Date: 15-06-1990
Stage: first round
Place: MILANO
Running time: 94 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian/german
My rating: ***
Notes: Voeller, Klinsmann, Matthaus
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 15 June 1990, 21:00
Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Attendance: 71,167
Meteo: N.A.
WEST GERMANY
Bodo Illgner
Klaus Augenthaler
Thomas Berthold
Andreas Brehme
Guido Buchwald
Stefan Reuter
Uwe Bein
Thomas Häßler
Lothar Matthäus
Jürgen Klinsmann
Rudi Völler
Coach: Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)
() 31′ Andreas Brehme
46′ ↓Thomas Berthold ↑Pierre Littbarski
71′ ↓Jürgen Klinsmann ↑Karl-Heinz Riedle
U. A. EMIRATES
Muhsin Musabbah
Khaleel Ghanim Mubarak
Yousef Hussain
Eissa Meer
Ibrahim Meer
Abdulrahman Mohammed
Hussain Gholoum
Khalid Ismail
Nasser Khamis
Ali Thani
Adnan Khamees Al Talyani
Coach: Bernard Blaut (UAE)
() 26′ Yousef Hussain
() 30′ Hussain Gholoum
82′ ↓Khalid Ismail ↑Hassan Mohammed
87′ ↓Ibrahim Meer ↑Abdulrahman Al-Haddad
Referee: Alexei Spirin (URS)
Goals:
35′ Rudi Völler FRG
36′ Jürgen Klinsmann FRG
46′ Khalid Ismail UAE
47′ Lothar Matthäus FRG
59′ Uwe Bein FRG
75′ Rudi Völler FRG
Match overview
West Germany produced a dominant display in Milan, overwhelming the United Arab Emirates 5-1. Völler netted twice, with Klinsmann, Matthäus and Bein also scoring. Despite Khalid Ismail’s consolation, the UAE struggled to contain the hosts’ attacking strength throughout the match.
Trivia
This result remains the UAE’s heaviest World Cup defeat and the highest-scoring match in Group D at Italia ’90. West Germany’s attacking depth and clinical finishing were on full display, affirming their status as tournament favourites.
