1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup is the 14th edition of the men's FIFA World Cup. It was hosted by Italy for the second time, the first time being 1934.

The defending champion was Argentina. They made it to the final again but West Germany got their revenge by winning the match; as it was a rematch of the final in the previous World Cup and the 2014 final.

This was one of the four World Cups with 24 teams, the other tournaments being 1982, 1986, and 1994.

Qualified teams
Three teams qualified for the first time; Costa Rica, Republic of Ireland and United Arab Emirates.

This World Cup was one of the failures for France, as the team did not qualify. Teams that did not enter the World Cup include the 1986 hosts Mexico.

Notable teams that qualified for the 1990 tournament after failing to qualify for three or more World Cups include Egypt for the first time since 1934, United States for the first time since 1950, Colombia for the first time since 1962, and Romania for the first time since 1970.


 * 🇦🇷 argentina
 * 🇦🇹 austria
 * 🇧🇪 belgium
 * 🇧🇷 brazil
 * 🇨🇲 cameroon
 * 🇨🇴 colombia


 * 🇪🇬 egypt
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england
 * 🇮🇪 ireland
 * 🇮🇹 italy (hosts)
 * 🇷🇴 romania
 * 🇷🇴 romania


 * 🇰🇷 south korea
 * 🇪🇸 spain
 * 🇸🇪 sweden
 * 🇺🇸 united states
 * 🇺🇸 united states