1990 FIFA World Cup Group A

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 330040+46
 Czechoslovakia 320163+34
 Austria 310223−12
 United States 300328−60

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Italy vs Austria

9 June 1990
21:00
Italy  1–0  Austria
Schillaci  78' Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 73,303
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
Italy
Austria
GK 1 Walter Zenga
SW 2 Franco Baresi
DF 3 Giuseppe Bergomi (c)
DF 6 Riccardo Ferri
DF 7 Paolo Maldini
MF 9 Carlo Ancelotti  46'
MF 11Fernando De Napoli
MF 13Giuseppe Giannini
MF 17Roberto Donadoni
FW 21Gianluca Vialli
FW 16Andrea Carnevale  76'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Luigi De Agostini  46'
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod
GK 12Stefano Tacconi
FW 15Roberto Baggio
FW 19Salvatore Schillaci  76'
Manager:
Azeglio Vicini
GK 1 Klaus Lindenberger
SW 2 Ernst Aigner
DF 7 Kurt Russ
DF 3 Robert Pecl
DF 5 Peter Schöttel
DF 18Michael Streiter
MF 8 Peter Artner  61'
MF 10Manfred Linzmaier  77'
MF 20Andreas Herzog  6'
FW 13Andreas Ogris
FW 9 Toni Polster (c)
Substitutions:
DF 4 Anton Pfeffer
MF 6 Manfred Zsak  61'
MF 11Alfred Hörtnagl  77'
FW 14Gerhard Rodax
GK 21Michael Konsel
Manager:
Josef Hickersberger

Assistant referees:
Armando Pérez-Hoyos (Colombia)
Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)

United States vs Czechoslovakia

10 June 1990
17:00
United States  1–5  Czechoslovakia
Caligiuri  61' Report Skuhravý  25', 78'
Bílek  39' (pen.)
Hašek  50'
Luhový  90+3'
United States
Czechoslovakia
GK 1 Tony Meola  39'
DF 2 Steve Trittschuh  43'
DF 5 Mike Windischmann (c)
DF 15Desmond Armstrong
MF 6 John Harkes
MF 7 Tab Ramos
MF 14John Stollmeyer  64'
MF 20Paul Caligiuri
FW 10Peter Vermes
FW 11Eric Wynalda Red card 52'
FW 16Bruce Murray  79'
Substitutions:
DF 17Marcelo Balboa  64'
FW 9 Christopher Sullivan  79'
Manager:
Bob Gansler
GK 1 Jan Stejskal
SW 5 Ján Kocian
DF 3 Miroslav Kadlec  61'
DF 6 František Straka
DF 11Ľubomír Moravčík  83'
DF 4 Ivan Hašek (c)
MF 9 Luboš Kubík  30'
MF 8 Jozef Chovanec
MF 7 Michal Bílek
FW 10Tomáš Skuhravý
FW 17Ivo Knoflíček  77'
Substitutions:
MF 14Vladimír Weiss  83'
MF 18Milan Luhový  77'
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš

Assistant referees:
Marcel Van Langenhove (Belgium)
Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)

Italy vs United States

14 June 1990
21:00
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
SW 2 Franco Baresi
DF 3 Giuseppe Bergomi (c)
DF 6 Riccardo Ferri  69'
DF 7 Paolo Maldini
MF 10 Nicola Berti
MF 17Roberto Donadoni
MF 11Fernando De Napoli
MF 13Giuseppe Giannini
FW 16Andrea Carnevale  51'
FW 21Gianluca Vialli
Substitutions:
DF 4 Luigi De Agostini
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod
FW 19Salvatore Schillaci  51'
GK 12Stefano Tacconi
FW 15Roberto Baggio
Manager:
Azeglio Vicini
GK 1 Tony Meola
DF 3 John Doyle
DF 4 Jimmy Banks  62'  80'
DF 5 Mike Windischmann (c)
DF 15Desmond Armstrong
DF 17Marcelo Balboa
MF 6 John Harkes
MF 7 Tab Ramos
MF 20Paul Caligiuri
FW 10Peter Vermes
FW 16Bruce Murray  82'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Steve Trittschuh
DF 8 Brian Bliss
FW 9 Christopher Sullivan  82'
DF 14John Stollmeyer  80'
GK 18Kasey Keller
Manager:
Bob Gansler

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

Austria vs Czechoslovakia

15 June 1990
17:00
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  22'
DF 4 Anton Pfeffer  85'
DF 7 Kurt Russ  46'
MF 6 Manfred Zsak  71'
MF 5 Peter Schöttel  46'
MF 20Andreas Herzog
MF 11Alfred Hörtnagl
FW 14Gerhard Rodax
FW 9 Toni Polster (c)
Substitutions:
MF 13Andreas Ogris  46'
MF 18Michael Streiter  46'
Manager:
Josef Hickersberger
GK 1 Jan Stejskal
SW 5 Ján Kocian
DF 3 Miroslav Kadlec
DF 20Václav Němeček
DF 11Ľubomír Moravčík  52'
DF 4 Ivan Hašek (c)
MF 8 Jozef Chovanec  31'
MF 9 Luboš Kubík  62'
MF 7 Michal Bílek
FW 10Tomáš Skuhravý
FW 17Ivo Knoflíček  81'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Július Bielik  31'
MF 14Vladimír Weiss  81'
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš

Assistant referees:
Richard Lorenc (Australia)
Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Italy vs Czechoslovakia

19 June 1990
21:00
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
SW 2 Franco Baresi
DF 3 Giuseppe Bergomi (c)
DF 6 Riccardo Ferri
MF 10Nicola Berti  70'
MF 17Roberto Donadoni  51'
MF 11Fernando De Napoli  65'
MF 13Giuseppe Giannini
MF 7 Paolo Maldini
FW 15Roberto Baggio  44'
FW 19Salvatore Schillaci
Substitutions:
DF 4 Luigi De Agostini  51'
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod  65'
GK 12Stefano Tacconi
MF 14Giancarlo Marocchi
FW 20Aldo Serena
Manager:
Azeglio Vicini
GK 1 Jan Stejskal
SW 3 Miroslav Kadlec
DF 15Vladimír Kinier
DF 20Václav Němeček  46'
MF 11Ľubomír Moravčík
MF 4 Ivan Hašek (c)
MF 8 Jozef Chovanec  26'
MF 14Vladimír Weiss  58'
MF 7 Michal Bílek
FW 10Tomáš Skuhravý  30'
FW 17Ivo Knoflíček
Substitutions:
DF 2 Július Bielik  46'
MF 13Jiří Němec
MF 16Viliam Hýravý
FW 19Stanislav Griga  58'
GK 21Luděk Mikloško
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš

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

Austria vs United States

19 June 1990
21:00
Austria  2–1  United States
Ogris  52'
Rodax  65' 		Report Murray  85'
Stadio Comunale, Florence
Attendance: 34,857
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Austria
United States
GK 1 Klaus Lindenberger  84'
SW 2 Ernst Aigner
DF 3 Robert Pecl  31'
DF 4 Anton Pfeffer
MF 7 Peter Artner Red card 33'
MF 6 Manfred Zsak  21'
MF 20Andreas Herzog
MF 13Andreas Ogris
MF 18Michael Streiter
FW 14Gerhard Rodax  86'
FW 9 Toni Polster (c)  46'
Substitutions:
MF 16Andreas Reisinger  50'  46'
MF 19Gerald Glatzmayer  90'  86'
Manager:
Josef Hickersberger
GK 1 Tony Meola
DF 3 John Doyle
DF 4 Jimmy Banks  28'  55'
DF 5 Mike Windischmann (c)  58'
DF 15Desmond Armstrong
DF 17Marcelo Balboa
MF 6 John Harkes
MF 7 Tab Ramos
MF 20Paul Caligiuri  26'  70'
FW 10Peter Vermes
FW 16Bruce Murray  42'
Substitutions:
DF 8 Brian Bliss  70'
FW 11Eric Wynalda  55'
Manager:
Bob Gansler

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