“Gary Lineker’s Haunting Regret: What Could Have Been for England at Italia ’90”
The forward scored his spot-kick, but Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle both missed as England suffered an agonising defeat, allowing the Germans to progress to the final, where they beat Argentina.
Lineker’s tally of 10 World Cup goals remains a record for an Englishman, but he still regards that West Germany defeat as the biggest blow of his career.
“That was the biggest disappointment,” he told FFT.
“You were so close, you almost had your hands on the trophy, because I think we would have had a real chance in the final, we were a really good side
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