Germany at the FIFA World Cup trophy. Paul Breitner became only the third player in World Cup history to have scored in two separate finals, but only after the Italians had already taken a 3-0 lead after 81 minutes. With the highest attendance ever at a FIFA World Cup final, West Germany faced Argentina in Mexico City. Although the South Americans' star player Diego Maradona was closely guarded by the German team, he assisted the decisive 3-2 scored by Jorge Burruchaga, ensuring his country's second World Cup win. Late during the match, three yellow cards were given to Argentinians for time wasting. For this re-match of
1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) the competition, annulling their results. The four group winners from the second round were drawn into two ties. The winner of each two-legged tie qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Egypt won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1990 World Cup. Cameroon won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1990 World Cup. 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams competing for two berths in the final tournament in Italy. 26 nations in total entered the qualifying stage. FIFA rejected the entries of