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 playing three games in a particular World Cup having every game finish with exactly the same scoreline: a 2–1 loss.

Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Brazil330041+36Advance to knockout stage
2  Costa Rica320132+14
3  Scotland310223−12
4  Sweden300336−30
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

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All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Brazil vs Sweden

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Brazil  2–1  Sweden
Careca 40', 63'ReportBrolin 79'
Attendance: 62,628
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)
Brazil
Sweden
GK1Taffarel
SW21Mauro Galvão
CB13Mozer  38'
CB3Ricardo Gomes (c)
RM2Jorginho
CM4Dunga  88'
CM5Alemão
LM6Branco  60'
AM8Valdo  82'
FW15Müller
FW9Careca
Substitutes:
AM10Silas  82'
FW11Romário
FW16Bebeto
CB19Ricardo Rocha
GK22Zé Carlos
Manager:
Sebastião Lazaroni
GK22Thomas Ravelli
DF6Roland Nilsson
DF4Peter Larsson
DF5Roger Ljung  70'
DF8Stefan Schwarz
MF13Anders Limpar
MF16Jonas Thern (c)
MF10Klas Ingesson
MF14Joakim Nilsson  83'
FW20Mats Magnusson  46'
FW17Tomas Brolin
Substitutes:
GK12Lars Eriksson
MF15Glenn Strömberg  70'
FW18Johnny Ekström
DF19Mats Gren
FW21Stefan Pettersson  46'
Manager:
Olle Nordin

Assistant referees:
Michel Vautrot (France)
Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Costa Rica vs Scotland

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Costa Rica  1–0  Scotland
Cayasso 49'Report
Costa Rica
Scotland
GK1Luis Gabelo Conejo
SW3Róger Flores (c)
DF8Germán Chavarría
DF20Mauricio Montero
DF6José Carlos Chaves
MF4Rónald González Brenes
MF10Óscar Ramírez
MF12Róger Gómez
FW14Juan Cayasso
FW19Héctor Marchena
FW11Claudio Jara  85'
Substitutes:
DF5Marvin Obando
FW7Hernán Medford  85'
FW9Alexandre Guimarães
MF17Roy Myers
GK21Hermidio Barrantes
Manager:
Bora Milutinović
GK1Jim Leighton
DF4Richard Gough  46'
DF2Alex McLeish
DF3Roy Aitken (c)
DF19David McPherson
DF6Maurice Malpas
MF5Paul McStay
MF8Jim Bett  74'
MF16Stuart McCall
FW7Mo Johnston
FW14Alan McInally
Substitutes:
FW9Ally McCoist  74'
MF10Murdo MacLeod
GK12Andy Goram
MF13Gordon Durie
DF17Stewart McKimmie  46'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

Assistant referees:
Carlos Maciel (Paraguay)
Elías Jácome (Ecuador)

Brazil vs Costa Rica

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Brazil  1–0  Costa Rica
Müller 33'Report
Attendance: 58,007
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Brazil
Costa Rica
GK1Taffarel
SW21Mauro Galvão
CB13Mozer  90'
CB3Ricardo Gomes (c)
RM2Jorginho  88'
CM5Alemão
CM4Dunga
LM6Branco
AM8Valdo  86'
FW15Müller
FW9Careca  83'
Substitutes:
AM10Silas  86'
FW11Romário
FW16Bebeto  83'
DF19Ricardo Rocha
GK22Zé Carlos
Manager:
Sebastião Lazaroni
GK1Luis Gabelo Conejo
SW3Róger Flores (c)
DF8Germán Chavarría
DF20Mauricio Montero
DF6José Carlos Chaves
MF4Rónald González Brenes
MF10Óscar Ramírez
MF12Róger Gómez  59'
FW14Juan Cayasso  78'
FW19Héctor Marchena
FW11Claudio Jara  16'  71'
Substitutes:
DF5Marvin Obando
FW7Hernán Medford
FW9Alexandre Guimarães  78'
FW17Roy Myers  71'
GK21Hermidio Barrantes
Manager:
Bora Milutinović

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

Sweden vs Scotland

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Sweden  1–2  Scotland
Strömberg 86'ReportMcCall 11'
Johnston 81' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,823
Sweden
Scotland
GK22Thomas Ravelli
DF6Roland Nilsson
DF3Glenn Hysén (c)
DF4Peter Larsson  75'
DF8Stefan Schwarz
MF13Anders Limpar
MF16Jonas Thern  59'
MF10Klas Ingesson
MF14Joakim Nilsson
FW21Stefan Pettersson  62'
FW17Tomas Brolin
Substitutes:
MF9Leif Engqvist
GK12Lars Eriksson
MF15Glenn Strömberg  75'
FW18Johnny Ekström  62'
DF19Mats Gren
Manager:
Olle Nordin
GK1Jim Leighton
DF2Alex McLeish
DF6Maurice Malpas
DF15Craig Levein
DF19David McPherson  65'
MF13Gordon Durie  75'
MF10Murdo MacLeod
MF3Roy Aitken (c)
MF16Stuart McCall
FW21Robert Fleck  84'
FW7Mo Johnston
Substitutes:
MF5Paul McStay  75'
FW9Ally McCoist  84'
GK12Andy Goram
DF17Stewart McKimmie
MF20Gary McAllister
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

Assistant referees:
Vincent Mauro (United States)
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

Brazil vs Scotland

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Brazil  1–0  Scotland
Müller 81'Report
Attendance: 62,502
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)
Brazil
Scotland
GK1Taffarel
SW21Mauro Galvão
CB19Ricardo Rocha
CB3Ricardo Gomes (c)
RM2Jorginho
CM4Dunga
CM5Alemão
LM6Branco
AM8Valdo
FW9Careca
FW11Romário  65'
Substitutes:
AM10Silas
FW15Müller  65'
FW16Bebeto
RM18Mazinho
GK22Zé Carlos
Manager:
Sebastião Lazaroni
GK1Jim Leighton
SW3Roy Aitken (c)
DF17Stewart McKimmie
DF2Alex McLeish
DF19David McPherson
DF6Maurice Malpas
MF5Paul McStay
MF10Murdo MacLeod  8'  39'
MF16Stuart McCall
FW7Mo Johnston  5'
FW9Ally McCoist  79'
Substitutes:
DF11Gary Gillespie  39'
GK12Andy Goram
MF18John Collins
MF20Gary McAllister
FW21Robert Fleck  79'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

Assistant referees:
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)
Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

Sweden vs Costa Rica

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Sweden  1–2  Costa Rica
Ekström 32'ReportFlores 75'
Medford 87'
Sweden
Costa Rica
GK22Thomas Ravelli
DF6Roland Nilsson
DF3Glenn Hysén (c)
DF8Stefan Schwarz  74'
MF21Stefan Pettersson
MF15Glenn Strömberg  20'  81'
MF4Peter Larsson
MF10Klas Ingesson
MF14Joakim Nilsson
FW18Johnny Ekström
FW17Tomas Brolin  34'
Substitutes:
MF9Leif Engqvist  81'
GK12Lars Eriksson
MF13Anders Limpar
MF16Jonas Thern
DF19Mats Gren  34'
Manager:
Olle Nordin
GK1Luis Gabelo Conejo
SW3Róger Flores (c)
DF8Germán Chavarría  73'
DF20Mauricio Montero
DF6José Carlos Chaves
MF4Rónald González Brenes
MF10Óscar Ramírez
MF12Róger Gómez  28'  60'
MF14Juan Cayasso
FW19Héctor Marchena  53'
FW11Claudio Jara
Substitutes:
DF5Marvin Obando
FW7Hernán Medford  60'
FW9Alexandre Guimarães  73'
MF17Roy Myers
GK21Hermidio Barrantes
Manager:
Bora Milutinović

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

See also

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