query: when was the last time england made it to a world cup semi final

pos: England at the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup, the 1958 FIFA World Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Their best ever performance is winning the Cup in the 1966 tournament held in England, whilst they also finished in fourth place in 1990, in Italy, and in 2018 in Russia. Other than that, the team have reached the quarter-finals on nine occasions, the latest of which were at the 2002 (South Korea/Japan) and the 2006 (Germany). England are the only team not representing a sovereign state to win the World Cup, which they did in 1966 when they hosted the finals. They defeated West Germany

pos: Sport in England England national football team won the World Cup in 1966 when it was hosted in England. Since then, however, they have failed to reach a final of a major international tournament, though they reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 1990 and 2018, and the quarter-finals in 1986, 2002 and 2006. England reached the semi-finals of the UEFA European Championship when they hosted it in 1996, and finished third in Euro 1968; they also made the quarter-finals of Euro 2004 and 2012. The FA hopes that the completion of the National Football Centre will go some way to improving

pos: Sir Bobby Robson Trophy match 1990 World Cup hosted in Italy, was the culmination of 8 years of management of England by Sir Bobby, and it had been announced by the FA prior to the tournament that it would be his last in charge of England. England reached the semi-finals, and played West Germany at the Stadio delle Alpi in Turin. After finishing 1–1 in normal time, and with no goals in extra time, England lost the game 4–3 in a penalty shootout, with Stuart Pearce and then Chris Waddle missing England's final penalties. During the game, Paul "Gazza" Gascoigne openly wept when he received

pos: 2001 Germany v England football match a comfortable 2–0 lead, losing 2–3 after extra time. West Germany then defeated England in the semi-final of the 1990 competition, this time on penalties. In Euro 1996, Germany again defeated England in a semi-final on penalties. Germany won 1–0 in October 2000 in the last ever match at England's home stadium of Wembley, before it was closed for redevelopment, causing England manager Kevin Keegan to resign from the post. In the qualifying tournament prior to the game, Germany were clear group leaders. With only the group winners advancing directly to the 2002 World Cup, the pre-game qualifying group table

pos: 1990 FIFA World Cup knockout stage the equaliser. Then, in the 65th minute, Eugene Ekeke put Cameroon ahead. The African team came within eight minutes of reaching the semi-finals, but then they conceded a penalty, which Gary Lineker gratefully converted. Midway through extra time, England were awarded another penalty, which Lineker again scored from the spot. England were through to the semi-finals for the first time in 24 years. 1990 FIFA World Cup knockout stage The knockout stage of the 1990 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the final tournament, following the group stage. It began on 23 June with the round

pos: History of the England national football team 1990, in which they finished in fourth place. England played Croatia in the semi-finals, on 11 July. However, they lost 2–1 despite initially taking the lead through a free-kick from Kieran Trippier and dominating the first half; but a goal from Ivan Perišić in the 68th minute sent the tie into extra-time, with Mario Mandžukić scoring the crucial goal that took Croatia to their first ever World Cup final. In the last minutes of extra-time, England were forced to play with 10 men as a result of Kieran Trippier suffering an injury, and England already having made the permitted four

pos: Bobby Robson choices [he] might have made." Robson was the second coach, after Alf Ramsey, to take England to a World Cup semi-final, and the first coach to do so on foreign soil, an achievement not equalled until Gareth Southgate's team reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup. Before the 1990 World Cup, the FA told Robson it would not renew his contract as England manager, so he moved on to the Netherlands to coach PSV Eindhoven, succeeding manager Guus Hiddink, who had left the team after leading them to the 1987–88 European Cup victory and four consecutive Eredivisie titles. PSV

pos: England–Germany football rivalry it is in England. The English and German national football teams have played each other since the end of the 19th century, and 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, and the semi-finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996. As of 2016, Germany has won four World Cups and three European Championships, and has played in a total of fourteen finals in those two tournaments. England

pos: England at the FIFA World Cup first time England won a World Cup penalty shoot-out. The match was notable for the heated atmosphere the game was played in, with a total of eight yellow cards being shown in the match. England played against Sweden in their quarter-final at Cosmos Arena, Samara on 7 July 2018. They won the match 2–0, with defender Harry Maguire scoring his first England goal, a header scored from a corner, and Dele Alli a second header from close range. This would send them through to their third World Cup semi-final and their first since 1990, and third overall. The team played

pos: Eric Gerets time. Belgium also beat Spain on penalties, but they lost to eventual champions Argentina in the semi-final (0–2), inspired by Maradona. Despite their defeat, Belgium would end up in fourth place – their best finish ever in World Cup competition. Gerets would also captain his nation to the 1990 World Cup finals. Belgium failed to convert their chances against England in the second round. They lost in the last minute of extra time after a goal by David Platt. As a manager, Gerets worked successively for FC Liège, Lierse, Club Brugge, PSV, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and VfL Wolfsburg before joining

pos: Paul Gascoigne penalty area, where David Platt volleyed the ball into the net. Gascoigne was at the centre of the action again in the quarter-final clash with Cameroon when he gave away a penalty, which Cameroon converted. In extra-time he made a successful through-ball pass from which Gary Lineker won, and subsequently scored a penalty, which proved to be the winning goal. On 4 July 1990, England played West Germany in a World Cup semi-final match at Juventus's Stadio delle Alpi in Turin. Gascoigne, having already received a yellow card during England's 1–0 victory over Belgium in the second round, was booked

neg: Heyneke Meyer Cup. South Africa finished top of their group, and made it to the semi-final after beating England 44–21. Though in the semi-final, South Africa lost to Australia after extra time, 27–21. He remained with the Springboks between his club commitments, until 2001, when he returned to Pretoria as a full-time coach with the Bulls and Blue Bulls. In January 2012, Heyneke Meyer was named head coach of South Africa on a 4-year term until after the 2015 Rugby World Cup. His first match in charge was 1 of three tests against England during the South African tour. He won the

neg: England at the Cricket World Cup 69 runs in 13 overs between him and Bill Athey. Allan Lamb's innings of 45 from 55 balls was insufficient, as the required run-rate for England began to rise, requiring 17 off the last over, and eventually losing by 7 runs. Source: England reached their third World Cup final, and again lost in the final, this time to Pakistan. England won 5 of their 8 pool stage matches, with 1 no result, and easily qualified for the Semi-Final, despite a surprising lost to Zimbabwe in their final group match. Their semi-final was memorable due to a target recalculation under the

neg: History of the FIFA World Cup the world cup finals: Togo, Ivory Coast, Angola and Ghana who impressively made it to last 16 by beating the Czech Republic, third ranked in the world, 2–1, along with the United States 2–0, before losing to the defending champions Brazil 0–3. First seed and holders Brazil and second seeded England were initially English bookmakers' favourites. A strong performance by Germany brought them as far as the semi-finals. However, the final match-up was between Italy and France, in which French captain Zinedine Zidane was sent off in the last ten minutes of extra time for a headbutt to the chest

neg: Under-19 Cricket World Cup In fact, this was the second time that a non-test playing nation qualified for the Super League/Quarter Finals, Nepal being the first one in the 2000 edition. India wobbled in the Quarter Finals against England and finally lost in the final over. This was the first semi-final berth for England in the last four editions. Pakistan beat England in the semis to reach its fifth Under-19 Final, becoming the first team to do so. South Africa beat Australia in the second semi-final. In a one-sided final, South Africa beat Pakistan and claimed its maiden U-19 World Cup title. Corbin Bosch,

neg: 1995 Trans-Tasman Test series on to defeat England 16-8 in the World Cup Final at London's Wembley Stadium. The Kangaroos made the final the hard way, losing the tournament's opening game to England at Wembley, and finally after defeating New Zealand 30-20 after extra-time in the Semi-finals. The Australian SL players, led by Canberra's Daley, Stuart, Clyde, Walters and Mullins, won a court order against the ARL making SL players eligible for representative games. However, despite assurances from the ARL that all players were considered, it came as no surprise when only ARL loyal players made the Kangaroos World Cup squad. As one unnamed

neg: 2015 Netball World Cup 15th place At the conclusion of qualifying pool play Australia, England, Jamaica and New Zealand advanced into the semifinals. This was the fifth time in the last five tournaments that the worlds top four ranked sides had reached the semi final stage. New Zealand led England throughout the first semi-final, pulling away in the last fifteen minutes to post a 50 points to 39 win. In the other semi final Australia eased past Jamaica 67 to 56, outpointing them in three of the four quarters. In the final Australia outplayed New Zealand in the first quarter to lead 16–7. Despite

neg: New Zealand at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Kiwis got one more try in the match when Greg Eastwood ran the ball from over thirty metres out, stepping and brushing past some defenders to score under the posts. The extras were kicked by Inu, leaving the final score at 48–6. The loss for Papua New Guinea effectively ended their hopes of making the semi-finals, now requiring a win over Australia by an enormous margin to do so. The last time the New Zealand and England sides met was in the semi-final of the 2000 World Cup, with the Kiwis winning 49 to 6. So far in this tournament

neg: Australia national rugby league team a single World Cup tournament, held since 2000. In the final, Australia took on England for the first time in 22 years, after facing New Zealand for three consecutive editions. The Kangaroos went on to retain the World Cup at Lang Park, the venue, at which they lost the World Cup final, when the tournament was last held in Australia. Australia also became the first team to win 11 World Cup crowns. The final score of 6–0, made this the lowest scoring World Cup final in the history of the tournament. This was also the first time that a country

neg: History of the England national football team It is now!" Wolstenholme's words became as much part of the folklore from the 1966 World Cup as England's victory. Hurst has stated that, being the last minute of extra time with England 3-2 up, he was merely trying to put the ball into the stand to kill the last few seconds, however his shot ended up in the back of the German net. At Euro 1968, England lost to Yugoslavia in the semi-final, 1–0, in the 87th minute. Alan Mullery became the first player to be sent off while playing for England. In Mexico, for the 1970 World Cup,

neg: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final of Group C, Papua New Guinea in their quarter final clash in Melbourne. Much a-like their group stage matches, England were the first team to score, taking a 14–0 lead into half time. A Ben Currie try in the 56th minute almost certainly booked England a semi final berth until Garry Lo got PNG's first try and set up an exciting last 20 minutes, until 3 tries in the last 12 minutes saw England run out 36–6 victors. England then face a passionate Tongan team in the semi-finals in Auckland. England opened the scoring through a try to winger Jermaine

neg: Rob Andrew played in 3 Rugby World Cup competitions; 1987 (making 2 appearances), 1991 and 1995. Curiously, just as Wilkinson had beaten Australia in the 2003 Rugby World Cup final with a drop goal, the last time Australia lost in the same competition was in 1995. In that year, it was Andrew who nailed a drop goal on the stroke of full-time to beat the Wallabies 25-22. Four years before, it was another late drop-goal by Andrew, in the semi-final against Scotland, that took England to the final against Australia. In 1989 he had the honour of captaining the British and Irish

neg: 1983 in New Zealand beaten in both the test and one-day series at home to cap off a memorable summer of cricket. In July history was made when the Geoff Howarth-led side won their first test match against England in England, with a five wicket victory in the second test at Headingley in Leeds. However, they lost the four match series 1-3. Prior to this series, New Zealand played in the 1983 World Cup. In a tough group with both England and Pakistan, New Zealand narrowly missed out on a semi-final place at the World Cup for the first time, after being successful in

neg: 2011 Rugby World Cup – repechage qualification 2011 Rugby World Cup – repechage qualification The 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying process ended with a play-off to decide the 20th and final qualifier. Four teams, the best non-qualifier from each region except Oceania, competed for the last place at the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals in New Zealand. Romania beat Uruguay in the play-off final, and went on to compete in Pool B in New Zealand, along with Argentina, England, Scotland and Georgia. The play-off was contested on a knockout basis, with a semi-final and a two-legged home and away final. One semi-final featured Romania, the winner of

neg: 1987 Cricket World Cup Final 4 fours) also posted a great innings, but it was in vain as the required run-rate for England began to rise. When England failed to score the last 17 runs from the final over, the cup went to Australia. 1987 Cricket World Cup Final The final of the Reliance World Cup was played in Eden Gardens, Calcutta on Sunday 8 November 1987. The match was won by the Australia who defeated England by 7 runs to lift their first ever World Cup trophy. This was the first ever Cricket World Cup final to be played outside England. Australia won the

neg: 1992 Cricket World Cup In the first semi-final, Pakistan defeated tournament favourites New Zealand in a high-scoring match to win their first semi-final in four attempts and book a place in the World Cup Final for the first time. Inzamam-ul-Haq smashed 60 runs in 37 balls in the chase to achieve the target with one over remaining and also won the Man of the Match award. In the second semi-final between South Africa and England, the match ended in controversial circumstances when, after a 10-minute rain delay, the most productive overs method revised South Africa's target from 22 runs from 13 balls to an

neg: 1990 FIFA World Cup previous final four years earlier. Italy finished third and England fourth, after both lost their semi-finals in penalty shootouts. This was the last tournament to feature a team from West Germany, with the country being reunified with East Germany a few months later in October, as well as teams from the Eastern Bloc prior to the end of the Cold War in 1991, as the Soviet Union, Romania, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia teams made appearances. Costa Rica, Ireland and the UAE made their first appearances in the finals. As of 2018, this was the last time the UAE qualified for a

neg: 1986 FIFA World Cup one and scored, then almost repeated the dose six minutes later but was just unable to reach the ball thanks to a timely block by Olarticoechea: 2–1 to Argentina was the final score. In Argentina, the game was seen as revenge for the Falklands War. In the first semi-final match, Andreas Brehme put West Germany 1–0 ahead against France in the ninth minute in Guadalajara, but the outcome remained in doubt until two minutes from time when Rudi Völler made it 2–0, and West Germany were in the final for the second World Cup in succession. In the second semi-final

neg: Thibaut Courtois his career. Courtois was selected to Belgium's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He was Belgium's first-choice goalkeeper throughout the tournament, and played a key role in Belgium's 2–1 win over Brazil in the quarter-final, which saw Belgium advance to the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time since 1986. He posted two clean sheets in the group stage (against Panama and England), allowed only one goal in Belgium's loss to eventual champion France in the semi-final, and posted another clean sheet against England in the 3rd place game. Courtois made 27 saves in seven World

neg: Steve Hodge World Cup was secured. Hodge subsequently played in the final four warm-up matches before the tournament itself. To his delight, Hodge then made the final squad but he then suffered an injury and, as a consequence, the ignominy of being the only outfield England player not to kick a ball during the tournament, even though England reached the semi-finals. He didn't even regain his fitness in time to get on the pitch for the third-place play-off game. Robson quit after the World Cup and Hodge was not selected initially by successor Graham Taylor. At the time he was struggling to

neg: FA Cup would go to a replay. Replays for the semi-finals were scrapped for 1999–2000, the last semi-final to go into a replay was in 1998–99 when Manchester United beat Arsenal 2–1 after extra time. The first game had ended in a 0–0 draw. The first FA Cup Final to go to extra time and a replay was the 1875 final, between the Royal Engineers and the Old Etonians. The initial tie finished 1–1 but the Royal Engineers won the replay 2–0 in normal time. The last replayed final was the 1993 FA Cup Final, when Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday fought a

neg: 2009 Rugby League Four Nations when the Australians moved the ball out to his wing from a scrum win 30 metres out. Thurston's successful conversion made the score 42-4 and this is what it would be at the final whistle. The victory for Australia meant they would face the winner of the match between New Zealand and England to be played in Huddersfield later that evening. The last time these two sides met was in the 2008 World Cup when they played each other for the chance to face Australia in the final. On that occasion New Zealand won, sending England back home. This time

neg: Mark Sampson runners up in the 2013 FA WSL season, the club's best-ever finish, and to FA Women's Cup finals in 2010–11 and 2012–13. In December 2013 Sampson was appointed manager of the England women's team. In March 2015 England won the Cyprus Cup. In the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup later in the year, he led England to the semi-finals, marking the first time England had won a match beyond the group stage of a World Cup. After losing the semi-final to Japan, England secured victory in the match for third place, beating Germany for the first time in 21 games.

neg: Danny McGuire squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. He played from the interchange bench as England came from behind to scrape past Papua New Guinea. The final score was 32-22, in the opening game of the tournament. England then lost 52-4, to host nation and tournament favourites, Australia. McGuire was left out of the squad for England's final group game. Where they surrendered a 24-12 half-time lead, to lose 36-24 to New Zealand. McGuire started his first game of the tournament against New Zealand in the semi-final. It also proved to be his last as despite scoring two tries, McGuire

neg: England at the Cricket World Cup most productive overs rule which removed any chance for South Africa to win the match. Despite being favourites to win the final, England lost to Pakistan, their third World Cup Final defeat. The semi final between South Africa and England ended in controversial circumstances when, after a 10-minute rain delay, the most productive overs method revised South Africa's target from 22 runs from 13 balls to an impossible 21 runs from one ball.<ref name="SkyD/L"></ref> After the World Cup, ODIs used a different formula as a result of this incident, and it was eventually superseded by the Duckworth–Lewis method for the

neg: South Africa national rugby union team and went on to defeat the All Blacks 15–12 after extra time in the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final, with a drop goal from 40 metres by Joel Stransky. In 1999 South Africa suffered their first World Cup loss when they were defeated 21–27 by Australia in their semi-final; they went on to defeat the All Blacks 22–18 in the third-fourth play-off match. The worst ever South African performance at a World Cup was in 2003 when they lost a pool game to England, and then were knocked out of the tournament by the All Blacks in their quarter-final. In

neg: History of Sunderland A.F.C. the 1950–51 season, Sunderland paid a world record transfer fee when signing Welsh striker Trevor Ford from Aston Villa, for £30,000 (£ today), during a time when Sunderland were known as the "Bank of England club" because of their large money signings. Sunderland made significant progress in the FA Cup for the first time since the resumption of football after the war when the reached the competition's semi-final in the 1954–55 season. They played Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, but were beaten 1–0, ending their chances of playing against Newcastle United in the final. In January 1957, a letter was

neg: 2013 Rugby League World Cup Final Sam Burgess meant with just 10 minutes to go, England were in front 14-18. A last gasp try on the 80th minute for New Zealand, could at least take the semi-final to over time should Johnson not be able to convert his own try. Unfortunately for the hosts, Johnson bisected the posts to take the Kiwis their third final, and keep them with in the chance to defend their title. In reaching the 2013 World Cup Final, New Zealand had again equalled their record for consecutive victories with five. Australia's road to the final started on the opening day of

neg: 2006 FIFA World Cup after extra time; the hosts edged out the Argentinians 4–2 on penalties to go through to the semifinals (this was the first time Argentina had lost a World Cup penalty shootout: up until this match, both Argentina and Germany had participated in three penalty shootouts, winning all of them). In Gelsenkirchen, when England faced Portugal, Wayne Rooney was sent off, and Portugal won the penalty shoot-out 3–1 after a 0–0 draw to reach their first World Cup semi-final since the days of Eusébio 40 years earlier, and ensure manager Luiz Felipe Scolari's third consecutive tournament quarter-final win over Sven-Göran Eriksson's

neg: Rudi Völler next match, however, saw West Germany eliminated when all they needed was a draw. At the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Völler scored the West Germans' equalizer in a 2–1 win over Scotland in the group stage. He bagged a last minute goal against France in the semi-final to seal a 2–0 win and in the final itself his 80th-minute goal made it 2–2 against Argentina. Germany had recovered from 2–0 down but eventually lost the match 3–2. Völler became the third player to score as a substitute in the World Cup final, after Dick Nanninga in 1978 and Alessandro Altobelli

neg: 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup minute, with England on the verge of going out, they were awarded a penalty corner, from which Paul Barber scored an equalizer - almost blocked by a German stick, but it deflected into the roof of the net, forcing extra time. The extra period was as thrilling as the last minutes of the main game, both sides going for all-out attack: the game was finally settled by another English penalty corner, from which Barber scored an action-replay of his earlier goal to send England into the final. The second semi-final, after all that, was an anti-climax, Australia hammering the Soviet

neg: Unofficial Football World Championships hold the title. The UFWC returned to Europe in time for the 1966 FIFA World Cup with the Soviet Union. They lost the championship in the semi-final to West Germany, who lost the final to England. The following year, the England v Scotland match of 1967, which first gave rise to the idea of an unofficial world championship, really was a UFWC title match. With West Germany's victory over Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup Final, West Germany became the first team to hold the World Cup, European Championship and the UFWC at the same time. The title stayed in

neg: Ken Barrington with Colin Cowdrey to take England to 308/4 when rain ended play. It was South Africa's first series victory over England since 1935, their last overseas Test series until 1994 and Barrington totalled 202 runs (33.66). The finale of the season was the Gillette Cup Final between Surrey and Yorkshire. Barrington had hit 68 not out against Middlesex in the semi-final, his 91 runs with Mike Edwards coming at 10 runs an over, but Yorkshire made 317/4 with Boycott hitting 146 and Barrington's 5 overs going for 54 runs. In return he was out to Fred Trueman for a duck

neg: Tina Mapes Cup final win over Liverpool. In the following year's competition, Mapes missed as Croydon lost a semi–final shootout to Millwall. In 1997 Mapes signed for champions Arsenal. In the 1997–98 FA Women's Cup Mapes took part in another semi–final shootout, this time as an emergency goalkeeper after Arsenal's Sarah Reed had been sent off. Arsenal edged out Bradford City and Mapes collected another winner's medal when Arsenal beat Croydon 3–2 in the final. Mapes appeared in five and won FA cup finals. Mapes captained the Women's Football Association (WFA) England U–21 team. She made her senior debut before the Football

neg: Cricket World Cup awards in One Day International cricket. He played 9 matches in the World Cup and almost made it 10 with his final overs cameo against Australia in the semi-final that went in vain as the match was tied. Klusener averaged 140.5 with the bat and 20.58 with the ball in this World Cup. Klusener opened his World Cup with a win against India in which he took 3/66 and made 12 not out. He continued his form in subsequent matches, scoring 52* and 3/21 against Sri Lanka, 48* and 1/16 against England, 5/21 against Kenya, 52* and 1/36 in a losing

neg: History of rugby union captain François Pienaar, handed him the William Webb Ellis Trophy. The 1999 Rugby World Cup was held in Wales and was won by Australia, who defeated France in the final after the latter had come from behind to record a shock win against tournament favourites, the All Blacks, at the semi-final stage. In 2003, Australia hosted the tournament and reached the final for the third time. In a closely fought game, which went into extra time, Australia narrowly lost to England, thanks to a last-minute drop goal by Jonny Wilkinson. France was the host nation for the 2007 Rugby World

neg: 2006 Euro Beach Soccer League – Last chance bracket to European teams in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, four of which were filled when Portugal, Spain, Italy and Poland reached the semi-finals of the Superfinal. This meant there was still one final berth at the World Cup to be filled. In order to decide which nation would get this fifth and final spot at the World Cup, BSWW decided the prospective nations would compete in a knockout tournament called the "Last chance bracket", with the winner claiming the final World Cup ticket. France won the event by beating Switzerland in the final and claimed the last remaining

neg: 2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup the semi finals stage, though Australia then prevailed over New Zealand and were able to reverse their semi final result to defeat South Africa in the final. This was the fifth consecutive World Cup for Australia. The 2007 Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket was held alongside this event. The World Cup was awarded to England by the WICF at the conclusion of the previous World Cup. As a result England became the first nation to host the World Cup twice having held the first tournament in 1995. The England Indoor Cricket Association determined that the Action Indoor Sports Stadium

neg: 1992 Cricket World Cup Zealand in 1991–92. Public expectations increased but were dashed in the semi-final as young Inzamam-ul-Haq pulled off victory for Pakistan while injured Martin Crowe watched from the stand. 1992 Cricket World Cup The 1992 Cricket World Cup (officially the Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992) was the fifth staging of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was held in Australia and New Zealand from 22 February to 25 March 1992, and finished with Pakistan beating England by 22 runs in the final to become the World Cup champions for the first time. The 1992

neg: History of the England national football team substitutions. England played Belgium for a second time in the third place play-off, on 14 July and lost 2-0. History of the England national football team The history of the England national football team begins with the first ever international football match in 1870. They have won one World Cup, in 1966 on home soil, and qualified fourteen times for the tournament onwards from 1950. England staged Euro 1996 (European Championship). However, the team has never made it to the final of the competition; their best performances being a semi final in Euro 1968 and Euro 1996. England's first ever

neg: 2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup they again played each other once in order to be ranked for the semi finals. The semi finals featured Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa with Australia defeating South Africa in the final to record their sixth consecutive World Cup. The top three sides contested a subsidiary title, won by England. Whilst the women's division was not split into separate stages it did employ a more complicated semi final system that gave all five nations the opportunity of progressing through to the final during the finals stage. South Africa advanced straight through to the final after defeating Australia in

neg: Joe French (footballer) debut playing at centre-half on 31 March 1900 in a 3–2 victory over Bedminster, when Chadwick was one of several players who had been "rested" having played in the FA Cup semi-final against Millwall on the previous Saturday, followed by his England debut against Wales on Monday 26 March and the FA Cup semi-final replay on Wednesday 28 March, when the "Saints" won 3–0 to reach the Cup Final for the second time in three seasons. As Chadwick was still away on England duty, French retained his place for two further matches, before Chadwick's return to the side at the

neg: Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962) season Davies played , and scored a conversion in Warrington's 10-40 defeat by Wigan in the 1994–95 League Cup Final at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on Saturday 28 January 1995. Davies again played in Australia when he signed with the newly-formed North Queensland Cowboys in 1995. He was unable to get out to Australia until midway through the 1995 Winfield Cup Premiership. He scored a full field try against the Newcastle Knights in Newcastle. Davies' last rugby league match was as captain of Wales against England in the 1995 World Cup Semi-final at Old Trafford, which Wales lost 25–10. Playing

neg: England at the Cricket World Cup to put forward the resources to stage an event of such magnitude at the time, The matches consisted of 60 six-ball overs per team, played during the daytime in traditional form, with the players wearing cricket whites and using red cricket balls. England won all their group stage matches, but lost in their semi-final match against Australia. In the semi-final, England were reduced to 37/7, as Gary Gilmour took 6/14, the best World Cup bowling figures at the time They were eventually bowled out for 93 in 36.2 overs. Australia initially suffered a collapse just as dramatic, falling to 39/6,

neg: England at the Cricket World Cup before Gary Gilmour scored 28 from 28 balls, to help Australia to victory. The 1979 Cricket World Cup was once again held in England. England won all of their group matches, and defeated New Zealand in a close semi-final by 9 runs. In the final, they lost to the West Indies. As of 2015, this is the joint best performance by the England Cricket team at the World Cup (joint with 1987 and 1992). In the semi-final, England began badly, falling to 38/2, before Mike Brearley (53 from 115 balls) and Graham Gooch (71 from 84 balls) resurrected the innings.

neg: 1987 Cricket World Cup knockout stage 1987 Cricket World Cup knockout stage In 1987 Cricket World Cup, the first Semi-Final was played between Pakistan and Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on 4 November 1987, which Australia won by 18 runs. In the second Semi-Final England defeated India by 35 runs at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on 5 November 1987. Australia and England encountered in the Final on 8 November 1987. Australia defeated England at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, by 7 runs and won the 1987 Cricket World Cup. Australia won the toss and chose to bat. The Australian batsmen got off to a very good start,

neg: Jason Robinson (rugby) stages. In the quarter-final against Australia, Robinson returned to the side as full back and played his part in a tense 12–10 victory over the Wallabies. In the semi-final win against France, his 50th cap, he was given the honour of leading out the England team. Robinson's last game for England came in the 2007 World Cup Final loss to South Africa, when he was forced to leave the field during the second half, due to an injury. He was one of only four players to have started both the 2003 and 2007 Finals, the other three being Jonny Wilkinson,

neg: England at the Cricket World Cup cards were laid down, Captain Imran Khan had the last laugh when end man Richard Illingworth was caught by Ramiz Raja off his delivery to finish off the final and crown Pakistan World Cup winners. Source: England reached the Quarter-Finals of the 1996 Cricket World Cup, before being eliminated by Sri Lanka. Source: England hosted the 1999 Cricket World Cup, although some matches were played in Scotland, Ireland and the Netherlands. After defeats to South Africa and India, England failed to progress to the Knockout stage of the tournament, for the first time in the tournament history. Source: England forfeited

neg: 2011 Rugby World Cup knockout stage got their second title, while France their third final. For the first time in World Cup history, three teams that finished second in their respective pools qualified for the semi-finals, while South Africa became the second defending champions not to reach the semi-finals after Australia in 1995. Furthermore, the bottom half of the bracket was entirely composed of the 2012 Rugby Championship teams and the other half was composed of the last four Six Nations champions since the last World Cup. 2011 Rugby World Cup knockout stage The knockout stage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 8 October

neg: 2007 Euro Beach Soccer League – Last chance bracket to European teams in the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, four of which were filled when Portugal, Spain, Russia and France reached the semi-finals of the Superfinal. This meant there was still one final berth at the World Cup to be filled. As in 2006, in order to decide which nation would get this fifth and final spot at the World Cup, BSWW decided the prospective nations would compete in a knockout tournament called the "Last chance bracket", with the winner claiming the final World Cup ticket. Italy won the event by beating Switzerland in the final and claimed

neg: 2006 FIFA World Cup England. Italy defeated quarter-final debutants Ukraine 3–0. France eliminated Brazil 1–0 to advance into the semi-finals. Brazil only managed one shot on goal, while Zinedine Zidane's dribbling earned him Man of the Match and his free-kick to Thierry Henry resulted in the winning goal. With Argentina and Brazil eliminated in the quarter-finals, an all-European semi-final line up was completed for only the fourth time (after the 1934, 1966 and 1982 tournaments). The semi-final between Germany and Italy produced an extra time period that went scoreless until the 118th minute, when Italy scored twice through Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero,

neg: 1981 UEFA Cup Final country to World Cup victory in 1966. AZ '67 went on to reach the semi-final of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup; Ipswich made it to the third round in the 2001–02 UEFA Cup. 1981 UEFA Cup Final The 1981 UEFA Cup Final was the two-legged final of the 1980–81 UEFA Cup, the tenth season of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second-tier club football tournament. The matches were contested between Ipswich Town of England and AZ '67 of the Netherlands; despite losing the second leg of the final 4–2, Ipswich won 5–4 on aggregate. The legs were played on 6 May 1981 at

neg: 2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup at the semi-final stage, where they beat CONCACAF champions Monterrey of Mexico 3–1 on 13 December, before losing 1–0 in the final to Corinthians of Brazil in the Yokohama Stadium three days later. Gary Cahill was sent off in injury time for violent conduct towards Corinthians' Emerson. The club returned to England with a 5–1 home victory in the League Cup against Leeds United on 19 December, coming from a goal down at half-time to reach the semi-finals of the tournament. The club's first Premier League match since the Club World Cup was an

neg: England at the FIFA World Cup to have reached the quarter-finals. England opened the scoring through David Platt, but Cameroon quickly turned around the game to lead 2-1. Lineker subsequently won and scored a penalty in the 83rd minute to ensure the game went to extra time. He then scored a second penalty, to see England reach the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, England met West Germany. There was no separating the two teams after 90 minutes, which made England the first team to have played extra time in three successive World Cup games. There was also no separating the two teams after extra time, thereby taking

neg: Ivan Perišić the last minute of the regular time in the 2–1 win over Iceland as Croatia topped Group D on full points. During Croatia's semi-final match against England on 11 July, Perišić scored Croatia's equaliser in the second half of regulation time, and later also set-up Mario Mandžukić's match-winning goal in the second half of extra-time to give Croatia a 2–1 victory, sending the team to the World Cup final for the first time in their history. He was named Man of the Match. In the final against France on 15 July, he scored Croatia's temporary equaliser in the first half,

neg: 2016 Speedway World Cup Final replaced Maciej Janowski in the side for the final, backed them up with eight points. Individual world champion Tai Woffinden lead Great Britain to second place, scoring 19 points. 2016 Speedway World Cup Final The 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Final was the last and final race of the 2016 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was staged on July at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester, England. It was won by Poland, the seventh time they had done so since the World Cup was launched in 2001. They beat hosts Great Britain by seven points, while

neg: England women's national football team 2–1 win. Playing reigning World Cup holders Japan in the semi-finals, England conceded a penalty kick, which Aya Miyama converted past Karen Bardsley. Japan then conceded a penalty as Yuki Ogimi clipped Steph Houghton and Fara Williams slotted it past Ayumi Kaihori to level the game. However, in the last minute of the game, Laura Bassett scored an own goal to send Japan through to the final. England eventually finished in third place by beating Germany 1–0 after extra time. England qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands and won all three of their group games at

neg: Dan Hipkiss the quarter final but replaced an injured Josh Lewsey before half time in the semi final win over . Hipkiss was a substitute for the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final against and replaced Jason Robinson in the second half as England lost 15–6. Returning from the World Cup Hipkiss played regularly for Leicester but missed January with a groin injury and subsequently was left out of the England Squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship. Hipkiss started both the 2008 Premiership Final against Wasps and the 2008 Anglo-Welsh Cup Final against Ospreys which Leicester lost. On 20 May 2008 he

neg: 1965–66 in English football over France in their final group game. Roger Hunt scores both of England's goals. 23 July 1966: England beat Argentina 1–0 in the World Cup quarter-final thanks to a goal by Geoff Hurst. 26 July 1966: England reach the World Cup final by beating Portugal 2–1 in the semi-final. Bobby Charlton scores both of England's goals. 30 July 1966: England win the World Cup with a 4–2 win over West Germany in extra time. Geoff Hurst scores a hat-trick, with Martin Peters scoring the other goal. !style="width:15em"|Competition!!style="width:15em"|Winner!!style="width:15em"|Runner-up Liverpool, FA Cup winners the previous season and league champions in 1964, won

neg: Liverpool vs. Dinamo Bucharest (1983–84 European Cup semi-final) Liverpool vs. Dinamo Bucharest (1983–84 European Cup semi-final) The 1983–84 European Cup semi-final between Liverpool of England and Dinamo Bucharest of Romania was one of two association football ties that made up the penultimate round of the 1983–84 European Cup, Europe's primary club football competition. Liverpool, who had won the competition three times, were appearing in their fifth semi-final, while it was Dinamo Bucharest's first and only appearance at this stage of the competition. The other semi-final in the competition that year was contested between Dundee United and Roma. Liverpool won the tie 3–1 on aggregate, and went on to

neg: Under-19 Cricket World Cup downside was the quality of the cricket, which was often mediocre on some indifferent pitches, and the reporting of six unidentified bowlers for having suspect actions. Pakistan would have finished unbeaten but for a hiccup against England - when both teams had already qualified for the semis. England reached the last four, which was progress, and Alastair Cook looked a class apart. But they came unstuck against West Indies' spinners in the semi-final. India completed the semi-finalists. Dhawan and Suresh Raina were the backbone of a strong batting line-up, and Raina's 90 from just 38 balls against the hapless Scots

neg: 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final The 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final is a rugby league match to determine the winner of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, to be played between reigning champions Australia and their rivals England on December 2, 2017 at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane, immediately after the final of the concurrent women's competition. It was the first time in 22 years since England had played in a World Cup final, when they lost to Australia 8–16 in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Australia became the winners of the Rugby League

neg: European Rugby Challenge Cup years. England made a triumphant return to the final in 2011, with Harlequins defeating Stade Français 19–18. with a try in the last five-minutes by Argentinian wing, Gonzalo Camacho. This meant Harlequins became the first team to win the Challenge Cup three times and with this entered the Heineken Cup. The final was also notable in that it involved two teams that began the season in the Challenge Cup. The 2011–12 competition was dominated by French sides, with all four semi-finalists coming from that country. Biarritz, which had parachuted in from the Heineken Cup, defeated Toulon to claim their first

neg: England national rugby league team The referee was criticised for not going to the Video Referee and if awarded would have seen that Tonga won the game and reached their first ever World Cup final. Despite the controversy, England were victorious and had advanced to their first World Cup Final in 22 Years. England met Australia again in the final but again failed to beat Australia, for a 13th consecutive time, since their last win in the 1995 World Cup group stage. England lost in the lowest World Cup final score in the history of the tournament. Bennets contract expired at the end of the

neg: Cricket World Cup teams to have won consecutive titles (West Indies: 1975 and 1979; Australia: 1999, 2003 and 2007). Australia have also notably featured in 6 finals of the total 9 World Cups, including the last four in a row. England is the only country to have reached the final without ever winning it, having been runners-up three times. The furthest a non-Test playing nation has ever reached is the semi-finals, achieved by Kenya in the 2003 tournament. India is the first host country to have won the world cup on the home ground in 2011.The only other host to reach a Final was

neg: 2013 ICC Champions Trophy Final qualified for the semi finals as the group champions of Group A In the very first match of their tournament they won against Australia by 48 runs but lost to Sri Lanka in the next match. But they beat New Zealand in the last match to qualify for the semi final. In the semi final they beat South Africa with Jonathan Trott scoring an unbeaten 82 run innings, England won the match by 7 wickets. It was the second time after 2004 that England made the final but lost the final of ICC Champions Trophy. The on-field umpires were Kumar

neg: Aga Khan Gold Cup crowds gathered to watch the matches, despite the simultaneous World Cup Hockey tournament in Mumbai. However, some internal disputes among the football authorities of the country meant that this was the last edition of the cup. For the first time since independence, two local teams made it to the semifinals. Three-time times winner Dhaka Mohammedan was joined by Brothers Union. Brothers won in an upset in the first semifinal, defeating the Oman XI Selection. In the other semi final, Bangkok Bank F.C. won 3-1. The Bangkok side was the clear favorite for the finals, but having got so close, the

neg: 2007 Rugby World Cup knockout stage 2007 Rugby World Cup knockout stage The knockout stage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 6 October with a quarter-final between Australia and England and concluded on 20 October with the final, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, between England and South Africa, their second meeting in this tournament. South Africa were the first team to qualify for the knockout stage, when they beat Tonga 30–25 in their penultimate Pool A game. This was the first Rugby World Cup tournament to have its semi-finalists coming from only two pools (Pools A and D), and the finalists

neg: History of the West Indian cricket team 2–1 in 1994–95 to become the unofficial world champions of Test cricket. The 1996 World Cup ended with a defeat in the semi-final, which forced Richie Richardson to end his career. The captaincy passed over to Courtney Walsh and then in 1998 to Brian Lara. The West Indies made their first ever official tour to South Africa in 1998–99. It was a disaster, starting with player revolts and ending with a 5–0 defeat. The 1999 World Cup campaign ended in the group stages. The next year, England won a series against the West Indies for the first time in thirty-one

neg: Liverpool vs Dynamo Bucharest 1984 European Cup Semi Final Liverpool vs Dynamo Bucharest 1984 European Cup Semi Final The 1983-84 UEFA European Cup Semi-Final between Liverpool of England and Dinamo Bucharest of Romania was one of two association football ties that made up the penultimate round of the 1983–84 European Cup, Europe's primary club football competition. Liverpool, who had won the competition three times, were appearing in their fifth semi-final, while it was Dinamo Bucharest's first and only appearance at this stage of the competition. The other semi-final in the competition that year was contested between Dundee United and Roma. Liverpool won the tie 3–1 on aggregate, and went

neg: FC Bayern Munich in international football competitions Bayern equalising in the last minute. Penalties were required again, and this time Chelsea missed their last while Bayern scored all five, to add the Super Cup to the club's trophy cabinet for the first time. However, they had already missed the chance to make a clean sweep in the 2013 calendar year when Dortmund won the 2013 DFL-Supercup. As European champions, Bayern moved straight to the semi-final stage of the FIFA Club World Cup which in 2013 was held in Morocco. They defeated Asian representatives Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 to progress to the final, and the saw off the host

neg: 1966 FIFA World Cup Final described at the time as a 4–4–2. The match is remembered for England's only World Cup trophy, Geoff Hurst's hat-trick – the first, and to date, only one ever scored in a FIFA World Cup Final – and the controversial third goal awarded to England by referee Gottfried Dienst and linesman Tofiq Bahramov. Both teams were strong throughout the tournament. Each won two and drew one of their three matches in the group stages. England did not concede a goal until their semi-final against Portugal. One of the enduring images of the celebrations in Wembley immediately after the game was

neg: Tonga national rugby league team the semi-final. England were leading 200 with 8 minutes remaining before Tonga scored three tries in quick succession, however, a contentious refereeing decision on the last play of the game denied them from progressing to the World Cup final. After Tonga's semi-final against England, which was attended by King Tupou VI, 29 November 2018 was declared a public holiday in Tonga as Mate Ma'a Tonga Day and the entire Tongan squad was invited to the Royal Palace. Each player was honoured as Knight Commander of the "Most Illustrious" Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III for their contribution to sports, while

neg: England–Germany football rivalry first time in a competitive fixture, when they met in the semi-finals. Like the 1966 World Cup, the tournament was being held in England, and the semi-final was played at Wembley Stadium. England's fans and team were confident, particularly after wins in the group stage over Scotland (2–0) and the Netherlands (4–1) and their first ever penalty shoot-out victory, over Spain, in the quarter-finals. So vivid were the memories of 1966 for England fans that a media clamour ensued for England to wear red jerseys, instead of the unfamiliar-looking grey away kit that had been launched earlier that year (as

neg: England national football team third World Cup semi-final. In the semi-final, they were beaten 2–1 in extra time by Croatia. England were beaten by Belgium for a second time, 2–0, in the third place match. England's traditional home colours are white shirts, navy blue shorts and white or black socks. The team has periodically worn an all-white kit. Although England's first away kits were blue, England's traditional away colours are red shirts, white shorts and red socks. In 1996, England's away kit was changed to grey shirts, shorts and socks. This kit was only worn three times, including against Germany in the semi-final of

neg: Liverpool vs. Dinamo Bucharest (1983–84 European Cup semi-final) whistle as being "in ribbons". The club's official website in 2010 wrote, "with every boo, whistle and jeer, the Reds skipper grew in stature and orchestrated proceedings as a place in the final was memorably secured". Liverpool vs. Dinamo Bucharest (1983–84 European Cup semi-final) The 1983–84 European Cup semi-final between Liverpool of England and Dinamo Bucharest of Romania was one of two association football ties that made up the penultimate round of the 1983–84 European Cup, Europe's primary club football competition. Liverpool, who had won the competition three times, were appearing in their fifth semi-final, while it was Dinamo Bucharest's

neg: 1975 Cricket World Cup Final the required 158 to reach the final. Australia made it through to the knockouts in second place with their only loss being against the West Indies. But they did defeat Pakistan and Sri Lanka to take on England in the semi final. Gary Gilmour took six wickets in the English innings to help them through to the final. The first Cricket World Cup final was played on 21 June (Midsummer of that year) in front of a capacity crowd of 26,000 in glorious summer sunshine. Australia won the toss and invited the West Indies to bat, hoping to make use

neg: 1996 Cricket World Cup captained by Arjuna Ranatunga, used Man of the Series Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana as opening batsmen to take advantage of the fielding restrictions during the first 15 overs of each innings. At a time when 50 or 60 runs in the first 15 overs was considered adequate, Sri Lanka scored 117 runs in those overs against India, 123 against Kenya, 121 against England in the quarter-final and 86 against India in the semi-final. Against Kenya, Sri Lanka made 398 for 5, a new record for the highest team score in a One Day International that stood until April 2006.

neg: Alan Clarke (sports commentator) and for some time he was head of sport for the BBC in the North of England. Alan Clarke (sports commentator) Alan Clarke (1920-1969) was a BBC Radio sports commentator from 1947-1969, who covered every major football event alongside Raymond Glendenning, Maurice Edelston, Brian Moore and Peter Jones. He was at the microphone as Geoff Hurst scored England's 4th in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final. He died in May 1969 at the age of 49. His last broadcast was the second leg of the European Cup semi-final between Manchester United and A.C. Milan earlier in the month. He commentated

neg: Darren Anderton the 1995–96 season through injury, Anderton played an important part in the Euro 96 England team that reached the semi-finals and included players like Paul Gascoigne, Alan Shearer, Steve McManaman and Teddy Sheringham. In the semi final against Germany, the match went to golden goal extra time. Anderton came within inches of putting England into the final when his shot hit the post. Injuries then limited Anderton's international appearances considerably. He missed most of the 1997–98 season but was recalled for Glenn Hoddle's squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, starting on the right wing in the first

neg: Celtic F.C. in European football to eliminate Celtic. Two years later in 1974, Celtic again made a European Cup semi-final, this time against Atlético Madrid. The tie against the Spaniards was acrimonious. Atlético were managed by Juan Carlos Lorenzo, who had coached Argentina at the 1966 FIFA World Cup where his players were branded "animals" by England manager Alf Ramsey. In the first leg at Parkhead, the Atlético players continually kicked and hacked their opponents. Three Atlético players were sent off, but their incessant foul play made it impossible, indeed physically dangerous, for Celtic to play their normal game. The match finished 0–0, and the

neg: 1999–2000 FA Premier League FA Cup to participate in the FIFA World Club Championship at the request of the FA who wanted Manchester United to compete to support England's bid to host the World Cup. Chelsea would go on to win the last FA Cup held at Wembley Stadium before its redevelopment. The League Cup final was won by Leicester City, for the second time in four seasons. In Europe, Leeds United reached the UEFA Cup semi final and Arsenal were on the losing side to Galatasaray in the UEFA Cup final. Only one newly promoted team suffered relegation: Watford, who finished in last

neg: 2004–05 Irish Cup 2004–05 Irish Cup The 2004–05 Irish Cup was the 125th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 7 May 2005 with the final. Glentoran were the defending champions, winning their 20th Irish Cup last season after a 1–0 win over Coleraine in the 2004 final. This season the Glens reached the semi-final stage, but were defeated by Portadown, who then went on to lift the cup for the third time with a 5–1 victory over Larne in the final. It was the highest scoring final in 36 years, since the 1969 final replay when Ards

neg: History of the North Queensland Cowboys 'for' and 'against' scores record. The overall success of the club outweighed these uncharacteristic losses though, and by the time the semi final series began, confidence was high. After mauling the Warriors in the home semi final, the Cowboys went into the preliminary final full of confidence, but it wasn’t to be. History was also made in the Queensland cup with the 2007 Toyota Young Guns the last ever to compete in the Queensland Cup. The final Toyota Young Guns season ended in similar fashion to the NRL squad, going down in the preliminary final and finishing third, with captain

neg: 2016 Speedway World Cup Final 2016 Speedway World Cup Final The 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Final was the last and final race of the 2016 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was staged on July at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester, England. It was won by Poland, the seventh time they had done so since the World Cup was launched in 2001. They beat hosts Great Britain by seven points, while defending champions Sweden finished third with Australia in fourth. Bartosz Zmarzlik, Patryk Dudek and captain Piotr Pawlicki Jr. all scored double figures for the Poles, with Krzysztof Kasprzak, who

neg: 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens stated that the first differentiator was results between the tied teams. Although England lost to Australia in the quarters, they qualified for the semi-finals against the favourites, Fiji. Dave Scully produced what was awarded the "Moment of the Tournament" prize with a tackle on Mesake Rasari that turned a certain Fiji try into an England score. England won 21–7. In the other semi-final Ireland were narrowly beaten 21–19 by the Australians, setting up a final between teams that had already met in the quarterfinal pools. The final was contested by England and Australia. Just before half time, England led 21–0

neg: Vincenzo Orlandini Vincenzo Orlandini Vincenzo Orlandini (30 August 1910 – 23 October 1961) was the first Italian to officiate in a FIFA World Cup final match when he ran the line to William Ling in the 1954 World Cup final between Hungary and West Germany. Orlandini had already taken charge of both the quarter final between Uruguay and England as well as the semi-final between West Germany and Austria when he was selected to run the line in that tournament's final. Orlandini came very much to prominence as an international referee during the mid-1950s; officiating in the December 1954 meeting between World

neg: Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup July - New Zealand Universities 34 defeated England Students 8 CUP THIRD V FOURTH FINAL: 16 July - France Students 31 defeated England Students 12 CUP FINAL: 17 July - Australian Universities 8 lost to New Zealand Universities 17 WORLD CUP RANKINGS: 1. New Zealand 2. Australia 3. France 4. England 5. Pacific Islands 6. Wales 7. Scotland 8. Ireland Eight teams participated in the 2008 Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup in Australia. The tournament was won by Australia, who defeated England in the final. Greece won the pool competition. Plate Semi Finals Seventh Play Off Plate Final Cup

neg: 2008 Rugby League World Cup Group A last time the New Zealand and England sides met was in the semi-final of the 2000 World Cup, with the Kiwis winning 49 to 6. So far in this tournament both sides had defeated Papua New Guinea and lost to Australia. Changes to the New Zealand side were: Jason Nightingale in for Sam Perrett on the right wing; Steve Matai, after serving his one-match suspension, regained his place at right centre from Krisnan Inu; Evarn Tuimivave replaced Nathan Cayless in the front row (with Benji Marshall being named captain); David Fa'alogo was moved from the bench into Setaimata Sa's spot

neg: England at the FIFA World Cup goalless. England then beat both France and Mexico 2–0 and qualified for the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals saw England play Argentina, which ended in a 1–0 win to England. This match saw the start of the rivalry between England and Argentina, when Argentinian Antonio Rattín was dismissed by German referee Rudolf Kreitlein in a very fierce game. A 2–1 win against Portugal in the semi-final then followed. Portugal were the first team to score against England in the tournament. The final saw England play West Germany, with the result finishing in a 4–2 win for England, after extra time. 1970 saw

neg: Feroz Shah Kotla Ground by Kapil Dev (32 wickets)and Bhagwath Chandresekhar (23 wickets). This stadium has hosted One Day International (ODI) matches when India hosted the Cricket World Cup in 1987, 1996 and 2011. The ground was selected to host matches in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20. Three matches from Group A were scheduled to be played here as well as one semi-final. The first ever Twenty20 International held at the ground was a Group A match between England and Afghanistan. It has also hosted a T20I match between India and New Zealand which was also the last international match for Ashish Nehra.The north