Play in Group C of the 1990 FIFA World Cup completed on 20 June 1990. Brazil won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Costa Rica. Scotland and Sweden failed to advance, with the latter achieving a unique feat in World Cup history by playing three games in a particular World Cup having every game finish with exactly the same scoreline: a 2–1 loss.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 2
4  Sweden 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Brazil vs Sweden

Brazil 2–1 Sweden
Careca 40', 63' Report Brolin 79'
Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 62,628
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)
Brazil
Sweden
GK 1 Taffarel
SW 21 Mauro Galvão
CB 13 Mozer Yellow card 38'
CB 3 Ricardo Gomes (c)
RM 2 Jorginho
CM 4 Dunga Yellow card 88'
CM 5 Alemão
LM 6 Branco Yellow card 60'
AM 8 Valdo downward-facing red arrow 82'
FW 15 Müller
FW 9 Careca
Substitutes:
AM 10 Silas upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 11 Romário
FW 16 Bebeto
CB 19 Ricardo Rocha
GK 22 Zé Carlos
Manager:
Sebastião Lazaroni
GK 22 Thomas Ravelli
DF 6 Roland Nilsson
DF 4 Peter Larsson
DF 5 Roger Ljung downward-facing red arrow 70'
DF 8 Stefan Schwarz
MF 13 Anders Limpar
MF 16 Jonas Thern (c)
MF 10 Klas Ingesson
MF 14 Joakim Nilsson Yellow card 83'
FW 20 Mats Magnusson downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 17 Tomas Brolin
Substitutes:
GK 12 Lars Eriksson
MF 15 Glenn Strömberg upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 18 Johnny Ekström
DF 19 Mats Gren
FW 21 Stefan Pettersson upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Olle Nordin

Assistant referees:
Michel Vautrot (France)
Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Costa Rica vs Scotland

Costa Rica 1–0 Scotland
Cayasso 49' Report
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 30,867
Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina)
Costa Rica
Scotland
GK 1 Luis Gabelo Conejo
SW 3 Róger Flores (c)
DF 8 Germán Chavarría
DF 20 Mauricio Montero
DF 6 José Carlos Chaves
MF 4 Rónald González Brenes
MF 10 Óscar Ramírez
MF 12 Róger Gómez
FW 14 Juan Cayasso
FW 19 Héctor Marchena
FW 11 Claudio Jara downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutes:
DF 5 Marvin Obando
FW 7 Hernán Medford upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 9 Alexandre Guimarães
MF 17 Roy Myers
GK 21 Hermidio Barrantes
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović
GK 1 Jim Leighton
DF 4 Richard Gough downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 2 Alex McLeish
DF 3 Roy Aitken (c)
DF 19 David McPherson
DF 6 Maurice Malpas
MF 5 Paul McStay
MF 8 Jim Bett downward-facing red arrow 74'
MF 16 Stuart McCall
FW 7 Mo Johnston
FW 14 Alan McInally
Substitutes:
FW 9 Ally McCoist upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 10 Murdo MacLeod
GK 12 Andy Goram
MF 13 Gordon Durie
DF 17 Stewart McKimmie upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

Assistant referees:
Carlos Maciel (Paraguay)
Elías Jácome (Ecuador)

Brazil vs Costa Rica

Brazil 1–0 Costa Rica
Müller 33' Report
Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 58,007
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Brazil
Costa Rica
GK 1 Taffarel
SW 21 Mauro Galvão
CB 13 Mozer Yellow card 90'
CB 3 Ricardo Gomes (c)
RM 2 Jorginho Yellow card 88'
CM 5 Alemão
CM 4 Dunga
LM 6 Branco
AM 8 Valdo downward-facing red arrow 86'
FW 15 Müller
FW 9 Careca downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
AM 10 Silas upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 11 Romário
FW 16 Bebeto upward-facing green arrow 83'
DF 19 Ricardo Rocha
GK 22 Zé Carlos
Manager:
Sebastião Lazaroni
GK 1 Luis Gabelo Conejo
SW 3 Róger Flores (c)
DF 8 Germán Chavarría
DF 20 Mauricio Montero
DF 6 José Carlos Chaves
MF 4 Rónald González Brenes
MF 10 Óscar Ramírez
MF 12 Róger Gómez Yellow card 59'
FW 14 Juan Cayasso downward-facing red arrow 78'
FW 19 Héctor Marchena
FW 11 Claudio Jara Yellow card 16' downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutes:
DF 5 Marvin Obando
FW 7 Hernán Medford
FW 9 Alexandre Guimarães upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 17 Roy Myers upward-facing green arrow 71'
GK 21 Hermidio Barrantes
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović

Assistant referees:
Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
Jassim Mandi (Bahrain)

Sweden vs Scotland

Sweden 1–2 Scotland
Strömberg 86' Report McCall 11'
Johnston 81' (pen.)
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 31,823
Referee: Carlos Maciel (Paraguay)
Sweden
Scotland
GK 22 Thomas Ravelli
DF 6 Roland Nilsson
DF 3 Glenn Hysén (c)
DF 4 Peter Larsson downward-facing red arrow 75'
DF 8 Stefan Schwarz
MF 13 Anders Limpar
MF 16 Jonas Thern Yellow card 59'
MF 10 Klas Ingesson
MF 14 Joakim Nilsson
FW 21 Stefan Pettersson downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 17 Tomas Brolin
Substitutes:
MF 9 Leif Engqvist
GK 12 Lars Eriksson
MF 15 Glenn Strömberg upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 18 Johnny Ekström upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF 19 Mats Gren
Manager:
Olle Nordin
GK 1 Jim Leighton
DF 2 Alex McLeish
DF 6 Maurice Malpas
DF 15 Craig Levein
DF 19 David McPherson Yellow card 65'
MF 13 Gordon Durie downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF 10 Murdo MacLeod
MF 3 Roy Aitken (c)
MF 16 Stuart McCall
FW 21 Robert Fleck downward-facing red arrow 84'
FW 7 Mo Johnston
Substitutes:
MF 5 Paul McStay upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 9 Ally McCoist upward-facing green arrow 84'
GK 12 Andy Goram
DF 17 Stewart McKimmie
MF 20 Gary McAllister
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

Assistant referees:
Vincent Mauro (United States)
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

Brazil vs Scotland

Brazil 1–0 Scotland
Müller 81' Report
Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 62,502
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)
Brazil
Scotland
GK 1 Taffarel
SW 21 Mauro Galvão
CB 19 Ricardo Rocha
CB 3 Ricardo Gomes (c)
RM 2 Jorginho
CM 4 Dunga
CM 5 Alemão
LM 6 Branco
AM 8 Valdo
FW 9 Careca
FW 11 Romário downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes:
AM 10 Silas
FW 15 Müller upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 16 Bebeto
RM 18 Mazinho
GK 22 Zé Carlos
Manager:
Sebastião Lazaroni
GK 1 Jim Leighton
SW 3 Roy Aitken (c)
DF 17 Stewart McKimmie
DF 2 Alex McLeish
DF 19 David McPherson
DF 6 Maurice Malpas
MF 5 Paul McStay
MF 10 Murdo MacLeod Yellow card 8' downward-facing red arrow 39'
MF 16 Stuart McCall
FW 7 Mo Johnston Yellow card 5'
FW 9 Ally McCoist downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
DF 11 Gary Gillespie upward-facing green arrow 39'
GK 12 Andy Goram
MF 18 John Collins
MF 20 Gary McAllister
FW 21 Robert Fleck upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

Assistant referees:
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)
Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

Sweden vs Costa Rica

Sweden 1–2 Costa Rica
Ekström 32' Report Flores 75'
Medford 87'
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 30,223
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
Sweden
Costa Rica
GK 22 Thomas Ravelli
DF 6 Roland Nilsson
DF 3 Glenn Hysén (c)
DF 8 Stefan Schwarz Yellow card 74'
MF 21 Stefan Pettersson
MF 15 Glenn Strömberg Yellow card 20' downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF 4 Peter Larsson
MF 10 Klas Ingesson
MF 14 Joakim Nilsson
FW 18 Johnny Ekström
FW 17 Tomas Brolin downward-facing red arrow 34'
Substitutes:
MF 9 Leif Engqvist upward-facing green arrow 81'
GK 12 Lars Eriksson
MF 13 Anders Limpar
MF 16 Jonas Thern
DF 19 Mats Gren upward-facing green arrow 34'
Manager:
Olle Nordin
GK 1 Luis Gabelo Conejo
SW 3 Róger Flores (c)
DF 8 Germán Chavarría downward-facing red arrow 73'
DF 20 Mauricio Montero
DF 6 José Carlos Chaves
MF 4 Rónald González Brenes
MF 10 Óscar Ramírez
MF 12 Róger Gómez Yellow card 28' downward-facing red arrow 60'
MF 14 Juan Cayasso
FW 19 Héctor Marchena Yellow card 53'
FW 11 Claudio Jara
Substitutes:
DF 5 Marvin Obando
FW 7 Hernán Medford upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 9 Alexandre Guimarães upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 17 Roy Myers
GK 21 Hermidio Barrantes
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović

Assistant referees:
Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)
George Courtney (England)

See also

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