The trophy was sponsored by the sports equipment brand Umbro, the manufacturers of the England national team's kit.

[1] This, combined with the fact that England qualified automatically for UEFA Euro 1996 as hosts, meant that by mid-1995 the team had not played competitive football for more than 18 months.

Two players, Paul Ince and Andy Cole withdrew later and were replaced by Jamie Redknapp and Warren Barton.

[6] Darren Anderton gave England the lead shortly after the half-time interval but Masami Ihara equalised for Japan.

England's captain, David Platt, was fouled late in the game but the referee opted not to award a penalty kick.