Have England won the Euros? Three Lions' all-time results, wins, record at UEFA European Championship

Feargal Brennan

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England were looking to erase the memory of their Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy as they battled for glory at Euro 2024.

Gareth Southgate's side lost out in a penalty shootout at Wembley Stadium, as Roberto Mancini guided the Azzurri to glory, and the Three Lions' long wait for a major men's international title stretched on.

Southgate has built England into a team that regularly reaches the knockout stages of tournaments, with the final heartbreak against Italy coming on the back of a semifinal exit at the 2018 World Cup against Croatia.

Having made the final of another major tournament after overcoming Switzerland on penalties and then beating the Netherlands in the semis, they were determined to end their barren run in 2024, with the tournament likely to be Southgate's final hurrah as England head coach. In the end, there was only further heartbreak, as Spain won the final 2-1.

Have England won the Euros?

England's European Championship record makes for uncomfortable reading for their fans with no title win and just one final appearance before Euro 2024.

Euro 2020 looked to be their moment to create history, but it was not to be, as the penalties loss to Italy was filed alongside another shootout heartbreak against Germany in the semifinals of Euro 96. On both occasions, England lost out on home soil.

At Euro 2024, they battled to the final once more but were undone by a late winning goal from Mikel Oyarzabal.

England European Championship results

England have only failed to qualify for one European Championship since 1988 after Steve McClaren's team infamously missed out on a spot at Euro 2008.

YearHostWinsDraws*LossesGoals ScoredGoals Conceded
1968Italy10121
1980Italy11133
1988West Germany00327
1992Sweden02112
1996England23083
2000Belgium/Netherlands10256
2004Portugal211106
2012Poland/Ukraine22053
2016France12144
2020Europe520112
2024Germany33186

*Draws include knockout-stage games decided by penalty shootouts level after 90 minutes plus 30 minutes of extra time.

How did England qualify for Euro 2024?

England continued their pattern of easing through qualification with an unbeaten run of six wins and two draws from eight qualifiers. Two of those victories came against Italy — a slight exorcising of the Euro 2020 ghost — with the defending champions qualifying in second place from Group C.

They concluded qualifying with tame performances in a win over Malta and draw with North Macedonia, although their place in the finals had already been assured before those games.

England European Championship record

YearHostStage ReachedEliminated By
1960FranceDid not enter
1964SpainDid not qualify
1968ItalySemifinalYugoslavia
1972BelgiumDid not qualify
1976YugoslaviaDid not qualify
1980ItalyGroup StageBelgium/Italy
1984FranceDid not qualify
1988West GermanyGroup StageSoviet Union/Netherlands
1992SwedenGroup StageSweden/Denmark
1996EnglandSemifinalGermany
2000Belgium/NetherlandsGroup StagePortugal/Romania
2004PortugalQuarterfinalPortugal
2008Austria/SwitzerlandDid not qualify
2012Poland/UkraineQuarterfinalItaly
2016FranceRound of 16Iceland
2020EuropeRunners-UpItaly
2024GermanyRunners-UpSpain

Feargal Brennan

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Feargal is a content producer for The Sporting News. He has been working with TSN since the start of 2022 after stints with Reach, Amazon UK and Squawka in a nomadic career in the football media pyramid. Always with a keen eye on Arteta's 'Reds' and Kenny's Ireland 'Greens' and a 100% five-a-side penalty record.