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1990
Host: Italy Champion: Germany |
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A penalty kick goal by Andreas Brehme produced the only score and was the margin of victory for Germany in the final.
The Germans won their third World Cup Championship and set a record for being a finalist six times. Argentina played without four of its key players who accumulated red cards in the semifinals against Italy.
The United States made its first appearance in the Finals since 1950 and lost all three of its first round matches.
The 52 games set an all-time attendance record of 2,510,686 spectators.
Salvatore "Toto" Schillaci became the hero of the tournament, scoring six goals in leading Italy to a third place finish.
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