ELIMINATION PHASE

ROUND OF 16	QUARTERFINALS	SEMIFINALS	THIRD PLACE AND FINAL
+ FRG 02   NED 01	+ FRG 01   TCH 00	+ FRG 01   ENG 01 AET; PEN: 04–03	FINAL ¤ FRG 01   ARG 00
+ TCH 04   CRC 01
+ ENG 01   BEL 00 AET	+ ENG 03   CMR 02 AET
+ CMR 02   COL 01 AET
+ ITA 02   URU 00	+ ITA 01   IRL 00	ITA 01 + ARG 01 AET; PEN: 03–04
+ IRL 00   ROU 00 AET; PEN: 05–04
ESP 01 + YUG 02 AET	YUG 00 + ARG 00 AET; PEN: 02–03
BRA 00 + ARG 01
			THIRD » ITA 02   ENG 01

GROUP PHASE

GROUP A			R	Pts	GD
»		Italy	0	6	+4
»		Czechoslovakia	0	4	+3
×		Austria	0	2	-1
×		United States	0	0	-6

GROUP B			R	Pts	GD
»		Cameroon	0	4	-2
»		Romania	0	3	+1
»		Argentina	0	3	+1
×		Soviet Union	0	2	0

GROUP C			R	Pts	GD
»		Brazil	0	6	+3
»		Costa Rica	0	4	+1
×		Scotland	0	2	-1
×		Sweden	0	0	-3

GROUP D			R	Pts	GD
»		Germany FR	0	5	+7
»		Yugoslavia	0	4	+1
»		Colombia	0	3	+1
×		UAE	0	0	-9

GROUP E			R	Pts	GD
»		Spain	0	5	+3
»		Belgium	0	4	+3
»		Uruguay	0	3	-1
×		Korea Rep	0	0	-5

GROUP F			R	Pts	GD
»		England	0	4	+1
»		Ireland Rep	0	3	0
»		Netherlands	0	3	0
×		Egypt	0	2	-1
Ireland Rep second on drawing of lots

TOURNAMENT VENUES

• Bari: Stadio San Nicola
• Bologna: Stadio Renato Dall’Ara
• Cagliari: Stadio Sant’Elia
• Florence: Stadio Artemio Franchi
• Genoa: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
• Milan: San Siro
• Naples: Stadio San Paolo
• Palermo: Stadio La Favorita
• Rome: Stadio Olimpico
• Turin: Stadio delle Alpi
• Udine: Stadio Friuli
• Verona: Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi

KEY DATES

• SAT 09 DEC 1989: Draw [Rome]
• FRI 08 JUN 1990: Opening match [Milan]
• THU 21 JUN 1990: End of group phase
• SAT 23-TUE 26 JUN 1990: Round of sixteen
• SAT 30 JUN-SUN 01 JUL 1990: Quarterfinals
• TUE 03-WED 04 JUL 1990: Semifinals
• SAT 07 JUL 1990: Third place match [Bari]
• SUN 08 JUL 1990: Final match [Rome]

FORMAT

• 24 teams
  • Up to 22 players per team roster, including up to three goalkeepers
    • Players may be replaced in case of injury or illness
  • Up to two substitutions per team per match
• Group phase:
  • Six groups; four teams per group
  • Pts = 2W + D
  • Top two teams in each group, plus top four third placed teams, advance
• Elimination phase:
  • If tied after 90 minutes, extra time played [two 15 min periods]
  • If still tied, match decided by penalty shootout