Tunisia
- England have never lost against an African team at the World Cup (W3 D3), keeping five clean sheets in six games.
- Tunisia have also kept only one clean sheet in their 12 games at the World Cup (0-0 v West Germany in June 1978).
- Since winning their only World Cup in 1966, England have progressed past the quarter-finals only once, doing so in 1990 (fourth place). England have also topped their group only once in their last five appearances (2006).
- England have won only one of their last eight games at the World Cup (D4 L3), a 1-0 victory over Slovenia in June 2010. They have also never scored more than one goal in their last nine games at the tournament.
- England had the joint-best defensive record in the 2018 UEFA World Cup qualifiers alongside Spain, conceding three goals in 10 games. They were also one of four unbeaten teams, alongside Belgium, Germany and Spain.
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