Lithuania, ranked 143rd by Fifa, recently scored against the seventh-ranked Netherlands, marking a 136-place ranking difference. Pete Tomlin inquires about the lowest-ranked team to score against England and the biggest ranking gap where the lower-ranked team scored, based on rankings at match time since 1992.
In September, the Netherlands, who won 3-2, will face Lithuania again, currently sixth and 146th in rankings, in Amsterdam.
65 North Macedonia 1-1 England, November 2023
75 Albania 1-3 England, March 2001
87 Macedonia 1-2 England, September 2003
91 England 2-2 Macedonia, October 2002
116 Northern Ireland 1-0 England, September 2005
118 Malta 1-2 England, June 2000
120 England 5-3 Kosovo, September 2019
122 San Marino 1-7 England, November 1993
131 England 5-1 Kazakhstan, October 2008
Matt Le Tissier, England, 8 caps, 1994-97 (b Guernsey)
Maya Le Tissier, England, 10 caps, 2022- (b Guernsey)
Graeme Le Saux, England, 36 caps, 1994-2000 (b Jersey)
Kieran Tierney, Scotland, 50 caps, 2016- (b Isle of Man)
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