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.

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[a]
3	Netherlands	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3[a]
4	Egypt	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

England

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  69' CF 10 Gary Lineker  83' Substitutes: DF 12 Paul Parker GK 13 Chris Woods MF 16 Steve McMahon  75'  69' MF 17 David Platt FW 21 Steve Bull  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  64' CF 10 Tony Cascarino Substitutes: DF 12 David O'Leary MF 14 Chris Hughton FW 17 Niall Quinn MF 21 Alan McLoughlin  64' GK 22 Gerry Peyton Manager: Jack Charlton

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

Netherlands

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  46' LW 7 Erwin Koeman  69' CF 9 Marco van Basten Substitutes: MF 11 Richard Witschge  69' FW 12 Wim Kieft  58'  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  55'  69' MF 7 Ismail Youssef MF 8 Magdi Abdelghani FW 9 Hossam Hassan FW 10 Gamal Abdelhamid (c)  69' FW 20 Ahmed El-Kass Substitutes: DF 15 Saber Eid MF 16 Magdy Tolba  69' MF 18 Osama Orabi FW 19 Adel Abdelrahman  69' GK 21 Ayman Taher Manager: Mahmoud El-Gohary

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

England

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  58' CM 7 Bryan Robson (c)  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  64' FW 21 Steve Bull  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  74' CF 9 Marco van Basten LF 17 Hans Gillhaus Substitutes: FW 12 Wim Kieft  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

Egypt

GK 1 Packie Bonner RB 2 Chris Morris  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  64' CF 10 Tony Cascarino  84' Substitutions: DF 12 David O'Leary MF 14 Chris Hughton FW 17 Niall Quinn  84' MF 21 Alan McLoughlin  64' GK 22 Gerry Peyton Manager: Jack Charlton

GK 1 Ahmed Shobair  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  60' SS 20 Ahmed El-Kass  76' CF 9 Hossam Hassan Substitutions: FW 10 Gamal Abdelhamid  76' FW 12 Taher Abouzeid  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

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  86' CM 16 Steve McMahon CM 19 Paul Gascoigne LM 11 John Barnes CF 21 Steve Bull  84' CF 10 Gary Lineker Substitutes: MF 4 Neil Webb DF 6 Terry Butcher FW 9 Peter Beardsley  85'  84' GK 13 Chris Woods MF 17 David Platt  86' Manager: Bobby Robson

GK 1 Ahmed Shobair DF 2 Ibrahim Hassan  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  38' FW 9 Hossam Hassan FW 10 Gamal Abdelhamid (c)  77' FW 20 Ahmed El-Kass  77' Substitutes: FW 11 Tarek Soliman  77' DF 15 Saber Eid MF 18 Osama Orabi FW 19 Adel Abdelrahman  77' GK 21 Ayman Taher Manager: Mahmoud El-Gohary

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

Republic of Ireland

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  62' CF 9 John Aldridge  62' CF 17 Niall Quinn Substitutes: MF 6 Ronnie Whelan  62' FW 10 Tony Cascarino  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  43' LB 5 Adri van Tiggelen CM 6 Jan Wouters CM 10 Ruud Gullit (c) CM 11 Richard Witschge  58' RF 12 Wim Kieft  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  58' FW 19 John van Loen  78' Manager: Leo Beenhakker

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

• 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