July 8 1990

Sweden’s Stefan Edberg beats Boris Becker of West Germany 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4 to win his second Wimbledon singles title, after failing to defend his title against Becker in the 1989 final. That night in Rome, the West German soccer team, captained by Lothar Matthäus, turn the tables on Argentina, led by Diego Maradona, with a 1-0 victory in the World Cup final — avenging their 2-3 defeat in the 1986 final. Two Argentinians are red-carded and Andreas Brehme scores from the penalty spot six minutes from time. West and East Germany are reunified three months later