660 - Thursday, 21st June 1990, 9:00pm

1Ahmed ShobairAhmed Abdelaziz Shobeir.
Born 28th Sep 1960, Tanta.
2Ibrahim HassanIbrahim Hassan Hussein.
Born 10th Aug 1966, Cairo.
Twin brother of Hossam Hassan. 48'47:31 Timewasting, I guess? Booked for taking an excessively long run up for a throw in. Bizarre.
3Rabie YassinMohamed Rabie Yassin.
Born 7th Sep 1960, Beni Suef.
4Hany RamzyHany Guda Ramzy.
Born 10th Mar 1969, Cairo.
5Hesham YakanHesham Yakan Zaki.
Born 10th Aug 1962, Cairo.
13Ahmed RamzyAhmed Megahid Ramzy.
Born 25th Jul 1965, Egypt.
7Ismail YoussefIsmail Youssef Awadallah Mohamed.
Born 28th Jun 1964, Giza.
8Magdi AbdelghaniMagdi Abdelghani Sayed Ahmed.
Born 27th Jul 1959, Cairo.
37'36:43 Timewasting by kicking the ball out into the field when it should have been a goal kick. Hany Ramzy was still on the sidelines behind the goal receiving treatment.
9Hossam HassanHossam Hassan Hussein.
Born 10th Aug 1966, Cairo.
Twin brother of Ibrahim Hassan.
10Gamal Abdel-HameedGamal Abdelhameed.
Born 24th Nov 1957, Cairo.
(c) 78'77:21
20Ahmed El-KassAhmed Abdou Abd El-Aziz El-Kass.
Born 8th Jul 1965, Alexandria.
78'77:31
19Adel AbdelrahmanHosny Adel Abdelrahman.
Born 11th Dec 1967, Egypt.
78'77:21
11Tarek SolimanTarek Mohamed Soliman.
Born 24th Jan 1962, Port Said.
78'77:31

Assist: Paul Gascoigne. "He appeared in a rare attack in the 59th minute to head home Gascoigne's free kick."Mark WrightOnly Goal. Header from 7 yards., 59' 58:12

1Peter ShiltonDerby, 121st of 125 caps
40 years, 9 months, 3 days
Goalkeeper (c)15th captaincy
12Paul ParkerQPR, 7th of 19 caps
26 years, 2 months, 17 days
Right Back
3Stuart PearceNotts Forest, 27th of 78 caps
28 years, 1 month, 27 days
Left Back
19Paul GascoigneSpurs, 14th of 57 caps
23 years, 0 months, 25 days
Midfielder
5Des WalkerNotts Forest, 21st of 59 caps
24 years, 6 months, 25 days
Centre Back
14Mark WrightDerby, 26th of 45 caps
26 years, 10 months, 20 days
Centre Back
16Steve McMahonLiverpool, 14th of 17 caps
28 years, 10 months, 1 day
Midfielder
8Chris WaddleMarseille, 55th of 62 caps
29 years, 6 months, 7 days
Right Midfielder 87'86:54
21Steve BullWolves, 10th of 13 caps
25 years, 2 months, 24 days
Centre Forward 84'83:51
10Gary LinekerSpurs, 54th of 80 caps
29 years, 6 months, 21 day
Centre Forward
11John BarnesLiverpool, 56th of 79 caps
26 years, 7 months, 14 days
Left Midfielder
9Peter BeardsleyLiverpool, 42nd of 59 caps
29 years, 5 months, 3 days
Centre Forward 89'88:50 Foul on Ibrahim Hassan. 84'83:51
17David PlattAston Villa, 7th of 62 caps
24 years, 0 months, 11 day
Midfielder 87'86:54

England Starting Formation

4-4-2

Player InjuryHany Ramzy injures his left ankle bizarrely tackling Bull in his own area [31:02]. He painfully twists his ankle under his body and has to leave the field for lengthy treatment on the sidelines, most of the time writhing in pain. Egypt prepare (15) Saber Eid to replace him but Ramzy makes a recovery to hobble back onto the pitch in the 41st minute and completes the match.
QualificationIn one of the closest group stages of any World Cup, the winners England, did so by winning 1-0 in their final game against Egypt. All the other games in the group resulted in draws. With both Netherlands and Ireland having identical records and both assured of qualfication to the next round, lots were drawn to decide their paths.
Goal MilestoneMark Wright's 1st 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)
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The Guardian "England advance for the Wright reason", Friday 22nd June 1990, page 18.
Daily Telegraph "England have semi-final place in sight", Friday 22nd June 1990, page 36.
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