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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy (H)	3	3	0	4	0	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	6	3	+3	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Austria	3	1	2	2	3	−1	2
4	United States	3	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

9 June 1990

21:00

Italy	1–0	Austria
Schillaci 78'	Report

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 73,303

Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)

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

10 June 1990

17:00

United States	1–5	Czechoslovakia
Caligiuri 60'	Report	Skuhravý 26', 78' Bílek 40' (pen.) Hašek 50' Luhový 90+3'

Stadio Comunale, Florence

Attendance: 33,266

Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

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

14 June 1990

21:00

Italy	1–0	United States
Giannini 11'	Report

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 73,423

Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

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

15 June 1990

17:00

Austria	0–1	Czechoslovakia
	Report	Bílek 31' (pen.)

Stadio Comunale, Florence

Attendance: 38,962

Referee: George Smith (Scotland)

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

19 June 1990

21:00

Italy	2–0	Czechoslovakia
Schillaci 9' Baggio 78'	Report

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 73,303

Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

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

19 June 1990

21:00

Austria	2–1	United States
Ogris 49' Rodax 63'	Report	Murray 83'

Stadio Comunale, Florence

Attendance: 34,857

Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

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)

v t e 1990 FIFA World Cup
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Squads Matches Discipline

v t e 1990 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	West Germany
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	England
Quarter-finals	Cameroon Czechoslovakia Republic of Ireland Yugoslavia
Round of 16	Belgium Brazil Colombia Costa Rica Netherlands Romania Spain Uruguay
Group stage	Austria Egypt Scotland South Korea Soviet Union Sweden United Arab Emirates United States

Standings

Matches

Italy vs Austria

United States vs Czechoslovakia

Italy vs United States

Austria vs Czechoslovakia

Italy vs Czechoslovakia

Austria vs United States

See also