1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in USA from June 17 to July 17, 1994. 24 teams took part from many countries. Brazil won the trophy after Roberto Baggio from Italy famously missed the last penalty in a penalty shootout.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | United States |
| Dates | 17 June – 17 July |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Sweden |
| Fourth place |  Bulgaria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 141 (2.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,587,538 (68,991 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hristo Stoichkov Oleg Salenko(6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Romário |
Participants
Africa
Cameroon (CMR) • Squad
Morocco (MAR) • Squad
Nigeria (NGA) • Squad
Asia
Korea Republic (KOR) • Squad
Saudi Arabia (KSA) • Squad
Europe
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Belgium (BEL) • Squad- Bulgaria (BUL) • Squad
Germany (GER) • Squad
Greece (GRE) • Squad- Italy (ITA) • Squad
Netherlands (NED) • Squad
Norway (NOR) • Squad
Republic of Ireland (IRL) • Squad
Romania (ROU) • Squad- Russia (RUS) • Squad
Spain (ESP) • Squad- Sweden (SWE) • Squad
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Switzerland (SUI) • Squad
North and Central America
Mexico (MEX) • Squad
United States (USA) • Squad
South America
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Bolivia (BOL) • Squad- Brazil (BRA) • Squad
Colombia (COL) • Squad
Results
Group A
| Pos | Team | ROU | SUI | USA | COL | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Romania | - | 1-4 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 4-1 | - | 1-1 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Round 2 |
| 3 | United States | 0-1 | 1-1 | - | 2-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Round 2 |
| 4 | Colombia | 1-3 | 2-0 | 1-2 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | BRA | SWE | RUS | CMR | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Brazil | - | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Round 2 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1-1 | - | 3-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Round 2 |
| 3 | Russia | 0-2 | 1-3 | - | 6-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cameroon | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1-6 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | GER | ESP | KOR | BOL | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Germany | - | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Round 2 |
| 2 | Spain | 1-1 | - | 2-2 | 3-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Round 2 |
| 3 | Korea Republic | 2-3 | 2-2 | - | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | Bolivia | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | NGA | BUL | ARG | GRE | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Nigeria | - | 3-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 0-3 | - | 2-0 | 4-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 3 | Argentina | 2-1 | 0-2 | - | 4-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 4 | Greece | 0-2 | 4-0 | 0-4 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | MEX | ITA | IRL | NOR | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Mexico | - | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Round 2 |
| 2 | Italy | 1-1 | - | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Round 2 |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 1-2 | 1-0 | - | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Round 2 |
| 4 | Norway | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Group F
| Pos | Team | NED | KSA | BEL | MAR | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Netherlands | - | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 1-2 | - | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 3 | Belgium | 1-0 | 0-1 | - | 1-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 4 | Morocco | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Knockout stage
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 3 July - Pasadena | ||||||||||||||
| Romania |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 July - Stanford | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Romania |
2 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 3 July - Dallas | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden (pen.) |
2 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 13 July - Pasadena | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden |
0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July - Orlando | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 9 July - Dallas | ||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July - Stanford | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 17 July - Pasadena | ||||||||||||||
| United States |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil (pen.) |
0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| 5 July - East Rutherford | ||||||||||||||
| Italy |
0 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Mexico |
1 (1) | |||||||||||||
| 10 July - East Rutherford | ||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria (pen.) |
1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Bulgaria |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 July - Chicago | ||||||||||||||
| Germany |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Germany |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 13 July - East Rutherford | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Bulgaria |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 July - Foxborough | ||||||||||||||
| Italy |
2 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Nigeria |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 9 July - Foxborough | 16 July - Pasadena | |||||||||||||
| Italy (aet) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Italy |
2 | Sweden |
4 | |||||||||||
| 2 July - Washington | ||||||||||||||
| Spain |
1 | Bulgaria |
0 | |||||||||||
| Spain |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland |
0 | |||||||||||||
Final
Brazil won the championship.
References
- FIFA Archived 2018-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
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