Gary Lineker reveals how he couldn't stop laughing when Paul Gascoigne kept pulling Ruud Gullit's dreadlocks before England's World Cup 1990 match against Holland The Match of the Day host told the anecdote on his podcast with Danny Baker He said the young Gascoigne was playing with the dreadlocks in the tunnel But it was just 'for a laugh' and not for any psychological advantage Gascoigne and Linekar were two of England's stars as they reached the semi-finals at the 1990 Italy World Cup By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 12:41 BST, 21 April 2019 | Updated: 12:45 BST, 21 April 2019 Viewcomments Gary Lineker has revealed how his England teammate Paul Gascoigne kept pulling Ruud Gullit's dreadlocks just before a World Cup match against Holland. Speaking on his podcast with Danny Baker, the 58-year-old Match of the Day host said Gascoigne targeted the 6ft 3ins tall Dutch player at the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Ahead of the game, the second group match in the tournament on June 16 which ended 0-0, the then 23-year-old Gascoigne, known as Gazza, teased Gullit in the tunnel at the Stadio Sant'Elia in Cagliari. Paul Gascoigne pulled Ruud Gullit's dreadlocks before a World Cup match against Holland in 1990 (pictured) The 6ft 3ins tall Dutch player was famed for his long hair which Gascoigne played with in the tunnel before the game Speaking about what made him laugh on the footy pitch on the podcast, Lineker, England's third highest scorer said: 'I'll tell you what made me laugh...I couldn't stop laughing - we're back to Gazza again. 'When we played Holland in the 1990 World Cup in the second game, he was going round pulling Ruud Gullit's dreadlocks. 'He was just going 'beep, beep, beep' and Rudd Gullit's going 'What's he doing? Who is this kid?' Gary Linekar told the story on his podcast with Danny Baker and said he 'couldn't stop laughing' at the time Linekar said, '[Gascoigne] was just going 'beep, beep, beep' on the dreadlocks and he was just doing it for a laugh Gullit has since ditched the dreadlocks and is seen regularly as a pundit on TV alongside Linekar Danny Baker piped up: 'I saw it in the tunnel...he's not doing it to rile him up or for psychological advantage, he's doing it for a laugh', to which Linker replied: 'I know, I know.' Gullit, who played 66 times for Holland, eventually ditched his dreadlocks several years ago and now has a short back and sides and is a regular pundit on TV. Speaking after getting the dreadlocks lopped off, the former Chelsea player and manager said: 'It's not been easy without the locks but I needed to carve a different image different from when I was playing.' The 1990 World Cup in Italy was the first time England reached the semi-finals since claiming the Jules Rimet trophy in 1966. The Match of the Day host told the anecdote on his podcast Linekar and Baker: Behind Closed Doors One of the most memorable moments from the 1990 World Cup is when Gascoigne started crying in the semi-final and Linekar told manager Bobby Robson to 'have a word' with the young star Paul Gascoigne was one of England's best players at the tournament having never previously started a competitive international game. But his tournament ended in tears after he received a booking in the semi-final against West Germany, ruling him out of the final if England were to reach it. Gary Linekar was then famously caught on camera telling manager Bobby Robson to 'have a word' with the devastated youngster. In the end, England lost to Germany on penalties after Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle missed their spot-kicks in the country's first ever shoot-out, setting a precedent for the following years. England failed to reach another World Cup semi-final until 2018 when Gareth Southgate's Three Lions crashed out to Croatia. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility