England men football review
1997
Games played: 15
Won: 11
Games drawn: 1
Lost: 3
Goals scored
26
Goals against
6
Season rank
4
down from
12
Games summary
| Won | Lost | Drawn | Played | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home games: | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Away games: | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
*log points are used instead of rank position since it provides a better performance overview
England men's performance
1997
| Competion | Won | Lost | Drawn | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA WC 1998 Prel. Comp. UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Italy on 12 Feb at London lost 0-1 (Ranked: 9) | ||||
| Georgia on 30 Apr at London won 2-0 (Ranked: 69) | ||||
| Poland on 31 May at Chorzow won 0-2 (Ranked: 48) | ||||
| Moldova on 10 Sep at London won 4-0 (Ranked: 131) | ||||
| Italy on 11 Oct at Rome drew 0-0 (Ranked: 9) | ||||
| FIFA World Youth Championship Malaysia 1997 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Côte d'Ivoire on 18 Jun at Johor Bahru won 1-2 (Ranked: undefined) | ||||
| United Arab Emirates on 20 Jun at Johor Bahru won 0-5 (Ranked: 50) | ||||
| Mexico on 23 Jun at Johor Bahru won 0-1 (Ranked: 5) | ||||
| Argentina on 26 Jun at Johor Bahru lost 1-2 (Ranked: 17) | ||||
| Friendlies | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Mexico on 29 Mar at London won 2-0 (Ranked: 5) | ||||
| South Africa on 24 May at Manchester won 2-1 (Ranked: 31) | ||||
| Italy on 4 Jun at Nantes won 2-0 (Ranked: 9) | ||||
| France on 7 Jun at Montpellier won 0-1 (Ranked: 6) | ||||
| Brazil on 10 Jun at Paris lost 0-1 (Ranked: 1) | ||||
| Cameroon on 15 Nov at London won 2-0 (Ranked: 53) | ||||
England men vs closest rivals
1997
These rivalries are computed from log positions and does not neccessarily include traditional rivalries
*log points are used instead of rank position since it provides a better performance overview
England
ended on 4 after starting the year on 12
Italy
ended on 9 after starting the year on 10
Russia
improved to 12 from 8 at the start of the year
Netherlands
improved to 22 from 9 at the start of the year
England men historic rank
England men historic overview
| Country | Won | Lost | Drawn | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Argentina | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| Australia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Austria | 10 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| Brazil | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chile | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Denmark | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| East Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Egypt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Finland | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| France | 16 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Ghana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Hungary | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| Iceland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ireland | 81 | 8 | 22 | 111 |
| Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Latvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mexico | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Moldova | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norway | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Poland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| Portugal | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| San Marino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scotland | 44 | 40 | 23 | 107 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Spain | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| Sweden | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| Syria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| United States of America | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Wales | 62 | 13 | 21 | 96 |
| West Germany | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |