Football Query

FIFA World Cup qualification 1949

Wales 1–4 England

Saturday 15 Oct 1949 · Cardiff, Wales

Wales1–4England

Goals5

  1. 22′0–1Stan Mortensen England
  2. 29′0–2Jackie Milburn England
  3. 34′0–3Jackie Milburn England
  4. 66′0–4Jackie Milburn England
  5. 80′1–4Mal Griffiths Wales

Hat-trick: Jackie Milburn

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Wales
1540 → 1517
England
1766 → 1789

Expected score for Wales: 32.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 61 of 106, 1879–2025.

Wales wins
15
Draws
21
England wins
70

Form either side

Wales

Before

After

England

Before

After

Road through the tournament

Wales

England

Every Wales v England match106

From Wales's side.

9 Oct 2025England0–3AwayFriendly—
29 Nov 2022England0–3NeutralFIFA World Cup 2022Group stage
8 Oct 2020England0–3AwayFriendly—
16 Jun 2016England1–2NeutralUEFA Euro 2016Group stage
6 Sep 2011England0–1AwayUEFA Euro qualification 2011—
26 Mar 2011England0–2HomeUEFA Euro qualification 2011—
3 Sep 2005England0–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2005—
9 Oct 2004England0–2AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2004—
2 May 1984England1–0HomeBritish Home Championship 1984—
23 Feb 1983England1–2AwayBritish Home Championship 1983—
27 Apr 1982England0–1HomeBritish Home Championship 1982—
20 May 1981England0–0AwayBritish Home Championship 1981—
17 May 1980England4–1HomeBritish Home Championship 1980—
23 May 1979England0–0AwayBritish Home Championship 1979—
13 May 1978England1–3HomeBritish Home Championship 1978—
31 May 1977England1–0AwayBritish Home Championship 1977—
8 May 1976England0–1HomeBritish Home Championship 1976—
24 Mar 1976England1–2HomeFriendly—
21 May 1975England2–2AwayBritish Home Championship 1975—
11 May 1974England0–2HomeBritish Home Championship 1974—

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