Why are Scotland wearing a pink kit, what’s their record in the shirt and what have players said about it?
Tartan Army will take on the Auld Enemy at Wembley on Friday wearing their 'unlucky' colours
SCOTLAND bid for glory in the Battle of Britain on Friday wearing their 'unlucky' pink strip.
The Tartan Army have clashed with England on the football pitch for almost 144 years now - the oldest fixture in football.
Usually turning out in navy blue, Gordon Strachan's men have been forced to swap to fluorescent pink - a colour they have won just ONCE in - to avoid a kit clash at Wembley.
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Fifa have ruled the white sleeves of Scotland's shirts are too similar to England's home strip.
As the Three Lions are the home side on Friday, Gareth Southgate's team have first choice in which colours they will wear for the heated encounter.
The all-white Nike strip with light blue sleeves is England's natural choice for a home tie.
The Scottish FA may be kicking themselves, for they and adidas discarded the usual blue sleeves in favour of white in its unveiling a year ago.
Scotland record in pink
March 24, 2016: Czech Republic 0 Scotland 1 (Friendly)
May 29: Italy 1 Scotland 0 (Friendly)
June 4: France 3 Scotland 0 (Friendly)
October 11: Slovakia 3 Scotland 0 (World Cup qualifier)
This has led to the problem for their upcoming World Cup qualifier.
Scotland's FA had to submit images of their own home and away kits ahead of the match to Fifa's World Cup match commissioner to decide.
He replied with their official ruling on the matter, saying: "If the two teams' colours might cause confusion, the host team shall be entitled to wear its official team kit and the visiting team shall use its reserve kit or, if necessary, a combination of the official and the reserve team kits."
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Following these rules, England will need to wear their red away kit for the reverse fixture at Hampden Park on June 10 next year.
Scotland have a 25 per cent win record in the alternative strip.
A friendly 1-0 win away at the Czech Republic was followed by two consecutive non-competitive losses - 1-0 in Italy and 3-0 in France - before they were thrashed 3-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Slovakia on October 11.
That last defeat leaves them languishing in fourth in Group F, three points behind leaders England.
Despite the bad omens that come with the strip, Strachan insists it is about who is wearing the shirt, not what colour it is.
The former Celtic and Middlesbrough manager, 59, said: "It's not what you put on. It's what's inside the strip which counts. It's not how you talk before the game, it's what you do on the pitch that counts.
"So the strip, the propaganda, it means nothing. It's what you get on the pitch, are you a team? Are you a good player? Do you want to take this challenge on?"
Scotland skipper Darren Fletcher, 32, agrees with his gaffer, adding: "At the end of the day it's still the Scotland badge on the pink strip and that's all that matters.
"Once you start playing it doesn't matter what colours you're wearing because, first and foremost, you are representing your country.
"We have the rampant lion on the jersey and we're representing Scotland - it's a massive game."