document_title: England at the FIFA World Cup

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text: England at the FIFA World Cup

text: History[edit]

text: Brazil 1950[edit]

text: England's first qualifying campaign for the FIFA World Cup doubled as the 1950 British Home Championship. The series kicked off for England on 15 October 1949 at Ninian Park, Cardiff, against Wales. Stan Mortensen gave England the lead after twenty two minutes, and just seven minutes later, Jackie Milburn doubled the lead. This was the first goal of Milburn's hat trick, which left England 4–0 up with 20 minutes to play. Mal Griffiths scored a consolation goal for Wales ten minutes from time, but England held on for a comfortable victory.

text: A month later, England welcomed Ireland to Maine Road, and it began well for the home side as Jack Rowley scored inside six minutes. England were already 6–0 up, thanks to Jack Froggatt, two for Stan Pearson, Stan Mortensen and a second from Rowley, by the time Ireland struck back through Samuel Smyth after 55 minutes. Rowley added a third and a fourth to his tally in the three minutes following Smyth's goal, however, leaving the score at 8–1 at the hour mark. The frantic scoring rate calmed down after that, with only one apeice before the final whistle, with Stan Pearson completing his brace for England's ninth, and Bobby Brennan scoring for Ireland.

text: It was not until May 1950 that England travelled to Hampden Park to face Scotland, who were also undefeated after their games against Ireland and Wales. With the top two from the group qualifying, both teams were guaranteed progression to the finals, and the game was solely for the honour of winning the British Home Championship, and the seeding advantage to be enjoyed upon reaching Brazil. A solitary goal from Roy Bentley gave England the victory, the title and the top spot in the group.

text: 1950 Finals[edit]

text: England were seeded in pot one for the finals, which meant they were the favourites to progress from Group 2, which also contained Spain, Chile and the United States. England's campaign kicked off against Chile in Rio de Janeiro, and, as was expected, England cruised to a 2–0 victory, courtesy of goals from Stan Mortensen and Wilf Mannion.[citation needed]

text: Their troubles began four days later when they faced the Americans in Belo Horizonte in what has become one of the most famous matches of all time. Joe Gaetjens scored the only goal of the match to give the United States an unlikely victory, which has gone down as one of the World Cup's greatest upsets. A myth arose that the English newspapers were so confident of an English victory that when the result was telegrammed back, they assumed a misprint and printed the score as 10–1 in England's favour. However, this has proven to be untrue.[5]

text: This left England in a sticky situation prior to their final match, against Spain in Rio. They needed to win, and for Chile to beat the United States to stand any chance of going through, and even then they would need the goal averages to fall in their favour. As it turned out, no such calculations were necessary, despite Chile's victory, as Spain's Zarra scored the only goal of the game, eliminating England from the competition.

text: Switzerland 1954[edit]

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text: As with their first World Cup, England's qualifying for the 1954 edition also constituted the 1953–54 British Home Championship. They played Wales at Ninian Park as their first match once again, and the 4–1 result was the same. However, unlike four years earlier, it was the home side that went into the lead, after twenty two minutes through Ivor Allchurch. Despite being 1–0 down at half time, England scored four within eight minutes of the restart; two each for Dennis Wilshaw and Nat Lofthouse.

text: Goodison Park was the venue for England's home clash against Ireland, who were newly renamed Northern Ireland. Harold Hassall got England off to a good start with a goal after just ten minutes. Eddie McMorran put the Irish back on terms just before the hour mark, but Hassall completed his brace six minutes later. Lofthouse completed a comfortable 3–1 win for England.

text: With the top two in the group qualifying for the finals, the final game between England and Scotland, at Hampden Park, settled nothing except the placings within the group, despite Scotland having dropped a point with a 3–3 draw at home to Wales. Allan Brown put the home side ahead after just seven minutes, but it was all square again thanks to Ivor Broadis just four minutes later. Johnny Nicholls gave England the lead for the first time just after half time, and they began to extend a lead after Ronnie Allen's 68th-minute goal. Jimmy Mullen made the game all but certain seven minutes from time, and although Willie Ormond scored a consolation for Scotland with just 1 minute to play, England topped the competition for the second time in a row.

text: 1954 Finals[edit]

text: England were drawn in Group 4 for the finals, with hosts Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. In an odd twist, unique to the 1954 tournament, England and Italy, as the two seeded teams in the group, did not have to play each other.

text: Equally, Switzerland and Belgium did not have to play each other. England's first game in Switzerland was against Belgium in Basel, and they suffered a shock as Léopold Anoul put the Belgians into the lead after just five minutes. Ivor Broadis put the favourites back on terms just over twenty minutes later, and although Nat Lofthouse gave England the lead 10 minutes later, it was proving to be tougher than they had expected against the Belgians.

text: Broadis scored his second just after the hour, but Henri Coppens hit back four minutes later to keep Belgium in the game at only 3–2 down. Anoul completed his brace another four minutes after that to level the scores again. In another oddity peculiar to this World Cup, drawn matches in the group stage would go to extra time, and as such the teams played on with the score at 3–3.

text: Just one minute into the added period, Lofthouse added a fourth for England and they seemed to have won it, but Jimmy Dickinson scored an own goal three minutes later to put the score back at 4–4. It stayed this way until the extra period was up, and as penalty shoot-outs were yet to be invented and replays were not used in the group, the match was recorded as a draw.

text: England's second and final group game was against the hosts in Bern. This proved to be an easier game for the Three Lions, and they scored one goal in each half (from Jimmy Mullen and Dennis Wilshaw respectively) to give them a comfortable win of 2–0. As Switzerland (against England), Italy (against Switzerland) and Belgium (against Italy) had all lost one game, England progressed as group winners, along with Switzerland, who won a play-off against Italy.

text: England faced the winners of group three and defending champions Uruguay in the quarter-finals. Carlos Borges gave the South Americans the lead inside 5 minutes, but Lofthouse put England back on terms ten minutes later. England were clearly struggling, but held on until just before half time, when Obdulio Varela gave the lead back Uruguay.

text: Juan Alberto Schiaffino doubled the lead just after the break, but Tom Finney kept England's foot in the door with his sixty seventh-minute goal. However, it was all over after Javier Ambrois restored the two-goal lead with twelve minutes to play. The score remained at 4–2, and England were eliminated from the cup.

text: Sweden 1958[edit]

text: For the first time, England had to play against countries other than the Home Nations to reach the Finals in Sweden. They were drawn against the Republic of Ireland and Denmark. In the qualifying round, England won three out of the four games and drew the other. Four months before the World Cup, Roger Byrne, Duncan Edwards, David Pegg and Tommy Taylor all lost their lives in the Munich air disaster while playing for Manchester United. At the finals, which is the only tournament to have seen all Home Nations take part, the Home Nations were all drawn in different groups.

text: England were drawn against the Soviet Union (2–2), Brazil (0–0) and Austria (2–2), who finished third in the 1954 World Cup. At the end of the group stage, Soviet Union and England each had three points, and had scored four goals and conceded four goals. This meant there was a play-off to decide the second-placed team in the group, the winner to qualify. England lost the play-off 1–0 and were thus knocked out. The only consolation for England was that they were the only team to play the eventual winners Brazil and not lose.

text: Chile 1962[edit]

text: The third World Cup which took place in South America, saw England qualify by successfully qualifying from the group, which contained Portugal and Luxembourg, defeating Luxembourg on both occasions, and defeating Portugal at home, and drawing in Lisbon.

text: At the finals, England were drawn in a group with Hungary, Argentina and Bulgaria. England defeated Argentina 3-1, thanks to goals from Ron Flowers, Bobby Charlton and Jimmy Greaves,[6] before playing out a goalless draw with Bulgaria, and a 2–1 defeat to Hungary.[7]

text: England finished in second place behind Hungary and played the winners of group 3, defending champions Brazil, in the quarter-finals. Brazil scored first through Garrincha, before an equaliser for Gerry Hitchens before half time. However, second-half goals from Garrincha and Vavá meant Brazil won the game 3–1, and eliminated England from the competition.[8] This defeat was manager Walter Winterbottom's last game in charge. Winterbottom had led England to four World Cup Finals. From May 1963, Alf Ramsey became the manager of England.

text: England 1966[edit]

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text: In the 1966 World Cup Finals, England used their home advantage and, under Ramsey, won their first, and only, World Cup title. England played all their games at Wembley Stadium in London, which became the last time that the hosts were granted this privilege. After drawing 0–0 in the opening game against former champions Uruguay, which started a run of four games all ending goalless. England then beat both France and Mexico 2–0 and qualified for the quarter-finals.[citation needed]

text: The quarter-finals saw England play Argentina, which ended in a 1–0 win to England. This match saw the start of the rivalry between England and Argentina, when Argentinian Antonio Rattín was dismissed by German referee Rudolf Kreitlein in a very fierce game. A 2–1 win against Portugal in the semi-final then followed. Portugal were the first team to score against England in the tournament. The final saw England play West Germany, with the result finishing in a 4–2 win for England, after extra time.[citation needed]

text: Mexico 1970[edit]

text: 1970 saw the first World Cup finals take place in North America and England qualified automatically for the tournament by winning the 1966 FIFA World Cup. England were drawn in a group with Romania, former world champions Brazil and Czechoslovakia. Each of the matches only saw one goal, with England defeating Romania and Czechoslovakia, and losing to Brazil. The quarter-final saw a repeat of the 1966 final, with England playing West Germany. England were hampered by the fact that first-choice goalkeeper Gordon Banks was ill, and Peter Bonetti played instead. England led 2–0 with goals by Alan Mullery and Martin Peters, but in the 70th minute, Franz Beckenbauer pulled one goal back for West Germany.

text: After Beckenbauer's goal, Ramsey substituted Bobby Charlton, who overtook Billy Wright as England's most capped player ever, with caps totalling 106. Uwe Seeler equalised for the Germans in the eighty first minute, thereby taking the game into extra time. During extra time, Gerd Müller scored the winning goal for West Germany which saw the German side win 3–2. This turned out to be Charlton's last game for England.[9]

text: West Germany 1974[edit]

text: For the first time, England did not qualify for a World Cup. In a group with Olympic champions Poland and Wales, England could not overtake Poland. After only drawing at home to Wales 1–1 and losing the first leg 2–0 to Poland, meant that England had to beat Poland at home, whilst Poland only needed to draw. Poland managed to withstand England's attacks in the first half, who had Martin Peters playing for them. Poland took the lead in the 57th minute with a goal from Jan Domarski.

text: England equalised six minutes later, with a penalty converted by Allan Clarke. England were unable to score any more goals with goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski keeping England at bay. Brian Clough had previously called Tomaszewski a "clown".[10] The commentator of the game then said "it's all over".[11] Poland took this good form to the finals and ended in third place. After failing to qualify, Alf Ramsey resigned from his post and after a time, where Ramsey and his predecessor had lasted a total of 29 years, no manager was able to last in the job for longer than eight years. This ended when Bobby Robson became England manager.[12]

text: Argentina 1978[edit]

text: England also did not qualify for the fourth World Cup which took place in South America. This time, England were denied by Italy, who had scored three more goals than England after both teams finished on the same points. Goals scored dictated who qualified after the head-to-head record between the two sides finished the same, following a 2–0 home win for each team. The lower-ranked teams in the group were Finland and Luxembourg, but the size of the wins against them proved to be decisive. Nevertheless, Ron Greenwood was given a second chance in charge of England, after taking the role in 1977.

text: Spain 1982[edit]

text: 1982 saw the first time where the European Qualifying Rounds were divided into groups of five teams, where the top two teams qualify for the World Cup. Greenwood used his second chance and took England to Spain by finishing second behind Hungary and above Romania, Switzerland and Norway.

text: At the finals, England won all three group games, defeating France 3-1, with a brace from Bryan Robson,[13] before beating Czechoslovakia 2–0, with a Jozef Barmos own goal, [14] and World Cup newcomers Kuwait 1–0, thanks to a Trevor Francis goal.[15]

text: The next round saw a second group stage consisting of three teams, a first time event at the World Cup. England drew with West Germany 0–0 and after the Germans beat Spain 2–1, England then had to beat Spain with a two-goal difference to progress to the next round. England, however, only managed a 0–0 draw against the Spanish. England remained unbeaten at the end of the tournament. After the World Cup, Ron Greenwood's time as England manager ended, and he was replaced by Bobby Robson.

text: Mexico 1986[edit]

text: 1986 saw the second World Cup to take place in Mexico. England qualified for Mexico 1986 by winning four games and drawing four times against Northern Ireland, who qualified in second place, Romania, Finland and Turkey. In Mexico, England lost their opening game to Portugal 1–0 and could only manage a goalless draw against Morocco. The final group game, however, saw England beat Poland 3–0, which is one of the three highest scores for England at the World Cup, with Gary Lineker scoring a hat-trick.

text: This result took England to second place and finished behind Morocco. England then also beat Paraguay 3–0 in the Round of 16. In the quarter-finals, England renewed their rivalry with Argentina in a game that has become notorious for the Argentina goals, both scored by Diego Maradona. Maradona's first goal, known as the Hand of God, was illegal and should not have counted, as he used his hand to punch the ball into the net. However, the referee missed this infringement, and ruled that the goal should stand. Maradona then made the score 2-0, famously dribbling from inside Argentina's half and around several English players before scoring. Gary Lineker pulled back the score to 2-1, but England ran out of time to equalise, and were eliminated. Nevertheless, Lineker finished with the Golden Boot by scoring six goals and thereby becoming England's first Golden Boot winner.

text: Italy 1990[edit]

text: By winning three and drawing three, England qualified for Italia '90, the second World Cup to be held in Italy, scoring ten goals and conceding none. England were unbeaten through qualification, winning three games, and drawing the remaining three, but still finished second to Sweden, whom they drew with twice.[16] England profited from Romania's 3–1 win over Denmark, who, had they won, would have qualified as the third-best second-placed team. West Germany and England were able to qualify for Italia '90 as the best second-placed teams in the groups with four teams.

text: Because a few years previously saw English hooligans at European competition matches, England were forced to play their group games on Sardinia and Sicily. In group F, was the European champions Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland and Egypt and England. After opening the tournament with a 1–1 draw against Ireland and a 0–0 draw against the Dutch, England then beat Egypt 1–0. This was Egypt's first appearance since the 1934 World Cup.[citation needed] England won the group with four points.[17]

text: In the next round, England had to play Belgium. The game went to extra time, and in the hundredth and nineteenth minute, David Platt scored the winning goal.[18] England also had to play extra time against Cameroon in the quarter-finals. Cameroon were the first African team to have reached the quarter-finals. England opened the scoring through David Platt, but Cameroon quickly turned around the game to lead 2-1. Lineker subsequently won and scored a penalty in the 83rd minute to ensure the game went to extra time. He then scored a second penalty, to see England reach the semi-finals.[19]

text: In the semi-finals, England met West Germany. There was no separating the two teams after 90 minutes, which made England the first team to have played extra time in three successive World Cup games. There was also no separating the two teams after extra time, thereby taking the game to penalties.[20]

text: Although English goalkeeper Peter Shilton dived the right way for every penalty, he was unable to save any. German goalkeeper Bodo Illgner, having failed to save any of England's first three penalties, saved England's fourth penalty, taken by Stuart Pearce. Olaf Thon then scored for Germany, meaning that England's Chris Waddle would have to score his fifth penalty and hope that Shilton saved the Germans' fifth penalty. However, Waddle's penalty missed completely, going high over the crossbar, thereby resulting in England's being knocked out of the competition.[20] The third-place playoff between England and Italy saw England lose their only game of the tournament in normal time. Even though this was England's best finish since the 1966 World Cup, Bobby Robson's time as England manager had come to an end.[21][22]

text: United States 1994[edit]

text: For the 1994 World Cup in the United States, under the leadership of new manager Graham Taylor, England surprisingly did not qualify for the tournament. In a group with six teams, England lost to Norway and the Netherlands, finishing third above Poland, Turkey and San Marino.

text: 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.[23] 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.[12]

text: France 1998[edit]

text: After missing out on the World Cup in 1994, England, managed by Glenn Hoddle, qualified for the World Cup in France. England were drawn in Group 2 of UEFA qualifying with Italy, Poland, Georgia and Moldova. England beat Poland, Georgia and Moldova both home and away, but a home defeat to Italy in their fourth match meant they went into the final qualifier at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome just a point ahead of the Azzurri and only needing a draw to qualify automatically; defeat would see them have to navigate a play-off to secure qualification. The match finished as a goalless draw and England finished top of the group.

text: At the finals in France, England played in Group G. England defeated Tunisia 2–0 in the first game, with goals from Alan Shearer and Paul Scholes.[24] Their second match saw England lose 2–1 to Romania; despite an 81st-minute equaliser from Michael Owen, Dan Petrescu scored a winner shortly before injury time. In their final group game, England defeated Colombia 2–0 in the decisive match, thanks to goals from midfielders Darren Anderton and David Beckham.[25] England finished second in Group G, which saw them qualify for the last 16 phase, and play the winner of 1998 FIFA World Cup Group H, Argentina.

text: In a fiery game containing six yellow cards and two penalties, David Beckham was controversially sent off in the 47th minute for what many felt was at most a yellow card offence, knocking over Diego Simeone.[26][27] Gabriel Batistuta opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the fifth minute of the game, before an equaliser also from the spot by Alan Shearer four minutes later. England took the lead through Owen, in the 16th minute. Argentina drew level through Javier Zanetti in injury time of the first half.

text: The game finished 2-2, and, as neither team were able to find a winner in extra time, penalties were needed to decide the team that qualified to the next round. While David Seaman did save one penalty, Argentine goalkeeper Carlos Roa managed to save two, including the vital one from David Batty, thereby knocking England out of the World Cup. Beckham subsequently received death threats and was sent bullets in the post.[28][29]

text: South Korea/Japan 2002[edit]

text: In 2002 the World Cup took place in Asia for the first time. England, under its first ever foreign manager in Swedish Sven-Göran Eriksson, were able to qualify for the tournament. England were drawn in Group 9, alongside Germany, Finland, Greece and Albania. In the last ever game in the original Wembley Stadium, (which closed after the match) England played Germany, losing 1–0, the only goal scored by Dietmar Hamann. The match was the last under the management of Kevin Keegan, who resigned at the end of the match, and was replaced by Eriksson.[30] By beating Germany 5–1 in Munich, England's qualifying campaign was revitalised, and they qualified automatically, by drawing 2–2 with Greece. Germany, who could only draw 0–0 with Finland, had to play a play-off game against Ukraine, with England qualifying ahead winning the group.

text: In Japan, England had to play against Eriksson's homeland, Sweden, and both settled out for a 1–1 draw. England and Beckham gained a measure of revenge for their previous 1998 defeat in defeating Argentina 1-0, thanks to a Beckham penalty. However, England could only manage a disappointing 0-0 draw against Nigeria, meaning that although they were able to qualify for the second round, where they played Denmark, they qualified as runners up, which meant that they would meet favourites Brazil in the quarter-finals if they qualified.

text: England played Denmark in the round of 16 defeating Denmark 3–0, thanks to goals from Micheal Owen, Rio Ferdinand, and Emile Heskey.[31] England played four-time World Cup winners and 1998 runners-up Brazil in the quarter-finals. Despite leading through a Michael Owen goal, a mistake by David Seaman saw England lose 2–1, and Brazil won their fourth World Cup match against England, and went on to win the tournament.[32]

text: Germany 2006[edit]

text: England were drawn into Group 6 of European qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. The group featured other home nations in Wales, and Northern Ireland, as well as Poland (who had eliminated England the last time the World Cup took place in Germany), Azerbaijan and Austria. England won eight of the 10 games, and qualified as group winners, in front of Portugal, despite drawing to Austria in Vienna, and losing to Northern Ireland in Belfast.[33]

text: In Germany, however, England were less convincing. England played in Group B, alongside Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Sweden. England started with a 1–0 win against Paraguay; which was won due to a 3rd minute own goal.[34] The second game against first time qualifiers Trinidad and Tobago saw England have to wait until the 83rd minute for England to take the lead, with Peter Crouch opened the scoring with a goal many felt was illegal, and the second goal of the game coming in added time from Steven Gerrard.[35][36] The last group game saw England play against Sweden, where an eventual 2-2 draw saw them qualify for the next round as group winners, thereby avoiding playing hosts Germany.[37]

text: In the last 16 stage, a free kick from David Beckham saw England win 1–0 against Ecuador and reach the quarter-finals, where they faced Portugal.[38] The game finished goalless, and England once again were knocked out on penalties and Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo became the first goalkeeper to save three penalties in a penalty shoot-out. Ricardo saved from Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, and Jamie Carragher; the only England player who successfully converted his penalty was Owen Hargreaves. Portugal won the shoot-out 3-1, despite misses from Petit and Hugo Viana. This game was also Erickson's final match as England manager.[39]

text: South Africa 2010[edit]

text: Qualification for the first African World Cup went successfully for new England manager Fabio Capello, after previous manager Steve McClaren was unable to secure qualification to the Euro 2008. By winning nine times and only losing to Ukraine, England qualified ahead of Croatia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Andorra. England's group was seen as a favourable one, containing comparatively much weaker teams.[40] However, England opened up their campaign with a 1–1 draw against the United States, thanks to a major error by goalkeeper Robert Green. They then drew 0–0 against Algeria and were booed off the field by their own fans, drawing the ire of striker Wayne Rooney.[41] England eventually qualified for the next round by beating Slovenia 1–0, but only qualified as runners up to the United States, thereby meaning they would draw favourites Germany.

text: In the second round match, Germany took the lead after 20 minutes after goalkeeper Manuel Neuer played the ball down the pitch to Miroslav Klose, who opened the scoring. The score became 2–0 to Germany after 32 minutes. Shortly after, England defender Matthew Upson scored a header. Later, Frank Lampard had a shot at goal which was disallowed despite crossing the line; which was confirmed on replays. German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer admitted subsequently he knew the ball had crossed the line, but decided to deceive the referee.[42] The German media reported it was "revenge for Wembley", while the English media criticised FIFA's refusal to implement goal-line technology. Ironically, despite his earlier opposition to goal-line technology, Sepp Blatter said that it should be introduced after a Ukrainian goal against England at Euro 2012 was ruled out.[43][42][44] As England tried to equalise, Germany used this to their advantage and scored two more goals. This became Germany's biggest win against England in a World Cup, winning 4-1.[45]

text: Brazil 2014[edit]

text: Under Roy Hodgson, who replaced Fabio Capello after Euro 2012 after a disagreement between Capello and The FA, England qualified for the second World Cup to be held in Brazil. Ukraine were again one of the opponents in the qualifying rounds. The other opponents included Montenegro, Poland, Moldova and San Marino. After winning six games and drawing four, England qualified unbeaten.[46]

text: The draw for the finals saw England have to play against Italy and Uruguay, both former world champions, which meant that it was the first ever time three World Champions were drawn in the same group, along with Costa Rica. England lost to Italy and Uruguay, and were thus knocked out after two games. The final match against Costa Rica finished as a goalless draw. This performance was statistically their worst ever performance at a World Cup, ending up with just one point after two losses to Uruguay and Italy and a goalless draw with Costa Rica in the dead rubber match, their lowest points total in the group stage of a world cup.[46]

text: Russia 2018[edit]

text: England played in UEFA Group F in qualification for the 2018 World Cup, in a group of six with Slovakia, Slovenia, Scotland, Lithuania and Malta, with only the winner of the group guaranteed qualification. England went into the qualification process under manager Sam Allardyce, only for Allardyce to leave the post after just one game due to controversy regarding discussing breaking FIFA rules.[47]

text: Under Allardyce's replacement, Gareth Southgate, England went undefeated throughout qualification, winning eight matches out of 10, drawing with Slovenia 0–0 in Ljubljana, and drawing 2–2 with Scotland in Glasgow thanks to a 90th-minute equaliser from Harry Kane.[48] This was the third successive major tournament that England were undefeated, having been undefeated in 2014 World Cup, and Euro 2016 qualifying.

text: 2018 Finals[edit]

text: Under Gareth Southgate, the England team began their tournament in group G against Tunisia. The game started well for England with a goal from Harry Kane in the 11th minute. Tunisia equalised through Sassi from the penalty spot in the 35th minute following a foul by Kyle Walker. Some controversy followed as various potential offences against Harry Kane, inside the penalty area were ignored by the referee and no VAR checks were carried out. England persevered and scored a second goal in the 91st minute, again by Harry Kane, resulting in a 2–1 victory.[49]

text: In the second group stage match, England surpassed their record for goals scored in a World Cup match by beating Panama 6-1. Jesse Lingard scored the third goal, John Stones scored the first and fourth goals and Harry Kane scored a hat-trick with the second, fifth and sixth goals.[50]

text: In the final group stage match, England narrowly lost 1-0 to Belgium. Adnan Januzaj scored the sole goal of the game; but with both teams having fielded reserve teams, with England specificially making 9 changes. Before the game media outlets stating that a loss could potentially become beneficial, as the winner would be in the half of the draw with four of the top seven sides in the world.[c][51][52] The result that meant Belgium topped the group and England finished second, setting up a last 16 clash with Group H winners Colombia.[53][54]

text: England played their last 16 match in the Otkritie Arena, Moscow, with the same team as against Tunisia. Harry Kane scored his sixth goal of the tournament, and the third penalty, after once again being fouled in the box from a corner, similarly as against Panama.[55] The score remained at 1-0, until stoppage time, where a header from Yerry Mina beat Jordan Pickford in goal to bring the game to extra time. Neither team managed to score in extra time, and the match went to penalties, which England won 4-3.[56] As well as being the first knockout match England had won at a major tournament since 2006 (last defeating Ecuador in the last 16); it was the first time England won a World Cup penalty shoot-out.[d][58] The match was notable for the heated atmosphere the game was played in, with a total of eight yellow cards being shown in the match.[e][59]

text: England played against Sweden in their quarter-final at Cosmos Arena, Samara on 7 July 2018.[57] They won the match 2–0, with defender Harry Maguire scoring his first England goal, a header scored from a corner, and Dele Alli a second header from close range. This would send them through to their third World Cup semi-final and their first since 1990, and third overall.[60] The team played Croatia in the semi-final, resulting in a 2–1 loss after extra time.[61] England would later finish fourth in the competition, the best result since 1990. England would lose again to Belgium in the 3rd place playoff, thanks to goals from Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard, despite a Eric Dier shot being cleared off the line by Toby Alderweireld.[62]

text: The tournament would see England score nine goals from set-pieces – the most by a team in a single World Cup tournament since 1966.[63]

text: Records[edit]

text:
Year
Round
Position
GP
W
D*
L
GF
GA
GD

 1930
Not a FIFA member

 1934

 1938

 1950
Group stage
8th
3
1
0
2
2
2
0

 1954
Quarter-finals
7th
3
1
1
1
8
8
0

 1958
Group stage
11th
4
0
3
1
4
5
-1

 1962
Quarter-finals
8th
4
1
1
2
5
6
-1

 1966
Champions
1st
6
5
1
0
11
3
8

 1970
Quarter-finals
8th
4
2
0
2
4
4
0

 1974
Did not qualify

 1978

 1982
Second group stage
6th
5
3
2
0
6
1
5

 1986
Quarter-finals
8th
5
2
1
2
7
3
4

 1990
Semi finals
4th
7
3
3
1
8
6
2

 1994
Did not qualify

 1998
Round of 16
9th
4
2
1
1
7
4
3

  2002
Quarter-finals
6th
5
2
2
1
6
3
3

 2006
Quarter-finals
7th
5
3
2
0
6
2
4

 2010
Round of 16
13th
4
1
2
1
3
5
-2

 2014
Group stage
26th
3
0
1
2
2
4
-2

 2018
Semi-finals
4th
7
3
1
3
12
8
4

 2022
TBD

   2026

Total
15/21
1 title
69
29
21
19
91
64
27

text:
showEngland's World Cup record

First Match

 England 2–0 Chile  (25 June 1950; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Biggest Win

 England 6–1 Panama  (24 June 2018; Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)

Biggest Defeat

 England 1-4 Germany  (27 June 2010; Bloemfontein, South Africa)

Best Result

Champions at the 1966 World Cup

Worst Result

Group stage in 1950, 1958 and 2014

text: By match[edit]

text:
Year

Round

Against

Score

Scorers

 1950
Group 2
 Chile
2–0
Mortensen, Mannion

 United States
0–1

 Spain
0–1

 1954
Group 4
 Belgium
4–4 (aet)
Broadis (2), Lofthouse (2)

  Switzerland
2–0
Mullen, Wilshaw

Quarter-final
 Uruguay
2–4
Lofthouse, Finney

 1958
Group 4
 Soviet Union
2–2
Kevan, Finney

 Brazil
0–0

 Austria
2–2
Haynes, Kevan

Play-off
 Soviet Union
0–1

 1962
Group 4
 Hungary
1–2
Flowers

 Argentina
3–1
Flowers, Charlton, Greaves

 Bulgaria
0–0

Quarter-final
 Brazil
1–3
Hitchens

 1966
Group 1
 Uruguay
0–0

 Mexico
2–0
Charlton, Hunt

 France
2–0
Hunt (2)

Quarter-final
 Argentina
1–0
Hurst

Semi-final
 Portugal
2–1
Charlton (2)

Final
 West Germany
4–2 (aet)
Hurst (3), Peters

 1970
Group 3
 Romania
1–0
Hurst

 Brazil
0–1

 Czechoslovakia
1–0
Clarke

Quarter-final
 West Germany
2–3 (aet)
Mullery, Peters

 1982
Group 4
 France
3–1
Robson (2), Mariner

 Czechoslovakia
2–0
Francis, Barmoš (o.g.)

 Kuwait
1–0
Francis

Group B Round 2
 West Germany
0–0

 Spain
0–0

 1986
Group F
 Portugal
0–1

 Morocco
0–0

 Poland
3–0
Lineker (3)

Round of 16
 Paraguay
3–0
Lineker (2), Beardsley

Quarter-final
 Argentina
1–2
Lineker

 1990
Group F
 Republic of Ireland
1–1
Lineker

 Netherlands
0–0

 Egypt
1–0
Wright

Round of 16
 Belgium
1–0 (aet)
Platt

Quarter-final
 Cameroon
3–2 (aet)
Platt, Lineker (2)

Semi-final
 West Germany
1–1 (aet)[f]
Lineker

Third-place play-off
 Italy
1–2
Platt

 1998
Group G
 Tunisia
2–0
Shearer, Scholes

 Romania
1–2
Owen

 Colombia
2–0
Anderton, Beckham

Round of 16
 Argentina
2–2 (aet)[f]
Shearer, Owen

  2002
Group F
 Sweden
1–1
Campbell

 Argentina
1–0
Beckham

 Nigeria
0–0

Round of 16
 Denmark
3–0
Ferdinand, Owen, Heskey

Quarter-final
 Brazil
1–2
Owen

 2006
Group B
 Paraguay
1–0
Gamarra (o.g.)

 Trinidad and Tobago
2–0
Crouch, Gerrard

 Sweden
2–2
Cole, Gerrard

Round of 16
 Ecuador
1–0
Beckham

Quarter-final
 Portugal
0–0 (aet)[f]

 2010
Group C
 United States
1–1
Gerrard

 Algeria
0–0

 Slovenia
1–0
Defoe

Round of 16
 Germany
1–4
Upson

 2014
Group D
 Italy
1–2
Sturridge

 Uruguay
1–2
Rooney

 Costa Rica
0–0

 2018
Group G
 Tunisia
2–1
Kane (2)

 Panama
6–1
Stones (2), Kane (3), Lingard

 Belgium
0–1

Round of 16
 Colombia
1–1 (aet)[g]
Kane

Quarter-final
 Sweden
2–0
Maguire, Alli

Semi-final
 Croatia
1–2 (aet)
Trippier

Third-place play-off
 Belgium
0–2

text: By opponent[edit]

text:
Country

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

GF

GA

GD

 Argentina
5
3
1
1
8
5
+3

 Germany
5
1
2
2
8
10
-2

 Brazil
4
0
1
3
2
6
-4

 Sweden
3
1
2
0
5
3
+2

 Belgium
4
1
1
2
5
7
-2

 Portugal
3
1
1
1
2
2
0

 Uruguay
3
0
1
2
3
6
-3

 France
2
2
0
0
5
1
+4

 Paraguay
2
2
0
0
4
0
+4

 Tunisia
2
2
0
0
4
1
+3

 Czechoslovakia
2
2
0
0
3
0
+3

 Colombia
2
1
1
0
3
1
+2

 Romania
2
1
0
1
2
2
0

 Soviet Union
2
0
1
1
2
3
-1

 United States
2
0
1
1
1
2
-1

 Spain
2
0
1
1
0
1
-1

 Italy
2
0
0
2
2
4
-2

 Panama
1
1
0
0
6
1
+5

 Poland
1
1
0
0
3
0
+3

 Denmark
1
1
0
0
3
0
+3

 Chile
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2

  Switzerland
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2

 Mexico
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2

 Trinidad and Tobago
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2

 Cameroon
1
1
0
0
3
2
+1

 Kuwait
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1

 Egypt
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1

 Ecuador
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1

 Slovenia
1
1
0
0
0
0
+1

 Austria
1
0
1
0
2
2
0

 Republic of Ireland
1
0
1
0
1
1
0

 Bulgaria
1
0
1
0
0
0
0

 Morocco
1
0
1
0
0
0
0

 Netherlands
1
0
1
0
0
0
0

 Nigeria
1
0
1
0
0
0
0

 Algeria
1
0
1
0
0
0
0

 Costa Rica
1
0
1
0
0
0
0

 Hungary
1
0
0
1
1
2
-1

 Croatia
1
0
0
1
1
2
-1

text: Last update: 14 July 2018

text: Players' honours[edit]

text: List of England players with the most appearances at World Cups[edit]

text:
No.

Name

Matches

World Cups

1
Peter Shilton
17
1982, 1986, 1990

2

Terry Butcher
14
1982, 1986, 1990

Bobby Charlton
14
1958, 1962, 1966, 1970

Ashley Cole
14
2002, 2006, 2010

Bobby Moore
14
1962, 1966, 1970

6
David Beckham
13
1998, 2002, 2006

7

Steven Gerrard
12
2006, 2010, 2014

Gary Lineker
12
1986, 1990

Michael Owen
12
1998, 2002, 2006

10
Chris Waddle
11
1986, 1990

text: List of England top goalscorers at World Cups[edit]

text:
No.

Name

Goals

World Cups

1
Gary Lineker
10
1986 (6) and 1990 (4)

2
Harry Kane
6
2018

3
Geoff Hurst
5
1966 (4) and 1970 (1)

4

Bobby Charlton
4
1962 (1) and 1966 (3)

Michael Owen
4
1998 (2) and 2002 (2)

6

Nat Lofthouse
3
1954

Roger Hunt
3
1966

David Platt
3
1990

David Beckham
3
1998, 2002 and 2006

Steven Gerrard
3
2006 (2) and 2010

11
Nine players
2

text: Current as of 3 July 2018 after the match against Colombia

text: List of England goals by tournament[edit]

text:
World Cup

Goalscorer(s)

1950

Wilf Mannion, Stan Mortensen

1954

Nat Lofthouse (3), Ivor Broadis (2), Tom Finney, Jimmy Mullen, Dennis Wilshaw

1958

Derek Kevan (2), Tom Finney, Johnny Haynes

1962

Ron Flowers (2), Bobby Charlton, Jimmy Greaves, Gerry Hitchens

1966

Geoff Hurst (4), Roger Hunt (3), Bobby Charlton (3), Martin Peters

1970

Allan Clarke, Geoff Hurst, Alan Mullery, Martin Peters

1982

Trevor Francis (2), Bryan Robson (2), Paul Mariner, Own Goal

1986

Gary Lineker (6), Peter Beardsley

1990

Gary Lineker (4), David Platt (3), Mark Wright

1998

Michael Owen (2), Alan Shearer (2), Darren Anderton, David Beckham, Paul Scholes

2002

Michael Owen (2), David Beckham, Sol Campbell, Rio Ferdinand, Emile Heskey

2006

Steven Gerrard (2), David Beckham, Joe Cole, Peter Crouch, Own Goal

2010

Jermain Defoe, Steven Gerrard, Matthew Upson

2014

Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge

2018

Harry Kane (6), John Stones (2), Jesse Lingard, Harry Maguire, Dele Alli, Kieran Trippier

text: List of England players playing abroad at a World Cup[edit]

text: Historically, very few English World Cup squad members were playing for a club in a foreign league at the time of their selection to the national squad.[64]

text:
Year

Number (Country)

Players (Apps)

1950–1958

0

1962

1 (Italy)

Gerry Hitchens (2)

1966–1970

0

1982

1 (West Germany)

Tony Woodcock (2)

1986

2 (Italy)

Mark Hateley (3), Ray Wilkins

1990

5 (4 in Scotland, 1 in France)

Terry Butcher (5), Trevor Steven (3), Gary Stevens (2), Chris Woods (0); Chris Waddle (7)

1998

0

2002

1 (Germany)

Owen Hargreaves (2)

2006

2 (1 Spain, 1 Germany)

David Beckham (5); Owen Hargreaves (4)

2010

0

2014

1 (Scotland)

Fraser Forster (0)

2018

0

text: Team awards and records[edit]

text: Team Awards

text:
World Champions 1966
FIFA Fair Play Trophy 1990
FIFA Fair Play Trophy 1998 (shared)

text: Individual Awards

text:
Golden Ball 1966: Bobby Charlton
Silver Ball 1966: Bobby Moore
Golden Boot 1986: Gary Lineker
Golden Boot 2018: Harry Kane
Bronze Boot 1966: Geoff Hurst
Golden Glove 1966: Gordon Banks
Best Young Player Award 1998: Michael Owen

text: Team Records

text:
Most penalty shoot-outs lost: 3 (shared with Italy and Spain)
Biggest World Cup victory: 6-1 vs Panama, 2018 Group Stage [65]

text: Individual Records

text:
Only hattrick in a final: Geoff Hurst (1966 v West Germany)
Oldest captain: Peter Shilton (age 40 years and 292 days, 1990 v Italy)
Most clean sheets: Peter Shilton (10, 1982-1990) (shared with Fabien Barthez)

text: Refereeing[edit]

text: Four FIFA World Cup finals were officiated by English referees, more than by any other football association. The first Englishman to officiate a final, George Reader, is also the oldest World Cup referee to date, as he was 53 years and 236 days old at the 1950 decisive match between Uruguay and Brazil. The other final referees are William Ling (1954), Jack Taylor (1974) and Howard Webb (2010).

text: Arthur Ellis, who was a linesman at the 1950 final, is part of an elite group of referees who has been called up for three consecutive World Cups (1950–1958).


question_text: who has the most goals in premier league

root

text: Since the Premier League's formation at the start of the 1992–93 season, 26 players have managed to accrue 100 or more goals in the competition.

tag: p

text: During the 1995–96 season, Alan Shearer became the first player to score 100 Premier League goals, and holds the record for the fewest games taken to reach 100, doing so in 124 appearances. He also holds the record for most goals scored in the Premier League.[1][2] After Shearer, Sergio Agüero is the second-fastest to 100 goals, doing so in 147 games.[3]

text: Players[edit]

text:
List of Premier League players with 100 or more goals

Rank
Player
Position
Premier League club(s)
Goals

1
 Shearer, AlanAlan Shearer
S
Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United
260

2
 Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney
F
Everton, Manchester United
202

3
 Cole, AndyAndy Cole
S
Newcastle United, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth
187

4
 Lampard, FrankFrank Lampard
MF
West Ham United, Chelsea, Manchester City
177

5
 Henry, ThierryThierry Henry
S
Arsenal
175

6
 Fowler, RobbieRobbie Fowler
S
Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City
163

7
 Defoe, JermainJermain Defoe
S
West Ham United, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Bournemouth
159

8
 Owen, MichaelMichael Owen
S
Liverpool, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Stoke City
150

9
 Ferdinand, LesLes Ferdinand
S
Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers
149

10
 Sheringham, TeddyTeddy Sheringham
S
Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham United
146

11
 van Persie, RobinRobin van Persie
F
Arsenal, Manchester United
144

12
 Agüero, SergioSergio Agüero
S
Manchester City
130

13
 Hasselbaink, Jimmy FloydJimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
S
Leeds United, Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Charlton Athletic
127

14
 Keane, RobbieRobbie Keane
F
Coventry City, Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, West Ham United, Aston Villa
126

15
 Anelka, NicolasNicolas Anelka
F
Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion
125

16
 Yorke, DwightDwight Yorke
S
Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sunderland
123

17
 Gerrard, StevenSteven Gerrard
MF
Liverpool
120

18
 Wright, IanIan Wright
S
Arsenal, West Ham United
113

19
 Dublin, DionDion Dublin
F
Manchester United, Coventry City, Aston Villa
111

20
 Heskey, EmileEmile Heskey
S
Leicester City, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Aston Villa
110

21
 Giggs, RyanRyan Giggs
MF
Manchester United
109

22
 Scholes, PaulPaul Scholes
MF
Manchester United
107

23
 Bent, DarrenDarren Bent
S
Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Fulham
106

23
 Crouch, PeterPeter Crouch
S
Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Stoke City
106

25
 Drogba, DidierDidier Drogba
S
Chelsea
104

26
 Le Tissier, MattMatt Le Tissier
MF
Southampton
100

Italics show players still playing professional football; Bold shows players still playing in the Premier League.[4]

tag: table


document_title: The Crucible

question_text: who was accused of witchcraft in the crucible act 1

text: The Crucible

text: Synopsis

text: Act One

text: The opening narration explains the context of Salem and the Puritan colonists of Massachusetts, which the narrator depicts as an isolated theocratic society in constant conflict with Native Americans. The narrator speculates that the lack of civil liberties, isolation from civilization, and lack of stability in the colony caused latent internal tensions which would contribute to the events depicted in the play.

text: The remainder of Act One is set in the attic of local preacher Reverend Samuel Parris. His ten-year-old daughter, Betty Parris, lies motionless. The previous evening, Reverend Parris discovered Betty, some other girls, and his Barbadian slave, Tituba, engaged in some sort of pagan ritual in the forest. The village is rife with rumors of witchcraft and a crowd gathers outside Rev. Parris' house. Parris becomes concerned that the event will cause him to be removed from his position as the town's reverend. He questions the girls' apparent ringleader, his niece Abigail Williams, whom Parris has been forced to adopt after her parents were brutally killed in the Pequot War. Abigail denies they were engaged in witchcraft, claiming that they had been dancing. Afterwards, the wealthy and influential Thomas Putnam and his wife, Ann arrive. At the Putnams' urgence, Parris reluctantly reveals that he has invited Reverend John Hale, an expert in witchcraft and demonology, to investigate and leaves to address the crowd.

text: The other girls involved in the incident join Abigail and a briefly roused Betty, who attempts to jump out of the window. Abigail coerces and threatens the others to "stick to their story" of merely dancing in the woods. The other girls are frightened of the truth being revealed (in actuality, they tried to conjure a curse against Elizabeth Proctor) and being labelled witches, so they go along with Abigail. Betty then faints back into unconsciousness.

text: John Proctor, a local farmer and husband of Elizabeth, enters. He sends the other girls out (including Mary Warren, his family's maid) and confronts Abigail, who tells him that she and the girls were not performing witchcraft. It is revealed that Abigail once worked as a servant for the Proctors, and that she and John had an affair, for which she was fired. Abigail still harbors feelings for John and believes he does as well, but John says he does not. Abigail angrily mocks John for denying his true feelings for her. As they argue, Betty bolts upright and begins screaming.

text: Rev. Parris runs back into the bedroom and various villagers arrive: the wealthy and influential Thomas and his wife, Ann Putnam, respected local woman Rebecca Nurse, and the Putnam's neighbor, farmer Giles Corey. The villagers, who had not heard the argument, assume that the singing of a psalm by the villagers in a room below had caused Betty's screaming. Tensions between them soon emerge. Mrs. Putnam is a bereaved parent seven times over; she blames witchcraft for her losses and Betty's ailment. Rebecca is rational and suggests a doctor be called instead. Mr. Putnam and Corey have been feuding over land ownership. Parris is unhappy with his salary and living conditions as minister, and accuses Proctor of heading a conspiracy to oust him from the church. Abigail, standing quietly in a corner, witnesses all of this.

text: Reverend Hale arrives and begins his investigation. Before leaving, Giles fatefully remarks that he has noticed his wife reading unknown books and asks Hale to look into it. Hale questions Rev. Parris, Abigail and Tituba closely over the girls' activities in the woods. As the facts emerge, Abigail claims Tituba forced her to drink blood. Tituba counters that Abigail begged her to conjure a deadly curse. Parris threatens to whip Tituba to death if she does not confess to witchcraft. Tituba breaks down and falsely claims that the Devil is bewitching her and others in town. With prompting from Hale and Putnam, Tituba accuses Sarah Osborne and Sarah Good of witchcraft. Mrs. Putnam identifies Osborne as her former midwife and asserts that she must have killed her children. Abigail decides to play along with Tituba in order to prevent others from discovering her affair with Proctor, whose wife she had tried to curse out of jealousy. She leaps up, begins contorting wildly, and names Osborne and Good, as well as Bridget Bishop as having been "dancing with the devil". Betty suddenly rises and begins mimicking Abigail's movements and words, and accuses George Jacobs. As the curtain closes, the three continue with their accusations as Hale orders the arrest of the named people and sends for judges to try them.

text: Act Two

text: In a second narration, the narrator compares the Colony  to post-World War II society. The narrator compares the Puritan fundamentalism to cultural norms in both the United States and the Soviet Union. Additionally, fears of Satanism taking place after incidents in Europe and the colonies are compared to fears of Communism following its implementation in Eastern Europe and China during the Cold War. (Again, narration not present in all versions).

text: The remainder of Act Two is set in the Proctor's home. John and Elizabeth are incredulous that nearly forty people have been arrested for witchcraft based on the pronouncements of Abigail and the other girls. John knows their apparent possession and accusations of witchcraft are untrue, as Abigail told him as much when they were alone together in the first act, but is unsure of how to confess without revealing the affair. Elizabeth is disconcerted to learn her husband was alone with Abigail. She believes John still lusts after Abigail and tells him that as long as he does, he will never redeem himself.

text: Mary Warren enters and gives Elizabeth a 'poppet' (doll-like puppet) that she made in court that day while sitting as a witness. Angered that Mary is neglecting her duties, John threatens to beat her. Mary retorts that she saved Elizabeth's life that day, as Elizabeth was accused of witchcraft and was to be arrested until Mary spoke in her defense. Mary refuses to identify Elizabeth's accuser, but Elizabeth surmises accurately that it must have been Abigail. She implores John to go to court and tell the judges that Abigail and the rest of the girls are pretending. John is reluctant, fearing that doing so will require him to publicly reveal his past adultery.

text: Reverend Hale arrives, stating that he is interviewing all the people named in the proceedings, including Elizabeth. He mentions that Rebecca Nurse was also named, but admits that he doubts her a witch due to her extreme piousness, though he emphasizes that anything is possible. Hale is skeptical about the Proctors' devotion to Christianity, noting that they do not attend church regularly and that their second child has not yet been baptized; John replies that this is because he has no respect for Parris. Challenged to recite the Ten Commandments, John fatefully forgets "thou shalt not commit adultery". When Hale questions her, Elizabeth is angered that he does not question Abigail first. Unsure of how to proceed, Hale prepares to take his leave. At Elizabeth's urging, John tells Hale he knows that the girl's afflictions are fake. When Hale responds that many of the accused have confessed, John points out that they were bound to be hanged if they did not; Hale reluctantly acknowledges this point.

text: Suddenly, Giles Corey and Francis Nurse enter the house and inform John and Hale that both of their wives have been arrested on charges of witchcraft; Martha Corey for reading suspicious books and Rebecca Nurse on charges of sacrificing children. A posse led by clerk Ezekiel Cheever and town marshal George Herrick arrive soon afterwards and present a warrant for Elizabeth's arrest, much to Hale's surprise. Cheever picks up the poppet on Elizabeth's table and finds a needle inside. He informs John that Abigail had a pain-induced fit earlier that evening and a needle was found stuck into her stomach; Abigail claimed that Elizabeth stabbed her with the needle through witchcraft, using a poppet as a conduit. John brings Mary into the room to tell the truth; Mary asserts that she made the doll and stuck the needle into it, and that Abigail saw her do so. Cheever is unconvinced and prepares to arrest Elizabeth.

text: John becomes greatly angered, tearing the arrest warrant to shreds and threatening Herrick and Cheever with a musket until Elizabeth calms him down and surrenders herself. He calls Hale a coward and asks him why the accusers' every utterance goes unchallenged. Hale is conflicted, but suggests that perhaps this misfortune has befallen Salem because of a great, secret crime that must be brought to light. Taking this to heart, John orders Mary to go to court with him and expose the other girls' lies, and she protests vehemently. Aware of John's affair, she warns him that Abigail is willing to expose it if necessary. John is shocked but determines the truth must prevail, whatever the personal cost.

text: Act Three

text: The third act takes place thirty-seven days later in the General Court of Salem, during the trial of Martha Corey. Francis and Giles desperately interrupt the proceedings, demanding to be heard. The court is recessed and the men thrown out of the main room, reconvening in an adjacent room. John Proctor arrives with Mary Warren and they inform Deputy Governor Danforth and Judge Hathorne about the girls' lies. Danforth then informs an unaware John that Elizabeth is pregnant, and promises to spare her from execution until the child is born, hoping to persuade John to withdraw his case. John refuses to back down and submits a deposition signed by ninety-one locals attesting to the good character of Elizabeth, Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey. Herrick also attests to John's truthfulness as well.

text: The deposition is dismissed by Parris and Hathorne as illegal. Rev. Hale criticizes the decision and demands to know why the accused are forbidden to defend themselves. Danforth replies that given the "invisible nature" of witchcraft, the word of the accused and their advocates cannot be trusted. He then orders that all ninety-one persons named in the deposition be arrested for questioning. Giles Corey submits his own deposition, accusing Thomas Putnam of forcing his daughter to accuse George Jacobs in order to buy up his land (as convicted witches have to forfeit all of their property.) When asked to reveal the source of his information, Giles refuses, fearing that he or she will also be arrested. When Danforth threatens him with arrest for contempt, Giles argues that he cannot be arrested for "contempt of a hearing." Danforth then declares the court in session and Giles is arrested.

text: John submits Mary's deposition, which declares that she was coerced to accuse people by Abigail. Abigail denies Mary's assertions that they are pretending, and stands by her story about the poppet. When challenged by Parris and Hathorne to 'pretend to be possessed', Mary is too afraid to comply. John attacks Abigail's character, revealing that she and the other girls were caught dancing naked in the woods by Rev. Parris on the night of Betty Parris' alleged 'bewitchment'. When Danforth begins to question Abigail, she claims that Mary has begun to bewitch her with a cold wind and John loses his temper, calling Abigail a whore. He confesses their affair, says Abigail was fired from his household over it and that Abigail is trying to murder Elizabeth so that she may "dance with me on my wife's grave."

text: Danforth brings Elizabeth in to confirm this story, beforehand forbidding anyone to tell her about John's testimony. Unaware of John's public confession, Elizabeth fears that Abigail has revealed the affair in order to discredit John and lies, saying that there was no affair, and that she fired Abigail out of wild suspicion. Hale begs Danforth to reconsider his judgement, now agreeing Abigail is "false", but to no avail; Danforth throws out this testimony based solely upon John's earlier assertion that Elizabeth would never tell a lie.

text: Confusion and hysteria begin to overtake the room. Abigail and the girls run about screaming, claiming Mary's spirit is attacking them in the form of a yellow bird, which nobody else is able to see. When Danforth tells the increasingly distraught Mary that he will sentence her to hang, she joins with the other girls and recants all her allegations against them, claiming John Proctor forced her to turn her against the others and that he harbors the devil. John, in despair and having given up all hope, declares that "God is dead", and is arrested. Furious, Reverend Hale denounces the proceedings and quits the court.

text: Act Four

text: Act Four takes place three months later in the town jail, early in the morning. Tituba, sharing a cell with Sarah Good, appears to have gone insane from all of the hysteria, hearing voices and now actually claiming to talk to Satan. Marshal Herrick, depressed at having arrested so many of his neighbors, has turned to alcoholism. Many villagers have been charged with witchcraft; most have confessed and been given lengthy prison terms and their property seized by the government; twelve have been hanged; seven more are to be hanged at sunrise for refusing to confess, including John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey. Giles Corey was tortured to death by pressing as the court tried in vain to extract a plea; by holding out, Giles ensured that his sons would receive his land and possessions. The village has become dysfunctional with so many people in prison or dead, and with the arrival of news of rebellion against the courts in nearby Andover, whispers abound of an uprising in Salem. Abigail, fearful of the consequences, steals Parris's life savings and disappears on a ship to England with Mercy Lewis.

text: Danforth and Hathorne have returned to Salem to meet with Parris, and are surprised to learn that Hale has returned and is meeting with the condemned. Parris, who has lost everything to Abigail, reports that he has received death threats. He begs Danforth to postpone the executions in order to secure confessions, hoping to avoid executing some of Salem's most well-regarded citizens. Hale, deeply remorseful and blaming himself for the hysteria, has returned to counsel the condemned to falsely confess and avoid execution. He presses Danforth to pardon the remaining seven and put the entire affair behind them. Danforth refuses, stating that pardons or postponement would cast doubt on the veracity of previous confessions and hangings.

text: Danforth and Hale summon Elizabeth and ask her to persuade John to confess. She is bitter towards Hale, both for doubting her earlier and for wanting John to give in and ruin his good name, but agrees to speak with her husband, if only to say goodbye. She and John have a lengthy discussion, during which she commends him for holding out and not confessing. John says he is refusing to confess not out of religious conviction but through contempt for his accusers and the court. The two finally reconcile, with Elizabeth forgiving John and saddened by the thought that he cannot forgive himself and see his own goodness. Knowing in his heart that it is the wrong thing for him to do, John agrees to falsely confess to engaging in witchcraft, deciding that he has no desire or right to be a martyr.

text: Danforth, Hathorne, and a relieved Parris ask John to testify to the guilt of the other hold-outs and the executed. John refuses, saying he can only report on his own sins. Danforth is disappointed by this reluctance, but at the urging of Hale and Parris, allows John to sign a written confession, to be displayed on the church door as an example. John is wary, thinking his verbal confession is sufficient. As they press him further John eventually signs, but refuses to hand the paper over, stating he does not want his family and especially his three sons to be stigmatized by the public confession. The men argue until Proctor renounces his confession entirely, ripping up the signed document. Danforth calls for the sheriff and John is led away, to be hanged. Facing an imminent rebellion, Putnam and Parris frantically run out to beg Proctor to confess. Hale, guilty over John's death, pleads with Elizabeth to talk John around but she refuses, stating John has "found his goodness".

text: Characters (in order of appearance)

text: Influence and originality

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text: During the McCarthy era, German-Jewish novelist and playwright Lion Feuchtwanger became the target of suspicion as a left-wing intellectual during his exile in the US. In 1947 Feuchtwanger wrote a play about the Salem witch trials, Wahn oder der Teufel in Boston (Delusion, or The Devil in Boston), as an allegory for the persecution of communists, thus anticipating the theme of The Crucible by Arthur Miller; Wahn premiered in Germany in 1949. It was translated by June Barrows Mussey and performed in Los Angeles in 1953 under the title The Devil in Boston.

text: Casts

text: Original 1953 Broadway cast:[9][10]

text: In June 1953 Miller recast the production, simplified the "pitiless sets of rude buildings" and added a scene.[10][11]

text:
Boo Alexander – Betty Parris
Jacqueline Andre – Tituba
Fred Stewart – Rev. Samuel Parris
Madeleine Sherwood – Abigail Williams
Barbara Stanton – Susanna Walcott
Jane Hoffman – Mrs Ann Putnam
Raymond Bramley – Thomas Putnam
Dorothy Joliffe – Mercy Lewis
Jennie Egan – Mary Warren
Arthur Kennedy – John Proctor
Jean Adair – Rebecca Nurse
Joseph Sweeney – Giles Corey
E. G. Marshall – Rev. John Hale
Beatrice Straight – Elizabeth Proctor
Graham Velsey – Francis Nurse
Don McHenry – Ezekiel Cheever
George Mitchell – Marshall Herrick
Philip Coolidge – Judge Hathorne
Walter Hampden – Deputy Governor Danforth
Adele Fortin – Sarah Good
Donald Marye – Hopkins
The production was directed by Jed Harris and produced by Kermit Bloomgarden.

text: 2002 Broadway revival cast:[12]

text:
Liam Neeson – John Proctor
Laura Linney – Elizabeth Proctor
Brian Murray – Deputy Governor Danforth
John Benjamin Hickey – Rev. John Hale
Christopher Evan Welch – Rev. Parris
Angela Bettis – Abigail Williams
Tom Aldredge – Giles Corey
Stephen Lee Anderson – Hopkins
Kristen Bell – Susanna Wallcott
Jennifer Carpenter – Mary Warren
Betsy Hogg – Betty Parris
J.R. Horne – Judge Hathorne
Patrice Johnson – Tituba
Sevrin Anne Mason – Mercy Lewis
Paul O'Brien – Thomas Putnam
Jeanna Paulsen – Ann Putnam
Frank Raiter – Francis Nurse
Dale Soules – Sarah Good/voice of Martha Corey
Helen Stenborg – Rebecca Nurse
Henry Stram – Ezekiel Cheever
Jack Willis – Marshal Herrick

text: 2016 Broadway revival cast:[13]

text:
Ben Whishaw – John Proctor
Sophie Okonedo – Elizabeth Proctor
Ciarán Hinds – Deputy Governor Danforth
Saoirse Ronan – Abigail Williams
Bill Camp – Rev. John Hale
Tavi Gevinson – Mary Warren
Jason Butler Harner – Rev. Samuel Parris
Jim Norton – Giles Corey
Tina Benko – Ann Putnam / Sarah Good
Jenny Jules – Tituba
Thomas Jay Ryan – Thomas Putnam
Brenda Wehle – Rebecca Nurse
Teagle F. Bougere – Judge Hathorne
Michael Braun – Ezekiel Cheever
Elizabeth Teeter – Betty Parris
Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut – Susanna Walcott
Ray Anthony Thomas – Francis Nurse
Erin Wilhelmi – Mercy Lewis
This production was directed by Ivo van Hoveand featured an original score composed by Philip Glass.

text: Historical accuracy

text: In 1953, the year the play debuted, Miller wrote, "The Crucible is taken from history. No character is in the play who did not take a similar role in Salem, 1692."[14] This does not appear to be accurate as Miller made both deliberate changes and incidental mistakes. Abigail Williams' age was increased from 11 or 12[15] to 17, probably to add credence to the backstory of Proctor's affair with Abigail. John Proctor himself was 60 years old in 1692, but portrayed as much younger in the play, for the same reason.[16][17]

text: Miller claimed, in A note on the historical accuracy of this play, that "while there were several judges of almost equal authority, I have symbolized them all in Hathorne and Danforth".[16] However, this conflates Danforth with the historical and extremely influential figure of William Stoughton, who is not a character and is only briefly mentioned in the play. Both men were subsequent Deputy Governors, but it was Stoughton (who, alone among the judges, was a bachelor who never married[18]) who ordered further deliberations after the jury initially acquitted Rebecca Nurse. He refused to ever acknowledge that the trials had been anything other than a success, and was infuriated when Governor Phips (whose own wife, somehow, had been named as a possible witch) ended the trials for good and released the prisoners.[19]

text: Danforth did not sit on the Court of Oyer and Terminer. In fact he is recorded as being critical of the conduct of the trials, and played a role in bringing them to an end.[20] In the play, Thomas and especially Ann Putnam are disconsolate over the fact that only one of their children has survived to adolescence. In real life, the Putnams (who both died in 1699) were survived by ten of their twelve children, including Ann Jr. Thomas Putnam's conduct during the witch trial hysteria has been amply documented to have been almost entirely due to financial motivations and score-settling, something the play only makes reference to after introducing the Putnams' fictional deceased offspring as part of the plot narrative.[21][22]

text: In the 1953 essay, Journey to The Crucible, Miller writes of visiting Salem and feeling like the only one interested in what really happened in 1692.[23]  Many of Miller's characters were based on people who had little in the public record other than their statements from the trials, but others survived to expand, recant, or comment on the role they played at Salem, including jurors, accusers, survivors, and judges.[24] Rev. Parris issued his first in a series of apologies on November 26, 1694, and was removed from his position in 1697.[25] In 1698, Hale finished composing a lengthy essay about Salem that was reprinted by Burr in 1914.[26]

text: Language of the period

text: The play's action takes place 70 years after the community arrived as settlers from Britain. The people on whom the characters are based would have retained strong regional dialects from their home country. Miller gave all his characters the same colloquialisms, such as "Goody" or "Goodwife", and drew on the rhythms and speech patterns of the King James Bible to achieve the effect of historical perspective he wanted.[1]

text: Title

text: Miller originally called the play Those Familiar Spirits[27] before renaming it as The Crucible. The word "crucible" is defined as a severe test or trial; alternately, a container in which metals or other substances are subjected to high temperatures. The characters whose moral standards prevail in the face of death, such as John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse, symbolically refuse to sacrifice their principles or to falsely confess.

text: Adaptations

text: Film

text: The play was first adapted for film as The Crucible (1957) (also titled Hexenjagd or Les Sorcières de Salem), a joint Franco-East German film production by Belgian director Raymond Rouleau with a screenplay adapted by Jean-Paul Sartre, and by Miller himself as The Crucible (1996), the latter with a cast including Paul Scofield, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Winona Ryder. Miller's adaptation earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay based on Previously Produced Material, his only nomination. In 2014 The Old Vic's production of The Crucible which starred Richard Armitage and directed by Yaël Farber was filmed and distributed to cinemas across the UK and Ireland.[28]

text: Opera

text: The play was adapted by composer Robert Ward as an opera, The Crucible, which was first performed in 1961 and received the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Music[29] and the New York Music Critics' Circle Award.[30]

text: Television

text: The play has been presented several times on television. One notable 1968 production starred George C. Scott as John Proctor, Colleen Dewhurst (Scott's wife at the time) as Elizabeth Proctor, Melvyn Douglas as Thomas Danforth, and Tuesday Weld as Abigail Williams. A production by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End in 2006 was recorded for the Victoria and Albert Museum's National Video Archive of Performance.[31]


document_title: List of U.S. stadiums by capacity

question_text: how many stadiums are there in the us

question_tokens: how many stadiums are there in the us

text: List of U.S. stadiums by capacity

text: This article needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (June 2015)

text: The following is a list of stadiums in the United States. They are ordered by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate. All U.S. stadiums with a current capacity of 20,000 or more are included in the list. The majority of these stadiums are used for American football, either in college football or the NFL. Most of the others are Major League Baseball ballparks or Major League Soccer stadiums.

text:
Rank
Stadium
Capacity
City
State
Year opened
Type
Tenant

1
Michigan Stadium[1]
107,601
Ann Arbor
Michigan
1927
Football
Michigan Wolverines

2
Beaver Stadium[2]
106,572
State College
Pennsylvania
1960
Football
Penn State Nittany Lions

3
Ohio Stadium[3]
104,944
Columbus
Ohio
1922
Football
Ohio State Buckeyes

4
Kyle Field
102,995
College Station
Texas
1927
Football
Texas A&M Aggies

5
Neyland Stadium[4]
102,455
Knoxville
Tennessee
1921
Football
Tennessee Volunteers

6
Tiger Stadium[5]
102,321
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
1924
Football
LSU Tigers

7
Bryant–Denny Stadium[6]
101,821
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
1929
Football
Alabama Crimson Tide

8
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium[7]
100,119
Austin
Texas
1924
Football
Texas Longhorns

9
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum[8][9]
93,607
Los Angeles
California
1923
Football
USC Trojans,
Los Angeles Rams

10
Sanford Stadium[10]
92,746
Athens
Georgia
1929
Football
Georgia Bulldogs

11
Rose Bowl[11]
92,542
Pasadena
California
1922
Football
UCLA Bruins, the annual Rose Bowl Game

12
Cotton Bowl
92,100
Dallas
Texas
1930
Football
no home team, used for annual Red River Rivalry, State Fair Classic, and Heart of Dallas Bowl

13
Memorial Stadium[12]
91,000
Lincoln
Nebraska
1923
Football
Nebraska Cornhuskers

14
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium[13]
88,548
Gainesville
Florida
1930
Football
Florida Gators

15
Jordan–Hare Stadium[14]
87,451
Auburn
Alabama
1939
Football
Auburn Tigers

16
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
86,112
Norman
Oklahoma
1925
Football
Oklahoma Sooners

17
MetLife Stadium
82,500
East Rutherford
New Jersey
2010
Football
New York Giants, New York Jets

18
FedExField[15]
82,000
Landover
Maryland
1997
Football
Washington Redskins

19
Memorial Stadium
82,000
Clemson
South Carolina
1942
Football
Clemson Tigers

20
Lambeau Field
81,435
Green Bay
Wisconsin
1957
Football
Green Bay Packers

21
Notre Dame Stadium
80,795
Notre Dame
Indiana
1930
Football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish

22
Camp Randall Stadium
80,321
Madison
Wisconsin
1917
Football
Wisconsin Badgers

23
Williams-Brice Stadium
80,250
Columbia
South Carolina
1934
Football
South Carolina Gamecocks

24
AT&T Stadium
80,000
Arlington
Texas
2009
Football
Dallas Cowboys, Cotton Bowl Classic

25
Doak Campbell Stadium
79,560
Tallahassee
Florida
1950
Football
Florida State Seminoles

26
TIAA Bank Field
76,867
Jacksonville
Florida
1949;1995
Football
Jacksonville Jaguars,
Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic, Gator Bowl

27
Arrowhead Stadium
76,416
Kansas City
Missouri
1972
Football
Kansas City Chiefs

28
Sports Authority Field at Mile High
76,125
Denver
Colorado
2001
Football
Denver Broncos

29
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
76,000
Fayetteville
Arkansas
1938
Football
Arkansas Razorbacks (primary)

30
Bank of America Stadium
75,419
Charlotte
North Carolina
1996
Football
Carolina Panthers, Belk Bowl, ACC Championship Game

31
Spartan Stadium
75,005
East Lansing
Michigan
1923
Football
Michigan State Spartans

32
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
73,370
New Orleans
Louisiana
1975
Football
New Orleans Saints, Tulane Green Wave,
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans Bowl, Bayou Classic

33
New Era Field
71,608
Orchard Park
New York
1973
Football
Buffalo Bills

34
Legion Field
71,594
Birmingham
Alabama
1926
Football
UAB Blazers, BBVA Compass Bowl

35
NRG Stadium
71,500
Houston
Texas
2002
Football
Houston Texans, Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas

36
SDCCU Stadium
71,294
San Diego
California
1967
Multi-purpose
San Diego State Aztecs, Holiday Bowl

37
Georgia Dome
71,228
Atlanta
Georgia
1992
Football
Demolished in 2017

38
M&T Bank Stadium
71,008
Baltimore
Maryland
1998
Football
Baltimore Ravens

39
Faurot Field
71,004
Columbia
Missouri
1926
Football
Missouri Tigers

40
Kinnick Stadium
70,585
Iowa City
Iowa
1929
Football
Iowa Hawkeyes

41
Husky Stadium
70,083
Seattle
Washington
1920
Football
Washington Huskies

42
Rice Stadium
70,000
Houston
Texas
1950
Football
Rice Owls

43
Nissan Stadium
68,798
Nashville
Tennessee
1999
Football
Tennessee Titans, Tennessee State Tigers,
Franklin American Mortgage Company Music City Bowl

44
Gillette Stadium
68,756
Foxborough
Massachusetts
2002
Football
New England Revolution, New England Patriots, UMass Minutemen

45
Lincoln Financial Field
68,532
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
2003
Football
Philadelphia Eagles, Temple Owls, Army–Navy Game (most years)

46
Levi's Stadium
68,500
Santa Clara
California
2014
Football
San Francisco 49ers, Foster Farms Bowl

47
Heinz Field
68,400
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
2001
Football
Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Panthers

48
Kroger Field
67,606
Lexington
Kentucky
1973
Football
Kentucky Wildcats

49
FirstEnergy Stadium
67,431
Cleveland
Ohio
1999
Football
Cleveland Browns

50
CenturyLink Field
67,000
Seattle
Washington
2002
Football
Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC

51
The Dome at America's Center
66,965
St. Louis
Missouri
1995
Football
no home team

52
U.S. Bank Stadium
66,655
Minneapolis
Minnesota
2016
Football
Minnesota Vikings

53
Lane Stadium
66,233
Blacksburg
Virginia
1965
Football
Virginia Tech Hokies

54
Raymond James Stadium
65,857
Tampa
Florida
1998
Football
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, South Florida Bulls, Outback Bowl

55
Paul Brown Stadium
65,790
Cincinnati
Ohio
2000
Football
Cincinnati Bengals

56
Hard Rock Stadium
65,326
Miami Gardens
Florida
1987
Football
Miami Dolphins, Miami Hurricanes, and annual Orange Bowl

57
Camping World Stadium
65,000
Orlando
Florida
1936
Football
Jones Tigers, annual Florida Classic, Capital One Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl, and East–West Shrine Game

58
Alamodome
65,000
San Antonio
Texas
1993
Football
UTSA Roadrunners, Alamo Bowl, U.S. Army All-American Bowl

59
Ford Field
65,000
Detroit
Michigan
2002
Football
Detroit Lions, MAC Championship Game, Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, Quick Lane Bowl

60
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
64,038
Oxford
Mississippi
1915
Football
Ole Miss Rebels

61
LaVell Edwards Stadium
63,470
Provo
Utah
1964
Football
BYU Cougars

62
University of Phoenix Stadium
63,400
Glendale
Arizona
2006
Football
Arizona Cardinals and Fiesta Bowl

63
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
63,026
Oakland
California
1966
Multi-purpose
Oakland Raiders, Oakland Athletics

64
Lucas Oil Stadium
63,000
Indianapolis
Indiana
2008
Football
Indianapolis Colts, Big Ten Championship Game

65
Memorial Stadium
62,872
Champaign
Illinois
1923
Football
Illinois Fighting Illini

66
California Memorial Stadium
62,717
Berkeley
California
1923
Football
California Golden Bears

67
Kenan Memorial Stadium
62,562
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
1927
Football
North Carolina Tar Heels

68
Ross–Ade Stadium
62,500
West Lafayette
Indiana
1924
Football
Purdue Boilermakers

69
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
62,380
Memphis
Tennessee
1965
Football
Memphis Tigers

70
Soldier Field
61,500
Chicago
Illinois
1924;2003
Football
Chicago Bears

71
Jack Trice Stadium
61,500
Ames
Iowa
1975
Football
Iowa State Cyclones

72
Scott Stadium
61,500
Charlottesville
Virginia
1931
Football
Virginia Cavaliers

73
Yale Bowl
61,446
New Haven
Connecticut
1914
Football
Yale Bulldogs

74
Davis Wade Stadium
61,337
Starkville
Mississippi
1914
Football
Mississippi State Bulldogs

75
Jones AT&T Stadium
61,000
Lubbock
Texas
1947
Football
Texas Tech Red Raiders

76
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
60,492
Jackson
Mississippi
1941
Football
Jackson State Tigers

77
Mountaineer Field[16]
60,000
Morgantown
West Virginia
1980
Football
West Virginia Mountaineers

78
Boone Pickens Stadium
60,000
Stillwater
Oklahoma
1920
Football
Oklahoma State Cowboys

79
Arizona Stadium
57,803
Tucson
Arizona
1928
Football
Arizona Wildcats

80
Carter–Finley Stadium[17]
57,583
Raleigh
North Carolina
1966
Football
NC State Wolfpack

81
RFK Stadium
56,692
Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia
1961
Multi-purpose
None

82
Sun Devil Stadium
56,232
Tempe
Arizona
1958
Football
Arizona State Sun Devils

83
Dodger Stadium[18]
56,000
Los Angeles
California
1962
Baseball
Los Angeles Dodgers

84
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
56,000
Louisville
Kentucky
1998
Football
Louisville Cardinals

85
Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field
55,000
Atlanta
Georgia
1913
Football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

86
Autzen Stadium
53,800
Eugene
Oregon
1967
Football
Oregon Ducks

87
Folsom Field
53,750
Boulder
Colorado
1924
Football
Colorado Buffaloes

88
War Memorial Stadium
53,727
Little Rock
Arkansas
1948
Football
Arkansas Razorbacks (secondary to Razorback Stadium)

89
Memorial Stadium
53,500
Bloomington
Indiana
1960
Football
Indiana Hoosiers

90
Franklin Field
52,593
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
1895
Football
Penn Quakers

91
Falcon Stadium
52,480
Colorado Springs
Colorado
1962
Football
Air Force Falcons

92
High Point Solutions Stadium
52,454
Piscataway
New Jersey
1994
Football
Rutgers Scarlet Knights

93
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
52,200
Manhattan
Kansas
1968
Football
Kansas State Wildcats

94
Maryland Stadium
51,500
College Park
Maryland
1950
Football
Maryland Terrapins

95
Sun Bowl stadium
51,500
El Paso
Texas
1963
Football
UTEP Miners and Sun Bowl

96
Independence Stadium
50,832
Shreveport
Louisiana
1925
Football
no home team, Independence Bowl

97
TCF Bank Stadium
50,805
Minneapolis
Minnesota
2009
Football
Minnesota Golden Gophers

98
Coors Field[19]
50,445
Denver
Colorado
1995
Baseball
Colorado Rockies

99
Yankee Stadium[20]
50,291
Bronx
New York
2009
Baseball
New York Yankees, New York City FC, Pinstripe Bowl

100
Turner Field[21]
50,096
Atlanta
Georgia
1996
Baseball
None

101
University of Kansas Memorial Stadium
50,071
Lawrence
Kansas
1921
Football
Kansas Jayhawks

102
Aloha Stadium
50,000
Honolulu
Hawaiʻi
1975
Football
Hawaiʻi Warriors, local high schools and Pro Bowl

103
The Bagwell Field at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
50,000
Greenville
North Carolina
1963
Football
East Carolina Pirates

104
Stanford Stadium
50,000
Stanford
California
1921;2006
Football
Stanford Cardinal

105
Carrier Dome
49,262
Syracuse
New York
1980
Football
Syracuse Orange, men's basketball, women's basketball, and men's lacrosse

106
Globe Life Park[22]
49,115
Arlington
Texas
1994
Baseball
Texas Rangers

107
Chase Field[23]
49,033
Phoenix
Arizona
1998
Baseball
Arizona Diamondbacks

108
Oriole Park at Camden Yards[24]
48,876
Baltimore
Maryland
1992
Baseball
Baltimore Orioles

109
Ryan Field
47,130
Evanston
Illinois
1996
Football
Northwestern Wildcats

110
Safeco Field[25]
47,116
Seattle
Washington
1999
Baseball
Seattle Mariners

111
Busch Stadium[26]
46,861
St. Louis
Missouri
2006
Baseball
St. Louis Cardinals

112
Reser Stadium
45,674
Corvallis
Oregon
1953
Football
Oregon State Beavers

113
Rice-Eccles Stadium
45,634
Salt Lake City
Utah
1998
Football
Utah Utes

114
Spectrum Stadium
45,301
Orlando
Florida
2007
Football
UCF Knights

115
McLane Stadium
45,140
Waco
Texas
2014
Football
Baylor Bears

116
Angel Stadium of Anaheim[27]
45,050
Anaheim
California
1966
Baseball
Los Angeles Angels

117
Alumni Stadium
44,500
Chestnut Hill
Massachusetts
1957
Football
Boston College Eagles

118
Amon G. Carter Stadium
44,008
Fort Worth
Texas
1930
Football
TCU Horned Frogs, The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl

119
Citizens Bank Park[28]
43,647
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
2004
Baseball
Philadelphia Phillies

120
Petco Park[29]
42,445
San Diego
California
2004
Baseball
San Diego Padres

121
Great American Ball Park[30]
42,059
Cincinnati
Ohio
2003
Baseball
Cincinnati Reds

122
Miller Park[31]
41,900
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
2001
Baseball
Milwaukee Brewers

123
Nationals Park[32]
41,888
Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia
2008
Baseball
Washington Nationals

124
Citi Field[33]
41,800
Flushing, New York
New York
2009
Baseball
New York Mets

125
Comerica Park[34]
41,782
Detroit
Michigan
2000
Baseball
Detroit Tigers

126
AT&T Park
41,503
San Francisco
California
2000
Baseball
San Francisco Giants, Fight Hunger Bowl

127
Wrigley Field[35][36]
41,160
Chicago
Illinois
1914
Baseball
Chicago Cubs

128
Bulldog Stadium
41,031
Fresno
California
1980
Football
Fresno State Bulldogs

129
Minute Maid Park[37]
40,950
Houston
Texas
2000
Baseball
Houston Astros

130
Ladd–Peebles Stadium
40,646
Mobile
Alabama
1948
Football
South Alabama Jaguars, Senior Bowl and GoDaddy.com Bowl

131
Guaranteed Rate Field[38]
40,615
Chicago
Illinois
1991
Baseball
Chicago White Sox

132
Dreamstyle Stadium
40,094
Albuquerque
New Mexico
1960
Football
New Mexico Lobos, New Mexico Bowl

133
Howard J. Lamade Stadium
40,000[39]
South Williamsport
Pennsylvania
1959
Baseball
no home team, hosts annual Little League World Series

134
Rentschler Field
40,000
East Hartford
Connecticut
2003
Football
Connecticut Huskies, Hartford Colonials

135
Michie Stadium
40,000
West Point
New York
1924
Football
Army Black Knights

136
Nippert Stadium
40,000
Cincinnati
Ohio
1915
Football
Cincinnati Bearcats football / FC Cincinnati

137
TDECU Stadium
40,000
Houston
Texas
2014
Football
Houston Cougars

138
Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field
39,790
Nashville
Tennessee
1922
Football
Vanderbilt Commodores

139
Target Field[40]
39,504
Minneapolis
Minnesota
2010
Baseball
Minnesota Twins

140
Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium[41]
39,000
Kansas City
Missouri
1973
Baseball
Kansas City Royals

141
PNC Park[42]
38,496
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
2001
Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates

142
Joan C. Edwards Stadium
38,019
Huntington
West Virginia
1991
Football
Marshall Thundering Herd

143
Progressive Field[43]
38,000
Cleveland
Ohio
1994
Baseball
Cleveland Indians

144
Fenway Park[44]
37,402
Boston
Massachusetts
1912
Baseball
Boston Red Sox

145
Albertsons Stadium
37,000
Boise
Idaho
1970
Football
Boise State Broncos, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

146
Marlins Park[45]
37,000
Miami
Florida
2012
Baseball
Miami Marlins

147
Tropicana Field[46]
36,973
St. Petersburg
Florida
1990
Baseball
Tampa Bay Rays, Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl

148
Sam Boyd Stadium
36,800
Las Vegas
Nevada
1971
Football
UNLV Rebels, annual Las Vegas Bowl and USA Sevens and Monster Jam World Finals

149
M. M. Roberts Stadium
36,000
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
1932
Football
Southern Miss Golden Eagles

150
Martin Stadium
35,117
Pullman
Washington
1972
Football
Washington State Cougars

151
Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
34,400
Fort Collins
Colorado
1968
Football
Colorado State Rams

152
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
34,000
Annapolis
Maryland
1959
Football
Navy Midshipmen, Chesapeake Bayhawks

153
Wallace Wade Stadium
33,941
Durham
North Carolina
1929
Football
Duke Blue Devils

154
Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium
32,580
Laramie
Wyoming
1950
Football
Wyoming Cowboys

155
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
32,000
University Park
Texas
2000
Football
SMU Mustangs

157
BB&T Field at Groves Stadium
31,500
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
1968
Football
Wake Forest Demon Deacons

158
Cajun Field
31,000
Lafayette
Louisiana
1971
Football
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns

159
Rubber Bowl
31,000
Akron
Ohio
1940
Football
local high school teams

160
Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium
31,000
DeKalb
Illinois
1965
Football
Northern Illinois Huskies

161
ASU Stadium
30,964
Jonesboro
Arkansas
1974
Football
Arkansas State Red Wolves

162
Apogee Stadium
30,850
Denton
Texas
2011
Football
North Texas Mean Green

163
Joe Aillet Stadium
30,600
Ruston
Louisiana
1960
Football
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

164
CEFCU Stadium
30,456
San Jose
California
1933
Football
San Jose State Spartans

165
Malone Stadium
30,427
Monroe
Louisiana
1978
Football
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks

166
Aggie Memorial Stadium
30,343
Las Cruces
New Mexico
1978
Football
New Mexico State Aggies

167
Harvard Stadium
30,323
Allston
Massachusetts
1903
Football
Harvard Crimson, Boston Cannons

168
Kelly/Shorts Stadium
30,295
Mount Pleasant
Michigan
1972
Football
Central Michigan Chippewas

169
Rynearson Stadium
30,200
Ypsilanti
Michigan
1969
Football
Eastern Michigan Eagles

170
Waldo Stadium
30,200
Kalamazoo
Michigan
1939
Football
Western Michigan Broncos

171
FAU Stadium
30,000
Boca Raton
Florida
2011
Football
Florida Atlantic Owls

172
Benson Field at Yulman Stadium
30,000
New Orleans
Louisiana
2014
Football
Tulane Green Wave

173
Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium
30,000
San Marcos
Texas
1981
Football
Texas State Bobcats

174
New Alabama State stadium
30,000
Montgomery
Alabama
2012
Football
Alabama State Hornets

175
H. A. Chapman Stadium
30,000
Tulsa
Oklahoma
1930
Football
Tulsa Golden Hurricane

176
InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field
30,000
Akron
Ohio
2009
Football
Akron Zips

177
Veterans Memorial Stadium
30,000
Troy
Alabama
1950
Football
Troy Trojans

178
William "Dick" Price Stadium
30,000
Norfolk
Virginia
1997
Football
Norfolk State Spartans

179
Mackay Stadium[47]
30,000
Reno
Nevada
1966
Football
Nevada Wolf Pack and women's soccer

180
UB Stadium
29,013
Amherst
New York
1993
Football
Buffalo Bulls

181
Ace W. Mumford Stadium
29,000
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
1928
Football
Southern Jaguars

182
Joe Albi Stadium
28,646
Spokane
Washington
1950
Football
Spokane Spiders, Spokane Black Widows, local high schools

183
Doyt L. Perry Stadium
28,599
Bowling Green
Ohio
1966
Football
Bowling Green Falcons

184
Princeton University Stadium
27,800
Princeton
New Jersey
1998
Football
Princeton Tigers

185
StubHub Center
27,000
Carson
California
2003
Soccer
Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Chargers

186
The Glass Bowl
26,248
Toledo
Ohio
1937
Football
Toledo Rockets

187
Eddie Robinson Stadium
25,600
Grambling
Louisiana
1983
Football
Grambling State Tigers

188
Schoellkopf Field
25,597
Ithaca
New York
1915
Football
Cornell Big Red

189
Bragg Memorial Stadium
25,500
Tallahassee
Florida
1957
Football
Florida A&M Rattlers

190
John B. and June M. Scheumann Stadium
25,400
Muncie
Indiana
1967
Football
Ball State Cardinals

191
Dix Stadium
25,319[48]
Kent
Ohio
1969
Football
Kent State Golden Flashes

192
Washington–Grizzly Stadium
25,200
Missoula
Montana
1986
Football
Montana Grizzlies

193
Red Bull Arena
25,189
Harrison
New Jersey
2010
Soccer
New York Red Bulls

194
Bridgeforth Stadium
24,877
Harrisonburg
Virginia
1975
Football
James Madison Dukes

195
Cramton Bowl
24,600
Montgomery
Alabama
1922
Football
Alabama State Hornets

196
Fred C. Yager Stadium
24,286
Oxford
Ohio
1983
Football
Miami RedHawks

197
TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
24,000
Omaha
Nebraska
2011
Baseball
Creighton Bluejays, NCAA College World Series

198
Don Peden Stadium
24,000
Athens
Ohio
1929
Football
Ohio Bobcats

##
Arthur Ashe Stadium
23,711
Flushing Meadows
New York
1997
Tennis
U.S. Open

199
Fitton Field
23,500
Worcester
Massachusetts
1924
Football
Holy Cross Crusaders

200
Kidd Brewer Stadium
23,150
Boone
North Carolina
1962
Football
Appalachian State Mountaineers

201
Jack Spinks Stadium
22,500
Lorman
Mississippi
1992
Football
Alcorn State Braves

202
Maverik Stadium
22,059
Logan
Utah
1968
Football
Utah State Aggies

203
BBVA Compass Stadium
22,000
Houston
Texas
2012
Football
Houston Dynamo, Texas Southern Tigers football

204
Delaware Stadium
22,000
Newark
Delaware
1952
Football
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

205
Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
22,000
Bowling Green
Kentucky
1968
Football
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

206
Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
22,000
Orangeburg
South Carolina
1955
Football
South Carolina State Bulldogs

207
Kidd Brewer Stadium
21,650
Boone
North Carolina
1962
Football
Appalachian State Mountaineers

208
Hornet Stadium
21,650
Sacramento
California
1969
Football
Sacramento State Hornets

209
Aggie Stadium
21,500
Greensboro
North Carolina
1981
Football
North Carolina A&T Aggies

210
Johnson Hagood Stadium
21,000
Charleston
South Carolina
1946
Football
The Citadel Bulldogs

211
Louis Crews Stadium
21,000
Huntsville
Alabama
1996
Football
Alabama A&M Bulldogs

212
Finley Stadium
20,668
Chattanooga
Tennessee
1997
Football
Chattanooga Mocs

213
Stambaugh Stadium
20,630
Youngstown
Ohio
1982
Football
Youngstown State Penguins

214
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
Cleveland
Ohio
1994
Basketball
Cleveland Cavaliers

215
FC Dallas Stadium
20,500
Frisco
Texas
2005
Soccer
FC Dallas, NCAA Division I Football Championship Game (FCS)

216
Columbus Crew Stadium
20,455
Columbus
Ohio
1999
Soccer
Columbus Crew

217
Lockhart Stadium
20,450
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
1959
Soccer
Fort Lauderdale Strikers

218
Providence Park
20,438
Portland
Oregon
1926
Soccer
Portland Timbers

219
Hughes Stadium
20,311
Sacramento
California
1928
Multi-purpose
Sacramento Republic FC

220
Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
20,118
Norfolk
Virginia
1936
Football
Old Dominion Monarchs football

221
Rio Tinto Stadium
20,008
Sandy
Utah
2008
Soccer
Real Salt Lake

222
Brown Stadium
20,000
Providence
Rhode Island
1925
Football
Brown Bears

223
FIU Stadium
20,000
Miami
Florida
1995
Football
FIU Golden Panthers, Miami FC

224
Roy Kidd Stadium
20,000
Richmond
Kentucky
1969
Football
Eastern Kentucky Colonels

225
Mesquite Memorial Stadium
20,000
Mesquite
Texas
1977
Football
Local high schools

226
Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
20,000
Canyon
Texas
1959
Football
West Texas A&M University, local high schools

227
Toyota Park
20,000
Bridgeview
Illinois
2006
Soccer
Chicago Fire Soccer Club