1990 FIFA World Cup Group F

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Republic of Ireland 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3[a]
3  Netherlands 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3[a]
4  Egypt 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands finished with identical records. With both teams assured of progressing, they were split by the drawing of lots to determine second and third place.

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

England vs Republic of Ireland

England 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Lineker 9' Report Sheedy 73'
England
Republic of Ireland
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  69'
CF 10 Gary Lineker  83'
Substitutes:
DF 12 Paul Parker
GK 13 Chris Woods
MF 16 Steve McMahon  75'  69'
MF 17 David Platt
FW 21 Steve Bull  83'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
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  64'
CF 10 Tony Cascarino
Substitutes:
DF 12 David O'Leary
MF 14 Chris Hughton
FW 17 Niall Quinn
MF 21 Alan McLoughlin  64'
GK 22 Gerry Peyton
Manager:
Jack Charlton

Assistant referees:
Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Netherlands vs Egypt

Netherlands 1–1 Egypt
Kieft 58' Report Abdelghani 83' (pen.)
Netherlands
Egypt
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  46'
LW 7 Erwin Koeman  69'
CF 9 Marco van Basten
Substitutes:
MF 11 Richard Witschge  69'
FW 12 Wim Kieft  58'  46'
FW 14 John van 't Schip
GK 16 Joop Hiele
MF 20 Aron Winter
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker
GK 1 Ahmed Shobair
DF 2 Ibrahim Hassan
DF 3 Rabie Yassin
DF 4 Hany Ramzy
DF 5 Hesham Yakan
DF 13 Ahmed Ramzy  55'  69'
MF 7 Ismail Youssef
MF 8 Magdi Abdelghani
FW 9 Hossam Hassan
FW 10 Gamal Abdelhamid (c)  69'
FW 20 Ahmed El-Kass
Substitutes:
DF 15 Saber Eid
MF 16 Magdy Tolba  69'
MF 18 Osama Orabi
FW 19 Adel Abdelrahman  69'
GK 21 Ayman Taher
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

Assistant referees:
Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)
Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

England vs Netherlands

England 0–0 Netherlands
Report
England
Netherlands
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  58'
CM 7 Bryan Robson (c)  64'
CM 19 Paul Gascoigne
LM 11 John Barnes
CF 10 Gary Lineker
Substitutes:
DF 2 Gary Stevens
GK 13 Chris Woods
MF 16 Steve McMahon
MF 17 David Platt  64'
FW 21 Steve Bull  58'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
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  74'
CF 9 Marco van Basten
LF 17 Hans Gillhaus
Substitutes:
FW 12 Wim Kieft  74'
DF 13 Graeme Rutjes
GK 16 Joop Hiele
MF 20 Aron Winter
DF 21 Danny Blind
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)
Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

Republic of Ireland vs Egypt

Republic of Ireland 0–0 Egypt
Report
Republic of Ireland
Egypt
GK 1 Packie Bonner
RB 2 Chris Morris  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  64'
CF 10 Tony Cascarino  84'
Substitutions:
DF 12 David O'Leary
MF 14 Chris Hughton
FW 17 Niall Quinn  84'
MF 21 Alan McLoughlin  64'
GK 22 Gerry Peyton
Manager:
Jack Charlton
GK 1 Ahmed Shobair  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  60'
SS 20 Ahmed El-Kass  76'
CF 9 Hossam Hassan
Substitutions:
FW 10 Gamal Abdelhamid  76'
FW 12 Taher Abouzeid  60'
DF 15 Saber Eid
FW 19 Adel Abdelrahman
GK 21 Ayman Taher
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

Assistant referees:
Joël Quiniou (France)
Rosario Lo Bello (Italy)

England vs Egypt

England 1–0 Egypt
Wright 58' Report
England
Egypt
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  86'
CM 16 Steve McMahon
CM 19 Paul Gascoigne
LM 11 John Barnes
CF 21 Steve Bull  84'
CF 10 Gary Lineker
Substitutes:
MF 4 Neil Webb
DF 6 Terry Butcher
FW 9 Peter Beardsley  85'  84'
GK 13 Chris Woods
MF 17 David Platt  86'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
GK 1 Ahmed Shobair
DF 2 Ibrahim Hassan  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  38'
FW 9 Hossam Hassan
FW 10 Gamal Abdelhamid (c)  77'
FW 20 Ahmed El-Kass  77'
Substitutes:
FW 11 Tarek Soliman  77'
DF 15 Saber Eid
MF 18 Osama Orabi
FW 19 Adel Abdelrahman  77'
GK 21 Ayman Taher
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

Assistant referees:
Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

Republic of Ireland vs Netherlands

Republic of Ireland 1–1 Netherlands
Quinn 71' Report Gullit 11'
Attendance: 33,288
Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
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  62'
CF 9 John Aldridge  62'
CF 17 Niall Quinn
Substitutes:
MF 6 Ronnie Whelan  62'
FW 10 Tony Cascarino  62'
DF 12 David O'Leary
MF 16 John Sheridan
GK 22 Gerry Peyton
Manager:
Jack Charlton
GK 1 Hans van Breukelen
RB 2 Berry van Aerle
CB 4 Ronald Koeman
CB 3 Frank Rijkaard  43'
LB 5 Adri van Tiggelen
CM 6 Jan Wouters
CM 10 Ruud Gullit (c)
CM 11 Richard Witschge  58'
RF 12 Wim Kieft  78'
CF 9 Marco van Basten
LF 17 Hans Gillhaus
Substitutes:
FW 14 John van 't Schip
MF 15 Bryan Roy
GK 16 Joop Hiele
MF 18 Henk Fräser  58'
FW 19 John van Loen  78'
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker

Assistant referees:
Richard Lorenc (Australia)
Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)

See also