Hvornår var sidste gang england vandt straffe i verdensmesterskabet?
1996
England at the FIFA World Cup
England gik ind til den sidste kamp mod San Marino med en viden om, at de skulle vinde med syv mål og at Polen skulle slå Holland i den anden kamp for at kvalificere sig. I kampen mod San Marino scorede Davide Gualtieri mod England efter ni sekunder og bragte dermed udeholdet i front. England vandt herefter med 7-1, hvilket var en for lille målmargin. Derudover vandt hollænderne 3-1 til trods for, at halvlegsresultatet mellem polakkerne og hollænderne var 1-1, hvilket betød, at uanset hvor mange mål England scorede, kunne de stadig ikke kvalificere sig. Taylors tid som landstræner sluttede, og han blev erstattet af Terry Venables, som blev fyret efter at England tabte semifinalen i Euro 1996, som blev afholdt i England.
1996
England at the FIFA World Cup
England went into their final game with San Marino knowing they would need a seven-goal victory and for Poland to beat the Netherlands in the other match in order to qualify. In the game against San Marino, Davide Gualtieri scored against England after nine seconds, taking the lead for the outsiders. England went on to win 7–1, which was too small a goal margin. Additionally, despite the half-time score between the Poles and the Dutch being 1-1, the Dutch went on to win 3-1, meaning that however many goals England scored, they could still not qualify. Taylor's tenure in charge ended and he was replaced by Terry Venables, who was dismissed after England lost the semi-final of Euro 1996, hosted in England.
England at the FIFA World Cup