Date: 04-07-1990
Stage: semi-final
Place: TORINO
Running time: 164 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/english/german
My rating: ****
Notes: Gascoigne,Lineker,Hoddle,Platt, Matthaus,Klinsmann,Voeller,Hassler
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 4 July 1990, 20:00
Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 62,628
Meteo: N.A.
WEST GERMANY
Bodo Illgner
Andreas Brehme
Jürgen Kohler
Klaus Augenthaler
Guido Buchwald
Thomas Berthold
Thomas Häßler
Lothar Matthäus
Jürgen Klinsmann
Rudi Völler
Olaf Thon
Coach: Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)
() 109′ Andreas Brehme
38′ ↓Rudi Völler ↑Karl-Heinz Riedle
66′ ↓Thomas Häßler ↑Stefan Reuter
ENGLAND
Peter Shilton
Paul Parker
Terry Butcher
Des Walker
Stuart Pearce
Mark Wright
Paul Gascoigne
David Platt
Chris Waddle
Gary Lineker
John Barnes
Coach: Bobby Robson (ENG)
() 66′ Paul Parker
() 99′ Paul Gascoigne
70′ ↓Terry Butcher ↑Trevor Steven
Referee: José Roberto Wright (BRA)
Goals:
60′ Andreas Brehme FRG
80′ Gary Lineker ENG
Match overview
West Germany and England contested a gripping semi-final in Turin, with both teams scoring in normal time through Brehme and Lineker. The match remained level after extra time, and West Germany advanced to the final by winning 4-3 in the penalty shoot-out. The game was fiercely competitive, with chances for both sides and high drama as Paul Gascoigne received a fateful yellow card that would have ruled him out of the final.
Trivia
This semi-final is remembered as one of the most emotional matches in World Cup history. England’s exit on penalties became a national trauma, while West Germany’s composure from the spot was decisive. The tears of Paul Gascoigne symbolised the heartbreak of the English team and fans.
