1990 FIFA World Cup Group F#England vs Egypt

Play in Group F of the 1990 FIFA World Cup completed on 21 June 1990. England won the group and advanced to the second round, along with the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands. Egypt failed to advance. This group has the record (along with the 1982 Group 1) of the most draws (five) of any "group round" in World Cup history.

Standings

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Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

=England vs Republic of Ireland=

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|date=11 June 1990

|time=21:00

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GK	1	Peter Shilton
RB	2	Gary Stevens
CB	6	Terry Butcher
CB	5	Des Walker
LB	3	Stuart Pearce
RM	8	Chris Waddle
CM	19	Paul Gascoigne
CM	7	Bryan Robson (c)
LM	11	John Barnes
CF	9	Peter Beardsley		{{suboff\|69}}
CF	10	Gary Lineker		{{suboff\|83}}
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DF	12	Paul Parker
GK	13	Chris Woods
MF	16	Steve McMahon	{{yel\|75}}	{{subon\|69}}
MF	17	David Platt
FW	21	Steve Bull		{{subon\|83}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Bobby Robson

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GK	1	Packie Bonner
RB	2	Chris Morris
CB	4	Mick McCarthy (c)
CB	5	Kevin Moran
LB	3	Steve Staunton
RM	8	Ray Houghton
CM	7	Paul McGrath
CM	13	Andy Townsend
LM	11	Kevin Sheedy
CF	9	John Aldridge	{{suboff\|64}}
CF	10	Tony Cascarino
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
DF	12	David O'Leary
MF	14	Chris Hughton
FW	17	Niall Quinn
MF	21	Alan McLoughlin	{{subon\|64}}
GK	22	Gerry Peyton
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jack Charlton

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Assistant referees:

Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

=Netherlands vs Egypt=

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|referee=Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)}}

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GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
RB	2	Berry van Aerle
CB	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	13	Graeme Rutjes
LB	5	Adri van Tiggelen
DM	3	Frank Rijkaard
CM	6	Jan Wouters
CM	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
RW	8	Gerald Vanenburg		{{suboff\|46}}
LW	7	Erwin Koeman		{{suboff\|69}}
CF	9	Marco van Basten
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
MF	11	Richard Witschge		{{subon\|69}}
FW	12	Wim Kieft	{{yel\|58}}	{{subon\|46}}
FW	14	John van 't Schip
GK	16	Joop Hiele
MF	20	Aron Winter
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Leo Beenhakker

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GK	1	Ahmed Shobair
DF	2	Ibrahim Hassan
DF	3	Rabie Yassin
DF	4	Hany Ramzy
DF	5	Hesham Yakan
DF	13	Ahmed Ramzy	{{yel\|55}}	{{suboff\|69}}
MF	7	Ismail Youssef
MF	8	Magdi Abdelghani
FW	9	Hossam Hassan
FW	10	Gamal Abdelhamid (c)		{{suboff\|69}}
FW	20	Ahmed El-Kass
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
DF	15	Saber Eid
MF	16	Magdy Tolba		{{subon\|69}}
MF	18	Osama Orabi
FW	19	Adel Abdelrahman		{{subon\|69}}
GK	21	Ayman Taher
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Mahmoud El-Gohary

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Assistant referees:

Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

=England vs Netherlands=

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|date=16 June 1990

|time=21:00

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|score=0–0

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GK	1	Peter Shilton
SW	14	Mark Wright
CB	5	Des Walker
CB	6	Terry Butcher
RWB	12	Paul Parker
LWB	3	Stuart Pearce
RM	8	Chris Waddle	{{suboff\|58}}
CM	7	Bryan Robson (c)	{{suboff\|64}}
CM	19	Paul Gascoigne
LM	11	John Barnes
CF	10	Gary Lineker
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
DF	2	Gary Stevens
GK	13	Chris Woods
MF	16	Steve McMahon
MF	17	David Platt	{{subon\|64}}
FW	21	Steve Bull	{{subon\|58}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Bobby Robson

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GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
RB	2	Berry van Aerle
CB	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	3	Frank Rijkaard
LB	5	Adri van Tiggelen
CM	6	Jan Wouters
CM	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CM	11	Richard Witschge
RF	14	John van 't Schip	{{suboff\|74}}
CF	9	Marco van Basten
LF	17	Hans Gillhaus
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
FW	12	Wim Kieft	{{subon\|74}}
DF	13	Graeme Rutjes
GK	16	Joop Hiele
MF	20	Aron Winter
DF	21	Danny Blind
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Leo Beenhakker

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Assistant referees:

Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)

Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

=Republic of Ireland vs Egypt=

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|date=17 June 1990

|time=17:00

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|score=0–0

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|stadium=Stadio La Favorita, Palermo

|attendance=33,288

|referee=Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)}}

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GK	1	Packie Bonner
RB	2	Chris Morris	{{yel\|51}}
CB	4	Mick McCarthy (c)
CB	5	Kevin Moran
LB	3	Steve Staunton
RM	8	Ray Houghton
CM	7	Paul McGrath
CM	13	Andy Townsend
LM	11	Kevin Sheedy
CF	9	John Aldridge		{{suboff\|64}}
CF	10	Tony Cascarino		{{suboff\|84}}
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
DF	12	David O'Leary
MF	14	Chris Hughton
FW	17	Niall Quinn		{{subon\|84}}
MF	21	Alan McLoughlin		{{subon\|64}}
GK	22	Gerry Peyton
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jack Charlton

|valign="top" width="50%"|

width="25"\|	width="25"\|
style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
GK	1	Ahmed Shobair	{{yel\|77}}
RB	2	Ibrahim Hassan
CB	4	Hany Ramzy
CB	5	Hesham Yakan
LB	3	Rabie Yassin
RM	18	Osama Orabi
CM	7	Ismail Youssef
CM	8	Magdi Abdelghani (c)
LM	16	Magdy Tolba		{{suboff\|60}}
SS	20	Ahmed El-Kass		{{suboff\|76}}
CF	9	Hossam Hassan
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
FW	10	Gamal Abdelhamid		{{subon\|76}}
FW	12	Taher Abouzeid		{{subon\|60}}
DF	15	Saber Eid
FW	19	Adel Abdelrahman
GK	21	Ayman Taher
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Mahmoud El-Gohary

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Assistant referees:

Joël Quiniou (France)

Rosario Lo Bello (Italy)

=England vs Egypt=

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|date=21 June 1990

|time=21:00

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|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/italy1990/matches/match/150 Report]

|team2={{fb|EGY}}

|goals1=Wright {{goal|58}}

|stadium=Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari

|attendance=34,959

|referee=Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)}}

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GK	1	Peter Shilton (c)
RB	12	Paul Parker
CB	5	Des Walker
CB	14	Mark Wright
LB	3	Stuart Pearce
RM	8	Chris Waddle		{{suboff\|86}}
CM	16	Steve McMahon
CM	19	Paul Gascoigne
LM	11	John Barnes
CF	21	Steve Bull		{{suboff\|84}}
CF	10	Gary Lineker
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
MF	4	Neil Webb
DF	6	Terry Butcher
FW	9	Peter Beardsley	{{yel\|85}}	{{subon\|84}}
GK	13	Chris Woods
MF	17	David Platt		{{subon\|86}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Bobby Robson

|valign="top" width="50%"|

width="25"\|	width="25"\|
style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
GK	1	Ahmed Shobair
DF	2	Ibrahim Hassan	{{yel\|47}}
DF	3	Rabie Yassin
DF	4	Hany Ramzy
DF	5	Hesham Yakan
DF	13	Ahmed Ramzy
MF	7	Ismail Youssef
MF	8	Magdi Abdelghani	{{yel\|38}}
FW	9	Hossam Hassan
FW	10	Gamal Abdelhamid (c)		{{suboff\|77}}
FW	20	Ahmed El-Kass		{{suboff\|77}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
FW	11	Tarek Soliman		{{subon\|77}}
DF	15	Saber Eid
MF	18	Osama Orabi
FW	19	Adel Abdelrahman		{{subon\|77}}
GK	21	Ayman Taher
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Mahmoud El-Gohary

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Assistant referees:

Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)

Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

=Republic of Ireland vs Netherlands=

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|date=21 June 1990

|time=21:00

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|score=1–1

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|team2={{fb|NED}}

|goals1=Quinn {{goal|71}}

|goals2=Gullit {{goal|11}}

|stadium=Stadio La Favorita, Palermo

|attendance=33,288

|referee=Michel Vautrot (France)}}

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width="100%" \|valign="top" width="50%"\| {\| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
GK	1	Packie Bonner
RB	2	Chris Morris
CB	4	Mick McCarthy (c)
CB	5	Kevin Moran
LB	3	Steve Staunton
RM	8	Ray Houghton
CM	7	Paul McGrath
CM	13	Andy Townsend
LM	11	Kevin Sheedy	{{suboff\|62}}
CF	9	John Aldridge	{{suboff\|62}}
CF	17	Niall Quinn
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
MF	6	Ronnie Whelan	{{subon\|62}}
FW	10	Tony Cascarino	{{subon\|62}}
DF	12	David O'Leary
MF	16	John Sheridan
GK	22	Gerry Peyton
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jack Charlton

|valign="top" width="50%"|

width="25"\|	width="25"\|
style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
GK	1	Hans van Breukelen
RB	2	Berry van Aerle
CB	4	Ronald Koeman
CB	3	Frank Rijkaard	{{yel\|43}}
LB	5	Adri van Tiggelen
CM	6	Jan Wouters
CM	10	Ruud Gullit (c)
CM	11	Richard Witschge		{{suboff\|58}}
RF	12	Wim Kieft		{{suboff\|78}}
CF	9	Marco van Basten
LF	17	Hans Gillhaus
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
FW	14	John van 't Schip
MF	15	Bryan Roy
GK	16	Joop Hiele
MF	18	Henk Fräser		{{subon\|58}}
FW	19	John van Loen		{{subon\|78}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Leo Beenhakker

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Assistant referees:

Richard Lorenc (Australia)

Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)

1990 FIFA World Cup Group F#England vs Egypt

Standings

Matches

=England vs Republic of Ireland=

=Netherlands vs Egypt=

=England vs Netherlands=

=Republic of Ireland vs Egypt=

=England vs Egypt=

=Republic of Ireland vs Netherlands=

See also