What is the FIFA code for England?

The FIFA code for England is ENG.

ENG is FIFA’s official three-letter abbreviation for the England national football team. The code appears in FIFA competition records, match listings, rankings, tournament draws, broadcast graphics, and statistical databases. It is derived directly from the country’s English name and is distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole.

England competes separately in international football because the sport’s historical governing structure recognizes the four associations of the United Kingdom—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—as separate FIFA members. That is why England has ENG, while Scotland uses SCO, Wales uses WAL, and Northern Ireland uses NIR.

A common mix-up is using GBR, the ISO country code associated with the United Kingdom, or UK, an everyday abbreviation. Neither is England’s FIFA team code. FIFA codes are competition identifiers, not necessarily the same as Olympic or internet country abbreviations.

England’s football association, The Football Association, was founded in 1863, making it one of the sport’s oldest national governing bodies. England won the men’s FIFA World Cup once, in 1966.