Most appearances
Peter
Shilton holds the record with 17 appearances in World Cup final
tournament matches, followed by Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore and Terry
Butcher, all with 14.
England's
World Cup Final Tournament Players by Number of Appearances
Most
appearances in a single tournament
England
have played seven matches in a single World tournament only once, in Italy in
1990, and four players appeared in all seven matches: Peter
Shilton, Des Walker, Gary Lineker and Chris Waddle. However, only
Shilton and Walker played every minute of every match, 720 minutes in
all, a number inflated by England's three extra-time matches.
Lineker missed the last seven minutes of the first match, and Waddle,
coming on as a substitute, missed 72 minutes of the last, third-place
match.
Most
consecutive appearances
Peter
Shilton made 17 consecutive appearances as goalkeeper in all England's
matches at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 final tournaments. Bobby Charlton
and Bobby Moore made 14 consecutive appearances, starting all the
matches at the 1962, 1966 and 1970 tournaments. David Beckham made
13 consecutive appearances, coming on as a substitute against Romania in
the 1998 tournament and starting against Colombia and Argentina, then
starting all the matches at the 2002 and 2006 tournaments. Gary
Lineker made 12 consecutive appearances, starting all the matches at the
1986 and 1990 tournaments. Billy Wright made 10 consecutive
appearances, starting all the matches at the 1950, 1954 and 1958
tournaments. Ray Wilson also made 10 consecutive appearances,
starting all the matches at the 1962 and 1966 tournaments.
Most
tournaments as captain
Billy
Wright served as captain at three World Cup final tournaments, 1950 in
Brazil, 1954 in Switzerland and 1958 in Sweden. Bobby Moore was
captain at two tournaments, 1966 in England and 1970 in México.
David Beckham was captain also at two tournaments, 2002 in South
Korea/Japan and 2006 in Germany. Bryan Robson and Peter Shilton both served as captain
at the same two
final tournaments, 1986 in México and 1990 in Italy.
Most
appearances as captain
Billy
Wright, Bobby Moore and David Beckham each served as captain in 10 World Cup final
tournament matches, Wright at the 1950, 1954 and 1958 tournaments, Moore
at the 1966 and 1970 tournaments and Beckham at the 2002 and 2006
tournaments.
England's
World Cup Final Tournament Captains
Youngest
player to appear:
Michael
Owen was by far the youngest player ever to appear for England in the
World Cup finals. He was 18 years, 183 days when he made a
substitute appearance for England against Tunisia in the opening group
match of the 1998 tournament in France. In the third group match,
against Colombia, at the time, he became the youngest player to make a starting
appearance for England at 18 years, 194 days.
Oldest
player to appear
Peter
Shilton was 40 years, 295 days when he played in the third-place match
against host Italy at the 1990 tournament to earn his 125th and last cap
for England. He played every minute of England's seven matches at
the tournament. Stanley Matthews was 39 years, 145 days when he
appeared in England's last match of the 1954 tournament, the
quarterfinal against Uruguay. He was still dazzling defenders in
the old First Division four years later, but the selectors overlooked
him for the World Cup 1958 squad.
Goalscoring
Most
goals
Gary
Lineker is far and away England's top World Cup finals scorer with 10
goals in 12 matches, six in five matches at the 1986 tournament in
México and four in seven matches at the 1990 tournament in Italy.
Next is Geoff Hurst with five goals in six matches, four in
three matches at the 1966 tournament in England and one in three matches at
the 1970 tournament in México.
England's World Cup
Final Tournament Goalscorers by Number of Goals
Most
goals in a match
Two
England players have scored three goals in a World Cup final tournament
match. Geoff Hurst is the only player to score three
in a World Cup final match, England's 4-2 extra-time victory against
West Germany on 30 July 1966. Two of his goals came in extra time,
and one of those is highly controversial because of the dispute over whether it actually crossed the line. Gary Lineker is the only
England player to score three goals in regulation time in a World Cup
match, the 3-0 group stage victory against Poland on 11 June 1986. Lineker
actually accomplished the feat in less than regulation time since he was
taken off for a substitute at 84 minutes.
Six England players
have had two-goal games in World Cup finals play, and one of them, Gary
Lineker, had two. The first was Ivor Broadis in the opening group match against Belgium at the 1954 tournament in
Switzerland. In the same match, Nat Lofthouse also scored two, his
second coming in extra time. Both Roger Hunt and Bobby Charlton
had two-goal games at the 1966 tournament in England, Hunt against
France in group play and Charlton against Portugal in the
semi-final. Bryan Robson had a pair in the opening match against
France at the 1982 tournament in Spain. Gary Lineker followed his
hat-trick against Poland in the last group match at the 1986 tournament
with two against Paraguay in the round of 16 match. Finally, Lineker
scored on two penalty kicks in the 1990 quarterfinal against Cameroon,
the second winning the match 3-2 in extra time.
Most
goals in a single tournament
Gary Lineker set the England record with six goals in five matches at
the 1986 tournament in México, when he was the tournament's top
scorer. Geoff Hurst and Lineker share second place with four-goal
tournaments, Hurst in three matches at the 1966 finals in
England and Lineker in seven matches at the 1990 finals in Italy.
Four England players have had three-goal tournaments, Nat Lofthouse in
two matches at the 1954 tournament in Switzerland, Bobby Charlton and Roger Hunt in
six matches at the 1966 tournament in England,
and David Platt in six matches at the 1990 tournament in Italy.
Most multiple-goal
matches
Gary
Lineker is the only England player to have more than one multiple-goal
match at the World Cup finals. He scored three against Poland and
two against Paraguay at the 1986 tournament in México and two against
Cameroon, both on penalty kicks and one of them in extra time, at the
1990 tournament in Italy. Six other England players had
multiple-goal matches in the World Cup finals: Ivor Broadis and
Nat Lofthouse, two each against Belgium in group play at the 1954
tournament in Switzerland with one of Lofthouse's coming in extra time,
Roger Hunt, two against France in 1966 group play, Bobby Charlton, two
against Portugal in the 1966 semi-final, Geoff Hurst, three against West
Germany in the 1966 final with two coming in extra time, and Bobby
Robson, two against France in the opening group match at the 1982
tournament in Spain.
Most matches scoring a
goal
Gary Lineker scored in
six World Cup finals matches, against Poland, Paraguay and Argentina at
the 1986 tournament in México and against the Republic of Ireland,
Cameroon and West Germany at the 1990 tournament in Italy. Michael
Owen scored in four final tournament matches, against Romania and
Argentina at the 1998 tournament in France and against Denmark and
Brazil at the 2002 tournament in Japan. Bobby
Charlton, Geoff Hurst, and David Platt scored in three final tournament
matches, Charlton against Argentina at the 1962 tournament and México
and Portugal at the 1966 tournament, Hurst against Argentina and West
Germany at the 1966 tournament and Romania at the 1970 tournament, and
Platt against Belgium, Cameroon and Italy at the 1990 tournament.
Most
matches scoring a goal in a single tournament
Gary Lineker twice
scored in three matches at a single tournament, against Poland, Paraguay
and Argentina at the 1986 tournament in México and against the Republic
of Ireland, Cameroon and West Germany at the 1990 tournament in
Italy. David Platt also scored in three matches at the 1990
tournament, against Belgium, Cameroon and Italy.
Most
consecutive matches scoring a goal
Gary
Lineker scored in four consecutive World Cup finals matches, England's
last three at the 1986 tournament in México against Poland, Paraguay
and Argentina and their first at the 1990 tournament in Italy against
the Republic of Ireland.
Nine
England players have scored in two consecutive World Cup finals matches:
Tom Finney, against Uruguay in the quarterfinal match at the 1954
tournament in Switzerland and against the U.S.S.R. on a penalty kick in
the opening group match at the 1958 tournament in Sweden, Ron Flowers,
against Hungary on a penalty kick and Argentina on another penalty kick
at the 1962 tournament in Chile, Roger Hunt, against México and France
in group play at the 1966 tournament in England, Geoff Hurst, against
West Germany in the final match at the 1966 tournament and against
Romania in the opening group match at the 1970 tournament in México,
Trevor Francis, against Czechoslovakia and Kuwait in group play at the
1982 tournament in Spain, David Platt, against Belgium in the round of
16 teams and Cameroon in the quarterfinal at the 1990 tournament in
Italy, Gary Lineker, against Cameroon on penalty kicks in the quarterfinal and
West Germany in the semi-final at the 1990 tournament, Michael Owen,
against Denmark in the round of 16 teams and Brazil in the quarterfinal
at the 2002 tournament in Japan and Steven Gerrard, against Trinidad &
Tobago and Sweden in the 2006 tournament group matches.
Most
consecutive matches scoring a goal in a single tournament
Again,
Gary Lineker scored in three consecutive matches at the 1986 tournament,
three against Poland, two against Paraguay and one against Argentina.
Most
tournaments scored in
David Beckham is the only player to score in three
tournaments, in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 tournaments.
Seven
England players have scored in two tournaments: Tom Finney, 1954
and 1958, Bobby Charlton, 1962 and 1966, Geoff Hurst, 1966 and 1970,
Martin Peters, 1966 and 1970, Gary Lineker, 1986 and 1990, David
Beckham, 1998 and 2002, and Michael Owen, 1998 and 2000.
Fastest
goal from start of match
Bryan Robson scored
after 27 seconds against France on 16 June 1982 in the opening match
of the preliminary group phase of the World Cup final tournament in
Spain. The final score was 3-1, as Robson got another and Paul
Mariner a third. Most of the U.K. media hailed Robson's first as
the fastest goal in World Cup finals history--and did so until the
2002 tournament--but they were wrong. A faster goal had been scored by Vaclav Masek
for Czechoslovakia against Mexico in 15 seconds at the 1962 tournament in Chile.
At the 2002 tournament, Turkey's Hakan Sukur broke the record when he scored at
11 seconds of the third-place match against South Korea. Robson's
goal is now the third fastest in World Cup finals history. Under FIFA's uniform system of timing,
any goal scored during the first minute of play is recorded as scored
at "1," since it does not provide for recording
seconds. But trivia buffs pay no attention to such rules.
Most
penalty kick goals
Two
England players have scored two penalty kick goals, Ron Flowers against
Hungary and Argentina at the 1962 tournament in Chile and Gary Lineker
against Cameroon at the 1990 tournament in Italy. Only four other
England players have scored penalty kick goals, Tom Finney against the
U.S.S.R. at the 1958 tournament in Sweden, Allan Clarke against
Czechoslovakia at the 1970 tournament in México, Alan Shearer
against Argentina at the 1998 tournament in France and David Beckham
against Argentina at the 2002 tournament in Japan..
Most
penalty kick goals in a match
Gary
Lineker is the only England player to score from two penalty kicks in
one match, against Cameroon at the 1990 tournament, one of them winning the
match for England in extra time.
Most
penalty kick goals in a single tournament
Ron
Flowers and Gary Lineker share the record with two each, details above.
Youngest
player to score
Michael
Owen was by far the youngest England player to score at the World Cup
finals when he came on as a substitute and temporarily brought England
level with Romania in the second group match at the 1998 tournament in
France. He was 18 years, 190 days.
Oldest
player to score
Tom Finney
became the oldest player to score for England in World Cup finals play
when he put home a penalty kick against the U.S.S.R. in the opening
match at the 1958 tournament in Sweden. He was 36 years, 64
days. Finney is also the oldest to score from open play, scoring
in the quarterfinal against Uruguay at the 1954 tournament in
Switzerland when he was 32 years, 82 days. Wilf Mannion was 32
years, 40 days when he scored against Chile in the opening group match
at the 1950 tournament in Brazil.
Own
Goals
Most
own goals scored against England
Jimmy
Dickinson is the only England player charged with an own goal in World
Cup finals play, in the 4-4 draw with Belgium at the 1954 tournament in
Switzerland. Regrettably,
the own goal enabled Belgium to draw level with England a minute after
Nat Lofthouse had put them ahead in extra time, which was played to
settle draws in group play at that tournament because the teams played
only two of the other three teams in their groups.
Most
own goals scored for England
Only
two own goals have been credited to England, the first scored by Jozef
Barmos in England's 2-0 victory against Czechoslovakia at the 1982
tournament in Spain.
The second scored by Carlos Gamarra in England's 1-0 victory over
Paraguay at the 2006 tournament in Germany.
Goalkeeping
England's
World Cup Final Tournament Goalkeepers by Number of Appearances
Most tournaments
played in
Peter
Shilton played at three World Cup final tournaments, 1982, 1986 and
1990. Gordon Banks played at two tournaments, 1966 and 1970, as
did David Seaman, 1998 and 2002. No other goalkeeper played at more than one tournament.
Most
appearances
Peter Shilton has more World
Cup appearances, 17, than any other player and thus leads the way here,
too. Gordon Banks and David Seaman are next with nine appearances.
Fewest
appearances
Peter Bonetti appeared only
once, as a last minute replacement for Gordon Banks in the quarterfinal
against West Germany at the 1970 tournament in México. Outside
1970, England have used only one goalkeeper at each tournament. In
other words, every other England goalkeeper who has appeared for England
in the World Cup finals has played the entire tournament.
Most
substitute appearances
No England
goalkeeper has ever appeared as a substitute in World Cup play.
Most
appearances in a single tournament
Peter
Shilton played in all seven matches at the 1990 tournament in Italy, the
most England have ever played in a tournament.
Fewest
goals yielded
Bert Williams yielded the
fewest goals in World Cup play of any England goalkeeper, two, but he
played only three matches, all at the 1950 tournament in Brazil.
Most
goals yielded
Peter Shilton yielded more
goals than any other England goalkeeper in World Cup finals play, 10,
but he also played many more World Cup finals matches, 17.
Fewest
goals yielded in a tournament
Peter
Shilton yielded only one goal in five matches at the 1982 tournament in
Spain, where England went unbeaten yet still failed to advance from
their second round group after a pair of goalless draws against West
Germany and Spain. Gordon Banks yielded one goal in three matches
at the 1970 tournament in México, but did not play in England's
extra-time quarterfinal loss to West Germany, which put three past his
replacement, Peter Bonetti. Paul Robinson conceded two in five
matches in the 2006 tournament in Germany. Banks gave up three goals in six
matches when England won the World Cup on home soil in 1966, Shilton
three in five at the 1986 tournament in México, including Maradona's
"Hand of God" effort, and David Seaman three in five at the
2002 tournament in Japan.
Most
goals yielded in a tournament
Gilbert
Merrick yielded eight goals in three matches at the 1954 tournament in
Switzerland. He blanked Switzerland, but gave up four to Belgium
in a group match that ended in a draw after extra time and four in the
quarterfinal to defending World Cup champion Uruguay.
Fewest
goals yielded in a match
Eight
of the nine goalkeepers who have played for England in World Cup finals
tournaments recorded clean sheets, only Peter Bonetti, who replaced
Gordon Banks for the quarterfinal against West Germany at the 1970
tournament, failing to do so.
Most
goals yielded in a match
Gilbert
Merrick gave up four goals twice at the 1954 tournament in Switzerland,
in the opening extra-time draw against Belgium and the quarterfinal loss
to Uruguay. Ron Springett yielded three goals in the quarterfinal
loss to Brazil at the 1962 tournament in Chile, and Peter Bonetti, a
last-minute replacement for Gordon Banks, three in the extra-time loss
to West Germany at the 1970 tournament in México. England have not
given up more than two goals in any other World Cup finals match.
Most
clean sheets
Peter
Shilton leads the way with 10 clean sheets in 17 matches at the 1982,
1986 and 1990 tournaments. Gordon Banks is second with six clean
sheets in nine matches at the 1966 and 1970 tournaments. David
Seaman is third with five clean sheets in nine matches at the 1998 and
2002 tournaments. Paul Robinson follows with four clean sheets in
five matches. No other England goalkeeper has more than one
clean sheet.
Fewest
clean sheets
Peter
Bonetti is the only England goalkeeper who played at the World Cup
finals never to achieve a clean sheet, but he played in only one match,
as a last-minute replacement for the ill Gordon Banks in the 3-2
extra-time quarterfinal loss to West Germany in 1970. Four
first-choice goalkeepers had only one clean sheet, Bert Williams in
three matches in 1950, Gilbert Merrick in three matches in 1954, Colin
McDonald in four matches in 1958 and Ron Springett in four matches in
1962.
Most
consecutive clean sheets
Gordon
Banks recorded clean sheets in the first four matches of the 1966
tournament, the three group matches against Uruguay, México and France
and the quarterfinal against Argentina, all played at Wembley
Stadium. Peter Shilton did not yield a goal in England's last four
matches at the 1982 tournament in Spain, the last two first round group
matches against Czechoslovakia and Kuwait and the two second round group
matches against West Germany and Spain. Shilton also recorded
three consecutive clean sheets at both the 1986 tournament in México
and the 1990 tournament in Italy. David Seaman turned in three
consecutive clean sheets at the 2002 tournament in Japan. No other England goalkeeper has gone
more than two straight matches without yielding a goal.
Most
clean sheets in a tournament and most consecutive clean sheets in a
tournament
Again,
Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton share the record with four, Banks at the
1966 tournament and Shilton at the 1982 tournament. Shilton
recorded three at the 1990 tournament and David Seaman three at the 2002
tournament. Paul Robinson recorded four clean sheets at the 2006
tournament in Germany.
Fewest
clean sheets in a tournament
Again,
Peter Bonetti did not achieve a clean sheet, but played only one match,
as a last-minute replacement at the 1970 tournament. Four
first-choice goalkeepers recorded only one clean sheet in a
tournament: Bert Williams, 1950, Gilbert Merrick, 1954, Colin
McDonald, 1958, and Ron Springett, 1962.
Most
consecutive matches yielding a goal
Peter
Shilton yielded goals in the last three matches at the 1990 tournament
in Italy, against Cameroon in the quarterfinal, West Germany in the
semifinal and Italy in the third-place match. No other goalkeeper
has yielded goals in more than two consecutive matches.
Most
consecutive matches yielding a goal in a single tournament
Again,
Peter Shilton yielded goals in three consecutive matches at the
1990 tournament in Italy.
Best
goals against average
Gordon
Banks has the best goals against average, 0.43 goals yielded per 90
minutes played in nine matches at the 1966 and 1970 tournaments.
Peter Shilton is second with 0.56 in 17 matches at the 1982, 1986 and
1990 tournaments.
Worst
goals against average
Gilbert
Merrick has the worst goals against average, 2.40 goals yielded per 90
minutes played in three matches at the 1954 tournament. Peter
Bonetti has the second worst average, 2.25 in a single extra time match
at the 1990 tournament, and Ron Springett the third worst, 1.50 in four
matches at the 1962 tournament.
Best
goals against average in a single tournament
Peter
Shilton has the best goals against average for a tournament, conceding
only one goal in five matches at the 1982 tournament, for an average of
0.20 goals yielded per 90 minutes played. Gordon Banks
gave away one goal in three matches at the 1970 tournament, for an
average of 0.33, and three goals in six matches at the 1966 tournament,
including one extra-time match, for an average of 0.47. Paul
Robinson conceded two in five matches, averaging 0.40. Shilton
conceded three in five at the 1986 tournament, and David Seaman gave up
three in five at the 2002 tournament, both producing averages of 0.60.
Worst
goals against average in a tournament
Again,
Gilbert Merrick, 2.40 in 1954.
Substitutions
Most appearances as
a substitute
Teddy
Sheringham made substitute appearances in four consecutive matches at
the 2002 tournament in Japan, against Argentina, Nigeria, Denmark and
Brazil. Four other England players have made three substitute appearances.
Peter Beardsley appeared as a substitute against Portugal at the 1986
tournament in México and against Egypt and Cameroon at the 1990
tournament in Italy. Steve Bull made substitute appearances at the
1990 tournament against the Republic of Ireland, Netherlands and Belgium as
did David Platt against Netherlands, Egypt and Belgium. Kieron Dyer
made substitute appearances at the 2002 tournament, against Sweden,
Denmark and Brazil. Stewart Downing made substitute appearances at
the 2006 tournament, against Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago and Ecuador.
Aaron Lennon appeared at the same tournament, coming on against Trinidad
& Tobago, Ecuador and Portugal.
Most
goals by a substitute
Only three substitutes have
scored for England. David Platt came on for Steve McMahon at 72
minutes of the round of 16 match against Belgium at the 1990 tournament
in Italy and broke a scoreless deadlock in the last minute of extra
time. Michael Owen replaced Teddy Sheringham at 73 minutes of the
group match against Romania at the 1998 tournament in France and scored
at 79 minutes to bring England level at 1-1 only to see Romania win with
a goal in the game's dying seconds. Steven Gerrard came on against
Sweden in the 2006 tournament in Germany, he replaced Wayne Rooney after
69 minutes before scoring in the 85th minute putting England 2-1 up.
Earliest
substitution
Peter
Crouch came on for Michael Owen after four minutes in the 2006 group
match against Sweden. Trevor Sinclair came on for
Owen Hargreaves in the 19th minute of the group match against Argentina
at the 2002 tournament in Japan. David Beckham replaced Paul
Ince in the 33rd minute of the group match against Romania at the 1998
tournament in France. Steve Hodge came on for Bryan Robson at 41
minutes of the group match against Morocco at the 1986 tournament
in México. Those are the only first-half substitutions England
have made in World Cup finals play, and all four were forced by injury.
Latest
substitution
Phil Neal came on for Kenny
Sansom just before the final whistle blew in England's opening match
against France at the 1982 tournament in Spain. He never got a
touch of the ball.
Most
times taken off for a substitute
Bryan
Robson was taken off for a substitute on four occasions, in the group
match against Czechoslovakia at the 1982 tournament in Spain, in the
group matches against Portugal and Morocco at the 1986 tournament in
México and in the group match against Netherlands at the 1990
tournament. Each time injury forced the substitution.
Joe Cole was substituted four times at the 2006
tournament in Germany, in the group matches against Paraguay and
Trinidad & Tobago, and in the knock-out phase against Ecuador and
Portugal.
Most
times taken off for a substitute in a single tournament
Again, Joe Cole was substituted four times at the
2006 tournament in Germany, in the group matches against Paraguay and
Trinidad & Tobago, and in the knock-out phase against Ecuador and
Portugal. Another two
England players have been taken off in favour of substitutes in three
consecutive matches. Bobby
Charlton was taken off during the 1970
tournament in México in the group matches against Brazil and
Czechoslovakia and in the quarterfinal against West Germany.
Charlton was 32, the Mexican heat was searing and the substitutions were
intended to save Charlton for the next match. Emile Heskey was
withdrawn at the 2002 tournament in Japan in the group matches against
Argentina and Nigeria and in the round of 16 match against Denmark.
Most
goalscorers taken off for a substitute
The only goalscorer to be taken off at the 2006 tournament in
Germany was David Beckham. The England captain scored a 60th
minute free-kick against Ecuador, before being substituted in the 87th
minute by Aaron Lennon.
Goalscorers
were taken off on three occasions at the 2002 tournament in Japan.
Michael Owen and Emile Heskey scored in the round of 16 match against
Denmark as England took a 3-0 half-time lead they maintained until the
end. Owen was replaced by Robbie Fowler at half-time because of a
slight injury, and Heskey made way for Teddy Sheringham in the 69th
minute. Owen also scored in the first half of the quarterfinal
against Brazil and, not entirely fit, was taken off for Darius Vassell
in the 79th minute.
Two
goalscoring players were taken off for a substitute in matches at the
1986 tournament in México. Gary Lineker scored three goals
in the group match against Poland and was taken off at 84 minutes for
Kerry Dixon. Peter Beardsley scored in the round of 16 teams
against Paraguay and was replaced at 81 minutes by Mark
Hateley.
Goalscorers were taken off
once at the 1970, 1990 and 1998 tournaments. Martin Peters scored
in the 1970 quarterfinal against West Germany and was taken off at 81
minutes for Norman Hunter. Lineker scored in the 1990 group match
against the Republic of Ireland and, suffering from a painfully swollen
toe, was replaced at 83 minutes by Steve Bull. Darren Anderton
scored in the 1998 group match against Colombia and was taken off
in the 79th minute for Rob Lee.
Discipline
England's World Cup Player
Disciplinary Record
Most
expulsions:
Three England
players have been sent off in World Cup finals play. Ray Wilkins was shown the red card for
incurring two cautions in one match against Morocco at World Cup 1986 in
México, David Beckham for violent conduct against Argentina at World Cup 1998
in France and Wayne Rooney for an alleged stamp against Portugal at
World Cup 2006 in Germany.
Most
cautions
Two England players have
incurred three cautions in World Cup play. Ray Wilkins incurred one
caution against Spain at World Cup 1982 and two more against Morocco at World
Cup 1986, which earned him a red card and suspension from the following two
matches. Terry Fenwick was given three cautions in three separate
matches at World Cup 1986, the first against Portugal, the second, against Poland, which
brought him a one-match suspension, and the third against Argentina in
England's last match of the tournament.
Most
cautions in a single tournament
Terry
Fenwick's three cautions at the 1986 tournament, drawn in the matches against
Portugal, Poland and Argentina, remain the record.
Most
tournaments in which cautioned and/or expelled
Four
England players have been disciplined at two final tournaments.
Terry Butcher was cautioned in the opening group match against France at
the 1982 tournament in Spain and again in the opening group match
against Portugal at the 1986 tournament in México. Ray Wilkins was
cautioned in England's second round match against host Spain at the 1982
tournament and drew two cautions and an expulsion in the group match
against Morocco at the 1986 tournament. Sol Campbell drew a
caution in the opening group match against Tunisia at the 1998
tournament in France and again in the opening group match against Sweden
at the 2002 tournament in Japan. Finally, Paul Scholes drew a
caution in the group match against Colombia at the 1998 tournament and
again in the quarterfinal against Brazil at the 2002 tournament.
Most
suspensions
Three England
players have been suspended on a single occasion from World Cup finals
matches: Ray Wilkins, Terry Fenwick and Paul Gascoigne.
Longest
suspension
Ray
Wilkins drew a two-match suspension following his expulsion for two
cautionable offences in the group match against Morocco at the 1986
tournament. FIFA increased the suspension from the normal one to
two matches because it deemed his second cautionable offence to be abuse
of the referee. Wilkins tossed away the ball in disgust, and it
hit the referee on the bounce.
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