Facts and Stats On ENGLAND In The World Cup Finals

With the summer's main global sporting event just months away, the usual events which normaly make the jobs of the manager,team and fans, so much more testing, have already started to show up in and add unessasery strain on all.

The media have started to dictate the atmosphere within the team, with its over the top,pointless,life and career threatening hype and misleading articules on the private life of probably, the most important player in the England set up.Also Ashley Cole suffered a ankle injury.(its typical!!! Cole is probably the most consistant player in an England shirt over the past 2 years).Im sure there will be many more factors which happen in the build-up to a world with the England team.The joy's of being a English football fan and player.

WORLD CUP FACT's and STATS's for England

finals not qualified for? 1974,1978 and 1994    12 out of 15 finals

rounds ko'd in   Grp stage x2    2nd round x2     quarters x6   semi x1    Winners x1

last ko in group stage- 1958

Team played most times- Argentina 5 times

most wins against-Argentina 3 wins

Most defeats- Brasil 3 defeats

Overall Record- P 54 W 25 D17 L13

Last 6 finals-P26 W12 D9 L5

goals for and against- +74  -47 

last 6 finals for and against- +40 -19

Finals with an unbeaten record-1966,1982,2006

most defeats in finals- 2 losses

Last defeat in finals- QF 2002 v brasil

Defeats in last 4 finals-2002 QFvbra, 1990  GRPvRom

Defeats in last 6 finals- 2002 QFvBra, 1998 GRPvRom, 1986 QFvArg

(all of the above had deciding factors which which went against England meaning we wast beaten by the best side.1 was a cheat,1 was a total fluke and the was given away in last mins)

i.Mexico 1986 QF-A particular small 5ft 5 fat man from Argentina manages to out jump the 6ft+ England goalkeeper and handle to ball into the goal to cheat England out of a chance of getting to semi's.His other goal in this game has been given the title by some as the greatest goal ever in football.

ii.Japan 2002 QF-After taking the lead against Brasil mid way through the 1st half.The game turned away from England at the end of the first half 45mins+2 brasil equalised with a gifted goal with the last kick of the half.In the second half on 50mins a free kick miss hit by brasil into the England box caught David Seaman off his line and the ball ended up in the England goal.2 very soft Brasil goals killed the game.Under Sven England never play 90mins of good.

iii.France 1998 Grp Stage-A goal in the 90th min by Romainia give them the victory by 2-1 once again caught short defending in the final minutes.And payed the biggest price with a defeat.

Penalty shoot-outs lost -  4 out of 4

most world cup goals-G.Lineker  10 goals,G.Hurst  5 goals

Most world cup apearences-P.Shilton 17 app

scored at most finals-D.Beckham 3 finals

To some things up we havent done that bad over the years especiliy since Mexico 86 it just seems we have worst luck and the most unpleasent exits via 4 penelty shoot out.Things must change sooner or later.The most passionate fans on the planet deserve joy for our many times of heartache.