1990 Allengin World Cup
1990 Allengin World Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Elbresia |
Dates | April 9th - April 16th, 1990 |
Teams | 32 |
Venue(s) | 6 (in Ieraskevi host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Shoassau (1st title) |
Runners-up | UCSS |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 63 |
The 1990 World Cup, also called the 1990 Allengin World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 9 April to 16 April, 1990 in Allengin, Elbresia. It was the 18th World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every year. The tournament phase involved 32 teams, of which all came through qualifying competitions at the start of the event from an original 64 national teams. At the time, it was one of the most watched sporting events in the history of the world.
31 national teams advanced through qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament, with a total of 64 matches played. Shoassau defeated the UCSS in the final.
Teams
Venues
Opening Ceremony
Group Stages
Qualifying Rounds
64 competing countries were divided into eight groups of eight teams (groups A to H). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin best two-out-of-three, with the top four teams advancing to the knockout stage with the Round of 32.
Knockout Stage
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Sponsorship
The sponsors of the 1990 World Cup were divided into three categories: World Cup Partners, World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The National Supporters were all Elbresian sponsors.
World Cup partners | World Cup sponsors | National supporters |
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