Assist: John Barnes. "In the 36th minute Lineker's persistence forced Mauro Galvao to concede a corner on the left, taken by Beardsley. Barnes headed the ball on from the near post and Taffarel, who had already looked suspect in the air, was stranded in a fog of indecision as Lineker put England in the front with the action of a man looking through a letterbox."Gary Lineker30th of 48 goals. Header from 6 yards., 36' 35:22
1Peter ShiltonDerby, 114th of 125 caps 40 years, 6 months, 10 days Goalkeeper13'12:28
2Gary StevensRangers, 37th of 46 caps 27 years, 0 months, 1 day Right Back
3Stuart PearceNotts Forest, 20th of 78 caps 27 years, 11 month, 4 days Left Back
4Steve McMahonLiverpool, 10th of 17 caps 28 years, 7 months, 8 days Midfielder
5Des WalkerNotts Forest, 14th of 59 caps 24 years, 4 months, 2 days Centre Back
6Terry ButcherRangers, 68th of 77 caps 31 years, 3 months, 0 days Centre Back(c)3rd captaincy
7David PlattAston Villa, 3rd of 62 caps 23 years, 9 months, 18 days Midfielder
8Chris WaddleMarseille, 49th of 62 caps 29 years, 3 months, 14 days Right Midfielder
9Peter BeardsleyLiverpool, 38th of 59 caps 29 years, 2 months, 10 days Centre Forward78'77:37
10Gary LinekerSpurs, 47th of 80 caps 29 years, 3 months, 28 days Centre Forward
11John BarnesLiverpool, 50th of 79 caps 26 years, 4 months, 21 day Left Midfielder
13Chris WoodsRangers, 15th of 43 caps 30 years, 4 months, 14 days Goalkeeper13'12:28
16Paul GascoigneSpurs, 7th of 57 caps 22 years, 10 months, 1 day Attacking Midfielder78'77:37
Player Injury"Peter Shilton joined Lofthouse among those who have worn head bandages for England although in Shilton's case he had to wear it on the sidelines for all but 11 minutes of the game. Shilton collided with Des Walker [10:15], caught the defender's elbow in the face and needed eight stitches in a cut above the eye."
Off the line?In the 67th minute [66:12] Stuart Pearce cleared a Muller shot off the line after the Brazilian had rounded Woods. The East German referee is shoved by several Brazilians notably Branco and Alemao and he takes out his red card from his back pocket but does not brandish it to anyone. Instead he looks bewildered before wandering over to his linesman who confirms it wasn't a goal and play should contine with a throw-in.
World In MotionFootage of the game features in the New Order video World in Motion.
Player MilestoneJohn Barnes' 50th 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
The Guardian "Lineker strikes gold in Brazilian interior.", Thursday 29th March 1990, page 14.
Daily Telegraph "Lineker ends Brazil's European conquest", Thursday 29th March 1990, page 34.
England 1 - 0 Brazil 
Assist: John Barnes. "In the 36th minute Lineker's persistence forced Mauro Galvao to concede a corner on the left, taken by Beardsley. Barnes headed the ball on from the near post and Taffarel, who had already looked suspect in the air, was stranded in a fog of indecision as Lineker put England in the front with the action of a man looking through a letterbox."Gary Lineker30th of 48 goals. Header from 6 yards., 36' 35:22 
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England Bobby Robson
East Germany Klaus Peschel