1990 FIFA World Cup

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The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (after Mexico in 1986). Teams representing 116 national football associations entered and qualification began in April 1988. Twenty-two teams qualified from this process, along with the host nation Italy and defending champions Argentina. The tournament was won by West Germany, for the third time. They beat defending champions Argentina 1–0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, a rematch of the previous final four years earlier. Italy ended up finishing third and England fourth, after both lost their semi-finals in penalty shoot-outs. This was the last tournament to feature a team from West Germany, with the country being reunified with East Germany a few months later in October, as well as teams from the Eastern Bloc before the end of the Cold War in 1991, as the Soviet...

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