1990 FIFA World Cup Group C

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.

Contents
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

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Brazil vs Sweden

10 June 1990
21:00
 Brazil  2 – 1  Sweden Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 62,628
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)
Careca  40', 63' Report Brolin  79'

BRAZIL:
GK 1 Taffarel
DF 13 Mozer 38'
DF 3 Ricardo Gomes (c)
DF 21 Mauro Galvão
MF 2 Jorginho
MF 8 Valdo 82'
MF 5 Alemão
MF 4 Dunga 88'
MF 6 Branco 60'
FW 15 Müller
FW 9 Careca
Substitutions:
MF 10 Silas 82'
Manager:
Sebastião Lazaroni

SWEDEN:
GK 22 Thomas Ravelli (c)
DF 6 Roland Nilsson
DF 4 Peter Larsson
DF 5 Roger Ljung 70'
DF 8 Stefan Schwarz
MF 13 Anders Limpar
MF 16 Jonas Thern
MF 10 Klas Ingesson
MF 14 Joakim Nilsson 83'
FW 20 Mats Magnusson 46'
FW 17 Tomas Brolin
Substitutions:
MF 15 Glenn Strömberg 70'
FW 21 Stefan Pettersson 46'
Manager:
Olle Nordin

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

Costa Rica vs Scotland

11 June 1990
17:00
 Costa Rica  1 – 0  Scotland Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 30,867
Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina)
Cayasso  49' Report

COSTA RICA:
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 Oscar Ramírez
MF 12 Róger Gómez
FW 14 Juan Cayasso
FW 19 Héctor Marchena
FW 11 Claudio Jara 80'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Hernán Medford 80'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović

SCOTLAND:
GK 1 Jim Leighton
DF 4 Richard Gough 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 74'
MF 16 Stuart McCall
FW 7 Mo Johnston
FW 14 Alan McInally
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ally McCoist 74'
DF 17 Stewart McKimmie 46'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

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

Brazil vs Costa Rica

16 June 1990
17:00
 Brazil  1 – 0  Costa Rica Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 58,007
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Müller  33' Report

BRAZIL:
GK 1 Taffarel
DF 13 Mozer 90'
DF 3 Ricardo Gomes (c)
DF 21 Mauro Galvão
MF 2 Jorginho 88'
MF 8 Valdo 86'
MF 5 Alemão
MF 4 Dunga
MF 6 Branco
FW 15 Müller
FW 9 Careca 83'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Silas 86'
FW 16 Bebeto 83'
Manager:
Sebastião Lazaroni

COSTA RICA:
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 Oscar Ramírez
MF 12 Róger Gómez 59'
FW 14 Juan Cayasso 78'
FW 19 Héctor Marchena
FW 11 Claudio Jara 16' 71'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Alexandre Guimarães 78'
FW 17 Roy Myers 71'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović

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

Sweden vs Scotland

16 June 1990
21:00
 Sweden  1 – 2  Scotland Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 31,823
Referee: Carlos Maciel (Paraguay)
Strömberg  86' Report McCall  10'
Johnston  80' (pen.)

SWEDEN:
GK 22 Thomas Ravelli
DF 6 Roland Nilsson
DF 3 Glenn Hysén (c)
DF 4 Peter Larsson 75'
DF 8 Stefan Schwarz
MF 13 Anders Limpar
MF 16 Jonas Thern 59'
MF 10 Klas Ingesson
FW 21 Stefan Pettersson 62'
FW 17 Tomas Brolin
FW 14 Joakim Nilsson
Substitutions:
MF 15 Glenn Strömberg 75'
FW 18 Johnny Ekström 62'
Manager:
Olle Nordin

SCOTLAND:
GK 1 Jim Leighton
DF 2 Alex McLeish
DF 6 Maurice Malpas
DF 15 Craig Levein
DF 19 David McPherson 65'
MF 13 Gordon Durie 75'
MF 10 Murdo MacLeod
MF 3 Roy Aitken (c)
MF 16 Stuart McCall
FW 21 Robert Fleck 84'
FW 7 Mo Johnston
Substitutions:
MF 5 Paul McStay 75'
FW 9 Ally McCoist 84'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

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

Brazil vs Scotland

20 June 1990
21:00
 Brazil  1 – 0  Scotland Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 62,502
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)
Müller  82' Report

BRAZIL:
GK 1 Taffarel
DF 19 Ricardo Rocha
DF 3 Ricardo Gomes (c)
DF 21 Mauro Galvão
MF 2 Jorginho
MF 8 Valdo
MF 4 Dunga
MF 5 Alemão
MF 6 Branco
FW 9 Careca
FW 11 Romário 65'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Müller 65'
Manager:
Sebastião Lazaroni

SCOTLAND:
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 8' 39'
MF 16 Stuart McCall
FW 7 Mo Johnston 5'
FW 9 Ally McCoist 79'
Substitutions:
DF 11 Gary Gillespie 39'
FW 21 Robert Fleck 79'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

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

Sweden vs Costa Rica

20 June 1990
21:00
 Sweden  1 – 2  Costa Rica Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 30,223
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
Ekström  32' Report Flores  75'
Medford  88'

SWEDEN:
GK 22 Thomas Ravelli
DF 6 Roland Nilsson
DF 4 Peter Larsson
DF 3 Glenn Hysén (c)
DF 8 Stefan Schwarz 74'
MF 21 Stefan Pettersson
MF 15 Glenn Strömberg 20' 81'
MF 10 Klas Ingesson
MF 14 Joakim Nilsson
FW 18 Johnny Ekström
FW 17 Tomas Brolin 34'
Substitutions:
MF 9 Leif Engqvist 81'
DF 19 Mats Gren 34'
Manager:
Olle Nordin

COSTA RICA:
GK 1 Luis Gabelo Conejo
SW 3 Róger Flores (c)
DF 8 Germán Chavarría 73'
DF 20 Mauricio Montero
DF 6 José Carlos Chaves
MF 4 Rónald González Brenes
MF 10 Oscar Ramírez
MF 12 Róger Gómez 28' 60'
MF 14 Juan Cayasso
FW 19 Héctor Marchena 53'
FW 11 Claudio Jara
Substitutions:
FW 7 Hernán Medford 60'
FW 9 Alexandre Guimarães 73'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović

Assistant referees:
Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)
George Courtney (England)
Stages
Group A · Group B · Group C · Group D · Group E · Group F · Knockout stage · Final
General information
Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
Eliminated in the round of 16
Eliminated in the group stage