Will The Three Lions, the nickname of England's national football team, roar loudly at World Cup 2014, the sport's penultimate championship tournament? England's soccer team has the history and proud heritage of past World Cup tourney championships going for it, giving fans of the England nike football shirt reason to hope that The Three Lions will indeed roar loudly. Add in that the English football team is one of the two-oldest in football, alongside Scotland, and it's a sure bet The Three Lions also won't be rattled by another World Cup appearance, this time in front of the soccer-mad fans of Brazil, the tourney's host nation.

England a Soccer Team Built for Success

The Football Association, the governing body of soccer in England, has gone out of its way to stock The Three Lions with the best football players in the nation. In the country's 2014 World Cup quest, the England soccer jersey will be worn by a roster of seasoned some might even say "grizzled" veterans as well as a host of eager young players. England head coach Roy Hodgson also believes his side has the players needed to play any style of football that might be seen come June 2014 and the start of World Cup play.

Hodgson and The Football Association have handpicked a side able to attack with strength and vigor yet, also defend its goalkeepers with a near fortress-like mentality. The Three Lions coach says his side is eager to emulate the free-flowing style of soccer play often seen in South American football teams or play tight possession if needed. England's success at World Cup 2014 will all depend on how they attack their opponents' defense and then maintain control of the ball.

England's soccer team is led on the field by its captain, Steven Gerrard, a striker of uncommon ability who plays in-season for top English Professional League club Liverpool. At age 33, Gerrard is likely contesting his final World Cup as a player and is eager to see The Three Lions go far in the tourney. In honor of England's football club, the Soccer Box online soccer merchandise store is offering the England nike football shirt in all sizes, and with the promise of rapid delivery after checkout.

England Soccer Jersey to Be Tested in Brazil

The World Cup is always contested under a white-hot spotlight, and no matter the particular team, from odds-on favorite Brazil to least-favored Iran, the glare of attention is always on. The English soccer team's path to top honors at the 2014 World Cup begins in Group D play on June 14 against perennial international and World Cup power Italy. The Azurri, or "Blues" as the Italian national football team is known, promise to be a stern test for England and its soccer fortunes. Soccer Box will be celebrating right alongside fans of England everywhere come June 2014, and has stocked a huge selection of English football jerseys and commemorative items as well as complete team football kits.

After doing battle against Italy, Group D World Cup play for England will continue with a June 19th Sao Paolo locale match against Uruguay followed by play against Costa Rica on the 24th. If The Three Lions can do well enough in its Group, and it should, everything else is possible from there on, as filled-to-capacity stadiums and the avid attention of media and home country fans will heighten to a fever pitch. Perhaps a final-day tourney win at World Cup 2014 will even give proud fans real reason to display the England soccer jersey for the next several decades.

England's last World Cup championship occurred in 1966 when the team went undefeated, drawing only once, on its way to deliriously hoisting the Cup trophy high overhead. Fans of the English national soccer team are certainly hopeful for this year's side when it takes to the pitch all over Brazil, mid-June to mid-July of 2014, with players hoping to capitalize on all the excitement.