Senegal defeated England 3-1 in a friendly at City Ground on Sunday, highlighting key moments in the England National Football Team Vs Senegal National Football Team Stats. Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diarra, and Cheikh Sabaly scored for Senegal, while Harry Kane gave England an early lead after Edouard Mendy saved Anthony Gordon’s shot but spilled it into his path.
| Team | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 Nov 2025 | Albania | Win 2–0 |
| England | 13 Nov 2025 | Serbia | Win 2–0 |
| England | 14 Oct 2025 | Latvia | Win 5–0 |
| Senegal | 18 Nov 2025 | Kenya | Win 8–0 |
| Senegal | 15 Nov 2025 | Brazil | Loss 0–2 |
England
England’s national football team represents its country internationally in men’s international football, under the supervision of London-based Football Association.
Competing at three major tournaments: FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League; this squad is commonly known as Three Lions with its logo depicting stylised versions of Royal Arms of England as their logo.
England first won the World Cup in 1966, defeating West Germany 4-2 in Wembley Stadium for their sole World Cup title and widely considered to be one of the greatest sporting achievements ever.
Their 1966 squad featured some legendary players like Sir Geoff Hurst and Bobby Moore; later on they reached the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 1968 before losing against Yugoslavia after extra time.
England struggled to maintain their status as one of the premier teams, losing several talented players to other countries during this period. However, during the 1970s and 80s they rose again as strong title contenders.
England achieved remarkable success during the 1970s, winning two European Championships and reaching five quarter-finals of FIFA World Cups.
This era included Gordon Banks, George Cohen, Ray Wilson, Nobby Stiles Alan Ball Jack Charlton Bobby Moore Geoff Hurst and Roger Hunt being part of an “Eleven”.
The following managers have led England to various degrees of success over their time at the helm. All have made major contributions towards building up England as an international team.
This list includes those who managed for multiple seasons as well as during its most fruitful times.
Senegal
Senegal’s national football team, Les Lions de la Teranga, represents Senegal internationally in men’s association football and is managed by the Senegalese Football Federation.
One of Africa’s most celebrated teams, Senegal reached the quarter-final of 2002 FIFA World Cup – becoming only second African team (after Cameroon in 1990) – upsetting reigning world champion France before losing to Turkey.
Based out of Dakar with many players currently participating in European competition such as English Premier League or UEFA Champions League competitions –
Since their founding in 1960, South Africa have competed in three AFCON finals and one winner’s cup competition since 1960, ultimately taking first place at both in 2019.
Coach Aliou Cisse remains one of the most highly-acclaimed African coaches; and at 2019 FIFA Confederations Cup they were an exceptional competitor, coming second and defeating Egypt via penalty shootout in the final.
England’s national football team is based in London and administered by the Football Association, which also oversees its development in England.
FIFA membership allows England to participate in World Cup and UEFA Euro championship tournaments; furthermore, FA membership provides access to Union of European Football Associations membership as well as Asian Football Confederation membership.
Geoff Hurst and Bobby Charlton were two of the nation’s greatest goal scorers during Geoff Hurst’s time as manager; however, Sven Goran Eriksson proved to be its most successful leader, winning two UEFA European championship titles with them between 1996 and 1998.
Goals
The England national football team represents England in men’s international football, under the supervision of the Football Association and officially affiliated with FIFA (world governing body for soccer).
Under current coach Thomas Tuchel, the team participates in major international tournaments such as FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship and UEFA Nations League tournaments – often wearing white shirts with navy blue shorts & either white or black socks as traditional uniform.
On 18 February 1908, England first scored in a match against Switzerland. Their largest margins of victory have all come away from home: 13-0 against Ireland both times (1908 and 1947); 10-0-both times against Portugal (1947-1964; 10-0-all-time against San Marino 2021.
England’s inaugural hat-trick was scored by Luther Blissett during a friendly against Northern Ireland on 27 May 1960, and three goals is the record number scored on debut by England players (Tom Finney against Belgium on 25 May 1945 and Digger Brown against Portugal on 24 May 1947 respectively).
George Best (twice), Gary Lineker and Wayne Rooney have each scored multiple hat-tricks during their time playing for England; Lineker scored his hat-trick during his England debut match and Best completed one during his second appearance.
England have won 23 penalties out of 25 attempted in international matches, with six successful conversions from Harry Kane scoring six goals at Russia 2018. He boasts the highest conversion rate among players who have taken at least two penalty kicks.
Goalkeepers
Goalkeepers are members of any team who are responsible for stopping goals from being scored and are usually seen as defensive positions; however, some modern goalkeepers also play more active roles in attack such as passing forward or dribbling with the ball.
Goalkeepers tend to be tall and strong individuals capable of jumping high to make saves and have good reflexes as well as agility to prevent opposing players from getting around them.
Early football teams lacked goalkeepers. The first recorded official football match with two teams each having goalkeepers occurred in 1602.
One early mention of goalkeeping refers to cornish hurling wherein one player stood between goal posts to stop balls and thus protect their opponent’s goal.
Since forming the Football Association in 1863, England has primarily competed in home international championships held between national associations.
England joined FIFA, but relations amongst British nations proved tenuous resulting in their not entering into its inaugural World Cup tournament.
At the turn of the 19th century, amateur clubs competed alongside professional club teams in leagues. Before World War I, five players, including Vivian Woodward (Tottenham Hotspur), Harold Fleming (Swindon Town), Jack Robinson (New Brighton Tower and Southampton), Tommy Lawton (Notts County), and Bob Hawkes (Luton Town), made five or more England appearances while outside of league system; except Woodward and Hawkes who both later joined league.
Cards
England were defeated for the first time by an African side in 22 games and saw a goal wrongly disallowed as they fell to Senegal by 3-1 at City Ground. Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diarra and Cheikh Sabaly scored for Senegal who handed Thomas Tuchel his first loss as England manager.
Anthony Gordon missed a wonderful chance while Edouard Mendy made some crucial saves from Jude Bellingham during a second half with numerous opportunities on both sides.
