World Cup 1990 Italy - Review & History of Italia 90
Italia '90 had a distinct lack of goals and shortage of stunning strikes as West Germany won a dour final against defending champions Argentina.
Cameroon caused a massive upset in the opening game of the tournament, beating the Argentinians with a solitary strike from Francois Omam-Biyik and ending the match with nine men. The Africans enjoyed a prolonged spell in the championships, reaching the quarter-finals before England ended their dream 3-2 in extra-time. England had reached the last eight thanks to a stunning volley from David Platt at the end of extra-time against Belgium. Salvatore 'Toto' Schillaci was the star for Italy as he ended the tournament with six goals and the Golden Boot. Scotland were humiliated 1-0 by Costa Rica, bounced back against Sweden before crashing out with a loss to Brazil. In contrast, the Republic of Ireland reached the last 16 in their first appearance in the finals.
In the semi-finals, England lost to Germany on penalties after drawing 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes with Gary Lineker equalising. Paul Gascoigne, after receiving his second yellow card of the tournament, broke down in tears as he pondered missing out on the final should England have got there. In the final, Germany finally got the better of Argentina with an Andreas Brehme penalty settling the tie. The South Americans had two players sent off in a dreadful match.
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World Cup 1990 results (Held in Italy)
FINAL - Azteca, Mexico City
West Germany 1-0 Argentina
TOP SCORER World Cup 1990
Salvatore "Toto" Schillachi (Italy) 6
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