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).


document_title: De León (surname)

question_text: where does the last name deleon come from

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text: De León (surname)

text: De León or de León or De Leon is a Spanish origin surname, often toponymic, in which case it may possibly indicate an ultimate family origin in the Kingdom of León or the later Province of León. The name may refer to:

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text: Persons[edit]

text:
Homero Tovar De Leòn (born 2000)
Alonso de León (c. 1639–1691), Spanish explorer and governor
Antonio de León Pinelo (1589–1675), Spanish attorney, judge, and historian
Mateo de la Mata Ponce de León ([?]-1720), Spanish colonial officer, interim viceroy of Peru 1716
Aracelli de León (1951–1999), Latin American voice actress
Aya de Leon (born 1967), American writer and poet
Carlos Enrique Díaz de León (1910–1971), President of Guatemala 1954
Carlos de León (born May 3, 1959), Puerto Rican boxer
Charito de León (born 1939), Filipina actress
Constanza de León (1200 - 1242), Spanish infant of León, daughter of Alfonso IX of León
Daniel De Leon (1852–1914), Venezuelan-born Sephardic Jew, American socialist and trade unionist
Diego de León y Navarrete (1807-1841), Spanish military figure
Edwin de Leon (1818-1891), American/Confederate diplomat and writer
Gerardo de León (born 1924), Filipino film actor and director
Gil de León (born 1925), Filipino film actor and director
Joaquín Velázquez de León, Minister of State of Mexico
Joey de Leon (born 1946), Filipino comedian and television host
José García de León y Pizarro (1770–1835), Minister of State of Spain 1816–1818
Juan Manuel de León Merchante (1626–1680), Spanish dramatist
Juan Ponce de León (1460–1521), Spanish explorer and conquistador
Juan Ponce de León II (1524-1591), first Puerto Rican governor of Puerto Rico
Juan Velázquez de León (died 1520), Spanish conquistador with Hernán Cortés
Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith (1798–1872), wife of General Sir Harry Smith, Governor of the Cape Colony, South Africa
Kathleen de Leon Jones (born 1977), Australian singer and television performer
Luis de León (1527–1591), Spanish lyric poet and Augustinian friar
Luis Ponce de León (governor of New Spain) briefly the governor of New Spain, from July 4, 1526 to July 16, 1526
Michael De León, baseball player
Miguel de León (born 1962), Venezuelan actor
Mike de León (Miguel de Leon) (born 1947), Filipino film director, scriptwriter, and producer
Moses de León or Moshe ben Shem-Tov (1250–1305), Spanish rabbi and Kabbalist
Nick DeLeon (born 1990), American soccer player for D.C. United
Noel de Leon
Oscar de León (born 1943), Venezuelan singer
Pablo de León (born 1964), Argentine aerospace engineer
Pedro Cieza de León (1520–1554), Jewish-origin New Christian Spanish conquistador and historian
Rafael De Leon pr Roaring Lion (1908–1999), Trinidadian calypsonian
Ramiro de León Carpio (1942–2002), President of Guatemala 1993–1996
Rudy de Leon (born August 28, 1952), American Deputy Secretary of Defense
Thomas Cooper de Leon (1839–1914), American journalist, author, and playwright
Tiburcio de Leon, Filipino revolutionary general
Pedro Ponce de León (1520-1584), Spanish Benedictine monk
Van de León (born 1925), Filipino actor
Victor De Leon III aka Lil Poison, (born May 6, 1998) recognized by Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest professional video game player

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text: Fictional characters[edit]

text: Cervantes de León, character in the Soul Series of fighting games

text: This page lists people with the surname De León. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.

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text: Surnames

text: All set index articles


document_title: List of largest cities

question_text: largest city in india by area in 2018

question_tokens: largest city in india by area in 2018

text: List of largest cities

text: Common methods for defining the boundaries of a city[edit]

text: City proper (administrative)[edit]

text: A city can be defined by its administrative boundaries (city proper). World Urbanization Prospects, a UN publication, defines population of a city proper as "the population living within the administrative boundaries of a city or controlled directly from the city by a single authority."  UNICEF[1] defines city proper as "the population living within the administrative boundaries of a city, e.g., Washington, D.C.". A city proper is a locality defined according to legal or political boundaries and an administratively recognised urban status that is usually characterised by some form of local government.[2][3][4]  Cities proper and their boundaries and population data may not include suburbs.[5]

text: The use of city proper as defined by administrative boundaries may not include suburban areas where an important proportion of the population working or studying in the city lives.[5] Because of this definition, the city proper population figure may differ greatly with the urban area population figure, as many cities are amalgamations of smaller cities (Australia), and conversely, many Chinese cities govern territories that extend well beyond the traditional "city proper" into suburban and rural areas.[6]

text: Metropolitan area[edit]

text: A city can be defined by the habits of its demographic population, as by metropolitan area, labour market area, or similar in a metropolitan area. UNICEF[1] defines metropolitan area as follows:

text: A formal local government area comprising the urban area as a whole and its primary commuter areas, typically formed around a city with a large concentration of people (i.e., a population of at least 100,000). In addition to the city proper, a metropolitan area includes both the surrounding territory with urban levels of residential density and some additional lower-density areas that are adjacent to and linked to the city (e.g., through frequent transport, road linkages or commuting facilities).

text: Urban area[edit]

text: A city can be defined as a conditionally contiguous urban area, without regard to territorial or other boundaries inside an urban area. UNICEF[1] defines urban area as follows:

text: The definition of "urban" varies from country to country, and, with periodic reclassification, can also vary within one country over time, making direct comparisons difficult. An urban area can be defined by one or more of the following: administrative criteria or political boundaries (e.g., area within the jurisdiction of a municipality or town committee), a threshold population size (where the minimum for an urban settlement is typically in the region of 2,000 people, although this varies globally between 200 and 50,000), population density, economic function (e.g., where a significant majority of the population is not primarily engaged in agriculture, or where there is surplus employment) or the presence of urban characteristics (e.g., paved streets, electric lighting, sewerage).

text: Largest cities[edit]

text:
City

Nation

Image

Population

City proper

Metropolitan area

Urban area[7]

Chongqing

 China

30,751,600[8]

17,000,000[9]

8,165,500[a]

Shanghai

 China

24,256,800[11]

24,750,000[12]

23,416,000[b]

Delhi

 India

11,034,555[13]

26,454,000

21,753,486[14]

Beijing

 China

21,516,000[15]

24,900,000[16]

21,009,000

Dhaka

 Bangladesh

14,399,000[17]

20,000,000[18]

19,580,000[19][20]

Mumbai

 India

12,478,447[21]

12,771,200

20,748,395[14]

Lagos

 Nigeria

16,060,303[c]

21,000,000[24]

13,123,000

Chengdu

 China

16,044,700[25]

10,376,000

Karachi

 Pakistan

14,910,352[26][d]

Guangzhou

 China

14,043,500[30]

25,000,000[31]

20,800,654[32]

Istanbul

 Turkey

14,025,000[33]

13,520,000

14,657,000[33]

Tokyo

 Japan

13,839,910[34]

38,140,000[35]

36,923,000[36]

Tianjin

 China

12,784,000

15,469,500

6,859,779[37]

Moscow

 Russia

12,197,596[38]

16,170,000

16,800,000

São Paulo

 Brazil

12,038,175[39]

21,090,791

36,842,102[40]

Kinshasa

 DR Congo

11,855,000[41]

13,265,000

Baoding

 China

11,194,372[42]

2,176,857

Lahore

 Pakistan

11,126,285[43]

13,569,000

10,665,000[44]

Cairo

 Egypt

10,230,350[45]

18,290,000

22,439,541

Seoul

 Korea, South

10,197,604[46]

12,700,000

25,520,000[47]

Jakarta

 Indonesia

10,075,310[48]

30,539,000

30,075,310[49]

Wenzhou

 China

9,175,000[50]

9,122,102[50]

6,642,592

Mexico City

 Mexico

8,974,724[51]

20,999,000[52]

21,178,959[53]

Lima

 Peru

8,852,000[54]

10,750,000

9,886,647[55]

London

 United Kingdom

8,825,001[56]

14,040,163

9,787,426[57]

Bangkok

 Thailand

8,750,600[58]

15,931,300[citation needed]

15,645,000[citation needed]

Xi'an

 China

8,705,600[59]

13,569,700[60]

Chennai

 India

4,681,087[21]

8,917,749[14]

Bangalore

 India

8,425,970[21]

8,728,906[14]

New York City

 United States

8,622,698[61]

20,153,634[62]

23,689,255[63]

Ho Chi Minh City

 Vietnam

8,426,100[64]

Hyderabad

 India

6,809,970[21]

7,749,334[14]

Shenzhen

 China

8,378,900[65][e]

12,084,000

Suzhou

 China

8,265,050[66]

Nanjing

 China

8,230,000[67]

12,652,000[68]

Dongguan

 China

8,220,207[69][65][f]

Tehran

 Iran

8,154,051[70]

13,532,000

14,595,904[71]

Quanzhou

 China

8,128,533

6,107,475

1,435,185

Shenyang

 China

8,106,171[72]

6,255,921

Bogotá

 Colombia

7,878,783[73]

9,800,000[74][75]

9,520,000[7]

Hong Kong

 China

7,274,900[76]

Baghdad

 Iraq

7,180,889[77]

Fuzhou

 China

7,115,369

4,468,076

Changsha

 China

7,044,118[78]

Wuhan

 China

6,886,253[79]

Hanoi

 Vietnam

6,844,100[64]

Rio de Janeiro

 Brazil

6,429,923[80]

12,727,000

13,973,505[39]

Qingdao

 China

6,188,100

9,046,200

6,188,100

Foshan

 China

6,151,622[81][82][65][g]

Zunyi

 China

6,127,009

Santiago

 Chile

5,743,719[83]

6,683,852[84]

Riyadh

 Saudi Arabia

5,676,621[85]

Ahmedabad

 India

5,570,585[21]

6,352,254[14]

Singapore

 Singapore

5,535,000[86]

Shantou

 China

5,391,028[87]

11,535,677

Ankara

 Turkey

5,271,000[33]

4,585,000[33]

4,919,000[33]

Yangon

 Myanmar

5,214,000[88]

Saint Petersburg

 Russia

5,191,690[89]

5,900,000

6,200,000

Sydney

 Australia

208,374[90]

5,029,768[91]

Casablanca

 Morocco

5,117,832[92]

6,861,739

6,861,739

Melbourne

 Australia

135,959[93]

4,741,929

Abidjan

 Ivory Coast

4,765,000[94]

Alexandria

 Egypt

4,616,625[95]

Kolkata

 India

4,486,679[21]

14,617,882[14]

Surat

 India

4,462,002[21]

4,585,367[21]

Johannesburg

 South Africa

4,434,827[96]

Dar es Salaam

 Tanzania

4,364,541[97]

Shijiazhuang

 China

4,303,700

10,701,600

4,303,700

Harbin

 China

4,280,701[98][99]

10,635,971

6,704,573

Giza

 Egypt

4,239,988[100]

İzmir

 Turkey

4,168,000[33]

3,019,000[33]

3,575,000[33]

Zhengzhou

 China

4,122,087[101]

New Taipei City

 Taiwan

3,954,929[102]

Los Angeles

 United States

3,884,307[103]

15,058,000

13,262,220

Changchun

 China

3,815,270

7,674,439[104]

4,193,073

Cape Town

 South Africa

3,740,026[96]

Yokohama

 Japan

3,726,167[105][h]

Khartoum

 Sudan

3,639,598

5,274,321

5,345,000[106]

Guayaquil

 Ecuador

3,600,000[107]

5,000,000

Hangzhou

 China

3,560,391[108]

Xiamen

 China

3,531,347[109]

5,114,758

1,861,289

Berlin

 Germany

3,517,424[110]

5,871,022

Busan

 Korea, South

3,510,833[47]

8,202,239[111]

Ningbo

 China

3,491,597[112]

7,639,000

3,491,597

Jeddah

 Saudi Arabia

3,456,259[113]

Durban

 South Africa

3,442,361[96]

Algiers

 Algeria

3,415,811

5,000,000

Kabul

 Afghanistan

3,414,100[114]

Hefei

 China

3,352,076[115]

Mashhad

 Iran

3,001,184

3,372,660

Pyongyang

 Korea, North

3,255,388[116]

Madrid

 Spain

3,207,247[117]

6,378,297[57]

Faisalabad

 Pakistan

3,203,846[43]

Baku

 Azerbaijan

3,202,300

4,308,740

3,525,000[118]

Tangshan

 China

7,577,289

3,187,171

3,187,171

Ekurhuleni

 South Africa

3,178,470[96]

Nairobi

 Kenya

3,138,369[119]

Zhongshan

 China

3,121,275[120]

Pune

 India

3,115,431[21]

Addis Ababa

 Ethiopia

3,103,673[121]

4,567,857

3,384,569

Jaipur

 India

3,073,350[21]

Buenos Aires

 Argentina

3,054,300[122]

14,122,000

13,074,000[123]

Incheon

 Korea, South

2,978,367[124]

Quezon City

 Philippines

2,936,116[125][i]

Toronto

 Canada

2,929,886[126]

6,346,088[126]

6,129,900

Kiev

 Ukraine

2,908,703[127]

3,375,000[128]

Salvador

 Brazil

2,902,927[129]

3,919,864[130]

Rome

 Italy

2,877,215[131]

4,353,775[132][j]

Dubai

 United Arab Emirates

2,865,560[133]

Luanda

 Angola

2,825,311

6,542,944[134]

Lucknow

 India

2,815,601[21]

Kaohsiung

 Taiwan

2,778,918[135]

2,540,000

Kanpur

 India

2,768,057[136]

3,152,317

2,920,496[137]

Surabaya

 Indonesia

2,765,487[138]

7,302,283

9,115,485[139][140]

Taichung

 Taiwan

2,752,413[141]

2,520,000[142]

Basra

 Iraq

2,750,000[143]

Taipei

 Taiwan

2,704,974

7,045,488[144]

Chicago

 United States

2,695,598[145]

9,156,000

9,554,598

Osaka

 Japan

2,691,742[105]

19,341,976[36]

17,444,000

Quito

 Ecuador

2,671,191

4,700,000

Chaozhou

 China

2,669,844

Fortaleza

 Brazil

2,609,716

4,019,213

Chittagong

 Bangladesh

2,581,643[146]

4,009,423

Bandung

 Indonesia

2,575,478

6,965,655

8,495,928[139]

Managua

 Nicaragua

2,560,789

2,205,676

Brasília

 Brazil

2,556,149[147]

3,919,864[130]

Belo Horizonte

 Brazil

2,502,557[148]

5,156,217

Daegu

 Korea, South

2,492,994[149]

Houston

 United States

2,489,558[150]

6,490,180

4,944,332

Douala

 Cameroon

2,446,945[151]

Medellin

 Colombia

2,441,123[152]

3,731,447

2,497,870

Yaoundé

 Cameroon

2,440,462[151]

Nagpur

 India

2,405,665[153]

2,497,870

Cali

 Colombia

2,400,653[154]

3,400,000

Tashkent

 Uzbekistan

2,309,600

Nagoya

 Japan

2,296,014[105]

9,107,414[36]

10,177,000

Isfahan

 Iran

2,101,220

3,989,070

Phnom Penh

 Cambodia

2,234,566

Paris

 France

2,229,621

12,405,426

10,601,122

Ouagadougou

 Burkina Faso

2,200,000

2,500,000

Lanzhou

 China

2,177,130

3,616,163

2,177,130

Kano

 Nigeria

2,153,225

3,395,000

9,383,682

Dalian

 China

2,146,099

5,935,638

3,964,593

Guatemala City

 Guatemala

2,110,100[155]

4,500,000[155]

Havana

 Cuba

2,106,146[156]

Rawalpindi

 Pakistan

2,098,231[43]

Medan

 Indonesia

2,097,610

4,103,696

Accra

 Ghana

2,070,463[157]

4,010,054[157]

Visakhapatnam

 India

2,035,922

5,340,000[158]

Gujranwala

 Pakistan

2,027,001[43]

Jinan

 China

2,009,273

5,853,196

Karaj

 Iran

1,973,470

Peshawar

 Pakistan

1,970,042[43]

Minsk

 Belarus

1,959,781[159]

Caracas

 Venezuela

1,943,901

2,923,959

Sana'a

 Yemen

1,937,451[105]

2,167,961

Sapporo

 Japan

1,918,096[105]

2,584,880

Tainan

 Taiwan

1,885,252[160]

1,170,000[161]

Bucharest

 Romania

1,883,425

2,272,163[162]

1,931,000[163]

Curitiba

 Brazil

1,879,355

3,400,000

Shiraz

 Iran

1,869,001

Vienna

 Austria

1,863,881

2,600,000

Brazzaville

 Congo Republic

1,827,000

Bhopal

 India

1,798,218[164]

1,864,389

1,745,333

Almaty

 Kazakhstan

1,792,549[165]

2,460,400[166]

Hamburg

 Germany

1,787,408[167]

5,046,182

Manila

 Philippines

1,780,148[125]

12,877,253[125]

24,123,000

Kuala Lumpur

 Malaysia

1,768,000[168]

7,200,000[169]

Maputo

 Mozambique

1,766,184

1,766,823

Budapest

 Hungary

1,759,407[170]

2,927,944[171]

3,303,786

Warsaw

 Poland

1,753,977[172]

3,100,844[171]

Lusaka

 Zambia

1,742,979

2,467,467

Kathmandu

   Nepal

1,744,240

2,517,023

3,207,205

Tabriz

 Iran

1,733,033[173]

Hyderabad

 Pakistan

1,732,693[43]

Palembang

 Indonesia

1,708,413

Tijuana

 Mexico

1,696,923

1,895,797

Patna

 India

1,683,200

2,231,554

2,046,652[174]

Montreal

 Canada

1,649,519

4,127,100

3,407,963

Davao City

 Philippines

1,632,991[175]

2,516,216[k]

Harare

 Zimbabwe

1,606,000

1,619,000[176]

Barcelona

 Spain

1,604,555[177]

5,375,774

4,740,000[178]

Maracaibo

 Venezuela

1,599,940[179]

3,897,655

2,658,355

Caloocan

 Philippines

1,583,978[125][l]

Philadelphia

 United States

1,567,872[180]

6,069,875[181]

7,183,479[182]

Novosibirsk

 Russia

1,567,087[183]

Phoenix

 United States

1,563,025[184]

4,574,531

3,629,114

Oran

 Algeria

1,560,329[185]

3,454,078

Semarang

 Indonesia

1,555,984

3,183,516

Recife

 Brazil

1,555,039

3,743,854

Kobe

 Japan

1,536,499[105][m]

Daejeon

 Korea, South

1,535,028

Kampala

 Uganda

1,507,080

Kawasaki

 Japan

1,496,035[105][n]

Guadalajara

 Mexico

1,495,189

4,424,252

Auckland

 New Zealand

1,495,000[186]

1,614,300[187]

Vijayawada

 India

1,491,202[188]

5,873,588

Fukuoka

 Japan

1,483,052[105]

5,590,378

Gwangju

 Korea, South

1,477,780[149]

Porto Alegre

 Brazil

1,476,867

4,405,769

Kyoto

 Japan

1,474,570[105][o]

San Antonio

 United States

1,469,845[189]

2,454,061

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

 Bolivia

1,453,549[citation needed]

1,749,000

Munich

 Germany

1,450,381[190]

2,606,021

Kharkiv

 Ukraine

1,449,414[191]

1,650,000[192]

Yekaterinburg

 Russia

1,428,042

San Diego

 United States

1,394,928[189]

3,095,313

2,956,746

Barranquilla

 Colombia

1,386,865[193]

2,370,753[193]

Milan

 Italy

1,359,905[194]

3,206,465[p]

Ibadan

 Nigeria

1,338,659

2,837,000

3,375,000

Makassar

 Indonesia

1,338,633

1,976,168

Córdoba

 Argentina

1,330,023[195]

1,528,000

Prague

 Czech Republic

1,324,000[196]

2,619,000

2,600,000

Mandalay

 Myanmar

1,319,452[197]

1,726,889

Dallas

 United States

1,317,929[198]

7,233,323[199]

5,121,892[200]

Montevideo

 Uruguay

1,305,082[201]

1,947,604

1,719,453

Qom

 Iran

1,201,158

Ahvaz

 Iran

1,184,788

1,260,817

Sofia

 Bulgaria

1,260,120

1,682,340

1,547,472

Nizhny Novgorod

 Russia

1,250,619[202]

Abuja

 Nigeria

1,235,880

6,000,000[203]

2,440,000

Calgary

 Canada

1,235,171[204]

1,214,839

1,095,404

Saitama

 Japan

1,226,656[105][q]

Suwon

 South Korea

1,202,310

Hiroshima

 Japan

1,196,274

Rosario

 Argentina

1,193,605[205]

1,276,000[206]

Brisbane

 Australia

1,180,285[207]

2,360,241[208][209]

Allahabad

 India

1,117,094

Belgrade

 Serbia

1,166,763[210]

1,233,796[210]

1,659,440[210]

Campinas

 Brazil

1,164,098[211]

3,094,181[211]

Ulsan

 Korea, South

1,163,690[47]

Omsk

 Russia

1,154,116[202]

Dakar

 Senegal

1,146,053[212]

2,452,656[212]

Abu Dhabi

 United Arab Emirates

1,145,000

Monterrey

 Mexico

1,130,960

4,520,329

Tripoli

 Libya

1,126,000

2,267,000

2,325,000

Rostov-on-Don

 Russia

1,119,900[213]

T'bilisi

 Georgia

1,118,035[214]

1,485,293

Fez

 Morocco

1,112,072[215]

Birmingham

 United Kingdom

1,111,300

3,683,000

2,440,986

Yerevan

 Armenia

1,060,138[216]

Cologne

 Germany

1,057,327[217]

3,573,500

Tunis

 Tunisia

1,056,247

2,643,695

2,294,547

Bulawayo

 Zimbabwe

1,050,000

1,200,000[218]

Astana

 Kazakhstan

 1,029,556[219]

1,200,000[220]

Islamabad

 Pakistan

1,014,825[221]

1,829,180

Cartagena

 Colombia

1,013,389[222]

1,013,389

1,013,389


document_title: Extreme Rules (2017)

question_text: who won the number one contender match at extreme rules

text: Extreme Rules (2017)

text: Background[edit]

text: The card included seven matches resulting from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by WWE on the Raw brand.[2][3] Storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows Monday Night Raw and 205 Live, the latter of which is cruiserweight-exclusive.[4]

text: At Payback, Seth Rollins defeated Samoa Joe, giving Joe his first loss since debuting on the main roster.[5] The following night on Raw, Rollins said that his business with Joe was done. He then turned his attention to Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, however, Finn Bálor came out and stated that he should be the next person to face Lesnar as Bálor was the inaugural champion and never lost the title. The two then participated in an Intercontinental Championship number one contender's triple threat match, also including The Miz, who won. During the match, Joe attacked Rollins and Bray Wyatt attacked Bálor.[6] Also at Payback, Braun Strowman defeated Roman Reigns. After the match, Strowman continued to attack Reigns, but Reigns retaliated by slamming an ambulance door on Strowman's arm multiple times.[5][7] On the May 8 episode of Raw, Strowman indicated his desire to face Lesnar for the Universal title after he was finished with Reigns. Later that night, Reigns attacked Strowman during his match against Kalisto, targeting his arm with a steel chair.[8] It was then revealed that Strowman required surgery on his injured arm, and would be inactive for up to six months.[9] Due to Strowman's situation and the need for a number one contender, General Manager Kurt Angle scheduled a Universal Championship #1 contender's extreme rules fatal five-way match for Extreme Rules between Reigns, Rollins, Joe, Bálor, and Wyatt. Later on Raw, Reigns defeated Bálor and Rollins defeated Wyatt by disqualification after Joe attacked Rollins.[9] The following week, Wyatt opened the show, stating that he would be the one to defeat Lesnar. Reigns came out, followed by Angle, who scheduled a match between the two that Reigns won by disqualification when Joe interfered and attacked Reigns. Rollins then came out and attacked Joe. Angle then scheduled Reigns and Rollins to face Wyatt and Joe in the main event, which Wyatt and Joe won. Also in the show, Bálor's in-ring promo was interrupted by Lesnar's advocate Paul Heyman, who said that he wanted to see Bálor face Lesnar. For the final Raw before Extreme Rules, Angle scheduled a triple threat match between Bálor, Joe, and Wyatt, and a singles match between Reigns and Rollins.[10] Joe won the triple threat match and Reigns defeated Rollins.[11]

text: On the May 1 episode of Raw, Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose interrupted an argument between Seth Rollins and Finn Bálor over who should face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship. Ambrose criticized Lesnar for not appearing and wrestling often and claimed the Intercontinental Championship to be the top title of the Raw brand. The Miz then came out and said that he should be the one to face Ambrose for the title. A #1 contender's match was scheduled between Rollins, Bálor, and Miz. During the match, Samoa Joe attacked Rollins, taking Rollins out of the match, and Bray Wyatt attacked Bálor with Sister Abigail, allowing Miz to score the pinfall.[6] On the May 15 episode of Raw, Miz faced Ambrose for the title. At the climax of the match, Miz attempted a low blow on Ambrose, but Ambrose countered and performed a low blow on Miz, who won by disqualification. Later, Ambrose was scheduled to defend his Intercontinental Championship against Miz at Extreme Rules with the stipulation being that if Ambrose were disqualified, he would lose the title.[9] The following week, The Miz interfered in Ambrose's match against Elias Samson, who was having his Raw in-ring debut. Instead of attacking Ambrose, Miz attacked Samson, making Ambrose lose by disqualification. Ambrose chased after Miz, but Samson attacked Ambrose with a Rolling Cutter.[10]

text: At Payback, The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) retained the Raw Tag Team Championship against Cesaro and Sheamus. After the match, Cesaro and Sheamus attacked The Hardys, turning heel.[5] The next night on Raw, Cesaro and Sheamus explained their reasoning for attacking The Hardy Boyz by calling them a novelty act and criticized the fans for living in the past instead of appreciating the present and claimed that The Hardys stole their moment at WrestleMania 33. The Hardys then appeared and ran Cesaro and Sheamus out of the ring.[6] The following week, Cesaro and Sheamus won a number one contender's tag team turmoil match, which included Enzo Amore and Big Cass, Heath Slater and Rhyno, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, and The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth), for another title opportunity. After the final match of the tag team turmoil, Cesaro and Sheamus continued to attack The Golden Truth, but The Hardy Boyz came out for the save and Cesaro and Sheamus retreated.[8] The following week, the tag team title match was scheduled for Extreme Rules and Jeff defeated Sheamus.[9] On the May 22 episode, Matt faced Sheamus in a match where the winner chose the stipulation for their Extreme Rules tag team championship bout. Matt won and decided on a steel cage match.[10]

text: At Payback, Alexa Bliss defeated Bayley to win her first Raw Women's Championship, as well as becoming the first woman to win both the Raw Women's Championship and SmackDown Women's Championship.[5] The following night on Raw, Bliss had a coronation for both accomplishments. The other seven female wrestlers on the Raw roster were also in the ring. She insulted Mickie James, Sasha Banks, and Bayley before a brawl broke out that resulted in an eight-woman tag team match where the team of Bliss, Nia Jax, Emma, and Alicia Fox defeated the team of Bayley, Banks, James, and Dana Brooke.[6] The following week, Bliss aligned with Jax and defeated James. After the match, Bliss continued to attack James. Bayley came out for the save and chased Bliss backstage. Jax then attacked James.[8] On the May 15 episode, Bayley confronted Bliss and invoked her championship rematch for Extreme Rules. A brawl ensued and Bliss found a kendo stick under the ring and attacked Bayley with it. Later, their Raw Women's Championship match at Extreme Rules was made a Kendo Stick-on-a-Pole match.[9] The following week, after Bliss defeated James, Bliss retrieved a kendo stick from under the ring and attacked James with it. Bayley came out for the save, but Bliss retreated.[10] On the final Raw before Extreme Rules, Bliss did a controversial "This Is Your Life" segment for Bayley in an attempt to embarrass her by interviewing people from Bayley's past, including her school teacher, her school friend, and her ex-boyfriend. Bayley came out and attacked Bliss, but Bliss retaliated with a kendo stick.[11]

text: At Payback, Austin Aries defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville by disqualification, but Neville kept the title.[5] The following night on Raw, T.J. Perkins, now going by TJP, was defeated by Aries, but after the match, TJP attacked Aries and attempted to injure his leg.[6] The following week, TJP defeated Gentleman Jack Gallagher. After the match, TJP continued to attack Gallagher, who was saved by Aries.[8] The following night on 205 Live, Neville said that TJP was deserving of a title shot for his attack on Aries, but TJP did not defeat Aries.[12] The next week on Raw, it was announced that Aries would have another title opportunity against Neville at Extreme Rules. Neville and TJP then defeated Aries and Gallagher in a tag team match.[9] On the following 205 Live, Aries defeated TJP by submission.[13] It was then revealed that Aries and Neville's WWE Cruiserweight Championship bout at Extreme Rules would be a submission match.[10] On the May 29 episode of Raw, Aries and Gallagher faced Neville and TJP where Aries made Neville submit, the first time Neville ever submitted.[11] The following night on 205 Live, Aries said he would make Neville submit again at Extreme Rules. He was then attacked from behind by TJP and Neville applied the Rings of Saturn on Aries while TJP continued to attack Aries' leg and Aries passed out.[14]

text: Also in the cruiserweight division, Noam Dar had been dating Alicia Fox. Fox then began receiving gifts from an anonymous sender on 205 Live. Rich Swann revealed that he was the one sending the gifts, but Dar tried to claim credit, including the final gift, which ended up exploding powder in Fox's face.[15] Fox then split from Dar, which was Swann's intention as Fox had previously dated Swann's friend Cedric Alexander and split from him.[16] However, Dar and Fox reunited after Dar defeated Swann on the May 2 episode of 205 Live.[17] On the May 8 episode of Raw, Sasha Banks began a feud with Fox, where the two traded wins over the next couple of weeks.[8][9] After Banks defeated Fox on the May 22 episode of Raw, Dar confronted Banks, who attacked him, but Fox attacked Banks with a scissors kick.[10] A mixed tag team match featuring Swann and Banks against Dar and Fox was scheduled for Extreme Rules. Banks then appeared for the first time on 205 Live on May 30, where she accompanied Swann for his match against Dar, which Dar won.[14]

text: After being moved to Raw during the Superstar Shake-up, Apollo Crews caught the attention of Titus O'Neil, who offered to become his manager as part of "The Titus Brand".[18] Crews accepted and started displaying attitude and cockiness, which caused his friend Kalisto, who also moved to Raw during the shake-up, to confront him. The two had a match, where Kalisto defeated Crews.[10] On June 4, a rematch between the two was scheduled for the Extreme Rules pre-show.[19]

text: Event[edit]

text:
Other on-screen personnel

Role:
Name:

English commentators
Michael Cole

Corey Graves

Booker T

Spanish commentators
Carlos Cabrera

Marcelo Rodríguez

German commentators
Carsten Schaefer

Tim Haber

Calvin Knie

Ring announcer
JoJo

Referees
Dan Engler

Darrick Moore

John Cone

Rod Zapata

Shawn Bennett

Backstage interviewer
Charly Caruso

Pre-show panel
Renee Young

Sam Roberts

David Otunga

text: Pre-Show[edit]

text: During the Pre-Show, Kalisto faced Apollo Crews, who was accompanied by Titus O'Neil. In the climax, as Crews argued with O'Neil, Kalisto performed Salida Del Sol on Crews to win the match.[20]

text: Preliminary matches[edit]

text: The actual pay-per-view opened with Dean Ambrose defending the Intercontinental Championship against The Miz, with the stipulation that if Ambrose was disqualified, he would lose the title. During the match, Maryse slapped Miz in front of the referee in an attempt to get Ambrose disqualified, however, the referee knew Maryse's actions and opted not to disqualify Ambrose and in the process, Maryse was evicted from ringside. In the end, Miz shoved Ambrose into the referee, who considered disqualifying Ambrose. Whilst Ambrose was distracted, Miz performed a Skull Crushing Finale on Ambrose to win the title for the seventh time.[21]

text: Next, Rich Swann and Sasha Banks faced Noam Dar and Alicia Fox in a mixed tag team match. The match ended when Swann performed a Phoenix Splash on Dar for the win.[21]

text: After that, Alexa Bliss defended the Raw Women's Championship against Bayley in a Kendo Stick on a Pole match. In the end, Bliss performed a Snap DDT on Bayley to retain the title.[21]

text: Later, The Hardy Boyz defended the Raw Tag Team Championship against Cesaro and Sheamus in a Steel Cage match, which could only be won if both members of a team escaped the cage. In the end, Jeff performed Whisper in the Wind off the cage on both Cesaro and Sheamus. As Matt attempted to pull Jeff through the cage door, Cesaro and Sheamus climbed and narrowly escaped the cage before The Hardys to regain the title for a second time. This was also The Hardy Boyz first loss since their return at WrestleMania 33.[21]

text: In the penultimate match, Neville defended the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Austin Aries. In the end, Neville performed a Red Arrow to Aries' back and forced Aries to submit to the Rings of Saturn to retain the title.[21]

text: Main event[edit]

text: In the main event, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt, Finn Bálor, and Samoa Joe competed in a fatal five-way extreme rules match to determine the number one contender against Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at Great Balls of Fire. After Wyatt and Joe attacked Reigns and Rollins with the steel steps, Wyatt performed a DDT on Rollins onto the steel steps. Joe applied the Coquina Clutch on Bálor, who escaped. Wyatt performed a Side Slam on Reigns onto an announce table. Joe applied the Coquina Clutch on Wyatt, but Bálor struck Joe with a chair. Reigns performed a Spear through the barricade on Bálor and Joe. Rollins performed a Frog Splash on Wyatt through an announce table. Bálor performed a Coup De Grace on Reigns, but as Bálor attempted a pin, Joe applied the Coquina Clutch on Bálor, who passed out, giving Joe the win by technical submission and becoming the number one contender for the Universal Championship.[21]

text: Aftermath[edit]

text: The following night on Raw, Samoa Joe confronted Brock Lesnar's advocate Paul Heyman. Joe said that unlike many others, he did not fear Lesnar and wanted to face him. Joe then applied the Coquina Clutch on Heyman to send a message to Lesnar,[22] who returned the following week and brawled with Joe.[23] Also on the post-Extreme Rules Raw, the other four participants of the fatal five-way were scheduled to face each other in singles matches. Roman Reigns defeated Bray Wyatt and Seth Rollins was scheduled to face Finn Bálor, but General Manager Kurt Angle instead booked Rollins to face Joe due to Joe's attack on Heyman. In the climax, Wyatt's music played and distracted Rollins, giving Joe the win,[22] and beginning a feud between Rollins and Wyatt.[23]

text: Dean Ambrose attacked Elias Samson during his segment and demanded a rematch against The Miz, who appeared on the TitanTron and said that Ambrose would not be getting a rematch as Miz was having a celebration. Samson then attacked Ambrose. Later, The Miz had his celebration on becoming a seven-time Intercontinental Champion, which was crashed by Ambrose, who attacked Miz with Dirty Deeds.[22]

text: After defeating Heath Slater and Rhyno, new Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Sheamus taunted The Hardy Boyz for picking a stipulation that they thought would give them the advantage.[22] The Hardy Boyz then invoked their championship rematch for the following week in a two-out-of-three falls match. After tying the match 1-1, it ended in a double countout, meaning Cearo and Sheamus retained.[23]

text: TJP confronted WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville about their agreement, and Neville said that TJP deserved a title shot. Later, after TJP defeated Mustafa Ali, Neville attacked TJP and said he would get his title shot the next night on 205 Live,[22] where Neville retained.[24]

text: After retaining her Raw Women's Championship, General Manager Kurt Angle scheduled Alexa Bliss to defend her title against Nia Jax that night on Raw, as she had promised Jax a title shot after she defeated Bayley. The match ended in a disqualification win for Bliss after she intentionally got Mickie James and Dana Brooke, who were at ringside, to attack her.[22] The following week, Bayley said in a sit-down interview that she had never been in a match like that before, but she would eventually recapture the Raw Women's Championship.[23]

text: Titus O'Neil, accompanied by Apollo Crews, decided to face Kalisto himself, but was defeated.[22] The following night on 205 Live, Titus tried to recruit Akira Tozawa, as per recommendation from Crews, to "The Titus Brand".[24]

text: Results[edit]

text:
No.
Results
Stipulations
Times[20][21]

1P
Kalisto defeated Apollo Crews (with Titus O'Neil)
Singles match[25]
9:40

2
The Miz (with Maryse) defeated Dean Ambrose (c)
Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[26]
Had Ambrose been disqualified, he would have lost the title
20:00

3
Rich Swann and Sasha Banks defeated Noam Dar and Alicia Fox
Mixed tag team match[27]
6:20

4
Alexa Bliss (c) defeated Bayley
Kendo Stick-on-a-Pole match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship[28]
5:10

5
Cesaro and Sheamus defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) (c) by escaping the cage
Steel Cage match for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship[29]
15:00

6
Neville (c) defeated Austin Aries
Submission match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship[30]
17:35

7
Samoa Joe defeated Finn Bálor, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Bray Wyatt by technical submission
Fatal 5-Way Extreme Rules match to determine the #1 contender for the WWE Universal Championship[31]
29:15

(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
P – indicates the match took place on the pre-show