The 1990 World Cup final in Italy saw a re-staging of the final pairing of four years earlier: Argentina faced Germany again. Only this time the Germans were the ones to send Argentina as the defeated team off the field. Germany's 1-0 victory marked the third win of a World Cup Championship, with Germany joining Brazil and Italy as the third three-time winner of the World Cup tournament.

The undisputed darling team of the Italy games was Cameroon. Headed by 39 year old forward Roger Milla, Cameroon was the first African team to play a serious role in a World Cup tournament. Celebrating a completely unexpected victory over defending champion Argentina in the Opening Game -- during the 1990 World Cup, Argentina was at no point able to repeat its glorious play presented four years ago -- Cameroon only was stopped in the quarter final when it lost to England in overtime.

• Championship game: Germany vs. Argentina 1-0
• Number of teams participating: 24
• Venue sites: Bari, Bologna, Cagliari, Florence, Genoa, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Rome, Turin, Udine, Verona