gareth southgate first played for england in 1995.
gareth southgate first played for england in 1995.
when did gareth southgate first play for england?
1995
southgate made his debut for england as a substitute against portugal in december 1995 under the management of terry venables. southgate played every minute of their matches as hosts england reached the semi-final of uefa euro 1996, in which they faced germany. the match was determined in a penalty shoot-out; southgate's penalty was saved, and england were eliminated. the song "southgate (euro '96)" by the business is a reference to this event. southgate managed to make light of his blunder later that year by appearing in an advert for pizza hut, also featuring stuart pearce and chris waddle, who had missed crucial penalties at the 1990 fifa world cup.
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after wins against tunisia and panama saw england qualify behind belgium in their world cup group, southgate's england side beat colombia 4–3 on penalties in the round of 16 after a 1–1 draw on 3 july 2018 to claim his nation's first ever world cup penalty shoot-out victory and a place in the quarter-finals. on 7 july 2018, southgate's england side beat sweden 2–0 in the quarter-finals, with southgate becoming the first england manager to reach the semi-finals of the world cup since sir bobby robson in 1990. this success bought southgate significant admiration from england fans. for the semi-final with croatia, fans dressed up in waistcoats in tribute to southgate's iconic waistcoat, which he wore during england's matches: retailer marks & spencer reported a 35% increase in sales of waistcoats, and the hashtag 'waistcoatwednesday' trended on twitter. a week after the end of the tournament, southgate tube station in enfield, london, was renamed to "gareth southgate" for two days in recognition of southgate's achievement. southgate was also lauded for personal qualities shown in the world cup, including consoling an opposition player whose missed penalty had seen england win.
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