Brazil are NOT expected to wear their iconic yellow strip when they face England at Wembley on Saturday – despite no obvious kit clash

Brazil is not expected to wear its classic yellow shirt when they play England at Wembley on Saturday.

The five-time World Cup winners are in London training at Arsenal’s London Colney complex ahead of this weekend’s prestigious friendly against Gareth Southgate’s side.

But the South Americans will wear their alternative blue away shirt for the match, a move likely to leave football’s traditionalists disappointed.

Brazil’s home strip is perhaps the most iconic in world football, with the shirt symbolizing some of the greatest footballers to ever play the game.

The prospect of their current crop turning out in the famous yellow at Wembley would have brought back memories of famous historic clashes between the two countries – most notably the 1970 World Cup match, the setting for Gordon Banks’ miraculous save against Pele.

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Similarly, Brazil in yellow, and England in their famous white, were their strip, in the 2002 World Cup quarter-final, when David Seaman was brutally lobbed by Ronaldinho as Sven Goran-Eriksson’s side crashed out of the tournament.

On both occasions Brazil became world champions.

Brazil wore yellow at Wembley for the previous six meetings at the national stadium, although they wore blue when they faced England in London in 1990. Gary Lineker scored to give Bobby Robson’s men a 1-0 win.

It is unclear why Brazil, who have a long-standing kit partnership with Nike, have decided not to wear their traditional colors this weekend, especially if there is no obvious clash.

But sportswear companies often use friendlies as an opportunity to parade and market different jerseys.

Brazil and Nike released their latest kits early this week ahead of this summer’s Copa America.

Brazil will play Spain next week, where they can debut their new yellow jersey.