# 1990 FIFA World Cup Group C

Play in Group C of the 1990 FIFA World Cup completed on 20 June 1990. Brazil won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Costa Rica. Scotland and Sweden failed to advance, with the latter achieving a unique feat in World Cup history by playing three games in a particular World Cup having every game finish with exactly the same scoreline: a 2–1 loss.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | |

## Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

### Brazil vs Sweden

| Brazil | Sweden |
| GK | 1 | Taffarel |
| SW | 21 | Mauro Galvão |
| CB | 13 | Mozer | 38' |
| CB | 3 | Ricardo Gomes (c) |
| RM | 2 | Jorginho |
| CM | 4 | Dunga | 88' |
| CM | 5 | Alemão |
| LM | 6 | Branco | 60' |
| AM | 8 | Valdo | | 82' |
| FW | 15 | Müller |
| FW | 9 | Careca |
| Substitutes: ||
| AM | 10 | Silas | | 82' |
| FW | 11 | Romário |
| FW | 16 | Bebeto |
| CB | 19 | Ricardo Rocha |
| GK | 22 | Zé Carlos |
| Manager: ||
| Sebastião Lazaroni ||
| GK | 22 | Thomas Ravelli |
| DF | 6 | Roland Nilsson |
| DF | 4 | Peter Larsson |
| DF | 5 | Roger Ljung | | 70' |
| DF | 8 | Stefan Schwarz |
| MF | 13 | Anders Limpar |
| MF | 16 | Jonas Thern (c) |
| MF | 10 | Klas Ingesson |
| MF | 14 | Joakim Nilsson | 83' |
| FW | 20 | Mats Magnusson | | 46' |
| FW | 17 | Tomas Brolin |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Lars Eriksson |
| MF | 15 | Glenn Strömberg | | 70' |
| MF | 7 | Niclas Nylén |
| DF | 19 | Mats Gren |
| FW | 21 | Stefan Pettersson | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Olle Nordin ||
* Assistant referees:
* Michel Vautrot (France)
* Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

### Costa Rica vs Scotland

| Costa Rica | Scotland |
| GK | 1 | Luis Gabelo Conejo |
| SW | 3 | Róger Flores (c) |
| DF | 8 | Germán Chavarría |
| DF | 20 | Mauricio Montero |
| DF | 6 | José Carlos Chaves |
| MF | 4 | Rónald González Brenes |
| MF | 10 | Óscar Ramírez |
| MF | 12 | Róger Gómez |
| FW | 14 | Juan Cayasso |
| FW | 19 | Héctor Marchena |
| FW | 11 | Claudio Jara | 85' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 5 | Marvin Obando |
| FW | 7 | Hernán Medford | 85' |
| FW | 9 | Alexandre Guimarães |
| MF | 17 | Roy Myers |
| GK | 21 | Hermidio Barrantes |
| Manager: ||
| Bora Milutinović ||
| GK | 1 | Jim Leighton |
| DF | 4 | Richard Gough | 46' |
| DF | 2 | Alex McLeish |
| DF | 3 | Roy Aitken (c) |
| DF | 19 | David McPherson |
| DF | 6 | Maurice Malpas |
| MF | 5 | Paul McStay |
| MF | 8 | Jim Bett | 74' |
| MF | 16 | Stuart McCall |
| FW | 7 | Mo Johnston |
| FW | 14 | Alan McInally |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 9 | Ally McCoist | 74' |
| MF | 10 | Murdo MacLeod |
| GK | 12 | Andy Goram |
| MF | 13 | Gordon Durie |
| DF | 17 | Stewart McKimmie | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Andy Roxburgh ||
* Assistant referees:
* Carlos Maciel (Paraguay)
* Elías Jácome (Ecuador)

### Brazil vs Costa Rica

| Brazil | Costa Rica |
| GK | 1 | Taffarel |
| SW | 21 | Mauro Galvão |
| CB | 13 | Mozer | 90' |
| CB | 3 | Ricardo Gomes (c) |
| RM | 2 | Jorginho | 88' |
| CM | 5 | Alemão |
| CM | 4 | Dunga |
| LM | 6 | Branco |
| AM | 8 | Valdo | | 86' |
| FW | 15 | Müller |
| FW | 9 | Careca | | 83' |
| Substitutes: ||
| AM | 10 | Silas | | 86' |
| FW | 11 | Romário |
| FW | 16 | Bebeto | | 83' |
| DF | 19 | Ricardo Rocha |
| GK | 22 | Zé Carlos |
| Manager: ||
| Sebastião Lazaroni ||
| GK | 1 | Luis Gabelo Conejo |
| SW | 3 | Róger Flores (c) |
| DF | 8 | Germán Chavarría |
| DF | 20 | Mauricio Montero |
| DF | 6 | José Carlos Chaves |
| MF | 4 | Rónald González Brenes |
| MF | 10 | Óscar Ramírez |
| MF | 12 | Róger Gómez | 59' |
| FW | 14 | Juan Cayasso | | 78' |
| FW | 19 | Héctor Marchena |
| FW | 11 | Claudio Jara | 16' | 71' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 5 | Marvin Obando |
| FW | 7 | Hernán Medford |
| FW | 9 | Alexandre Guimarães | | 78' |
| FW | 17 | Roy Myers | | 71' |
| GK | 21 | Hermidio Barrantes |
| Manager: ||
| Bora Milutinović ||
* Assistant referees:
* Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
* Jassim Mandi (Bahrain)

### Sweden vs Scotland

| Sweden | Scotland |
| GK | 22 | Thomas Ravelli |
| DF | 6 | Roland Nilsson |
| DF | 3 | Glenn Hysén (c) |
| DF | 4 | Peter Larsson | | 75' |
| DF | 8 | Stefan Schwarz |
| MF | 13 | Anders Limpar |
| MF | 16 | Jonas Thern | 59' |
| MF | 10 | Klas Ingesson |
| MF | 14 | Joakim Nilsson |
| FW | 21 | Stefan Pettersson | | 62' |
| FW | 17 | Tomas Brolin |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 9 | Leif Engqvist |
| GK | 12 | Lars Eriksson |
| MF | 15 | Glenn Strömberg | | 75' |
| FW | 18 | Johnny Ekström | | 62' |
| DF | 5 | Roger Ljung |
| Manager: ||
| Olle Nordin ||
| GK | 1 | Jim Leighton |
| DF | 2 | Alex McLeish |
| DF | 6 | Maurice Malpas |
| DF | 15 | Craig Levein |
| DF | 19 | David McPherson | 65' |
| MF | 13 | Gordon Durie | | 75' |
| MF | 10 | Murdo MacLeod |
| MF | 3 | Roy Aitken (c) |
| MF | 16 | Stuart McCall |
| FW | 21 | Robert Fleck | | 84' |
| FW | 7 | Mo Johnston |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 5 | Paul McStay | | 75' |
| FW | 9 | Ally McCoist | | 84' |
| GK | 12 | Andy Goram |
| DF | 17 | Stewart McKimmie |
| MF | 20 | Gary McAllister |
| Manager: ||
| Andy Roxburgh ||
* Assistant referees:
* Vincent Mauro (United States)
* Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

### Brazil vs Scotland

| Brazil | Scotland |
| GK | 1 | Taffarel |
| SW | 21 | Mauro Galvão |
| CB | 19 | Ricardo Rocha |
| CB | 3 | Ricardo Gomes (c) |
| RM | 2 | Jorginho |
| CM | 4 | Dunga |
| CM | 5 | Alemão |
| LM | 6 | Branco |
| AM | 8 | Valdo |
| FW | 9 | Careca |
| FW | 11 | Romário | 65' |
| Substitutes: ||
| AM | 10 | Silas |
| FW | 15 | Müller | 65' |
| FW | 16 | Bebeto |
| RM | 18 | Mazinho |
| GK | 22 | Zé Carlos |
| Manager: ||
| Sebastião Lazaroni ||
| GK | 1 | Jim Leighton |
| SW | 3 | Roy Aitken (c) |
| DF | 17 | Stewart McKimmie |
| DF | 2 | Alex McLeish |
| DF | 19 | David McPherson |
| DF | 6 | Maurice Malpas |
| MF | 5 | Paul McStay |
| MF | 10 | Murdo MacLeod | 8' | 39' |
| MF | 16 | Stuart McCall |
| FW | 7 | Mo Johnston | 5' |
| FW | 9 | Ally McCoist | | 79' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 11 | Gary Gillespie | | 39' |
| GK | 12 | Andy Goram |
| MF | 18 | John Collins |
| MF | 20 | Gary McAllister |
| FW | 21 | Robert Fleck | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Andy Roxburgh ||
* Assistant referees:
* Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)
* Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

### Sweden vs Costa Rica

| Sweden | Costa Rica |
| GK | 22 | Thomas Ravelli |
| DF | 6 | Roland Nilsson |
| DF | 3 | Glenn Hysén (c) |
| DF | 8 | Stefan Schwarz | 74' |
| MF | 21 | Stefan Pettersson |
| MF | 15 | Glenn Strömberg | 20' | 81' |
| MF | 4 | Peter Larsson |
| MF | 10 | Klas Ingesson |
| MF | 14 | Joakim Nilsson |
| FW | 18 | Johnny Ekström |
| FW | 17 | Tomas Brolin | | 34' |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 9 | Leif Engqvist | | 81' |
| GK | 12 | Lars Eriksson |
| DF | 5 | Roger Ljung |
| MF | 13 | Anders Limpar |
| DF | 19 | Mats Gren | | 34' |
| Manager: ||
| Olle Nordin ||
| GK | 1 | Luis Gabelo Conejo |
| SW | 3 | Róger Flores (c) |
| DF | 8 | Germán Chavarría | | 73' |
| DF | 20 | Mauricio Montero |
| DF | 6 | José Carlos Chaves |
| MF | 4 | Rónald González Brenes |
| MF | 10 | Óscar Ramírez |
| MF | 12 | Róger Gómez | 28' | 60' |
| MF | 14 | Juan Cayasso |
| FW | 19 | Héctor Marchena | 53' |
| FW | 11 | Claudio Jara |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 5 | Marvin Obando |
| FW | 7 | Hernán Medford | | 60' |
| FW | 9 | Alexandre Guimarães | | 73' |
| MF | 17 | Roy Myers |
| GK | 21 | Hermidio Barrantes |
| Manager: ||
| Bora Milutinović ||
* Assistant referees:
* Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)
* George Courtney (England)