Match No. 617 - Wednesday, 18th June 1986, 12:00pm

Assist: Steve Hodge. "...an attempted shot by Stevens was inadvertently blocked by Hoddle who promptly found Hodge in space on the left. With Fernandez drawn towards the ball the Villa player slipped it back past him for Lineker to score his fourth World Cup goal into an empty net." Gary Lineker10th of 48 goals. Right-footed from 3 yards., 32' 31:33
Assist: Terry Butcher. "From Hoddle's corner Butcher sent in a low shot which rebounded from the goalkeeper's chest and Beardsley pounced on the rebound to score." Peter Beardsley2nd of 9 goals. Right-footed from 5 yards., 56' 55:23
Assist: Peter Beardsley. "In the 73rd minute, with Paraguay's defence spread wide, Hoddle found Stevens, his Spurs colleague, near the right-hand byline, and Lineker beat the goalkeeper from the low cross..." Gary Lineker11th of 48 goals. Right-footed from 6 yards., 73' 72:00

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Peter ShiltonSouthampton, 85th of 125 caps
36 years, 9 months, 0 days
Goalkeeper (c)10th captaincy

5
Alvin MartinWest Ham, 16th of 17 caps
27 years, 10 months, 30 days
Centre Back 37:04 Difficult to see what Martin is carded for as the TV pictures are inconclusive but it seems that he is cautioned for deliberately kicking (or throwing the ball away) instead of returning it for a Paraguayan free kick for offside.

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Steve HodgeAston Villa, 7th of 24 caps
23 years, 7 months, 24 days
Midfield 67:23 Late challenge on Cañete. Cañete gets up and body checks Hodge.

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Rogelio DelgadoRogelio Wilfrido Delgado Casco.
Born 12th Oct 1959, Asunción.
(c)

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Jorge NunesJorge Amado Nunes Infrán.
Born 18th Oct 1961, Berazategui, Arentina.
59:28 Jostling the ref (see notes).

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Buenaventura FerreiraBuenaventura Ferreira Gómez.
Born 4th Jul 1960, Coronel Oviedo.

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Alfredo MendozaAlfredo Damián Mendoza Sulewski.
Born 12th Dec 1963, Encarnación.

Notes

Player Injury"a well-aimed elbow to the throat" from Delgago [53:30] caused Lineker to be stretched off the pitch during the second half. Whilst he was receiving treatment on the side-lines England scored their second goal.
Bad tempered matchA ball into the area for Cabañas wrong-foots Martin who pulls back the striker [58:26]. Cabañas goes down dramatically. It does seem like a tug but the referee waves away the incensed Paraguayans. Nunes is straight into the official's face and even pushes the ref with his chest. Al Sharif is soon absolutely surrounded and jostled further by seven of them. He manages to break away but they all keep following him as he asks them to retreat. The linesman has to come on and help, so does a FIFA official, as the ref tries to separate Nunes, who he wants to book, from the rest of the herd. Nunes is finally booked [59:28]. The game now is littered with off the ball incidents and jostling after every foul/challenge by both sides. The referee is far from in control.
Player MilestoneGary Stevens' Last Cap
Goal MilestoneGary Lineker's 10th Goal

England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
Official FIFA report
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The Guardian "Lineker leads the charge", Thursday, 19th June 1986, page 28.
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