Is This England?

This time. More than any other time. After 18 months of behind closed doors football, Wembley Stadium welcomed Sir Gareth Southgate's Three Lions for a HUGE Euro 2020 knockout game against Germany. England captain Harry Kane was the subject of much discussion prior to kick off due to an unprecedented goal draught, while strike partner Raheem Sterling had lit up the tournament in the group stages....

This week 'Is This England?' dives deep into the history books for a spectacular encounter between England and Hungary from 1953. Dubbed as 'The Match of the Century' this clash pitted the inventors of the Beautiful Game against a team who epitomised everything football would come to represent. Full of goals, goals and more goals this all-time classic is something that words can't really do justic...

Windsor Park is home to this week's epic 'Is This England?' battle for the ages. Despite being possibly the most bog standard contest we've covered so far, we still manage to have some fun as the Three Lions travel away to face Northern Ireland. Don Revie is finally in the England hot seat, armed with Mick Channon, Trevor Brooking, Mick Mills and more, while Danny Blanchflower's boys look to deliv...

England's 'Man for the Millennium' Kevin Keegan had started his time as England manager riding a wave of positivity. Of course, this wouldn't last. However, Keggy's boys were still set on qualifying for Euro 2000 and had ill-conceived hopes of making a real impact at the tournament. Standing in their way over a two-legged play off were old foes Scotland, under the rocksteady stewardship of Craig B...

It had been 12 long years since England last appeared in a World Cup finals - and they made heavy weather of reaching Spain 1982 under Ron Greenwood.  However, our boys kicked off their return to the elite tier with a tasty tie against much-fancied France at the Estadio San Mamés. In the Red Corner, the likes of Bryan Robson and Steve Coppell had worked their way into Greenwood's side for the...

The hills are alive with the sound of vuvuzelas! Fabio Capello’s Lions rocked up to South Africa with one thing on their mind: bringing football home. A handful of England greats had started to hit their peak. Gerrard, Lampard & Rooney have all arguably never gone into a tournament in better form. However, injuries and all manner of calamity had scuppered the weeks leading up to the campaign....

We think you all remember this one - early morning kick offs and our generation’s real wake up call to the drama of knockout football. The date is June 21st 2002 and Sven’s boys line up against the stars of Brazil, including the 3 R’s: Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho. England would actually start the tournament as favourites, with Brazil in bad form and not fancied much by pundits to lift the Jule...

It's October 17th 1973 and England welcome Poland to Wembley for a crucial World Cup qualifier where literally everything is on the line. The heroes of '66 have either departed or are nearing the end of their international careers as England face the prospect of missing out on the World Cup entirely. Poland arrive as Olympic champions, full of confidence with a strong team spirit. Despite being la...

F***ing Paul! Our deep dive into The Impossible Job reaches its conclusion. Originally broadcast on January 24th 1994, this Channel 4 documentary follows the England football team through 18 months of their 1994 World Cup Finals qualifying campaign, with the one-of-a-kind manager Graham Taylor central to the action. Part 2 covers one of the most shocking World Cup qualifying games of all time as E...

CAN WE NOT KNOCK IT? Time for something a bit different this week as Nick and Jordan look back at one of the greatest sporting documentaries of all time: The Impossible Job. Originally broadcast on January 24th 1994, this Channel 4 documentary follows the England football team through 18 months of their 1994 World Cup Finals qualifying campaign, with the one-of-a-kind manager Graham Taylor central...

Gareth Southgate's Young Lions welcome Croatia to Wembley on November 18th, 2018, with revenge in mind months after their traumatic World Cup semi-final defeat. The inaugural Nations League tournament meant England would face the unusual threat of International Football relegation if they were to falter, but a victory would go some way towards exorcising the demons of that night at the Luzhniki St...

England's World Cup winners welcome Scotland to Wembley on April 15th, 1967. Sir Alf Ramsey’s men had enjoyed an imperious start to their reign as World Champions and were looking to extend a 19-match unbeaten run when they welcomed the Scots to London. Scotland, meanwhile, were riding high on the breakthrough of a new wave of top-tier talent, with the country's club sides rampant in Europe. 99,06...

There's plenty of needle in the Stade De Geneve for the most competitive of friendlies between England and old rivals Argentina. Sven's boys, led by Rooney, Owen and Beckham, face one of their toughest challenges in the build up to the 2006 World Cup. Will Argentina's skillful South Americans be too much for England's makeshift defence to handle? Can Gerrard and Lampard finally complement one anot...

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