1990 tournament · Italy
1990 World Cup results and statistics
West Germany won in Italy: 52 matches, 115 goals.
Italy · 8 June – 8 July 1990
West Germany
Champions of the 1990 World Cup, beating Argentina 1–0 in the final.
- Teams
- 24
- Matches
- 52
- Goals
- 115
- Per match
- 2.21
The final
Stadio Olimpico, RomeWest Germany1–0
Argentina- 85'Andreas Brehmepen
Leading scorers
counted from match goals- 1
Salvatore Schillaci1 from the spot6 - 2
Tomas Skuhravyopen play5 - 3
Gary Lineker2 from the spot4 - 4Lothar Matthaeus1 from the spot4
- 5
Michel1 from the spot4 - 6
Roger Millaopen play4
Goals per match, by round
2.21 overall2.28Group
2.25R16
1.75QF
2.00SF
3.003rd
1.00Final
Edition facts
- Host
- Italy
- Dates
- 8 June – 8 July 1990
- Teams
- 24
- Matches
- 52
- Goals
- 115 · 2.21 a match
- Format
- Group stage followed by a 16-team knockout
- Biggest win
- USA 1–5 Czechoslovakia
The road to the final
16 tiesRound of 16
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Third place play-off
How the leading sides finished
top 8 of 24| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | Champions |
| Argentina | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | Runners-up |
| Italy | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | Third place |
| England | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | Third place |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | Quarter-final |
 Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | Quarter-final |
| Cameroon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | Quarter-final |
 Ireland | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | Quarter-final |
Event data
Expected goals in 1990
StatsBomb1/52Matches with event data
23Shots recorded
2.8Total expected goals
1Goals scored
Finishing, measured
Goals against the expected goals of the chances each player took.
| Player | Nation | Shots | xG | Goals | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudio Paul Caniggia | Argentina | 1 | 0.82 | 1 | +0.18 |
| Antônio de Oliveira Filho |  Brazil | 5 | 0.73 | 0 | -0.73 |
| Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa | Brazil | 3 | 0.45 | 0 | -0.45 |
| Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri | Brazil | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | -0.21 |
| Jorge José de Amorim Campos | Brazil | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | -0.17 |
| Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha | Brazil | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | -0.11 |
| Ricardo Rogério de Brito | Brazil | 4 | 0.08 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Diego Armando Maradona | Argentina | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | -0.07 |
| Pedro Antonio Troglio | Argentina | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | -0.06 |
| Óscar Alfredo Ruggeri Zocola | Argentina | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | -0.05 |
Results least like the chances
Where the scoreline diverged most from the expected-goals margin.
Derived from StatsBomb Open Data under the StatsBomb Public Data User Agreement, covering 1 of the 52 matches played. Calculations are this site's own; StatsBomb do not endorse them. Open any match above for its expected-goals race and shot map, or read how these numbers are built.
Every 1990 result
52 matchesFinal
1Third place
1Semi-final
2Quarter-final
4Round of 16
8- Spain1–2YugoslaviaaetJulio Salinas 84' · Dragan Stojkovic 78' · Dragan Stojkovic 93'
- England1–0
BelgiumaetDavid Platt 119' - Ireland0–0
Romania5–4 pens - Italy2–0
UruguaySalvatore Schillaci 65' · Aldo Serena 83' - Brazil0–1ArgentinaClaudio Caniggia 81'
- West Germany2–1
NetherlandsJürgen Klinsmann 51' · Andreas Brehme 85' · Ronald Koeman 89' (p) - Cameroon2–1
ColombiaaetRoger Milla 106' · Roger Milla 108' · Bernardo Redin 115' - Czechoslovakia4–1
Costa RicaTomas Skuhravy 12' · Tomas Skuhravy 63' · Lubos Kubik 76' · Tomas Skuhravy 82' · Ronald Gonzalez 55'
Group stage
36- Belgium1–2SpainPatrick Vervoort 29' · Michel 26' (p) · Alberto Gorriz 38'
- South Korea
0–1UruguayDaniel Fonseca 90' - Ireland1–1NetherlandsNiall Quinn 71' · Ruud Gullit 11'
- England1–0
EgyptMark Wright 58' - Sweden
1–2Costa RicaJohnny Ekstrom 32' · Roger Flores 75' · Hernan Medford 87' - Brazil1–0
ScotlandMuller 81' - Austria
2–1
USAAndreas Ogris 49' · Gerhard Rodax 63' · Bruce Murray 83' - Italy2–0CzechoslovakiaSalvatore Schillaci 9' · Roberto Baggio 78'
- West Germany1–1ColombiaPierre Littbarski 88' · Freddy Rincon 90'
- Yugoslavia4–1
United Arab EmiratesSafet Susic 5' · Darko Pancev 9' · Darko Pancev 46' · Robert Prosinecki 90' · Ali Thani Jumaa 22' - Cameroon0–4
Soviet UnionOleg Protasov 20' · Andrei Zygmantovich 29' · Aleksandr Zavarov 52' · Igor Dobrovolskyi 63' - Argentina1–1RomaniaPedro Monzon 62' · Gavril Balint 68'
- Belgium3–1UruguayLeo Clijsters 15' · Enzo Scifo 24' · Jan Ceulemans 47' · Pablo Bengoechea 73'
- South Korea1–3SpainHwangbo Kwan 43' · Michel 23' · Michel 61' · Michel 81'
- Ireland0–0Egypt
- Brazil1–0Costa RicaMuller 33'
- Sweden1–2ScotlandGlenn Stromberg 86' · Stuart Mccall 11' · Mo Johnston 81' (p)
- England0–0Netherlands
- Austria0–1CzechoslovakiaMichal Bilek 31' (p)
- West Germany5–1United Arab EmiratesRudi Völler 35' · Jürgen Klinsmann 37' · Lothar Matthaeus 47' · Uwe Bein 58' · Rudi Völler 75' · Khalid Ismail 46'
- Italy1–0USAGiuseppe Giannini 11'
- Cameroon2–1RomaniaRoger Milla 76' · Roger Milla 86' · Gavril Balint 88'
- Yugoslavia1–0ColombiaDavor Jozic 75'
- Argentina2–0Soviet UnionPedro Troglio 27' · Jorge Burruchaga 79'
- Uruguay0–0Spain
- Belgium2–0South KoreaMarc Degryse 53' · Michel De Wolf 64'
- Netherlands1–1EgyptWim Kieft 58' · Magdy Abdelghany 83' (p)
- Costa Rica1–0ScotlandJuan Cayasso 49'
- England1–1IrelandGary Lineker 9' · Kevin Sheedy 73'
- USA1–5CzechoslovakiaPaul Caligiuri 60' · Tomas Skuhravy 26' · Michal Bilek 40' (p) · Ivan Hasek 50' · Tomas Skuhravy 78' · Milan Luhovy 90'
- Brazil2–1SwedenCareca 40' · Careca 63' · Tomas Brolin 79'
- West Germany4–1YugoslaviaLothar Matthaeus 28' · Jürgen Klinsmann 39' · Lothar Matthaeus 64' · Rudi Völler 70' · Davor Jozic 55'
- Italy1–0AustriaSalvatore Schillaci 78'
- Soviet Union0–2RomaniaMarius Lacatus 41' · Marius Lacatus 55' (p)
- United Arab Emirates0–2ColombiaBernardo Redin 50' · Carlos Valderrama 85'
- Argentina0–1CameroonFrancois Omam-Biyik 67'
Source: OpenFootball's CC0 edition file at pinned revision 516d3825c3bd. Scores, goals and lineups reconcile with the generated edition totals; assists and minutes are not inferred.