Date Opposition Venue Type F A  
  1950 WORLD CUP BRAZIL  
  15-Oct-1949 Wales Ninian Park, Cardiff BC/ WCP  4 1  
  16-Nov-1949 Northern Ireland Maine Road, Manchester BC/ WCP  9 2  
  15-Apr-1950 Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow BC/ WCP  1 0  
  25-Jun-1950 Chile Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WCF 2 0  
  29-Jun-1950 U.S.A. Estadio Independencia, Belo Horizonte, Brazil WCF 0 1  
  2-Jul-1950 Spain Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WCF 0 1  
  1954 WORLD CUP SWITZERLAND  
  10-Oct-1953 Wales Ninian Park, Cardiff BC/ WCP  4 1  
  11-Nov-1953 Northern Ireland Goodison Park, Liverpool BC/ WCP  3 1  
  3-Apr-1954 Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow BC/ WCP  4 2  
  17-Jun-1954 Belgium St. Jakob Stadion, Basle, Switzerland WCF 4 4  
  20-Jun-1954 Switzerland Wankdorf Stadion, Berne, Switzerland WCF 2 0  
  26-Jun-1954 Uruguay St. Jakob Stadion, Basle, Switzerland WCF 2 4  
  1958 WORLD CUP SWEDEN  
  5-Dec-1956 Denmark Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton WCP 5 2  
  8-May-1957 Republic of Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 5 1  
  15-May-1957 Denmark Idraetsparken, Copenhagen WCP 4 1  
  19-May-1957 Republic of Ireland Dalymount Park, Dublin WCP 1 1  
  8-Jun-1958 U.S.S.R. Nya Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg, Sweden WCF 2 2  
  11-Jun-1958 Brazil Nya Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg, Sweden WCF 0 0  
  15-Jun-1958 Austria Ryavallen Stadion, Boras, Sweden WCF 2 2  
  17-Jun-1958 U.S.S.R. Nya Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg, Sweden WCF PO 0 1  
  1962 WORLD CUP CHILE  
  19-Oct-1960 Luxembourg Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City WCP 9 0  
  21-May-1961 Portugal Estadio Nacional, Lisbon WCP 1 1  
  28-Sep-1961 Luxembourg Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London WCP 4 1  
  25-Oct-1961 Portugal Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 2 0  
  31-May-1962 Hungary Braden Copper Company Stadium, Rancagua, Chile WCF 1 2  
  2-Jun-1962 Argentina Braden Copper Company Stadium, Rancagua, Chile WCF 3 1  
  7-Jun-1962 Bulgaria Braden Copper Company Stadium, Rancagua, Chile WCF 0 0  
  10-Jun-1962 Brazil Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile WCF QF 1 3  
  1966 WORLD CUP ENGLAND  
  11-Jul-1966 Uruguay Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF 0 0  
  16-Jul-1966 Mexico Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF 2 0  
  20-Jul-1966 France Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF 2 0  
  23-Jul-1966 Argentina Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF QF 1 0  
  26-Jul-1966 Portugal Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF SF 2 1  
  30-Jul-1966 West Germany Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF F 4 2  
  1970 WORLD CUP MEXICO  
  2-Jun-1970 Romania Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF 1 0  
  7-Jun-1970 Brazil Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF 0 1  
  11-Jun-1970 Czechoslovakia Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF 1 0  
  14-Jun-1970 West Germany Estadio Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico WCF QF 2 3  
  1974 WORLD CUP WEST GERMANY  
  15-Nov-1972 Wales Ninian Park, Cardiff WCP 1 0  
  24-Jan-1973 Wales Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 1 1  
  6-Jun-1973 Poland Stadion Slaski, Chorzitw WCP 0 2  
  17-Oct-1973 Poland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 1 1  
  FAILED TO QUALIFY  
  1978 WORLD CUP ARGENTINA  
  13-Jun-1976 Finland Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP 4 1  
  13-Oct-1976 Finland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 2 1  
  17-Nov-1976 Italy Stadio Olimpico, Rome WCP 0 2  
  30-Mar-1977 Luxembourg Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 5 0  
  12-Oct-1977 Luxembourg Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City WCP 2 0  
  16-Nov-1977 Italy Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 2 0  
  FAILED TO QUALIFY  
  1982 WORLD CUP SPAIN  
  10-Sep-1980 Norway Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 4 0  
  15-Oct-1980 Romania Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest WCP 1 2  
  19-Nov-1980 Switzerland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 2 1*  
  29-Apr-1981 Romania Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 0 0  
  30-May-1981 Switzerland St. Jakob Stadion, Basle WCP 1 2  
  6-Jun-1981 Hungary Npstadion, Budapest WCP 3 1  
  9-Sep-1981 Norway Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo WCP 1 2  
  18-Nov-1981 Hungary Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 1 0  
  16-Jun-1982 France Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain WCF 3 1  
  20-Jun-1982 Czechoslovakia Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain WCF 2 0*  
  25-Jun-1982 Kuwait Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain WCF 1 0  
  29-Jun-1982 West Germany Estadio Santiago Bernabau, Madrid WCF R2 0 0  
  5-Jul-1982 Spain Estadio Santiago Bernabau, Madrid WCF R2 0 0  
  1986 WORLD CUP MEXICO  
  17-Oct-1984 Finland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 5 0  
  14-Nov-1984 Turkey Stadium, Istanbul WCP 8 0  
  27-Feb-1985 Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast WCP 1 0  
  1-May-1985 Romania Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest WCP 0 0  
  22-May-1985 Finland Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP 1 1  
  11-Sep-1985 Romania Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 1 1  
  16-Oct-1985 Turkey Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 5 0  
  13-Nov-1985 Northern Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 0 0  
  3-Jun-1986 Portugal Estadio Tecnologico, Monterrey, Mexico WCF 0 1  
  6-Jun-1986 Morocco Estadio Tecnologico, Monterrey, Mexico WCF 0 0  
  11-Jun-1986 Poland Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico WCF 3 0  
  18-Jun-1986 Paraguay Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico WCF R2 3 0  
  22-Jun-1986 Argentina Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico WCF QF 1 2