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

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 downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 11 Fernando De Napoli
MF 13 Giuseppe Giannini
MF 17 Roberto Donadoni
FW 21 Gianluca Vialli
FW 16 Andrea Carnevale downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Luigi De Agostini upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod
GK 12 Stefano Tacconi
FW 15 Roberto Baggio
FW 19 Salvatore Schillaci upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 61'
MF 10 Manfred Linzmaier downward-facing red arrow 77'
MF 20 Andreas Herzog Yellow card 6'
FW 13 Andreas Ogris
FW 9 Toni Polster (c)
Substitutions:
DF 4 Anton Pfeffer
MF 6 Manfred Zsak upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 11 Alfred Hörtnagl upward-facing green arrow 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

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 Yellow card 39'
DF 2 Steve Trittschuh Yellow card 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 downward-facing red arrow 64'
FW 10 Peter Vermes
FW 11 Eric Wynalda Red card 52'
FW 16 Bruce Murray downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
DF 8 Brian Bliss
FW 9 Christopher Sullivan upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 13 Eric Eichmann
DF 17 Marcelo Balboa upward-facing green arrow 64'
GK 22 David Vanole
Manager:
Bob Gansler
GK 1 Jan Stejskal
DF 5 Ján Kocian
DF 3 Miroslav Kadlec Yellow card 61'
DF 9 Luboš Kubík Yellow card 30'
DF 6 František Straka
MF 4 Ivan Hašek (c)
MF 11 Ľubomír Moravčík downward-facing red arrow 83'
MF 8 Jozef Chovanec
MF 7 Michal Bílek
FW 10 Tomáš Skuhravý
FW 17 Ivo Knoflíček downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Vladimír Weiss upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 18 Milan Luhový upward-facing green arrow 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

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 Yellow card 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 downward-facing red arrow 51'
FW 21 Gianluca Vialli
Substitutions:
DF 4 Luigi De Agostini
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod
FW 19 Salvatore Schillaci upward-facing green arrow 51'
GK 12 Stefano Tacconi
FW 15 Roberto Baggio
Manager:
Azeglio Vicini
GK 1 Tony Meola
DF 3 John Doyle
DF 4 Jimmy Banks Yellow card 62' downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Steve Trittschuh
DF 8 Brian Bliss
FW 9 Christopher Sullivan upward-facing green arrow 82'
DF 14 John Stollmeyer upward-facing green arrow 80'
GK 18 Kasey Keller
Manager:
Bob Gansler

Assistant referees:
Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

Austria vs Czechoslovakia

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 Yellow card 22'
DF 4 Anton Pfeffer Yellow card 85'
DF 7 Kurt Russ downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 6 Manfred Zsak Yellow card 71'
MF 5 Peter Schöttel downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 20 Andreas Herzog
MF 11 Alfred Hörtnagl
FW 14 Gerhard Rodax
FW 9 Toni Polster (c)
Substitutions:
MF 13 Andreas Ogris upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Andreas Reisinger
DF 18 Michael Streiter upward-facing green arrow 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 Yellow card 62'
MF 4 Ivan Hašek (c)
MF 20 Václav Němeček
MF 11 Ľubomír Moravčík Yellow card 52'
MF 8 Jozef Chovanec downward-facing red arrow 31'
MF 7 Michal Bílek
FW 10 Tomáš Skuhravý
FW 17 Ivo Knoflíček downward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Július Bielik upward-facing green arrow 31'
MF 14 Vladimír Weiss upward-facing green arrow 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

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 Yellow card 70'
MF 17 Roberto Donadoni downward-facing red arrow 51'
MF 11 Fernando De Napoli downward-facing red arrow 65'
MF 13 Giuseppe Giannini
MF 7 Paolo Maldini
FW 15 Roberto Baggio Yellow card 44'
FW 19 Salvatore Schillaci
Substitutions:
DF 4 Luigi De Agostini upward-facing green arrow 51'
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 11 Ľubomír Moravčík
MF 8 Jozef Chovanec Yellow card 26'
MF 14 Vladimír Weiss downward-facing red arrow 58'
MF 7 Michal Bílek
FW 10 Tomáš Skuhravý Yellow card 30'
FW 17 Ivo Knoflíček
Substitutions:
DF 2 Július Bielik upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 13 Jiří Němec
MF 16 Viliam Hýravý
FW 19 Stanislav Griga upward-facing green arrow 58'
GK 21 Luděk Mikloško
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš

Assistant referees:
Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)
George Smith (Scotland)

Austria vs United States

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 Yellow card 84'
DF 2 Ernst Aigner
DF 3 Robert Pecl Yellow card 31'
DF 4 Anton Pfeffer
MF 8 Peter Artner Red card 33'
MF 6 Manfred Zsak Yellow card 21'
MF 20 Andreas Herzog
MF 13 Andreas Ogris
MF 18 Michael Streiter Yellow card 90'
FW 9 Toni Polster (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 14 Gerhard Rodax downward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutions:
DF 7 Kurt Russ
FW 15 Christian Keglevits
MF 16 Andreas Reisinger Yellow card 50' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 19 Gerald Glatzmayer upward-facing green arrow 86'
GK 21 Michael Konsel
Manager:
Josef Hickersberger
GK 1 Tony Meola
DF 3 John Doyle
DF 4 Jimmy Banks Yellow card 28' downward-facing red arrow 55'
DF 5 Mike Windischmann (c) Yellow card 58'
DF 15 Desmond Armstrong
DF 17 Marcelo Balboa
MF 6 John Harkes
MF 7 Tab Ramos
MF 20 Paul Caligiuri Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 70'
FW 10 Peter Vermes
FW 16 Bruce Murray Yellow card 42'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Steve Trittschuh
DF 8 Brian Bliss upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 11 Eric Wynalda upward-facing green arrow 55'
DF 14 John Stollmeyer
GK 18 Kasey Keller
Manager:
Bob Gansler

Assistant referees:
Richard Lorenc (Australia)
Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)

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