After the first four matches yielded just two goals, locals dubbed it the "Group of Sleep".
[1][2] Morocco surprisingly topped the group, joined in the second round by England and Poland.
England's match against Morocco featured their first sending-off in a World Cup, when Ray Wilkins was shown a red card after throwing the ball which struck the referee when an offside decision went against England.
Thus, Poland led the group after two games, with Portugal in second place on goals scored.
However, England defeated Poland 3–0 with a first half hat-trick from Gary Lineker to take second place behind Morocco, who beat Portugal 3–1 with goals from Abderrazak Khairi and Abdelkrim Merry.