This is a list of songs released with the approval of the
Football Association
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world a ...
to coincide with the
England national football team
The England national football team has represented England in international Association football, football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in Engl ...
's participation in the finals of the
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has ...
or the
UEFA European Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA). The competition is conte ...
.
The tradition of World Cup songs began in
1970
Events
January
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.
Some of the later official songs were eclipsed by unofficial songs released around the same time;
at least 15 World Cup-themed singles were released for the
2002 finals,
and 30 for
2006
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.
The FA announced in January 2010 there would be no official England song for the
2010 World Cup
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.
Likewise, no official song was commissioned for the
2018 tournament.
See also
*
England national football team discography Various versions of the England national football team have recorded singles over the years, some of which have been hit records.
Singles
See also
* List of England national football team songs Sources
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References
External links
Chart Archive : World Cupseveryhit.com, 2002. UK Top 20 for each World Cup since 1954, together with a list of World-Cup related songs.
This Time, We’ll Get It Right 29 March 2006, Yogi's Warrior, "A Cultured Left Foot"
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Lists of patriotic songs
Songs
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition ...