1990 FIFA World Cup

Association football tournament in Italy Italia '90 the video games World Cup Soccer: Italia '90World Cup Soccer: Italia '90 and Italy 1990 (video game)Italy 1990 (video game) 1990 World Cup September 2014 August 2020 FIFA World Cup 1990 it Coppa del Mondo Italia '90 1990 FIFA World Cup.svg 250px Italy 8 June – 8 July 5 24 12 12 West Germany 3 Argentina 1861 Italy 1946 England 52 115 main A-F ITA 1946 Salvatore Schillaci (6 goals) ITA 1946 Salvatore Schillaci YUG Robert Prosinečki ENG 1986 1994 The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (after Mexico in 1986). Teams representing 116 national football associations entered and qualification began in April 1988. Twenty-two teams qualified from this process, along with the host nation Italy and defending champions Argentina. The tournament was won by West Germany, for the third time. They beat defending champions Argentina 1–0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, a rematch of the previous final four years earlier. Italy ended up finishing third and England fourth, after both lost their semi-finals in penalty shoot-outs. This was the last tournament to feature a team from West Germany, with the country being reunified with East Germany a few months later in October, as well as teams from the Eastern Bloc before the end of the Cold War in 1991, as the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia teams all made their final appearances. Costa Rica, Ireland and the United Arab Emirates made their first appearances in the finals. As of 2026, this was the only time the United Arab Emirates qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals. Cameroon went on an unexpectedly strong run in the tournament, becoming the first African team to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup. The official match ball was the Adidas Etrusco Unico. The 1990 World Cup is widely regarded as one of the poorest World Cups in terms of the games.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1632000/1632223.stm Italy 1990 BBC Sport 17 April 2002 11 August 2010 26 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110126214428/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1632000/1632223.stm live http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story?id=696774 World Cup 1990 ESPN Soccernet 9 November 2009 11 August 2010 26 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026105250/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story?id=696774 dead Glanville Brian The Story of the World Cup Faber 2005 0-571-22944-1 Freddi Cris Complete Book of the World Cup HarperSport 2006 978-0-00-722916-1 It generated an average 2.21 goals per game – a record low that still standshttps://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/tournaments/worldcup/organisation/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070613023230/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/tournaments/worldcup/organisation/index.html dead 13 June 2007 FIFA World Cup Record – Organisation 14 June 2012 – and a then-record 16 red cards, including the first dismissal in a final. However, the tournament had a significant lasting influence on the game as a whole. In England, the team's success in this tournament led to the resurgence of the domestic top-flight, which had suffered from violence on the pitch and hooliganism by spectators throughout the 1980s. It saw the introduction of the pre-match Fair Play Flag (then inscribed with "Fair Play Please") to encourage fair play. Overly defensive tactics of many teams led to the introduction of the back-pass rule in 1992 and three points for a win instead of two, both of which have encouraged attacking play, increasing spectator interest in the sport. The tournament also produced some of the World Cup's best remembered moments and stories, including the emergence of African nations, and Luciano Pavarotti's performance of "Nessun dorma" during the first ever joint concert of The Three Tenors on July 7, shortly before the match for third place which featured the host team.A riot of colour, emotion and memories: the World Cup stands alone in the field of sport https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/world-cup-russia-2018-preview-lionel-messi-ronaldo-italia-90-98-england-brazil-germany-france-a8392211.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/world-cup-russia-2018-preview-lionel-messi-ronaldo-italia-90-98-england-brazil-germany-france-a8392211.html 1 May 2022 subscription live 20 August 2018 The Independent The 1990 World Cup stands as one of the most watched events in television history, garnering an estimated 26.69 billion non-unique viewers over the course of the tournament.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/ffprojects/ip-401_06e_tv_2658.pdf World Cup and Television 6 June 2007 2006 FIFA https://web.archive.org/web/20070614094554/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/ffprojects/ip-401_06e_tv_2658.pdf 14 June 2007 dead This was the first World Cup officially recorded and transmitted in HDTV, which was a joint effort of the Italian broadcaster RAI and Japan's NHK.http://www.crit.rai.it/eletel/2005-3/53-4.htm L'Alta Definizione a Torino 1986 – 2006 di Marzio Barbero e Natasha Shpuza Crit.rai.it 23 May 2012 3 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210803073254/http://www.crit.rai.it/eletel/2005-3/53-4.htm live The huge success of the broadcasting model also had a lasting impact on the sport around the world. At the time, it was the most watched World Cup in history in non-unique viewers, later bettered only by the 1994 and the 2002 editions of the competition.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/ffprojects/ip-401%5f05a%5ftvstats%5f9299.pdf The FIFA World Cup TV viewing figures 31 October 2007 FIFA https://web.archive.org/web/20071127134616/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/ffprojects/ip-401_05a_tvstats_9299.pdf 27 November 2007 dead Host selection FIFA World Cup hosts The vote to choose the hosts of the 1990 tournament was held on 19 May 1984 in Zürich, Switzerland. Here, the FIFA Executive Committee chose Italy ahead of the only rival bid, the USSR, by 11 votes to 5.Italy gain vote over Soviet rival 21 The Times London 21 May 1984 This awarding made Italy only the second nation to host two World Cup tournaments after Mexico had also achieved this with their 1986 staging, having agreed to replace Colombia as hosts the year before the 1990 hosts were chosen. Italy had previously held the event in 1934, where they had won their first championship. Austria, England, France, Greece, West Germany and Yugoslavia also submitted initial applications for the 31 July 1983 deadline.Sports in brief 17 The Times London 3 August 1983 A month later, only England, Greece, Italy and the Soviet Union remained in the hunt after the other contenders all withdrew.Sports in brief 20 The Times London 2 September 1983 All four bids were assessed by FIFA in late 1983, with the final decision over-running into 1984 due to the volume of paperwork involved.World Cup formats 18 The Times London 12 November 1983 In early 1984, England and Greece also withdrew, leading to a two-horse race in the final vote. The Soviet boycott of the 1984 Olympic Games, announced on the eve of the World Cup decision, was speculated to have been a major factor behind Italy winning the vote so decisively,Romania could join the boycott 30 The Times London 22 May 1984 although this was denied by the FIFA President João Havelange. The Soviet state media responded by accusing FIFA of political corruption, and blamed the organisation's American sponsors (chiefly Coca-Cola) for influencing the decision.1984-03-25 BoňguTe, A06aBMTb B M36paHHOe 1984 N°119 https://yandex.ru/showcaptcha?cc=1&mt=1291DD1F03A7F567AB4C9F5B4CA149588DEAE5CF815846712A1C290FFEF0D07AD43F67FCE18C512EF66682374A87D1273DDCB8E7BA06EE95C6972150B0F1F45D277CB8CC93DF2010DB122A39D679A81415CCB3B25EFB1936DFEFB42C0C7E41576C24B265EC19939B60BC26B6C280EB66DD3BD51FE076BC8A1C4C742CFB17D95F37A78206A1B5980830391532D9ABD2470152C57EC56E049E53E555D26DB6E1AAF6FFF8691BBA077CB37912C83AD8BEAFD3F7001AB0C12D24EDC0F66518AEFAF3886399E48437396CDA3225F0D40BA2A8FE641A4A1E9187D86016889A48FB05F7C0304E5956C3237B077B2A&retpath=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%2C%2C_3b5c483ef2f749ab009cbe506d083fbd&t=2/1723808548/f066321160ef6cbdc3ff2768bf564e3a&u=caa413d0-50cb9b9d-154124cf-fb0f0274&s=cdf54d5b2b6196f65f4ce5da648a0fd0 2024-08-16 yandex.ru Ru Iran also planned to host the competition. They proposed it to FIFA in 1977, but a few months later they withdrew their request.https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1416397/%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-90 Iran and the 1990 FIFA World Cup 20 August 2023 13 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240713022439/https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1416397/%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-90 live Qualification 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification 116 teams entered the 1990 World Cup, including Italy as host nation and Argentina as reigning World Cup champions, who were both granted automatic qualification. Thus, the remaining 22 finals places were divided among the continental confederations, with 114 initially entering the qualification competition. Due to rejected entries and withdrawals, 103 teams eventually participated in the qualifying stages. Thirteen places were contested by UEFA teams (Europe), two by CONMEBOL teams (South America), two by CAF teams (Africa), two by AFC teams (Asia), and two by CONCACAF teams (North and Central America and Caribbean). The remaining place was decided by a play-off between a CONMEBOL team and a team from the OFC (Oceania). After finishing in third place in 1986, France missed the tournament for the first time since the 1974 edition.Football : la France éliminée de la Coupe du monde 1974, une remise à niveau https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1989/05/03/football-la-france-eliminee-de-la-coupe-du-monde-remise-a-niveau_4107644_1819218.html Le Monde 3 May 1989 5 July 2026 fr 13 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230413141700/https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1989/05/03/football-la-france-eliminee-de-la-coupe-du-monde-remise-a-niveau_4107644_1819218.html live Mexico was disqualified during the qualification process for fielding four overage players in a prior youth tournament.Mexico given ban in soccer https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/01/sports/mexico-given-ban-in-soccer.html The New York Times Associated Press 1 July 1988 23 October 2014 2 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180702210208/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/01/sports/mexico-given-ban-in-soccer.html live Three teams made their debuts; this was the first World Cup to feature Costa Rica, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Arab Emirates. Returning after long absences were Egypt, which appeared for the first time since 1934; the United States (which would not miss a World Cup again until 2018), which competed for the first time since 1950; Colombia, which appeared for the first time since 1962; Romania, which last appeared at the Finals in 1970; and Sweden and the Netherlands, both of which last qualified in 1978. Austria, Cameroon, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia also returned after missing the 1986 tournament. List of qualified teams The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament.Michael Janofsky From the Mighty to the Maybes, 24 Nations Gather https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/04/sports/from-the-mighty-to-the-maybes-24-nations-gather.html The New York Times 4 June 1990 15 January 2025 15 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250115144754/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/04/sports/from-the-mighty-to-the-maybes-24-nations-gather.html live start AFC (2) KOR 1984  UAE (debut) CAF (2) EGY  CMR  OFC (0) None qualified break CONCACAF (2) CRC (debut) USA  CONMEBOL (4) ARG 1861 (holders) BRA 1968  COL  URU  break UEFA (14) AUT  BEL  TCH  ENG  ITA 1946 (host) NED  IRL (debut) ROU 1965  SCO  SOV  ESP  SWE  West Germany  YUG  break thumb|upright=1.5|#000cff Countries qualified for World Cup #ffb400 Country did not qualify black Countries that did not enter the World Cup or were expelled from the tournament by FIFA prior to playing a match #ababab Country not a FIFA member end 2026, this was the only time the United Arab Emirates qualified for the World Cup and the last time Mexico did not participate in the tournament. Venues Twelve stadiums in twelve cities were selected to host matches at the 1990 World Cup. The Stadio San Nicola in Bari and Turin's Stadio delle Alpi were completely new venues opened for the World Cup. Of the twelve stadiums used, only four (San Siro, Luigi Ferraris, Comunale of Florence, and Renato Dall'Ara) had been used for the 1934 FIFA World Cup, while Trieste was the only host city from 1934 not to be selected for the 1990 tournament. The ten existing venues all underwent extensive programmes of improvements in preparation for the tournament, forcing many of the club tenants of the stadia to move to temporary homes. Additional seating and roofs were added to most stadia, with further redevelopments seeing running tracks removed and new pitches laid. Due to structural constraints, several of the existing stadia had to be virtually rebuilt to implement the changes required. Like España '82 and México '86, the group stage of this tournament was organised so an individual group only played in two cities in close proximity to each other. Group A only played in Rome and Florence (hosts Italy played all but two competitive matches in Rome: their semi-final match was played in Napoli, and their match for third place in Bari), Group B played their matches in Naples and Bari (except for Argentina vs. Cameroon, which was the opening match of the tournament, played in Milan), Group C played their matches in Turin and Genoa, Group D played all their matches in Milan and Bologna, Group E played only in Udine and Verona, and Group F played in the insular cities of Cagliari and Palermo. The cities that hosted the most World Cup matches were the two biggest cities in Italy: Rome and Milan, each hosting six matches, and Bari, Naples, and Turin each hosted five matches. Cagliari, Udine and Palermo were the only cities of the 12 selected that did not host any knockout round matches. The England national team, at the British government's request, played all 3 of their group stage matches in Cagliari on the island of Sardinia.https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/10/sports/soccer-us-must-face-italy-in-cup.html U.S. must face Italy in cup The New York Times 10 December 1989 Paul Gardner dead https://web.archive.org/web/20201117053004/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/10/sports/soccer-us-must-face-italy-in-cup.html 17 November 2020 Hooliganism, rife in English football in the 1980s had spilled over onto the European continent when 39 mostly Italian Juventus supporters were killed and 600 were injured at the 1985 European Cup Final in Brussels while trying to flee from an attack by Liverpool supporters. This hooliganism had followed the England national team while they played friendlies on the European continent – the distrust of English fans was high enough that the English Football Association's reputation and even diplomatic relations between the UK and Italy were seen to be at risk if England played any group stage matches on the Italian mainland. Thanks largely to British Sports Minister Colin Moynihan's negative remarks about English fans weeks before the match, security around Cagliari during England's three matches there was heavy – in addition to 7,000 local police, the Carabinieri and special forces of the Italian military were also there patrolling the premises. The Italian authorities' presence proved to be justified as there were several riots during the time England were playing their matches in Cagliari, leading to a number of injuries, arrests and even deportations.https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/17/sports/world-cup-90-fan-violence-at-world-cup-finals.html Haberman Clyde WORLD CUP '90; Fan Violence at World Cup Finals The New York Times 17 June 1990 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20220126062842/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/17/sports/world-cup-90-fan-violence-at-world-cup-finals.html 26 January 2022https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-11-sp-210-story.html WORLD CUP '90: English Fans Clash With Riot Police LA Times 11 June 1990 live https://web.archive.org/web/20201127045850/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-11-sp-210-story.html 27 November 2020 Most of the construction cost in excess of their original estimates and total costs ended up being over £550 million (approximately $935 million). Rome's Stadio Olimpico which hosted the final was the most expensive project overall, while Udine's Stadio Friuli, the newest of the existing stadia (opened 14 years prior), cost the least to redevelop. MilanRomeTurinNaplesSan SiroStadio OlimpicoStadio Delle AlpiStadio San Paolo45 28 41 N 9 7 27 E region:IT_type:landmark inline San Siro41 56 2 N 12 27 17 E region:IT_type:landmark inline Stadio Olimpico45 06 34 N 7 38 29 E region:IT_type:landmark inline Stadio delle Alpi40 49 41 N 14 11 35 E region:IT_type:landmark inline Stadio San PaoloCapacity: 74,559Capacity: 73,603WM 1990 Sonderheft 185 Kicker May–June 1990 de World Cup '90: The Complete Collection Orbis Capacity: 62,628Capacity: 59,978alt=|frameless|200x200pxalt=|frameless|200x200pxalt=|frameless|200x200px200pxBariItaly Italy location map December 1963 - 1992.svg none 400 Italy 41.934 12.454 Rome Italy 45.478 9.1242 Milan Italy 40.828 14.193 Naples Italy 45.110 7.6413 Turin Italy 41.085 16.840 Bari Italy 45.435 10.969 Verona Italy 43.781 11.283 Florence Italy 39.199 9.135 Cagliari Italy 44.492 11.310 Bologna Italy 46.082 13.200 Udine Italy 38.153 13.3425 Palermo Italy 44.416 8.952 GenoaFlorenceStadio San NicolaStadio Comunale41 5 5 N 16 50 24 E region:IT_type:landmark inline Stadio San Nicola43 46 51 N 11 16 56 E region:IT_type:landmark inline Stadio Artemio FranchiCapacity: 51,426Capacity: 38,971alt=|200x200px200pxVeronaUdineStadio Marc'Antonio BentegodiStadio Friuli45 26 7 N 10 58 7 E region:IT_type:landmark inline Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi46 4 54 N 13 12 0 E region:IT_type:landmark inline Stadio FriuliCapacity: 35,950Capacity: 35,713200px200pxCagliariBolognaPalermoGenoaStadio Sant'EliaStadio Renato Dall'AraStadio La FavoritaStadio Luigi Ferraris39 11 58 N 9 8 6 E region:IT_type:landmark inline Stadio Sant'Elia44 29 32 N 11 18 35 E region:IT_type:landmark inline Stadio Renato Dall'Ara38 9 10 N 13 20 32 E region:IT_type:landmark inline Stadio Renzo Barbera44 24 59 N 8 57 9 E region:IT_type:landmark inline Stadio Luigi FerrarisCapacity: 35,238Capacity: 34,520Capacity: 33,288Capacity: 31,823alt=|200x200px200pxalt=|frameless|200x200px200px Squads 1990 FIFA World Cup squads Squads for the 1990 World Cup consisted of 22 players, as for the previous tournament in 1986. Replacement of injured players was permitted during the tournament at FIFA's discretion. Two goalkeepers – Argentina's Ángel Comizzo and England's Dave Beasant – entered their respective squads during the tournament to replace injured players (Nery Pumpido and David Seaman). Match officials 41 match officials from 34 countries were assigned to the tournament to serve as referees and assistant referees. Officials in italics were only used as assistants during the tournament. Referees dressed only in traditional black jerseys for the final time at a World Cup (a red change shirt was used for two Group C games in which Scotland wore their navy blue shirts). List of match officialsAfrica ALG Mohamed Hansal TUN 1959 Neji Jouini GAB Jean-Fidèle Diramba Asia SYR 1980 Jamal Al Sharif BHR 1972 Jassim Mandi JPN 1870 Shizuo Takada Europe ITA 1946 Luigi Agnolin ESP Emilio Soriano Aladrén ENG George Courtney ITA 1946 Pietro D'Elia SWE Erik Fredriksson GDR Siegfried Kirschen AUT Helmut Kohl ITA 1946 Tullio Lanese POL Michał Listkiewicz ITA 1946 Rosario Lo Bello ITA 1946 Carlo Longhi ITA 1946 Pierluigi Magni DEN Peter Mikkelsen ITA 1946 Pierluigi Pairetto YUG Zoran Petrović FRA 1974 Joël Quiniou SUI Kurt Röthlisberger FRG Aron Schmidhuber POR Carlos Silva Valente SCO George Smith NIR Alan Snoddy URS Alexey Spirin BEL Marcel Van Langenhove FRA 1974 Michel Vautrot North and Central America MEX Edgardo Codesal USA Vincent Mauro CRC Berny Ulloa Morera Oceania AUS Richard Lorenc South America URU Juan Daniel Cardellino COL Armando Pérez Hoyos ECU 1900 Elías Jácome ARG 1861 Juan Carlos Loustau PAR 1988 Carlos Maciel CHI Hernán Silva BRA 1968 José Roberto Wright Draw Seedings The six seeded teams for the 1990 tournament were announced on 7 December 1989, two days ahead of the draw. The FIFA Organising Committee also decided ahead of the draw, to allocate the six seeded teams into the first position of the six groups, in the alphabetic order of their seeding rank: first seed to Group A, second seed to Group B, etc.https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/08/sports/england-is-seeded-sixth-in-1990-world-cup-in-italy.html England Is Seeded Sixth in 1990 World Cup in Italy The New York Times 8 December 1989 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20220422075417/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/08/sports/england-is-seeded-sixth-in-1990-world-cup-in-italy.html 22 April 2022 The seeds were decided by FIFA, primarily based on the nations' ranked position in the 1986 World Cup (counting double), with the ranked position in the 1982 World Cup also considered as a secondary influence (counting normal).https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/79d9ab359eab12f3/original/g6sxbyxsmoqdxz3firrz-pdf.pdf Fact Sheet: FIFA World Cup Seeding System 1930–2010 FIFA 5 August 2014 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220322012822/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/79d9ab359eab12f3/original/g6sxbyxsmoqdxz3firrz-pdf.pdf 22 March 2022 Six of the final eight in 1986 had qualified for the 1990 tournament, the missing nations being Mexico (quarter-final in 1986) and France (third place). Italy did not reach the final eight in 1986, but despite this were still seeded first in 1990 as hosts. In total, the primary seeding criteria hereby resulted in seven countries to be potentially seeded. As the tournament structure only had place for the selection of six seeded teams, this left FIFA needing to exclude one of the six teams qualifying for a seed based on the primary sporting criteria. FIFA first decided, that all qualified teams having played the 1986 semi-finals (Argentina, Germany, Belgium), should be guaranteed a seeding place behind the first seeded host nation Italy. Consequently, one of the three qualified nations who were eliminated in the 1986 quarter-finals (Brazil, England or Spain), should not be seeded based on the secondary sporting criteria – looking at their 1982 FIFA World Cup results. Owing to their performance in 1982, but also to their overall World Cup record, Brazil were seeded third, and not considered to drop out of the seedings. FIFA therefore had to choose if England or Spain should be granted the last seeding slot, and ultimately opted to seed England ahead of Spain. Spain had only been eliminated in their 1986 quarter-final on penalties, albeit by fourth-placed Belgium, while England had been defeated in their 1986 quarter-final after 90 minutes by eventual winners Argentina. If the only criteria had been the 1986 ranking, then Spain should have been seeded as #6 instead of England; a viewpoint being supported by FIFA President João Havelange as late as 29 November 1989. 29 November 1989 THE SIDELINES : World Cup Seeds Reported https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-29-sp-318-story.html Los Angeles Times Rome, Italy live https://web.archive.org/web/20211008193539/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-29-sp-318-story.html 8 October 2021 If taking the 1982 ranking into consideration, England however had performed slightly better than Spain – as they had finished ahead of them in Group B of the second group stage. If only considering the results of the 1978 event, it could on the other hand have been counter argued, that Spain by their group stage performance and Netherlands by their silver medal accomplishment, should have been seeded rather than England and Belgium who both had failed to qualify. Spanish officials believed the seeding was contrived to ensure England would be placed in Group F, the group to be held off the Italian mainland, in a bid to contain England's hooliganism problems. Their coach Luis Suárez said, "We feel we've been cheated...they wanted to seed England and to send it to Cagliari at all costs. So they invented this formula". FIFA countered that "the formula was based on the teams' respective showings during the previous two World Cups. England merited the sixth position. This is in no way a concession to English hooliganism". Meanwhile, the Netherlands also had an argument, that on grounds of recent footballing form, they should be seeded, as the winners of the 1988 European Championship, in which both Spain and England had been eliminated in the group stages, while Belgium (fourth in the 1986 World Cup after beating Spain, and thus seeded in 1990) had failed to even qualify. However, this argument was countered by the fact that Netherlands had themselves failed to qualify for both the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, which was considered the most important factor in the decision not to seed them.https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/30/sports/cup-seedings-revealed.html Cup seedings revealed The New York Times 30 November 1989 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20201117052949/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/30/sports/cup-seedings-revealed.html 17 November 2020 The arguments whether or not seeding positions were justified, mainly existed ahead of the draw, and rapidly fizzled out after the draw, as the two teams considered the most unlucky not to be seeded (Spain and Netherlands), were both drawn in groups against the two teams considered the weakest of the seeded nations (Belgium and England). After the group stage had been completed, England could be said to have justified their seeded position by winning their Group F ahead of Ireland and Netherlands; while Spain seemed to have made their own point about being worth a seeded position, by defeating Belgium to top their own Group E. Top Seeded teams(hosts and top 6-ranked from 1982 & 1986)Pot 1The Times guide to the draw for the World Cup finals 51 The Times London 9 December 1989 Africa, Asia & North America(CAF, AFC & CONCACAF)Pot 2South America & Europe II(CONMEBOL & UEFA)Pot 3Best unseeded from Europe(UEFA)ITA 1946 (hosts, A1) (1st) ARG 1861 (holders, B1) (2nd) BRA 1968 (C1) (3rd) FRG (D1) (4th) BEL (E1) (5th) ENG (F1) (6th)CMR CRC EGY KOR 1984 UAE USACOL TCH IRL ROU 1965 SWE URUAUT NED SCO ESP URS YUG Final draw On 9 December 1989, the draw was conducted at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome,Bailey Ryan https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1861721-charlize-theron-heidi-klum-and-celebrity-stars-of-world-cup-draws-past Charlize Theron, Heidi Klum and Celebrity Stars of World Cup Draws Past Bleacher Report 25 November 2013 26 June 2026 26 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260626102342/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1861721-charlize-theron-heidi-klum-and-celebrity-stars-of-world-cup-draws-past live where the teams were drawn out from the three pots to be placed with the seeded teams in their predetermined groups, in alphabetic order. A special draw decided teams should first be drawn from Pot 1, then from Pot 3, and finally from Pot 2. Each drawn team also had their group position number drawn from a separate group bowl, in order to decide their exact match schedule. The only stipulation of the draw was that no group could feature two South American teams. Hence, a special rule was set up that:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTnyBu6A9ZU 1990 World Cup Draw A 9 December 1989 21 August 2017 RTÉ News: Six One YouTube video live https://web.archive.org/web/20220623180606/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTnyBu6A9ZU&gl=US&hl=en 23 June 2022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAH11L8QXj4 1990 World Cup Draw B 9 December 1989 21 August 2017 RTÉ News: Six One YouTube video live https://web.archive.org/web/20220623180607/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAH11L8QXj4 23 June 2022 Pot 2 rule (final version): If the two South American teams (Colombia and Uruguay) are drawn as the second/third team from Pot 2, then they will not go into group B/C – as those two groups are led by the two seeded South American teams (Argentina and Brazil); but instead they will be placed in the next open group in the alphabet led by a seeded European team (Group D/E). The procedure for the draw, was presented by FIFA at a press meeting the day before the draw. However, after having received objections from Italian officials, FIFA opted to slightly change their special Pot 2 rule, during the last 24 hours ahead of the draw. Before this rule was changed into the final wording given in the paragraph above, it had been intended to say:https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1989/12/10/fara-caldo-sulle-isole.html Fara' caldo sulle isole [It will get hot on the islands] Italian La Repubblica 10 December 1989 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220408142052/https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1989/12/10/fara-caldo-sulle-isole.html 8 April 2022 Pot 2 rule (dropped initial version): First two drawn European teams from Pot 2 shall, irrespectively of the alphabet order for the open groups, first be drawn into the two groups led by a seeded South American team (Argentina's Group B and Brazil's Group C); while the two drawn South American teams (Colombia and Uruguay) can not join Group B+C and shall instead be drawn into the first still open group being led by a seeded European team. This dropped initial wording, would have increased the risk for Italy in Group A to draw one of the difficult two South American teams, instead of one of the easier European teams from Pot 2; because for Italy to get paired with a European Pot 2 team it would have required the less likely event that all three first drawn teams from Pot 2 should be European. When FIFA accepted to change the Pot 2 rule into the final version presented at the televised draw, this lowered the chance for the Italian Group A to draw a South American Pot 2 team, from the 80% chance created by the initial wording to only a 33% chance (two out of six teams). The ceremony was hosted by Italian television presenter Pippo Baudo, with Italian actress Sophia Loren and opera singer Luciano Pavarotti conducting the draw alongside FIFA general secretary Sepp Blatter. The draw show was FIFA's most ambitious yet with the appearances of Pelé, Bobby Moore, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Daniel Passarella, Rubén Sosa and Bruno Conti as well as a performance of the Italian version of the tournament's official song "To Be Number One" by Giorgio Moroder, performed as "Un'estate italiana" by Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini.The FIFA World Cup Final Draw history https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/68/fs-201_10e_fwc-draw-history.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20100601111831/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/68/fs-201_10e_fwc-draw-history.pdf dead 1 June 2010 FIFA 11 August 2010 The event also featured the official mascot of this World Cup, Ciao, a stick figure player with a football head and an Italian tricolour body that formed the word "ITALIA" when deconstructed and reconstructed.Mascots https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/marketing/brand/mascots.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150601012827/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/marketing/brand/mascots.html dead 1 June 2015 FIFA 24 April 2015 Its name is a greeting in Italian. Results of the draw Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DGroup EGroup F1. ITA 1946 2. AUT 3. USA 4. TCH1. ARG 1861 2. CMR 3. URS 4. ROU 19651. BRA 1968 2. SWE 3. CRC 4. SCO1. FRG 2. YUG 3. UAE 4. COL1. BEL 2. KOR 1984 3. URU 4. ESP1. ENG 2. IRL Ireland 3. NED 4. EGY In each group, the teams would play three matches, one against each of the other teams. Victories would be granted 2 points, while a draw awarded 1 point. After completion of the group stage, the best two teams of each group as well as the four best ranked third places, advanced to round 16 in the knockout stage. This format was identical with the tournament structure being used in 1986. A total of 52 games would be played, including the final and a match for third place between the two semi-final losers. Summary of tournament Negative tactics The tournament generated a record low goals-per-game average and a then-record of 16 red cards were handed out. In the knockout stage, many teams played defensively for 120 minutes, with the intention of trying their luck in the penalty shoot-out, rather than risk going forward.September 2025 Two exceptions were the eventual champions West Germany and hosts Italy, the only teams to win three of their four knockout matches in normal time. There were four penalty shoot-outs, a record equalled with the 2006, 2014, and 2018 tournaments, until it was surpassed by the 2022 tournament, with five.https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/world-cup-2022/tracking-every-penalty-shootout-from-the-2022-world-cup/3145315 Tracking every penalty shootout from the 2022 World Cup 5 January 2023 5 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230105161302/https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/world-cup-2022/tracking-every-penalty-shootout-from-the-2022-world-cup/3145315/ live Eight matches went to extra time, also a record tied with the 2014 tournament. Losing finalists Argentina were prime examples of this trend of cautious defensive play, choosing to do so because 3 of their best players were left off the squad due to injury. They scored only five goals in the entire tournament (a record low for a finalist). Argentina also became the first team to advance twice on penalty shoot-outs and the first team to fail to score and have a player sent off in a World Cup final. Largely as a result of this trend IFAB introduced the back-pass rule in time for the 1994 tournament to make it harder for teams to time-waste by repeatedly passing the ball back for their goalkeepers to pick up. Three, rather than two points would be awarded for victories at future tournaments to help further encourage attacking play. Emergence of Cameroon Cameroon reached the quarter-finals, where they were narrowly defeated by England. They opened the tournament with a shock victory over reigning champions Argentina, before topping the group ahead of them, Romania and European Championship runners-up the Soviet Union. Their success was fired by the goals of Roger Milla, a 38-year-old forward who came out of international retirement to join the national squad at the last moment after a personal request from Cameroonian President Paul Biya. Milla's four goals and flamboyant goal celebrations made him one of the tournament's biggest stars as well as taking Cameroon to the last eight. Most of Cameroon's squad was made up of players who played in France's premier football league, Ligue 1 – French is one of the officially spoken languages in Cameroon, it being a former French territory. In reaching this stage, they had gone further than any African nation had managed in a World Cup before; a feat not surpassed until Morocco reached the semi-final in 2022. Cameroon's feat (equalled by Senegal in 2002 and Ghana in 2010) remains the best by a Sub-Saharan African team. Their success was African football's biggest yet on the world stage and FIFA subsequently decided to allocate the CAF qualifying zone an additional place for the next World Cup tournament. All-champion final four Despite the performances of nations such as Cameroon, Colombia, Ireland, Romania and Costa Rica, the semi-finalists consisted of Argentina, England, Italy and West Germany, all previous World Cup winners, with eight previous titles between them. After the 1970 tournament, this is only the second time in the history of the World Cup this has occurred. The teams which finished first, second and third had also contested both the two previous World Cup Finals between themselves. Group stage All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)center|thumb|780px|8em #2b42a3 Champion #34c0be Runner-up #269c5a Third place #81c846 Fourth place #e4e454 Quarter-finals #f4d4ac Round of 16 #b94954 Group stage In the following tables: Pld = total games played W = total games won D = total games drawn (tied) L = total games lost GF = total goals scored (goals for) GA = total goals conceded (goals against) GD = goal difference (GF−GA) Pts = total points accumulated The Group stage saw the twenty-four teams divided into six groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, in which each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded two points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams coming first and second in each group qualified for the Round of 16. The four best third-placed teams would also advance to the next stage. As was typical of a World Cup staged in Europe, the matches all started at either 5:00 or 9:00 in the evening; this allowed for the games to avoid being played in the heat of an Italian summer, which would soar past 86F (30C) all over Italy. If teams finished level on points, they were to be ranked on the following criteria in order: Greatest total goal difference in the three group matches Greatest number of goals scored in the three group matches Most points earned in matches against other teams in the tie Greatest goal difference in matches against other teams in the tie Greatest number of goals scored in matches against other teams in the tie Drawing of lots Group A 1990 FIFA World Cup Group A Hosts Italy won Group A with a 100 percent record. They beat Austria 1–0 thanks to substitute Salvatore 'Totò' Schillaci, who had played only one international before but would become a star during the tournament. A second 1–0 victory followed against a United States team already thumped 5–1 by Czechoslovakia. The Czechoslovaks ended runners-up in the group, while the USA's first appearance in a World Cup Finals since 1950 ended with three consecutive defeats. Standings no_hide_class_rules A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 Group B 1990 FIFA World Cup Group B Cameroon defeated world champions Argentina 1–0. Despite ending the match with only nine men, the African team held on for a shock 1–0 win, with contrasting fortunes for the Biyik brothers: François Omam-Biyik scoring the winning goal with a downward header, shortly after seeing André Kana-Biyik sent off for a serious foul. Cameroon's second red card was awarded to Benjamin Massing for up-ending Caniggia in the last few minutes as Argentina pressed for an equalizer.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/29/my-favourite-game-argentina-v-cameroon-1990-world-cup My favourite game: Argentina v Cameroon, 1990 World Cup 19 March 2020 The Guardian 17 June 2025 In Cameroon's second game, the introduction of Roger Milla was the catalyst for a 2–1 win over Romania, Milla scoring twice from the bench (making him the oldest goalscorer in the tournament). With progression assured, Cameroon slumped to a 4–0 defeat in their final group game to the Soviet Union (in what would be their last World Cup due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union), who were striving to stay in the tournament on goal difference after successive 2–0 defeats. Argentina lost their veteran goalkeeper, Nery Pumpido, to a broken leg during their victory over the USSR: his replacement, Sergio Goycochea, proved to be one of the stars of their tournament. In the final match, a 1–1 draw between Romania and Argentina sent both through, equal on points and on goal difference but with Romania having the advantage on goals scored; Romania were thus second, and Argentina qualified as one of the best third-placed teams. Standings no_hide_class_rules B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 Group C 1990 FIFA World Cup Group C Costa Rica beat Scotland 1–0 in their first match, lost 1–0 to Brazil in their second, then saw off Sweden 2–1 to claim a place in the second round. Brazil 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 was not enough to save them from an early return home as one of the two lowest-ranked third-placed teams. Standings no_hide_class_rules C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 Group D 1990 FIFA World Cup Group D Group D featured the most goals of all the groups, most due to two large wins of West Germany and defensive inadequacies of a United Arab Emirates team that lost 2–0 to Colombia, 5–1 to West Germany and 4–1 to Yugoslavia. The West Germans topped the group after a 4–1 opening victory over group runners-up Yugoslavia. Standings no_hide_class_rules D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 Group E 1990 FIFA World Cup Group E The winners of Group E were Spain, for whom Míchel hit a hat-trick as they beat South Korea 3–1 in an unbeaten group campaign. Belgium won their first two games against South Korea and Uruguay to ensure their progress; Uruguay's advance to the second round came with an injury-time winner against South Korea to edge them through as the weakest of the third-placed sides to remain in the tournament. Standings no_hide_class_rules E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 Group F 1990 FIFA World Cup Group F Group F featured the Netherlands, England, the Republic of Ireland and Egypt. In the six group games, no team managed to score more than once in a match. England beat Egypt 1–0—the only match with a decisive result—and that was enough to win the group. England took the lead with an early goal for Lineker against Ireland, but Sheedy's late equaliser secured a draw. The Netherlands drew with Egypt: they had taken a 1–0 lead, but Egypt equalised with a penalty by Abdelghani. England then drew 0–0 with the Netherlands; a goal from a free-kick by Pearce was disallowed, Pearce having failed to register that it was an indirect free kick, and scoring directly. Lineker also had a goal disallowed for offside. For the second World Cup in succession, however, England lost their captain Bryan Robson to an injury which put him out of the tournament, just over halfway through their second match: he was replaced by David Platt in the side, and by Shilton as captain. Ireland missed a number of scoring opportunities in the second half of the other 0–0 draw against Egypt.Ireland and Egypt Play 0–0 Tie https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/18/sports/ireland-and-egypt-play-0-0-tie.html live subscription The New York Times Associated Press 18 June 1990 28 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20201117060232/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/18/sports/ireland-and-egypt-play-0-0-tie.html 17 November 2020 After the first four matches all four teams had equal records with two draws, one goal for and one goal against. England's victory over Egypt, thanks to a 58th-minute goal from Mark Wright, put them top of the group: in the other match, Gullit gave the Netherlands the lead against Ireland, but Niall Quinn scored a second-half equaliser and the two teams finished in second and third, still with identical records. Both teams qualified, but they had to draw lots to place the teams in second and third place. Standings no_hide_class_rules F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 Ranking of third-placed teams main WDL 3rd place 180 complete 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Drawing of lots (if deciding qualification).https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005114/19900613/418/0050 Eyes down for numbers game Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph 13 June 1990 15 May 2026 limited There is a second formula to decide which of the third-placed teams advance: a) number of points, b) goal difference, c) number of goals scored, d) drawing of lots. 2 FIFA GrB GrD GrF GrE GrA GrC 1 5 KO KO KO KO 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 2 2 AUT ARG 1861 SCO 1984 COL URU NED T A B C D E F Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Knockout stage 1990 FIFA World Cup knockout stage The knockout stage involved the 16 teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were: round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. There was also a match for third place. For each game in the knockout stage, any tied score at 90 minutes was followed by 30 minutes of extra time; if scores were still level there would be a penalty shoot-out (five penalties each, if neither team already had a decisive advantage, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. Scores after extra time are indicated by (a.e.t.) and penalty shoot-outs are indicated by (pen.). Bracket Bracket All times listed are local (UTC+2) Round of 16 Two of the ties—Brazil vs Argentina and Italy vs Uruguay—pitted former champion countries against each other and West Germany met the Netherlands in a rematch of the 1974 World Cup Final. The all-South American game was won for Argentina by a goal from Claudio Caniggia with 10 minutes remaining after a run through the Brazilian defence by Diego Maradona and a strong performance from their goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea. It would later come to light that Branco had been offered water spiked with tranquillisers by Maradona and Ricardo Giusti during half time, to slow him down in the second half. Initially discredited by the press, Branco would be publicly proven right years later, when Maradona confessed the episode on a TV show in Argentina.Como Maradona "envenenou" Branco na Copa de 90 https://copadomundo.uol.com.br/infograficos/2014/como-maradona-envenenou-branco-em-90/ 6 May 2014 UOL 6 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140506204026/http://copadomundo.uol.com.br/infograficos/2014/como-maradona-envenenou-branco-em-90/ live Hosts Italy beat Uruguay 2–0, thanks to goals from Schillaci and Aldo Serena. The match between West Germany and the Netherlands was held in Milan, and both sides featured players from the two Milanese clubs (Germans Andreas Brehme, Lothar Matthäus and Jürgen Klinsmann for Internazionale, and Dutchmen Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard for Milan). After 22 minutes Rudi Völler and Rijkaard were both dismissed after a number of incidents between the two players, including Rijkaard spitting on Völler. As the players walked off the pitch together, Rijkaard spat on Völler a second time. Early in the second half, Jürgen Klinsmann put the West Germans ahead and Andreas Brehme added a second with eight minutes left. A Ronald Koeman penalty for the Netherlands in the 89th minute narrowed the score to 2–1 but the Germans saw the game out to gain some revenge for their exit to the Dutch in the previous European Championship. Meanwhile, in Cameroon v. Colombia, Roger Milla was introduced as a second-half substitute with the game goalless, eventually breaking the deadlock midway in extra time. Three minutes later he netted a second after Colombian goalkeeper, René Higuita was dispossessed by Milla while well out of his goal, leaving the striker free to slot the ball into the empty net. Though the deficit was soon reduced to 2–1, Cameroon held on to become the first African team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. Costa Rica were beaten 4–1 by Czechoslovakia, for whom Tomáš Skuhravý scored the tournament's second and final hat-trick. The Republic of Ireland's match with Romania remained goalless after extra time and the Irish side won 5–4 on penalties. David O'Leary converted the penalty that clinched Ireland's place in the quarter-finals. Ireland thus became the first team since Sweden in 1938 to reach the last eight in a World Cup finals tournament without winning a match outright. Yugoslavia beat Spain 2–1 after extra time, with Dragan Stojković scoring both the Yugoslavs' goals. England were the final qualifier against Belgium, as midfielder David Platt's swivelling volley broke the stalemate with the game moments away from a penalty shoot-out. R of 16 1 R of 16 2 R of 16 3 R of 16 4 R of 16 5 R of 16 6 R of 16 7 R of 16 8 Quarter-finals The first game of the last 8 saw Argentina and a Yugoslav side, reduced to 10 men after only half an hour, play out a goalless stalemate. The holders reached the semi-finals after winning the penalty shoot-out 3–2, despite Maradona having his penalty saved. A second Argentine miss (by Pedro Troglio) looked to have eliminated them until goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea – playing because first choice Nery Pumpido broke his leg during the group stage – rescued his side by stopping the Yugoslavs' final two spotkicks. 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 hosts Italy, thus becoming the team who advanced the furthest in a World Cup without winning a single match. West Germany beat Czechoslovakia with a 25th minute Lothar Matthäus penalty. The quarter-final between England and Cameroon 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. At half-time, Milla was brought on. In the second half, the game was turned on its head during a five-minute stretch: first Cameroon were awarded a penalty from which Emmanuel Kunde scored the equaliser; then in the 65th minute Eugene Ekeke put Cameroon ahead. Cameroon came within eight minutes of reaching the semi-finals before they conceded a penalty, which Gary Lineker converted. Midway through extra time, England were awarded another penalty and Lineker again scored from the spot. England were through to the semi-finals for the first time since 1966. QF1 QF2 QF3 QF4 Semi-finals The first semi-final featured the host nation, Italy, and the world champions, Argentina in Naples. 'Toto' Schillaci scored yet again to put Italy ahead in the 17th minute, but Claudio Caniggia equalised midway through the second half, breaking Walter Zenga's clean sheet streak throughout the tournament. There were no more goals in the 90 minutes or in extra time despite Maradona (who played for Naples in Serie A at the time) 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 from Goycochea. The semi-final between West Germany and England at Juventus' home stadium in Turin was goalless at half-time. Then, in the 60th minute, a free-kick tapped to Andreas Brehme resulted in a shot which was deflected off Paul Parker into his own net. England equalised with ten minutes left; Gary Lineker was the scorer, Parker somewhat redeeming himself by providing the assist. The game ended 1–1. Extra time yielded more chances. Klinsmann was guilty of two glaring misses and both sides struck a post. England had another Platt goal disallowed for offside. The match went to penalties, and West Germany went on to win the shoot-out 4–3, Pearce having his penalty saved and Waddle firing over the bar.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/27/retro-mbm-england-v-west-germany-sort-of-live England v West Germany at Italia '90 – as it happened 27 March 2014 Guardian 30 May 2014 2 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190402221240/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/27/retro-mbm-england-v-west-germany-sort-of-live live The two matches had the exact same score at 1–1, an identical penalty shoot-out score at 4–3, and the same order of penalties scored. SF1 SF2 Match for third place The game saw three goals in a 15-minute spell near the end of the match. Roberto Baggio opened the scoring after a mistake by England's goalkeeper Peter Shilton, in his final game before international retirement, presented a simple opportunity. A header by David Platt levelled the game 10 minutes later but Schillaci was fouled in the penalty area five minutes later, leading to a penalty. Schillaci himself got up to convert the kick to win him the tournament's Golden Boot for his six-goal tally. Nicola Berti had a goal ruled out minutes later, but the hosts claimed third place. England had the consolation prize of the Fair Play award, having received no red cards and the lowest average number of yellows per match. Third Final 1990 FIFA World Cup final The final between West Germany and Argentina has been cited as one of the lowest-quality World Cup finals.Glanville Brian The Story of the World Cup 303 Faber 2005 0-571-22944-1https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/09/sports/sports-of-the-times-winning-ugly-losing-ugly-just-plain-ugly.html Winning Ugly, Losing Ugly, Just Plain Ugly The New York Times 9 July 1990 George Vecsey 11 August 2010 5 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190505022949/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/09/sports/sports-of-the-times-winning-ugly-losing-ugly-just-plain-ugly.html liveA poor display bare of class The Times London 9 July 1990 In the 65th minute, Argentina's Pedro Monzon – himself only recently on as a substitute – was sent off for a foul on Jürgen Klinsmann. Monzon was the first player sent off in a World Cup final. Argentina, weakened by suspension and injury, offered little attacking threat throughout a contest dominated by the West Germans, who struggled to create many clear goalscoring opportunities. The only goal of the contest arrived in the 85th minute when Mexican referee Edgardo Codesal awarded a penalty to West Germany, after a foul on Rudi Völler by Roberto Sensini leading to Argentinian protests. An earlier possible foul by Goycoecha, who tripped Klaus Augenthaler in the box, had not been given. German commentators speculated that the subsequent penalty was therefore a concession by the referee.The Story of the World Cup Faber and Faber Glanville Brian 2018 326 978-0-571-32556-6 After half-time, the game grew harsher, when Klaus Augenthaler was blantanly tripped in the box by Goycoecha, Germany had far stronger claims for a penalty than that which won the match. Sensini bought down Völler in the area Codesal gave a penalty, Argentina protested furiously, and seemed to have a pretty good case. Andreas Brehme converted the spot kick to settle the contest. In the closing moments, Argentina were reduced to nine after Gustavo Dezotti, who had already been given a yellow card earlier in the match, received a red card when he hauled Jürgen Kohler to the ground during a stoppage in play. The 1–0 scoreline provided another first: Argentina were the first team to fail to score in a World Cup final. With its third title (and three second-place finishes) West Germany – in its final tournament before national reunification – became the most successful World Cup nation at the time along with Italy and Brazil (who had also won three titles each then). West German manager Franz Beckenbauer became the first man to both captain (in 1974) and manage a World Cup winning team, and only the second man (after Mário Zagallo of Brazil) to win the World Cup as a player and as team manager. It was also the first time a team from UEFA won the final against a non-European team. Final Statistics Goalscorers Salvatore Schillaci received the Golden Boot award for scoring six goals in the World Cup. This made him the second Italian footballer to have this honour, after Paolo Rossi won the award in 1982. In total, 115 goals were scored by 75 players (none credited as own goals). 6 goals ITA 1946 Salvatore Schillaci 5 goals TCH Tomáš Skuhravý 4 goals 22em CMR Roger Milla ENG Gary Lineker ESP Míchel FRG Lothar Matthäus 3 goals 22em ENG David Platt FRG Andreas Brehme FRG Jürgen Klinsmann FRG Rudi Völler 2 goals 22em ARG 1861 Claudio Caniggia BRA 1968 Careca BRA 1968 Müller COL Bernardo Redín TCH Michal Bílek ITA 1946 Roberto Baggio ROU Gabi Balint ROU Marius Lăcătuș YUG Davor Jozić YUG Darko Pančev YUG Dragan Stojković 1 goal 22em AUT Andreas Ogris AUT Gerhard Rodax ARG 1861 Jorge Burruchaga ARG 1861 Pedro Monzón ARG 1861 Pedro Troglio BEL Jan Ceulemans BEL Lei Clijsters BEL Michel De Wolf BEL Marc Degryse BEL Enzo Scifo BEL Patrick Vervoort CMR Eugène Ekéké CMR Emmanuel Kundé CMR François Omam-Biyik COL Freddy Rincón COL Carlos Valderrama CRC Juan Cayasso CRC Róger Flores CRC Rónald González CRC Hernán Medford TCH Ivan Hašek TCH Luboš Kubík TCH Milan Luhový EGY Magdi Abdelghani ENG Mark Wright ITA 1946 Giuseppe Giannini ITA 1946 Aldo Serena NED Ruud Gullit NED Wim Kieft NED Ronald Koeman IRL Niall Quinn IRL Kevin Sheedy SCO Mo Johnston SCO Stuart McCall KOR 1984 Hwangbo Kwan URS 1955 Igor Dobrovolski URS 1955 Oleh Protasov URS 1955 Oleksandr Zavarov URS 1955 Andrei Zygmantovich ESP Alberto Górriz ESP Julio Salinas SWE Tomas Brolin SWE Johnny Ekström SWE Glenn Strömberg UAE Khalid Ismaïl UAE Ali Thani Jumaa USA 1960 Paul Caligiuri USA 1960 Bruce Murray URU Pablo Bengoechea URU Daniel Fonseca FRG Uwe Bein FRG Pierre Littbarski YUG Robert Prosinečki YUG Safet Sušić Discipline Player Offence(s) Suspension(s) CMR André Kana-Biyik in Group B vs Argentina (matchday 1; 8 June) Group B vs Romania (matchday 2; 14 June) CMR Benjamin Massing in Group B vs Argentina (matchday 1; 8 June) USA Eric Wynalda in Group A vs Czechoslovakia (matchday 1; 10 June) Group A vs Italy (matchday 2; 14 June) URS 1955 Volodymyr Bezsonov in Group B vs Argentina (matchday 2; 13 June) Group B vs Cameroon (matchday 3; 18 June) TCH Luboš Kubík in Group A vs United States (matchday 1; 10 June) in Group A vs Austria (matchday 2; 15 June) Group A vs Italy (matchday 3; 19 June) UAE Yousuf Hussain in Group D vs Colombia (matchday 1; 9 June) in Group D vs West Germany (matchday 2; 15 June) Group D vs Yugoslavia (matchday 3; 19 June) FRG Andreas Brehme in Group D vs Yugoslavia (matchday 1; 10 June) in Group D vs United Arab Emirates (matchday 2; 15 June) Group D vs Colombia (matchday 3; 19 June) BEL Eric Gerets 2 in Group E vs Uruguay (matchday 2; 17 June) Group E vs Spain (matchday 3; 21 June) ROM Marius Lăcătuș in Group A vs Soviet Union (matchday 1; 9 June) in Group A vs Argentina (matchday 3; 18 June) Round of 16 vs Republic of Ireland (25 June) ARG 1861 José Serrizuela in Group A vs Soviet Union (matchday 2; 13 June) in Group A vs Romania (matchday 3; 18 June) Round of 16 vs Brazil (24 June) CMR André Kana-Biyik in Group B vs Soviet Union (matchday 3; 18 June) in Round of 16 vs Colombia (23 June) Quarter-finals vs England (1 July) CMR Victor N'Dip in Group B vs Argentina (matchday 1; 8 June) in Round of 16 vs Colombia (23 June) CMR Emile M'Bouh in Group B vs Argentina (matchday 1; 8 June) in Round of 16 vs Colombia (23 June) CMR Jules Onana in Group B vs Romania (matchday 2; 14 June) in Round of 16 vs Colombia (23 June) ARG 1861 Pedro Monzón in Group A vs Soviet Union (matchday 2; 13 June) in Round of 16 vs Brazil (24 June) Quarter-finals vs Yugoslavia (30 June) FRG Rudi Völler in Round of 16 vs Netherlands (24 June) Quarter-finals vs Czechoslovakia (1 July) ITA 1946 Nicola Berti in Group A vs Czechoslovakia (matchday 3; 19 June) in Round of 16 vs Uruguay (25 June) Quarter-finals vs Republic of Ireland (30 June) ARG 1861 Ricardo Giusti 2 in Semi-finals vs Italy (3 July) Final vs West Germany (8 July) ARG 1861 Julio Olarticoechea in Quarter-finals vs Yugoslavia (30 June) in Semi-finals vs Italy (3 July) ARG 1861 Claudio Caniggia in Group B vs Soviet Union (matchday 2; 13 June) in Semi-finals vs Italy (3 July) ARG 1861 Sergio Batista in Group B vs Romania (matchday 3; 18 June) in Semi-finals vs Italy (3 July) ENG Paul Gascoigne in Round of 16 vs Belgium (26 June) in Semi-finals vs West Germany (4 July) Match for third place vs Italy (7 July) Awards http://www.worldcupbrazil.net/world-cup-history/world-cup-70s-90s/1990-italy/#world-cup-1990-fifa-all-star-team World Cup 1990 in Italy – World Cup Brazil 2014 Guide 3 April 2015 12 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191212135001/http://www.worldcupbrazil.net/world-cup-history/world-cup-70s-90s/1990-italy/#world-cup-1990-fifa-all-star-team dead Golden BootBest Young PlayerFIFA Fair Play TrophyITA 1946 Salvatore SchillaciYUG Robert ProsinečkiENG Golden BallFIFA Awards – World Cup 1990 "Golden Ball" https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-gb90.html 19 June 2022 RSSSF 13 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240713022439/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-gb90.html live All star teams of 1986 World Cup? https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/all-star-teams-of-1986-world-cup.1979342/page-3#post-37045613 2023-02-07 BigSoccer Forum en-US 13 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240713022440/https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/all-star-teams-of-1986-world-cup.1979342/page-3#post-37045613 live RankPlayerPoints1stITA 1946 Salvatore Schillaci16292ndFRG Lothar Matthäus10363rdARG 1861 Diego Maradona8024thCMR Roger Milla—5thFRG Jürgen Klinsmann6thITA 1946 Roberto Baggio All-star team FIFA published the first All-Star Team in 1938, but it never made an All-Star Team again until 1990 due to ensuing complaints. In 1990 an All-Star Team was announced in combination with the Golden Ball ceremony. It was chosen by the same journalists who chose the best player.Gevonden in Delpher – Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010948907:mpeg21:a0204 2022-03-06 Het Vrije Volk : Democratisch-Socialistisch Dagblad 10 July 1990 nl 6 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220306205932/https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010948907:mpeg21:a0204 live FIFA All Star Team from Fussball Woche https://www.bigsoccer.com/attachments/once-ideal-fussball-woche-jpg.159643/ GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsReservesBRA Claudio TaffarelBRA Jorginho ITA 1990 Giuseppe Bergomi ITA 1990 Franco Baresi West Germany Guido Buchwald West Germany Andreas BrehmeITA 1990 Roberto Donadoni West Germany Lothar Matthäus BEL 1990 Enzo Scifo ITA 1990 Salvatore Schillaci West Germany Jürgen Klinsmann Costa Rica 1990 Gabelo Conejo BRA Branco England 1990 Des Walker Yugoslavia 1990 Dragan Stojković CMR 1990 Roger Milla Tournament ranking Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. main WDL 2 complete FIFAhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/587cb8e67646ba42/original/knfuogw4prnsdacl3ozx-pdf.pdf Milestones & Superlatives, Statistical Kit for the FIFA World Cup – FIFA World Cup final rankings by tournament FIFA 23 April 6, 2018 August 20, 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220325073347/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/587cb8e67646ba42/original/knfuogw4prnsdacl3ozx-pdf.pdf 25 March 2022 H FRG, ARG, ITA, ENG, YUG, TCH, CMR, IRL, BRA, ESP, BEL, ROU, CRC, COL, NED, URU, URS, AUT, SCO, EGY, SWE, KOR, USA, UAE 18 18 2 3 2 5 4 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 2 6 4 3 0 1 4 2 3 0 2 7 9 1 1 2 4 4 2 0 2 4 6 3 0 2 10 5 0 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 8 6 6 1 0 10 2 0 3 1 3 4 0 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 4 3 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 3 1 6 1 0 2 4 4 2 1 1 6 4 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 3 2 11 0 0 3 2 8 1 1 2 2 5 5 2 0 15 5 3 1 1 8 6 T ARG 1861 B AUT A BEL E BRA 1968 C CMR B COL D CRC C TCH A EGY F ENG F ITA 1946 A NED F IRL F ROU B SCO C KOR 1984 E URS 1955 B ESP E SWE C UAE D USA A URU E FRG D YUG D Final result #FFD700 Champions #C0C0C0 Runners-up #CD7F32 Third place Fourth place Eliminated inquarterfinals Eliminated inround of 16 Eliminated ingroup stage yes yes yes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th QF QF QF QF R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS Records Most wins: Italy (6) Fewest wins: Egypt, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, South Korea, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United States (0) Most defeats: South Korea, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United States (3) Fewest defeats: Italy, West Germany (0) First goal: François Omam Biyik (for Cameroon vs Argentina; Group B, 8 June) Fastest goal in a match: 3 minutes 59 seconds – Safet Sušić (for Yugoslavia vs United Arab Emirates; Group D, 19 June) Latest goal scored in a match (apart from penalty shoot-outs): 119 minutes – David Platt (for England vs Belgium; Round of 16, 26 June) Biggest win: 5–1 – by Czechoslovakia vs United States, and by West Germany vs United Arab Emirates Most goals in the tournament (team): West Germany (15) Most goals in the tournament (player): Salvatore Schillaci (Italy) (6) Fewest goals in the tournament (team): Egypt and South Korea (1) Most goals in a game: 6 (United States 1 Czechoslovakia 5; West Germany 5 United Arab Emirates 1) Most goals in a game (player): 3, by Míchel (for Spain vs South Korea) and Tomáš Skuhravý (for Czechoslovakia vs Costa Rica) Fewest goals conceded: Brazil, Egypt and Italy (2) Total goals scored: 115 (average 2.21 goals per game, a record low in World Cup history) Most clean sheets: Italy (5) (that record would also be broken by Spain and its goalkeeper, Unai Simón, however, in the 2026 edition of the tourney, as that team held its first six opponents scoreless, before that goal scored by Belgium in the quarterfinals.Harris Beth July 10, 2026 Belgium finally ends Unai Simón's 650-minute World Cup shutout streak in quarterfinals https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-spain-unai-simon-02b2a2d90a24a46fc03d31965c59d8e9 July 15, 2026 Associated Press News 15 July 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260715082303/https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-spain-unai-simon-02b2a2d90a24a46fc03d31965c59d8e9 live ) Total penalties awarded: 18 (13 scored, 5 missed)Figure does not include shoot-outs; penalties were missed during games by: Michal Bílek (Czechoslovakia v USA), Rubén Sosa (Uruguay v Spain), Faruk Hadžibegić (Yugoslavia v Colombia), Gianluca Vialli (Italy v USA) and Enzo Scifo (Belgium v Spain) Most yellow cards in a game: 9 – Austria vs United States (Group A, 19 June) Most yellow cards in the tournament: Argentina (22) Total yellow cards: 162Figure does not include second yellow cards that led to a red card Most red cards in the tournament: Argentina (3) Total red cards: 16 (a record high for a 24 team World Cup) Highest attendance: 74,765 – West Germany vs Yugoslavia (Group D, 10 June) Lowest attendance: 27,833 – Yugoslavia vs United Arab Emirates (Group D, 19 June) Average attendance: 48,391 (5th highest in World Cup history) Oldest player: Peter Shilton (England) (40 years 292 days) Youngest player: Rónald González Brenes (Costa Rica) (19 years 307 days) Italy's performance of 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses is the highest winning percentage for a team that did not win the World Cup.Argentina defeated Italy in the semi-finals by a penalty shoot-out which, by FIFA regulations counts as a draw for statistical reasons. The Republic of Ireland became the second team in World Cup history to reach the last eight without winning a match (Sweden progressed to the last eight by default in 1938 when Austria withdrew). Marketing Sponsorship thumb|Carlsberg was one of the sponsors of FIFA World Cup 1990. The sponsors of the 1990 FIFA World Cup are divided into two categories: FIFA World Cup Sponsors and Italy Supporters.The Official FIFA World Cup™ Partners & Sponsors since 1982 https://www.whatahowler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fs-401_01_fwc-partners.pdf 2014-01-01 www.whatahowler.com 16 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251116123635/https://www.whatahowler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fs-401_01_fwc-partners.pdf live FIFA World Cup sponsors Italy Supporters Adidas Budweiser Canon Carlsberg Coca-Cola Fujifilm G-Shock Gillette JVC Le Coq Sportif Mars Inc. Philips Alfa Romeo Alitalia Barilla Fiat Grana Padano Iveco Radio Corriere TV Vini d'Italia UNICEF Symbols Mascot The official mascot of this World Cup was "Ciao", a stick figure player with a football head and an Italian tricolore body.https://www.esquire.com/it/sport/calcio/a32432055/ciao-mascotte-mondiali/ Storia di Ciao, la mascotte dei Mondiali di Italia 90 18 May 2020 esquire.com 6 December 2022 6 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206093048/https://www.esquire.com/it/sport/calcio/a32432055/ciao-mascotte-mondiali/ livehttp://www.periodicoitalianomagazine.it/notizie/Calcio_dangolo/pagine/Intervista_a_Lucio_Boscardin_papa_di_Italia90_ 'Ciao', la mascotte dei mondiali più amata periodicoitalianomagazine.it 6 December 2022 6 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206093334/http://www.periodicoitalianomagazine.it/notizie/Calcio_dangolo/pagine/Intervista_a_Lucio_Boscardin_papa_di_Italia90_ livehttps://www.glieroidelcalcio.com/2020/06/16/ciao-mascotte/ La storia della mascotte Ciao 16 June 2020 glieroidelcalcio.com 6 December 2022 6 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206093052/https://www.glieroidelcalcio.com/2020/06/16/ciao-mascotte/ livehttps://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/copa-mundial/ciao-italia-90-revoluciono-estilo-mascotas-mundialistas Ciao, de Italia 90, revolucionó el estilo de las mascotas mundialistas Mediotiempo 17 November 2022 mediotiempo.com 6 December 2022 6 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206093110/https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/copa-mundial/ciao-italia-90-revoluciono-estilo-mascotas-mundialistas livehttps://www.vermouth-deportivo.com.ar/ciao-la-controversial-y-particular-mascota-de-italia-90/ "CIAO": LA CONTROVERSIAL Y PARTICULAR "MASCOTA" DE ITALIA 90 16 May 2020 vermouth-deportivo.com.ar 6 December 2022 6 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206093056/https://www.vermouth-deportivo.com.ar/ciao-la-controversial-y-particular-mascota-de-italia-90/ livehttps://www.mundiario.com/articulo/deportes/historia-mascotas-mundiales-ciao-1990/20180530154823123366.html Historia de las mascotas de los Mundiales: "Ciao" (1990) 30 May 2018 mundiario.com 6 December 2022 13 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240713022442/https://www.mundiario.com/articulo/deportes/historia-mascotas-mundiales-ciao-1990/20180530154823123366.html live Its name is an Italian greeting. Match ball thumb|upright|Adidas Etrusco Unico Etrusco Unico The official match ball of this World Cup was the "Etrusco Unico", manufactured by Adidas. Music The official song of this World Cup was "Un'estate italiana". See also 1990s Sport Association football Italy Sir Bobby Robson Trophy match, a 2009 replay of the 1990 England Germany semi-final in honour of the England manager Bobby Robson References Match reports Report External links World Cup 1990 1990 FIFA World Cup 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy, FIFA Details at RSSSF FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3), (Part 4), (Part 5) and (Part 6) Planet World Cup – Italy 1990 1990 World Cup Category:1989–90 in Italian football 1990 Category:June 1990 sports events in Italy Category:July 1990 sports events in Italy