1994 FIFA World Cup 147793 225479442 2008-07-13T22:24:51Z Sfzeller 1550665 /* Group D */ {{Infobox International Football Competition | tourney_name = FIFA World Cup | year = 1994 | other_titles = World Cup '94 | image = 1994FIFAWorldCup.png | size = 150px | caption = 1994 FIFA World Cup official logo | country = United States | dates = [[June 17]] – [[July 17]] | confederations = 5 | num_teams = 24 | venues = 9 | cities = 9 | champion = Brazil | count = 4 | second = Italy | third = Sweden | fourth = Bulgaria | matches = 52 | goals = 141 | attendance = 3587538 | top_scorer = {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]]<br>{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Oleg Salenko]] (6 goals) | player = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Romário]] }} The '''1994 FIFA World Cup''', the 15th staging of the [[FIFA World Cup]], was held in the [[United States]] from [[June 17]] to [[July 17]], [[1994]]. The United States was chosen as [[FIFA World Cup hosts#1994 FIFA World Cup|hosts]] by [[FIFA]] in July 1988. [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] became the first nation to win four World Cup titles when they beat [[Italy national football team|Italy]] 3-2 in a [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]] after the game ended 0-0 after extra-time, the first final to be decided by penalties. The average attendance for the tournament was 69,000 while the total attendance was 3.6 million. The 1994 World Cup holds the record for the highest attendance in World Cup history. It was also the highest-attended single sport sporting event in United States history. ==Qualification== {{main|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification}} [[Image:1994 world cup.png|thumb|Qualifying countries]] [[Greece national football team|Greece]], [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], and [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time. [[Russia national football team|Russia]], competing independently for the first time after the dissolution of the [[Soviet Union]], also qualified. The defending champions [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] were united with their [[East Germany|East German]] counterparts, representing the unified Germany for the first time since [[1938 FIFA World Cup|the 1938 World Cup]]. Due to the strong performances by African teams in [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], Africa were given three spots for the first time, with Nigeria joining [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] and [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]. On the other hand, for the first, and so far the only time, no British teams competed in a World Cup since they started to participate in the tournament in [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]. ==Summary== FIFA's decision to hold the event in the United States over the bids of Morocco and Brazil surprised many due to the perception that the United States had a [[Soccer in the United States|relative lack of soccer fans]]. FIFA hoped that by staging the world's premier soccer tournament there, it would lead to America's growth of interest the sport. (One condition FIFA imposed was the creation of a professional soccer league, as [[Major League Soccer]] started play in 1996.) Despite these misgivings, in terms of attendance the event was a rousing success. The average attendance of nearly 69,000 shattered a record that had stood since [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]], due to the bigger capacities of the American [[stadiums]] compared to those of Europe and Latin America. To this day, the total attendance for the final tournament of nearly 3.6 million remains the highest in World Cup history, despite the expansion of the competition to 32 teams in [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]. Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Belgium, Italy and the USA were seeded for the final draw that took place in [[Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas]], on [[December 19]], [[1993]].<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-201_10e_fwcdraw-history_8842.pdf History of the World Cup Final Draw]</ref> The format of the competition stayed the same as in [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]: 24 teams qualified, divided into six groups of four. Sixteen teams would qualify for the knockout competition: the six group winners, the six group runners-up, and the four third-placed teams with the best records. This was the last time this format was used, due to the expansion of the finals tournament in 1998 to 32 teams. This World Cup was the first in which three points were awarded for a win instead of two. FIFA instituted this feature to encourage attacking football after the defensive display of many teams at Italia '90. [[Image:Wc1994.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The official 1994 FIFA World Cup poster, designed by US pop artist, [[Peter Max]].]] The tournament saw the end of [[Diego Maradona]]'s World Cup career. Hero in [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] as he led [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] to the World Cup title, he was expelled from the tournament after he failed a drug test. Maradona was found to have ephedrine, a weight loss drug, in his blood. There was also the tragic story of [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]'s [[Andrés Escobar]]. In a first-round match with the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], he scored an [[own goal]] as the U.S. went on win, 2-1, leading to Colombia's surprise early elimination from the finals. When Escobar returned to Colombia, he was shot to death outside a bar in a [[Medellín]] suburb only 10 days after the match. On the field, the biggest surprise of the tournament was [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]. The Bulgarians had previously never won a match in the finals but qualified from their group with two wins. They defeated [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] 3-1 on penalties in the second round and then produced a major shock, defeating the reigning world champions, [[Germany national football team|Germany]], in the quarter-finals. Bulgaria eventually finished in fourth place. [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] and [[Italy national football team|Italy]], both three-time World Cup champions at that time, contested the final. While Brazil's path was relatively smooth as they defeated the United States, the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] and [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] (it was the second game between Sweden and Brazil in the tournament, the first ending 1-1) in the knockout stage, the same cannot be said for Italy. During the group stage the Italian team struggled and narrowly advanced to the next round, despite losing 1-0 to the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]. [[Roberto Baggio]], who was expected to be the shining star, had not scored a goal. During the Round of 16 match against [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], Italy was trailing 1-0 in the dying minutes when Baggio scored the equalizer forcing the game into [[extra time]]. There, he scored again on a penalty kick to send Italy through. Baggio carried the Italians from there, scoring the game-winning goal in the quarter-final against [[Spain national football team|Spain]], and both goals in Italy's semi-final victory over Bulgaria. The final match at the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] was tense but devoid of scoring chances. Despite the strategies disposed by the FIFA to promote offensive play, both teams lacked the energy to produce a goal. After 120 goalless minutes, the World Cup title would be decided for the first time by a penalty shoot-out. After four rounds, Brazil led 3-2, and Baggio, playing injured, had to make his kick to keep Italy's hopes alive. He missed by shooting it over the bar, and Brazil were crowned champions. One of the most famous moments of the World Cup was Baggio standing in front of the goal with his arms at his sides in disbelief. The third-place playoff was set between Sweden, the team which scored more goals than any other in this World Cup, and Bulgaria, with their top goalscorer Hristo Stoichkov. Sweden won convincingly with a 4-0 victory, showing the world why they had come so far in this tournament. One of Sweden's World Cup profiles - [[Thomas Brolin]] - was named to the All-star team. The tournament's [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Shoe - Top Goalscorers|Golden Boot]] went jointly to [[Hristo Stoichkov]] of Bulgaria and [[Oleg Salenko]] of [[Russia national football team|Russia]], who scored a record five goals in their match against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. Both players scored six goals in the tournament. Brazil's [[Romário]], with five goals, won the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]] as the tournament's best player. ==Mascot== The [[FIFA World Cup mascots|official mascot]] of this World Cup was ''Striker'', a [[dog]], wearing a [[Flag of the United States|red, white and blue]] uniform with a soccer ball. ==Venues== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] ! [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]] ! [[Stanford, California|Stanford]] ! [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] ! [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] |- | [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] | [[Pontiac Silverdome]] | [[Stanford Stadium]] | [[Giants Stadium]] | [[Citrus Bowl]] |- | Capacity: '''91,000''' | Capacity: '''80,000''' | Capacity: '''80,000''' | Capacity: '''77,000''' | Capacity: '''70,000''' |- | [[Image:Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena from Flickr 182952103.jpg|150px]] | [[Image:Pontiacdome.png|150px]] | [[Image:StanfordStadium2004.jpg|150px]] | [[Image:Giants Stadium aerial.jpg|150px]] | [[Image:Florida Citrus Bowl.jpg|150px]] |- |- ! [[Chicago]] ! [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] ! [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]] ! [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]] |- | [[Soldier Field]] | [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] | [[Foxboro Stadium]] | [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]] |- | Capacity: '''67,000''' | Capacity: '''67,000''' | Capacity: '''61,000''' | Capacity: '''57,000''' |- | [[Image:Soldier Field Chicago aerial view.jpg|150px]] | [[Image:Red River Shootout 2006.jpg|150px]] | [[Image:Foxborostade.png|150px]] | [[Image:RFK Stadium aerial photo, 1988.JPEG|150px]] |} ==Referees== {{col-begin-small}} {{col-2}} ;Africa *{{flagicon|MRI}} [[Lim Kee Chong]] *{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Neji Jouini]] <br> ;Asia *{{flagicon|SYR}} [[Jamal Al Sharif]] *{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ali Bujsaim]] <br> ;Europe *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Baldas]] *{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Díaz Vega]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Philip Don]] *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Bo Karlsson]] *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Hellmut Krug]] *{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Leslie Mottram]] *{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Peter Mikkelsen]] *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pierluigi Pairetto]] *{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Sándor Puhl]] *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Joël Quiniou]] *{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Kurt Röthlisberger]] *{{flagicon|NED}} [[Mario van der Ende]] {{col-2}} ;North and Central America *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arturo Angeles]] *{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Rodrigo Badilla]] *{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Arturo Brizio Carter]] <br> ;South America *{{flagicon|COL}} [[José Torres Cadena]] *{{flagicon|URU}} [[Ernesto Filippi]] *{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Francisco Lamolina]] *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Renato Marsiglia]] *{{flagicon|PER}} [[Alberto Tejada]] {{col-end}} ==Squads== For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see ''[[1994 FIFA World Cup squads]]''. ==Results== ===First round=== ''All kick-off times local. ([[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]]/[[UTC-4]], [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]]/[[UTC-5]], [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]/[[UTC-7]])'' ====Group A==== Looking back, Group A of the 1994 World Cup will be always be remembered for two historical moments in international football. First was that the match between USA and Switzerland would be the first ever to take place indoors - having been played under the roof of Detroit's Pontiac Silverdome. The second was the horrific murder of Colombian defender Andres Escobar -shot dead on his return to Colombia, after his own goal had contributed to them being knocked out of the tournament. Though the murder itself was indeed an unforgivable and monstrous atrocity, there was no doubt that Colombia had not lived up their pre-World Cup billing at all. Outclassed 3-1 by Romania in their opening game, before a 2-1 defeat to the hosts in Pasadena condemned them to a first round exit. By the time they had beaten Switzerland 2-0 in their final Group match, it was all too little, too late. Victories against Colombia and the USA (in-front of a staggering crowd of 93,869) were enough to see Romania through as Group Winners, despite a peculiar 4-1 hammering by Switzerland in between. The magnitude of that victory would see the Swiss pip the USA to second place on goal difference, although the hosts would also qualify for the second round, as one of the best third-placed teams. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=150|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|ROU}} |3||2||0||1||5||5||0||'''6''' |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|SUI}} |3||1||1||1||5||4||+1||'''4''' |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|USA}} |3||1||1||1||3||3||0||'''4''' |- |align="left"|{{fb|COL}} |3||1||0||2||4||5||-1||'''3''' |} {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-18]] |time = 11:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}} |score = 1 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3051/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|SUI}} |goals1 = [[Eric Wynalda|Wynalda]] {{goal|45}} |goals2 = [[Georges Bregy|Bregy]] {{goal|39}} |stadium = [[Pontiac Silverdome]], [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]] |attendance = 63,425 |referee = [[Francisco Oscar Lamolina]] (Argentina) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-18]] |time = 16:35 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|COL}} |score = 1 &ndash; 3 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3053/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|ROU}} |goals1 = [[Adolfo Valencia|Valencia]] {{goal|43}} |goals2 = [[Florin Răducioiu|Răducioiu]] {{goal|16}} {{goal|89}}<br />[[Gheorghe Hagi|Hagi]] {{goal|34}} |stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] |attendance = 93,586 |referee = [[Jamal Al Sharif]] (Syria) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-22]] |time = 16:05 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|ROM}} |score = 1 &ndash; 4 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3062/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|SUI}} |goals1 = [[Gheorghe Hagi|Hagi]] {{goal|36}} |goals2 = [[Alain Sutter|Sutter]] {{goal|16}}<br />[[Stéphane Chapuisat|Chapuisat]] {{goal|53}}<br />[[Adrian Knup|Knup]] {{goal|66}} {{goal|72}} |stadium = [[Pontiac Silverdome]], [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]] |attendance = 61,428 |referee = [[Neji Jouini]] (Tunisia) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-22]] |time = 16:35 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}} |score = 2 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3063/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|COL}} |goals1 = [[Andrés Escobar|Escobar]] {{goal|34|o.g.}}<br />[[Earnie Stewart|Stewart]] {{goal|52}} |goals2 = [[Adolfo Valencia|Valencia]] {{goal|89}} |stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] |attendance = 93,689 |referee = [[Fabio Baldas]] (Italy) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-26]] |time = 13:05 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}} |score = 0 &ndash; 2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3074/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|COL}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Hernán Gaviria|Gaviria]] {{goal|44}}<br />[[John Harold Lozano|Lozano]] {{goal|89}} |stadium = [[Stanford Stadium]], [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] |attendance = 83,401 |referee = [[Peter Mikkelsen]] (Denmark) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-26]] |time = 13:05 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}} |score = 0 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3073/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|ROU}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Dan Petrescu|Petrescu]] {{goal|17}} |stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] |attendance = 93,869 |referee = [[Mario van der Ende]] (Netherlands) }} ====Group B==== Group B produced two of the four semi-finalists of this World Cup, and was also one of the two groups in which two, rather than three, sides would progress to the second round. Neither of these facts were surprising as Brazil and Sweden proved to be far stronger than Cameroon and Russia in every department. Yet ironically, it was the match between the latter two that would go down in World Cup history for breaking, not one, but two World Cup records. Oleg Salenko of Russia became the first - and remains the only - man ever to score five goals in a single World Cup match as Russia ran out 6-1 winners against their African opponents. The goals would also ensure that Salenko finished the tournament joint-top scorer with six goals, having previously bagged one against Sweden in the game before. Cameroon however - despite a truly woeful tournament - would leave a mark too as Roger Milla, at the age of 42, became the oldest World Cup goalscorer of all-time as he grabbed his sides consolation goal in the match. The result, as impressive as it was, wasn't enough to take Russia through following heavy defeats at the hands of both Brazil and Sweden. Brazil overcame Cameroon with similair ease before a draw with Sweden confirmed top-spot. The Swedes to their credit had shown how far they had come from the side that had been beaten by Brazil in the previous World Cup and they also progessed, finishing in second place with five points. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=150|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|BRA}} |3||2||1||0||6||1||+5||'''7''' |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|SWE}} |3||1||2||0||6||4||+2||'''5''' |- |align="left"|{{fb|RUS}} |3||1||0||2||7||6||+1||'''3''' |- |align="left"|{{fb|CMR}} |3||0||1||2||3||11||-8||'''1''' |} {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-19]] |time = 16:35 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}} |score = 2 &ndash; 2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3056/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|SWE}} |goals1 = [[David Embé|Embé]] {{goal|31}}<br />[[François Omam-Biyik|Omam-Biyik]] {{goal|47}} |goals2 = [[Roger Ljung|Ljung]] {{goal|8}}<br />[[Martin Dahlin|Dahlin]] {{goal|75}} |stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] |attendance = 93,194 |referee = [[Alberto Tejada Noriega]] (Peru) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-20]] |time = 13:05 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}} |score = 2 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3057/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|RUS}} |goals1 = [[Romário]] {{goal|26}}<br />[[Raí]] {{goal|52|pen.}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stanford Stadium]], [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] |attendance = 81,061 |referee = [[Lim Kee Chong]] (Mauritius) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-24]] |time = 13:05 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}} |score = 3 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3067/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|CMR}} |goals1 = [[Romário]] {{goal|39}}<br />[[Márcio Roberto dos Santos|Márcio Santos]] {{goal|66}}<br />[[Bebeto]] {{goal|73}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stanford Stadium]], [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] |attendance = 83,401 |referee = [[Arturo Brizio Carter]] (Mexico) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-24]] |time = 19:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}} |score = 3 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3068/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|RUS}} |goals1 = [[Tomas Brolin|Brolin]] {{goal|37|pen.}}<br />[[Martin Dahlin|Dahlin]] {{goal|59}} {{goal|81}} |goals2 = [[Oleg Salenko|Salenko]] {{goal|4|pen.}} |stadium = [[Pontiac Silverdome]], [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]] |attendance = 71,528 |referee = [[Joël Quiniou]] (France) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-28]] |time = 13:05 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|RUS}} |score = 6 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3079/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|CMR}} |goals1 = [[Oleg Salenko|Salenko]] {{goal|15}} {{goal|41}} {{goal|44|pen.}} {{goal|72}} {{goal|75}}<br />[[Dmitri Radchenko|Radchenko]] {{goal|81}} |goals2 = [[Roger Milla|Milla]] {{goal|46}} |stadium = [[Stanford Stadium]], [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] |attendance = 74,914 |referee = [[Jamal Al Sharif]] (Syria) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-28]] |time = 16:05 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}} |score = 1 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3080/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|SWE}} |goals1 = [[Romário]] {{goal|46}} |goals2 = [[Kennet Andersson|K. Andersson]] {{goal|23}} |stadium = [[Pontiac Silverdome]], [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]] |attendance = 77,217 |referee = [[Sándor Puhl]] (Hungary) }} ====Group C==== Group C was a good from a UEFA perspective as both of its members - holders Germany and Spain - would progress to round two. However it could easily have been different as South Korea gave them a run for their money. Coming from two goals down with four minutes left to snatch an unlikely 2-2 draw against Spain, the Koreans very nearly eclipsed that feat against Germany when the came from 3-0 down to lose narrowly 3-2. In spite of these herioc comebacks, South Korea were held to a drab 0-0 draw against Bolivia in their other group match when a win would have seen them through. Instead, only two teams would progress, Spain's late implosion against the Koreans effectively deciding that it would be Germany who won the group and not them. Germany, who tamely defeated Bolivia 1-0 in the tournament's opening match, would finish on seven points. Spain had to settle for second place despite leading in all three matches whilst South Korea were left wondering what might have been. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=150|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|GER}} |3||2||1||0||5||3||+2||'''7''' |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|ESP}} |3||1||2||0||6||4||+2||'''5''' |- |align="left"|{{fb|KOR}} |3||0||2||1||4||5||-1||'''2''' |- |align="left"|{{fb|BOL}} |3||0||1||2||1||4||-3||'''1''' |} {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-17]] |time = 14:05 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}} |score = 1 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3049/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|BOL}} |goals1 = [[Jürgen Klinsmann|Klinsmann]] {{goal|61}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Soldier Field]], [[Chicago]] |attendance = 63,117 |referee = [[Arturo Brizio Carter]] (Mexico) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-17]] |time = 18:35 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP}} |score = 2 &ndash; 2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3050/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|KOR}} |goals1 = [[Julio Salinas|Salinas]] {{goal|51}}<br />[[Ion Andoni Goikoetxea|Goikoetxea]] {{goal|55}} |goals2 = [[Hong Myung-Bo]] {{goal|85}}<br />[[Seo Jung-Won]] {{goal|90}} |stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]], [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] |attendance = 56,247 |referee = [[Peter Mikkelsen]] (Denmark) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-21]] |time = 15:05 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}} |score = 1 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3060/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|ESP}} |goals1 = [[Jürgen Klinsmann|Klinsmann]] {{goal|48}} |goals2 = [[Ion Andoni Goikoetxea|Goikoetxea]] {{goal|14}} |stadium = [[Soldier Field]], [[Chicago]] |attendance = 63,113 |referee = [[Filippi Cavani]] (Uruguay) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-23]] |time = 19:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR}} |score = 0 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3065/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|BOL}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Foxboro Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]] |attendance = 54,453 |referee = [[Leslie Mottram]] (Scotland) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-27]] |time = 15:05 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL}} |score = 1 &ndash; 3 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3075/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|ESP}} |goals1 = [[Erwin Sánchez|E. Sánchez]] {{goal|67}} |goals2 = [[Josep Guardiola|Guardiola]] {{goal|19|pen.}}<br />[[José Luis Caminero|Caminero]] {{goal|66}} {{goal|70}} |stadium = [[Soldier Field]], [[Chicago]] |attendance = 63,089 |referee = [[Rodrigo Badilla]] (Costa Rica) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-27]] |time = 15:05 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}} |score = 3 &ndash; 2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3076/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|KOR}} |goals1 = [[Jürgen Klinsmann|Klinsmann]] {{goal|12}} {{goal|37}}<br />[[Karl-Heinz Riedle|Riedle]] {{goal|20}} |goals2 = [[Hwang Sun-Hong]] {{goal|52}}<br />[[Hong Myung-Bo]] {{goal|63}} |stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]], [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] |attendance = 63,998 |referee = [[Joël Quiniou]] (France) }} ====Group D==== Group D was a bizzare group indeed. Argentina had collected a maximum of six points from their opening two matches after destroying Greece 4-0 in Foxboro before coming from behind to overcome the fiesty Nigerians 2-1 on the same ground four days later. Yet, incredibly, they still only finished 3rd! The match against Greece had been won in style thanks mainly to a hat-trick from Gabriel Batistuta, yet it was the other goal in the macth - from Diego Maradona - that hit the headlines. An over-zealous goal celebration aroused suspicion regarding Maradona's use of banned substances. This proved to be true and as a result, he was excluded from the tournament. This, in part, explained the manner in which Argentina tamely lost 2-0 to Bulgaria in their final match. Nigeria had been very impressive on their World Cup debut, and despite the narrow loss to Argentina, had emerged as group winners following comfortable victories against Bulgaria and Greece. The Bulgarians also surprised many. Having never won a single match at the World Cup finals prior to this tournament, their fortunes seemed unlikely to change in the aftermath of the 3-0 defeat by Nigeria in their first game. However a 4-0 demolition of the hapless Greeks (who had suffered the exact same fate five days earlier against Argentina) and a fine win against Argentina had seen them advance in style. Argentina had actually been winning the group going into injury-time, however a 91st minute strike from Nasko Sirakov meant that they would drop two places and ultimately finish 3rd in what was a bizzare ending to a memorable group. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=150|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|NGA}} |3||2||0||1||6||2||+4||'''6''' |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|BUL}} |3||2||0||1||6||3||+3||'''6''' |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|ARG}} |3||2||0||1||6||3||+3||'''6''' |- |align="left"|{{fb|GRE}} |3||0||0||3||0||10||-10||'''0''' |} {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-21]] |time = 12:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}} |score = 4 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3059/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|GRE}} |goals1 = [[Gabriel Batistuta|Batistuta]] {{goal|2}} {{goal|45}} {{goal|89|pen.}}<br />[[Diego Maradona|Maradona]] {{goal|60}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Foxboro Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]] |attendance = 54,456 |referee = [[Arturo Angeles]] (United States) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-21]] |time = 18:35 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} |score = 3 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3061/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|BUL}} |goals1 = [[Rashidi Yekini|Yekini]] {{goal|21}}<br />[[Daniel Amokachi|Amokachi]] {{goal|43}}<br />[[Emmanuel Amuneke|Amuneke]] {{goal|55}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]], [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] |attendance = 44,132 |referee = [[Rodrigo Badilla]] (Costa Rica) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-25]] |time = 16:05 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}} |score = 2 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3071/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|NGA}} |goals1 = [[Claudio Caniggia|Caniggia]] {{goal|21}} {{goal|28}} |goals2 = [[Samson Siasia|Siasia]] {{goal|8}} |stadium = [[Foxboro Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]] |attendance = 54,453 |referee = [[Bo Karlsson]] (Sweden) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-26]] |time = 11:35 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|GRE}} |score = 0 &ndash; 4 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3072/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|BUL}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Hristo Stoichkov|Stoichkov]] {{goal|5|pen.}} {{goal|55|pen.}}<br />[[Yordan Letchkov|Letchkov]] {{goal|65}}<br />[[Daniel Borimirov|Borimirov]] {{goal|90}} |stadium = [[Soldier Field]], [[Chicago]] |attendance = 63,160 |referee = [[Ali Bujsaim]] (United Arab Emirates) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-30]] |time = 18:35 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}} |score = 0 &ndash; 2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3084/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|BUL}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Hristo Stoichkov|Stoichkov]] {{goal|61}}<br />[[Nasko Sirakov|Sirakov]] {{goal|90}} |stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]], [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] |attendance = 63,998 |referee = [[Neji Jouini]] (Tunisia) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-30]] |time = 19:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|GRE}} |score = 0 &ndash; 2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3083/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|NGA}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Finidi George|George]] {{goal|45}}<br />[[Daniel Amokachi|Amokachi]] {{goal|90}} |stadium = [[Foxboro Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]] |attendance = 53,001 |referee = [[Leslie Mottram]] (Scotland) }} ====Group E==== Group E threw together four teams that were so finely matched that it remains the only group in World Cup history in which all four teams would finish on the same points. It was extraoridinary. It began with a bang too, when Ray Houghton's audacious chip ensured that Ireland would gain revenge on Italy by reversing a 1-0 scoreline the Italians had beaten them by in the quarter-finals of the previous World Cup. The next day in Washington, Kjetil Rekdal's header five minutes from time proved decisive in an equally tense encounter as Norway edged Mexico. Mexico however would be much more comfortable playing in Orlando, the setting for their next match against Ireland, where the heat would prove to be a key factor. Garcia's double had them 2-0 up and in control of the game before a bust-up on the touchline resulted in fines for both Republic of Ireland's manager, Jack Charlton, and their striker John Aldridge. Fortunatley for Ireland, Aldridge was able to re-gain concentration in time to score six minutes from the end of the game. Though Ireland still lost the match 2-1, Aldridge's goal would prove crucial in the final group standings. The previous day in New York, Italy's World Cup hopes seemed to be diminishing fast as goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca was sent-off with the game still poised at 0-0. Yet despite this, Italy were still able to salvage an important 1-0 victory. Norway would ultimately pay for a price for their inability to take advantage of Pagliuca's dismissal. With the four teams level on points, the final two group matches would each have to finish as draws for things to stay that way. That, they did. Republic of Ireland made it through after a dreary 0-0 draw with Norway, whilst midfielders Massaro and Bernal would trade strikes as Italy were held 1-1 by Mexico. That result would mean that Mexico would win the group on goals scored with Ireland and Italy also progressing having finished with identical records(Ireland finishing second on account of the fact that they had beaten Italy when the teams played one another). Norway's shortcomings in attack had ultimately let them down. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=150|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|MEX}} |3||1||1||1||3||3||0||'''4''' |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|IRL}} |3||1||1||1||2||2||0||'''4''' |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|ITA}} |3||1||1||1||2||2||0||'''4''' |- |align="left"|{{fb|NOR}} |3||1||1||1||1||1||0||'''4''' |} {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-18]] |time = 16:05 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}} |score = 0 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3052/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|IRL}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Ray Houghton|Houghton]] {{goal|11}} |stadium = [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] |attendance = 75,338 |referee = [[Mario van der Ende]] (Netherlands) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-19]] |time = 16:05 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|NOR}} |score = 1 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3055/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|MEX}} |goals1 = [[Kjetil Rekdal|Rekdal]] {{goal|84}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] |attendance = 52,395 |referee = [[Sándor Puhl]] (Hungary) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-23]] |time = 16:05 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}} |score = 1 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3064/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|NOR}} |goals1 = [[Dino Baggio|D. Baggio]] {{goal|69}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] |attendance = 74,624 |referee = [[Hellmut Krug]] (Germany) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-24]] |time = 12:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}} |score = 2 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3066/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|IRL}} |goals1 = [[Luis García Postigo|García]] {{goal|42}} {{goal|65}} |goals2 = [[John Aldridge|Aldridge]] {{goal|84}} |stadium = [[Citrus Bowl]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] |attendance = 60,790 |referee = [[Kurt Röthlisberger]] (Switzerland) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-28]] |time = 12:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}} |score = 1 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3078/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|MEX}} |goals1 = [[Daniele Massaro|Massaro]] {{goal|48}} |goals2 = [[Marcelino Bernal|Bernal]] {{goal|57}} |stadium = [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] |attendance = 52,535 |referee = [[Francisco Oscar Lamolina]] (Argentina) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-28]] |time = 12:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|IRL}} |score = 0 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3077/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|NOR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] |attendance = 72,404 |referee = [[José Torres Cadena]] (Colombia) }} ====Group F==== Group F ran the same course as Group D had done, whereby one team would be consigned to finishing bottom of the group with no points, whilst the other three sides would each advance with six. Morocco however, had shown far greater fight than had Greece, losing each of their matches only by a single goal. Belgium's campaign had gone the same way as Argentina's; finishing third despite winning each of their first two matches. After slender 1-0 victories against Morocco and Holland, Belgium were ultimately beaten by what is regarded by many as the finest goal in World Cup history - Saudi player Saaed AL-Owairian running from his own half through a maze of Belgian players to score the games only goal. Both teams went through. For the much-fancied Dutch however, progession to the second round was a somewhat nervier experience. The opening 2-1 victory against Saudi Arabia had been less convincing than many had expected, that was to be followed by defeat against the Belgians before another nevry 2-1 victory - this time at the expense of Morocco - eventually saw them win the group. Winger, Bryan Roy had scored the winner a mere twelve minutes from time. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=150|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|NED}} |3||2||0||1||4||3||+1||'''6''' |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|KSA}} |3||2||0||1||4||3||+1||'''6''' |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|BEL}} |3||2||0||1||2||1||+1||'''6''' |- |align="left"|{{fb|MAR}} |3||0||0||3||2||5||-3||'''0''' |} {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-19]] |time = 12:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|BEL}} |score = 1 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3054/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|MAR}} |goals1 = [[Marc Degryse|Degryse]] {{goal|11}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Citrus Bowl]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] |attendance = 61,219 |referee = [[José Torres Cadena]] (Colombia) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-20]] |time = 19:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}} |score = 2 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3058/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|KSA}} |goals1 = [[Wim Jonk|Jonk]] {{goal|50}}<br />[[Gaston Taument|Taument]] {{goal|86}} |goals2 = [[Fuad Amin|Amin]] {{goal|18}} |stadium = [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] |attendance = 50,535 |referee = [[Manuel Diaz Vega]] (Spain) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-25]] |time = 12:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|KSA}} |score = 2 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3070/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|MAR}} |goals1 = [[Sami Al-Jaber|Al-Jaber]] {{goal|7|pen.}}<br />[[Fuad Amin|Amin]] {{goal|45}} |goals2 = [[Mohammed Chaouch|Chaouch]] {{goal|68}} |stadium = [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] |attendance = 76,322 |referee = [[Philip Don]] (England) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-25]] |time = 12:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|BEL}} |score = 1 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3069/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|NED}} |goals1 = [[Philippe Albert|Albert]] {{goal|65}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Citrus Bowl]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] |attendance = 62,387 |referee = [[Renato Marsiglia]] (Brazil) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-29]] |time = 12:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|BEL}} |score = 0 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3082/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|KSA}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Saeed Al-Owairan|Al-Owairan]] {{goal|5}} |stadium = [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] |attendance = 52,959 |referee = [[Hellmut Krug]] (Germany) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-06-29]] |time = 12:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}} |score = 1 &ndash; 2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3081/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|NED}} |goals1 = [[Hassan Nader|Nader]] {{goal|47}} |goals2 = [[Dennis Bergkamp|Bergkamp]] {{goal|43}}<br />[[Bryan Roy|Roy]] {{goal|77}} |stadium = [[Citrus Bowl]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] |attendance = 60,578 |referee = [[Alberto Tejada Noriega]] (Peru) }} ====Third Place qualifiers for round of 16==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=150|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|GF !width=20|GA !width=20|GD !width=20|Pts |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|ARG}} |3||2||0||1||6||3||+3||'''6''' |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|BEL}} |3||2||0||1||2||1||+1||'''6''' |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|USA}} |3||1||1||1||3||3||0||'''4''' |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{fb|ITA}} |3||1||1||1||2||2||0||'''4''' |- |align="left"|{{fb|RUS}} |3||1||0||2||7||6||+1||'''3''' |- |align="left"|{{fb|KOR}} |3||0||2||1||4||5||-1||'''2''' |} ===Knockout stage=== {{Round16 <!--Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 --> <!--Round of 16 --> |[[3 July]] - Pasadena|'''{{fb|ROU}}'''|3|{{fb|ARG}}|2 |[[3 July]] - Dallas|'''{{fb|SWE}}'''|3|{{fb|KSA}}|1 |[[4 July]] - Stanford|'''{{fb|BRA}}'''|1|{{fb|USA}}|0 |[[4 July]] - Orlando|'''{{fb|NED}}'''|2|{{fb|IRL}}|0 |[[2 July]] - Chicago|'''{{fb|GER}}'''|3|{{fb|BEL}}|2 |[[5 July]] - New Jersey|{{fb|MEX}}|1 (1)|'''{{fb|BUL}}''' ([[Penalty shootout (football)|p]])|1 (3) |[[5 July]] - Foxborough|{{fb|NGA}}|1|'''{{fb|ITA}}''' ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])|2 |[[2 July]] - Washington|'''{{fb|ESP}}'''|3|{{fb|SUI}}|0 <!--quarter finals --> |[[10 July]] - Stanford|{{fb|ROU}}|2 (4)|'''{{fb|SWE}}''' ([[Penalty shootout (football)|p]])|2 (5) |[[9 July]] - Dallas|'''{{fb|BRA}}'''|3|{{fb|NED}}|2 |[[10 July]] - New Jersey|{{fb|GER}}|1|'''{{fb|BUL}}'''|2 |[[9 July]] - Foxborough|'''{{fb|ITA}}'''|2|{{fb|ESP}}|1 <!--semi finals --> |[[13 July]] - Pasadena|{{fb|SWE}}|0|'''{{fb|BRA}}'''|1 |[[13 July]] - New Jersey|{{fb|BUL}}|1|'''{{fb|ITA}}'''|2 <!--final --> |[[17 July]] - Pasadena|'''{{fb|BRA}}''' ([[Penalty shootout (football)|p]])|0 (3)|{{fb|ITA}}|0 (2) <!--third place --> |[[16 July]] - Pasadena|'''{{fb|SWE}}'''|4|{{fb|BUL}}|0}} ====Round of 16==== {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-02]] |time = 12:00 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}} |score = 3 &ndash; 2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3085/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|BEL}} |goals1 = [[Rudi Völler|Völler]] {{goal|6}} {{goal|40}}<br />[[Jürgen Klinsmann|Klinsmann]] {{goal|11}} |goals2 = [[Georges Grün|Grün]] {{goal|8}}<br />[[Philippe Albert|Albert]] {{goal|90}} |stadium = [[Soldier Field]], [[Chicago]] |attendance = 60,246 |referee = [[Kurt Röthlisberger]] (Switzerland) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-02]] |time = 16:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP}} |score = 3 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3086/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|SUI}} |goals1 = [[Fernando Hierro|Hierro]] {{goal|15}}<br />[[Luis Enrique Martínez García|Luis Enrique]] {{goal|74}}<br />[[Txiki Begiristain|Begiristain]] {{goal|86|pen.}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] |attendance = 53,121 |referee = [[Mario van der Ende]] (Netherlands) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-03]] |time = 12:05 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|KSA}} |score = 1 &ndash; 3 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3087/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|SWE}} |goals1 = [[Fahad Al-Ghesheyan|Al-Ghesheyan]] {{goal|85}} |goals2 = [[Martin Dahlin|Dahlin]] {{goal|6}}<br />[[Kennet Andersson|K. Andersson]] {{goal|51}} {{goal|88}} |stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]], [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] |attendance = 60,277 |referee = [[Renato Marsiglia]] (Brazil) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-03]] |time = 13:35 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|ROM}} |score = 3 &ndash; 2 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3088/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|ARG}} |goals1 = [[Ilie Dumitrescu|Dumitrescu]] {{goal|11}} {{goal|18}}<br />[[Gheorghe Hagi|Hagi]] {{goal|58}} |goals2 = [[Gabriel Batistuta|Batistuta]] {{goal|16|pen.}}<br />[[Abel Balbo|Balbo]] {{goal|75}} |stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] |attendance = 90,469 |referee = [[Pierluigi Pairetto]] (Italy) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-04]] |time = 12:05 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}} |score = 2 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3089/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|IRL}} |goals1 = [[Dennis Bergkamp|Bergkamp]] {{goal|11}}<br />[[Wim Jonk|Jonk]] {{goal|41}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Citrus Bowl]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] |attendance = 61,355 |referee = [[Peter Mikkelsen]] (Denmark) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-04]] |time = 12:35 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}} |score = 1 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3090/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|USA}} |goals1 = [[Bebeto]] {{goal|72}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stanford Stadium]], [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] |attendance = 84,147 |referee = [[Joel Quiniou]] (France) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-05]] |time = 13:05 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} |score = 1 &ndash; 2 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]]) |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3091/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|ITA}} |goals1 = [[Emmanuel Amuneke|Amuneke]] {{goal|25}} |goals2 = [[Roberto Baggio|R. Baggio]] {{goal|88}} {{goal|100|pen.}} |stadium = [[Foxboro Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]] |attendance = 54,367 |referee = [[Arturo Brizio Carter]] (Mexico) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-05]] |time = 16:35 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}} |score = 1 &ndash; 1 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])<br />(1 &ndash; 3 [[Penalty shootout (football)|pen.]]) |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3092/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|BUL}} |goals1 = [[Alberto García Aspe|García Aspe]] {{goal|18|pen.}} |goals2 = [[Hristo Stoichkov|Stoichkov]] {{goal|6}} |stadium = [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] |attendance = 71,030 |referee = [[Jamal Al Sharif]] (Syria) }} {{penshootoutbox |penalties1 = [[Alberto García Aspe|García Aspe]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Marcelino Bernal|Bernal]] {{penmiss|saved}}<br />[[Jorge Rodríguez (footballer)|Rodríguez]] {{penmiss|saved}}<br />[[Claudio Suárez|Suárez]] {{pengoal}} |penaltyscore = 1 &ndash; 3 |penalties2 = {{penmiss|saved}} [[Krassimir Balakov|Balakov]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Bontcho Guentchev|Guentchev]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Daniel Borimirov|Borimirov]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Yordan Letchkov|Letchkov]] }} ====Quarter-finals==== {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-09]] |time = 12:05 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}} |score = 2 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3097/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|ESP}} |goals1 = [[Dino Baggio|D. Baggio]] {{goal|25}}<br />[[Roberto Baggio|R. Baggio]] {{goal|87}} |goals2 = [[José Luis Caminero|Caminero]] {{goal|58}} |stadium = [[Foxboro Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]] |attendance = 53,400 |referee = [[Sándor Puhl]] (Hungary) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-09]] |time = 14:35 [[Central Daylight Time Zone|CDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}} |score = 2 &ndash; 3 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3098/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|BRA}} |goals1 = [[Dennis Bergkamp|Bergkamp]] {{goal|64}}<br />[[Aron Winter|Winter]] {{goal|76}} |goals2 = [[Romário]] {{goal|53}}<br />[[Bebeto]] {{goal|63}}<br />[[Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal|Branco]] {{goal|81}} |stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]], [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] |attendance = 63,500 |referee = [[Rodrigo Badilla]] (Costa Rica) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-10]] |time = 12:05 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL}} |score = 2 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3096/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|GER}} |goals1 = [[Hristo Stoichkov|Stoichkov]] {{goal|75}}<br />[[Yordan Letchkov|Letchkov]] {{goal|78}} |goals2 = [[Lothar Matthäus|Matthäus]] {{goal|47|pen.}} |stadium = [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] |attendance = 72,000 |referee = [[José Torres Cadena]] (Colombia) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-10]] |time = 12:35 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}} |score = 2 &ndash; 2 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])<br />(5 &ndash; 4 [[Penalty shootout (football)|pen.]]) |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3095/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|ROU}} |goals1 = [[Tomas Brolin|Brolin]] {{goal|78}}<br />[[Kennet Andersson|K. Andersson]] {{goal|115}} |goals2 = [[Florin Răducioiu|Răducioiu]] {{goal|88}} {{goal|101}} |stadium = [[Stanford Stadium]], [[Stanford, California|Stanford]] |attendance = 83,500 |referee = [[Philip Don]] (England) }} {{penshootoutbox |penalties1 = [[Håkan Mild|Mild]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Kennet Andersson|K. Andersson]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Tomas Brolin|Brolin]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Klas Ingesson|Ingesson]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Roland Nilsson|R. Nilsson]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Henrik Larsson|Larsson]] {{pengoal}} |penaltyscore = 5 &ndash; 4 |penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Florin Răducioiu|Răducioiu]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Gheorghe Hagi|Hagi]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Ioan Lupescu|Lupescu]]<br />{{penmiss|saved}} [[Dan Petrescu|Petrescu]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Ilie Dumitrescu|Dumitrescu]]<br />{{penmiss|saved}} [[Miodrag Belodedici|Belodedici]] }} ====Semi-finals==== {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-13]] |time = 16:05 [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}} |score = 2 &ndash; 1 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3100/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|BUL}} |goals1 = [[Roberto Baggio|R. Baggio]] {{goal|20}} {{goal|25}} |goals2 = [[Hristo Stoichkov|Stoichkov]] {{goal|44|pen.}} |stadium = [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] |attendance = 74,110 |referee = [[Joel Quiniou]] (France) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-13]] |time = 16:35 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}} |score = 1 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3099/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|SWE}} |goals1 = [[Romário]] {{goal|80}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] |attendance = 91,856 |referee = [[José Torres Cadena]] (Colombia) }} ====Third place match==== {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-16]] |time = 12:35 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}} |score = 4 &ndash; 0 |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3103/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|BUL}} |goals1 = [[Tomas Brolin|Brolin]] {{goal|8}}<br />[[Håkan Mild|Mild]] {{goal|30}}<br />[[Henrik Larsson|Larsson]] {{goal|37}}<br />[[Kennet Andersson|K. Andersson]] {{goal|40}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] |attendance = 91,500 |referee = [[Ali Bujsaim]] (United Arab Emirates) }} ====Final==== {{footballbox |date = [[1994-07-17]] |time = 12:35 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}} |score = 0 &ndash; 0 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])<br />(3 &ndash; 2 [[Penalty shootout (football)|pen.]]) |report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3104/report.html (Report)] |team2 = {{fb|ITA}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] |attendance = 94,194 |referee = [[Sándor Puhl]] (Hungary) }} {{penshootoutbox |penalties1 = [[Márcio Roberto dos Santos|Márcio Santos]] {{penmiss|saved}}<br />[[Romário]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal|Branco]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Dunga]] {{pengoal}} |penaltyscore = 3 &ndash; 2 |penalties2 = {{penmiss|over the bar}} [[Franco Baresi|Baresi]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Demetrio Albertini|Albertini]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Alberigo Evani|Evani]]<br />{{penmiss|saved}} [[Daniele Massaro|Massaro]]<br />{{penmiss|over the bar}} [[Roberto Baggio|R. Baggio]] }} ==Winner== {{winners|fb|1994 FIFA World Cup Winners|Brazil|Fourth}} ==Awards== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;" |- ![[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Shoe - Top Goalscorers|Golden Shoe Winners]] ![[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball Winner]] ![[FIFA World Cup awards#Yashin Award|Yashin Award]] ![[FIFA World Cup awards#FIFA Fair Play Trophy|FIFA Fair Play Trophy]] ![[FIFA World Cup awards#Most Entertaining Team|Most Entertaining Team]] |- |{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]]<br/>{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Oleg Salenko]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Romário]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Michel Preud'homme]] |{{fb|BRA}} |{{fb|BRA}} |} ===All-star team=== {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto;" |- !Goalkeeper !Defenders !Midfielders !Forwards |- |valign=top| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Michel Preud'homme]] <br /> |valign=top| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jorginho]] <br /> {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Márcio Roberto dos Santos|Márcio Santos]] <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Maldini]] <br /> |valign=top| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Dunga]] <br /> {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Krassimir Balakov]] <br /> {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Gheorghe Hagi]] <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Tomas Brolin]] <br /> |valign=top| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Romário]] <br /> {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]] <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Baggio]] <br /> |} ==Scorers== {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} ;6 goals * {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Oleg Salenko]] ;5 goals * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Romário]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Baggio]] * {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kennet Andersson]] ;4 goals * {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriel Batistuta]] * {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Florin Răducioiu]] * {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Martin Dahlin]] ;3 goals * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bebeto]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Dennis Bergkamp]] * {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Gheorghe Hagi]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Luis Caminero]] * {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Tomas Brolin]] ;2 goals * {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Claudio Caniggia]] * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Philippe Albert]] * {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Yordan Letchkov]] * {{flagicon|COL}} [[Adolfo Valencia]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Rudi Völler]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Dino Baggio]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Luis García Postigo|Luis García]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Wim Jonk]] * {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Daniel Amokachi]] * {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Emmanuel Amuneke]] * {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Dumitrescu]] * {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Fuad Amin]] * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hong Myung-Bo]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ion Andoni Goikoetxea]] * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Adrian Knup]] {{col-3}} ;1 goal * {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Abel Balbo]] * {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Diego Maradona]] * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Marc Degryse]] * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Georges Grün]] * {{flagicon|BOL}} [[Erwin Sánchez]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal|Branco]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Márcio Roberto dos Santos|Márcio Santos]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Raí]] * {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Daniel Borimirov]] * {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Nasko Sirakov]] * {{flagicon|CMR}} [[David Embé]] * {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Roger Milla]] * {{flagicon|CMR}} [[François Omam-Biyik]] * {{flagicon|COL}} [[Hernán Gaviria]] * {{flagicon|COL}} [[John Harold Lozano]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Lothar Matthäus]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Karl-Heinz Riedle]] * {{flagicon|IRL}} [[John Aldridge]] * {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ray Houghton]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Daniele Massaro]] * {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Mohammed Chaouch]] * {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Hassan Nader]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Marcelino Bernal]] * {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alberto García Aspe]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Bryan Roy]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Gaston Taument]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Aron Winter]] {{col-3}} * {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Finidi George]] * {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Samson Siasia]] * {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Rashidi Yekini]] * {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Kjetil Rekdal]] * {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Dan Petrescu]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dmitri Radchenko]] * {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Fahad Al-Ghesheyan]] * {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Sami Al-Jaber]] * {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saeed Al-Owairan]] * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hwang Sun-Hong]] * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seo Jung-Won]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Txiki Beguiristáin]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Josep Guardiola]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Hierro]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Luis Enrique Martínez García|Luis Enrique]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Julio Salinas]] * {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Larsson]] * {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Roger Ljung]] * {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Håkan Mild]] * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Georges Bregy]] * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Stéphane Chapuisat]] * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Alain Sutter]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Earnie Stewart]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Wynalda]] ;Own goals * {{flagicon|COL}} [[Andrés Escobar]] (for USA) {{col-end}} ==Trivia== {{trivia|date=January 2008}} *The Brazilian National Team dedicated the title to the deceased Brazilian F1 champion [[Ayrton Senna]], who died in [[San Marino Grand Prix|Imola]] one month before the cup. *The opening ceremony featured a performance by [[Diana Ross]]. *The slogan of this World Cup was ''Making Soccer History''. ===Firsts=== *The [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]-[[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] match in the [[Pontiac Silverdome]] was the first to be played indoors in World Cup history: grass was grown by [[Michigan State University]] and was the first time since 1965 that natural turf was used in an indoor stadium in the United States. *[[Oleg Salenko]] of [[Russia national football team|Russia]] became the first player to score 5 goals in a single World Cup finals game in his country's group stage win over [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. Cameroon's [[Roger Milla]] also scored a goal in the same match, becoming the oldest player to score a goal in a World Cup. He was 42, also the oldest player to appear in a World Cup match. *[[Gianluca Pagliuca]] of [[Italy national football team|Italy]] became the first goalkeeper to be sent off in a World Cup Finals match, dismissed for handling outside his area against [[Norway national football team|Norway]]. *The finals were the first time FIFA decided to experiment with the style of jerseys worn by officials, foregoing the traditional black. They would choose between burgundy, yellow or white shirts depending on what was feasible to avoid a clash of colours with the two competing teams. This custom has since been followed, but with black shirts added as an option later. *The finals were also the first time that players had their names printed in the back of their jerseys in a World Cup, just like other American sports did. This custom followed from Euro 92, and has followed ever since. *The finals were the first to award 3 points for a win in the group stage to motivate teams to play an attacking style. *In disciplinary matters, for the first time [[Misconduct (football)|yellow card]]s accumulated in the group stage were wiped clean after its completion, and players start with a clean slate at the start of the knockout stage. Previously, players were suspended for one match if accumulating two yellow cards throughout the tournament. Now, players were suspended for one match if accumulating two yellow cards in the group stage, or two yellow cards in the knockout stage. This was in response to the situation in 1990, where players such as [[Claudio Caniggia]] and [[Paul Gascoigne]] were suspended for the later matches. *The 1994 World Cup revolutionized television coverage of sports in the USA through the sponsored scoreboard and game clock that were constantly shown on screen throughout the game. Television sports coverage in the US had long been dependent upon commercial breaks; a feature suitable for sports such as [[baseball]], [[basketball]], [[ice hockey]] and [[American football]] (which all have breaks in the action), but long considered incompatible with soccer, due to the long stretches of uninterrupted play. Variations on it were quickly incorporated into virtually every team sports broadcast by the decade's end. The first American Pro sports broadcaster to do this was [[NFL on FOX|Fox Sports]] which won national rights to broadcast the NFL's NFC conference from [[NFL on CBS|CBS]] 6 1/2 months before the 1994 World Cup began. {{see also|Digital on-screen graphic}} *The 1994 FIFA World Cup final match was the first to be decided on a penalty shoot-out with no goals being scored either in regular time or in extra time. ===Lasts=== *This was the last World Cup in which matches other than the last two in each group would be played simultaneously, although this would only happen once in this tournament; Saudi Arabia v Morocco and Belgium v Netherlands in Group F. From [[1998 FIFA World Cup|France '98]] onwards, each game in the first two rounds of group play and the whole knockout stage would be played separately to maximise television audiences. ==References== <references /> ==External links== *[http://footballmundial.tripod.com/wc/wc_1994usa.htm United States 1994] *[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/index.html 1994 FIFA World Cup on FIFA.com] *[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/94full.html Details at RSSSF] *[http://homepages.enterprise.net/eico/1994.htm History of the World Cup-1994] *[http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1994/wc94index.html Planet World Cup - USA 1994] {{fb start}} {{1994 FIFA World Cup}} {{FIFA World Cup}} {{International Football}} {{fb end}} [[Category:1994 FIFA World Cup| ]] [[Category:1994 in football (soccer)|World Cup]] [[Category:FIFA World Cup tournaments|1994]] [[Category:Soccer in the United States|World Cup 1994]] [[Category:Sports festivals hosted in the United States|World Cup 1994]] [[ar:بطولة كأس العالم لكرة القدم 1994]] [[bs:Svjetsko prvenstvo u nogometu - SAD 1994.]] [[bg:Световно първенство по футбол 1994]] [[ca:Copa del Món de Futbol 1994]] [[cs:Mistrovství světa ve fotbale 1994]] [[da:VM i fodbold 1994]] [[de:Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 1994]] [[et:1994. aasta jalgpalli maailmameistrivõistlused]] [[es:Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1994]] [[eo:Futbala Mondpokalo 1994]] [[fr:Coupe du monde de football de 1994]] [[ko:1994년 FIFA 월드컵]] [[hr:Svjetsko prvenstvo u nogometu - SAD 1994.]] [[id:Piala Dunia FIFA 1994]] [[it:Campionato mondiale di calcio 1994]] [[he:מונדיאל 1994]] [[lv:FIFA Pasaules kauss 1994]] [[lt:XV pasaulio futbolo čempionatas]] [[hu:1994-es labdarúgó-világbajnokság]] [[mk:1994 ФИФА Светско Првенство]] [[ml:ഫുട്ബോള്‍ ലോകകപ്പ്-1994]] [[mr:१९९४ फिफा विश्वचषक]] [[ms:Piala Dunia FIFA 1994]] [[nl:Wereldkampioenschap voetbal 1994]] [[ja:1994 FIFAワールドカップ]] [[no:VM i fotball 1994]] [[pl:Mistrzostwa Świata w Piłce Nożnej 1994]] [[pt:Copa do Mundo FIFA de 1994]] [[ro:Campionatul Mondial de Fotbal 1994]] [[ru:Чемпионат мира по футболу 1994]] [[simple:1994 FIFA World Cup]] [[sr:Светско првенство у фудбалу 1994.]] [[fi:Jalkapallon maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 1994]] [[sv:Världsmästerskapet i fotboll 1994]] [[th:ฟุตบอลโลก 1994]] [[vi:Giải vô địch bóng đá thế giới 1994]] [[tr:1994 FIFA Dünya Kupası]] [[uk:Чемпіонат світу з футболу 1994]] [[zh:1994年世界盃足球賽]]