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Individual International Appearances, Part Eight- Gary Winston Lineker (Part 3)


Official International Appearance No. 41 / 28 Goals

Date: June 3, 1989
Competition: FIFA World Cup 1986 Qualifier-UEFA Zone-Group 2
Venue: London - Wembley
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Attendance: 70,000
England 3-Poland 0 (Gary Lineker 25, John Barnes 70, Neil Webb 83)
Notes:
1-Second match vs. Poland. Fourth goal vs. Poland, after his hat trick in the 1986 World Cup.
2-Gary Lineker scored his 28th goal for England.


Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 3, Issue 2, February 1992
(June 3, 1989, World Cup qualifier, England 3-Poland 0)



Photo From:  World Soccer, May 1990
(In the background witnessing John Bares’ goal, June 3, 1989, World Cup qualifier, England 3-Poland 0)




Official International Appearance No. 42 / 29 Goals

Date: June 7, 1989
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Copenhagen-Idraetsparken
Referee: Jacob Uilenberg (Holland)
Attendance: 18,400
Denmark 1-England 1 (Lars Elstrup 56 / Gary Lineker 27)
Notes:
1-First match and first goal vs. Denmark.
2-Gary Lineker scored his 29th goal for England.
3-Lineker scored in third consecutive match.
4-Last match and goal as a Barcelona player (24 matches, 17 goals). (12 wins, 8 draws, 4 losses)


Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Europe 1, Special Coupe du Monce , Italie 1990
(Standing second from the right, June 7, 1989, Denmark 1-England 1)




Official International Appearance No. 43 / 29 Goals

Date: September 6, 1989
Competition: FIFA World Cup 1986 Qualifier-UEFA Zone-Group 2
Venue: Stockholm - Råsunda -Solna Stadion
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)
Attendance: 38,558
Sweden 0-England 0 (-)
Notes:
1-Second match vs. Sweden.
2-First match as a Tottenham Hotspur Football Club player.


Photo From: Match, September 16, 1989
(September 6, 1989, World Cup Qualifier, Sweden 0-England 0)


Official International Appearance No. 44 / 29 Goals

Date: October 11, 1989
Competition: FIFA World Cup 1986 Qualifier-UEFA Zone-Group 2
Venue: Chorzów- Stadion Śląski (Silesian Stadium)    
Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladren (Spain)
Attendance: 35,000
Poland 0-England 0 (-)
Notes:
1-Third match vs. Poland.
2-Second World Cup qualification and third straight qualification for the Finals of an Official Tournament.

Official International Appearance No. 45 / 29 Goals

Date: November 15, 1989
Competition: Friendly
Venue: London - Wembley
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)
Attendance: 80,000
England 0-Italy 0 (-)
Notes:
1-Second match vs. Italy.

Photo From: Official Match Programme,  England v Brazil, 1990
(Standing second from the right, November 15, 1989, England 0-Italy 0)




Official International Appearance No. 46 / 29 Goals

Date: December 13, 1989
Competition: Friendly
Venue: London - Wembley
Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)
Attendance: 34,796
England 2-Yugoslavia 1 (Bryan Robson 2, 70 / Haris Skoro 17)
Notes:
1-Third and last match vs. Yugoslavia.


Photo From: Official Match Programme,  England v Brazil, 1990
(December 13, 1989, England 2-Yugoslavia 1)


Photo From: Official Match Programme,  England v Brazil, 1990
(December 13, 1989, England 2-Yugoslavia 1)


Official International Appearance No. 47 / 30 Goals

Date: March 28, 1990
Competition: Friendly
Venue: London - Wembley
Referee: Klaus Perchel (East Germany)
Attendance: 90,000
England 1-Brazil 0 (Gary Lineker 37)
Notes:
1-Second match vs. Brazil and second match scoring against them. He has scored in every match vs. South American opponent.
2-Gary Lineker scored his 30th goal for England.
3-First goals as a Tottenham Hotspur player.
4-For more detail, see:







Official International Appearance No. 48 / 30 Goals

Date: April 25, 1990
Competition: Friendly
Venue: London - Wembley
Referee: Michel Girard (France)
Attendance: 21,000
England 4-Czechoslovakia 2 (Steve Bull 18,55, Stuart Pearce 23, Paul Gascoigne 89 / Tomas Skuhravy 11, Lubos Kubik 81)
Notes:
1-First match vs. Czechoslovakia.

Official International Appearance No. 49 / 31 Goals

Date: May 15, 1990
Competition: Friendly
Venue: London - Wembley
Referee: James McCluskey (Scotland)
Attendance: 27,643
England 1-Denmark 0 (Gary Lineker 54)
Notes:
1-Second match and second goal vs. Denmark.
2-Gary Lineker scored his 31st goal for England.
3-Gary Lineker was replaced by Steve Bull in the 70th minute.


Official International Appearance No. 50 / 31 Goals

Date: May 22, 1990
Competition: Friendly
Venue: London - Wembley
Referee: Pietro d'Elia (Italy)
Attendance: 38,751
England 1-Uruguay 2 (John Barnes 51 / Santiago Ostolaza 27, Jose Perdomo 62)
Notes:
1-First and only match vs. Uruguay. The fifth South American opponent and the first time, Lineker did not score against a South American Opponent.
2-Gary Lineker was replaced by Steve Bull in the 78th minute.


Official International Appearance No. 51 / 31 Goals

Date: June 2, 1990
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Tunis -El Menzah Stadium
Referee: Rachid Medjiba (Algeria)
Attendance: 25,000
Tunisia 1-England 1 (Abdelhamed Hergal 26 / Steve Bull 89)
Notes:
1-First and only match vs. Tunisia.
2-Third African Nation after Egypt and Morocco.
3-Gary Lineker was replaced by Steve Bull in the 78th minute.

Official International Appearance No. 52 / 32 Goals

Date: June 11, 1990
Competition: FIFA World Cup 1990-Group F
Venue: Cagliari – Stadio Sant'Elia, Italy
Referee: Aaron Schmidhuber (West Germany)
Attendance: 35,238
England 1-Republic of Ireland 1 (Gary Lineker 8 / Kevin Sheedy 73)
Notes:
1-Third match and second goal vs. Republic of Ireland.
2-Second FIFA World Cup participation and third Official Tournament.
3-Just like 1988 Euros, first match vs. Republic of Ireland.
4-Second consecutive World Cup that he scored in.
5-Seventh World Cup Finals goals after his six goals in 1986 World Cup.
6-Gary Lineker was replaced by Steve Bull in the 83rd minute.
7-Fourth straight match he was substituted by Steve Bull.
8-Gary Lineker scored his 32nd goal for England.


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(Standing second from the right, June 11, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)



Photo From: France Football, Issue 2309, July 10, 1990
(Diagram of Lineker’s goal, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)



Photo From: World Soccer, July 1990
(June 11, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)



Official International Appearance No. 53 / 32 Goals

Date: June 16, 1990
Competition: FIFA World Cup 1990-Group F
Venue: Cagliari – Stadio Sant'Elia, Italy
Referee: Zoran Petrovic (Yugoslavia)
Attendance: 35,000
Holland 0-England 0 (-)
Notes:
1-Third and last match vs. Holland.

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 18, July 1990
(June 16, 1990, World Cup, Holland 0-England 0)



Official International Appearance No. 54 / 32 Goals

Date: June 21, 1990
Competition: FIFA World Cup 1990-Group F
Venue: Cagliari – Stadio Sant'Elia, Italy
Referee: Kurt Roethlisberger (Switzerland)
Attendance: 35,000
England 1-Egypt 0 (Mark Wright 64)
Notes:
1-Second and last match vs. Egypt.

Official International Appearance No. 55 / 32 Goals

Date: June 26, 1990
Competition: FIFA World Cup 1990-Second Round
Venue: Bologna – Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Italy
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Attendance: 35,000
England 1-Belgium 0 (David Platt 119)
Notes:
1-First and only match vs. Belgium.
2-First Official match played to go into overtime.


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(Standing first from the left, June 26, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Belgium 0)



Photo From: Forever England, A History of the National Side, Authors Mark Shaoul, Tony Williamson
(Standing first from the left, June 26, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Belgium 0)



Photo From: Goal, Issue 33, June 1998
(June 26, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Belgium 0)


Official International Appearance No. 56 / 34 Goals

Date: July 1, 1990
Competition: FIFA World Cup 1990-Quarterfinals
Venue: Napoli – Stadio San Paolo, Italy
Referee: Edgardo Codesal Méndez (Mexico)
Attendance: 55,000
England 3-Cameroon 2 (David Platt 25, Gary Lineker 83 pen, 105 pen / Emmanuel Kunde 61 pen, Eugene Ekeke 65)
Notes:
1-First match and goals vs. Cameroon.
2-First ever goals vs. an African Opponent.
3-Gary Lineker scored his 33rd and 34th goals for England.
4-First ever England goals on penalty kicks. England were awarded the two penalties after each time Gary Lineker was fouled in the box.
5-Second Consecutive Official match played to go into overtime.



Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 18, July 1990
(July 1, 1990, World Cup, England 3-Cameroon 2)



Photo From: Goal, Issue 18, March 1997
(July 1, 1990, World Cup, England 3-Cameroon 2)




Official International Appearance No. 57 / 35 Goals

Date: July 4, 1990
Competition: FIFA World Cup 1990-Semifinals
Venue: Torino - Stadio delle Alpi, Italy
Referee: Jose Roberto Ramiz Wright (Brazil)
Attendance: 62,600
West Germany 1-England 1 (Andreas Brehme 60 / Gary Lineker 81) (West Germany won 4-3 on a penalty kick shoot-out)
Notes:
1-Third match and second goal vs. West Germany.
2-Gary Lineker scored his 35th goal for England.
3-First and only match to go into a penalty kick shoot-out and loss. Lineker scored his spot kick, England’s first.
4-Third Consecutive Official match played to go into overtime.


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(Standing first from the right, England squad, July 4, 1990, World Cup, West Germany 1-England 1)



Photo From: The World Cup Who's Who, 1950-2002
(Lineker scoring, July 4, 1990, World Cup, West Germany 1-England 1)


Photo From: World Soccer, April 1992
(Lineker scoring, July 4, 1990, World Cup, West Germany 1-England 1)



Official International Appearance No. 58 / 35 Goals

Date: July 7, 1990
Competition: FIFA World Cup 1990-Third place
Venue: Bari- Stadio San Nicola, Italy
Referee: Joel Quiniou (France)
Attendance: 51,000
Italy 2-England 1 (Roberto Baggio 71, Salvatore Schillaci 86 pen / David Platt 81)
Notes:
1-Third match and final match vs. Italy.
2-Last match with Bobby Robson as Manager. (58 matches, 28 wins, 20 draws, 10 losses)
3-Lineker scored 35 goals during Robson’s reign (2 penalties).



Photo From: Il Libro Azzuro, Author: Walter Perosino, 1998
(July 7, 1990, World Cup, Italy 2-England 1)


Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 41, June 1992
(Standing fifth from the right Full 1990 World Cup England squad, July 7, 1990, World Cup, Italy 2-England 1)


Official International Appearance No. 59 / 36 Goals

Date: September 12, 1990
Competition: Friendly
Venue: London - Wembley
Referee: Erich Fredriksson (Sweden)
Attendance: 51,459
England 1-Hungary 0 (Gary Lineker 44)
Notes:
1-Second match and first goal vs. Hungary
2-First match with Graham Taylor as Manager.
3-Gary Lineker scored his 36th goal for England.
4-First match and goal as Captain of England.
5-For more detail, see:


Photo From: World Soccer, October  1990
(Team captains, Gary Lineker and Imre Garaba, September 12, 1990, England 1-Hungary 0)



Official International Appearance No. 60 / 37 Goals

Date: October 17, 1990
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 7
Venue: London - Wembley
Referee: Tulio Lánese (Italy)
Attendance: 60,000
England 2-Poland 0 (Gary Lineker 41 pen, Peter Beardsley 90)
Notes:
1-Fourth match and fifth goal vs. Poland.
2-Gary Lineker scored his 37th goal for England.
3-Third penalty kick goal for England.
4-Gary Lineker was replaced by Peter Beardsley in the 57th minute.


Photo From: England, The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne
(October 17, 1990, EC Qualifier, England 2-Poland 0)



Photo From: 92 - Europeu 92 - Manil
(Standing second from the right, England squad, October 17, 1990, EC Qualifier, England 2-Poland 0)
Note: England played with the same lineup vs. Hungary in the previous match but this is more likely the lineup vs. Poland





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