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100% successful
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Description |
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Two-tone red striped
short-sleeved shirt. Large two-tone image of blowing English flag in
centre of chest, with St. George Cross in darker shade. Smaller
rectangular panels, shorter at the top and bottom, in lighter shade,
either side of the flag, with horizontal stripe in darker shade across
the middle, echoing the edges of the flag. Wider central stripe in
lighter shade containing five smaller versions of the flag, below the
large flag in a vertical line. Navy-blue winged collar, with an outer
white stripe and an inner red stripe near the edge. Curved navy-blue
insert beneath the neck, overlaid with white curved inserts, each edged
with a navy-blue stripe and with the left insert overlapping the right.
Embroidered emblem, with light-blue lions, in centre of chest, with
white registered trademark underneath left-hand side of emblem,
'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering below it and 'UMBRO' in large capitalised
white
lettering above it. White number, with navy-blue border, on reverse and in
the centre of the chest, beneath the emblem, in a new font. 'FIFA WORLD
CUP' and then 'FRANCE 1998' centralised in
capitalised white lettering directly above the number on the chest.
Player's surname in capitalised white lettering, with a
navy-blue border, above number on reverse, in a new font (pink
characters were unused).
White shorts, with
red drawstring, edged with navy blue. Thick red rectangular panel, edged
with navy blue, comprising lower third of seams. 'UMBRO'
in large capitalised navy-blue lettering on left thigh. Embroidered emblem on
right thigh, with navy-blue registered trademark underneath left-hand side
of emblem and 'ENGLAND' in capitalised navy-blue lettering below it. Red
number, with navy-blue border in the same font as on the shirt, above the
emblem on right thigh.
Red socks of
lighter tone, with two navy-blue hoops across tops and 'UMBRO' in large
capitalised white lettering around calf. |
Variations |
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The long-sleeved
version of the shirt was worn
by David Batty, David Beckham, Paul Ince and Paul Scholes.
The cuffs were navy blue, with
a white stripe near the edge.
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The shirts worn by Les
Ferdinand and Rio Ferdinand also included
their first initial i.e. L. FERDINAND and R. FERDINAND, though both
players stayed on the bench.
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Most Appearances |
1 -
Tony Adams, Darren Anderton, David Batty (sub), David Beckham, Sol
Campbell, Paul Ince, Robert Lee (sub), Graeme Le Saux, Steve McManaman
(sub), Gary Neville, Michael Owen, Paul Scholes, Alan Shearer. |
Top Scorers |
1 -
Darren Anderton, David Beckham
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Beckham's was his first at
international level. He went on to become the first player to score for
England in three World Cup tournaments and his 17th and last international
goal was just like his first, a free kick against South American opposition
(Ecuador) in the World Cup (2006).
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Anderton's was his sixth of a
total seven in his England career.
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Captain |
Alan
Shearer
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England's
2-0 victory on a warm Friday night in Lens was their most convincing performance
of the tournament and secured their
place in the last 16, where they were knocked out by Argentina, on penalties,
following a classic duel.
It was a welcome reappearance for the red shirt not
seen since England won Le Tournoi, twelve months earlier. The combination of red
shirts, with white shorts and socks was worn for only the sixth time in
England's history and the first since the opening match of the 1982 World Cup,
against France. They did not repeat the combination for another 21 years and
they remain unbeaten
in it.
As the red kit incorporated a different font for
names and numbers to that of the
white, it
did not quite match when the white shorts were interchanged to provide an
all-white kit against Argentina. A further inconsistency on the two World
Cup kits was that the names on the back of the red shirt were printed in a
straight line, whereas on the white shirt, they were in an arc. |
Match in which England wore the
1998 World Cup Away Red Uniform |
749 |
26
June 1998 -
England
2
Colombia 0
[2-0]
Stade Félix-Bollaert, Avenue Alfred Maes, Lens (41,275) |
Anderton, Beckham |
NW |
England
wore the red away shirts and white shorts with the 1997 white home
socks, against Colombia. |
It was also worn on the bench by
unused substitutes, Les Ferdinand, Rio Ferdinand, Martin Keown, Paul
Merson, Teddy Sheringham
and Gareth Southgate.
England's Record wearing the 1998 World Cup
Away
Shirt |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts % |
W/L |
Neutral |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Total |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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CG/JB/PY/GI
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