Welcome to Italia1990.com. The aim of this website is to examine and analyse every aspect of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Italy between 8 June and 8 July 1990. The website is a long-term project and a work in progress, as previously published material will be regularly revised.

The website aims to publish everything worth to know not only about the World Cup tournament itself, but also its build-up, including the qualification stage. The website was launched in July 2016, and we estimate to complete the project by 2030. We will only begin publishing match reports from the 1990 World Cup tournament when all qualifiers have been covered.

We have covered all qualifiers for the UEFA, CONMEBOL, Oceania, CONCACAF and AFC sections, and we are left with completing the CAF zone. A closer look at the African section is our next undertaking. With footage from the first couple of rounds very much in limited supply, we will only be looking at creating match reports from a total of four matches until the play-off phase. Next up is Zimbabwe vs Algeria from 25 June 1989. Updated on 21 September 2026.