Soccer World Cup 1990

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Soccer World Cup 1990
Italia 90 - Campionato Mondiale Di Calcio
World Cup logo 1990.svg
Number of nations 24  (of 112 applicants)
World Champion Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany (3rd title)
venue ItalyItaly Italy
Opening game June 8, 1990 ( Milan )
Endgame July 8, 1990 ( Rome )
Games 52
Gates 115  (⌀: 2.21 per game)
spectator 2,516,215  (⌀: 48,389 per game)
Top scorer ItalyItaly Salvatore Schillaci (6 goals)
Best player ItalyItaly Salvatore Schillaci
Yellow card yellow cards 163  (⌀: 3.13 per game)
Red card Red cards 16  (⌀: 0.31 per game)
Penalty kicks 18  (⌀: 0.35 per game)

The final round of the FIFA World Cup 1990 ( Italian Campionato Mondiale di Calcio , shortly Italia novanta ) was the 14th playout of the most important tournament for football - national teams and was held from June 8 to July 8, 1990 for the second time in 1934 in Italy instead .

World Cup favorites Brazil and Argentina, as well as Germany and the Netherlands, met in the round of 16. Germany reached the final for the third time in a row and was able to celebrate the third world championship title in a single repetition of the final pairing of the previous World Cup in 1986 against Argentina after the defeats in 1982 and 1986. For the first time, a European team managed to win a World Cup final against a South American team. With this success, with three World Cup titles and three second places, Germany temporarily became the most successful soccer nation ahead of Brazil and Italy, both of which had also won three World Cup titles by then. Host Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals against Argentina.

Award

FIFA decided on the venue on May 19, 1984 at its congress in Zurich. Italy prevailed with 11: 5 votes against competitor Soviet Union. England and Greece had withdrawn their applications.

Venues

The World Cup games were played in twelve Italian cities, in stadiums that for the first time were only allowed to offer seats. To this end, new buildings and conversions worth around 800 million D-Marks were necessary. New stadiums were built in Bari and Turin and eight other venues were renovated. In March 1990, before his inspection trip, OC President Hermann Neuberger expressed skepticism: "You Italians really have to be very efficient if you can do what we Germans would have needed at least two years to do in three months." The stadiums were finished under great pressure, but the great haste claimed 24 dead on the construction sites. On the morning of the opening game, scaffolding collapsed in Palermo, killing five men.

city Stadion Games Capacity*
Rome Olympic Stadium Rome 6th 73,603
Naples San Paolo Stadium 5 74,090
Turin Stadio delle Alpi 5 71,000
Bari San Nicola Stadium 5 56,875
Florence Stadio Comunale 4th 41,300
Milan Giuseppe Meazza Stadium 6th 76,398
Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 4th 35,921
Bologna Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 4th 37,825
Verona Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium 4th 40,976
Udine Friuli Stadium 3 38,685
Cagliari Stadio Sant'Elia 3 40.117
Palermo La Favorita stadium 3 36,982
* at the time of the 1990 World Cup

Audience statistics

city Stadion Games Capacity* Total number of
viewers
cut Play with the most viewers Play with the fewest spectators
Rome Olympic Stadium Rome 6th 73,603 440.238 73,373 Germany - Argentina
final 73,603
2 preliminary round matches, round of
16 and quarter-finals with Italy 73,303
Naples San Paolo Stadium 5 74,090 273.701 54,740 Italy v Argentina
semi-finals 59,978
Cameroon v Colombia
Round of 16 50,026
Turin Stadio delle Alpi 5 71,000 307.146 61,429 Brazil v Sweden
preliminary round and Germany v England
semi-finals 62,628
Brazil - Costa Rica
preliminary round 58,007
Bari San Nicola Stadium 5 56,875 218,000 43,600 Italy - England
3rd place play-off 51,426
Cameroon - Soviet Union
preliminary round 37,307
Florence Stadio Comunale 4th 41,300 146.056 36,514 Yugoslavia - Argentina
quarterfinals 38,971
USA - ČSFR
preliminary round 33,266
Milan Giuseppe Meazza Stadium 6th 76,398 440.130 73,355 Germany - Yugoslavia
preliminary round 74,765
Germany - UAE
preliminary round 71,169
Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 4th 35,921 124,731 31,183 Sweden - Scotland
preliminary round 31,823
Sweden - Costa Rica
Preliminary Round 30,223
Bologna Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 4th 37,825 125.401 31,350 England v Belgium
Round of 16 34,520
Yugoslavia - UAE
Preliminary Round 27,833
Verona Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium 4th 40,976 137,999 34,500 Belgium - Spain
preliminary round 35,950
Belgium - South Korea
preliminary round 32,790
Udine Friuli Stadium 3 38,685 097,485 32,495 Uruguay - Spain
preliminary round 35,713
South Korea - Uruguay
Preliminary Round 29,039
Cagliari Stadio Sant'Elia 3 40.117 105,464 35,155 England - Netherlands
preliminary round 35,267
England - Egypt
preliminary round 34,959
Palermo La Favorita stadium 3 36,982 099,864 33,288 3 preliminary round matches: 33,288

qualification

112 nations registered their participation in the qualification for the 1990 World Cup. Italy as hosts and Argentina as defending champions were already qualified automatically, so 110 nations played for the 22 free places. The teams from Ireland, Costa Rica and the United Arab Emirates were newcomers to this World Cup. Also worth mentioning is the absence of the 1986 host, Mexico. The Mexican Football Association has been proven to have manipulated the birth dates of some players for qualifying for the 1989 U20 World Cup. That is why the country was banned from all international matches by FIFA from 1988 to 1990.

14 from Europe BelgiumBelgium Belgium Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany EnglandEngland England IrelandIreland Ireland ItalyItaly Italy
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands AustriaAustria Austria RomaniaRomania Romania ScotlandScotland Scotland
SwedenSweden Sweden Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union SpainSpain Spain CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
4 from South America ArgentinaArgentina Argentina Brazil 1968Brazil Brazil ColombiaColombia Colombia UruguayUruguay Uruguay
2 from North, Central America and the Caribbean Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica United StatesUnited States United States
2 from Africa EgyptEgypt Egypt CameroonCameroon Cameroon
2 from Asia Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UA Emirates
World map of the participants with their placements

draw

The draw took place in Rome on December 9, 1989.

  • The group heads placed:   Italy (A) • Argentina (B) • Brazil (C) • BR Germany (D) • Belgium (E) • England (F)
  • Pot 1: Egypt • Cameroon • South Korea • UA Emirates • Costa Rica • USA
  • Pot 2: Colombia • Uruguay • Ireland • Romania • Sweden • Czechoslovakia
  • Pot 3: Yugoslavia • Netherlands • Austria • Scotland • Spain • Soviet Union

First, the group heads were placed in first position in all six groups.
The teams from pots 1 and 3 were drawn freely to all group heads.
From Pot 2, Colombia and Uruguay were specifically drawn to European group heads. Thus Colombia came into the German group.

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F.
ItalyItaly Italy ArgentinaArgentina Argentina Brazil 1968Brazil Brazil Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany BelgiumBelgium Belgium EnglandEngland England
AustriaAustria Austria CameroonCameroon Cameroon SwedenSweden Sweden Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea IrelandIreland Ireland
United StatesUnited States United States Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UA Emirates UruguayUruguay Uruguay NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia RomaniaRomania Romania ScotlandScotland Scotland ColombiaColombia Colombia SpainSpain Spain EgyptEgypt Egypt

For information on the individual World Cup groups and squads of the teams, click on the respective link.

opening

At the ceremony on June 1st, Pope John Paul II inaugurated the new Olympic Stadium; Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti made the opening ceremony in the presence of FIFA President João Havelange .

mode

The game mode of the World Cup finals was the same as that of the previous World Cup : the 24 qualified teams were divided into six groups of four teams each. 16 teams qualified for the knockout round : The six winners of the groups, the six runner-ups and the four best third-placed teams reached the round of 16. From the round of 16, the tournament was played in a knockout system. Only eight teams were eliminated after the preliminary round.

Preliminary round

The World Cup started with a surprise. The favorite Argentina lost their opening game against Cameroon 1-0. Cameroon was the first African nation to reach a World Cup quarter-finals with attractive football. There they failed only in overtime with 2: 3 to England. Cameroon striker Roger Milla , then 38 years old, became famous for his attractive attacking football.

Group A

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. ItalyItaly Italy  3  3  0  0 004-000  +4 06-00
 2. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia  3  2  0  1 006: 300  +3 04: 20
 3. AustriaAustria Austria  3  1  0  2 002: 300  −1 02: 40
 4th United StatesUnited States United States  3  0  0  3 002: 800  −6 00: 60
June 9, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Rome
Italy - Austria 1: 0 (0: 0)
June 10, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Florence
United States - ČSFR 1: 5 (0: 2)
June 14, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Rome
Italy - United States 1: 0 (1: 0)
June 15, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Florence
Austria - ČSFR 0: 1 (0: 1)
June 19, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Rome
Italy - ČSFR 2: 0 (1: 0)
June 19, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Florence
Austria - United States 2: 1 (0: 0)

The big discovery of the preliminary round was the almost unknown Sicilian striker Salvatore Schillaci , who scored the winning goal against Austria a few minutes after his substitution and also scored against the ČSFR. Austria and the USA did not manage to win against the dominating Italians in this group, while the ČSFR worked out a few chances against Italy in the last group game and a legal goal was not recognized. A goal after a successful solo by the young Italian striker Roberto Baggio brought the decision in favor of the hosts in this game. Despite the victory over the USA, Austria did not make it into the top four group thirds, the US-Americans, who participated in a World Cup for the first time in 40 years, lost all three games and were bottom of the group.

Group B

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. CameroonCameroon Cameroon  3  2  0  1 003: 500  −2 04: 20
 2. RomaniaRomania Romania  3  1  1  1 004: 300  +1 03: 30
 3. ArgentinaArgentina Argentina  3  1  1  1 003: 200  +1 03: 30
 4th Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union  3  1  0  2 004: 400  ± 0 02: 40
June 8, 1990, 6:00 p.m. in Milan
Argentina - Cameroon 0: 1 (0: 0)
June 9, 1990, 5 p.m. in Bari
Soviet Union - Romania 0: 2 (0: 1)
June 13, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Naples
Argentina - Soviet Union 2: 0 (1: 0)
June 14, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Bari
Cameroon - Romania 2: 1 (0: 0)
June 18, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Naples
Argentina - Romania 1: 1 (0: 0)
June 18, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Bari
Cameroon - Soviet Union 0: 4 (0: 2)

This group was quite unexpected, as the favorites were actually defending champions Argentina and vice-European champions USSR, instead Cameroon and Romania took the first two places. Cameroon defeated Argentina in the opening game, so that Argentina lost the opening game as defending champions for the second time after 1982. Argentina also made it to the round of 16, as it was one of the four best teams among the third-placed (out of a total of six). The 4-0 victory of the Soviet Union against Cameroon was meaningless for them.

Group C

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Brazil 1968Brazil Brazil  3  3  0  0 004: 100  +3 06-00
 2. Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica  3  2  0  1 003: 200  +1 04: 20
 3. ScotlandScotland Scotland  3  1  0  2 002: 300  −1 02: 40
 4th SwedenSweden Sweden  3  0  0  3 003: 600  −3 00: 60
June 10, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Turin
Brazil - Sweden 2: 1 (1: 0)
June 11, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Genoa
Costa Rica - Scotland 1: 0 (0: 0)
June 16, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Turin
Brazil - Costa Rica 1: 0 (1: 0)
June 16, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Genoa
Sweden - Scotland 1: 2 (0: 1)
June 20, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Turin
Brazil - Scotland 1: 0 (0: 0)
June 20, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Genoa
Sweden - Costa Rica 1: 2 (1: 0)

The Brazilians managed to survive the preliminary round with an unusually defensive style of play. The surprise team Costa Rica defeated both favorite European teams and reached the round of 16. Scotland were eliminated in the preliminary round for the fifth time in a row after 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1986. Ten minutes before the end, a goal by the Brazilian Müller caused the Scots to break early.

Group D

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany  3  2  1  0 010: 300  +7 05: 10
 2. Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia  3  2  0  1 006: 500  +1 04: 20
 3. ColombiaColombia Colombia  3  1  1  1 003: 200  +1 03: 30
 4th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UA Emirates  3  0  0  3 002:110  −9 00: 60
June 9, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Bologna
UA Emirates - Colombia 0: 2 (0: 0)
June 10, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Milan
BR Germany - Yugoslavia 4: 1 (2: 0)
June 14, 1990, 5 p.m. in Bologna
Yugoslavia - Colombia 1: 0 (0: 0)
June 15, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Milan
BR Germany - UA Emirates 5: 1 (2: 0)
June 19, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Milan
BR Germany - Colombia 1: 1 (0: 0)
June 19, 1990, 5 p.m. in Bologna
Yugoslavia - UA Emirates 4: 1 (2: 1)

The German selection got off to a great start in the 4-1 win against the highly rated group opponents Yugoslavia. Above all, Lothar Matthäus , who was later named FIFA World Player of the Year 1990, shone in this game. Colombia, with its two cult figures Carlos Valderrama and René Higuita , won the round of 16 ticket with a late goal in the last group game against Germany, the Emirates only had an extra role in this group.

Group E

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. SpainSpain Spain  3  2  1  0 005: 200  +3 05: 10
 2. BelgiumBelgium Belgium  3  2  0  1 006: 300  +3 04: 20
 3. UruguayUruguay Uruguay  3  1  1  1 002: 300  −1 03: 30
 4th Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  3  0  0  3 001: 600  −5 00: 60
June 12, 1990, 5 p.m. in Verona
Belgium - South Korea 2: 0 (0: 0)
June 13, 1990, 5 p.m. in Udine
Uruguay - Spain 0-0
June 17, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Verona
Belgium - Uruguay 3: 1 (2: 0)
June 17, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Udine
South Korea - Spain 1: 3 (1: 1)
June 21, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Verona
Belgium - Spain 1: 2 (1: 2)
June 21, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Udine
South Korea - Uruguay 0: 1 (0: 0)

The match between Belgium and Uruguay is considered to be one of the best games of the tournament. Above all, the Belgians around their midfield ace Enzo Scifo played a great game, although veteran Eric Gerets was sent off. Spain got off to a bumpy start, but then got into the tournament better and even beat Belgium, the reigning fourth place in the World Cup at the time. In the game against South Korea, Real Madrid's Michel hit the net three times. The two-time world champions Uruguay reached the round of 16 with a goal in stoppage time against South Korea.

Group F.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. EnglandEngland England  3  1  2  0 002: 100  +1 04: 20
 2. IrelandIreland Ireland  3  0  3  0 002: 200  ± 0 03: 30
 3. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands  3  0  3  0 002: 200  ± 0 03: 30
 4th EgyptEgypt Egypt  3  0  2  1 001: 200  −1 02: 40
Ireland runners-up in the group by drawing lots
June 11, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Cagliari
England - Ireland 1: 1 (1: 0)
June 12, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Palermo
Netherlands - Egypt 1: 1 (0: 0)
June 16, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Cagliari
England - Netherlands 0-0
June 17, 1990, 5 p.m. in Palermo
Ireland - Egypt 0-0
June 21, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Cagliari
England - Egypt 1: 0 (0: 0)
June 21, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Palermo
Ireland - Netherlands 1: 1 (0: 1)

European champions Netherlands were the disappointment of group F. Only in the last group game against Ireland did the team's class flash for a while, but a goalkeeping error by Hans van Breukelen still brought the Irish the important draw, so that for the first time in World Cup history the lot was over had to decide the 2nd and 3rd group place. Outsiders Egypt did surprisingly well, but were narrowly defeated in the decisive group game against England.

Ranking of third party groups

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. ColombiaColombia Colombia  3  1  1  1 003: 200  +1 03: 30
 2. ArgentinaArgentina Argentina  3  1  1  1 003: 200  +1 03: 30
 3. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands  3  0  3  0 002: 200  ± 0 03: 30
 4th UruguayUruguay Uruguay  3  1  1  1 002: 300  −1 03: 30
 5. AustriaAustria Austria  3  1  0  2 002: 300  −1 02: 40
 6th ScotlandScotland Scotland  3  1  0  2 002: 300  −1 02: 40

Final round

game schedule

Round of 16 Quarter finals Semifinals final
                           
             
 A1: ItalyItalyItaly 2
 
 E3: Uruguay UruguayUruguay 0  
 ItalyItaly Italy 1
 
   IrelandIreland Ireland 0  
 B2: Romania RomaniaRomania 0 (4)
 
 Q2: IrelandIrelandIreland 20 (5) 2  
 ItalyItaly Italy 1 (3)
 
   ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 21 (4) 2  
 E1: Spain SpainSpain 1
 
 D2: YugoslaviaYugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia 12 1  
 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia 0 (2)
 
   ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 20 (3) 2  
 C1: Brazil Brazil 1968Brazil 0
 
 B3: ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina 1  
 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 0
 
   Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany 1
 D1: Federal Republic of GermanyGermany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany 2
 
 Q3: Netherlands NetherlandsNetherlands 1  
 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany 1
 
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia ČSFR 0  
 A2: ČSFRCzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 4th
 
 C2: Costa Rica Costa RicaCosta Rica 1  
 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany 21 (4) 2
 
   EnglandEngland England 1 (3)   3rd place match
 F1: EnglandEnglandEngland 11 1
   
 E2: Belgium BelgiumBelgium 0  
 EnglandEngland England 13 1  ItalyItaly Italy 2
 
   CameroonCameroon Cameroon 2    EnglandEngland England 1
 B1: CameroonCameroonCameroon 12 1
 D3: Colombia ColombiaColombia 1  

1 win after extra time
2 win on penalties

Round of 16

June 23, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Naples
CameroonCameroon Cameroon - ColombiaColombia Colombia 2: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 0)
June 23, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Bari
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia ČSFR - Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica 4: 1 (1: 0)
June 24, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Turin
Brazil 1968Brazil Brazil - ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 0: 1 (0: 0)
June 24, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Milan
Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany - NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 2: 1 (0: 0)
June 25, 1990, 5 p.m. in Genoa
IrelandIreland Ireland - RomaniaRomania Romania 0: 0 a.d., 5: 4 in E.
June 25, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Rome
ItalyItaly Italy - UruguayUruguay Uruguay 2: 0 (0: 0)
June 26, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Verona
SpainSpain Spain - Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia 1: 2 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 0)
June 26, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Bologna
EnglandEngland England - BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1: 0 a.d.

Cameroon and Colombia were absolutely exotic in the round of 16, and for a long time it was impossible to predict which team would have the upper hand here. The substitute Roger Milla decided the game only in extra time , favored u. a. due to a mistake by the Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita , who lost the ball to Milla on one of his excursions and so caused the 0: 2. For the Costa Rican national team, another big surprise, the tournament against the ČSFR ended. As in the game against Sweden, Costa Rica was able to equalize a deficit, but was overrun by the ČSFR in the last half hour.

Brazil showed their best tournament performance in the round of 16, but missed too many chances and had to admit defeat to arch-rivals Argentina. A combination of Maradona and Caniggia nine minutes before the end gave the blue-whites a narrow victory.

In the game between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Netherlands, the German team managed to take revenge for their semi-final defeat at the 1988 European Championship . The Dutch could not build on the performance of previous years, and Marco van Basten could not prevail against Jürgen Kohler in the game. The biggest scandal and a defining moment of the Dutch-German rivalry were the dismissals for Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler , who was spat at by Rijkaard but also received the red card. Jürgen Klinsmann , who played his best game in the course of the tournament, and Andreas Brehme ensured the German winning goals, a penalty for the Netherlands only brought the connection goal. Brehmes goal was the last for the German team that was scored out of the game. All subsequent hits in the course of the tournament came from set pieces such as free kicks or penalties.

The game Romania against Ireland experienced a fairly balanced 120 minutes, with slight field advantages for the Irish, who were especially far ahead in the audience. Even in the penalty shootout, no decision was in sight for a long time. Only the ninth shooter Daniel Timofte missed the decisive penalty. The Republic of Ireland made it to the quarter-finals when it entered the World Cup for the first time. The Italian fans had to wait for over an hour before Salvatore Schillaci scored again in the host's game against Uruguay. After that, the underdog Uruguay had no chance of getting back into the game in the duel of the first two world champions in history and was eliminated.

The match between Spain and Yugoslavia was another highly competitive match of this round, with the better ending for Yugoslavia. The midfield star Dragan Stojković was the decisive man with two goals, including a remarkable free-kick. In the last sixteen game of the Belgian team against England, England's David Platt scored the decisive goal of the quarter-finals in the last minute of extra time.

Quarter finals

June 30, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Florence
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina - Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia 0: 0 a.d., 3: 2 i. E.
June 30, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Rome
IrelandIreland Ireland - ItalyItaly Italy 0: 1 (0: 1)
July 1, 1990, 5:00 p.m. in Milan
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia ČSFR - Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany 0: 1 (0: 1)
July 1, 1990, 9:00 p.m. in Naples
CameroonCameroon Cameroon - EnglandEngland England 2: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 0: 1)

Argentina could only prevail against Yugoslavia on penalties. It was a penalty shootout with many missed shots, including Maradona and Stojkovic , the respective stars of the two teams. The myth of the “penalty killer” Sergio Goycochea was born in this game. The Irish reached the quarter-finals without having won a game after regular time. Again it was Schillaci who scored the decisive goal for Italy.

The German team won 1-0 against the ČSFR with a penalty from Lothar Matthäus. This game has remained primarily by remembering that team boss Franz Beckenbauer swore on the sidelines because he did not agree with the way how his team after the dismissal of Lubomír Moravčík by referee Helmut Kohl in the lead against the decimated Czechoslovaks circumvented. The surprise team Cameroon also led against England 2-1, a penalty from Gary Lineker saved the English in extra time. In this, the British were awarded another penalty, which Gary Lineker converted again for England's first semi-final since 1966.

Semifinals

July 3, 1990, 8:00 p.m. in Naples
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina - ItalyItaly Italy 1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1), 4: 3 i. E.
July 4, 1990, 8:00 p.m. in Turin
Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany - EnglandEngland England 1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 0), 4: 3 i. E.

For the first time since 1970 , four associations that had previously become world champions at least once were in the semi-finals. Judging by the course of the tournament, both semifinals had a clear favorite. In the first semi-final, however, hosts and favorites Italy conceded their first goal in the tournament, which resulted in a decision on penalties. Argentina remained victorious there again.

In the other semifinals, Pearce caused a free kick in the 60th minute, which Brehme executed. The ball deflected off Parker and fell into the goal behind Shilton . Ten minutes before the end Lineker shot the ball past Illgner into the goal from close range . Gascoigne saw the yellow card in extra time . If England had won, he would have missed the final. Extra time was goalless, Waddle and Buchwald only hit the post. Ultimately, the game went to penalties. Up to Pearce, the fourth shooter for England, all shooters were successful. However, this failed because of Illgner. Thon then scored again for Germany and Waddle shot the last penalty over the bar, whereupon Germany was in the final of the Soccer World Cup for the third time in a row after 1982 and 1986 .

Game for third place

July 7, 1990, 8:00 p.m. in Bari
ItalyItaly Italy - EnglandEngland England 2: 1 (0: 0)

In the game for third place, Salvatore Schillaci secured the title of World Cup top scorer with the winning goal to make it 2-1.

final

Argentina BR Germany Lineup
ArgentinaArgentina
final
Sunday, July 8, 1990 at 8:00 p.m. in Rome ( Olympic Stadium )
Result: 0: 1 (0: 0)
Spectators: 73,603
Referee: Edgardo Codesal Méndez ( Mexico ) MexicoMexico 
Match report
BR GermanyBR Germany
Line up Argentina against Federal Republic of Germany
Sergio Goycochea - Juan Simón - Roberto Néstor Sensini , José Serrizuela , Oscar Ruggeri (46th Pedro Monzón ) - Pedro Troglio , Jorge Burruchaga (53rd Gabriel Calderón ), José Basualdo , Néstor Lorenzo - Gustavo Dezotti , Diego Maradona Coach: Carlos Bilardo(C)Captain of the crew
Bodo Illgner - Klaus Augenthaler - Thomas Berthold (73rd Stefan Reuter ), Guido Buchwald , Jürgen Kohler , Andreas Brehme - Thomas Häßler , Lothar Matthäus , Pierre Littbarski - Jürgen Klinsmann , Rudi Völler Team principal: Franz Beckenbauer(C)Captain of the crew
Penalty kick0: 1 Brehme (85th, foul penalty )
yellow cards Dezotti (5th), Troglio (84th), Maradona (87th) yellow cards Völler (52.)
Red cards Monzón (65th), Dezotti (87th)

For the first time in the history of the World Championships, there was a final vote, as the two teams had already faced each other in the final four years earlier . As in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the Argentines relied on their penalty killer Sergio Goycochea . The weakened team - four players were suspended - didn't have a single chance to score in the entire game. Diego Maradona, in particular, was unable to build on the performance at the World Cup in Mexico because Guido Buchwald took him under cover. But since the German team could not use their chances for a long time, of all things, a penalty had to bring the decision. This was not whistled after a clear foul on Klaus Augenthaler , but after a controversial attack against Rudi Völler , which many observers saw as a concession decision. While Lothar Matthäus had scored the decisive penalty in the quarter-finals , this time it was Andreas Brehme who took responsibility. Matthäus had to change his shoes at halftime and did not feel safe in brand new shoes.

It was the first World Cup final that was decided by a penalty. The inglorious end of the game was the second red card of the game, which the Argentine player Gustavo Dezotti received after violating Jürgen Kohler . With the third title, Germany was able to draw level with Brazil and Italy in terms of the number of titles. Franz Beckenbauer was the second national coach after Mário Zagallo (Brazil) to become world champion both as a player (at the 1974 World Cup ) and as a coach ("team boss").

In Germany, the Argentina-Germany World Cup final saw around 24.67 million viewers on ARD and the subsequent award ceremony 25.52 million viewers.

Honors of the placed

The German national team was in Germany for the first Team of the Year of the reunified Germany, Lothar Matthaus for player of the year in Germany and Europe as well as the last unofficial FIFA World Player of the Year chosen. Diego Maradona was named South America's Footballer of the Year in the El Mundo poll . Sergio Goycochea was as Footballer of the Year of Argentina , Franco Baresi as Italy's player of the year and John Barnes in the journalists' choice as well as David Platt at the player choice as England's Footballer of the Year and Paul Gascoigne for sportsman of the year in the UK selected.

Best goal scorers

rank player Gates
1 ItalianItalian Salvatore Schillaci 6th
2 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Tomáš Skuhravý 5
3 English peopleEnglish people Gary Lineker 4th
GermanGerman Lothar Matthäus 4th
CamerooniansCameroonians Roger Milla 4th
SpaniardsSpaniards Míchel 4th
7th GermanGerman Andreas Brehme 3
GermanGerman Jürgen Klinsmann 3
English peopleEnglish people David Platt 3
GermanGerman Rudi Völler 3
rank player Gates
11 ItalianItalian Roberto Baggio 2
RomanianRomanian Gavril Balint 2
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Michal Bílek 2
ArgentiniansArgentinians Claudio Caniggia 2
BrazilianBrazilian Careca 2
YugoslavYugoslav Before that, Jozić 2
RomanianRomanian Marius Lăcătuș 2
BrazilianBrazilian Müller 2
YugoslavYugoslav Darko Pančev 2
ColombiansColombians Bernardo Redin 2
YugoslavYugoslav Dragan Stojkovic 2

In addition, there were 54 players with a hit.

statistics

The Italian striker Salvatore Schillaci won the golden shoe for the best goalscorer. He scored six goals for the hosts in seven games.

The 1990 World Cup was ultimately not very spectacular and yet it was a record-breaking one. There were the fewest goals per game at a World Cup, but there were 16 red cards. Most of the games were fiercely competitive: 8 of the 16 games from the round of 16 went into overtime and 4 of them ended after a penalty shoot-out . The games of the World Cup were characterized by the defensive and tough attacks. Finalist Argentina scored only five goals in seven games in regular time. In contrast, Germany was still one of the attractive teams with an offensive football game, although the German team only scored goals from set pieces after the round of 16.

In the final, too, Argentina played on penalties from the start, hoping that 'penalty killer' Goycochea, who had made it through in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, would bring them the title. The Argentines did not have a chance to score in the final, while the German team created a good dozen chances. The splendor of the Argentine team, which had made them world champions four years earlier, could no longer be seen in the entire tournament.

Culture

In 1990 there was an official World Cup song for the first time at a World Cup. Un'estate italiana (“An Italian Summer”) by Gianna Nannini and Edoardo Bennato (melody by Giorgio Moroder ) became a hit in many countries.

The German feature film Goodbye Lenin repeatedly refers to the 1990 World Cup. The British comedy Fisch & Chips discusses the Irish team's good performance at the 1990 World Cup.

Since then, the bread type Weltmeisterbrot has been offered on the German food market.

The German team took up another record , but it hardly sold.

literature

  • Needy, Friedemann (Ed.): WM Italy 1990 (Football World Cup) , Carlsen Verlag, 1991 Hamburg, ISBN 3-551-45304-7 .
  • Valérien, Harry: Football World Cup: '90 Italy , 1990, Südwest Verlag, ISBN 3-517-01191-6 .
  • Unknown: International Trainer Congress 1990. Analysis of WM Italia '90 , 1991, 112 pages, ISBN 3-89001-033-4 .

Web links

Commons : Soccer World Cup 1990  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Alexis Mirbach: WM 1990: The imperial heroes of Rome. In: Focus Online . June 9, 2010, accessed September 7, 2015 .
  2. Benjamin Knaack: The great World Cup duels with Argentina: When Andreas Brehme won the last title at the bottom left. In: Spiegel Online . July 12, 2014, accessed September 7, 2015 .
  3. "Pope inaugurated the Olympic Stadium" in "Tiroler Tageszeitung" No. 127 from 2/3/4. June 1990, page 43; POS .: box top right
  4. The history of the World Cup songs - In the beginning there was "Football is our life". Retrieved on July 21, 2020 (German).