Soccer World Cup 1990 / Brazil

This article covers the Brazilian national football team at the 1990 World Cup .

qualification

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Brazil	13: 1	7th
2	Chile	9: 4	5
3	Venezuela	1:18	0

Venezuela	-	Brazil	0: 4	-	Goal (s): Branco (5th), Romário (65th), Bebeto (79th, 81st)
Chile	-	Brazil	1: 1	-	Goal (s): Gonzalez (56 .; own goal), Basay (81.)
Brazil	-	Venezuela	6-0	-	Goal (s): Careca (10th, 17th, 80th, 86th), Silas (37th) Acosta (39th, own goal)
Brazil	-	Chile	2-0	-	Gate (s): Careca (49th) ²	-

² The game was abandoned in the 67th minute, with a 1-0 score for Brazil, after Chile left the field. A fireworks had been thrown at the Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas and had allegedly hit him on the head. The goalkeeper was then carried off the pitch with head injuries. FIFA later found out that Rojas had inflicted the head injuries on himself with a razor blade. The game was rated 2-0 for Brazil. Rojas, Chilean coach Orlando Aravena and Chilean team doctor Daniel Rodriguez were banned for life. Chile was not allowed to participate in qualifying for the 1994 World Cup.

Brazilian contingent

No.	Surname	Club before the start of the World Cup	birthday	Games	Gates
goalkeeper
1	Cláudio Taffarel	SC Internacional	05/08/1966	4th	0	0	0
12	Acácio	CR Vasco da Gama	01/24/1959	0	0	0	0
22nd	Zé Carlos	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	02/07/1962	0	0	0	0
Defender
2	Jorginho	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	08/17/1964	4th	0	1	0
3	Ricardo Gomes	Benfica Lisbon	December 13, 1964	4th	0	0	1
6th	Branco	FC Porto	04/04/1964	4th	0	1	0
13	Carlos Mozer	Olympique Marseille	09/19/1960	2	0	2	0
14th	Aldair	Benfica Lisbon	11/30/1965	0	0	0	0
19th	Ricardo Rocha	Sao Paulo FC	09/11/1962	2	0	1	0
21st	Mauro Galvão	Botafogo FR	December 19, 1961	4th	0	1	0
midfield player
4th	Carlos Dunga	AC Florence	October 31, 1963	4th	0	1	0
5	Inglés	SSC Naples	11/22/1961	4th	0	0	0
7th	Bismarck	CR Vasco da Gama	09/17/1969	0	0	0	0
8th	Valdo	Benfica Lisbon	01/12/1964	4th	0	0	0
10	Paulo Silas	Sporting Lisbon	08/27/1965	3	0	0	0
17th	Renato Gaúcho	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	09/09/1962	1	0	0	0
18th	Mazinho	CR Vasco da Gama	04/08/1966	0	0	0	0
striker
9	Careca	SSC Naples	05.10.1960	4th	2	0	0
11	Romario	PSV Eindhoven	01/29/1966	1	0	0	0
15th	Müller	AC Turin	January 31, 1966	4th	2	0	0
16	Bebeto	CR Vasco da Gama	02/16/1964	1	0	0	0
20th	Tita	CR Vasco da Gama	04/01/1958	0	0	0	0
Trainer
	Sebastião Lazaroni		09/25/1950

Brazilian team matches

Preliminary round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Brazil	4: 1	6th
2	Costa Rica	3: 2	4th
3	Scotland	2: 3	2
4th	Sweden	3: 6	0

• Brazil - Sweden 2: 1 (1: 0)

Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi ( Turin )

Spectators: 62,628

Referee: Lanese ( Italy )

Goals: 1-0 Careca (40th), 2-0 Careca (63rd), 2: 1 Brolin (79th)

• Brazil - Costa Rica 1: 0 (0: 0)

Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi ( Turin )

Spectators: 58,007

Referee: Jouini ( Tunisia )

Goals: 1-0 Müller (33.)

• Brazil - Scotland 1: 0 (0: 0)

Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi ( Turin )

Spectators: 62,502

Referee: Kohl ( Austria )

Goals: 1-0 Müller (82nd)

Under coach Lazaroni, Brazil had adopted a very defensive tactic. The result in group C were three narrow wins for the ex-world champion, which meant group victory, but left the audience disappointed due to the poor performance. Costa Rica's performance was sensational, knocking out the Scots and Swedes 1-0 and 2-1 and leaving them behind. The Scots could at least record a 2-1 win against the Scandinavians, but also had to travel home.

Round of 16

61,381

Stadio delle Alpi ( Turin )

Argentina

Brazil

Quiniou ( France )

1: 0 (0: 0)

1-0 Caniggia (80th)

Many saw an anticipated final in the match between Brazil and Argentina. The Sugar Loaf kickers dominated the rivals from South America for long stretches of the season, but apart from a few aluminum hits, nothing jumped out of the attack efforts. An inimitable solo by Diego Maradona decided the argument ten minutes before the final whistle. Caniggia received his submission after the slalom race, and he did not miss the chance to win 1-0.