1990 FIFA World Cup squads Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira Head coach: Franz Beckenbauer Head coach: Ivica Osim Head coach: Guy Thys Head coach: Lee Hoe-taik Head coach: Luis Suárez Head coach: Óscar Tabárez Head coach: Mahmoud El-Gohary Head coach: Bobby Robson Head coach: Leo Beenhakker Head coach: Jack Charlton Each national team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included 3 goalkeepers, except Colombia and Republic of Ireland who only called two. 1990 FIFA World Cup squads This article lists the national football squads for the 1990 FIFA World Cup final tournament held in Italy, between 8 June and 8
1990 FIFA World Cup of which last qualified in 1978. Austria, Cameroon, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia also returned after missing the 1986 tournament. Among the teams who failed to qualify were 1986 semi-finalists France (missing out their first World Cup since 1974), Denmark, Poland (for the first time since 1970), Portugal and Hungary. The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. Twelve stadiums in twelve cities were selected to host matches at the 1990 World Cup. The Stadio San Nicola in Bari and Turin's Stadio delle Alpi were completely new venues opened for the World Cup. The remaining ten venues all underwent extensive programmes