 On 12 May 2014, Lallana was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.He made his competitive debut on 14 June in the first group match against Italy, coming on for the last 10 minutes in place of Sturridge who had scored England's goal in the 1–2 defeat.Lallana scored his first goal for England on 4 September 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match away to Slovakia at Štadión Antona Malatinského.