1990 FIFA World Cup final - wikipedia 1990 FIFA World Cup final 1990 FIFA World Cup Final The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico Event 1990 FIFA World Cup West Germany Argentina 0 Date 8 July 1990 Venue Stadio Olimpico, Rome Referee Edgardo Codesal ( Mexico ) Attendance 73,603 ← 1986 1994 → The 1990 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match played between West Germany and Argentina to determine the winner of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The game took place on 8 July 1990 at the Stadio Olimpico in Italy 's capital and largest city, Rome, and was won 1 -- 0 by West Germany, with a late penalty kick taken by Andreas Brehme being the game 's only goal. It was the first final in which one of the two teams did not score. It was also the first time a team from UEFA had won the World Cup final against a non-European team. Argentina were the defending champions, having beaten West Germany 3 -- 2 in the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final in Mexico. Thus the 1990 final was the only ' repeat ' final at consecutive World Cups. It was West Germany 's last World Cup match ; the team played three more games before a unified German team was formed. Contents 1 Route to the final 2 Match 2.1 Summary 2.2 Details 3 References Route to the final West Germany Round Argentina Opponent Result First round Opponent Result Yugoslavia 4 -- 1 Match 1 Cameroon 0 -- 1 United Arab Emirates 5 -- 1 Match 2 Soviet Union 2 -- 0 Colombia 1 -- 1 Match 3 Romania 1 -- 1 Team Pld GF GA GD Pts West Germany 0 10 + 7 5 Yugoslavia 0 6 5 + 1 Colombia + 1 United Arab Emirates 0 0 11 − 9 0 Final standing Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Cameroon 0 5 − 2 Romania + 1 Argentina + 1 Soviet Union 0 0 Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result Netherlands 2 -- 1 Round of 16 Brazil 1 -- 0 Czechoslovakia 1 -- 0 Quarter - finals Yugoslavia 0 -- 0 ( aet ) ( 3 -- 2 pen. ) England 1 -- 1 ( aet ) ( 4 -- 3 pen. ) Semifinals Italy 1 -- 1 ( aet ) ( 4 -- 3 pen. ) Match Summary The 1990 final is often cited as one of the most cynical and ugliest World Cup finals. It was an ill - tempered game, notable for the first two sendings off in a World Cup final. During the match, the Argentine players were whistled and booed everytime they had the ball ( thanks to captain Diego Maradona 's controversial comments in the media ) and the officiating was controversial throughout the match. Mexican referee Edgardo Codesal refused to award a penalty kick to German player Klaus Augenthaler. Later, he incurred the wrath of the Argentinians by not awarding them a penalty kick after the German team captain Lothar Matthäus fouled Gabriel Calderón. Pedro Monzón had the distinction of being the first player in the 14 final games of the FIFA World Cup to be sent off, after being shown a straight red card for a reckless studs up challenge on Jürgen Klinsmann ; FIFA had warned its officials to enforce the rules and Monzón had raised his foot during the tackle, a foul that Klinsmann claims left a 15 - centimetre ( 5.9 in ) gash on his shin. Gustavo Dezotti, already cautioned earlier, received a straight red card late in the match when he hauled down Jürgen Kohler with what The New York Times described as a `` neck tackle right out of professional wrestling '', after Kohler refused to give - up the ball in an alleged attempt to waste time. After dismissing Dezotti, Codesal was surrounded and jostled by the rest of the Argentinian team. Maradona burst into tears at the final whistle and blamed the referee for the loss. Argentina entered the game with four players suspended and ended it with nine men on the field, overall losing over half their squad due to injury or suspension. It was also the lowest - scoring final yet seen with Argentina becoming the first team not to score during a World Cup Final, having only one shot on goal, while Germany had 16 scoring chances out of 23 shots. Argentina 's strategy had been to defend at all costs and reach the penalty shootout, having already advanced twice in the tournament by this means. The only goal of the contest arrived in the 85th minute when Codesal awarded a penalty to West Germany, after Roberto Sensini fouled Rudi Völler which led to Argentinian protests. Andreas Brehme ( who took the place of regular penalty taker Matthäus ) converted the spot kick with a low right footed shot to the goalkeeper 's right. This victory gave West Germany their third FIFA World Cup title, also making them the team to have played in the most FIFA World Cup finals at the time ( three wins, three second places ), as well as avenging their defeat at the hands of Argentina in the previous final. It also meant that Germany coach Franz Beckenbauer became the only person to have won both silver and gold medals at the World Cup as a player ( 1966 and 1974 ) and as a coach ( 1986 and 1990 ). Details 8 July 1990 20 : 00 UTC + 2 West Germany 1 -- 0 Argentina Brehme 85 ' ( pen. ) Report Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance : 73,603 Referee : Edgardo Codesal ( Mexico ) West Germany Argentina GK Bodo Illgner SW 5 Klaus Augenthaler CB 6 Guido Buchwald CB Jürgen Kohler RWB 14 Thomas Berthold 73 ' LWB Andreas Brehme CM 8 Thomas Häßler CM 10 Lothar Matthäus ( c ) CM 7 Pierre Littbarski CF 9 Rudi Völler 52 ' CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann Substitutes : GK 12 Raimond Aumann DF Stefan Reuter 73 ' MF 15 Uwe Bein MF 20 Olaf Thon FW 13 Karl - Heinz Riedle Manager : Franz Beckenbauer GK 12 Sergio Goycochea SW 20 Juan Simón CB 18 José Serrizuela CB 19 Oscar Ruggeri 46 ' RWB José Basualdo LWB 17 Roberto Sensini DM 13 Néstor Lorenzo CM 7 Jorge Burruchaga 53 ' CM 21 Pedro Troglio 84 ' SS 10 Diego Maradona ( c ) 87 ' CF 9 Gustavo Dezotti 5 ', 87 ' Substitutes : GK 22 Fabián Cancelarich DF 5 Edgardo Bauza DF 15 Pedro Monzón 65 ' 46 ' MF 6 Gabriel Calderón 53 ' FW Abel Balbo Manager : Carlos Bilardo Linesmen : Armando Pérez Hoyos ( Colombia ) Michał Listkiewicz ( Poland ) Match rules : 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot - out if scores still level Five substitutes named, two of which may be used References Jump up ^ The only other ' repeat ' final was Brazil v Italy in nonconsecutive World Cups ( 1970 and 1994 ). As the unified German team is the official successor to West Germany, the 2014 Germany v Argentina final was technically the third final between those teams. Jump up ^ Portugal v W Germany ( August 29, 1990 ), Sweden v W Germany ( October 10 ), Luxembourg v W Germany ( October 31 ). Unified team 's first game : Germany v Switzerland ( December 19 ) Jump up ^ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/06/the-fall-how-diving-became-football-worst-crime Jump up ^ http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/british-dracula-actor-christoper-lee-dies-93-150611122522363.html Jump up ^ Brian Glanville, The story of the World Cup : The essential Guide to South Africa, 2010, pp. 325 to 327. Jump up ^ `` Klinsmann : the rise... and the falls ''. Guardian News and Media. 7 March 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2014. Jump up ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=365940&root=worldcup&cc=5901 ^ Jump up to : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/argentina-germany-have-rich-world-cup-history/2014/07/11/2b3c1b6e-092f-11e4-ba5b-b9d8a4daba13_story.html ^ Jump up to : Glanville, Brian ( 2005 ). The Story of the World Cup. Faber. p. 303. ISBN 0 - 571 - 22944 - 1. ^ Jump up to : Vecsey, George ( 9 July 1990 ). `` Winning Ugly, Losing Ugly, Just Plain Ugly ''. The New York Times. ^ Jump up to : `` A poor display bare of class ''. The Times. London. 9 July 1990. Jump up ^ Glanville, Brian ( 2018 ). The Story of the World Cup. Faber and Faber. p. 326. ISBN 978 - 0 - 571 - 32556 - 6. After half - time, the game grew harsher, when Klaus Augenthaler was blantanly tripped in the box by Goycoecha, Germany had far stronger claims for a penalty than that which won the match. Sensini bought down Völler in the area Codesal gave a penalty, Argentina protested furiously, and seemed to have a pretty good case. 1990 FIFA World Cup Stages Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Knockout stage Cameroon v Colombia Final General information Qualification Squads Matches Discipline 1990 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions West Germany Runners - up Argentina Third place Italy Fourth place England Quarter - finals Cameroon Czechoslovakia Republic of Ireland Yugoslavia Round of 16 Belgium Brazil Colombia Costa Rica Netherlands Romania Spain Uruguay Group stage Austria Egypt Scotland South Korea Soviet Union Sweden United Arab Emirates United States FIFA World Cup Tournaments Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 South Korea -- Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 Canada -- Mexico -- United States 2026 2030 2034 Qualification 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Finals 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Squads 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Seedings 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Broadcasters 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Bids 2014 2018 and 2022 2026 2030 Statistics 2002 2006 2014 2018 Disciplinary record 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Team appearances AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA Teams with no appearances Overall records All - time table Goalscorers top goalscorers finals goalscorers hat - tricks own goals Penalty shoot - outs Player appearances Red cards Referees Winners Miscellaneous Openings Stadiums Awards Balls Economics Final draw History Hosts Mascots Official films Official anthems & songs Organisers Trophy Video games Notes : There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. In 1950, there was no final ; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage. 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Question: who scored the winning goal in the 1990 world cup final
Answer: Andreas Brehme