The European Mega Drive release, "World Cup Italia '90", was published jointly with Olivetti and Virgin Mastertronic and was an officially licensed franchise game of the 1990 FIFA World Cup featuring the official logo and mascot. After the World Cup licence had expired the game was renamed to Sega Soccer on the "Mega 6" compilation cartridge on the Mega Drive removing the Virgin Mastertronic credit. A different game was also released as "World Cup Italia '90" for the Master System in 1991 but this is not connected to "World Championship Soccer".