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The World Cup
1990 - Italy


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Two Points For A Win One Point For A Draw
Group winners, runners-up advanced to the Round of 16
*Best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16
Knockout Rounds
GROUP A
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Italy
 3
 3
 0
 0
 4
 0
 +4
 6
Czechoslovakia
 3
 2
 0
 1
 6
 3
 +3
 4
Austria
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 3
 -1
 2
United States
 3
 0
 0
 3
 2
 8
 -6
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 9
 Italy
 1-0
 Austria
June 10
 United States
 1-5
 Czechoslovakia
June 14
 Italy
 1-0
 United States
June 15
 Austria
 0-1
 Czechoslovakia
June 19
 Austria
 2-1
 United States
June 19
 Italy
 2-0
 Czechoslovakia

GROUP B
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Cameroon
 3
 2
 0
 1
 3
 5
 -2
 4
Romania
 3
 1
 1
 1
 4
 3
 +1
 3
Argentina*
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 2
 +1
 3
Soviet Union
 3
 1
 0
 2
 4
 4
 0
 2

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 8
 Argentina
 0-1
 Cameroon
June 9
 Soviet Union
 0-2
 Romania
June 13
 Argentina
 2-0
 Soviet Union
June 14
 Cameroon
 2-1
 Romania
June 18
 Argentina
 1-1
 Romania
June 18
 Cameroon
 0-4
 Soviet Union

GROUP C
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Brazil
 3
 3
 0
 0
 4
 1
 +3
 6
Costa Rica
 3
 2
 0
 1
 3
 2
 +1
 4
Scotland
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 3
 -1
 2
Sweden
 3
 0
 0
 3
 3
 6
 -3
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 10
 Brazil
 2-1
 Sweden
June 11
 Costa Rica
 1-0
 Scotland
June 16
 Brazil
 1-0
 Costa Rica
June 16
 Sweden
 1-2
 Scotland
June 20
 Brazil
 1-0
 Scotland
June 20
 Sweden
 1-2
 Costa Rica

GROUP D
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
West Germany
 3
 2
 1
 0
 10
 3
 +7
 5
Yugoslavia
 3
 2
 0
 1
 6
 5
 +1
 4
Colombia*
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 2
 +1
 3
United Arab Emirates
 3
 0
 0
 3
 2
 11
 -9
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 9
 United Arab Emirates
 0-2
 Colombia
June 10
 West Germany
 4-1
 Yugoslavia
June 14
 Yugoslavia
 1-0
 Colombia
June 15
 West Germany
 5-1
 United Arab Emirates
June 19
 West Germany
 1-1
 Colombia
June 19
 Yugoslavia
 4-1
 United Arab Emirates

GROUP E
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Spain
 3
 2
 1
 0
 5
 2
 +3
 5
Belgium
 3
 2
 0
 1
 6
 3
 +3
 4
Uruguay*
 3
 1
 1
 1
 2
 3
 -1
 3
South Korea
 3
 0
 0
 3
 1
 6
 -5
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 12
 Belgium
 2-0
 South Korea
June 13
 Uruguay
 0-0
 Spain
June 17
 Belgium
 3-1
 Uruguay
June 17
 South Korea
 1-3
 Spain
June 21
 Belgium
 1-2
 Spain
June 21
 South Korea
 0-1
 Uruguay

GROUP F
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
England
 3
 1
 2
 0
 2
 1
 +1
 4
Ireland
 3
 0
 3
 0
 2
 2
 0
 3
Netherlands*
 3
 0
 3
 0
 2
 2
 0
 3
Egypt
 3
 0
 2
 1
 1
 2
 -1
 2

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 11
 England
 1-1
 Ireland
June 12
 Netherlands
 1-1
 Egypt
June 16
 England
 0-0
 Netherlands
June 17
 Ireland
 0-0
 Egypt
June 21
 England
 1-0
 Egypt
June 21
 Ireland
 1-1
 Netherlands


ROUND OF 16 QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINALS CHAMPION
Italy
2
Uruguay
0





Italy
1
Ireland
0



Romania
0
Ireland
0(4-5PK)






Italy
1
Argentina
1(3-4PK)


Spain
1
Yugoslavia
2aet





Yugoslavia
0
Argentina
0(2-3PK)



Brazil
0
Argentina
1







Argentina
0
West Germany
1
WEST GERMANY
West Germany
2
Netherlands
1





West Germany
1
Czechoslovakia
0

Third Place Match
Italy
2
England
1
Italy
Czechoslovakia
4
Costa Rica
1






West Germany
1(4-3PK)
England
1


England
1aet
Belgium
0





England
3aet
Cameroon
2



Cameroon
2aet
Colombia
1