1990 FIFA world cup

Italia '90

1990 FIFA World Cup official logo Tournament details Host country	 Italy Dates	8 June – 8 July 1990 (31 days) Teams	24 (from 5 confederations) Venue(s)	12 (in 12 host cities) Final positions Champions	 West Germany (3rd title) Runners-up	 Argentina Third place	 Italy Fourth place	 England Tournament statistics Matches played	52 Goals scored	115 (2.21 per match) Attendance	2,516,348 (48,391 per match) Top scorer(s)	 Salvatore Schillaci (6 goals) Best player	 Salvatore Schillaci ← 1986 1994 → The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated continents entered the competition, with its qualification process beginning in April 1988. Twenty-two teams qualified from this process, along with host nation Italy and defending champion Argentina, for the finals.