04 July 1990

Wednesday

1990-07-04

Events

 * 1990 World Cup semi-final: W. Germany v. England. 1-1 after extra time. Germany beat England 4-3 on penalties. The match is famous for scenes of Paul Gascoigne bursting into tears at the end of the game and Gary Lineker's quote, "Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win".
 * Match repeated on BBC online 12 April 2020.

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