England 3–2 aet Cameroon: 1990 World Cup match
3–2After extra time
Cameroon
Match in one glance
EnglandCameroonGoalCard
England
Cameroon
0′HT90′105′FT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Score progression
3England2Cameroon
David Platt opened the scoring at 25′.
Team comparison
EnglandCameroon
3Goals2
1Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1GLGary LinekerEngland · 83′, 105′2goals
- 2EKEmmanuel KundéCameroon · 61′1goal
- 3EEEugène EkékéCameroon · 65′1goal
- 4DPDavid PlattEngland · 25′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1990
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Quarter-final
- Stage
- Quarter-final
- Date
- 1990-07-01
- Venue
- Stadio San Paolo, Naples
- Result
- 3–2 aet
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
England / CameroonCameroon
Emmanuel Kundé (penalty)61′
Eugène Ekéké65′
Complete match timeline
EnglandCameroonGoalCardSubstitution
England
Cameroon
0′HT90′105′FT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
13 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0D. Platt 25′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 2E. Kundé 61′ · E. Ekéké 65′ · G. Lineker 83′
Extra time
90′–120′1 – 0G. Lineker 105′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
England
Reported roles- 1Peter ShiltonGK
- 3Stuart PearceLB
- 5Des WalkerCB
- 6Terry ButcherCB
- 8Chris WaddleRW
- 10Gary LinekerFW
- 11John BarnesLW
- 12Paul ParkerRB
- 14Mark WrightSW
- 17David PlattCM
- 19Paul GascoigneCM
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9PBPeter Beardsley46′
- 20TSTrevor Steven73′
Match contributions
- Stuart Pearce▰ 70′
- Gary Lineker⚽ 2
- David Platt⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PSPeter ShiltonGoalkeeper
- 3SPStuart PearceLeft-back
- 5DWDes WalkerCentre-back
- 6TBTerry ButcherCentre-back
- 8CWChris WaddleRight winger
- 10GLGary LinekerForward
- 11JBJohn BarnesLeft winger
- 12PPPaul ParkerRight-back
- 14MWMark WrightSW
- 17DPDavid PlattCentral midfielder
- 19PGPaul GascoigneCentral midfielder
Cameroon
Reported roles- 4Benjamin MassingDF
- 5Bertin EbwelléDF
- 6Emmanuel KundéSW
- 7François Omam-BiyikFW
- 10Louis-Paul M'FédéMF
- 13Jean-Claude PagalMF
- 14Stephen TatawDF
- 15Thomas LibiihMF
- 16Thomas N'KonoGK
- 20Cyrille MakanakyFW
- 21Emmanuel MaboangMF
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9RMRoger Milla46′
- 11EEEugène Ekéké62′
Match contributions
- Benjamin Massing▰ 28′
- Emmanuel Kundé⚽ 1
- Thomas N'Kono▰ 104′
- Roger Milla▰ 120′
- Eugène Ekéké⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 4BMBenjamin MassingDefender
- 5BEBertin EbwelléDefender
- 6EKEmmanuel KundéSW
- 7FOFrançois Omam-BiyikForward
- 10LMLouis-Paul M'FédéMidfielder
- 13JPJean-Claude PagalMidfielder
- 14STStephen TatawDefender
- 15TLThomas LibiihMidfielder
- 16TNThomas N'KonoGoalkeeper
- 20CMCyrille MakanakyForward
- 21EMEmmanuel MaboangMidfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
3England2Cameroon
David Platt opened the scoring at 25′.
Team comparison
EnglandCameroon
3Goals2
1Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1GLGary LinekerEngland · 83′, 105′2goals
- 2EKEmmanuel KundéCameroon · 61′1goal
- 3EEEugène EkékéCameroon · 65′1goal
- 4DPDavid PlattEngland · 25′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1990
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Quarter-final
- Stage
- Quarter-final
- Date
- 1990-07-01
- Venue
- Stadio San Paolo, Naples
- Result
- 3–2 aet
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
England / CameroonCameroon
Emmanuel Kundé (penalty)61′
Eugène Ekéké65′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.