The final
West Germany1–0Argentina
- Hosts
- Italy
- Dates
- 8 June – 8 July 1990
- Format
- Group stage followed by a 16-team knockout
1990 tournament
1990 World Cup results and statistics
West Germany won in Italy. This source-backed edition record contains all 52 matches, 115 goals, the tournament format and leading scorers.
ChampionWest Germany
West GermanyTeams24
Matches52
Goals115
West Germany1–0ArgentinaLeading scorer
Salvatore Schillaci6goals
115Goals
2.21Per match
Tournament path replay
Every 1990 result
Results are grouped by the format actually used in 1990; editions without a conventional knockout bracket are not forced into one.
Group stage · 36 matches
Group Matches, Group A
Italy1–0Austria
Salvatore Schillaci 78′
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Group Matches, Group A
USA1–5Czechoslovakia
Paul Caligiuri 60′ · Tomas Skuhravy 26′ · Michal Bilek 40′ (p) · Ivan Hasek 50′ · Tomas Skuhravy 78′ · Milan Luhovy 90′
Comunale, Florence
Group Matches, Group A
Italy1–0USA
Giuseppe Giannini 11′
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Group Matches, Group A
Austria0–1Czechoslovakia
Michal Bilek 31′ (p)
Comunale, Florence
Group Matches, Group A
Austria2–1USA
Andreas Ogris 49′ · Gerhard Rodax 63′ · Bruce Murray 83′
Comunale, Florence
Group Matches, Group A
Italy2–0Czechoslovakia
Salvatore Schillaci 9′ · Roberto Baggio 78′
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Group Matches, Group B
Argentina0–1Cameroon
Francois Omam-Biyik 67′
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Group Matches, Group B
Soviet Union0–2Romania
Marius Lacatus 41′ · Marius Lacatus 55′ (p)
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Group Matches, Group B
Argentina2–0Soviet Union
Pedro Troglio 27′ · Jorge Burruchaga 79′
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Group Matches, Group B
Cameroon2–1Romania
Roger Milla 76′ · Roger Milla 86′ · Gavril Balint 88′
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Group Matches, Group B
Cameroon0–4Soviet Union
Oleg Protasov 20′ · Andrei Zygmantovich 29′ · Aleksandr Zavarov 52′ · Igor Dobrovolskyi 63′
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Group Matches, Group B
Argentina1–1Romania
Pedro Monzon 62′ · Gavril Balint 68′
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Group Matches, Group C
Brazil2–1Sweden
Careca 40′ · Careca 63′ · Tomas Brolin 79′
Allianz Stadium, Turin
Group Matches, Group C
Costa Rica1–0Scotland
Juan Cayasso 49′
Estadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Group Matches, Group C
Brazil1–0Costa Rica
Muller 33′
Allianz Stadium, Turin
Group Matches, Group C
Sweden1–2Scotland
Glenn Stromberg 86′ · Stuart Mccall 11′ · Mo Johnston 81′ (p)
Estadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Group Matches, Group C
Sweden1–2Costa Rica
Johnny Ekstrom 32′ · Roger Flores 75′ · Hernan Medford 87′
Estadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Group Matches, Group C
Brazil1–0Scotland
Muller 81′
Allianz Stadium, Turin
Group Matches, Group D
United Arab Emirates0–2Colombia
Bernardo Redin 50′ · Carlos Valderrama 85′
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Group Matches, Group D
West Germany4–1Yugoslavia
Lothar Matthaeus 28′ · Jürgen Klinsmann 39′ · Lothar Matthaeus 64′ · Rudi Völler 70′ · Davor Jozic 55′
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Group Matches, Group D
Yugoslavia1–0Colombia
Davor Jozic 75′
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Group Matches, Group D
West Germany5–1United Arab Emirates
Rudi Völler 35′ · Jürgen Klinsmann 37′ · Lothar Matthaeus 47′ · Uwe Bein 58′ · Rudi Völler 75′ · Khalid Ismail 46′
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Group Matches, Group D
West Germany1–1Colombia
Pierre Littbarski 88′ · Freddy Rincon 90′
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Group Matches, Group D
Yugoslavia4–1United Arab Emirates
Safet Susic 5′ · Darko Pancev 9′ · Darko Pancev 46′ · Robert Prosinecki 90′ · Ali Thani Jumaa 22′
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Group Matches, Group E
Belgium2–0South Korea
Marc Degryse 53′ · Michel De Wolf 64′
Marc Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Group Matches, Group E
Uruguay0–0Spain
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Group Matches, Group E
Belgium3–1Uruguay
Leo Clijsters 15′ · Enzo Scifo 24′ · Jan Ceulemans 47′ · Pablo Bengoechea 73′
Marc Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Group Matches, Group E
South Korea1–3Spain
Hwangbo Kwan 43′ · Michel 23′ · Michel 61′ · Michel 81′
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Group Matches, Group E
Belgium1–2Spain
Patrick Vervoort 29′ · Michel 26′ (p) · Alberto Gorriz 38′
Marc Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Group Matches, Group E
South Korea0–1Uruguay
Daniel Fonseca 90′
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Group Matches, Group F
England1–1Ireland
Gary Lineker 9′ · Kevin Sheedy 73′
Sant Elia, Cagliari
Group Matches, Group F
Netherlands1–1Egypt
Wim Kieft 58′ · Magdy Abdelghany 83′ (p)
Della Favorita, Palermo
Group Matches, Group F
England0–0Netherlands
Sant Elia, Cagliari
Group Matches, Group F
Ireland0–0Egypt
Della Favorita, Palermo
Group Matches, Group F
Ireland1–1Netherlands
Niall Quinn 71′ · Ruud Gullit 11′
Della Favorita, Palermo
Group Matches, Group F
England1–0Egypt
Mark Wright 58′
Sant Elia, Cagliari
Round of 16 · 8 matches
Round of 16
Cameroon2–1 aetColombia
Roger Milla 106′ · Roger Milla 108′ · Bernardo Redin 115′
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Round of 16
Czechoslovakia4–1Costa Rica
Tomas Skuhravy 12′ · Tomas Skuhravy 63′ · Lubos Kubik 76′ · Tomas Skuhravy 82′ · Ronald Gonzalez 55′
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Round of 16
Brazil0–1Argentina
Claudio Caniggia 81′
Allianz Stadium, Turin
Round of 16
West Germany2–1Netherlands
Jürgen Klinsmann 51′ · Andreas Brehme 85′ · Ronald Koeman 89′ (p)
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Round of 16
Ireland0–0, 5–4 pensRomania
Estadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Round of 16
Italy2–0Uruguay
Salvatore Schillaci 65′ · Aldo Serena 83′
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Round of 16
Spain1–2 aetYugoslavia
Julio Salinas 84′ · Dragan Stojkovic 78′ · Dragan Stojkovic 93′
Marc Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Round of 16
England1–0 aetBelgium
David Platt 119′
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Final · 7 matches
Quarter-final
Yugoslavia0–0, 2–3 pensArgentina
Comunale, Florence
Quarter-final
Italy1–0Ireland
Salvatore Schillaci 38′
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Quarter-final
West Germany1–0Czechoslovakia
Lothar Matthaeus 25′ (p)
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Quarter-final
England3–2 aetCameroon
David Platt 25′ · Gary Lineker 83′ (p) · Gary Lineker 105′ (p) · Emmanuel Kunde 61′ (p) · Eugene Ekeke 65′
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Semi-final
Italy1–1, 3–4 pensArgentina
Salvatore Schillaci 17′ · Claudio Caniggia 67′
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Semi-final
West Germany1–1, 4–3 pensEngland
Andreas Brehme 60′ · Gary Lineker 80′
Allianz Stadium, Turin
Final
West Germany1–0Argentina
Andreas Brehme 85′ (p)
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Third place · 1 matches
Match for third place
Italy2–1England
Roberto Baggio 71′ · Salvatore Schillaci 86′ (p) · David Platt 81′
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
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.