England and Slovakia have met seven times, and England have never lost. The most recent game was a dramatic Euro 2024 last-16 tie. I couldn’t find a fixture between them in the current schedule, since England are in Nations League Group A3 and Slovakia in League C. Here are the numbers.
For more in-depth analysis, you can explore the stats from the England national football team vs Slovakia national football team stats, which reveal key insights into their match performances.
Head-to-Head Record
England have 6 wins and 1 draw from the 7 meetings, with 13 goals scored to Slovakia’s 4. That works out at about 1.9 goals per game for England and 0.6 for Slovakia. The matches break down by competition: fifa
- Euro qualifying and finals: 4 games (2002, 2003, 2016 and 2024), 3 England wins and the 0-0 draw at Euro 2016.
- World Cup qualifying: 2 games (both 2016 and 2017), both won by England, each by a single goal.
- Friendly: 1 game, a 4-0 England win at Wembley in 2009.
Of England’s recent meetings with Slovakia, three were won and one drawn, with 7 goals scored to 1. That is the 2009 to 2017 stretch, which then ran into the 2024 tie.
The Euro 2024 Last-16 Match
England beat Slovakia 2-1 after extra time in Gelsenkirchen on 30 June 2024. Slovakia led through Ivan Schranz for most of the game, and England only turned it around late. Jude Bellingham levelled with an overhead kick in stoppage time, and Harry Kane headed the winner in extra time.
One stats provider recorded England with 63% possession against Slovakia’s 37%, and 17 shots to 14. Slovakia had 4 shots on target to England’s 3, and England won 9 corners to 0. The same source put expected goals at 1.38 for England and 1.08 for Slovakia, so the match was closer than the possession gap suggests. Slovakia also committed more fouls (19 to 12) and collected more cards (6 to 3). Another source counted 16 shots to 13, so treat exact shot numbers as approximate.
Key Trends
England always find a goal, often late. They scored in every meeting. Adam Lallana’s stoppage-time winner in Trnava in 2016 and the Bellingham and Kane goals in 2024 show a pattern of late breakthroughs against a deep Slovakia defence.
Slovakia are hard to beat but short of goals. Across the seven games they scored 4 times, and in the 0-0 draw at Euro 2016 they kept a clean sheet. Slovakia have led England in a game, in 2024, but have never won.
One-goal margins are common. Four of the seven games were decided by a single goal or ended level, so England’s record flatters them slightly.
Experienced players. Peter Pekarík and Harry Kane each appeared in four of the recent meetings.
Current Form
England had a strong 2026. They reached the World Cup semi-finals, where they lost 2-1 to Argentina in Atlanta after Anthony Gordon opened the scoring. They then beat France 6-4 in the third-place play-off, their best World Cup finish since 1966. In the Nations League they lost 3-2 to Spain, beat Czechia twice and thrashed Croatia 7-0 in Rijeka.
Slovakia missed out on the World Cup after a 4-3 loss to Kosovo in the play-off. In the Nations League they sit well in Group C3, with wins over Moldova (twice, including 4-0 away) and Kazakhstan, and a 1-1 draw in the Faroe Islands.
Latest Head-to-Head Matches (All 7 Meetings)
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2024 | England 2-1 Slovakia (aet) | Euro 2024, last 16 | Gelsenkirchen | England win |
| 4 Sep 2017 | England 2-1 Slovakia | World Cup qualifying | Wembley | England win |
| 4 Sep 2016 | Slovakia 0-1 England | World Cup qualifying | Trnava | England win |
| 20 Jun 2016 | Slovakia 0-0 England | Euro 2016, Group B | Saint-Étienne | Draw |
| 28 Mar 2009 | England 4-0 Slovakia | Friendly | Wembley | England win |
| 11 Jun 2003 | England 2-1 Slovakia | Euro 2004 qualifying | Middlesbrough | England win |
| 12 Oct 2002 | Slovakia 1-2 England | Euro 2004 qualifying | Bratislava | England win |
Only seven meetings exist, so this is the full record rather than ten. I took the dates, scores and venues from FIFA and 11v11 data. The venue for the Euro 2016 game is from my own knowledge, since the FIFA table leaves it blank.
Recent Form: Last 5 Matches Each
| England | Result | Slovakia | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| England 3-0 Czechia (6 Oct 2026) | W | Moldova 0-4 Slovakia (6 Oct 2026) | W |
| Croatia 0-7 England (3 Oct 2026) | W | Faroe Islands 1-1 Slovakia (2 Oct 2026) | D |
| Czechia 0-2 England (29 Sep 2026) | W | Slovakia 2-1 Kazakhstan (29 Sep 2026) | W |
| England 2-3 Spain (Sep 2026) | L | Slovakia 2-0 Moldova (26 Sep 2026) | W |
| England 6-4 France (18 Jul 2026) | W | Slovakia 2-2 Montenegro (5 Jun 2026) | D |
5 FAQs
1. Has Slovakia ever beaten England?
No. England have six wins and one draw in seven meetings.
2. What was the score the last time they played?
England won 2-1 after extra time in the Euro 2024 last 16, with goals from Bellingham and Kane after Schranz had put Slovakia ahead.
3. How many goals have the teams scored against each other?
England have scored 13 and Slovakia 4 across the seven games.
4. Are England and Slovakia due to play again?
I found no scheduled fixture. They are in different Nations League leagues, so a meeting would come from a friendly or a future draw.
5. Which was the closest game?
The 0-0 draw at Euro 2016 was the only game without a winner, but Slovakia nearly won in 2024, leading until the 90th minute.
