We have charted the best away wins so far – but that excludes some of England’s most impressive results… including the undoubted number one.
That is of course England’s World Cup triumph in 1966, when they beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time at Wembley.
Geoff Hurst hit a hat-trick – the only one for a winning team in a World Cup final.
Some of England’s most memorable wins have come at home in major tournaments.
At Euro 96 they famously beat the Netherlands 4-1 to reach the knockout stages at Wembley and give fans real hope they could be contenders for the tournament.
And at Euro 2020, held in 2021 across Europe, they beat Germany 2-0 at Wembley to reach the quarter-finals.
And what about games on neutral soil? In the 2002 World Cup, England beat another of their old rivals, Argentina, 1-0 in the group stage in Japan thanks to David Beckham’s penalty.
Among other memorable World Cup victories are a 3-1 win over France in 1982 – including Bryan Robson’s goal after 27 seconds – as well as Gary Lineker’s hat-trick in a vital 3-0 over Poland in 1986 and a penalty shootout win over Colombia in 2018.
At Euro 2004 when England beat Croatia 4-2 with teenager Wayne Rooney scoring twice, anything felt possible.
And if we go further back, let’s not forget the 9-3 win over Scotland in a 1961 British Home Championship game at Wembley with Jimmy Greaves scoring a hat-trick.
Where do you think the Mexico win ranks among those?
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