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As England exited the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], Lampard had already achieved the record of having made 37 shots on goal without scoring in a World Cup tournament, more than any other player since [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/jun/27/england-v-germany-match-statistics | location=London |work=The Guardian | title=England v Germany: match statistics | first=Simon | last=Rogers | date=27 June 2010}}</ref>
===Euro 2012===
[[File:Lampard penalty against Wales.png|thumb||Lampard taking a [[Penalty kick|penalty]] in a [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G|Euro 2012 qualifier]] against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] in March 2011]]
On 8 February 2011, it was announced that Lampard would [[Captaincy (association football)|captain]] the national team against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in a friendly played the next day after both [[Rio Ferdinand]] and [[Steven Gerrard]] were absent through injury.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9391367.stm | title=Frank Lampard to captain England against Denmark |publisher=BBC Sport | date=8 February 2011 | accessdate=8 February 2011}}</ref> In the [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|Euro 2012 qualifiers]], Lampard netted two goals for England, both penalties. The first against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] in a 2–0 win, and the latter vs [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in a 2–2 draw, making Lampard England's most prolific penalty taker ever.<ref>{{pt icon}} [http://www.goal.com/br/match/56766/pa%C3%ADs-de-gales-vs-inglaterra/lineup-stats País de Gales vs Inglaterra Escalações e Estatísticas]. ''Goal''.</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13553428.stm |work=BBC News | title=England 2–2 Switzerland | date=4 June 2011}}</ref> In November 2011, Lampard captained England to a 1–0 friendly victory over current World Champions Spain, a game in which he scored the only goal.<ref>{{pt icon}} [http://www.goal.com/br/match/70165/inglaterra-vs-espanha/report www.goal.com]. www.goal.com (27 September 2012).</ref>
On 31 May 2012, he was ruled out of the [[Euro 2012]] due to a thigh injury. He was subsequently replaced by [[Jordan Henderson]].{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
On 14 August 2012, manager [[Roy Hodgson]] announced that Lampard would captain the Three Lions in their upcoming friendly against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] the following day, which England won 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1133882/frank-lampard-handed-england-captaincy-for-italy-friendly-?cc=5901|title=Lampard handed England armband |publisher=ESPNSoccerent |date=14 August 2012}}</ref>
===2014 World Cup qualification===
Lampard started England's first game in qualification and starred as [[England national football team|England]] thrashed [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]] 5–0, with Lampard scoring his 24th and 25th England goals. His first goal was England's 100th ever penalty and his second was a header from a cross from [[Glen Johnson (English footballer)|Glen Johnson]], after [[Steven Gerrard]] was substituted he captained the side.<ref>McNulty, Phil. (7 September 2012) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19460608 Moldova 0–5 England]. BBC Sport.</ref>
Lampard scored his 26th international goal from the penalty spot against [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] equalling the amount of goals scored by [[Bryan Robson]].<ref>McNulty, Phil. (11 September 2012) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19527517 England 1–1 Ukraine]. BBC Sport.</ref>
On 22 March, he surpassed [[David Platt (footballer)|David Platt]] as [[England national football team#Top goalscorers|England's highest scoring midfielder]] when he scored his 28th international goal in a 0–8 win over [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/san-marino-0-8-england-player-1779700|title=San Marino 0–8 England player ratings|date=22 March 2013|work=Daily Mirror|location=London}}</ref>
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