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1990 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
England
WLWWW
1-2-0
, 4 PTS
1
Republic of Ireland
LLWLD
0-3-0
, 3 PTS
1
Gary Lineker
- 9'
Kevin Sheedy
- 74'
Summary
Commentary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
ENG
IRL
No.
Name
--
Peter Shilton
--
Stuart Pearce
--
Gary Stevens
--
Des Walker
--
Terry Butcher
--
Bryan Robson
--
Gary Lineker
--
John Barnes
--
Peter Beardsley
--
Paul Gascoigne
--
Chris Waddle
Substitutes
--
Steve McMahon
Game Information
Comunale Sant'Elia
8:00 AM, 11 June 1990
Referees:
Schmidhuber, Aaron
Match Timeline
England
Republic of Ireland
KO
9
74
Match Commentary
Match Stats
ENG
IRL
Possession
0
0
Shots on Goal
0
0
Shot Attempts
0
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
FIFA World Cup Standings
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
P
Morocco
3
2
1
0
+3
7
Croatia
3
1
2
0
+3
5
Belgium
3
1
1
1
-1
4
Canada
3
0
0
3
-5
0
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