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, with the latter achieving a unique feat in World Cup history by having every game finish with exactly the same scoreline: a 2-1 loss to Sweden.

Overall

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 330041+36
 Costa Rica 320132+14
 Scotland 310223−12
 Sweden 300336−30

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Brazil vs Sweden

10 June 1990
21:00
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
DF 13Mozer  38'
DF 3 Ricardo Gomes (c)
DF 21Mauro Galvão
MF 2 Jorginho
MF 8 Valdo  82'
MF 5 Alemão
MF 4 Dunga  88'
MF 6 Branco  60'
FW 15Müller
FW 9 Careca
Substitutions:
MF 10Silas  82'
Manager:
Sebastião Lazaroni
GK 22Thomas Ravelli (c)
DF 6 Roland Nilsson
DF 4 Peter Larsson
DF 5 Roger Ljung  70'
DF 8 Stefan Schwarz
MF 13Anders Limpar
MF 16Jonas Thern
MF 10Klas Ingesson
MF 14Joakim Nilsson  83'
FW 20Mats Magnusson  46'
FW 17Tomas Brolin
Substitutions:
MF 15Glenn Strömberg  70'
FW 21Stefan 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
Cayasso  49' Report
Costa Rica
Scotland
GK 1 Luis Gabelo Conejo
SW 3 Róger Flores (c)
DF 8 Germán Chavarría
DF 20Mauricio Montero
DF 6 José Carlos Chaves
MF 4 Rónald González Brenes
MF 10Oscar Ramírez
MF 12Róger Gómez
FW 14Juan Cayasso
FW 19Héctor Marchena
FW 11Claudio Jara  80'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Hernán Medford  80'
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović
GK 1 Jim Leighton
DF 4 Richard Gough  46'
DF 2 Alex McLeish
DF 3 Roy Aitken (c)
DF 19David McPherson
DF 6 Maurice Malpas
MF 5 Paul McStay
MF 8 Jim Bett  74'
MF 16Stuart McCall
FW 7 Mo Johnston
FW 14Alan McInally
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ally McCoist  74'
DF 17Stewart 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
Müller  33' Report
Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 58,007
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Brazil
Costa Rica
GK 1 Taffarel
DF 13Mozer  90'
DF 3 Ricardo Gomes (c)
DF 21Mauro Galvão
MF 2 Jorginho  88'
MF 8 Valdo  86'
MF 5 Alemão
MF 4 Dunga
MF 6 Branco
FW 15Müller
FW 9 Careca  83'
Substitutions:
MF 10Silas  86'
FW 16Bebeto  83'
Manager:
Sebastião Lazaroni
GK 1 Luis Gabelo Conejo
SW 3 Róger Flores (c)
DF 8 Germán Chavarría
DF 20Mauricio Montero
DF 6 José Carlos Chaves
MF 4 Rónald González Brenes
MF 10Oscar Ramírez
MF 12Róger Gómez  59'
FW 14Juan Cayasso  78'
FW 19Héctor Marchena
FW 11Claudio Jara  16'  71'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Alexandre Guimarães  78'
FW 17Roy Myers  71'
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović

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

Sweden vs Scotland

16 June 1990
21:00
Sweden  1–2  Scotland
Strömberg  86' Report McCall  10'
Johnston  80' (pen.)
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 31,823
Referee: Carlos Maciel (Paraguay)
Sweden
Scotland
GK 22Thomas Ravelli
DF 6 Roland Nilsson
DF 3 Glenn Hysén (c)
DF 4 Peter Larsson  75'
DF 8 Stefan Schwarz
MF 13Anders Limpar
MF 16Jonas Thern  59'
MF 10Klas Ingesson
MF 14Joakim Nilsson
FW 21Stefan Pettersson  62'
FW 17Tomas Brolin
Substitutions:
MF 15Glenn Strömberg  75'
FW 18Johnny Ekström  62'
Manager:
Olle Nordin
GK 1 Jim Leighton
DF 2 Alex McLeish
DF 6 Maurice Malpas
DF 15Craig Levein
DF 19David McPherson  65'
MF 13Gordon Durie  75'
MF 10Murdo MacLeod
MF 3 Roy Aitken (c)
MF 16Stuart McCall
FW 21Robert 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
Müller  82' Report
Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 62,502
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)
Brazil
Scotland
GK 1 Taffarel
DF 19Ricardo Rocha
DF 3 Ricardo Gomes (c)
DF 21Mauro Galvão
MF 2 Jorginho
MF 8 Valdo
MF 4 Dunga
MF 5 Alemão
MF 6 Branco
FW 9 Careca
FW 11Romário  65'
Substitutions:
MF 15Müller  65'
Manager:
Sebastião Lazaroni
GK 1 Jim Leighton
SW 3 Roy Aitken (c)
DF 17Stewart McKimmie
DF 2 Alex McLeish
DF 19David McPherson
DF 6 Maurice Malpas
MF 5 Paul McStay
MF 10Murdo MacLeod  8'  39'
MF 16Stuart McCall
FW 7 Mo Johnston  5'
FW 9 Ally McCoist  79'
Substitutions:
DF 11Gary Gillespie  39'
FW 21Robert 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
Ekström  32' Report Flores  75'
Medford  88'
Sweden
Costa Rica
GK 22Thomas Ravelli
DF 6 Roland Nilsson
DF 3 Glenn Hysén (c)
DF 8 Stefan Schwarz  74'
MF 21Stefan Pettersson
MF 15Glenn Strömberg  20'  81'
MF 4 Peter Larsson
MF 10Klas Ingesson
MF 14Joakim Nilsson
FW 18Johnny Ekström
FW 17Tomas Brolin  34'
Substitutions:
MF 9 Leif Engqvist  81'
DF 19Mats Gren  34'
Manager:
Olle Nordin
GK 1 Luis Gabelo Conejo
SW 3 Róger Flores (c)
DF 8 Germán Chavarría  73'
DF 20Mauricio Montero
DF 6 José Carlos Chaves
MF 4 Rónald González Brenes
MF 10Oscar Ramírez
MF 12Róger Gómez  28'  60'
MF 14Juan Cayasso
FW 19Héctor Marchena  53'
FW 11Claudio Jara
Substitutions:
FW 7 Hernán Medford  60'
FW 9 Alexandre Guimarães  73'
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović

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