Although the England national team could not defeat Italy in both matches in the 2nd group of the 1998 World Cup European qualifiers, they qualified directly for the tournament by finishing one point ahead of the Azzurri. Standing: Paul Gascoigne, Gareth Southgate, David Seaman, Sol Campbell, Tony Adams. Seated: Graeme Le Saux, David Beckham, David Batty, Ian Wright, Paul Ince, Teddy Sheringham. Manager: Glenn Hoddle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿