England set to rely on Red Kit to get through to Last 16
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WORLD CUP 2010: England to wear all-red kit against Slovenia (let's hope it's luckier than in 1962
England will take the unusual step of wearing an all-red strip for the crunch match with Slovenia.
England have historically worn red shirts with white shorts and red socks as an away strip option, occasionally going for navy blue shorts when white ones have clashed.
But with Slovenia wearing all white and nominated the 'home' team at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday, England are going for the rare all-red option.
Take it as red: The kit England will wear against Slovenia
It is believed the only time they previously wore it in the finals was at the 1962 World Cup in Chile, where they drew 0-0 with a poor Bulgaria side who had already been beaten by Argentina and Hungary.
The result that day - the first-round final group match - was enough to see England scrape into the knock-out phase on goal average, but a repeat on Wednesday would not be sufficient.
England are first thought to have worn the strip in a friendly against Peru in 1962, which the Three Lions won 4-0.
World Cup warning? Alan Peacock (left) models the strip as England draw 0-0 with Bulgaria at the 1962 finals - but the result is enough to qualify to the second round
The same kit was used in Bobby Moore's first game as captain in 1963, a 4-2 win against Czechoslovakia.
They won against Belgium 3-1 in all-red back in 1970, but had no such luck against Brazil in 1995, which ended in a defeat by the same scoreline.
Apparently the current squad of players prefer the red shorts option to navy blue and anything that makes them happy at the moment is a boost for the big game.
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hope still die jialat jialat
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The dull all red outfit with little contrast trim remind me less of Liverpool and more of the Singapore national team.