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 the six groups in order of their seeding rank (1st seed to Group A, 2nd seed to Group B, etc.). The seeds were decided by FIFA based on the nations' performance in, primarily, the 1986 World Cup with the 1982 World Cup also considered as a secondary influence. Six of the final eight in 1986 had qualified for the 1990 tournament, the missing nations being Mexico (quarter-final in 1986) and France (third place). Italy – who were seeded first as hosts – had not reached the final eight in 1986 and this left FIFA needing to exclude one of the