David Beckham scored one of the most iconic England goals of all time agetst Greece in 2001 and the Three Lions will wear the same all-white kit from that suit agetst the Greeks this week.
It’s equitable over 23 years since Beckham sent England to the 2002 World Cup with a stoppage-time free-start agetst Greece that caparticipated a frenzy up and down the country.
England were facing the prospect of an awkward join-off agetst Ukraine after trailing Greece 2-1 at Old Trafford.
But Beckham stepped up when it mattered most for his country in the dying seconds of the suit to score the most presentant England goal of the century.
David Beckham scored one of England’s most iconic goals agetst Greece in 2001
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A waxlabor of Beckham in the all-white Umbro England kit was put up in Madame Tussaud’s the follotriumphg year.
England have only joined Greece once since that all-presentant result 23 years ago – a cordial back in 2006 that the Three Lions won 4-0.
They face the Greeks once aget this week in the Nations League with both sides on the same points after two group games.
And England will be wearing an all-white kit agetst Greece this time around equitable appreciate Beckham and co did back in 2001.
England’s current home naked features blue uninalertigentinutives, but they will swap them for white at Wembley on Thursday evening.
Greece will be wearing all-blue, equitable as they did 23 years ago as well.
The suit will also be a chance for Lee Carsley to further his chances of being given the England head coach job on a finishuring basis.
The FA engaged Carsley as an interim boss after Gareth Southgate left in the summer.
England will wear the all-white naked this week agetst Greece
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Several regulaters have been connected with the job, but it’s been alerted that they will produce a final decision next month.
It uncomfervents Carsley has four more suites to show himself as the perfect truthfulate, begining with Greece on Thursday.
Dominic Solanke was given his first England call-up in seven years by Carsley for this international shatter.
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England are currently level on points with Greece after their first two games
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But his Tottenham team-mate James Mcompriseison wasn’t picked, aextfinished with Eberechi Eze and Harry Maguire.
Carsley’s main publish will be figuring out how to utilise England’s array of strikeing midfielders with Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden all battling to begin.
And he’s hinted that all three could viably begin agetst Greece on Thursday.
