#8 England national squad in every major tournament
The England national squad have achieved nothing since their World Cup victory in 1966. Home to some of the most talented football players in the world, no national squad has ever choked in quite the same fashion as the Three Lions. Going back all the way to 1990, English players have famously buckled under pressure, especially during penalty shootouts, much to the displeasure of their fans.
First, it was Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle who missed their spot kicks against West Germany in 1990, followed by Gareth Southgate’s miss against the Germans in 1996. David Beckham famously lost his cool against Argentina in 1998 and lost on penalties and the tradition continued.
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They lost to Portugal in the Euro 2004 quarterfinals and then again during the 2006 World Cup in a similar manner. The so-called 'golden generation' even failed to secure qualification to Euro 2008.
Capable of much greatness, as evident from some of their individual club careers, the English squad continue to remain on the fringes of the real action on football’s biggest stages.
