Graham Taylor gambled on playing with three central defenders at the back, but the players were clearly uncomfortable with the new tactics. Des Walker was caught napping when Norway took a forty-third minute lead through Leonhardsen, the Norwegian scoring a scrappy goal as Walker stood still disputing a refereeing decision. Eight minutes after half-time Walker - one of the quickest defenders in the English game - was outpaced before Bohinen beat goalkeeper Chris Woods at his near post to seal a humiliating World Cup qualifying match defeat. Graham Taylor came in for some savage criticism, particularly for introducing new, untried tactics in such a crucial game. England now had to win all three of their remaining qualifying matches to stand even an outside chance of going to the United States for the finals. Perhaps the upcoming friendly trip to the United States would help lift morale? Don't bet on it.

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Official Teamsheet
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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