Editing Andy Cole (section)

==International career==
Despite first being capped for [[England national football team|England]] in 1995, Cole earned only 15 [[cap (sport)|caps]] by the time he announced his retirement from international football after failing to be selected for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]] squad. He scored one goal for England, in a World Cup qualifying match against [[Albania national football team|Albania]] in March 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1245429.stm|title=Cole goal caps England victory|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 March 2001 |access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref> He also scored in his single appearance for the [[England national football B team|England B]] team.

Glenn Hoddle, in defence of his decision not to select Cole for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|World Cup in 1998]], accused Cole of needing six or seven chances to score one goal.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/feb/01/1 On second thoughts ... Andy Cole] ''The Guardian'', 1 February 2007</ref>

A persistent toe injury in the lead up to [[UEFA Euro 2000]] led to Cole missing out on another major competition for his country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/teams/england/772525.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804101448/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/england/772525.stm |archive-date=4 August 2016 |title=Keegan tips Cole to bounce back |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 June 2000 |access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/teams/england/772145.stm|title=Keegan names Euro 2000 squad|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 June 2000|access-date=20 November 2015}}</ref>

Cole earned his first four caps under four different managers. He made his debut in a friendly against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] under [[Terry Venables]] in March 1995, coming on as a substitute for [[Teddy Sheringham]];<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Dan |title='Roy Keane has me up against the wall' - how one moment sparked a Man Utd feud |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/keane-cole-sheringham-man-united-26106114 |access-date=24 March 2024 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=4 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Andy Cole explains how Teddy Sheringham ruined his England debut |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/11728098/andy-cole-explains-how-teddy-sheringham-ruined-his-england-debut |access-date=24 March 2024 |work=Sky Sports |date=25 May 2019}}</ref> he appeared next against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] under Glenn Hoddle at the [[1997 Tournoi de France|Tournoi de France]] in 1997; made his third appearance against [[France national football team|France]] under caretaker [[Howard Wilkinson]] in 1999; and finally earned his fourth cap against [[Poland national football team|Poland]] under new manager [[Kevin Keegan]] in his first starting appearance a few weeks later.