1990
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams.
Official poster
designed by
Alberto Burri
Host country
Italy
8 June – 8 July
Teams
24
from 5 confederations
Venues
12
in 12 host cities
Champions
West Germany
3rd Title
Runners-up
Argentina
Third place
Italy
Fourth place
England
Matches played
52
Goals scored
115
2.21 per match
Attendance
2,516,215
48,389 per match
Top scorer
Salvatore Schillaci
Italy
6 goals
Best player
Salvatore Schillaci
Italy
Best young player
Robert Prosinečki
Yugoslavia
Fair play award
England
Europe
Group
A
4 teams
Austria
Head coach
Josef Hickersberger
22 players
Czechoslovakia
Head coach
Jozef Vengloš
22 players
Italy
Head coach
Azeglio Vicini
22 players
United States
Head coach
Bob Gansler
22 players
Group
B
4 teams
Argentina
Head coach
Carlos Bilardo
22 players
Cameroon
Head coach
Valery Nepomnyashchy
22 players
Romania
Head coach
Emerich Jenei
22 players
Soviet Union
Head coach
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
22 players
Group
C
4 teams
Brazil
Head coach
Sebastião Lazaroni
22 players
Costa Rica
Head coach
Bora Milutinović
22 players
Scotland
Head coach
Andy Roxburgh
22 players
Sweden
Head coach
Olle Nordin
22 players
Group
D
4 teams
Colombia
Head coach
Francisco Maturana
22 players
United Arab Emirates
Head coach
Carlos Alberto Parreira
22 players
West Germany
Head coach
Franz Beckenbauer
22 players
Yugoslavia
Head coach
Ivica Osim
22 players
Group
E
4 teams
Belgium
Head coach
Guy Thys
22 players
South Korea
Head coach
Lee Hoe-taik
22 players
Spain
Head coach
Luis Suárez
22 players
Uruguay
Head coach
Óscar Tabárez
22 players
Group
F
4 teams
Egypt
Head coach
Mahmoud Al-Gohari
22 players
England
Head coach
Bobby Robson
22 players
Netherlands
Head coach
Leo Beenhakker
22 players
Republic of Ireland
Head coach
Jack Charlton
22 players
Venues
San Siro
Milan
Capacity: 74,559
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Capacity: 73,603
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin
Capacity: 62,628
Stadio San Paolo
Naples
Capacity: 59,978
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Capacity: 51,426
Stadio Comunale
Florence
Capacity: 38,971
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Capacity: 35,950
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Capacity: 35,713
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Capacity: 35,238
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Capacity: 34,520
Stadio La Favorita
Palermo
Capacity: 33,288
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Capacity: 31,823
Match Officials
Jamal Al Sharif
Syria
Asia
Shizuo Takada
Japan
Asia
Jassim Mandi
Bahrain
Asia
Mohamed Hansal
Algeria
Africa
Neji Jouini
Tunisia
Africa
Jean-Fidèle Diramba
Gabon
Africa
Edgardo Codesal
Mexico
North America
Vincent Mauro
United States
North America
Berny Ulloa Morera
Costa Rica
North America
Juan Daniel Cardellino
Uruguay
South America
Armando Pérez Hoyos
Colombia
South America
Elías Jácome
Ecuador
South America
Juan Carlos Loustau
Argentina
South America
Carlos Maciel
Paraguay
South America
Hernán Silva
Chile
South America
José Roberto Wright
Brazil
South America
Richard Lorenc
Australia
Oceania
Luigi Agnolin
Italy
Europe
Emilio Soriano Aladrén
Spain
Europe
George Courtney
England
Europe
Pietro D'Elia
Italy
Europe
Erik Fredriksson
Sweden
Europe
Siegfried Kirschen
East Germany
Europe
Helmut Kohl
Austria
Europe
Tullio Lanese
Italy
Europe
Michał Listkiewicz
Poland
Europe
Rosario Lo Bello
Italy
Europe
Carlo Longhi
Italy
Europe
Pierluigi Magni
Italy
Europe
Peter Mikkelsen
Denmark
Europe
Pierluigi Pairetto
Italy
Europe
Zoran Petrović
Yugoslavia
Europe
Joël Quiniou
France
Europe
Kurt Röthlisberger
Switzerland
Europe
Aron Schmidhuber
West Germany
Europe
Carlos Silva Valente
Portugal
Europe
George Smith
Scotland
Europe
Alan Snoddy
Northern Ireland
Europe
Alexey Spirin
Soviet Union
Europe
Marcel Van Langenhove
Belgium
Europe
Michel Vautrot
France
Europe
Group A Standings
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 |
Group B Standings
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Group C Standings
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
Group D Standings
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
Group E Standings
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Group F Standings
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Position | Group | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Difference | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | D | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | F | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | E | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 5 | A | Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | |
| 6 | C | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
Round of 16
23 June 17:00 CEST
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 50,026
Cameroon
2
Milla 106', 108'
Colombia
1
Redín 115'
Referee
Tullio Lanese
Italy
23 June 21:00 CEST
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Attendance: 47,673
Czechoslovakia
4
Skuhravý 12', 63', 82'
Kubík 76'
Costa Rica
1
González 55'
Referee
Siegfried Kirschen
East Germany
24 June 17:00 CEST
Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 61,381
Brazil
0
Argentina
1
Caniggia 81'
Referee
Joël Quiniou
France
24 June 21:00 CEST
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 74,559
West Germany
2
Klinsmann 51'
Brehme 85'
Netherlands
1
R. Koeman 89' (pen.)
Referee
Juan Carlos Loustau
Argentina
25 June 17:00 CEST
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 31,818
Republic of Ireland
0
Penalties
5
Sheedy 🗹
Houghton 🗹
Townsend 🗹
Cascarino 🗹
O'Leary 🗹
Romania
0
Penalties
4
Hagi 🗹
Lupu 🗹
Rotariu 🗹
Lupescu 🗹
Timofte 🗷
Referee
José Roberto Wright
Brazil
25 June 21:00 CEST
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 73,303
Italy
2
Schillaci 65'
Serena 83'
Uruguay
0
Referee
George Courtney
England
26 June 17:00 CEST
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Attendance: 35,500
Spain
1
Salinas 84'
Yugoslavia
2
Stojković 78', 93
Referee
Aron Schmidhuber
West Germany
26 June 21:00 CEST
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Attendance: 34,520
England
1
Platt 119'
Belgium
0
Referee
Peter Mikkelsen
Denmark
Quarter-Finals
30 June 17:00 CEST
Stadio Comunale, Florence
Attendance: 38,971
Argentina
0
Penalties
3
Serrizuela 🗹
Burruchaga 🗹
Maradona 🗷
Troglio 🗷
Dezotti 🗹
Yugoslavia
0
Penalties
2
Stojković 🗷
Prosinečki 🗹
Savićević 🗹
Brnović 🗷
Hadžibegić 🗷
Referee
Kurt Röthlisberger
Switzerland
30 June 21:00 CEST
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 73,303
Republic of Ireland
0
Italy
1
Schillaci 38'
Referee
Carlos Silva Valente
Portugal
01 July 17:00 CEST
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 73,347
Czechoslovakia
0
West Germany
1
Matthäus 25' (pen.)
Referee
Helmut Kohl
Austria
01 July 21:00 CEST
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 55,205
Cameroon
2
Kundé 61' (pen.)
Ekéké 65'
England
3
Platt 25'
Lineker 83' (pen.), 105' (pen.)
Referee
Edgardo Codesal
Mexico
Semi-Finals
03 July 20:00 CEST
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 59,978
Argentina
1
Caniggia 67'
Penalties
4
Serrizuela 🗹
Burruchaga 🗹
Olarticoechea 🗹
Maradona 🗹
Italy
1
Schillaci 17'
Penalties
3
Baresi 🗹
Baggio 🗹
De Agostini 🗹
Donadoni 🗷
Serena 🗷
Referee
Michel Vautrot
France
04 July 20:00 CEST
Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 62,628
West Germany
1
Brehme 60'
Penalties
4
Brehme 🗹
Matthäus 🗹
Riedle 🗹
Thon 🗹
England
1
Lineker 80'
Penalties
3
Lineker 🗹
Beardsley 🗹
Platt 🗹
Pearce 🗷
Waddle 🗷
Referee
José Roberto Wright
Brazil
Third Place Play-Off
07 July 20:00 CEST
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Attendance: 51,426
Italy
2
Baggio 71'
Schillaci 86' (pen.)
England
1
Platt 81'
Referee
Joël Quiniou
France
Final
08 July 20:00 CEST
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 73,603
West Germany
1
Brehme 85' (pen.)
Argentina
0
Referee
Edgardo Codesal
Mexico