1990 FIFA World Cup

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The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th edition of the men's international football championship, held in Italy and won by West Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf FIFA World Cup
international football tournament
averageGoalsPerMatch 2.21
bestGoalkeeper Luis Gabelo Conejo
bestPlayer Salvatore Schillaci
bestYoungPlayer Robert Prosinečki
champion West Germany
continent Europe
editionNumber 14
endDate 1990-07-08
fairPlayAward England
finalCity Rome
finalMatchScore West Germany 1–0 Argentina
finalVenue Stadio Olimpico
fourthPlace England
goldenBallWinner Salvatore Schillaci
goldenBootWinner Salvatore Schillaci
hostCity Bari
Bologna
Cagliari
Florence
Genoa
Milan
Naples
Palermo
Rome
Turin
Udine
Verona
hostConfederation UEFA
hostCountry Italy
mascot Ciao
nextEdition 1994 FIFA World Cup
notableFeature introduction of three-points-for-a-win in later tournaments influenced by defensive play in 1990
low goals-per-game average
numberOfConfederations 5
numberOfGoals 115
numberOfHostCities 12
numberOfMatches 52
numberOfTeams 24
numberOfVenues 12
officialBall Adidas Etrusco Unico
officialSong Un'estate italiana
officialSongPerformer Edoardo Bennato
Gianna Nannini
openingMatch Argentina vs Cameroon
openingMatchCity Milan
openingMatchScore Cameroon 1–0 Argentina
openingMatchVenue San Siro
surface form: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
organizer FIFA
previousEdition 1986 FIFA World Cup
runnerUp Argentina
sport association football
startDate 1990-06-08
thirdPlace Italy
topScorer Salvatore Schillaci
winner West Germany
year 1990

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"Nessun dorma" associatedWith 1990 FIFA World Cup
subject surface form: Nessun dorma
this entity surface form: FIFA World Cup Italia 1990
San Siro hostedEvent 1990 FIFA World Cup
this entity surface form: 1990 FIFA World Cup matches
Jack Charlton ledTeamToTournament 1990 FIFA World Cup
Steve Nicol majorTournamentParticipation 1990 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup nextEdition 1990 FIFA World Cup
Peter Vermes participantIn 1990 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup previousEdition 1990 FIFA World Cup
Germany national football team wonWorldCup 1990 FIFA World Cup