page_title: Four Nations Tournament (1988)
section_title: Tournament
hierarchical_section_title: Four Nations Tournament (1988) / Tournament
caption_attribution_description: Lothar Matthäus during an Interview in Vienna, Austria, in January 2002
context_page_description: The Four Nations Tournament was an invitational association football competition between four national teams, organized by the German Football Association. The teams of West Germany, Soviet Union, Argentina and Sweden competed against one another at Olympic Stadium, West Berlin from 31 March to 2 April 1988, with Sweden the tournament winners.
context_section_description: The teams invited to the tournament, along with 1986 World Cup runners-up West Germany, were:
  Argentina, the reigning world champions
  Soviet Union
  Sweden
  Two semi-finals were played, with the winners facing each other in the final, and the losers playing a third-place playoff. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, there was no extra time but an immediate penalty shootout.
  The first semi-final was between West Germany and Sweden and was of middling quality. After 90 minutes the scores were level at 1–1, and the Swedish side pulled through 4–2 on penalties. In the second semi, the Soviet Union beat Argentina 4–2 to reach the final.
  The third-place game was won by West Germany against Argentina, with Lothar Matthäus scoring the only goal of the game. The final was won by outsiders Sweden, 2–0, against the Soviet Union, making Sweden the tournament winners.
caption: Lothar Matthäus (West Germany)
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