Andreas Brehme, Scorer of West Germany’s Winning Goal in1990 World Cup Final, Dies at 63

Germany players celebrate after Andreas Brehme, (L) on ground, scores the winning goal in the World Cup soccer final match against Argentina, in the Olympic Stadium, in Rome, on July 8, 1990. Carlo Fumagalli/AP Photo

BERLIN—Andreas Brehme, who fired West Germany to the 1990 World Cup title with the only goal in the final against Diego Maradona’s Argentina, has died. He was 63.

Brehme’s partner Susanne Schaefer confirmed his death in a statement to Germany’s dpa news agency on Tuesday. Schaefer said Brehme died “suddenly and unexpectedly” in the night from a cardiac arrest.