Match No. 625 - Tuesday, 19th May 1987
Assist: Peter Beardsley. A sprinting Beardsley takes the ball from the left channel into the area. Level with the 6 yard box he crosses with his left. The cross beats the keeper on his near post and leaves Lineker with a flying header from 4 yards into the empty net (centre). Gary Lineker19th of 48 goals. Header from 4 yards., 35'
- 1
- Peter ShiltonSouthampton, 91st of 125 caps
37 years, 8 months, 1 day
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Gary StevensEverton, 15th of 46 caps
24 years, 1 month, 23 days
Right Back
- 3
- Stuart PearceNotts Forest, 1st of 78 caps
25 years, 0 months, 25 days
Left Back
- 4
- Peter ReidEverton, 10th of 13 caps
30 years, 10 months, 29 days
Midfield
- 5
- Tony AdamsArsenal, 3rd of 66 caps
20 years, 7 months, 9 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Terry ButcherRangers, 51st of 77 caps
28 years, 4 months, 22 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Bryan RobsonMan Utd, 58th of 90 caps
30 years, 4 months, 8 days
Midfield (c)34th captaincy
- 8
- John BarnesWatford, 31st of 79 caps
23 years, 6 months, 12 days
Right Midfield
- 9
- Peter BeardsleyNewcastle Utd, 14th of 59 caps
26 years, 4 months, 1 day
Forward
- 10
- Gary LinekerBarcelona, 24th of 80 caps
26 years, 5 months, 19 days
Centre Forward
76'
- 11
- Chris WaddleSpurs, 27th of 62 caps
26 years, 5 months, 5 days
Left Midfield
- 16
- Mark HateleyAC Milan, 23rd of 32 caps
25 years, 6 months, 12 days
Centre Forward
76'
Mirandinha, 36'
- 1
- Carlos Roberto GalloCarlos Roberto Gallo.
Born 4th Mar 1956, Vinhedo.
- 2
- JosimarJosimar Higino Pereira.
Born 19th Dec 1960, Rio de Janeiro.
47'
- 3
- GeraldãoGeraldo Dutra Pereira.
Born 24th Apr 1963, Governador Valadares.
(c)
- 4
- Ricardo RochaRicardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha.
Born 11th Sep 1962, Recife.
- 5
- DouglasWilliam Douglas Humia Menezes.
Born 1st Mar 1963, Belo Horizonte.
- 6
- NelsinhoNélson Luís Kerchner.
Born 31st Dec 1962, São Paulo.
- 7
- MüllerLuís Antônio Corrêa da Costa.
Born 31st Jan 1966, Campo Grande.
- 8
- Silas PereiraPaulo Silas do Prado Pereira.
Born 27th Aug 1965, Campinas.
82'
- 9
- MirandinhaFrancisco Ernandi Lima da Silva.
Born 2nd Jul 1959, Chaval.
- 10
- Edu MarangonCarlos Eduardo Marangon.
Born 2nd Feb 1963, São Paulo.
83'
- 11
- ValdoValdo Cândido de Oliveira Filho.
Born 12th Jan 1964, Siderópolis.
- 15
- DungaCarlos Caetano Bledorn Verri.
Born 31st Oct 1963, Ijuí.
82'
- 17
- RaíRaí Souza Vieira de Oliveira.
Born 15th May 1965, Ribeirão Preto.
83'
Notes
- Tournament InfoEngland's first match in the 3 team tournament.
- Player MilestoneStuart Pearce's 1st Cap
Sources
- Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- www.rsssfbrasil.com
- soccernostalgia.blogspot.co.uk
Referee
France Michel Vautrot
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, losing -4 ranking points to 1995 points England - 3rd
Brazil - 2nd