<P> England did not enter the competition until 1950 , but has entered all seventeen subsequent tournaments except in 1994 in USA , It has failed to qualify for the finals on three occasions , 1974 ( West Germany ) , 1978 ( Argentina ) and 1994 ( United States ) . Their best ever performance is winning the Cup in the 1966 tournament held in England , and reaching fourth place in 1990 , held in Italy . Other than that , the team has reached the quarter finals on six occasions , including 2002 ( Korea / Japan ) , and 2006 ( Germany ) . The 2014 ( Brazil ) World Cup was their worst ever performance in a major tournament . </P>
<P> England did not enter the competition until 1950 , but has entered all seventeen subsequent tournaments except in 1994 in USA , It has failed to qualify for the finals on three occasions , 1974 ( West Germany ) , 1978 ( Argentina ) and 1994 ( United States ) . Their best ever performance is winning the Cup in the 1966 tournament held in England , and reaching fourth place in 1990 , held in Italy . Other than that , the team has reached the quarter finals on six occasions , including 2002 ( Korea / Japan ) , and 2006 ( Germany ) . The 2014 ( Brazil ) World Cup was their worst ever performance in a major tournament . </P>
when did england not qualify for the world cup
when did england not qualify for the world cup
1974 1978 1994
1974 1978 1994