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Wednesday, 28 March 1990
The Varig (Brazilian Airlines) Challenge Cup

England 1 Brazil 0 [1-0]
 

 

Match Summary
England Squad
Brazil Squad

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance: 80,000;
Receipts: £1.2m. (new Wembley record); Kick-off: 8.00pm BST
Live on BSB The Sports Channel (UK) -
Commentator:
Martin Tyler and Andy Gray

England - Gary Lineker (36)
 
Results 1985-1990

? kicked-off. ? minutes (? & ?).

 

Match Summary

Officials from German Democratic Republic

England

Type

Brazil

Referee (-) - Klaus Peschel
x (x), FIFA listed x.

Linesmen - Wieland Ziller and Guenther Habermann.

Reserve Official - Kenneth H. Hoare, Birmingham.

Teams presented to The Right Honourable The Earl of Harewood, K.B.E., L.L.D., F.A. Honorary vice-President.

Match preceded by England U18 vs. Denmark U18.

  Goal Attempts  
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England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 7th to 6th
Colours: The 1990 Umbro home uniform - White collared jersey with shadowed diamonds and navy collar/cuff, navy shorts with white panel and red triangle, white socks with navy tops.
Capt: Terry Butcher, third captaincy Manager: Robert W. Robson, 57 (18 February 1933), appointed 7 July 1982,
84th match, W 42 - D 26 - L 16 - F 139 - A 49.
England Lineup
1 Shilton, Peter L., injured off 11th min. 40 18 September 1949 G Derby County FC 114 70ᵍᵃ
most apps 1989-90
2 Stevens, M. Gary 27 27 March 1963 RB Rangers FC, Scotland 37 0
3 Pearce, Stuart 27 24 April 1962 LB Nottingham Forest FC 20 0
4 McMahon, Stephen 28 20 August 1961 RCM Liverpool FC 10 0
5 Walker, Desmond S. 24 26 November 1965 RCD Nottingham Forest FC 14 0
6 Butcher, Terence I. 31 28 December 1958
in Alexandra Park, Singapore
LCD Rangers FC, Scotland 68 3
7 Platt, David A. 23 10 June 1966 LCM Aston Villa FC 3 0
8 Waddle, Christopher R. 29 14 December 1960 RM Olympique de Marseille, France 49 6
9 Beardsley, Peter A., off 78th min. 29 18 January 1961 AM Liverpool FC 38 7
10 Lineker, Gary W. 29 30 November 1960 CF Tottenham Hotspur FC 47 30
11 Barnes, John C.B. 26 7 November 1963
in Kingston, Jamaica
LM Liverpool FC 50 8
BME most apps
England Substitutes
13 Woods, Christopher C.E., on 11th min. for Shilton 30 14 November 1959 GK Rangers FC, Scotland 15 7 4ᵍᵃ
8
16 Gascoigne, Paul J., on 78th min. for Beardsley 22 27 May 1967 AM Tottenham Hotspur FC 7 1 1
6

unused substitutes:

12-Paul Parker, 14-Tony Dorigo, 15-Steve Bull, 17-Mark Wright, 18-Michael Thomas.

substitute notes:

Peter Shilton breaks his own records again in being the oldest and most experienced player to be replaced by a substitute.
Tottenham Hotspur FC expand on their own tally of providing players as England substitutes, now at 32.

records:

England have now gone a record 22 matches unbeaten at Wembley Stadium.
Manager Bobby Robson played for England against Brazil in June 1958.
 
4-4-2(1-1) Shilton (Woods) -
Stevens, Walker, Butcher, Pearce -
Waddle, McMahon, Platt, Barnes -
Beardsley
(Gascoigne) -
Lineker

Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

Brazil Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 2nd
Colours: Made by Topper - Blue v-necked collared jersey with white collar/cuffs, white shorts, blue socks with white trim.
Capt: Ricardo Raimundo Manager: Sebastião Lazaroni
Brazil Lineup
1 Mergen Taffarel, Cláudio A.   8 May 1966 G     ᵍᵃ
2 Jorginho   17 August 1964        
de Amorim Campos, Jorge
3 Nepomuceno Mozer, José Carlos, off 79th min.   19 September 1960        
4 Galvão, Mauro G.   19 December 1961        
5 Branco   4 April 1964        
Vaz Leal, Cláudio Ibrahim
6 Raymundo, Ricardo Gomes   13 December 1964        
7 Bebeto, off 64th min.   16 February 1964        
Gama de Oliveira, José Roberto
8 Dunga   31 October 1963        
Bledorn Verri, Carlos Caetano
9 Careca   5 October 1960        
de Oliveira Filho, Antônio
10 do Prado Pereira, Paulo Silas, off 46th min.   27 August 1965        
11 de Oliveira Filho, Valdo Cândido, off 79th min.   12 January 1964        
Brazil Substitutes
16 Alemão, on 46th min. for Silas Pereira   22 November 1961        
de Brito, Ricardo Rogério
17 Müller, on 64th min. for Bebeto   31 January 1966        
Corrêa da Costa, Luís Antônio
13 Nascimento dos Santos, Aldair, on 79th min. for Carlos Mozer   30 November 1965        
18 Barreto Faria, Bismarck, on 79th min. for Valdo   17 September 1969        

unused substitutes:

12-Acacio, 14-Mazinho, 15-Ricardo Rocha.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

This was billed as an unofficial World championship because both teams were undefeated in their last fourteen international matches. The game was settled by Gary Lineker nine minutes before half-time when he headed in his thirtieth England goal after John Barnes had flicked on a Peter Beardsley corner from the left. It was England's first home victory against Brazil for thirty-four years. Shilton had to go off for stitches after Des Walker's elbow had hit him in the face, and Chris Woods took over in goal. Muller claimed the ball was over the line when Stuart Pearce made a goalmouth clearance in the sixty-sixth minute. The 80,000 all-seater crowd were brought to their feet at the end to give England a standing ovation for an excellent performance against the favourites for the World Cup just three months away.

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Official Teamsheet
Matchday Programme
Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record (Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Norman Giller
, Football Author

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CG