▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁scored ▁from ▁the ▁resulting ▁free ▁kick ▁to ▁tie ▁the ▁game ▁for ▁West ▁Germany . ▁Italy ▁reached ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁Z eng a ▁remained ▁first ▁choice ▁goal keeper ▁when ▁Italy ▁hosted ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁helped ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁third - place ▁finish , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁set ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁five ▁consecutive ▁clean ▁sheets , ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 1 8 ▁minutes ▁without ▁conced ing ▁a ▁goal , ▁a ▁record ▁still ▁standing . ▁His ▁un be aten ▁stre ak ▁was ▁ended ▁by ▁Cla udio ▁Can ig gia ' s ▁header ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁against ▁def ending ▁champions ▁Argentina , ▁after ▁Z eng a ▁had ▁made ▁an ▁error ▁when ▁coming ▁out ▁to ▁collect ▁a ▁cross ; ▁following ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁after ▁extra - time , ▁Argentina ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁ 4 – 3 ▁on ▁pen alt ies , ▁while ▁Z eng a ▁failed ▁to ▁stop ▁a ▁single ▁spot ▁kick ▁in ▁the ▁shoot - out . ▁In ▁the ▁third - place ▁match ▁against ▁England , ▁Z eng a ▁conced ed ▁his ▁second ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁a ▁David ▁Pl att ▁header , ▁although ▁Italy ▁managed ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁victory . ▁ ▁After ▁Italy ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁European ▁Championship , ▁Arr igo ▁Sac chi