Football tournament details
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
- ^ a b The Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands finished with identical records. With both teams assured of progressing, they were split by the drawing of lots to determine second and third place.
Matches
All times local (CEST/UTC+2)
England vs Republic of Ireland
Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari
Attendance: 35,238
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)
Netherlands vs Egypt
England vs Netherlands
Republic of Ireland vs Egypt
Attendance: 33,288
Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (
Belgium)
England vs Egypt
Republic of Ireland vs Netherlands
See also
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