1990 FIFA World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

Host Nation	Italy
Qualification Dates	April 17, 1988-November 19, 1989
Tournament Dates	June 8-July 8, 1990
Champion	West Germany
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The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being Mexico in 1986). Teams representing 116 national football associations entered and qualification began in April 1988. 22 teams qualified from this process, along with host nation Italy and defending champions Argentina.

Publications

Programs
Stage	Date	Teams	Venue
Qualifying	October 19, 1988	England vs. Sweden	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	October 19, 1988	Scotland vs. Yugoslavia	Hampden Park
Qualifying	March 8, 1989	Scotland vs. France	Hampden Park
Qualifying	April 26, 1989	England vs. Albania	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	April 26, 1989	Bulgaria vs. Denmark	Vasil Levski National Stadium
Qualifying	June 4, 1988	Republic of Ireland vs. Hungary	Lansdowne Road
Qualifying	June 3, 1989	England vs. Poland	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	October 11, 1989	Poland vs. England	Stadion Śląski
Qualifying	October 11, 1989	Wales vs. Netherlands	Racecourse Ground
Qualifying	October 25, 1989	Czechoslovakia vs. Switzerland	Letná Stadium
Qualifying	November 15, 1989	Scotland vs. Norway	Hampden Park
Tournament	June 8-July 8, 1990	all	Italy