1990 FIFA World Cup
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| 1990 FIFA World Cup - Italy Italia 90 | |
|---|---|
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| Teams | 24 (from 116 entrants) |
| Host | Italy |
| Champions | Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (3rd title) |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 115 (average 2.212 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,516,348 (average 48,391 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Schillaci 6 goals |
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. It was won by West Germany, who in a rematch of the 1986 World Cup final, beat Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup for the third time.
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[edit] Qualification
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.
[edit] Summary
The format of the competition stayed the same as in 1986: 24 teams qualified, divided into six groups of four. 16 teams would qualify for the knockout competition: the six group winners, the six group runners-up, and the four third-placed teams with the best records.
The World Cup began with an upset. Defending champions Argentina fell 0-1 to Cameroon in the opening match. The match was held in Milan, where Diego Maradona of Argentina, striker for Napoli, was deeply despised: this resulted in an unexpected public support for Cameroon. The goal was headed in by François Omam-Biyik. Cameroon went on to become the surprise team of the tournament, becoming the first African nation to reach the quarter-finals and losing there 2-3 in extra time to England after leading 2-1. Cameroon's Roger Milla, who came out of retirement for the World Cup, became an international superstar at age 38, long after most top-level footballers typically retire.
Argentina recovered from their defeat and went all the way to the final. On their way, they defeated Brazil in the round of 16 and, in the semi-final, were the first team in this tournament to score a goal against the hosts Italy, winning through a penalty shootout after a 1-1 score after extra time. Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea saved two penalty kicks. West Germany also defeated England on penalty kicks in the other semi-final, a match memorable for the tears of England's Paul Gascoigne after he received a booking which would have seen him suspended for the final had England won.
The final was one of the ugliest games ever seen in a World Cup. The fraught atmosphere was not helped by a number of questionable penalty decisions by the Mexican referee Edgardo Codesal, who denied clear penalties first to German player Klaus Augenthaler and then to Argentine player Pedro Monzón. Six minutes from the end, Codesal awarded a highly debatable penalty for the Germans, which was put away by Andreas Brehme. West Germany won 1-0 and the match ended amid scenes of unprecedented chaos with Argentina reduced to nine men, Monzón and Gustavo Dezotti having been sent off. [1]
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 Golden Boot with six goals. Amazingly, 'Totò' had played for Italy only once prior to the tournament.
The 1990 World Cup is widely regarded as one of the poorest World Cups ever [2]. 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. 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), and managing only one shot on goal in the final. Champions West Germany were one of the few teams to choose an attacking style of play, although they too became more defensive as the tournament progressed.
[edit] Venues
Twelve cities hosted the tournament:
| City | Stadium | Capacity | Matches |
| Bari | Stadio San Nicola | 56,000 | R1, R2, Third-place match |
| Bologna | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | 39,000 | R1, R2 |
| Cagliari | Stadio Sant'Elia | 40,000 | R1 |
| Florence | Stadio Comunale | 41,000 | R1, QF |
| Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 35,000 | R1, R2 |
| Milan | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | 85,700 | R1, R2, QF |
| Naples | Stadio San Paolo | 74,000 | R1, R2, QF, SF |
| Palermo | Stadio La Favorita | 36,000 | R1 |
| Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 81,000 | R1, R2, QF, Final |
| Turin | Stadio Delle Alpi | 68,000 | R1, R2, SF |
| Udine | Stadio Friuli | 38,000 | R1 |
| Verona | Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi | 42,000 | R1, R2 |
[edit] Squads
For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1990 FIFA World Cup squads.
[edit] First round
All kick-off times local (CET)
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia (bordered).svg Czechoslovakia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
| June 9, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Italy Image:Flag of Italy.svg | 1–0 | Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Ref: Jose Roberto Wright (Brazil) |
| Schillaci 78' | (Report) |
| June 10, 1990 17:00 | |||
| USA Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 1–5 | Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia (bordered).svg Czechoslovakia | Stadio Comunale, Florence
Ref: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland) |
| Caligiuri 61' | (Report) | Skuhravý 25' Bílek 39' pen Hašek 50' Skuhravý 78' Luhový 90' |
| June 14, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Italy Image:Flag of Italy.svg | 1–0 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA | Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Ref: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico) |
| Giannini 11' | (Report) |
| June 15, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Austria Image:Flag of Austria.svg | 0–1 | Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia (bordered).svg Czechoslovakia | Stadio Comunale, Florence
Ref: George Smith (Scotland) |
| (Report) | Bílek 30' pen |
| June 19, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Austria Image:Flag of Austria.svg | 2–1 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA | Stadio Comunale, Florence
Ref: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria) |
| Ogris 52' Rodax 65' | (Report) | Murray 85' |
| June 19, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Italy Image:Flag of Italy.svg | 2–0 | Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia (bordered).svg Czechoslovakia | Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Ref: Joel Quiniou (France) |
| Schillaci 9' Baggio 78' | (Report) |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
 Romania
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| June 8, 1990 18:00 | |||
| Argentina Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | 0–1 | Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Ref: Michel Vautrot (France) |
| (Report) | Omam-Biyik 67' |
| June 9, 1990 17:00 | |||
| USSR Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg | 0–2 | Romania
| Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Ref: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay) |
| (Report) | Lăcătuş 42', 57' pen |
| June 13, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Argentina Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | 2–0 | Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR | Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Ref: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) |
| Troglio 27' Burruchaga 79' | (Report) |
| June 14, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Cameroon Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg | 2–1 | Romania
| Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Ref: Hernan Silva Arce (Chile) |
| Milla 76', 86' | (Report) | Balint 88' |
| June 18, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Cameroon Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg | 0–4 | Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR | Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Ref: Jose Roberto Wright (Brazil) |
| (Report) | Protasov 20', Zygmantovich 29' Zavarov 55' Dobrovolski 63' |
| June 18, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Argentina Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | 1–1 | Romania
| Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Ref: Carlos Alberto Silva Valente (Portugal) |
| Monzón 63' | (Report) | Balint 68' |
[edit] Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Image:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| June 10, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Brazil Image:Flag of Brazil.svg | 2–1 | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Ref: Tullio Lanese (Italy) |
| Careca 40', 63' | (Report) | Brolin 79' |
| June 11, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Costa Rica Image:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg | 1–0 | Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Ref: Juan Loustau (Argentina) |
| Cayasso 49' | (Report) |
| June 16, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Brazil Image:Flag of Brazil.svg | 1–0 | Image:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica | Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Ref: Neji Jouini (Tunisia) |
| Müller 33' | (Report) |
| June 16, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Scotland Image:Flag of Scotland.svg | 2–1 | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Ref: Carlos Maciel (Paraguay) |
| McCall 10' Johnston 80' pen | (Report) | Strömberg 86' |
| June 20, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Brazil Image:Flag of Brazil.svg | 1–0 | Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Ref: Helmut Kohl (Austria) |
| Müller 82' | (Report) |
| June 20, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Sweden Image:Flag of Sweden.svg | 1–2 | Image:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Ref: Zoran Petrovic (Yugoslavia) |
| Ekström 32' | (Report) | Flores 75' Medford 88' |
[edit] Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
 Yugoslavia
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 |
| June 9, 1990 17:00 | |||
| United Arab Emirates Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg | 0–2 | Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Ref: George Courtney (England) |
| (Report) | Redín 50' Valderrama 85' |
| June 10, 1990 21:00 | |||
| West Germany Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 4–1 | Yugoslavia
| Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Ref: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark) |
| Matthäus 28', 65' Klinsmann 39' Völler 71' | (Report) | Jozić 55' |
| June 14, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Yugoslavia
| 1–0 | Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Ref: Luigi Agnolin (Italy) |
| Jozić 75' | (Report) |
| June 15, 1990 21:00 | |||
| West Germany Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 5–1 | Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Ref: Alexey Spirin (Soviet Union) |
| Völler 35', 75' Klinsmann 36' Matthäus 47' Bein 59' | (Report) | Mubarak 46' |
| June 19, 1990 17:00 | |||
| West Germany Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 1–1 | Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Ref: Alan Snoddy (England) |
| Littbarski 89' | (Report) | Rincón 90' |
| June 19, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Yugoslavia
| 4–1 | Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Ref: Shizuo Takada (Japan) |
| Sušić 5' Pančev 9', 46' Prosinečki 90' | (Report) | Jumaa 22' |
[edit] Group E
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Image:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Image:Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg Korea Republic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
| June 12, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Belgium Image:Flag of Belgium.svg | 2–0 | Image:Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg Korea Republic | Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona
Ref: Vincent Mauro (USA) |
| Degryse 53' De Wolf 64' | (Report) |
| June 13, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Uruguay Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 0–0 | Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Stadio Friuli, Udine
Ref: Helmut Kohl (Austria) |
| (Report) |
| June 17, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Spain Image:Flag of Spain.svg | 3–1 | Image:Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg Korea Republic | Stadio Friuli, Udine
Ref: Elias Jacome Guerrero (Ecuador) |
| Míchel 22', 61', 81' | (Report) | Hwang Bo-Kwan 42' |
| June 17, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Belgium Image:Flag of Belgium.svg | 3–1 | Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona
Ref: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany) |
| Clijsters 16' Scifo 22' Ceulemans 48' | (Report) | Bengoechea 74' |
| June 21, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Korea Republic Image:Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg | 0–1 | Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Stadio Friuli, Udine
Ref: Tullio Lanese (Italy) |
| (Report) | Fonseca 90' |
| June 21, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Belgium Image:Flag of Belgium.svg | 1–2 | Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona
Ref: Juan Loustau (Argentina) |
| Vervoort 28' | (Report) | Míchel 20' pen Górriz 38' |
[edit] Group F
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
Note: Republic of Ireland awarded second place by drawing of lots
| June 11, 1990 21:00 | |||
| England Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg | 1–1 | Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland | Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari
Ref: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany) |
| Lineker 8' | (Report) | Sheedy 73' |
| June 12, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Netherlands Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 1–1 | Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | Stadio La Favorita, Palermo
Ref: Emilio Soriano Aladren (Spain) |
| Kieft 58' | (Report) | Abdelghani 83' pen |
| June 16, 1990 21:00 | |||
| England Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg | 0–0 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari
Ref: Zoran Petrovic (Yugoslavia) |
| (Report) |
| June 17, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Republic of Ireland Image:Flag of Ireland.svg | 0–0 | Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | Stadio La Favorita, Palermo
Ref: Marcel Van Langenhove (Belgium) |
| (Report) |
| June 21, 1990 21:00 | |||
| England Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg | 1–0 | Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari
Ref: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland) |
| Wright 64' | (Report) |
| June 21, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Netherlands Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 1–1 | Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland | Stadio La Favorita, Palermo
Ref: Michel Vautrot (France) |
| Gullit 10' | (Report) | Quinn 71' |
[edit] Third place qualifiers for round of 16
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
[edit] Knockout stage
[edit] Round of 16
| June 23, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Cameroon Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg | 2–1 (AET) | Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Ref: Tullio Lanese (Italy) |
| Milla 106', 109' | (Report) | Redín 115' |
| June 23, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Czechoslovakia Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia (bordered).svg | 4–1 | Image:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica | Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Ref: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany) |
| Skuhravý 12', 63', 82' Kubík 75' | (Report) | González 54' |
| June 24, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Argentina Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | 1–0 | Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Ref: Joel Quiniou (France) |
| Caniggia 80' | (Report) |
| June 24, 1990 21:00 | |||
| West Germany Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 2–1 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Ref: Juan Loustau (Argentina) |
| Klinsmann 51' Brehme 82' | (Report) | R. Koeman 89' pen |
| June 25, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Republic of Ireland Image:Flag of Ireland.svg | 0–0 (AET) (5–4 PSO) | Romania
| Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Ref: Jose Roberto Wright (Brazil) |
| (Report) |
| Penalties | |||
| Sheedy : scored Houghton : scored Townsend : scored Cascarino : scored O'Leary : scored | 5–4 | Hagi : scored Lupu : scored Rotariu : scored Lupescu : scored Timofte : Bonner saved |
| June 25, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Italy Image:Flag of Italy.svg | 2–0 | Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Ref: George Courtney (England) |
| Schillaci 65' Serena 85' | (Report) |
| June 26, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Spain Image:Flag of Spain.svg | 1–2 (AET) | Yugoslavia
| Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona
Ref: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany) |
| Salinas 83' | (Report) | Stojković 78', 92' |
| June 26, 1990 21:00 | |||
| England Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg | 1–0 (AET) | Image:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Ref: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark) |
| Platt 119' | (Report) |
[edit] Quarter-finals
| June 30, 1990 17:00 | |||
| Argentina Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | 0–0 (AET) (3–2 PSO) | Yugoslavia
| Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Ref: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland) |
| (Report) |
| Penalties | |||
| Serrizuela : scored Burruchaga : scored Maradona : Ivković saved Troglio : hit a post Dezotti : scored | 3–2 | Stojković : hit a crossbar Prosinečki : scored Savićević : scored Brnović : Goycochea saved Hadžibegić : Goycochea saved |
| June 30, 1990 21:00 | |||
| Italy Image:Flag of Italy.svg | 1–0 | Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland | Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Ref: Carlos Alberto Silva Valente (Portugal) |
| Schillaci 38' | (Report) |
| July 1, 1990 17:00 | |||
| West Germany Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 1–0 | Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia (bordered).svg Czechoslovakia | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Ref: Helmut Kohl (Austria) |
| Matthäus 25' pen | (Report) |
| July 1, 1990 21:00 | |||
| England Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg | 3–2 (AET) | Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Ref: Edgardo Codesal(Mexico) |
| Platt 25' Lineker 83' pen, 105' pen | (Report) | Kundé 61' pen Ekéké 65' |
[edit] Semi-finals
| July 3, 1990 20:00 | |||
| Argentina Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | 1–1 (AET) (4–3 PSO) | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Ref: Michel Vautrot (France) |
| Caniggia 67' | (Report) | Schillaci 17' |
| Penalties | |||
| Serrizuela : scored Burruchaga : scored Olarticoechea : scored Maradona : scored | 4–3 | Baresi : scored Baggio : scored De Agostini : scored Donadoni : Goycochea saved Serena : Goycochea saved |
| July 4, 1990 20:00 | |||
| West Germany Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 1–1 (AET) (4–3 PSO) | Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England | Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
Ref: Jose Roberto Wright (Brazil) |
| Brehme 60' | (Report) | Lineker 80' |
| Penalties | |||
| Brehme : scored Matthäus : scored Riedle : scored Thon : scored | 4–3 | Lineker : scored Beardsley : scored Platt : scored Pearce : Illgner saved Waddle : missed |
[edit] Third place match
| July 7, 1990 20:00 | |||
| Italy Image:Flag of Italy.svg | 2–1 | Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England | Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Ref: Joel Quiniou (France) |
| Baggio 71' Schillaci 86' pen | (Report) | Platt 81' |
[edit] Final
| July 8, 1990 20:00 | |||
| Argentina Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | 0–1 | Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | Stadio Olimpico, Rome Ref: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico) Attendance: 73,603 |
| (Report) | Brehme 85' pen |
[edit] Awards
| 1990 World Cup Winners |
|---|
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Third Title |
| Golden Shoe winner: | Golden Ball winner: | FIFA Fair Play Trophy: |
|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Schillaci | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Schillaci | Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England |
[edit] All-star team
[edit] Scorers
[edit] Trivia
- USSR was the rival of Italy's candidacy to host the event.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Even though England lost the semi-final, and then the third place play-off, thousands of England fans greeted the team home as heroes, as it was the best they had done since 1966, when they won on home soil.
- This World Cup saw The Three Tenors begin their tradition of performing on the eve of the final.
- 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 Argentinean 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.
- The World Cup features in the film Good Bye Lenin!
[edit] Firsts
- For the first time, both World Cup semi-finals were decided by penalty shoouts.
- 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 (and only, so far) 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 first official theme song for the FIFA World Cup was Un'estate italiana produced by Giorgio Moroder.
- 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: two titles out of three finals.
- 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.
[edit] 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.
- This was the last World Cup in which the countries of four teams existed as political entities: West Germany joined with East Germany shortly after the tournament, 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.
- 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.
[edit] External links
- Italia 90 on the FIFA website
- Details at RSSSF
- The Great White Hope: Gazza at Italia '90 - Extract from new book about the England football team by author James Corbett
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