1–0 England

A set-back, not a disaster

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12 February 2003 · Upton Park

Australia 3–1 England

Both Englands

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