The tournamemt was held in the European nation of Italy. A huge suprise came from Cameroon, they beat the defending world champions, Argentina, 1-0 in the opening match. They also recorded to be the first African team to reach the quarterfinals, but lost to England 3-2. Under new team management by former captain Franz Beckenbauer, West Germany won its 3rd World Championship. They beat the Argentinians 1-0 in the bad tempered final.
The honor of hosting the World Cup was awarded to the United States, FIFA wanted to conquer the last frontier, where the sport was the least popular. All matches were sold out and organization was of the highest quality, the tournamnet didn't produce any wothwhile games. The final between Brazil and Italy came to 0-0 draw and the first ever penalty shootout in a final took place. Brazil won its 4th championship with a 3-2 in the penalties.
The tournament returned to France, were 32 teams participated and the Golden Goal was introduced into extra-time. France beat the defending champs, Brazil 3-0 in the finals. A French midfielder named Zinedine Zidane scored 2 goals in the first half.
Germany is my favorite team in the World Cup.