1990 World Cup

 This tournament was in Italy from June 8 to July 8. Italy was second nation to host a second time.  West Germany and Argentina played in the final, a rematch from the 1986 final.   West Germany, East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Soviet Union make last appearance. Costa Rica, Ireland, and United Arab Emirates make first appearance. The U. A. E. as of 2022,has made that only appearance. There were 2.2 goals per game - the lowest ever. 16 red cards handed out, including a first one in the final. 4 penalty shootouts (2006, 2014 and 2018 tied). 8 knockout games into extra time (2014). Argentina: 1. Scored 5 goals the whole tournament.  2. Advanced twice on penalties. 3. Had a player sent off in final and 4. Played defensive the whole tournament. Thus introduced the back pass rule after the tournament and awarded 3 points for a win. Cameroon first African nation to reach quarterfinals (Senegal 2002 and Ghana 2010 duplicate). Roger Milla showed off his goal celebrations.  All champion final 4 (1970 was first). Group A: Italy*, Czechoslovakia*, Austria and United States. Group B: Cameroon*, Romania*, Argentina and Soviet Union.  Group C: Brazil*, Costa Rica*, Scotland and Sweden. Group D: West Germany*, Yugoslavia*, Colombia*, and United Arab Emirates.  Group E: Spain*, Belgium*, Uruguay* and South Korea.  Group F: England*, Ireland*, Netherlands* and Egypt.  Round of 16: Argentina 1 Brazil 0, Yugoslavia 2 Spain 1 (et), Ireland 0(5), Romania 0(4), Italy 2 Uruguay 0, Czechoslovakia 4 Costa Rica 1, West Germany 2 Netherlands 1, Cameroon 2 Colombia 1 (et) and England 1 Belgium 0 (et). Quarterfinals: Argentina 0(3) Yugoslavia 0(2), Italy 1 Ireland 0, West Germany 2 Czechoslovakia 1 and England 3 Cameroon 2 (et). Semi finals: Argentina 1(4) Italy 1(3) and West Germany 1(4) England 1(3).  3rd place: Italy 2 England 1. Finals: West Germany 1 Argentina 0. West Germany wins 3rd championship (they would win 4th vs Argentina by some score in 2014). Tomorrow is 1994 in United States. Here is the poster for this tournament. 


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