Quiz! Can you name the England line-up from the 1990 World Cup match against Cameroon?

By Mark White
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The Three Lions were taken almost all the way by the Indomitable Lions in this classic clash of Italia 90

England winger Chris Waddle (r) is challenged by Jean-Claude Pagal of Cameroon during the 1990 FIFA World Cup Quarter Final match on July 1, 1990 in Naples, Italy
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Three minutes on the clock, 13 players to guess.

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Think of Cameroon at the 1990 World Cup and you probably think of Roger Milla, the elder statesman of the side, dancing by the corner flag.

It was England that put them out of the competition – but with the Indomitable Lions coming within eight minutes of going through to the semi-finals of Italia 90, Bobby Robson's players badly unestimated their opponents. 

Howard Wilkinson apparently informed the England players at the time that this quarter-final was "A practical bye to the semi-finals". One of the players who stayed on the pitch for the full 90 minutes and extra time reportedly told Wilkinson afterwards, "Some f***ing bye, that".

It's 32 long years ago – but how many of the Three Lions side can you name from that game?

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Mark White
Mark White
Staff Writer

Mark White has been a staff writer on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, writing pieces for both online and the magazine. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also been to the FA Cup and League Cup finals for FFT and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He once saw Tyrone Mings at a petrol station in Bournemouth but felt far too short to ask for a photo.