Germany World Cup 1990 Away

Germany World Cup 1990 Away

After West Germany were eliminated in the first round of Euro 1984. Franz Beckenbauer returned to the national team to replace Derwall as manager. At the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, West Germany finished as runners-up for the second consecutive tournament. After beating France 2–0 in the semi-finals, they lost to the Diego Maradona-led Argentina in the final, 2–3.

In Euro 1988, after drawing Italy 1–1 and beating both Denmark and Spain 2–0 in the group stage. West Germany’s hopes of winning the tournament on home soil were spoiled by the Netherlands. The Dutch beat them 2–1 in the semi-finals.

At the 1990 World Cup in Italy, West Germany won their third World Cup title! In its unprecedented third consecutive final appearance. Captained by Lothar Matthäus, they defeated Yugoslavia (4–1), UAE (5–1), the Netherlands (2–1), Czechoslovakia (1–0), and England (1–1, 4–3 on penalty kicks). This brought them to a final rematch against Argentina in Rome. West Germany were victorious, 1–0, with the only goal scored in the 85th minute by Andreas Brehme. Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup as the national team’s captain in 1974. He became the first person to win the World Cup as both captain and manager, and the second to win as player and manager, after Mario Zagallo of Brazil.

Prior to 1984, Olympic football was an amateur event, meaning that only non-professional players could participate due to this, West Germany was never able to achieve the same degree of success at the Olympics as at the World Cup. The first medal coming in the 1988 Olympics, when they won the bronze medal after beating Italy 3–0 in the 3rd place match. West Germany also reached the second round in both 1972 and 1984. On the other hand, due to having an ability to field its top-level players who were classified as amateurs on a technicality East Germany did better, winning a gold, a silver and two bronze medals (one representing the United Team of Germany).

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