The sun was shining and from the north, tens of thousands of Scots had invaded London.
Wembley basked in the mid-June sunlight and, despite a strong performance from the visitors, England triumphed 2-0 thanks to an Alan Shearer goal and then that strike from Paul Gascoigne.
But some 18 years on - yes, really - we began to wonder where some of those classic names were.
Yes, we see Gary Neville every Monday night but what of Teddy Sheringham and Tosh McKinlay?
Well, fortunately there's a handy guide right here:
England
David Seaman
Age: 53
Occasional pundit as well as appearing on television in celebrity ice dancing contests.
Gary Neville
Age: 41
Respected TV pundit and analyst, Neville has tried his hand at management and coaching.
Tony Adams
Age: 50
Having battled with alcoholism and drug abuse, he founded the Sporting Chance Clinic for sportsmen and women with similar addictions.
Gareth Southgate
Age: 46
Managed Middlesbrough before the Football Association hire him first as head of elite development, then Under-21 coach and now as manager of the senior side.
Stuart Pearce
Age: 54
In charge of Nottingham Forest until February of this year. Previously, he took over from Kevin Keegan at Man City, coached England Under-21s and has been in charge of the Great Britain 2012 Olympic side.
Paul Ince
Age: 49
Managed at Macclesfield, reached the Premier League briefly with Blackburn and came to a halt at Blackpool in 2014.
Darren Anderton
Age: 44
Works in television, including for Canadian and Norwegian stations.
Steve McManaman
Age: 44
Television pundit as well as having invested in racehorses with ex-Kop colleague Robbie Fowler.
Paul Gascoigne Age: 49
His alcohol addiction and mental illness problems in his post-playing career have been well documented.
Teddy Sheringham Age: 50
Made his name as a poker player before taking on a role as West Ham’s attacking coach and. Has also enjoyed brief managerial spells
Alan Shearer Age: 46
Became a television pundit on retirement - save for a brief spell as Newcastle caretaker boss in 2009.
Scotland
Andy Goram
Age: 52
Goalkeeping coach at a number of Scottish clubs, most recently with Airdrieonians, who he left last month.
Stewart McKimmie
Age: 54
Involved in journalism, writing a newspaper column and appearing on local radio in the north-east of Scotland.
Colin Hendry
Age: 50
Attempts at management at Blackpool and Clyde were unsuccessful and in 2009 suffered the tragedy of wife Denise dying from cosmetic surgery complications. Went bankrupt in 2010, owing more than £1million in tax.
Colin Calderwood
Age: 51
Managerial career saw him at Northampton, Nottingham Forest and Hibernian. He is currently Chris Hughton's assistant at Brighton.
Tom Boyd
Age: 50
Stayed at Celtic as a youth coach on retirement and has also participated in several charity events. He is now a club ambassador.
Stuart McCall
Age: 52
Began coaching career at Sheffield United before becoming boss of Bradford and then Motherwell. He is currently back at Bradford.
Gary McAllister
Age: 51
Spells in management, at Coventry and Leeds before a brief spell as caretaker at Aston Villa. Is also a TV pundit.
John Collins
Age: 48
Managed abroad, at Belgian outfit Charleroi. Was No.2 at Celtic under Ronny Deila, but left at the end of last season.
Tosh McKinlay
Age: 51
Was a journalist with a Norwegian company before becoming an agent as well as appearing on Celtic’s own TV station. Currently an agent for Celtic Media.
Gordon Durie
Age: 50
Was on the Rangers coaching staff until 2015, having had to quit as East Fife boss in 2012 after suffering a seizure.
John Spencer
Age: 46
After playing in America, carved out a coaching career that saw him sacked by Portland Timbers in 2012.
