England–Germany football rivalry

National team association football rivalry England–Germany football rivalryGeoff Hurst scoring for England in the 1966 FIFA World Cup final which resulted in England winning the World Cup trophyLocationEurope (UEFA)Teams England GermanyFirst meeting20 May 1930 FriendlyEngland 3–3 GermanyLatest meeting26 September 2022UEFA Nations LeagueEngland 3–3 GermanyStatisticsTotal meetings35Most winsEngland (14)Largest victoryGermany 1–5 England(1 September 2001)Largest goal scoringEngland 6–3 Germany(14 May 1938)EnglandGermany The English and German national football teams have played each other since the end of the 19th century; officially since 1930. The teams met for the first time in November 1899, when England beat Germany in four straight matches. Notable matches between England and Germany (or West Germany) include the 1966 FIFA World Cup final, the semi-finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 1996, and the round of sixteen of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020. While the English public, football fans and in particular newspapers consider an England–Germany football rivalry to have developed, it is mostly an English phenomenon since most German fans con