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

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

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Italy vs Austria

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

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

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

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

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

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