New Delhi, June 7 -- England arrive at FIFA World Cup 2026 as one of the tournament's most hotly-anticipated sides. Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions completed a flawless European qualifying campaign.

They won all 8 matches without conceding a single goal. Even today, they defeated New Zealand 1-0 in a friendly, conceding no goals.

They became the first European side to achieve that feat. For a nation that last won the World Cup in 1966, expectations have rarely been higher.

England did not enter the first 3 World Cup tournaments. They were not FIFA members at the time. They have entered every tournament since 1950, missing out on qualification only 3 times. Those absences came in 1974, 1978 and 1994. They also failed to advance from the gro...