Football World Cup 1994

1994 Football World Cup - USA
World Cup '94
1994 Football World Cup poster
Official 1994 Football World Cup poster
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Official 1994 Football World Cup logo
Participant teams 131
(final tournament: 24)
Host USA
Champions Brazil (4th title)
Matches played 52
Goals scored 141
(2.71 per match)
Attendance 3,587,538
(68,991 per match)
Top scorer/
Golden Shoe
Hristo Stoitchkov (BUL)
Oleg Salenko (RUS)
6 goals
Best player/
Golden Ball
Romário (BRA)

The 1994 Football World Cup was held in the USA. It was won by Brazil, who beat Italy 3-2 on penalties, after the game and extra time ended 0-0.

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. The total attendance for the final tournament of nearly 3.6 million remains the greatest in World Cup history, despite the expansion of the competition to 32 teams in 1998. The overall attendance record will not be broken until at least 2010, as the maximum possible attendance for the Template:Wc is less than 3.5 million.

The format of the competition stayed the same as in 1990: 24 teams qualified, divided into six groups of four. 16 teams would qualify for the knockout competition: six group winners, six second place finishers, and four best third place finishers. This World Cup was the first in which winners of group matches received three points for a win instead of two.

For full details of the competition, see 1994 World Cup Tournament article.


Contents

Venues

Squads

For a list of all squads that disputed the final tournament, see Football World Cup 1994 (squads).

First round

Half-time scores are in brackets

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Romania 6320155
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Switzerland
4311154
USA 4311133
Colombia 3310245
USA1 - 1Switzerland
Colombia1 - 3Romania
Romania1 - 4Switzerland
USA2 - 1Colombia
Switzerland0 - 2Colombia
USA0 - 1Romania


June 18, 1994

USA 1 - 1 (1-1) Switzerland 17:35 EST - Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac
Ref: Francisco Óscar Lamolina (Argentina)
Attendance: 73,425
Wynalda 45' Brégy 39'
 
 
Colombia 1 - 3 (1-2) Romania 16:35 PST - Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Ref: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Attendance: 91,586
Valencia 43' Raducioiu 15'
Hagi 34'
Raducioiu 89'


June 22, 1994

Romania 1 - 4 (1-1) Switzerland 16:05 EST - Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac
Ref: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Attendance: 61,428
Hagi 35' Sutter 16'
Chapuisat 52'
Knup 65'
Knup 72'
 
USA 2 - 1 (1-0) Colombia 16:35 PST - Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Ref: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
Attendance: 93,689
Escobar (og) 35' Valencia 90'
Stewart 52'


June 26, 1994

Switzerland 0 - 2 (0-1) Colombia 13:05 PST - Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto
Ref: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Attendance: 83,401
Gaviria 44'
Lozano 90'
 
USA 0 - 1 (0-1) Romania 13:05 PST - Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Ref: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Attendance: 93,869
Petrescu 18'
 

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Brazil 7321061
Sweden 5312064
Russia 3310276
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Cameroon_flag_large.png


Cameroon
13012311
Cameroon2 - 2Sweden
Brazil2 - 0Russia
Brazil3 - 0Cameroon
Sweden3 - 1Russia
Russia6 - 1Cameroon
Brazil1 - 1Sweden


June 19, 1994

Cameroon 2 - 2 (1-1) Sweden 16:35 PST - Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Ref: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)
Attendance: 93,194
Embe 31' Ljung 8'
Omam 47' Dahlin 75'


June 20, 1994

Brazil 2 - 0 (1-0) Russia 13:05 PST - Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto
Ref: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Attendance: 81,061
Romário 26'
Raí (p) 52'


June 24, 1994

Brazil 3 - 0 (1-0) Cameroon 13:05 PST - Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto
Ref: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Attendance: 83,401
Romário 39'
Márcio Santos 66'
Bebeto 73'
 
Sweden 3 - 1 (1-1) Russia 19:35 EST - Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac
Ref: Joel Quiniou (France)
Attendance: 71,528
Brolin (p) 37' Salenko (p) 4'
Dahlin 59'
Dahlin 81'


June 28, 1994

Russia 6 - 1 (3-0) Cameroon 13:05 PST - Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto
Ref: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Attendance: 74,914
Salenko 15' Milla 46'
Salenko 41'
Salenko 44'
Salenko 72'
Salenko 75'
Radchenko 81'
 
Brazil 1 - 1 (0-1) Sweden 16:05 EST - Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac
Ref: Sandor Puhl (Hungary)
Attendance: 77,217
Romário 46' K. Andersson 23'
 

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Germany 7321053
Spain 5312064
South Korea 2302145
Bolivia 1301214
Germany1 - 0Bolivia
Spain2 - 2South Korea
Germany1 - 1Spain
South Korea0 - 0Bolivia
Bolivia1 - 3Spain
Germany3 - 2South Korea


June 17, 1994

Germany 1 - 0 (0-0) Bolivia 14:05 CST - Soldier Field, Chicago
Ref: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Attendance: 63,117
Klinsmann 61'
 
 
Spain 2 - 2 (0-0) South Korea 18:35 CST - Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Ref: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Attendance: 56,247
Julio Salinas 51' Hong 85'
Goikoetxea 55' Seo 90'


June 21, 1994

Germany 1 - 1 (0-1) Spain 15:05 CST - Soldier Field, Chicago
Ref: Filippi Cavani (Uruguay)
Attendance: 63,113
Klinsmann 48' Goikoetxea 14'
 


June 23, 1994

South Korea 0 - 0 (0-0) Bolivia 19:35 EST - Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro
Ref: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)
Attendance: 54,453


June 27, 1994

Bolivia 1 - 3 (0-1) Spain 15:05 CST - Soldier Field, Chicago
Ref: Rodrigo Badilla Sequeira (Costa Rica)
Attendance: 63,089
Sanchez 67' Guardiola (p) 19'
Caminero 67'
Caminero 70'
 
Germany 3 - 2 (3-0) South Korea 16:05 CST - Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Ref: Joel Quiniou (France)
Attendance: 63,998
Klinsmann 12' Hwang 52'
Riedle 20' Hong 63'
Klinsmann 37'

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Nigeria 6320162
Bulgaria 6320163
Argentina 6320163
Greece 03003010
Argentina4 - 0Greece
Nigeria3 - 0Bulgaria
Argentina2 - 1Nigeria
Bulgaria4 - 0Greece
Argentina0 - 2Bulgaria
Greece0 - 2Nigeria


June 21, 1994

Argentina 4 - 0 (2-0) Greece 12:05 EST - Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro
Ref: Artur Angeles (USA)
Attendance: 54,456
Batistuta 2'
Batistuta 44'
Maradona 60'
Batistuta (p) 89'
 
Nigeria 3 - 0 (2-0) Bulgaria 18:35 CST - Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Ref: Rodrigo Badilla Sequeira (Costa Rica)
Attendance: 44,132
Yekini 21'
Amokachi 43'
Amunike 55'


June 25, 1994

Argentina 2 - 1 (2-1) Nigeria 16:05 EST - Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro
Ref: Bo Jonas Hil Karlsson (Sweden)
Attendance: 54,453
Caniggia 21' Siasia 8'
Caniggia 28'

June 26, 1994

Bulgaria 4 - 0 (1-0) Greece 11:35 CST - Soldier Field, Chicago
Ref: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
Attendance: 63,160
Stoitchkov (p) 5'
Stoitchkov (p) 55'
Letchkov 66'
Borimirov 90'


June 30, 1994

Argentina 0 - 2 (0-0) Bulgaria 18:35 CST - Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Ref: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Attendance: 63,998
Stoitchkov 61'
Sirakov 90'
 
Greece 0 - 2 (0-1) Nigeria 19:35 EST - Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro
Ref: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)
Attendance: 53,001
Finidi 45'
Yekini 90'

Group E

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
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Mexico
4311133
Rep. of Ireland 4311122
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Italy
4311122
Norway 4311111
Italy0 - 1Rep. of Ireland
Norway1 - 0Mexico
Italy1 - 0Norway
Mexico2 - 1Rep. of Ireland
Italy1 - 1Mexico
Rep. of Ireland0 - 0Norway


June 18, 1994

Italy 0 - 1 (0-1) Rep. of Ireland 16:05 EST - Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Ref: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Attendance: 75,338
Houghton 11'
 


June 19, 1994

Norway 1 - 0 (0-0) Mexico 16:05 EST - RFK Stadium, Washington
Ref: Sandor Puhl (Hungary)
Attendance: 52,395
Rekdal 84'
 


June 23, 1994

Italy 1 - 0 (0-0) Norway 16:05 EST - Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Ref: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Attendance: 74,624
D. Baggio 69'
 


June 24, 1994

Mexico 2 - 1 (1-0) Rep. of Ireland 12:35 EST - Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Ref: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Attendance: 60,790
Luis García 42' Aldridge 84'
Luis García 65'


June 28, 1994

Italy 1 - 1 (0-0) Mexico 12:35 EST - RFK Stadium, Washington
Ref: Francisco Óscar Lamolina (Argentina)
Attendance: 52,535
Massaro 48' Bernal 57'
 
 
Rep. of Ireland 0 - 0 (0-0) Norway 12:35 EST - Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Ref: Jose Torres Cadena (Colombia)
Attendance: 72,404

Group F

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Netherlands 6320143
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Saudi_arabia_flag_large.png


Saudi Arabia
6320143
Belgium 6320121
Missing image
Morocco_flag_large.png


Morocco
0300325
Belgium1 - 0Morocco
Netherlands2 - 1Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia2 - 1Morocco
Belgium1 - 0Netherlands
Belgium0 - 1Saudi Arabia
Morocco1 - 2Netherlands


June 19, 1994

Belgium 1 - 0 (1-0) Morocco 12:35 EST - Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Ref: Jose Torres Cadena (Colombia)
Attendance: 61,219
Degryse 11'
 


June 20, 1994

Netherlands 2 - 1 (0-1) Saudi Arabia 12:35 EST - RFK Stadium, Washington
Ref: Manuel Diaz Vega (Spain)
Attendance: 50,535
Jonk 50' Amin 18'
Taument 86'


June 25, 1994

Saudi Arabia 2 - 1 (2-1) Morocco 12:35 EST - Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Ref: Philip Don (England)
Attendance: 76,322
Al Jaber (p) 7' Chaouch 26'
Amin 45'
 
Belgium 1 - 0 (0-0) Netherlands 12:35 EST - Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Ref: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)
Attendance: 62,387
Albert 65'
 


June 29, 1994

Belgium 0 - 1 (0-1) Saudi Arabia 12:35 EST - RFK Stadium, Washington
Ref: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Attendance: 52,959
Owairan 5'
 
 
Morocco 1 - 2 (0-1) Netherlands 12:35 EST - Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Ref: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)
Attendance: 60,578
Nader 47' Bergkamp 43'
Roy 77'

Round of sixteen

July 2, 1994

Germany 3 - 2 (3-1) Belgium 12:00 CST - Soldier Field, Chicago
Ref: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Attendance: 60,246
Völler 6' Grun 8'
Klinsmann 11' Albert 90'
Völler 40'
 
Spain 3 - 0 (1-0) Missing image
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Switzerland
16:35 EST - RFK Stadium, Washington
Ref: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Attendance: 53,121
Hierro 15'
Luis Enrique 74'
Beguiristain (p) 86'


July 3, 1994

Missing image
Saudi_arabia_flag_large.png


Saudi Arabia
1 - 3 (0-1) Sweden 12:05 CST - Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Ref: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)
Attendance: 60,277
Al Ghesheyan 85' Dahlin 6'
K. Andersson 51'
K. Andersson 88'
 
Romania 3 - 2 (2-1) Argentina 13:35 PST - Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Ref: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Attendance: 90,469
Dumitrescu 11' Batistuta (p) 16'
Dumitrescu 18' Balbo 75'
Hagi 58'


July 4, 1994

Netherlands 2 - 0 (2-0) Rep. of Ireland 12:05 EST - Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Ref: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Attendance: 61,355
Bergkamp 11'
Jonk 41'
 
Brazil 1 - 0 (0-0) USA 12:35 PST - Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto
Ref: Joel Quiniou (France)
Attendance: 84,147
Bebeto 72'
 


July 5, 1994

Nigeria 1 - 1 (1-0) Missing image
Flag_of_Italy.png


Italy
13:05 EST - Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro
Ref: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Attendance: 54,367
after extra-time: 1 - 2 (1-2)
Amunike 25' R. Baggio 88'
R. Baggio (p) 100'
 
Missing image
Mexico_flag_large.png


Mexico
1 - 1 (1-1) Bulgaria 16:35 EST - Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Ref: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Attendance: 71,030
after extra-time: 1 - 1 (1-1)
Garcia Aspe (p) 18' Stoitchkov 6'
 
Penalty shootout
Missing image
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Mexico
1 - 3 Bulgaria
Garcia Aspe: out 0-0 Balakov: Campos saved
Bernal: Mikhailov saved 0-1 Guenchev: goal
Rodriguez: Mikhailov saved 0-2 Borimirov: goal
Suárez: goal 1-3 Letchkov: goal

Quarter-finals

July 9, 1994

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Italy
2 - 1 (1-0) Spain 12:05 EST - Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro
Ref: Sandor Puhl (Hungary)
Attendance: 53,400
D. Baggio 11' Caminero 58'
R. Baggio 87'
 
Netherlands 2 - 3 (0-0) Brazil 14:35 CST - Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Ref: Rodrigo Badilla Sequeira (Costa Rica)
Attendance: 63,500
Bergkamp 64' Romário 53'
Winter 76' Bebeto 63'
Branco 81'


July 10, 1994

Bulgaria 2 - 1 (0-0) Germany 12:05 EST - Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Ref: Jose Torres Cadena (Colombia)
Attendance: 72,000
Stoitchkov 75' Matthäus (p) 47'
Letchkov 78'
 
Sweden 1 - 1 (0-0) Romania 12:35 PST - Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto
Ref: Philip Don (England)
Attendance: 83,500
after extra-time: 2 - 2 (1-2)
Brolin 78' Raducioiu 88'
K. Andersson 115' Raducioiu 101'
 
Penalty shootout
Sweden 5 - 4 Romania
Mild: out 0-1 Raducioiu: goal
K. Andersson: goal 1-2 Hagi: goal
Brolin: goal 2-3 Lupescu: goal
Ingesson: goal 3-3 Petrescu: Ravelli saved
Nilsson: goal 4-4 Dumitrescu: goal
Larsson: goal 5-4 Belodedici: Ravelli saved

Semi-finals

July 13, 1994

Bulgaria 1 - 2 (1-2) Missing image
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Italy
16:05 EST - Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Ref: Joel Quiniou (France)
Attendance: 74,110
Stoitchkov (p) 44' R. Baggio 20'
R. Baggio 25'
 
Sweden 0 - 1 (0-0) Brazil 16:35 PST - Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Ref: Jose Torres Cadena (Colombia)
Attendance: 91,856
Romário 80'
 

Third place match

July 16, 1994

Sweden 4 - 0 (4-0) Bulgaria 12:35 PST - Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Ref: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
Attendance: 91,500
Brolin 8'
Mild 30'
Larsson 37'
K. Andersson 40'

Final

July 17, 1994

Missing image
Flag_of_Italy.png


Italy
0 - 0 (0-0) Brazil 12:35 PST - Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Ref: Sandor Puhl (Hungary)
Attendance: 94,194
after extra-time: 0 - 0 (0-0)
 
 
Penalty shootout
Missing image
Flag_of_Italy.png


Italy
2 - 3 Brazil
Baresi: out 0-0 Márcio Santos: Pagliuca saved
Albertini: goal 1-1 Romário: goal
Evani: goal 2-2 Branco: goal
Massaro: Taffarel saved 2-3 Dunga: goal
R. Baggio: out 2-3


World Cup Champions:

BRAZIL (4th title)

Top scorers



Firsts

  • Greece and Saudi Arabia played in the World Cup for the first time: there were also a record three teams representing Africa.
  • The United States-Switzerland match in the Pontiac Silverdome was the first to be played indoors in World Cup history: grass had to be shipped in at great expense from California.
  • Brazil became the first country to win the World Cup four times.
  • Oleg Salenko of 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.
  • This was the first, and currently only time, a British side has not been in the World Cup finals since they started to participate in the tournament.


FIFA (Men's) World Cup

Uruguay 1930 | Italy 1934 | France 1938 | Brazil 1950 | Switzerland 1954 | Sweden 1958 | Chile 1962 | England 1966 | Mexico 1970 | West Germany 1974 | Argentina 1978 | Spain 1982 | Mexico 1986 | Italy 1990 | USA 1994 | France 1998 | Korea/Japan 2002 | Germany 2006 | South Africa 2010 | South America 2014

FIFA Women's World Cup

China 1991 | Sweden 1995 | USA 1999 | USA 2003 | China 2007

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