<P> It was also the lowest - scoring final yet seen with Argentina becoming the first team not to score during a World Cup Final , having only one shot on goal , while Germany had 16 scoring chances out of 23 shots . Argentina 's strategy had been to defend at all costs and reach the penalty shootout , having already advanced twice in the tournament by this means . The only goal of the contest arrived in the 85th minute when Codesal awarded a penalty to West Germany , after Roberto Sensini fouled Rudi Völler which led to Argentinian protests . Andreas Brehme ( who took the place of regular penalty taker Matthäus ) converted the spot kick with a low right footed shot to the goalkeeper 's right . </P>
<P> It was also the lowest - scoring final yet seen with Argentina becoming the first team not to score during a World Cup Final , having only one shot on goal , while Germany had 16 scoring chances out of 23 shots . Argentina 's strategy had been to defend at all costs and reach the penalty shootout , having already advanced twice in the tournament by this means . The only goal of the contest arrived in the 85th minute when Codesal awarded a penalty to West Germany , after Roberto Sensini fouled Rudi Völler which led to Argentinian protests . Andreas Brehme ( who took the place of regular penalty taker Matthäus ) converted the spot kick with a low right footed shot to the goalkeeper 's right . </P>
who scored the winning goal in the 1990 world cup final
who scored the winning goal in the 1990 world cup final
Andreas Brehme
Andreas Brehme