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 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg 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 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Romário |
← 1990 1998 → | |
Participants
Africa
Asia
Europe
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svgBelgium (BEL) • Squad
- Bulgaria (BUL) • Squad
Germany (GER) • Squad
Greece (GRE) • Squad
Italy (ITA) • Squad- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands (NED) • Squad
Norway (NOR) • Squad
Republic of Ireland (IRL) • Squad
Romania (ROU) • Squad- Russia (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 | ||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 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 | ||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 9 July - Dallas | ||||||||||||||
 Ireland
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0 | |||||||||||||
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July - Stanford | ||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 17 July - Pasadena | ||||||||||||||
| United States
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0 | |||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg 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 | ||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 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
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil won the championship.
1994 FIFA World Cup Media
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Stanford Stadium satellite view
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Soldier Field Chicago aerial view crop
Citrus Bowl aerial view crop
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RFK Stadium aerial photo, 1988
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References
- FIFA Archived 2018-03-05 at the Wayback Machine