# 1990 FIFA World Cup Group A

Play in Group A of the 1990 FIFA World Cup completed on 19 June 1990. Italy won the group and advanced to the second round, along with Czechoslovakia. Austria and the United States failed to advance.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |

## Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

### Italy vs Austria

| Italy | Austria |
| GK | 1 | Walter Zenga |
| DF | 2 | Franco Baresi |
| DF | 3 | Giuseppe Bergomi (c) |
| DF | 6 | Riccardo Ferri |
| DF | 7 | Paolo Maldini |
| MF | 9 | Carlo Ancelotti | 46' |
| MF | 11 | Fernando De Napoli |
| MF | 13 | Giuseppe Giannini |
| MF | 17 | Roberto Donadoni |
| FW | 21 | Gianluca Vialli |
| FW | 16 | Andrea Carnevale | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Luigi De Agostini | 46' |
| DF | 8 | Pietro Vierchowod |
| GK | 12 | Stefano Tacconi |
| FW | 15 | Roberto Baggio |
| FW | 19 | Salvatore Schillaci | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Azeglio Vicini ||
| GK | 1 | Klaus Lindenberger |
| DF | 2 | Ernst Aigner |
| DF | 7 | Kurt Russ |
| DF | 3 | Robert Pecl |
| DF | 5 | Peter Schöttel |
| DF | 18 | Michael Streiter |
| MF | 8 | Peter Artner | | 61' |
| MF | 10 | Manfred Linzmaier | | 77' |
| MF | 20 | Andreas Herzog | 6' |
| FW | 13 | Andreas Ogris |
| FW | 9 | Toni Polster (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Anton Pfeffer |
| MF | 6 | Manfred Zsak | | 61' |
| MF | 11 | Alfred Hörtnagl | | 77' |
| FW | 14 | Gerhard Rodax |
| GK | 21 | Michael Konsel |
| Manager: ||
| Josef Hickersberger ||
* Assistant referees:
* Armando Pérez-Hoyos (Colombia)
* Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)

### United States vs Czechoslovakia

| United States | Czechoslovakia |
| GK | 1 | Tony Meola | 39' |
| DF | 2 | Steve Trittschuh | 43' |
| DF | 5 | Mike Windischmann (c) |
| DF | 15 | Desmond Armstrong |
| MF | 6 | John Harkes |
| MF | 20 | Paul Caligiuri |
| MF | 7 | Tab Ramos |
| MF | 14 | John Stollmeyer | | 64' |
| FW | 10 | Peter Vermes |
| FW | 11 | Eric Wynalda | 52' |
| FW | 16 | Bruce Murray | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 8 | Brian Bliss |
| FW | 9 | Christopher Sullivan | | 79' |
| FW | 13 | Eric Eichmann |
| DF | 17 | Marcelo Balboa | | 64' |
| GK | 22 | David Vanole |
| Manager: ||
| Bob Gansler ||
| GK | 1 | Jan Stejskal |
| DF | 5 | Ján Kocian |
| DF | 3 | Miroslav Kadlec | 61' |
| DF | 9 | Luboš Kubík | 30' |
| DF | 6 | František Straka |
| MF | 4 | Ivan Hašek (c) |
| MF | 11 | Ľubomír Moravčík | | 83' |
| MF | 8 | Jozef Chovanec |
| MF | 7 | Michal Bílek |
| FW | 10 | Tomáš Skuhravý |
| FW | 17 | Ivo Knoflíček | | 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Vladimír Weiss | | 83' |
| MF | 18 | Milan Luhový | | 77' |
| FW | 19 | Stanislav Griga |
| MF | 20 | Václav Němeček |
| GK | 21 | Luděk Mikloško |
| Manager: ||
| Jozef Vengloš ||
* Assistant referees:
* Marcel Van Langenhove (Belgium)
* Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)

### Italy vs United States

| Italy | United States |
| GK | 1 | Walter Zenga |
| DF | 2 | Franco Baresi |
| DF | 3 | Giuseppe Bergomi (c) |
| DF | 6 | Riccardo Ferri | 69' |
| DF | 7 | Paolo Maldini |
| MF | 10 | Nicola Berti |
| MF | 17 | Roberto Donadoni |
| MF | 11 | Fernando De Napoli |
| MF | 13 | Giuseppe Giannini |
| FW | 16 | Andrea Carnevale | | 51' |
| FW | 21 | Gianluca Vialli |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Luigi De Agostini |
| DF | 8 | Pietro Vierchowod |
| FW | 19 | Salvatore Schillaci | | 51' |
| GK | 12 | Stefano Tacconi |
| FW | 15 | Roberto Baggio |
| Manager: ||
| Azeglio Vicini ||
| GK | 1 | Tony Meola |
| DF | 3 | John Doyle |
| DF | 4 | Jimmy Banks | 62' | 80' |
| DF | 5 | Mike Windischmann (c) |
| DF | 15 | Desmond Armstrong |
| DF | 17 | Marcelo Balboa |
| MF | 6 | John Harkes |
| MF | 7 | Tab Ramos |
| MF | 20 | Paul Caligiuri |
| FW | 10 | Peter Vermes |
| FW | 16 | Bruce Murray | | 82' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Steve Trittschuh |
| DF | 8 | Brian Bliss |
| FW | 9 | Christopher Sullivan | | 82' |
| DF | 14 | John Stollmeyer | | 80' |
| GK | 18 | Kasey Keller |
| Manager: ||
| Bob Gansler ||
* Assistant referees:
* Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
* Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

### Austria vs Czechoslovakia

| Austria | Czechoslovakia |
| GK | 1 | Klaus Lindenberger |
| DF | 2 | Ernst Aigner |
| DF | 3 | Robert Pecl | 22' |
| DF | 4 | Anton Pfeffer | 85' |
| DF | 7 | Kurt Russ | | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Manfred Zsak | 71' |
| MF | 5 | Peter Schöttel | | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Andreas Herzog |
| MF | 11 | Alfred Hörtnagl |
| FW | 14 | Gerhard Rodax |
| FW | 9 | Toni Polster (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 13 | Andreas Ogris | | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Andreas Reisinger |
| DF | 18 | Michael Streiter | | 46' |
| MF | 19 | Gerald Glatzmayer |
| GK | 21 | Michael Konsel |
| Manager: ||
| Josef Hickersberger ||
| GK | 1 | Jan Stejskal |
| DF | 5 | Ján Kocian |
| DF | 3 | Miroslav Kadlec |
| DF | 9 | Luboš Kubík | 62' |
| MF | 4 | Ivan Hašek (c) |
| MF | 20 | Václav Němeček |
| MF | 11 | Ľubomír Moravčík | 52' |
| MF | 8 | Jozef Chovanec | | 31' |
| MF | 7 | Michal Bílek |
| FW | 10 | Tomáš Skuhravý |
| FW | 17 | Ivo Knoflíček | | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Július Bielik | | 31' |
| MF | 14 | Vladimír Weiss | | 81' |
| MF | 18 | Milan Luhový |
| FW | 19 | Stanislav Griga |
| GK | 21 | Luděk Mikloško |
| Manager: ||
| Jozef Vengloš ||
* Assistant referees:
* Richard Lorenc (Australia)
* Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

### Italy vs Czechoslovakia

| Italy | Czechoslovakia |
| GK | 1 | Walter Zenga |
| DF | 2 | Franco Baresi |
| DF | 3 | Giuseppe Bergomi (c) |
| DF | 6 | Riccardo Ferri |
| MF | 10 | Nicola Berti | 70' |
| MF | 17 | Roberto Donadoni | | 51' |
| MF | 11 | Fernando De Napoli | | 65' |
| MF | 13 | Giuseppe Giannini |
| MF | 7 | Paolo Maldini |
| FW | 15 | Roberto Baggio | 44' |
| FW | 19 | Salvatore Schillaci |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Luigi De Agostini | | 51' |
| DF | 8 | Pietro Vierchowod | | 65' |
| GK | 12 | Stefano Tacconi |
| MF | 14 | Giancarlo Marocchi |
| FW | 20 | Aldo Serena |
| Manager: ||
| Azeglio Vicini ||
| GK | 1 | Jan Stejskal |
| DF | 3 | Miroslav Kadlec |
| DF | 15 | Vladimír Kinier |
| DF | 4 | Ivan Hašek (c) |
| DF | 20 | Václav Němeček | | 46' |
| MF | 11 | Ľubomír Moravčík |
| MF | 8 | Jozef Chovanec | 26' |
| MF | 14 | Vladimír Weiss | | 58' |
| MF | 7 | Michal Bílek |
| FW | 10 | Tomáš Skuhravý | 30' |
| FW | 17 | Ivo Knoflíček |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Július Bielik | | 46' |
| MF | 13 | Jiří Němec |
| MF | 16 | Viliam Hýravý |
| FW | 19 | Stanislav Griga | | 58' |
| GK | 21 | Luděk Mikloško |
| Manager: ||
| Jozef Vengloš ||
* Assistant referees:
* Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)
* George Smith (Scotland)

### Austria vs United States

| Austria | United States |
| GK | 1 | Klaus Lindenberger | 84' |
| DF | 2 | Ernst Aigner |
| DF | 3 | Robert Pecl | 31' |
| DF | 4 | Anton Pfeffer |
| MF | 8 | Peter Artner | 33' |
| MF | 6 | Manfred Zsak | 21' |
| MF | 20 | Andreas Herzog |
| MF | 13 | Andreas Ogris |
| MF | 18 | Michael Streiter | 90' |
| FW | 9 | Toni Polster (c) | | 46' |
| FW | 14 | Gerhard Rodax | | 86' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 7 | Kurt Russ |
| FW | 15 | Christian Keglevits |
| MF | 16 | Andreas Reisinger | 50' | 46' |
| MF | 19 | Gerald Glatzmayer | | 86' |
| GK | 21 | Michael Konsel |
| Manager: ||
| Josef Hickersberger ||
| GK | 1 | Tony Meola |
| DF | 3 | John Doyle |
| DF | 4 | Jimmy Banks | 28' | 55' |
| DF | 5 | Mike Windischmann (c) | 58' |
| DF | 15 | Desmond Armstrong |
| DF | 17 | Marcelo Balboa |
| MF | 6 | John Harkes |
| MF | 7 | Tab Ramos |
| MF | 20 | Paul Caligiuri | 26' | 70' |
| FW | 10 | Peter Vermes |
| FW | 16 | Bruce Murray | 42' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Steve Trittschuh |
| DF | 8 | Brian Bliss | | 70' |
| FW | 11 | Eric Wynalda | | 55' |
| DF | 14 | John Stollmeyer |
| GK | 18 | Kasey Keller |
| Manager: ||
| Bob Gansler ||
* Assistant referees:
* Richard Lorenc (Australia)
* Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)