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.
| File:1994 FIFA World Cup.svg | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | 17 June – 17 July |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | 22x20px Brazil (4th title) |
| Runner-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Sweden |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 141 (2.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,587,538 (68,991 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristo Stoichkov File:Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Salenko (6 goals) |
| Best player | 23x15px Romário |
← 1990 1998 → | |
Participants
Africa
Asia
Europe
Belgium (BEL) • Squad- File:Flag of Bulgaria.svgBulgaria (BUL) • Squad
Germany (GER) • Squad
Greece (GRE) • Squad- Italy (ITA) • Squad
Netherlands (NED) • Squad- File:Flag of Norway.svgNorway (NOR) • Squad
Republic of Ireland (IRL) • Squad
Romania (ROU) • Squad- File:Flag of Russia.svgRussia (RUS) • Squad
Spain (ESP) • Squad- Sweden (SWE) • Squad
Switzerland (SUI) • Squad
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 | ||||||||||||||
| 22x20px Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 9 July - Dallas | ||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands
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2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July - Stanford | ||||||||||||||
| 22x20px Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 22x20px Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 17 July - Pasadena | ||||||||||||||
| United States
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0 | |||||||||||||
| 22x20px Brazil (pen.) | 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
1994 FIFA World Cup Media
- 2018.06.17 Over the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA USA 0039 (42855669451) (cropped).jpg
2018.06.17 Over the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA USA 0039 (42855669451) (cropped)
- Stanford Stadium satellite view.png
Stanford Stadium satellite view
- Silverdome 2.jpg
While I was in Pontiac, Michigan to see the newly opened Silverdome
- Giants Stadium Hosts the 1994 World Cup.jpg
Giants Stadium Hosts the 1994 World Cup
- 2007 Cotton Bowl panoramic 1 crop.jpg
2007 Cotton Bowl panoramic 1 crop
- Soldier Field Chicago aerial view crop.jpg
Soldier Field Chicago aerial view crop
- Citrus Bowl aerial view crop.jpg
Citrus Bowl aerial view crop
- Foxborostade crop 1.png
Cropped version of [[:
- RFK Stadium aerial photo, 1988.JPEG
RFK Stadium aerial photo, 1988
- 1994 world cup qualification.png
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
References
- FIFA Archived 2018-03-05 at the Wayback Machine