All Kitted Out ... For Victory? ; with Their Classic, Retro-Style Kit, Will England Finally Be Dressed for Success in South Africa? Philip Tallentire Reviews England's Current Uniform of Choice and Recalls Their Previous World Cup Designs.

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Brazil 1950 & Switzerland 1954 England's first finals included the infamous 1-0 defeat at the hands of the USA. While most nations were wearing practical lightweight kits, England heroes Wilf Mannion and George Hardwick were stuck with their archaic and starchy dress- style shirts, baggy shorts and heavy-duty stockings. For the match against the Americans, England changed into unfamiliar blue shirts.

The kits used in Switzerland four years later featured slightly more comfortable shirts but still looked old hat next to the suave South Americans' modern stylings.

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All Kitted Out ... For Victory? ; with Their Classic, Retro-Style Kit, Will England Finally Be Dressed for Success in South Africa? Philip Tallentire Reviews England's Current Uniform of Choice and Recalls Their Previous World Cup Designs.

Style rating: 3/5 Sweden 1958 & Chile 1962 At last, England's players were kitted out in neat V-neck short-sleeve cotton shirts with lightweight shorts...

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