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Template:Infobox Football World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. Italy was chosen as hosts by FIFA on May 19, 1984, making it the second country to host the event twice. USSR was the rival of Italy's candidacy to host the event. It was won by West Germany, who beat Argentina 1-0 in a controversial final to win the World Cup for the third time.

Qualification

Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
Qualifying countries

Three teams qualified for the first time: Costa Rica, the Republic of Ireland and the United Arab Emirates. The United States also made it back to the World Cup after a 40-year absence. Mexico were disqualified from the 1990 qualifiers as the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación fielded an overage player in a prior youth tournament. Chile were also punished after their goalkeeper Roberto Rojas faked an injury due to a firework thrown from the stands in a match against Brazil, causing the match to be abandoned.

Summary

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The ball Etrusco Unico used in the tournament

The 1990 World Cup finals got off to a sensational start. In the first match, Cameroon soaked up pressure from Argentina for most of the first half. After a quarter of an hour's play in the second half, Cameroon's Andre Kana was sent off, and it seemed certain that the world champions would now take control. But six minutes later, the ten men took the lead. François Omam Bayik scored when he placed a perfect downward header past Argentine goalkeeper Nery Pumpido. Argentina pressed hard for an equaliser, and Cameroon were reduced to nine men when Benjamin Massing got the red card in the 89th minute - but the African team still held out for a shock 1-0 win. Then, when Cameroon faced Romania in their second game, Roger Milla took centre stage. His inclusion in Cameroon's squad had been controversial. He'd been a favourite in the Cameroon team for years, but he was now 38 years old. He was only in Italy because of political intervention: Paul Biya, Cameroon's President, had insisted that Milla be included in the squad.

Against Argentina, Milla only appeared for the last ten minutes. But in the match with Romania, Cameroon coach Valeri Nepomniachi sent him on in the 58th minute, with the score still 0-0. It proved to be an inspired move. Milla scored with 15 minutes left, then added another with five minutes remaining, thus getting two opportunities to demonstrate his trademark hip-shaking goal celebration dance. Gavrila Balint scored for Romania, but it was too little too late. Cameroon held on to win 2-1. Surprisingly, they were beaten 4-0 in their last group game by a Soviet Union side desperately, and unsuccessfully, striving to stay in the tournament on goal difference. Despite the heavy defeat, Cameroon were through to the second round as group winners. Romania came second in Group B, and Argentina just scraped into the second round as one of the best third-placed teams.

Another surprise team emerged from Group C. Costa Rica beat Scotland 1-0 in their first match, held Brazil to another 1-0 scoreline in their second, then saw off Sweden 2-1 to claim a place in the second round. Brazil bore little resemblence to the free-flowing, free scoring Brazilian sides of earlier years, but they still took maximum points from the group. They began with a 2-1 win over Sweden, then beat both Costa Rica and Scotland 1-0. Scotland's 2-1 win over Sweden wasn't enough to save them from an early return home.

Group F, featuring the Netherlands, England, the Republic of Ireland and Egypt, perfectly encapsulated what was wrong with the 1990 World Cup finals. In the six group games, no team managed to score more than once in a match. England beat Egypt 1-0, thanks to a 64th minute goal from Mark Wright - and that was enough to win the group, since the other five games in Group F were all drawn.

There were more goals in Group D, but a lot of them were due to the defensive inadequacies of a United Arab Emirates team that lost 2-0 to Colombia, 5-1 to West Germany and 4-1 to Yugoslavia. All three of the UAE's first round opponents reached the last 16, with West Germany topping the group after an impressive 4-1 win over group runners-up Yugoslavia.

Italy won Group A with a 100 per cent record achieved via cautious football. They beat Austria and the United States 1-0, and Czechoslovakia 2-0. Salvatore 'Toto' Schillaci, who'd played only one international before the World Cup finals, came on as substitute in the 74th minute against Austria and scored Italy's winner four minutes later. Czechoslovakia thrashed the USA 5-1 and claimed the runner-up spot in the group, while the USA's first appearance in a World Cup Finals since 1950 ended abruptly after three consecutive defeats. The winners of Group E were Spain, for who Michel hit a hat-trick as they beat South Korea 3-1. Belgium and Uruguay also reached the last 16 from the same group.

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The official 1990 FIFA World Cup poster.

The second round featured some intriguing fixtures. Two of the ties - Argentina vs Brazil and Italy vs Uruguay - pitted former champion countries against each other, and West Germany met the Netherlands in a re-run of the 1974 World Cup final. The all-South American game turned out to be a tight, edgy affair, won for Argentina by a goal from Claudio Caniggia with ten minutes remaining from a magical run of Diego Maradona through the Brazilian defense and an outstanding performance from their goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea. A strong second half showing from Italy saw them beat Uruguay 2-0, thanks to another goal from Schillaci and one from Aldo Serena. The West Germany-Netherlands clash produced a repeat of the scoreline in the 1974 final. Juergen Klinsmann put the West Germans ahead early in the second half, and Andreas Brehme added a second with eight minutes left. Ronald Koeman converted a penalty for the Netherlands in the 89th minute, but West Germany held on for a 2-1 win.

Meanwhile, the heroics of Cameroon and Roger Milla continued. In Cameroon's game with Colombia, Milla was introduced in the 49th minute with the score 0-0. The scoreline stayed that way after 90 minutes, and after the first period of extra time. And then, as those around him tired, the veteran shone. Milla scored twice in four minutes in the second period of extra time. Bernardo Redin reduced the deficit for Colombia with five minutes left, but the 'Indomitable Lions' held out to win 2-1. For the first time ever, an African team was in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

The other first-round giant-killers fared less well. Costa Rica were comfortably beaten 4-1 by Czechoslovakia, for whom Tomas Skuhravy scored a hat-trick. Yugoslavia beat Spain 2-1 after extra time, with Dragan Stojkovic scoring both the Yugoslavs' goals. The Republic of Ireland's match with Romania remained goalless after extra time, and the Irish side won through 5-4 on penalties. David O'Leary converted the penalty that clinched Ireland's place in the quarter-finals. The Republic of Ireland thus achieved the remarkable feat of reaching the last eight in a World Cup finals tournament without actually winning a match, other than on penalties.

The most intriging and controversial match of the quarter-finals was between England and Cameroon. Apart from anything else, it was the only quarter-final to produce more than one goal. Despite Cameroon's heroics earlier in the tournament, David Platt put England ahead in the 25th minute. But at half-time, Milla was brought on, and the game was turned on its head in five second half minutes. First Cameroon were awarded a penalty, from which Emmanuel Kunde scored the equaliser. Then, in the 65th minute, Eugene Ekeke put Cameroon ahead. The African team came within eight minutes of reaching the semi-finals - and then they conceded a controversial penalty, which Gary Lineker gratefully converted. Midway through extra time, England were awarded another controversial penalty, and Lineker again scored from the spot. England were through to the semi-finals, after major calls on their behalf by Edgardo Codesal.

The Republic of Ireland's World Cup run was brought to an end by a single goal from Schillaci in the first half of their quarter-final with Italy. Another dull match came in West Germany, who beat Czecholslovakia with a 25th-minute Lothar Matthaeus penalty. Argentina and Yugoslavia played out a stalemate that stayed at 0-0 after extra time, despite the fact that Yugoslavia were reduced to ten men after half an hour when Refik Sabanadzovic, assigned with the task of marking Maradona, was sent off. Argentina reached the semi-finals after winning the penalty shoot-out 3-2.Tomislav Ivković becoming famous for saving Maradona's kick and restoring parity. After Pedro Troglio hit the crossbar, the World Champions looked to be on their way out until Sergio Goycochea appeared to stop 2 penaly kicks.

The first semi-final feautured the host nation, Italy, vs the world champion, Argentina. 'Toto' Schillaci scored yet again to put Italy ahead in the 17th minute, but Claudio Cannigia equalised midway through the second half. There were no more goals in the 90 minutes or in extra time despite Maradona showing glimpses of magic, but there was a sending-off: Ricardo Giusti of Argentina was shown the red card in the 13th minute of extra time. Argentina went through on penalties, winning the shoot-out 4-3 after more heroics of Goycochea. The semi-final between West Germany and England was goalless at half-time. Then, in the 60th minute, a shot from Andreas Brehme was deflected by a defender in which resulted in goal. But then, with 10 minutes left, Gary Lineker equalised for England. The game ended 1-1, and West Germany won the penalty shoot-out 4-3.

The controversial final between West Germany and Argentina produced a couple of football firsts. In the 65th minute, Argentina's Pedro Monzon was harshly sent-of on a foul on Klinsmann and became the first player ever to be sent off in a World Cup final. With four minutes left, his team-mate Gustavo Dezotti received the second red card of the game. Shortly before Dezotti's departure, referee Edgardo Codesal Mendez of Mexico awarded a hotly-disputed penalty to West Germany, from which Andreas Brehme scored the only goal of the game. The 1-0 scoreline provided another first: Argentina were the first team ever to take part in a World Cup final without scoring.

With its third title (and three second place finishes) West Germany became the most successful World Cup nation for four years, until Brazil won their fourth title in 1994. West German team manager Franz Beckenbauer became the second footballer, after Mário Zagallo of Brazil, to win the World Cup as a player (in 1974) and as team manager. In doing so, Beckenbauer also became the first captain of a winning team to later manage a winning squad. Italy's Salvatore Schillaci won both the Golden Boot as the tournament's top goalscorer, with six goals, and the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.

The 1990 World Cup is widely regarded as one of the poorest World Cups ever [1]. It generated a record-low goals-per-game average and (at the time) record 16 red cards. Most teams relied heavily on defensive play and hard tackling, as well as aggressive intimidation of the referee. In the knockout stage, many teams would "play it safe" for 120 minutes and try their luck in the penalty shootout, rather than risk going forward. Three of the 4 quaterfinal matches, both semifinals, the 3rd place play-off, and the final were decided on a penalty shoot-out or a match-winning penalty kick. Runners-up Argentina were the prime example of this trend, scoring only five goals in seven games (they had, however, lost half their team to injury or suspension by the final). Eventual champions West Germany were one of the few teams to initially choose an attacking style of play, although they too became more defensive as the tournament progressed.

Mascot

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Ciao.

The official mascot of this World Cup was Ciao, a stick figure player with a football head and an Italian tricolore body. Its name is an Italian greeting. This World Cup saw The Three Tenors begin their tradition of performing on the eve of the final.

Venues

Twelve cities hosted the tournament. Seeded teams are in bold.

City Stadium Capacity Matches Teams hosted in the first round
Rome Stadio Olimpico 81,000 Group A, R2, QF, Final  Italy
Florence Stadio Comunale 41,000 Group A, QF  Czechoslovakia,  Austria,  United States
Naples Stadio San Paolo 74,000 Group B, R2, QF, SF  Argentina
Bari Stadio San Nicola 56,000 Group B, R2, Third-place match  Soviet Union,  Romania,  Cameroon
Turin Stadio Delle Alpi 68,000 Group C, R2, SF  Brazil
Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 35,000 Group C, R2  Scotland,  Sweden,  Costa Rica
Milan Stadio Giuseppe Meazza 85,700 Group D, R2, QF  West Germany
Bologna Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 39,000 Group D, R2  Yugoslavia,  Colombia,  United Arab Emirates
Verona Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi 42,000 Group E, R2  Belgium
Udine Stadio Friuli 38,000 Group E  Spain,  Uruguay,  South Korea
Cagliari Stadio Sant'Elia 40,000 Group F  England
Palermo Stadio La Favorita 36,000 Group F  Netherlands,  Republic of Ireland,
 Egypt

Match officials


Squads

For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1990 FIFA World Cup squads.

Results

First round

All kick-off times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Italy 6 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4
 Czechoslovakia 4 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3
 Austria 2 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1
 United States 0 3 0 0 3 2 8 -6
Italy 1–0 Austria
Schillaci 78' (Details)  
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Ref: Wright (BRA)
Attendance: 73,303
United States 1–5 Czechoslovakia
Caligiuri 61' (Details) Skuhravý 25', 78'
Bílek 39' pen
Hašek 50'
Luhový 90'
Stadio Comunale, Florence Ref: Röthlisberger (SUI)
Attendance: 33,266
Italy 1–0 United States
Giannini 11' (Details)  
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Ref: Codesal (MEX)
Attendance: 73,423
Austria 0–1 Czechoslovakia
  (Details) Bílek 30' pen
Stadio Comunale, Florence Ref: Smith (SCO)
Attendance: 38,962
Austria 2–1 United States
Ogris 52'
Rodax 65'		 (Details) Murray 85'
Stadio Comunale, Florence Ref: Al Sharif (SYR)
Attendance: 34,857
Italy 2–0 Czechoslovakia
Schillaci 9'
Baggio 78'		 (Details)  
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Ref: Quiniou (FRA)
Attendance: 73,303

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Cameroon 4 3 2 0 1 3 5 -2
 Romania 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1
 Argentina 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1
 Soviet Union 2 3 1 0 2 4 4 0
Argentina 0–1 Cameroon
  (Details) Omam-Biyik 67'
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Ref: Vautrot (FRA)
Attendance: 73,780
Soviet Union 0–2 Romania
  (Details) Lăcătuş 42', 57' pen
Stadio San Nicola, Bari Ref: Cardellino (URU)
Attendance: 42,907
Argentina 2–0 Soviet Union
Troglio 27'
Burruchaga 79'		 (Details)  
Stadio San Paolo, Naples Ref: Fredriksson (SWE)
Attendance: 55,759
Cameroon 2–1 Romania
Milla 76', 86' (Details) Balint 88'
Stadio San Nicola, Bari Ref: Silva (CHI)
Attendance: 38,687
Argentina 1–1 Romania
Monzón 63' (Details) Balint 68'
Stadio San Paolo, Naples Ref: Silva Valente (POR)
Attendance: 52,733
Cameroon 0–4 Soviet Union
  (Details) Protasov 20',
Zygmantovich 29'
Zavarov 55'
Dobrovolski 63'
Stadio San Nicola, Bari Ref: Wright (BRA)
Attendance: 37,307

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 6 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3
 Costa Rica 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1
 Scotland 2 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1
 Sweden 0 3 0 0 3 3 6 -3
Brazil 2–1 Sweden
Careca 40', 63' (Details) Brolin 79'
Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin Ref: Lanese (ITA)
Attendance: 62,628
Costa Rica 1–0 Scotland
Cayasso 49' (Details)  
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa Ref: Loustau (ARG)
Attendance: 30,867
Brazil 1–0 Costa Rica
Müller 33' (Details)  
Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin Ref: Jouini (TUN)
Attendance: 58,007
Scotland 2–1 Sweden
McCall 10'
Johnston 80' pen		 (Details) Strömberg 86'
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa Ref: Maciel (PAR)
Attendance: 31,823
Brazil 1–0 Scotland
Müller 82' (Details)  
Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin Ref: Kohl (AUT)
Attendance: 62,502
Sweden 1–2 Costa Rica
Ekström 32' (Details) Flores 75'
Medford 88'
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa Ref: Petrovic (YUG)
Attendance: 30,223

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 West Germany 5 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7
 Yugoslavia 4 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1
 Colombia 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1
 United Arab Emirates 0 3 0 0 3 2 11 -9
United Arab Emirates 0–2 Colombia
  (Details) Redín 50'
Valderrama 85'
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna Ref: Courtney (ENG)
Attendance: 30,791
West Germany 4–1 Yugoslavia
Matthäus 28', 65'
Klinsmann 39'
Völler 71'		 (Details) Jozić 55'
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Ref: Mikkelsen (DEN)
Attendance: 74,765
Yugoslavia 1–0 Colombia
Jozić 75' (Details)  
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna Ref: Agnolin (ITA)
Attendance: 32,257
West Germany 5–1 United Arab Emirates
Völler 35', 75'
Klinsmann 36'
Matthäus 47'
Bein 59'		 (Details) Ismaïl 46'
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Ref: Spirin (URS)
Attendance: 71,169
West Germany 1–1 Colombia
Littbarski 89' (Details) Rincón 90'
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Ref: Snoddy (NIR)
Attendance: 72,510
Yugoslavia 4–1 United Arab Emirates
Sušić 5'
Pančev 9', 46'
Prosinečki 90'		 (Details) Thani 22'
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna Ref: Takada (JPN)
Attendance: 27,833

Group E

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Spain 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3
 Belgium 4 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3
 Uruguay 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1
 South Korea 0 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5
Belgium 2–0 South Korea
Degryse 53'
De Wolf 64'		 (Details)  
Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona Ref: Mauro (USA)
Attendance: 32,790
Uruguay 0–0 Spain
  (Details)  
Stadio Friuli, Udine Ref: Kohl (AUT)
Attendance: 35,713
Belgium 3–1 Uruguay
Clijsters 16'
Scifo 22'
Ceulemans 48'		 (Details) Bengoechea 74'
Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona Ref: Kirschen (GDR)
Attendance: 33,759
Spain 3–1 South Korea
Míchel 22', 61', 81' (Details) Hwangbo Kwan 42'
Stadio Friuli, Udine Ref: Jácome (ECU)
Attendance: 32,733
Belgium 1–2 Spain
Vervoort 28' (Details) Míchel 20' pen
Górriz 38'
Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona Ref: Loustau (ARG)
Attendance: 35,950
South Korea 0–1 Uruguay
  (Details) Fonseca 90'
Stadio Friuli, Udine Ref: Lanese (ITA)
Attendance: 29,039


Group F

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 England 4 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1
 Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 3 0 2 2 0
 Netherlands 3 3 0 3 0 2 2 0
 Egypt 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1

Note: Republic of Ireland awarded second place by drawing of lots

England 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Lineker 8' (Details) Sheedy 73'
Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari Ref: Schmidhuber (FRG)
Attendance: 35,238
Netherlands 1–1 Egypt
Kieft 58' (Details) Abdelghani 83' pen
Stadio La Favorita, Palermo Ref: Aladren (ESP)
Attendance: 33,421
England 0–0 Netherlands
  (Details)  
Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari Ref: Petrović (YUG)
Attendance: 35,267
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Egypt
  (Details)  
Stadio La Favorita, Palermo Ref: Langenhove (BEL)
Attendance: 33,288
England 1–0 Egypt
Wright 64' (Details)  
Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari Ref: Röthlisberger (SUI)
Attendance: 34,959
Netherlands 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Gullit 10' (Details) Quinn 71'
Stadio La Favorita, Palermo Ref: Vautrot (FRA)
Attendance: 33,288

Third place qualifiers for round of 16

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1
 Colombia 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1
 Netherlands 3 3 0 3 0 2 2 0
 Uruguay 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1
 Austria 2 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1
 Scotland 2 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1

Knockout stage

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
June 25 - Rome
 
 
 Italy2
 
June 30 - Rome
 
 Uruguay0
 
 Italy1
 
June 25 - Genoa
 
 Republic of Ireland0
 
 Romania0 (4)
 
July 3 - Naples
 
 Republic of Ireland (pen)0 (5)
 
 Italy1 (3)
 
June 26 - Verona
 
 Argentina (pen)1 (4)
 
 Spain1
 
June 30 - Florence
 
 Yugoslavia (aet)2
 
 Yugoslavia0 (2)
 
June 24 - Turin
 
 Argentina (pen)0 (3)
 
 Brazil0
 
July 8 - Rome
 
 Argentina1
 
 Argentina0
 
June 24 - Milan
 
 West Germany1
 
 West Germany2
 
July 1 - Milan
 
 Netherlands1
 
 West Germany1
 
June 23 - Bari
 
 Czechoslovakia0
 
 Czechoslovakia 4
 
July 4 - Turin
 
 Costa Rica1
 
 West Germany (pen)1 (4)
 
June 26 - Bologna
 
 England1 (3) Third place
 
 England (aet)1
 
July 1 - NaplesJuly 7 - Bari
 
 Belgium0
 
 England (aet)3 Italy2
 
June 23 - Naples
 
 Cameroon2  England1
 
 Cameroon (aet)2
 
 
 Colombia1
 

Round of 16

Cameroon 2–1 (AET) Colombia
Milla 106', 109' (Details) Redín 115'
Stadio San Paolo, Naples Ref: Lanese (ITA)
Attendance: 50,026
Czechoslovakia 4–1 Costa Rica
Skuhravý 12', 63', 82'
Kubík 75'		 (Details) González 54'
Stadio San Nicola, Bari Ref: Kirschen (GDR)
Attendance: 47,673
Argentina 1–0 Brazil
Caniggia 80' (Details)  
Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin Ref: Quiniou (FRA)
Attendance: 61,381
West Germany 2–1 Netherlands
Klinsmann 51'
Brehme 82'		 (Details) R. Koeman 89' pen
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Ref: Loustau (ARG)
Attendance: 74,559
Republic of Ireland 0–0 (AET)
(5–4 PSO)		 Romania
  (Details)  
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa Ref: Wright (BRA)
Attendance: 31,818

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Italy 2–0 Uruguay
Schillaci 65'
Serena 85'		 (Details)  
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Ref: Courtney (ENG)
Attendance: 73,303
Spain 1–2 (AET) Yugoslavia
Salinas 83' (Details) Stojković 78', 92'
Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona Ref: Schmidhuber (FRG)
Attendance: 35,500
England 1–0 (AET) Belgium
Platt 119' (Details)  
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna Ref: Mikkelsen (DEN)
Attendance: 34,520

Quarter-finals

Argentina 0–0 (AET)
(3–2 PSO)		 Yugoslavia
  (Details)  
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Ref: Röthlisberger (SUI)
Attendance: 38,971

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Italy 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Schillaci 38' (Details)  
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Ref: Valente (POR)
Attendance: 73,303
West Germany 1–0 Czechoslovakia
Matthäus 25' pen (Details)  
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Ref: Kohl (AUT)
Attendance: 73,347
England 3–2 (AET) Cameroon
Platt 25'
Lineker 83' pen, 105' pen		 (Details) Kundé 61' pen
Ekéké 65'
Stadio San Paolo, Naples Ref: Codesal (MEX)
Attendance: 55,205

Semi-finals

Argentina 1–1 (AET)
(4–3 PSO)		 Italy
Caniggia 67' (Details) Schillaci 17'
Stadio San Paolo, Naples Ref: Vautrot (FRA)
Attendance:59,978

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West Germany 1–1 (AET)
(4–3 PSO)		 England
Brehme 60' (Details) Lineker 80'
Stadio delle Alpi, Turin Ref: Wright (BRA)
Attendance: 62,628

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Third place match

Italy 2–1 England
Baggio 70'
Schillaci 86' pen		 (Details) Platt 81'
Stadio San Nicola, Bari Ref: Qoiniou (France)
Attendance: 51,426

Final

Argentina 0–1 West Germany
  (Details) Brehme 85' pen
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Ref: Codesal (MEX)
Attendance: 73,603

Awards

1990 World Cup Winners
West Germany
West Germany
Third Title


Golden Shoe winner: Golden Ball winner: FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Italy Salvatore Schillaci Italy Salvatore Schillaci  England

All-star team

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Argentina Sergio Goycochea

Germany Andreas Brehme
Cameroon Jules Onana
Italy Franco Baresi

Argentina Diego Maradona
Germany Lothar Matthäus
Italy Roberto Donadoni
England Paul Gascoigne

Italy Salvatore Schillaci
Cameroon Roger Milla
Czech Republic Tomas Skuhravy

Scorers

  • There were no own goals scored in the tournament.

Trivia

  • The 1990 tournament had the lowest goals-per-match average of all World Cups. There were 115 goals, an average of 2.21 goals per match, and, taking account of extra time matches, 4920 minutes of play - which means 1 goal every 42.7 minutes, or only 2.1 goals for every 90 minutes.
  • The 1990 tournament was the second to feature an all-champion final four.
  • The Republic of Ireland reached the quarter-finals despite scoring only 2 goals. They also did not win a single match outright - they drew their three group matches, then advanced over Romania on penalty kicks after a goalless draw in the round of 16, and then lost to Italy in the quarter-finals.
  • For the second World Cup in succession Uruguay squeezed through to the knockout stage as fourth-best third-placed team, thanks to an injury-time goal in their final group game against South Korea.
  • World Cup Italia '90 was the official licensed videogame product.
  • Diego Maradona seemed to confirm in 2005 a rumour that the water a member of the Argentinian staff offered to Brazilian midfielder Branco in the round of 16 Brazil vs Argentina match contained a tranquilizer.
  • The official theme song, Un'estate italiana (Notti magiche), was produced by Giorgio Moroder and performed by Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini.
  • The World Cup is featured in the film Good Bye Lenin!
  • Kasey Keller became the first player to play at the 1990 World Cup and the 2006 World Cup 16 years later.

Firsts

  • For the first time, both World Cup semi-finals were decided by penalty shootouts.
  • For the first time, a drawing of lots was used to decide group positions, as the Republic of Ireland and Netherlands finished with identical records in Group F. Ireland won the draw and finished second, while the Netherlands finished third. Both teams made it to the next round as the Netherlands were one of the four best third-placed teams.
  • This was the first World Cup in which two European teams were defeated by a Central American squad: Costa Rica, who beat Scotland 1-0, and Sweden 2-1.
  • The final alone had several firsts:
    • For the first time a team reached three World Cup finals in a row: West Germany had already lost the finals in 1982 and 1986. This feat was later repeated by Brazil in 1994, 1998 and 2002 with better results.
    • It was the first rematch of a preceding final: The two countries had met in the 1986 FIFA World Cup final with Argentina the victors.
    • Pedro Monzón of Argentina became the first player to be sent off in a World Cup final. Teammate Gustavo Dezotti was also sent off.
    • For the first time, the losing team did not score a goal: Germany won by a penalty, almost saved by Sergio Goycochea, scored in the 85th minute by Andreas Brehme after a disputed foul on Rudi Völler. As such, West Germany's Bodo Illgner became the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup final. The subsequent three World Cup finals (1994, 1998, 2002) would also see the losers not score.

Lasts

  • This would be the last World Cup in which goalkeepers were allowed to pick up direct backpasses from teammates. The backpass rule was in use from the 1994 tournament in order to make it harder for teams to time-waste, having been introduced on July 1, 1992. It is thought that Egypt's performance in their match against the Republic of Ireland influenced the introduction of this new rule.
  • the World Champion team, fielded by German Football Association DFB which is recognized by FIFA since 1908, was commonly called West Germany from 1949 to 1990 to distinguish from East Germany. Shortly after the tournament the Federal Republic of Germany absorbed the East German states. Since, both the Federal Republic and the DFB team are known as Germany again.
  • This was the last World Cup in which the countries of three teams existed as political entities: Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993 (although they continued to play as one country when failing to qualify for the 1994 tournament), Yugoslavia dissolved into the nations Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro (the latter two were Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2002, and Serbia and Montenegro 2003-2006), and the USSR, which split into Russia and fourteen smaller states with the fall of the Communist regime, although eleven of the former Soviet states fielded a CIS team in the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship.
  • This was also the last time World Cup finals matches awarded two points for a win during the group stage. The poor attacking play of sides prompted FIFA to introduce three points for a win for the 1994 tournament, to encourage attacking play.
  • In disciplinary matters, for the last time players were suspended for one match if accumulating two yellow cards throughout the tournament. Starting from 1994, yellow cards accumulated in the group stage were wiped clean after its completion, and players start with a clean slate at the start of the knockout stage. For example, had the new system been in place, Argentina's Claudio Caniggia would not have been suspended for the final.
  • This was the last World Cup in which referees primarily wore the traditional black jerseys: starting from 1994, referees can choose other colours to avoid a clash with the two competing teams. This has been followed since 1994, although black has been provided as an option since 1998 (in practice however, a second-choice red jersey already existed for the 1990 finals: this was worn in the two matches where Scotland wore their traditional navy blue).
  • This was also the last World Cup in which players only had their number printed in the back of their jersey. Players would have their names above the numbers on their jerseys, and smaller numbers duplicated on the front of their jerseys, from 1994.
  • This was the last World Cup of which Pan Am was one of the sponsors. Pan Am ended operations the following year.

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