Number of participating teams: 24
Top scorer: Italy’s Salvatore Schillaci (6 goals)
Number of games: 52
Total goals scored: 115
Average goals per game: 2.21
Highest scoring game: Czechoslovakia’s 5-1 win over the United States on June 9, and West Germany’s 5-1 victory over the United Arab Emirates on June 15
Total attendance: 2,517,348
Average attendance: 48,411
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The 24-team format used in 1986 was still in place.
THE FINAL
The final in Rome pitted Argentina (viewed as the villains for their foul play, constant diving and ultra-cautious attitude) against West Germany (the beacon of attacking soccer in the competition) in a repeat of the 1986 final.
Claudio Caniggia was ruled out for the game (he picked up his second yellow card of the tournament in the semifinal), and Maradona was practically a cripple (his knee problems still bothering him). It was hardly a surprise, then, that Argentina maintained its modus operandi of brutal physical play and disgraceful defensive tactics against the Germans.
The champions were made to pay for their contemptuous behaviour in the 65th minute when Mexican referee Edgardo Codesal red-carded Pedro Monzon for a vicious foul on Jurgen Klinsmann. In becoming the first player sent off in a World Cup final, Monzon made the task of his teammates, looking to drag the game into a penalty shootout, much more difficult.
The match turned in the Germans’ favour when Roberto Sensini fouled Rudi Voller inside the penalty area. The referee immediately pointed to the spot, although it appeared Voller somewhat theatrically fell to the ground. Andreas Brehme converted the 85th-minute penalty to kill off the game.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
 Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
 Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
 USA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
USA 1-5 Czechoslovakia
Italy 1-0 USA
Austria 0-1 Czechoslovakia
Italy 2-0 Czechoslovakia
Austria 2-1 USA
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
 Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
 Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
 USSR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
USSR 0-2 Romania
Argentina 2-0 USSR
Cameroon 2-1 Romania
Argentina 1-1 Romania
Cameroon 0-4 USSR
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
 Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
 Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
Costa Rica 1-0 Scotland
Brazil 1-0 Costa Rica
Sweden 1-2 Scotland
Brazil 1-0 Scotland
Sweden 1-2 Costa Rica
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 |
 Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
 Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
 UAE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Germany 4-1 Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia 1-0 Colombia
Germany 5-1 UAE
Germany 1-1 Colombia
Yugoslavia 4-1 UAE
Group E
Belgium 2-0 South Korea
Uruguay 0-0 Spain
Belgium 3-1 Uruguay
South Korea 1-3 Spain
Belgium 1-2 Spain
South Korea 0-1 Uruguay
Group F
England 1-1 Republic of Ireland| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
 Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
 Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
 South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Belgium 2-0 South Korea
Uruguay 0-0 Spain
Belgium 3-1 Uruguay
South Korea 1-3 Spain
Belgium 1-2 Spain
South Korea 0-1 Uruguay
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Netherlands 1-1 Egypt
England 0-0 Netherlands
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Egypt
England 1-0 Egupt
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Netherlands
Knockout stage
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