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England - Cameroon

England - Cameroon

Date: 1 July 1990
Stadium: San Paolo Stadium

Few games at the 1990 FIFA World Cup TM captured the imagination like the quarter-final between England, a side inspired by Paul Gascoigne, and Cameroon, a team who had already written their name in the tournament's history books.

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I Was There…

Bobby Robson: "Everybody had a bit of sympathy for Cameroon today - I know I did. We got in front with a good goal, a wonderful goal, but at the time they were the better team. And when they went ahead they were the better team. But we pulled it out of the fire."

Did You Know?

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  • Mexican match referee Edgardo Codesal Mendez also awarded the penalty which settled Germany FR’s 1-0 win over Argentina in the 1990 final.
  • England defender Mark Wright needed six stitches to patch up a head wound after an accidental clash with Cameroon substitute Roger Milla.
  • The two penalties awarded to England in Naples doubled the total they had been given during Bobby Robson’s eight years in charge to four.
  • Gary Lineker revealed he was thinking about his brother Wayne before taking the first penalty, telling himself he had better not miss it.
  • England scouts had mistakenly told Bobby Robson that Cameroon would pose no problems, saying: “You’ve got a bye into the semi-finals.”

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