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England wore this Umbro strip, as singularly unattractive as the companion away uniform, in three of their four matches at the World Cup 1998 final tournament in France, although in the last of those three matches, the round of 16 clash with Argentina, they wore all white, substituting the white shorts from the away uniform for the navy blue shorts of the home uniform.  The jersey made its first appearance in the1-0 World Cup 1998 qualification loss to Italy at Wembley Stadium on 12 February 1997.  It was worn for the 22nd and last time in the 2-0 friendly match loss to France at Wembley on 10 February 1999. The colour of the three lions in the emblem was changed from the traditional navy blue to a light blue.  The navy blue lions, however, reappeared on the next home white shirt in 1999. Like the 1995 home white and 1996 away blue shirts, this jersey sported the manufacturer's name in large, capitalised letters above the three-lions emblem in the middle of the shirt, although, as on the 1996 away blue shirt, the team name also appeared in smaller capitalised letters below the emblem.  Still, a stranger to football might conclude it was the Umbro team's jersey.

Matches in Which England Wore the 1997 Home White Uniform
1996-97
730	12 February 1997	0-1 vs. Italy, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	HL
731	29 March 1997	2-0 vs. Mexico, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HW
732	30 April 1997	2-0 vs. Georgia, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	HW
733	24 May 1997	2-1 vs. South Africa, Old Trafford, Manchester	Fr	HW
734	31 May 1997	2-0 vs. Poland, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów	WCP	AW
735	4 June 1997	2-0 vs. Italy, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France	TC	NW
736	7 June 1997	1-0 vs. France, Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier		AW
1997-98
738	10 September 1997	4-0 vs. Moldova, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	HW
739	11 October 1997	0-0 vs. Italy, Stadio Olimpico, Roma		AD
740	15 November 1997	2-0 vs. Cameroon, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HW
741	11 February 1998	0-2 vs. Chile, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HL
742	25 March 1998	1-1 vs. Switzerland, Wankdorfstadion, Bern	Fr	AD
743	22 April 1998	3-0 vs. Portugal, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HW
744	23 May 1998	0-0 vs. Saudi Arabia, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HD
745	27 May 1998	1-0 vs. Morocco, Complexe Mohammed V, Casablanca	TC	AW
746	29 May 1998	0-0 (3-4) vs. Belgium, Complexe Mohammed V, Casablanca		ND
World Cup Finals 1998
747	15 June 1998	2-0 vs. Tunisia, Le Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France	WCF	NW
748	22 June 1998	1-2 vs. Romania, Stade Municipal, Toulouse, France		NL
750	30 June 1998	2-2 (3-4) vs. Argentina, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France		ND
Notes		England wore all white--the white home shirt and socks with the white home change shorts--against Argentina.
1998-99
753	14 October 1998	3-0 vs. Luxembourg, Stade Josy Barthel, Stad Lëtzebuerg	ECP	AW
754	18 November 1998	2-0 vs. Czech Republic, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HW
755	10 February 1999	0-2 vs. France, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HL

 

England's Record wearing the 1997 Home Shirt
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	2	2	1.00	0.333	66.7	+1
Away	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	1.00	2.00	00.0	-1
Neutral	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	1	1	1.00	0.50	50.0	=0
Total	6	2	2	2	6	4	+2	3	3	1.00	0.667	50.0	=0

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