1990 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 1990 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the final tournament, following the group stage. It began on 23 June with the round of 16 matches, and ended on 8 July with the final match of the tournament held in Rome, in which West Germany beat the defending champions Argentina 1–0 to claim their third World Cup.
Sixteen teams advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament: The top two teams from each group plus the four best third-placed teams.
In the knockout stage (including the final), if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time of two periods (15 minutes each) would be played. If the score was still level after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shootout. A third place match was also included and played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.
All times listed are local (UTC+2)
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Qualified teams
Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third-placed team |
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A | Italy | Czechoslovakia | N/A |
B | Cameroon | Romania | Argentina |
C | Brazil | Costa Rica | N/A |
D | West Germany | Yugoslavia | Colombia |
E | Spain | Belgium | Uruguay |
F | England | Republic of Ireland | Netherlands |
Brackets
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
24 June – Turin | ||||||||||||||
23x15px Brazil | 0 | |||||||||||||
30 June – Florence | ||||||||||||||
Argentina | 1 | |||||||||||||
Argentina (p) | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
26 June – Verona | ||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||
Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||
3 July – Naples | ||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Argentina (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
25 June – Genoa | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
Republic of Ireland (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
30 June – Rome | ||||||||||||||
Romania | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
Republic of Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||
25 June – Rome | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||
8 July – Rome | ||||||||||||||
Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 0 | |||||||||||||
23 June – Bari | ||||||||||||||
West Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||
1 July – Milan | ||||||||||||||
Costa Rica | 1 | |||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 0 | |||||||||||||
24 June – Milan | ||||||||||||||
West Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
West Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||
4 July – Turin | ||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||
West Germany (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
23 June – Naples | ||||||||||||||
England | 1 (3) | Third Place | ||||||||||||
Cameroon (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||||
1 July – Naples | 7 July – Bari | |||||||||||||
Colombia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Cameroon | 2 | Italy | 2 | |||||||||||
26 June – Bologna | ||||||||||||||
England (aet) | 3 | England | 1 | |||||||||||
England (aet) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
Cameroon vs Colombia
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Czechoslovakia vs Costa Rica
23 June 1990
21:00 |
Czechoslovakia | 4–1 | Costa Rica |
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Skuhravý 12', 63', 82' Kubík 75' |
Report | González 54' |
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Brazil vs Argentina
Brazil
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West Germany vs Netherlands
24 June 1990
21:00 |
West Germany | 2–1 | Netherlands |
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Klinsmann 51' Brehme 82' |
Report | R. Koeman 89' (pen.) |
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Republic of Ireland vs Romania
25 June 1990
17:00 |
Republic of Ireland | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Romania |
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Sheedy Houghton Townsend Cascarino O'Leary |
5–4 | Hagi Lupu Rotariu Lupescu Timofte |
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Italy vs Uruguay
Uruguay
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Spain vs Yugoslavia
Spain
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England vs Belgium
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Quarter-finals
Argentina vs Yugoslavia
30 June 1990
17:00 |
Argentina | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia |
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Serrizuela Burruchaga Maradona Troglio Dezotti |
3–2 | Stojković Prosinečki Savićević Brnović Hadžibegić |
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Republic of Ireland vs Italy
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Czechoslovakia vs West Germany
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Cameroon vs England
Apart from anything else, it was the only quarter-final to produce more than one goal. Despite Cameroon's heroics earlier in the tournament, David Platt put England ahead in the 25th minute. At half-time, Cameroon brought Milla on, and the game was turned on its head in five second-half minutes. First Cameroon were awarded a penalty, from which Emmanuel Kunde scored the equaliser. Then, in the 65th minute, Eugene Ekeke put Cameroon ahead. The African team came within eight minutes of reaching the semi-finals, but then they conceded a penalty, which Gary Lineker gratefully converted. Midway through extra time, England were awarded another penalty, which Lineker again scored from the spot. England were through to the semi-finals for the first time in 24 years.
1 July 1990
21:00 |
Cameroon | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | England |
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Kundé 61' (pen.) Ekéké 65' |
Report | Platt 25' Lineker 83' (pen.), 105' (pen.) |
England
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Semi-finals
Argentina vs Italy
3 July 1990
20:00 |
Argentina | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
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Caniggia 67' | Report | Schillaci 17' |
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Serrizuela Burruchaga Olarticoechea Maradona |
4–3 | Baresi Baggio De Agostini Donadoni Serena |
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Italy
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West Germany vs England
4 July 1990
20:00 |
West Germany | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | England |
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Brehme 60' | Report | Lineker 80' |
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Brehme Matthäus Riedle Thon |
4–3 | Lineker Beardsley Platt Pearce Waddle |
West Germany
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England
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Third place match
Italy vs England
Italy
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England
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Final
West Germany vs Argentina
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