England Shirts By Tournament
SHIRTS THAT BECAME PART OF TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The red shirt of the 1966 World Cup final, the Umbro collection of Italia ’90 and the shirts of Euro ’96 are inseparable from the players, goals and moments that made those tournaments memorable.
Our tournament archive distinguishes between shirts England actually wore during a competition and kits that became associated with the same period through replica culture, advertising or football fashion.
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England first appeared at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 1950.
They beat Chile 2–0 in their opening match but were eliminated after subsequent defeats to the United States and Spain.
England have appeared at 17 men’s World Cup tournaments, from Brazil 1950 through to the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
England have won the men’s FIFA World Cup once.
Alf Ramsey’s team defeated West Germany 4–2 after extra time in the 1966 final at Wembley.
England finished third at the 2026 World Cup, their best-ever finish at a men’s World Cup held outside England.
Before 2026, their best overseas results were fourth-place finishes at Italia ’90 and Russia 2018.
England wore their red change shirt against West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final.
The shirt became one of the most iconic designs in England football history after Bobby Moore lifted the Jules Rimet Trophy wearing it.
The red 1966 World Cup final shirt has the strongest claim because it was worn when England became world champions.
The white Italia ’90 shirt, England’s Mexico ’86 shirts and several later Umbro designs are also among the most recognisable England World Cup kits.
No. England wore their white home strip in all seven matches at Italia ’90.
The pale-blue third shirt was part of the same era and became strongly associated with the tournament through replica culture and the World in Motion video, but it was not worn by England during the World Cup itself.
Nike became England’s kit supplier in 2013.
Brazil 2014 was therefore England’s first World Cup wearing Nike after the long modern Umbro era.