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World Cup Semi-Final Shootout

Great Britain · Sport / Football. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1990Date range
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Chronological records

1990

Paul John Gascoigne4 July 1990

Turin · Sport / Football

The West Germany match culminates in a penalty shoot-out with Gascoigne originally intended to take the third kick, which was scored by Platt, but the Germans eventually won and England failed to reach the final.

Names involved

Paul John Gascoigne

Provenance

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