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 | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | 17 June – 17 July |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (4th title) |
| Runner-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 | Romário |
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Participants
Africa
Asia
Europe
North and Central America
South America
Results
Round 1
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
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3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 July - Stanford | ||||||||||||||
 Argentina
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Romania
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2 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 3 July - Dallas | ||||||||||||||
 Sweden (pen.)
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2 (5) | |||||||||||||
 Saudi Arabia
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 13 July - Pasadena | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden
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0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July - Orlando | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil
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1 | |||||||||||||
 Netherlands
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 9 July - Dallas | ||||||||||||||
 Ireland
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0 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July - Stanford | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 17 July - Pasadena | ||||||||||||||
| United States
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0 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil (pen.)
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0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| 5 July - East Rutherford | ||||||||||||||
| Italy
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0 (2) | |||||||||||||
 Mexico
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1 (1) | |||||||||||||
| 10 July - East Rutherford | ||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria (pen.)
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1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Bulgaria
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 July - Chicago | ||||||||||||||
 Germany
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Germany
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3 | |||||||||||||
| 13 July - East Rutherford | ||||||||||||||
 Belgium
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Bulgaria
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 July - Foxborough | ||||||||||||||
| Italy
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2 | Third place | ||||||||||||
 Nigeria
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1 | |||||||||||||
| 9 July - Foxborough | 16 July - Pasadena | |||||||||||||
| Italy (aet)
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Italy
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2 | Sweden
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4 | |||||||||||
| 2 July - Washington | ||||||||||||||
 Spain
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1 | Bulgaria
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0 | |||||||||||
| Spain
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3 | |||||||||||||
 Switzerland
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0 | |||||||||||||
Final
Brazil won the championship.
1994 FIFA World Cup Media
2018.06.17 Over the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA USA 0039 (42855669451) (cropped)
Stanford Stadium satellite view
While I was in Pontiac, Michigan to see the newly opened Silverdome
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2007 Cotton Bowl panoramic 1 crop
Soldier Field Chicago aerial view crop
Citrus Bowl aerial view crop
Cropped version of [[:
RFK Stadium aerial photo, 1988
Countries qualified for World Cup Country failed to qualify Countries that did not enter or were banned from the World Cup Country not a FIFA member
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References
- FIFA Archived 2018-03-05 at the Wayback Machine