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MATCHFIFA World Cup1990Final1990-07-08
West Germany
1–0
Argentina

West Germany won its third FIFA World Cup title.

Match details

At a glance

City
Rome
Kick-off
20:00
Attendance
73,603
Referee
Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)
Stage
Final
Scoring

Goals

85'
Andreas Brehme penaltyWest Germany
Starting XI

Lineups

West Germany

  1. Bodo Illgner
  2. Stefan Reuter
  3. Andreas Brehme
  4. Guido Buchwald
  5. Jürgen Kohler
  6. Klaus Augenthaler
  7. Thomas Hässler
  8. Lothar MatthäusC
  9. Rudi Völler
  10. Pierre Littbarski
  11. Jürgen Klinsmann

Argentina

  1. Sergio Goycochea
  2. José Basualdo
  3. Néstor Lorenzo
  4. José Serrizuela
  5. Pedro Monzón
  6. Oscar Ruggeri
  7. Jorge Burruchaga
  8. Diego MaradonaC
  9. Gustavo Dezotti
  10. Héctor Enrique
  11. Juan Simón
Tactical view

Lineup graphic

West Germany 1-0 Argentina lineup graphic
West Germany-Argentina 1990 final lineup graphic — Wikimedia Commons
Officials & discipline

Match administration

RefereeEdgardo Codesal (Mexico)
OfficialArmando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia)
OfficialMichał Listkiewicz (Poland)
Cards / dismissals
65' Pedro Monzón (Argentina) sent off
87' Gustavo Dezotti (Argentina) sent off
Context

Why this match matters

  • It was the first World Cup final to feature a sending-off.
  • Brehme scored the winning penalty five minutes from time.
Research

Sources

  • RSSSF — World Cup 1990 finalskickoff, stadium, attendance, officials, lineups, substitutions, scorers, bookings and sendings-offhttps://www.rsssf.org/tables/90full.html
  • RSSSF — World Cup 1990 overviewresults, knockout structure and shootout cross-checkhttps://www.rsssf.org/tables/90f.html
  • Wikimedia Commonsmatch-specific lineup graphichttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FRG-ARG_1990-07-08.svg