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. The Mega Drive version is the European release of ''

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''. The Master System version was released in Brazil as ''Super Futebol II''.

Summary

Only the Master System game gives official groups, teams and the fidelity schedule of the championship. Gameplay occurs at a

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and sees the player given the choice of participating as any of the teams that featured in the tournament itself (excluding the Republic of Ireland), and no qualifying tournaments to reach the World Cup are available on this game. The Mega Drive version was later renamed to ''Sega Soccer'' on the ''Mega 6'' compilation cartridge removing the

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credits. In Brazil, the Master System version was released as a Master System exclusive with the name ''Super Futebol II''. ''Super Futebol'' had been the name used in Brazil for ''World Championship Soccer''.

Official license

Virgin Mastertronic owned the home license for the official video game of the 1990 World Cup. This was used on their self-developed games for home computers under the title '' World Cup Soccer: Italia '90''. They also published Sega games in Europe so used the licence for the different games for the Sega consoles. This is the second licensed game based on the

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featuring the official logo and the mascot, the first having been the ill-fated ''

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Playable nations

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Reception

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'' placed the game at #5 in their list of the 10 Worst Mega Drive Games of All Time, and awarded a score of 40%.Mega rating, issue 9, page 23,

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, June 1993

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