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What is England’s biggest win and what is their largest victory in a Euros match?

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GARETH SOUTHGATE and his brave lions will be hoping to etch their names into history this summer at Euro 2024 by winning the competition for the first time in the history of the men's team.
Southgate led the country to their best ever Euros effort in the 2020 edition three years ago when the Three Lions fell at the final hurdle to penalty heartbreak at the hands of Italy under the Wembley arch.
 England will be hoping to break more records at Euro 2024 this summer
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England will be hoping to break more records at Euro 2024 this summerCredit: AFP

But this time round it is about taking that final step and holding the trophy aloft with a 26-man squad stacked with talent.

England's campaign gets underway on Sunday when they face Serbia in their Group C opener.

They will be hoping they can blow teams away this year the same way they did during Euro 2020.

What is England's biggest victory?

The Three Lions' biggest ever victory took place two centuries ago.

England beat Ireland 13-0 on February 18, 1882, in a friendly that saw Arthur Brown hit four goals and Howard Vaughton strike five.

They slammed 13 past Ireland again in 1889 beating them 13-2.

Since then, big achievements have come against San Marino with an 8-0 victory in March 2013 and a 10-0 thumping on November 15, 2021 with Harry Kane smashing in four.

The 10-goal triumph helped Gareth Southgate’s side seal qualification for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

And it was their biggest winning margin since scoring 10 against USA in 1964.

A winning margin of 10 was also achieved against the Netherlands in 1907 with a 12-2 win.

The following year, England beat Austria 11-1, and in 1947 they slammed 10 past Portugal with no reply.

England achieved 9-0 triumphs over Luxembourg in 1960 and 1982, and achieved the same score against Switzerland in 1909.

 

What is England's biggest winning margin at the Euros?

Blowing teams out of the water isn't quite as easy at a major tournament.

England haven't been able to stick 13 goals past anyone in Euros before, but have still managed some impressive scorelines on one of the biggest stages in football.

The Three Lions' biggest ever victory in the Euros came last time out when they beat Ukraine 4-0 in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020.

The thrashing saw Harry Kane net a double while Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson secured England's spot in the semi-finals.

They came close to a victory of that size in 1996 too when braces from both Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham sank the Netherland 4-1 at Wembley.

 Harry Maguire helped England thrash Ukraine 4-0 at Euro 2020
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Harry Maguire helped England thrash Ukraine 4-0 at Euro 2020Credit: EPA

 

What is the biggest win by any team at the Euros?

Five teams share the crown for the biggest winning margins in the history of the European championships.

A five-goal difference is the largest gap there has ever been between two sides in the Euros with the first instance in 1984 and the most recent thrashing coming in the last tournament.

  • France 5-0 Belgium (Euro 1984)
  • Denmark 5-0 Yugoslavia (Euro 1984)
  • Netherland 6-1 Yugoslavia (Euro 2000)
  • Sweden 5-0 Bulgaria (Euro 2004)
  • Slovakia 0-5 Spain (Euro 2020)
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