1990 FIFA World Cup
Italy
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th edition of the World Cup. It was hosted by Italy and 52 games were played in total.
Champions
Germany
Germany became World Champions for the 3rd time, beating Argentina 1 - 0 in the final. Germany scored 15 goals in 7 games, Lothar Matthäus being the top goalscorer for the team with 4 goals.

1990 World Cup Statistics
- 52Games
- In 1990 a total of 52 matches were played at the World Cup final tournament.
- 115Goals
- A total of 115 were scored in 52 matches, with a goals per game ratio of 2.21
- 2.5MAttendance
- A total of 2516215 people have attended at 52 matches, with an attendance per game of 48k
- Salvatore Schillaci
- The top goalscorer at the 1990 World Cup, netting 6 goals for Italy
Games by stages
View all- Final
GermanyGER1 - 0
ARGArgentina
- Third place
ItalyITA2 - 1
ENGEngland
- Semi-finals
GermanyGER(4)1 - 1(3)
ENGEngland
ItalyITA(3)1 - 1(4)
ARGArgentina
- Quarter-finals
EnglandENG3 - 2
CMRCameroon
GermanyGER1 - 0
CZECzechia
ItalyITA1 - 0
IRLIreland
SerbiaSRB(2)0 - 0(3)
ARGArgentina
- Round of 16
EnglandENG1 - 0
BELBelgium
SpainESP1 - 2
SRBSerbia
IrelandIRL(5)0 - 0(4)
ROURomania
ItalyITA2 - 0
URUUruguay
BrazilBRA0 - 1
ARGArgentina
GermanyGER2 - 1
NEDNetherlands
CameroonCMR2 - 1
COLColombia
CzechiaCZE4 - 1
CRCCosta Rica
- Group A
ItalyITA1 - 0
AUTAustria
United StatesUSA1 - 5
CZECzechia
ItalyITA1 - 0
USAUnited States
AustriaAUT0 - 1
CZECzechia
ItalyITA2 - 0
CZECzechia
AustriaAUT2 - 1
USAUnited States
- Group B
ArgentinaARG0 - 1
CMRCameroon
RussiaRUS0 - 2
ROURomania
ArgentinaARG2 - 0
RUSRussia
CameroonCMR2 - 1
ROURomania
CameroonCMR0 - 4
RUSRussia
ArgentinaARG1 - 1
ROURomania
- Group C
BrazilBRA2 - 1
SWESweden
Costa RicaCRC1 - 0
SCOScotland
SwedenSWE1 - 2
SCOScotland
BrazilBRA1 - 0
CRCCosta Rica
SwedenSWE1 - 2
CRCCosta Rica
BrazilBRA1 - 0
SCOScotland
- Group D
United Arab EmiratesUAE0 - 2
COLColombia
GermanyGER4 - 1
SRBSerbia
SerbiaSRB1 - 0
COLColombia
GermanyGER5 - 1
UAEUnited Arab Emirates
SerbiaSRB4 - 1
UAEUnited Arab Emirates
GermanyGER1 - 1
COLColombia
- Group E
BelgiumBEL2 - 0
KORKorea Republic
UruguayURU0 - 0
ESPSpain
Korea RepublicKOR1 - 3
ESPSpain
BelgiumBEL3 - 1
URUUruguay
Korea RepublicKOR0 - 1
URUUruguay
BelgiumBEL1 - 2
ESPSpain
- Group F
EnglandENG1 - 1
IRLIreland
NetherlandsNED1 - 1
EGYEgypt
EnglandENG0 - 0
NEDNetherlands
IrelandIRL0 - 0
EGYEgypt
IrelandIRL1 - 1
NEDNetherlands
EnglandENG1 - 0
EGYEgypt
Group Stages
Group A
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 |
Group B
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Group C
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
Group D
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
Group E
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Group F
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |