Football World Cup 1990 / England
The English national football team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy :
qualification
England's biggest competitor was Sweden in Europe Group 2. Sweden won the group without defeat and two goalless draws against the English. England qualified as one of the top two runners-up of the three groups of four. Poland had no chance in the group after four World Cup appearances in a row in this group.
English games in qualification
country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Points | |
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1. |
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6th | 4th | 2 | - | 9: 3 | 10: 2 |
2. |
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6th | 3 | 3 | - | 10-0 | 9: 3 |
3. |
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6th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4: 8 | 5: 7 |
4th |
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6th | - | - | 6th | 3:15 | 0:12 |
England | - | Sweden | 0-0 |
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Albania | - | England | 0: 2 |
England | - | Albania | 5-0 |
England | - | Poland | 3-0 |
Sweden | - | England | 0-0 |
Poland | - | England | 0-0 |
Squad
No. | player | former club |
Games (1) | Date of birth | World Cup 1990 games / goals |
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goalkeeper | ||||||||||
1 | Peter Shilton |
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117 | September 18, 1949 | 7th | - | - | - | ||
13 | Chris Woods |
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15th | November 14, 1959 | - | - | - | - | ||
22nd | David Seaman (2) |
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2 | September 19, 1963 | - | - | - | - | ||
22nd | Dave Beasant (2) |
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2 | March 20, 1959 | - | - | - | - | ||
Defense | ||||||||||
2 | Gary Stevens |
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37 | March 27, 1963 | 2 | - | - | - | ||
3 | Stuart Pearce |
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20th | April 24, 1962 | 6th | - | 1 | - | ||
5 | The walker's |
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14th | November 26, 1965 | 7th | - | - | - | ||
6th | Terry Butcher |
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68 | December 28, 1958 | 5 | - | - | - | ||
12 | Paul Parker |
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4th | April 4th 1964 | 6th | - | 1 | - | ||
14th | Mark Wright |
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14th | August 1, 1963 | 6th | 1 | - | - | ||
15th | Tony Dorigo |
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1 | December 31, 1965 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
midfield | ||||||||||
4th | Neil Webb |
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19th | July 30, 1963 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
7th |
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82 | January 11, 1957 | 2 | - | - | - | ||
11 | John Barnes |
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50 | November 7, 1963 | 5 | - | - | - | ||
16 | Steve McMahon |
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10 | August 20, 1961 | 4th | - | 1 | - | ||
17th | David Platt |
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3 | June 10, 1966 | 6th | 3 | - | - | ||
18th | Steve Hodge |
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18th | October 25, 1962 | - | - | - | - | ||
19th | Paul Gascoigne |
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7th | May 27, 1967 | 6th | - | 2 | - | ||
20th | Trevor Steven |
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26th | September 21, 1963 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
attack | ||||||||||
8th | Chris Waddle |
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48 | December 14, 1960 | 7th | - | - | - | ||
9 | Peter Beardsley |
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38 | January 18, 1961 | 5 | - | 1 | - | ||
10 | Gary Lineker |
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47 | November 30, 1960 | 7th | 4th | - | - | ||
21st | Steve Bull |
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3 | March 28, 1965 | 4th | - | - | - | ||
Trainer | ||||||||||
Bobby Robson | February 18, 1933 |
English games at the 1990 World Cup
Preliminary round ( Group F )
- England 1-1 Ireland - Goals: 1-0 Lineker (9th min.), 1-1 Sheedy (77th min.)
- England 0-0 Netherlands
- England 1-0 Egypt - Goal: 1-0 Wright (58th min.)
England finished first in this very close group as they were the only team to win a game. All other games ended in a draw.
- England - Belgium 1-0 aet - Goal: 1-0 Platt (119th min.)
- England - Cameroon 3-2 a.m. - Goals: 1: 0 Platt (25th min.), 1: 1 Kundé (61th minute from a penalty kick ), 1: 2 Ekeke (65th minute), 2: 2 linekers (83rd minute per foul penalty), 3: 2 lineker (105th minute per foul penalty)
- England - Germany 1: 1 a.m., 3: 4 a.m. - Goals: 0: 1 Brehme (60th min.), 1: 1 Lineker (80th min.)
With this semi-final game against Germany , the English penalty trauma began, which was to accompany the tournaments of the next few years.
- England 1-2 Italy - Goals: 0-1 Baggio (71st min.), 1: 1 Platt (81st min.), 1: 2 Schillaci (86th min. From penalty kick)
England played the best tournament since the 1966 World Cup , finishing fourth. The big discovery of the tournament was the playful Paul Gascoigne , who was here for the first time in the international spotlight.
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- Hardy Greens : Football World Cup Encyclopedia. 1930-2006. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2002, ISBN 3-89784-205-X .
- FUWO: Born 1990, Sportverlag Berlin, ISSN 0323-8407