1990 FIFA World Cup Group A

Play in Group A of the 1990 FIFA World Cup completed on 19 June 1990. Italy won the group and advanced to the second round, along with Czechoslovakia. Austria and the United States failed to advance.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
3   Austria 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 2
4   United States 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

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All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Italy vs Austria

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Italy  1–0  Austria
Schillaci   78' Report
Attendance: 73,303
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Austria
GK 1 Walter Zenga
DF 2 Franco Baresi
DF 3 Giuseppe Bergomi (c)
DF 6 Riccardo Ferri
DF 7 Paolo Maldini
MF 9 Carlo Ancelotti   46'
MF 11 Fernando De Napoli
MF 13 Giuseppe Giannini
MF 17 Roberto Donadoni
FW 21 Gianluca Vialli
FW 16 Andrea Carnevale   75'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Luigi De Agostini   46'
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod
GK 12 Stefano Tacconi
FW 15 Roberto Baggio
FW 19 Salvatore Schillaci   75'
Manager:
Azeglio Vicini
GK 1 Klaus Lindenberger
DF 2 Ernst Aigner
DF 7 Kurt Russ
DF 3 Robert Pecl
DF 5 Peter Schöttel
DF 18 Michael Streiter
MF 8 Peter Artner   61'
MF 10 Manfred Linzmaier   77'
MF 20 Andreas Herzog   6'
FW 13 Andreas Ogris
FW 9 Toni Polster (c)
Substitutions:
DF 4 Anton Pfeffer
MF 6 Manfred Zsak   61'
MF 11 Alfred Hörtnagl   77'
FW 14 Gerhard Rodax
GK 21 Michael Konsel
Manager:
Josef Hickersberger

Assistant referees:
Armando Pérez-Hoyos (Colombia)
Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)

United States vs Czechoslovakia

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United States  1–5  Czechoslovakia
Caligiuri   60' Report Skuhravý   26', 78'
Bílek   40' (pen.)
Hašek   50'
Luhový   90+3'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Czechoslovakia
GK 1 Tony Meola   39'
DF 2 Steve Trittschuh   43'
DF 5 Mike Windischmann (c)
DF 15 Desmond Armstrong
MF 6 John Harkes
MF 20 Paul Caligiuri
MF 7 Tab Ramos
MF 14 John Stollmeyer   64'
FW 10 Peter Vermes
FW 11 Eric Wynalda   52'
FW 16 Bruce Murray   79'
Substitutions:
DF 8 Brian Bliss
FW 9 Christopher Sullivan   79'
FW 13 Eric Eichmann
DF 17 Marcelo Balboa   64'
GK 22 David Vanole
Manager:
Bob Gansler
GK 1 Jan Stejskal
DF 5 Ján Kocian
DF 3 Miroslav Kadlec   61'
DF 9 Luboš Kubík   30'
DF 6 František Straka
MF 4 Ivan Hašek (c)
MF 11 Ľubomír Moravčík   83'
MF 8 Jozef Chovanec
MF 7 Michal Bílek
FW 10 Tomáš Skuhravý
FW 17 Ivo Knoflíček   77'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Vladimír Weiss   83'
MF 18 Milan Luhový   77'
FW 19 Stanislav Griga
MF 20 Václav Němeček
GK 21 Luděk Mikloško
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš

Assistant referees:
Marcel Van Langenhove (Belgium)
Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)

Italy vs United States

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Italy  1–0  United States
Giannini   11' Report
Attendance: 73,423
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
GK 1 Walter Zenga
DF 2 Franco Baresi
DF 3 Giuseppe Bergomi (c)
DF 6 Riccardo Ferri   69'
DF 7 Paolo Maldini
MF 10 Nicola Berti
MF 17 Roberto Donadoni
MF 11 Fernando De Napoli
MF 13 Giuseppe Giannini
FW 16 Andrea Carnevale   51'
FW 21 Gianluca Vialli
Substitutions:
DF 4 Luigi De Agostini
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod
FW 19 Salvatore Schillaci   51'
GK 12 Stefano Tacconi
FW 15 Roberto Baggio
Manager:
Azeglio Vicini
GK 1 Tony Meola
DF 3 John Doyle
DF 4 Jimmy Banks   62'   80'
DF 5 Mike Windischmann (c)
DF 15 Desmond Armstrong
DF 17 Marcelo Balboa
MF 6 John Harkes
MF 7 Tab Ramos
MF 20 Paul Caligiuri
FW 10 Peter Vermes
FW 16 Bruce Murray   82'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Steve Trittschuh
DF 8 Brian Bliss
FW 9 Christopher Sullivan   82'
DF 14 John Stollmeyer   80'
GK 18 Kasey Keller
Manager:
Bob Gansler

Assistant referees:
Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

Austria vs Czechoslovakia

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Austria  0–1  Czechoslovakia
Report Bílek   31' (pen.)
Attendance: 38,962
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Czechoslovakia
GK 1 Klaus Lindenberger
DF 2 Ernst Aigner
DF 3 Robert Pecl   22'
DF 4 Anton Pfeffer   85'
DF 7 Kurt Russ   46'
MF 6 Manfred Zsak   71'
MF 5 Peter Schöttel   46'
MF 20 Andreas Herzog
MF 11 Alfred Hörtnagl
FW 14 Gerhard Rodax
FW 9 Toni Polster (c)
Substitutions:
MF 13 Andreas Ogris   46'
MF 16 Andreas Reisinger
DF 18 Michael Streiter   46'
MF 19 Gerald Glatzmayer
GK 21 Michael Konsel
Manager:
Josef Hickersberger
GK 1 Jan Stejskal
DF 5 Ján Kocian
DF 3 Miroslav Kadlec
DF 9 Luboš Kubík   62'
MF 4 Ivan Hašek (c)
MF 20 Václav Němeček
MF 11 Ľubomír Moravčík   52'
MF 8 Jozef Chovanec   31'
MF 7 Michal Bílek
FW 10 Tomáš Skuhravý
FW 17 Ivo Knoflíček   81'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Július Bielik   31'
MF 14 Vladimír Weiss   81'
MF 18 Milan Luhový
FW 19 Stanislav Griga
GK 21 Luděk Mikloško
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš

Assistant referees:
Richard Lorenc (Australia)
Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Italy vs Czechoslovakia

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Italy  2–0  Czechoslovakia
Schillaci   9'
Baggio   78'
Report
Attendance: 73,303
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Czechoslovakia
GK 1 Walter Zenga
DF 2 Franco Baresi
DF 3 Giuseppe Bergomi (c)
DF 6 Riccardo Ferri
MF 10 Nicola Berti   70'
MF 17 Roberto Donadoni   51'
MF 11 Fernando De Napoli   65'
MF 13 Giuseppe Giannini
MF 7 Paolo Maldini
FW 15 Roberto Baggio   44'
FW 19 Salvatore Schillaci
Substitutions:
DF 4 Luigi De Agostini   51'
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod   65'
GK 12 Stefano Tacconi
MF 14 Giancarlo Marocchi
FW 20 Aldo Serena
Manager:
Azeglio Vicini
GK 1 Jan Stejskal
DF 3 Miroslav Kadlec
DF 15 Vladimír Kinier
DF 4 Ivan Hašek (c)
DF 20 Václav Němeček   46'
MF 11 Ľubomír Moravčík
MF 8 Jozef Chovanec   26'
MF 14 Vladimír Weiss   58'
MF 7 Michal Bílek
FW 10 Tomáš Skuhravý   30'
FW 17 Ivo Knoflíček
Substitutions:
DF 2 Július Bielik   46'
MF 13 Jiří Němec
MF 16 Viliam Hýravý
FW 19 Stanislav Griga   58'
GK 21 Luděk Mikloško
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš

Assistant referees:
Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)
George Smith (Scotland)

Austria vs United States

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Austria  2–1  United States
Ogris   49'
Rodax   63'
Report Murray   83'
Attendance: 34,857
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
GK 1 Klaus Lindenberger   84'
DF 2 Ernst Aigner
DF 3 Robert Pecl   31'
DF 4 Anton Pfeffer
MF 8 Peter Artner   33'
MF 6 Manfred Zsak   21'
MF 20 Andreas Herzog
MF 13 Andreas Ogris
MF 18 Michael Streiter   90'
FW 9 Toni Polster (c)   46'
FW 14 Gerhard Rodax   86'
Substitutions:
DF 7 Kurt Russ
FW 15 Christian Keglevits
MF 16 Andreas Reisinger   50'   46'
MF 19 Gerald Glatzmayer   86'
GK 21 Michael Konsel
Manager:
Josef Hickersberger
GK 1 Tony Meola
DF 3 John Doyle
DF 4 Jimmy Banks   28'   55'
DF 5 Mike Windischmann (c)   58'
DF 15 Desmond Armstrong
DF 17 Marcelo Balboa
MF 6 John Harkes
MF 7 Tab Ramos
MF 20 Paul Caligiuri   26'   70'
FW 10 Peter Vermes
FW 16 Bruce Murray   42'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Steve Trittschuh
DF 8 Brian Bliss   70'
FW 11 Eric Wynalda   55'
DF 14 John Stollmeyer
GK 18 Kasey Keller
Manager:
Bob Gansler

Assistant referees:
Richard Lorenc (Australia)
Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)

See also

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