World Cup 1990 Guide
World Cup -
Italy 1990
Group A ¦ Group
B ¦
Group C ¦ Group D ¦ Group
E ¦ Group F ¦ Top Scorers
The fourteenth World Cup retained the format used 4 years
earlier, the 24 competing nations coming from Europe (14), South America (4),
Africa (2), Asia (2) and North & Central America (2). Notably, both
semi-finals went to penalty shoot-outs and Argentina became the first team to
fail to score in a final; they also had two players sent off.
Groups & Results
| Group
A |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Italy |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
| Czechoslovakia |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
| Austria |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| USA |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
|
Group A Results |
| Italy 1-0 Austria |
| USA 1-5 Czechoslovakia |
| Italy 1-0 USA |
| Austria 0-1 Czechoslovakia |
| Austria 2-1 USA |
| Italy 2-0 Czechoslovakia |
|
Group B |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Cameroon |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
| Romania |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
| Argentina |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| USSR |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
Group B Results |
| Argentina 0-1 Cameroon |
| USSR 0-2 Romania |
| Argentina 2-0 USSR |
| Cameroon 2-1 Romania |
| Cameroon 0-4 USSR |
| Argentina 1-1 Romania |
|
Group C |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Brazil |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
| Costa Rica |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
| Scotland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| Sweden |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
|
Group C Results |
| Brazil 2-1 Sweden |
| Costa Rica 1-0 Scotland |
| Brazil 1-0 Costa Rica |
| Sweden 1-2 Scotland |
| Brazil 1-0 Scotland |
| Sweden 1-2 Costa Rica |
|
Group D |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| West Germany |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
| Yugoslavia |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
| Colombia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| United Arab Emirates |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
|
Group D Results |
| UAE 0-2 Colombia |
| West Germany 4-1 Yugoslavia |
| Yugoslavia 1-0 Colombia |
| West Germany 5-1 UAE |
| West Germany 1-1 Colombia |
| Yugoslavia 4-1 UAE |
|
Group E |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Spain |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
| Belgium |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
| Uruguay |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| South Korea |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
Group E Results |
| Belgium 2-0 South Korea |
| Uruguay 0-0 Spain |
| South Korea 1-3 Spain |
| Belgium 3-1 Uruguay |
| South Korea 0-1 Uruguay |
| Belgium 1-2 Spain |
|
Group F |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| England |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Holland |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Republic of Ireland |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Egypt |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Group F Results |
| England 1-1 Republic of Ireland |
| Holland 1-1 Egypt |
| England 0-0 Holland |
| Republic of Ireland 0-0 Egypt |
| England 1-0 Egypt |
| Republic of Ireland 1-1 Holland |
Second Round
| England 1-0 Belgium (aet) |
Bologna |
| Spain 1-2 Yugoslavia (aet) |
Verona |
| Italy 2-0 Uruguay |
Roma |
| Republic of Ireland 0-0 Romania (aet, 5-4 pens) |
Genoa |
| Germany 2-1 Holland |
Milano |
| Brazil 0-1 Argentina |
Torino |
| Czechoslovakia 4-1 Costa Rica |
Bari |
| Cameroon 2-1 Colombia (aet) |
Napoli |
Quarter Finals
| England 3-2 Cameroon (aet) |
Napoli |
| West Germany 1-0 Czechoslovakia |
Milano |
| Italy 1-0 Republic of Ireland |
Roma |
| Argentina 0-0 Yugoslavia (aet, 3-2 pens) |
Firenze |
Semi Finals
| West Germany 1-1 England (aet, 4-3 pens) |
Torino |
| Argentina 1-1 Italy (aet, 4-3 pens) |
Napoli |
Third Place Play-off
Final
| West Germany |
1-0 |
Argentina |
|
Olimpico, Roma |
Brehme (pen.)
|
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Att. 73,603
Referee: Edgardo Codesal Mendez (Mex)
H/T: 0-0
|
| Name | Country | Goals |
| Salvatore Schillachi | Italy | 6 |
| Thomas Skuhravy | Czechoslovakia | 5 |
| Roger Milla | Cameroon | 4 |
| Gary Lineker | England | 4 |
| Michel | Spain | 4 |
| Lothar Matthaus | West Germany | 4 |
| David Platt | England | 3 |
| Andreas Brehme | West Germany | 3 |
| Jurgen Klinsmann | West Germany | 3 |
| Rudi Voller | West Germany | 3 |
