‘I’d never taken a penalty before the Italia 90 semi-final against England, but Peter Shilton was in goal and wasn’t the quickest – it was quite easy to score’: West Germany hero reflects on beating Three Lions in World Cup clash

4 July 1990 - West Germany v England - FIFA World Cup Semi-Final - Stadio delle Alpi - The West Germany team before the match. (Back Row L-R: Thomas Berthold, Bodo Illgner, Jurgen Kohler, Rudi Voller, Guido Buchwald, Klaus Augenthaler. Front Row L-R: Olaf Thon, Thomas Hassler, Andreas Brehme, Jurgen Klinsmann, Lothar Matthaus.) - (Photo by Mark Leech/Offside/Getty Images).

The 1990 World Cup semi-final between England and West Germany saw the rivals pitted against each other in a dramatic match that eventually went to penalties, though one player involved in the shootout had never taken one before that moment.

During the normal 90 minutes, Andreas Brehme struck a direct free-kick past Peter Shilton in the England goal at the start of the second-half to give West Germany the lead, but Gary Lineker equalised 10 minutes from the end of normal time.