Article: Soc: 1990 World Cup history


AAP Sports News (Australia)
05-18-2006
Soc: 1990 World Cup history

PARIS, AFP - The 1990 World Cup witnessed the lowest goals-per-game average, a deluge
of sendings-off and arguably the worst final ever seen.

Just 115 goals were scored from 52 games at an average of 2.21 per game. There were
16 red cards and 164 bookings at an average of 3.46 per match, another record.

In addition penalty shootouts were routine -- four in total -- including both semi-finals.

Argentina advanced at the expense of Italy and West Germany beat England.

Appropriately it was a penalty, by Andreas Brehme for the Germans, that decided a sorry
final which included two sendings off for the Argentines. It was ...

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