1990 FIFA World Cup final

World Cup final, held in Italy April 2018 1990 FIFA World Cup final Stadio Olimpico 2008.JPG 280 The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico 1990 FIFA World Cup West Germany FRG 30px 1 Argentina ARG 1861 30px 0 8 July 1990 Stadio Olimpico Rome Edgardo Codesal (Mexico) 73,603 26 °C °F65% humidity 1986 1994 The 1990 FIFA World Cup final was a football match played between West Germany and Argentina to determine the winner of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The game took place on 8 July at the Stadio Olimpico in Italy's capital and largest city, Rome, and was won 1–0 by West Germany, with a late penalty kick taken by Andreas Brehme being the game's only goal. The match marked several firsts in FIFA World Cup history. This was the first rematch of a final and, to date, the only back-to-back rematch, as Argentina defeated West Germany in the previous final. Argentina became both the first team to fail to score in a World Cup final and the first defending champion to lose in the final. West Germany's victory over Argentina marked the first time a UEFA side had defeated a CONMEBOL side in a final in six attempts (South Americans had won all five previous finals between the two continents). West Germany became the first team to play in three consecutive finals (they played in the 1982 and 1986 finals), a feat only repeated by Brazil in 1994, 1998, and 2002. It was West Germany's last World Cup match; the team played three more games before a unified German team was formed later in 1990, as a result of the reunification of the country after more than 40 years on October 3, 1990. Route to the final West GermanyRoundArgentinaOpponentResultFirst roundOpponentResultYUG4–1Match 1CMR0–1UAE5–1Match 2URS 19552–0COL1–1Match 3ROU1–1TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsFRG3210103+75YUG320165+14COL311132+13UAE3003211−90Final standingTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsCMR320135−24ROU311143+13ARG 1861311132+13URS31024402OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultNED2–1Round of 16BRA 19681–0TCH1–0Quarter-finalsYUG0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 pen.)ENG1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pen.)Semi-finalsITA 19461–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pen.) Match Summary thumb|right|An example of the Adidas Etrusco Unico ball used in the match The 1990 final is often cited as one of the most cynical and ugliest World Cup finals.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/06/the-fall-how-diving-became-football-worst-crime The fall: how diving became football's worst crime 6 April 2018 Alejandro Chacoff The Guardian 1 January 2019 20 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181020043842/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/06/the-fall-how-diving-became-football-worst-crime live It was an ill-tempered game, notable for the first two sendings off in a World Cup final. Ian Morrison wrote "the game did little for football but there was one consolation: Had the Argentines lifted the World Cup – with two wins and five goals in their seven matches – it would have been a catastrophe for the game. At least their awful approach to Italia '90 had gone unrewarded."https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-28-sp-51467-story.html Losers Cried Foul: Bad Game in '90 Cup Final Might End Up Good for Game Jones Grahame L. 28 April 1994 Los Angeles Times 29 June 2019 30 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200830154155/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-28-sp-51467-story.html live Gianni Brera wrote in his match report for la Repubblica, "Mai assistito a uno strazio paragonabile a quello di Germania-Argentina" ('I’ve never witnessed a more agonising match than Germany v Argentina' yes).Brera Gianni 10 July 1990 Lo strazio in finale https://quotidiano.repubblica.it/edicola/searchdetail?id=http://archivio.repubblica.extra.kataweb.it/archivio/repubblica/1990/07/10/lo-strazio-in-finale.html&hl=&query=${escapeTool.url($query)}&field=nel+testo&testata=repubblica&newspaper=REP&edition=nazionale&zona=sfoglio&ref=search La Repubblica subscription The West Germany team attacked relentlessly from the beginning of the match. In the 3rd minute, Rudi Völler, who had been forced off with a leg injury in the semi-final against England,England's penalty heartache https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/jul/15/sport.comment8 5 July 1990 David Lacey The Guardian 26 December 2022 had the first clear-cut opportunity to score from close range following a free-kick cross by Andreas Brehme, but his off-balance toe punt went off target. West Germany won another free kick in a more dangerous position two minutes later when Pierre Littbarski was fouled in the penalty arc. Brehme's shot hit the wall and Klaus Augenthaler's follow-up long-range strike was saved by Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea. In the 8th and 12th minutes, Völler's header and Littbarski's curl shot went high and wide of the goal, respectively. In the 13th minute, Völler failed to receive Brehme's outswinging cross, and the ball supposedly struck the arm of the Argentina defender Oscar Ruggeri. The Mexican referee Edgardo Codesal refused to award a penalty kick despite Jürgen Klinsmann's appealing for handball.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpEPMlkpUyQ West Germany 1–0 Argentina Extended Highlights 1990 FIFA World Cup Fédération Internationale de Football Association 8 July 2020 YouTube video Five minutes later, Völler appeared to be taken down in the Argentine penalty area, but Codesal indicated to play on.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptuW0qA2m4c&t Germany 1 x 0 Argentina 1990 World Cup Final Extended Goals & Highlights HD Rptimao TV 9 May 2021 YouTube video In the 23rd minute, West German captain Lothar Matthäus's cross found Völler and his header was again wide of the target. In the 38th minute, Argentina gained a dangerous free kick when José Basualdo was fouled by Guido Buchwald. Argentina's captain Diego Maradona's kick went up and over the wall but couldn't dip back to be on target. At half-time, the score was still level at 0–0. The West Germans had a few chances at the start of the second half. Littbarski cut inside, dribbling past three South American defenders, but his shot from outside the box went just wide. Later, Thomas Berthold and Rudi Völler, respectively, failed to capitalize from dangerous free kicks taken by Andreas Brehme. In the 58th minute, Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea blatantly took down Klaus Augenthaler inside the penalty area, but the referee Edgardo Codesal again refused to award a penalty kick.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. Pedro Monzón had the distinction of being the first player to be sent off at a FIFA World Cup final, after being shown a straight red card for a reckless studs up challenge on Jürgen Klinsmann; FIFA had warned its officials to enforce the rules and Monzón had raised his foot during the tackle, a foul that left a 15 cm in 0 on gash on Klinsmann's shin.Klinsmann: the rise...and the falls https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/mar/07/newsstory.sport9 Guardian News and Media 7 March 2004 21 June 2014 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140755/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/mar/07/newsstory.sport9 live In the 78th minute, after an incorrectly given corner kick, West German captain Matthäus lost the ball inside his own penalty area and then appeared to trip Gabriel Calderón. Codesal once again said to play on, amid penalty shouts from the Argentinian midfielder.Brian Glanville, The story of the World Cup: The essential Guide to South Africa, 2010, pp. 325 to 327. Six minutes from full time, Codesal incurred the wrath of the Argentinians after awarding West Germany a questionablehttps://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/mundial-2018/2018/06/07/final-italia-90-argentina-alemania-penal-codesal-sensini-brehme/ Por qué el penal más polémico de los Mundiales fue un error en Italia 1990 y hoy no sería cuestionado Scime Miguel 7 June 2018 Infobae es 29 June 2019 30 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200830153457/https://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/mundial-2018/2018/06/07/final-italia-90-argentina-alemania-penal-codesal-sensini-brehme/ live penalty kick for Roberto Sensini's sliding tackle on Völler. Regular penalty taker Matthäus had been forced to replace his boots during the match and did not feel comfortable in the new ones,https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/matthaus-was-afraid-dropping-the-cup-514069 Matthaus: I was afraid of dropping the Trophy 3 May 2007 Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA.com 29 June 2019 In the first half, I was having some problems with my boots. The sole cracked and I had to play the second half with completely new boots, which I'd never worn before. They were a completely new model. I always preferred well worn-in boots, but I didn't have a second pair with me. You don't think about things like that. Then the man from adidas came up to me and said, "This is the only pair we've got," so I said 'ok' because all I wanted to do was get back out there and play. So he gave me the boots, but I just didn't feel right in them. https://web.archive.org/web/20180508112322/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2007/m=5/news=matthaus-was-afraid-dropping-the-cup-514069.html 8 May 2018 live so Andreas Brehme took his place and converted the spot kick with a low, right-footed shot to the goalkeeper's right. Gustavo Dezotti, already cautioned in the first half, received a straight red card late in the match when he hauled down Jürgen Kohler with what The New York Times described as a "neck tackle right out of professional wrestling", after Kohler refused to give-up the ball in an alleged attempt to waste time. After dismissing Dezotti, Codesal was surrounded and jostled by the rest of the Argentinian team, with Maradona receiving a yellow card for dissent.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=365940&root=worldcup&cc=5901 World Cup 1990 – Hosts Italy 11 July 2014 13 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121013072919/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=365940&root=worldcup&cc=5901 dead At the final whistle, Maradona, who was man marked by Guido Buchwald for almost the entire match,https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/1990-world-cup-a-magical-night-in-rome-2402993 A magical night in Rome Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA.com 22 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20180518115213/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/1990-world-cup-a-magical-night-in-rome-2402993 18 May 2018 live burst into tears and blamed the referee for the loss.The Washington Post Argentina entered the game with four players suspended and ended it with nine men on the field, overall losing over half their squad due to injury or suspension.Glanville Brian The Story of the World Cup 303 Faber 2005 0-571-22944-1 https://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 5 May 2019 4 February 2017 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 live A poor display bare of class The Times London 9 July 1990 In total, West Germany had 16 scoring chances out of 23 shots. German head coach Franz Beckenbauer said "There were no doubts whatsoever who was going to win. For 90 minutes we attacked Argentina and there was no feeling of any danger that a goal would be scored against us. As I saw it, we outplayed them from beginning to end." Beckenbauer said that the penalty "was not the key to the game because in any case we would have scored, even if it had taken overtime... 1–0 by a penalty doesn't give a fair idea of this game. We could have won, 3–0. I don't remember a single chance Argentina had to score a goal." Argentina became the competition's first finalist not to score, with only one shot on goal. The South Americans failed to put together a coherent attacking strategy and lost the ball frequently. Instead, they focused on defending at all costs, knowing they would have the advantage if they managed to reach the penalty shoot-out, as they had already advanced twice in the tournament by this means. The 1990 final was the lowest-scoring final in the history of the competition until the next final four years later saw Brazil beat Italy on penalties after 120 goalless minutes. The 1990 victory gave West Germany their third FIFA World Cup title, also making them the team to have played in the most FIFA World Cup finals at the time (three wins, three defeats), as well as avenging their defeat at the hands of Argentina in the previous final. It also meant that Germany coach Franz Beckenbauer became the only person to have won both silver and gold medals at the World Cup as a player (1966, 1974) and as a coach (1986, 1990), and he also won a bronze medal as a player (1970). Having won on penalties against England in the semi-finals, West Germany became the first team to have won by that method en route to the title. This was repeated by Brazil (1994), France (1998), Italy (2006), and Argentina (twice in 2022, including the final). Details 1990 7 8 y 20:00 UTC+2 FRG 1990 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Final 1–0 1990 FIFA World Cup final ARG 1861 Brehme 85 pen. Stadio Olimpico, Rome 73,603 Edgardo Codesal (Mexico) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/76/3462/27 Germany FR vs Argentina Final 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=3462/match=27/index.html 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy – Matches – Germany FR v Argentina FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091446/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=3462/match=27/index.html 16 December 2017 _ger90h _westgermany1990 _ger90h _ger90h _color_3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF West Germany _argentina1990a _argentina1990a _argentina1990a _argentina1990a _color_3_stripes_white 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 FFFFFF 0000C0 Argentina GK 1 Bodo IllgnerSW 5 Klaus AugenthalerCB 6 Guido BuchwaldCB 4 Jürgen KohlerRWB14Thomas Berthold 73LWB3 Andreas BrehmeCM 8 Thomas HäßlerCM 10Lothar Matthäus (c)CM 7 Pierre LittbarskiCF 9 Rudi Völler 52CF 18Jürgen KlinsmannSubstitutes:GK 12Raimond AumannDF 2 Stefan Reuter 73FW 13Karl-Heinz RiedleMF 15Uwe BeinMF 20Olaf ThonManager:Franz Beckenbauer300px GK 12Sergio GoycocheaSW 20Juan SimónCB 18José SerrizuelaCB 19Oscar Ruggeri 46RWB4 José BasualdoLWB17Roberto SensiniDM 13Néstor LorenzoCM 7 Jorge Burruchaga 53CM 21Pedro Troglio 84SS 10Diego Maradona (c) 87CF 9 Gustavo Dezotti 1 5 87Substitutes:GK 22Fabián CancelarichFW 3 Abel BalboDF 5 Edgardo BauzaMF 6 Gabriel Calderón 53DF 15Pedro Monzón 0 65 46Manager:Carlos Bilardo Linesmen: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia) Michał Listkiewicz (Poland) |}Match rules: 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Five substitutes named, two of which may be used See also Argentina at the FIFA World Cup Germany at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report Association football 1990s Category:1990 FIFA World Cup Category:Football matches in Italy Category:FIFA World Cup finals Category:Men's international association football finals in Europe 1990 1990 Final Final Category:Argentina–West Germany relations Category:July 1990 sports events in Italy Category:Football competitions in Rome Category:1990s in Rome 1990