1990_FIFA_World_Cup_squads

1990 FIFA World Cup squads

1990 FIFA World Cup squads

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This article lists the national football squads for the 1990 FIFA World Cup final tournament held in Italy, between 8 June and 8 July 1990. Each country's final squad consisted of 22 players and had to be confirmed by 29 May.

Replacement of injured players was permitted during the tournament at the discretion of FIFA. Two goalkeepers (for Argentina and England) were allowed to replace their injured counterparts under this ruling. Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps counts until the start of the World Cup, including all pre-tournament friendlies. A player's age is also at the start of the tournament.

Group A

Austria

Head coach: Josef Hickersberger

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Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Jozef Vengloš

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Italy

Head coach: Azeglio Vicini

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Note: with the exception of the goalkeepers, who were assigned the traditional shirt numbers for the role (1, 12 and 22) the Italian team was numbered alphabetically within their respective positions: Defenders (from 2 to 8), Midfielders (from 9 to 14) and Forwards (from 15 to 21).

United States

Head coach: Bob Gansler

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Group B

Argentina

Head coach: Carlos Bilardo

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 *Following a rupture of goalkeeper Pumpido's tibia and fibula, the Argentine team was authorized to replace him with Comizzo, who joined the team as third goalkeeper.

Cameroon

Head coach: Soviet Union Valery Nepomnyashchy

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Romania

Head coach: Emerich Jenei

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Soviet Union

Head coach: Valeriy Lobanovskyi

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Group C

Brazil

Head coach: Sebastião Lazaroni

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Costa Rica

Head coach: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović

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Scotland

Head coach: Andy Roxburgh

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The Scotland squad was numbered according to the number of caps that each player had won at the time. The exception to this was Goalkeeper Jim Leighton who was given the traditional number 1 jersey.

Sweden

Head coach: Olle Nordin

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Group D

Colombia

Head coach: Francisco Maturana

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United Arab Emirates

Head coach: Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira

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West Germany

Head coach: Franz Beckenbauer

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Yugoslavia

Head coach: Ivica Osim

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Group E

Belgium

Head coach: Guy Thys

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South Korea

Head coach: South Korea Lee Hoe-taik

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Spain

Head coach: Luis Suárez

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Uruguay

Head coach: Óscar Tabárez

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Group F

Egypt

Head coach: Mahmoud Al-Gohari

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England

Head coach: Bobby Robson

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 * David Seaman was originally selected, but after the first game in Italy, he had to pull out of the squad due to a thumb injury and was replaced by Dave Beasant.

Netherlands

Head coach: Leo Beenhakker

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Republic of Ireland

Head coach: England Jack Charlton

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Notes

Each national team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included 3 goalkeepers, except Colombia and Republic of Ireland who only called two.

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