1990 FIFA World Cup Group F

Play in Group F of the 1990 FIFA World Cup completed on 21 June 1990. England won the group and advanced to the second round, along with the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands. Egypt failed to advance. This group has the record (along with the 1982 Group 1) of the most draws (five) of any "group round" in World Cup history.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Republic of Ireland	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
3	Netherlands	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
4	Egypt	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

England vs Republic of Ireland

See also: England–Republic of Ireland football rivalry

11 June 1990

21:00

England	1–1	Republic of Ireland
Lineker File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'	Report	Sheedy File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'

Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari

Attendance: 35,238

Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg England

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Republic of Ireland

GK 1 Peter Shilton RB 2 Gary Stevens CB 6 Terry Butcher CB 5 Des Walker LB 3 Stuart Pearce RM 8 Chris Waddle CM 19 Paul Gascoigne CM 7 Bryan Robson (c) LM 11 John Barnes CF 9 Peter Beardsley downward-facing red arrow 69' CF 10 Gary Lineker downward-facing red arrow 83' Substitutes: DF 12 Paul Parker GK 13 Chris Woods MF 16 Steve McMahon Yellow card 75' upward-facing green arrow 69' MF 17 David Platt FW 21 Steve Bull upward-facing green arrow 83' Manager: Bobby Robson

GK 1 Packie Bonner RB 2 Chris Morris CB 4 Mick McCarthy (c) CB 5 Kevin Moran LB 3 Steve Staunton RM 8 Ray Houghton CM 7 Paul McGrath CM 13 Andy Townsend LM 11 Kevin Sheedy CF 9 John Aldridge downward-facing red arrow 64' CF 10 Tony Cascarino Substitutes: DF 12 David O'Leary MF 14 Chris Hughton FW 17 Niall Quinn MF 21 Alan McLoughlin upward-facing green arrow 64' GK 22 Gerry Peyton Manager: Jack Charlton

Assistant referees: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Netherlands vs Egypt

12 June 1990

21:00

Netherlands	1–1	Egypt
Kieft File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'	Report	Abdelghani File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' (pen.)

Stadio La Favorita, Palermo

Attendance: 33,288

Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Netherlands

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Egypt

GK 1 Hans van Breukelen RB 2 Berry van Aerle CB 4 Ronald Koeman CB 13 Graeme Rutjes LB 5 Adri van Tiggelen DM 3 Frank Rijkaard CM 6 Jan Wouters CM 10 Ruud Gullit (c) RW 8 Gerald Vanenburg downward-facing red arrow 46' LW 7 Erwin Koeman downward-facing red arrow 69' CF 9 Marco van Basten Substitutes: MF 11 Richard Witschge upward-facing green arrow 69' FW 12 Wim Kieft Yellow card 58' upward-facing green arrow 46' FW 14 John van 't Schip GK 16 Joop Hiele MF 20 Aron Winter Manager: Leo Beenhakker

GK 1 Ahmed Shobair DF 2 Ibrahim Hassan DF 3 Rabie Yassin DF 4 Hany Ramzy DF 5 Hesham Yakan DF 13 Ahmed Ramzy Yellow card 55' downward-facing red arrow 69' MF 7 Ismail Youssef MF 8 Magdi Abdelghani FW 9 Hossam Hassan FW 10 Gamal Abdelhamid (c) downward-facing red arrow 69' FW 20 Ahmed El-Kass Substitutes: DF 15 Saber Eid MF 16 Magdy Tolba upward-facing green arrow 69' MF 18 Osama Orabi FW 19 Adel Abdelrahman upward-facing green arrow 69' GK 21 Ayman Taher Manager: Mahmoud El-Gohary

Assistant referees: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico) Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

England vs Netherlands

16 June 1990

21:00

England	0–0	Netherlands
	Report

Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari

Attendance: 35,267

Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg England

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Netherlands

GK 1 Peter Shilton SW 14 Mark Wright CB 5 Des Walker CB 6 Terry Butcher RWB 12 Paul Parker LWB 3 Stuart Pearce RM 8 Chris Waddle downward-facing red arrow 58' CM 7 Bryan Robson (c) downward-facing red arrow 64' CM 19 Paul Gascoigne LM 11 John Barnes CF 10 Gary Lineker Substitutes: DF 2 Gary Stevens GK 13 Chris Woods MF 16 Steve McMahon MF 17 David Platt upward-facing green arrow 64' FW 21 Steve Bull upward-facing green arrow 58' Manager: Bobby Robson

GK 1 Hans van Breukelen RB 2 Berry van Aerle CB 4 Ronald Koeman CB 3 Frank Rijkaard LB 5 Adri van Tiggelen CM 6 Jan Wouters CM 10 Ruud Gullit (c) CM 11 Richard Witschge RF 14 John van 't Schip downward-facing red arrow 74' CF 9 Marco van Basten LF 17 Hans Gillhaus Substitutes: FW 12 Wim Kieft upward-facing green arrow 74' DF 13 Graeme Rutjes GK 16 Joop Hiele MF 20 Aron Winter DF 21 Danny Blind Manager: Leo Beenhakker

Assistant referees: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria) Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

Republic of Ireland vs Egypt

17 June 1990

17:00

Republic of Ireland	0–0	Egypt
	Report

Stadio La Favorita, Palermo

Attendance: 33,288

Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Republic of Ireland

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Egypt

GK 1 Packie Bonner RB 2 Chris Morris Yellow card 51' CB 4 Mick McCarthy (c) CB 5 Kevin Moran LB 3 Steve Staunton RM 8 Ray Houghton CM 7 Paul McGrath CM 13 Andy Townsend LM 11 Kevin Sheedy CF 9 John Aldridge downward-facing red arrow 64' CF 10 Tony Cascarino downward-facing red arrow 84' Substitutions: DF 12 David O'Leary MF 14 Chris Hughton FW 17 Niall Quinn upward-facing green arrow 84' MF 21 Alan McLoughlin upward-facing green arrow 64' GK 22 Gerry Peyton Manager: Jack Charlton

GK 1 Ahmed Shobair Yellow card 77' RB 2 Ibrahim Hassan CB 4 Hany Ramzy CB 5 Hesham Yakan LB 3 Rabie Yassin RM 18 Osama Orabi CM 7 Ismail Youssef CM 8 Magdi Abdelghani (c) LM 16 Magdy Tolba downward-facing red arrow 60' SS 20 Ahmed El-Kass downward-facing red arrow 76' CF 9 Hossam Hassan Substitutions: FW 10 Gamal Abdelhamid upward-facing green arrow 76' FW 12 Taher Abouzeid upward-facing green arrow 60' DF 15 Saber Eid FW 19 Adel Abdelrahman GK 21 Ayman Taher Manager: Mahmoud El-Gohary

Assistant referees: Joël Quiniou (France) Rosario Lo Bello (Italy)

England vs Egypt

21 June 1990

21:00

England	1–0	Egypt
Wright File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'	Report

Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari

Attendance: 34,959

Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg England

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Egypt

GK 1 Peter Shilton (c) RB 12 Paul Parker CB 5 Des Walker CB 14 Mark Wright LB 3 Stuart Pearce RM 8 Chris Waddle downward-facing red arrow 86' CM 16 Steve McMahon CM 19 Paul Gascoigne LM 11 John Barnes CF 21 Steve Bull downward-facing red arrow 84' CF 10 Gary Lineker Substitutes: MF 4 Neil Webb DF 6 Terry Butcher FW 9 Peter Beardsley Yellow card 85' upward-facing green arrow 84' GK 13 Chris Woods MF 17 David Platt upward-facing green arrow 86' Manager: Bobby Robson

GK 1 Ahmed Shobair DF 2 Ibrahim Hassan Yellow card 47' DF 3 Rabie Yassin DF 4 Hany Ramzy DF 5 Hesham Yakan DF 13 Ahmed Ramzy MF 7 Ismail Youssef MF 8 Magdi Abdelghani Yellow card 38' FW 9 Hossam Hassan FW 10 Gamal Abdelhamid (c) downward-facing red arrow 77' FW 20 Ahmed El-Kass downward-facing red arrow 77' Substitutes: FW 11 Tarek Soliman upward-facing green arrow 77' DF 15 Saber Eid MF 18 Osama Orabi FW 19 Adel Abdelrahman upward-facing green arrow 77' GK 21 Ayman Taher Manager: Mahmoud El-Gohary

Assistant referees: Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica) Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

Republic of Ireland vs Netherlands

21 June 1990

21:00

Republic of Ireland	1–1	Netherlands
Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'	Report	Gullit File:Soccerball shade.svg 11'

Stadio La Favorita, Palermo

Attendance: 33,288

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Republic of Ireland

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Netherlands

GK 1 Packie Bonner RB 2 Chris Morris CB 4 Mick McCarthy (c) CB 5 Kevin Moran LB 3 Steve Staunton RM 8 Ray Houghton CM 7 Paul McGrath CM 13 Andy Townsend LM 11 Kevin Sheedy downward-facing red arrow 62' CF 9 John Aldridge downward-facing red arrow 62' CF 17 Niall Quinn Substitutes: MF 6 Ronnie Whelan upward-facing green arrow 62' FW 10 Tony Cascarino upward-facing green arrow 62' DF 12 David O'Leary MF 16 John Sheridan GK 22 Gerry Peyton Manager: Jack Charlton

GK 1 Hans van Breukelen RB 2 Berry van Aerle CB 4 Ronald Koeman CB 3 Frank Rijkaard Yellow card 43' LB 5 Adri van Tiggelen CM 6 Jan Wouters CM 10 Ruud Gullit (c) CM 11 Richard Witschge downward-facing red arrow 58' RF 12 Wim Kieft downward-facing red arrow 78' CF 9 Marco van Basten LF 17 Hans Gillhaus Substitutes: FW 14 John van 't Schip MF 15 Bryan Roy GK 16 Joop Hiele MF 18 Henk Fräser upward-facing green arrow 58' FW 19 John van Loen upward-facing green arrow 78' Manager: Leo Beenhakker

Assistant referees: Richard Lorenc (Australia) Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)

See also

• Egypt at the FIFA World Cup
• England at the FIFA World Cup
• Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup
• Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup