Italia '90 1990 FIFA World Cup official logo Tournament details Host country Italy Dates 8 June – 8 July 1990 (31 days) Teams 24 (from 5 confederations) Venue(s) 12 (in 12 host cities) Final positions Champions West Germany (3rd title) Runners-up Argentina Third place Italy Fourth place England Tournament statistics Matches played 52 Goals scored 115 (2.21 per match) Attendance 2,516,348 (48,391 per match) Top scorer(s) Salvatore Schillaci (6 goals) Best player Salvatore Schillaci ← 1986 1994 → The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated co