1990 FIFA World Cup Final

1990 FIFA World Cup Final

Event	1990 FIFA World Cup
Argentina West Germany 0 1
Date	8 July 1990
Venue	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee	Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)
Attendance	73,603
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The 1990 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match played between West Germany and Argentina that took place on 8 July 1990 at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome to determine the winner of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. After meeting previously in the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final, in which Argentina had won 3–2, in this match West Germany beat the defending holders 1–0, with a late penalty kick taken by Andreas Brehme being the game's only goal. It was the first time a team from UEFA won the final against a non-European team.

It was an ill-tempered game, notable for the first two sendings off in a World Cup final. Pedro Monzón had the distinction of being the first player in 14 World Cup final games to be ejected, after being shown a straight red card for a tackle on Jürgen Klinsmann. Gustavo Dezotti, already booked earlier, received the second yellow card of the game when he hauled down Jürgen Kohler.

It was also the lowest-scoring final yet seen with Argentina becoming the first team not to score during a World Cup Final, having only one shot on goal, while Germany had 16 scoring chances. It has been suggested that Argentina's main strategy seemed to be going for the penalty-kick shootout, having already advanced twice by shootout.^[1][2][3] The only goal of the contest arrived in the 85th minute when Mexican referee Edgardo Codesal awarded a controversial penalty shot to West Germany, after a foul on Rudi Völler by Roberto Sensini, and Andreas Brehme converted the spot kick.

This victory gave West Germany their third World Cup success, making them the nation with most World Cup finals at the time (3 titles, 3 second places), as well as avenging their defeat at the hands of Argentina in the previous final.

Match details

8 July 1990 20:00 UTC+2	Argentina	0–1	West Germany	Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 73,603 Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)
		Report	Brehme  85' (pen.)

Argentina

West Germany

GK 12 Sergio Goycochea SW 20 Juan Simón CB 18 José Serrizuela CB 19 Oscar Ruggeri 46' DM 13 Néstor Lorenzo RM 4 José Basualdo CM 7 Jorge Burruchaga 53' CM 21 Pedro Troglio 84' LM 17 Roberto Sensini SS 10 Diego Maradona (c) 87' CF 9 Gustavo Dezotti  5', 87' Substitutes: FW 3 Abel Balbo DF 5 Edgardo Bauza MF 6 Gabriel Calderón 53' DF 15 Pedro Monzón  65' 46' GK 22 Fabián Cancelarich Manager: Carlos Bilardo

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GK 1 Bodo Illgner SW 5 Klaus Augenthaler CB 6 Guido Buchwald CB 4 Jürgen Kohler RWB  14 Thomas Berthold 73' LWB 3 Andreas Brehme DM 8 Thomas Häßler CM 10 Lothar Matthäus (c) CM 7 Pierre Littbarski CF 9 Rudi Völler 52' CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann Substitutes: DF 2 Stefan Reuter 73' GK 12 Raimond Aumann FW 13 Karl-Heinz Riedle MF 15 Uwe Bein MF 20 Olaf Thon Manager: Franz Beckenbauer

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