659 - Saturday, 16th June 1990, 9:00pm

1Hans van BreukelenJohannes Franciscus van Breukelen.
Born 4th Oct 1956, Utrecht.
2Berry van AerleHubertus Aegidius Hermanus van Aerle.
Born 8th Dec 1962, Helmond.
3Frank RijkaardFranklin Edmundo Rijkaard.
Born 30th Sep 1962, Amsterdam.
4Ronald KoemanRonald Koeman.
Born 21st Mar 1963, Zaandam.
Younger brother of Erwin Koeman.
5Adri van TiggelenAdrianus A. van Tiggelen.
Born 16th Jun 1957, Oud-Beijerland.
6Jan WoutersJan Jacobus Wouters.
Born 17th Jul 1960, Utrecht.
11Richard WitschgeRichard Peter Witschge.
Born 20th Sep 1969, Amsterdam.
Younger brother of Rob Witschge.
14John van 't SchipJohannes Nicolaas van 't Schip.
Born 30th Dec 1963, Fort St. John, Canada.
75'74:20
9Marco van BastenMarco van Basten.
Born 31st Oct 1964, Utrecht.
10Ruud GullitRuud Gullit.
Born 1st Sep 1962, Amsterdam.
(c)
17Hans GillhausJohannes Paulus Gillhaus.
Born 5th Nov 1963, Helmond.
12Wim KieftWillem Cornelis Nicolaas Kieft.
Born 12th Nov 1962, Amsterdam.
75'74:20

1Peter ShiltonDerby, 120th of 125 caps
40 years, 8 months, 28 days
Goalkeeper (c)14th captaincy
12Paul ParkerQPR, 6th of 19 caps
26 years, 2 months, 12 days
Right Wing Back
3Stuart PearceNotts Forest, 26th of 78 caps
28 years, 1 month, 22 days
Left Wing Back
14Mark WrightDerby, 25th of 45 caps
26 years, 10 months, 15 days
Sweeper
5Des WalkerNotts Forest, 20th of 59 caps
24 years, 6 months, 20 days
Centre Back
6Terry ButcherRangers, 74th of 77 caps
31 years, 5 months, 19 days
Centre Back
7Bryan RobsonMan Utd, 87th of 90 caps
33 years, 5 months, 5 days
Midfielder 65'64:18
19Paul GascoigneSpurs, 13th of 57 caps
23 years, 0 months, 20 days
Midfielder
8Chris WaddleMarseille, 54th of 62 caps
29 years, 6 months, 2 days
Midfielder 59'58:45
10Gary LinekerSpurs, 53rd of 80 caps
29 years, 6 months, 16 days
Centre Forward
11John BarnesLiverpool, 55th of 79 caps
26 years, 7 months, 9 days
Centre Forward
21Steve BullWolves, 9th of 13 caps
25 years, 2 months, 19 days
Centre Forward 59'58:45
17David PlattAston Villa, 6th of 62 caps
24 years, 0 months, 6 days
Midfielder 65'64:18

England Starting Formation

Sweeper 1-2-5-2

Lineker: Goal DisallowedLineker had the ball in the net in the 52 minute [51:33] but "The rebound struck Lineker's arm before he could turn it into the net."
Pearce: Goal DisallowedPearce also had the ball in the net in added on time [91:23] direct from a free kick "Unfortunately, in the excitment, everyone had forgotten the free kick was indirect."
Player MilestoneMark Wright's 25th Cap

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)
The Guardian "Firepower flaw in Robson's revolution", Monday 18th June 1990, page 12.
Daily Telegraph "Robson's sweeper system provides hope for England", Monday 18th June 1990, page 38.
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