World Cup’s 101 Most Memorable Moments: England start charge concerns

By Doug McIntyre

FOX Sports Soccer Writer

Editor’s note: Each day inbetween now and the kickoff of the veryfirst match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Nov. 20, we’ll reveal a various memory from World Cup history. The countdown from 101 continues with England’s devastating charge shootout vs. West Germany.

England’s futility in charge shootouts — the Three Lions lost their veryfirst 3 World Cup tiebreakers and are 1-3 on charges at the European Championship — is a punchline these days. 

But back in 1990, England fans had every factor to think their group would spot-kick its method past old opponent West Germany and into the World Cup last for the veryfirst time because winning it all 24 years earlier. Bobby Robson’s group hadactually been the muchbetter one for much of the videogame regardlessof falling behind on the hour mark, so when Gary Lineker matched in the 80th minute to sendout the videogame to additional time, the momentum was on the English side. 

Then Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle stoppedworking to transform from 12 backyards, and the Germans went on to win the World Cup for the 3rd time. It was a squashing mental blow, obviously; the Lions shootout torment duplicated itself onceagain and onceagain through the years later. England did lastly win its veryfirst World Cup match on charges practically 3 years lateron, though, whipping Colombia in the quarters in 2018.

One of the leading soccer reporters in North America, Doug McIntyre hasactually covered United States males’s and females’s nationwide groups at numerous FIFA World Cups. Before signingupwith FOX Sports in 2021, he was a personnel author with ESPN and Yahoo Sports. Follow him on Twitter @ByDougMcIntyre.