It is not so surprising that football has not taken off as a major sport in the USA. They have more popular sporting pastimes to keep the natives happy like Grid Iron Football, Baseball, Basketball and invading other countries. However, the dear old yanks can put on a darn good show, and 1994 Finals were no exception.
They had unsuccessfully bid for 1986 but were snubbed because the NASL had collapsed two years before. The beautiful stadiums, first class infrastructure, communications, and the massive potential football market turned FIFA heads in 1988. Other bidders for the 1994 finals were Morocco (only two stadia up to scratch), Brazil had massive economic problems, over 300% inflation, everyday murders, and administrative mayhem; and, after Chile dropped out, FIFA didn’t have a lot of choice.
1994 was the first time that there was not a UK representative since they had rejoined the world fold. Graham Taylor made a real ball’s up during England’s qualification bid, even before the referee against Holland had ‘lost him his job’ (Norway springs to mind). The Sun newspaper called him a turnip, but that was in my opinion a bit harsh on the vegetable in question. I think Mr. Taylor was too nice a person for the hurly burly of the England pressure pot.
We had some English lads to cheer on though because the Republic of Ireland made it again, scraping past Denmark on goals scored, and were to win their first finals match memorably in New York. Scotland’s run of five consecutive WC finals ended - Italy went through from their group along with the Swiss. Wales failed again this time to Romania and perennials Belgium. The surprise European team was Greece - through to their first WC - however there were no surprises from them in the tournament. The Cameroon made it through two groups and eight games to represent Africa. The usual suspects from South America came through their inspections, Argentina after a play-off with Australia. Australia themselves had come through two play-offs beating New Zealand and Canada (Canada lost out after 14 games!).
So, on the 17th June, the FIFA bandwagon turned up outside South America and Europe for a change and deposited the biggest sporting event in the solar system into the safe catchers mitts of the USA.
Game 1: Played Saturday 18 June 1994 (16.35) Rose Bowl, Pasadena.[468]
(91,865) Jamal Al-Sharif (SYR), Yousif Abdulla Al-Ghattan (BHR), Douglas Micael James (TRI).
Result: ROMANIA 3 - COLUMBIA 1 (2:1)
1:0 Raducioiu 16, 2:0 Hagi 34, 2:1 Valencia 43, 3:1 Raducioiu 89
ROM (4-4-2): [12] Bogdan Ion Stelea - [2] Dan Vasile Petrescu, [6] Gheorghe Popescu, [3] Daniel Claudiu Prodan, [4] Miodrag Belodedici; - [14] Gheorghe Mihali, [5] Ioan Angelo Lupescu, [7] Dorinel Ionel Munteanu, [10] Gheorghe Hagi (c); - [11] Ilie Dumitrescu (65 [13] Tibor Selymes), [9] Florin Valeriu Raducioiu (90 [19] Corneliu Papura).
COL (1-3-4-2): [1] Oscar Eduardo Córdoba Arce; - [15] Luis Carlos Perea; - [4] Luis Fernando Herrera, [2] Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga, [20] Wilson Enrique Pérez Pérez, [6] Gabriel Jaime Gómez Jaramillo, [14] Leonel de Jesús Alvarez Zuleta, [19] Freddy Eusebio Rincón Valencia, [10] Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio (c); - [ 21] Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestrosa, [11] José Adolfo Valencia Mosquera.
Booked: Raducioiu 39/ Herrera 36, Valderrama 53, Alvarez 70
Game 2: Played Saturday 18 June 1994 (17.35), Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit.[469]
(73,425) Francisco Oscar Lamolina (ARG), Ernesto Carlos A. Taibi (ARG), Venancio Concepcio Zárate Vásquez (PAR).
Result: USA 1 - SWITZERLAND 1 (1:1)
0:1 Bregy 39, 1:1 Wynalda 44
USA (1-3-4-2): [1] Antonio Michael Meola (c); - [17] Marcelo Luis Balboa; - [4] Christopher Cle Kooiman, [22] Alexander Lalas, [20] Paul David Caligiuri; - [9] Tabaré Ramos, [16] Michael Steven Sorber, [5] Thomas Dooley, [6] John Andrew Harkes; - [8] Ernest Lee Stewart (80 [13] Cobi N’Gai Jones), [11] Eric Boswell Wynalda (57 [10] Roy Connon Wegerle).
SUI: (4-4-2): [1] Marco Pascolo; - [2] Marc Hottiger, [4] Dominique Herr, [5] Alain Geiger, [3] Yvan Quentin; - [8] Chrostophe Ohrel, [10] Ciriaco ‘Ciri’ Sforza (79 [21] Thomas Wyss), [6] Georges Bregy (c), [7] Alain Sutter; - [16] Thomas Bickel (71 [14] Néstor Subiat), [11] Stéphane Chapuisat
Booked: 88 Harkes / 27 Herr, 86 Subiat.
Note: First World Cup match played completely indoors Quote: “They’ve been told [the referees] to stamp down on the tackles from behind” (John Motson BBC, midway through the first half.)
Game 3: Played Wednesday 22 June 1994 (16.05), Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit.[478]
(61,428) Néji al-Jouini (TUN), Abdelmagid Hassan (EGY), Mohammed Fanaei (IRN).
Result: SWITZERLAND 4 - ROMANIA 1 (1:1)
1:0 Sutter 16, 1:1 Hagi 36, 2:1 Chapuisat 53, 3:1 Knup 66, Bregy 72 (some sources - Palamares for one - credit this goal to Knup, but not the Swiss).
SUI (4-4-2): [1] Marco Pascolo; - [2] Marc Hottiger, [4] Dominique Herr, [5] Alain Geiger, [3] Yvan Quentin; - [8] Chrostophe Ohrel (82 [20] Patrick Sylvestre), [10] Ciri Sforza, [6] Georges Bregy (c), [7] Alain Sutter (70 [16] Thomas Bickel); - [9] Adrian Knup, [11] Stéphane Chapuisat.
ROM (1-3-4-2): [12] Bogdan Stelea ; - [4] Miodrag Belodedici; - [2] Dan Petrescu,[6] Gheorghe Popescu, [3] Daniel Prodan - [14] Gheorghe Mihali, [5] Ioan Lupescu (85 [15] Basarab Nica Panduru), [7] Dorinel Munteanu, [10] Gheorghe Hagi (c) - [11] Ilie Dumitrescu (70 [16] Ion Vladoiu), [9] Florin Raducioiu.
Booked: Mihali 33, Lupescu 41, Belodedici 48 Sent off: Vladoiu 73 violent conduct, banned for three games. He was sent home for bad behaviour to the staff on 1 July.
Game 4: Played Wednesday 22 June 1994 (16.35) Rose Bowl, Pasadena.[479] (93,194) Fabio Baldas (ITA), Domenico Ramicone (ITA), Mohamed Rharib El Jilali (MAR)
Result: USA 2 - COLUMBIA 1 (1:0) 1:0 Escobar 34 og, 2:0 Stewart 52, 2:1 Valencia 89
USA (1-4-3-2): [1] Tony Meola (c) - [22] Alexi Lalas; - [21] Fernando Caetano Clavijo Cedrés, [17] Marcelo Balboa, [5] Tom Dooley, [20] Paul Caligiuri; - [9] Tab Ramos, [16] Micheal Sorber, [6] John Harkes; - [8] Ernie Stewart (67 [13] Cobi Jones), [11] Eric Wynalda (62 [10] Roy Wegerle).
COL (4-4-2): [1] Oscar Córdoba; - [4] Luis Herrera, [15] Luis Perea, [2] Andrés Escobar, [20] Wilson Pérez; - [19] Freddy Rincón, [14] Leonel Alvarez, [5] Hernán Gaviria Carvajal, [10] Carlos Valderrama (c); - [7] William Anthony ‘Tony’ de Avila Charris (h-t [11] Adolfo Valencia), [21] Tino Asprilla (h-t [9] Iván René Valenciano Pérez).
Booked: Lalas 49 for ignoring the whistle after scoring a good goal ruled offside / de Avila 23 Note: The Colombian coach Maturana resigned after the game, and Escobar had only ten days to live; he was shot 12 times leaving "El Indio" restaurant in Medellin 2 July 1994. (Humberto Muñoz Castro was convicted of the murder, sentenced to 43 years, but released after serving only 11 years).
Game 5: Played Sunday 26 June 1994 (13.05), Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto.[489=]
(84,769) Peter Mikkelsen (DEN), Carl Johan Christensen-Meyer (DEN), Douglas Micael James (TRI).
Result: COLUMBIA 2 - SWITZERLAND 0 (1:0)
1:0 Gaviria 44, 2:0 Lozano 89
COL (4-4-2): [1] Oscar Córdoba; - [4] Luis Herrera, [2] Andrés Escobar, [3] Alexis Antonio Mendoza Barrios, [20] Wilson Pérez; - [19] Freddy Rincón [14] Leonel Alvarez, [5] Hernán Gaviria (76 [8] John Harold Lozano Prado), [10] Carlos Valderrama (c); - [11] Adolfo Valencia (63 [7] Tony de Avila), [21] Tino Asprilla.
SUI (4-4-2): [1] Marco Pascolo; - [2] Marc Hottiger, [4] Dominique Herr, [5] Alain Geiger, [3] Yvan Quentin; - [8] Chrostophe Ohrel, [10] Ciri Sforza, [6] Georges Bregy (c), [7] Alain Sutter (81 [15] Marco Grassi); - [9] Adrian Knup (81 [14] Néstor Subiat) [11] Stéphane Chapuisat.
Booked: Gaviria 60, Valderrama 62, Alvarez 81 / Knup 40, Bregy 86
Game 6: Played Sunday 26 June 1994 (13.05) Rose Bowl, Pasadena.[489=]
(94,869) Mario Van Der Ende (HOL), Jan Dolstra (HOL), Gordon Peter Dunster (AUS).
Result: ROMANIA 1 - USA 0 (1:0)
1:0 Petrescu 17
ROM (1-4-4-1): [1] Florin Prunea; - [4] Miodrag Belodedici (88 [14] Gheorghe Mihali); - [2] Dan Petrescu, [3] Daniel Prodan, [6] Gheorghe Popescu, [13] Tibor Selymes; - [7] Dorinel Munteanu, [5] Ioan Lupescu, [10] Gheorghe Hagi (c), [11] Ilie Dumitrescu; -[9] Florin Raducioiu (83 [18] Constantin Gâlca).
USA (4-4-2): [1] Tony Meola (c); - [21] Fernando Clavijo, [22] Alexi Lalas, [17] Marcelo Balboa, [20 Paul Cagliuri; - [9} Tab Ramos (63 [13] Cobi Jones), [16] Michael Sorber (75 [10] Roy Wegerle), [5] Tom Dooley, [6] John Harkes; - [8] Ernie Stewart, [11] Eric Wynalda.
Booked: Harkes 41 not retreating, Clavijo 48, / Raducioiu 61, Petrescu 73 time-wasting.
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| USA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Columbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Game 1: Played Sunday 19 June 1994 (16.35) Rose Bowl, Pasadena.[472]
(83,959) Alberto Tejada-Noriega (PER), Yousif Abdulla Al-Ghattan (BHR), Douglas Micael James (TRI).
Result: SWEDEN 2 - CAMEROON 2 (1:1)
1:0 Ljung 8, 1:1 Embe 30, 1:2 Omam-Biyick 46, 2:2 Dahlin 75
SWE (4-4-2): [1] Thomas Ravelli; - [2] Roland Nilsson, [3] Patrick Björn Andersson, [4] Joachim Björn Björklund, [5] Roger Ljung; - [8] Klas Ingesson (75 [19] Kennet Andersson) [8] Stefan Schwarz, [9] Jonas Thern (c), [21] Lars Jesper Blomqvist (61 [7] Henrik Larsson), - [11] Tomas Brolin, [10] Martin Dahlin.
CAM (4-4-2): [1] Joseph-Antoine Bell; - [14] Stephen Tataw Eta (c), [3] Bahanag Rigobert Song, [13] Raymond Kalla Nkongo, [15] Hans Agbo; - [6] Thomas Libiih, [8] Émile Belmont Mbouh Mbouh, [10] Louis-Paul Mfede (81 [11] Emmanuel Maboang Kessack) [17] Marv Vivien Foe; - [7] François Omam-Biyick, [19] David Jacques Embe (87 [20] Georges L. Mouyeme Elongance).
Booked: 4 M'Bouh / 71 Dahlin (Deliberate handball).
Game 2: Played Monday 20 June 1994 (13.05), Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto.[474]
(81,061) An-Yan Lim Kee Chong (MRS), Mohamed Rharib El Jilali (MAR), Domenico Ramicone (ITA).
Result: BRAZIL 2 - RUSSIA 0 (1:0)
1:0 Romário 27, 2:0 Raí 53 pen.
BRZ (4-4-2): [1] Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel; - [2] Jorge de Amorim Campos - ‘JORGINHO’, [3] Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha (68 [13] Aldair Nascimento Santos), [15] Márcio Roberto dos Santos, [16] Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo; - [5] Mauro Silva, [8] Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri - ‘DUNGA’ (79 [17] Iomar do Nascimento - ‘MAZINHO’), [10] Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira (c), [9] Crizam César de Oliveira - ‘ZINHO’;- [7] José Roberto da Gama de Oliveira - ‘BEBETO’, [11] Romário de Souza Faria.
RUS (1-4-3-2): [16] Dmitriǐ Viktorovič Kharin (c); - [5] Yuriǐ Valerevič Nikiforov; - [6] Vladislav Mikhaǐlovič Ternavskiǐ, [2] Dmitriǐ Viktorovič Kuznetsov, [21] Dmitriǐ Alekseevič Khlestov, [3] Sergeǐ Vadimovič Gorlukovič; - [10] Valeriǐ Georgievič Karpin, [7] Andreǐ Vladimirovič Pyatnickiǐ, [17] Ilya Vladimirovič Tsymbalar; - [15] Dmitriǐ Leonidovič Radčenko (72 [13] Aleksandr Genrikhovič Borodyuk), [22] Sergeǐ Nikolaevič Yuran (69 [9] Oleg Anatolevič Salenko).
Booked: 61 Nikiforov, 64 Khlestov, 79 Kuznetsov
Raí brought down by Ternavskiǐ for penalty.
Game 3: Played Friday 24 June 1994 (13.05), Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto.[483]
(83,401) Arturo Pablo Brizio Carter (MEX), Douglas Micael James (TRI), Carl-Johan Christensen-Meyer (DEN).
Result: BRAZIL 3 - CAMEROON 0 (1:0)
1:0 Romário 39, 2:0 Márcio Santos 62, 3:0 ‘BEBETO’ 72
BRZ (4-4-2): [1] Cláudio Taffarel; - [2] ‘JORGINHO’, [13] Aldair, [15] Márcio Santos, [16] Leonardo; - [5] Mauro Silva, [8] ‘DUNGA’, [10] Raí (80 [19] Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa - ‘MÜLLER’) [9] ‘ZINHO’ (74 [18] Paulo Sergio Silvestre Nascimento); - [7] ‘BEBETO’, [11] Romário.
CAM (4-4-2): [1] Joseph-Antoine Bell; - [14] Stephen Tataw (c), [3] Rigobert Song, [13] Raymond Kalla, [15] Hans Agbo; - [6] Thomas Libiih, [10] Louis-Paul Mfede (70 [11] Emmanuel Maboang), [8] Émile Mbouh, [17] Marc Foe; - [7] François Omam-Biyick, [19] David Embe (63 [9] Albert Roger Milla).
Booked: 45 Mauro Silva / 8 Tataw, 38 Kalla Sent Off: Song (84) - Serious foul play
Note: In this game Cameroon set two WC records; Miilla became the oldest player (42yr 35d) and Rigobert Song the youngest ever to be sent off (17yrs 358d) in the finals.
Game 4: Played Friday 24 June 1994 (19.35), Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit.[484]
(71,528) Joël Quiniou (FRA), Mohammed Fanaei (IRN), Abdelmagid Hassan (EGY).
Result: SWEDEN 3 - RUSSIA 1 (1:1)
0:1 Salenko 4 pen, 1:1 Brolin 39 pen, 2:1 Dahlin 60, 3:1 Dahlin 82
SWE (4-4-2): [1] Thomas Ravelli; - [2] Roland Nilsson, [3] Patrick Andersson, [4] Joachim Björklund (88 [20] Magnus Erlingmark), [5] Roger Ljung; - [11] Tomas Brolin, [8] Stefan Schwarz, [9] Jonas Thern (c), [8] Klas Ingesson; - [19] Kennet Andersson (83 [7] Henrik Larsson), [10] Martin Dahlin.
RUS (1-3-4-2): [16] Dmitriǐ Kharin; - [5] Yuriǐ Nikiforov; - [3] Sergeǐ Gorlukovič, [21] Dmitriǐ Khlestov, [18] Viktor Savelevič Onopko (c); - [8] Dmitriǐ Leonidovič Popov (40 [10] Valerǐ Karpin), [2] Dmitriǐ Kuznetsov, [15] Dmitriǐ Radčenko, [13] Aleksandr Borodyuk (51 [4] Dmitriǐ Aleksandrovič Galyamin); - [19] Aleksandr Vladimirovič Mostovoǐ, [9] Oleg Salenko.
Booked: 42 K.Andersson, 52 Schwarz (high boot in a Russian face), 58 Dahlin / 2 Gorlukovič (deliberate handball), 34 Kharin, time wasting, 48 Gorlukovič Sent off: 48 Gorlukovič
Game 5: Played Tuesday 28 June 1994 (13.05), Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto.[495]
(74,914) Jamal Al-Sharif (SYR), Gordon Peter Dunster (AUS), Jan Dolstra (HOL).
Result: RUSSIA 6 - CAMEROON 1 (3:0)
1:0 Salenko 16, 2:0 Salenko
41, 3:0 Salenko 45 pen, 3:1 Milla 47, 4:1 Salenko 72, 5:1 Salenko 75, 6:1 Radčenko 82
RUS (1-4-4-1): [1] Stanislav Salamovič Čerčesov; - [5] Yuriǐ Nikiforov; -[6] Vladislav Ternavskiǐ, [21] Dmitri Khlestov, [18] Viktor Onopko (c), [12] Omari Mikhaǐlovič Tetradze; - [10] Valerǐ Karpin,[14] Igor Vladimirovič Korneev (65 [15] Dmitriǐ Radčenko), [17] Ilya Tsymbalar, [20] Igor Anatolevič Lediakhov (78 [11] Vladimir Evgenevič Besčastnykh); - [9] Oleg Salenko.
CAM (4-3-2-1): [22] Jacques Célestin Songo'o; - [14] Stephen Tataw (c), [5] Victor N'Dip Akem, [13] Raymond Kalla, [15] Hans Agbo; - [6] Thomas Libiih, [2] André Kana-Biyick, [17] Marc Foe; - [19] David Embe (49 [16] Alphonse-Marie Tchami Djomaha), [10] Louis-Paul Mfede (h-t [9] Roger Milla); - [7] François Omam-Biyick.
Booked: 57 Karpin, 88 Khlestov, 90 Nikiforov / 13 Kana Biyick, 45 Songo'o for kicking the ball off the penalty spot after the award of the late first half spot kick. Note: At 42y 39d Milla became the oldest player to score in the finals.
Game 6: Played Tuesday 28 June 1994 (16.05), Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit.[496]
(77,217) Sandor Puhl (HUN), Sandor Marton (HUN), Luc Adelin Matthys (BEL).
Result: SWEDEN 1 - BRAZIL 1 (1:0)
1:0 K.Andersson 24, 1:1 Romário 47
SWE (4-4-2): [1] Thomas Ravelli; - [2] Roland Nilsson, [3] Patrick Andersson, [14] Pontus Kåmark, [5] Roger Ljung; - [7] Henrik Larsson (65 [21] Jesper Blomqvist), [8] Stefan Schwarz (77 [18] Håkan Mild), [9] Jonas Thern (c), [8] Klas Ingesson, [11] Tomas Brolin, [19] Kennet Andersson.
BRZ (4-4-2): [1] Cláudio Taffarel; - [2] ‘JORGINHO’, [13] Aldair, [15] Márcio Santos, [16] Leonardo; - [5] Mauro Silva h-t ([17] ‘MAZINHO’), [8] ‘DUNGA’, [10] Raí (c - 81 [18] Paulo Sergio) [9] ‘ZINHO’; - [7] ‘BEBETO’, [11] Romário.
Booked: 84 Mild / 67 Aldair.
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
Game 1: Played Friday 17 June 1994 (1405), Soldier Field, Chicago.[465]
(63,117) Arturo Pablo Brizio Carter (MEX), Eugene Brazzale (AUS), Gordon Peter Dunster (AUS).
Result: GERMANY 1 - BOLIVIA 0 (0-0)
1:0 Klinsmann 61
GER (1-2-3-2-2): [1] Bodo Illgner;- [10] Lothar Herbert Matthäus (c); - [4] Jürgen Kohler, [14] Thomas Berthold, - [20] Stefan Effenberg, [16] Matthias Sammer, [3] Andreas Brehme; - [8] Thomas Jürgen Hässler (84 [2] Thomas Strunz), [7] Andreas Walter Möller; - [9] Karlheinz Riedle (60 [21] Mario Basler), [18] Jürgen Klinsmann.
BOL (3-5-1-1): [1] Carlos Leonel Trucco Medina; - [4] Miguel Angel Rimba Alvis, [5] Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desabato, [3] Marco Antonio Sandy Sansusty; - [6] Carlos Fernando Borja Bolivar (c), [22] Julio Cesar Baldivieso Rico (66 [11] Jaime Moreno Morales), [8] José Milton Melgar Soruco, [15] Vladimir Soria Camacho, [16] Luis Héctor Cristaldo Ruiz Diaz; - [21] Erwin Sánchez Fekling; - [18] Luis William Ramallo Fernández (79 [10] Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas).
Booked: 7 Kohler foul fron behind, 54 Möller / 37 E. Sanchez not retreating, 40 Baldivieso blatant obstruction, 67 Borja. Sent off: 82 Etcheverry after being barged in the back by Matthäus, he retaliated and was sent off. He had 3 minutes of fame. Note: Match preceeded by the opening ceremony.
Game 2: Played Friday 17 June 1994 (1835), Cotton Bowl, Dallas.[466]
(56,247) Peter Mikkelsen (DEN), Carl-Johan Christensen-Meyer (DEN), Roy Pearson (ENG).
Result: SOUTH KOREA 2 - SPAIN 2 (0:0)
0:1 Salinas 51, 0:2 Goikoetxea 56, 1:2 Hong Myung-bo 85, 2:2 Seo Jung-woon 90
KOR (1-3-4-2): [1] Choi In-Yung (c); - [20] Hong Myung-bo; - [4] Kim Pan-Keun, [5] Park Jung-Bae, [7] Shin Hong-Gi; - [8] Noh Jung-Yoon (73 [16] Ha Seok-Ju), [12] Choi Young-Il, [6] Lee Yung-Jin, [9] Kim Joo-Sung (58 [11] Seo Jung-Won); - [10] Ko Jeong-Woon, [18] Hwang Sun-Hong.
ESP (1-4-4-1): [13] José Santiago Cañizares Ruiz; - [20] Miguel Angel Nadal Homar (c); - [2] Albert Ferrer Llopis, [18] Rafael Alkorta Martinez, [5] Abelardo Fernández Antuña, [12] Sergi Barjuán Esclusa; - [7] Jon Andoni Goikoetxea Lasa, [8] Juan Guerrero López (40 [15] José Luis Pérez Caminero), [6] Fernando Ruiz Hierro, [21] Luis Enrique Martinez García; - [19] Julio Salinas Fernández (63 [16] Felipe Miñambres Fernández).
Booked: 60 Choi Young-il, 37 Kim Joo-Song / 24 Luis Enrique, 72 Caminero. Sent off: Nadal (26) foul from behind on Ko Jeong-Woon just outside the penalty area.
Game 3: Played Tuesday 21 June 1994 (1505), Soldier Field, Chicago.[476]
(63,113) Ernesto Filippi Cavani (URU), Ernesto Carlos A. Taibi (ARG), Venancio Concepcio Zárate Vásquez(PAR).
Result: GERMANY 1 - SPAIN 1 (0:1)
0:1 Goikoetxea 14, 1:1 Klinsmann 48
GER (1-2-4-2-1): [1] Bodo Illgner; - [10] Lothar Matthäus (c); - [4] Jürgen Kohler, [14] Thomas Berthold; - [2] Thomas Strunz, [20] Stefan Effenberg, [16] Matthias Sammer, [3] Andreas Brehme; - [8] Thomas Hässler, [7] Andreas Möller (62 [13] Rudolf Völler); - [18] Jürgen Klinsmann.
ESP (1-4-4-1): [1] Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta (c); - [6] Fernando Hierro; - [2] Albert Ferrer, [18] Rafael Alkorta, [5] ‘Abelardo’, [12] ‘Sergi’; - [7] Juan Goikoetxea (65 [10] José Maria Bakero Escudero) [15] José Caminero, [9] Josep Guardiola Sala (77 [4] Francisco José Camarasa Castellar), [21] Luis Enrique; - [19] Julio Salinas.
Booked: 71 Effenberg / 15 Julio Salinas, 39 Abelardo, 53 Hierro.
Game 4: Played Thursday 23 June 1994 (1935), Foxboro Stadium, Boston.[481]
(53,456) William Leslie Mottram (SCO), Luc Adelin Matthys (BEL), Mikael Erik Everstig (SWE).
Result: BOLIVIA 0 - SOUTH KOREA 0
BOL (4-5-1): [1] Carlos Trucco; - [4] Miguel Rimba, [5] Gustavo Quinteros, [3] Marco Sandy, [16] Luis Cristaldo; - [6] Carlos Borja, [8] José Melgar (c), [15] Vladimir Soria, [21] Erwin Sánchez, [22] Julio Cesar Baldivieso; - [18] William Ramallo (67 [9] Guillermo Alvaro Peña).
KOR (1-4-3-2): [1] Choi In-Yung (c); - [20] Hong Myung-Bo; - [4] Kim Pan-Keun, [5] Park Jung-Bae, [7] Shin Hong-Gi, [6] Lee Young-Jin; - [8] Noh Jung-Yoon (71 [12] Choi Young-Il), [9] Kim Joo-Sung, [10] Ko Jeong-Woon; - [11] Seo Jung-Won (85 [16] Ha Seok-Ju), [18] Hwang Sun-Hong.
Booked: 22 Cristaldo for dissent, 23 Rimba, 33 Baldivieso / 38 Ko Jong-Woon, 62 Shin Hong-gi, 83 Park Jung-bae. Sent off: 82 Cristaldo, for a second yellow, but hardly worthy of a sending off.
Note: All in all a poor match to watch; Bolivia were really negative and desrved to go out, and, despite the fact that the Koreans never seemed to stop running, they ran out of steam.Game 5: Played Monday 27 June 1994 (15:05) Chicago, Soldier Field.[491]
(63,089) Rodrigo Badilla Sequeira (COS), Yousif Abdulla Al-Ghattan (BHR), Turcios Nelson Rutilio Calix (HON).
Result: SPAIN 3 - BOLIVIA 1 (1:0)
1:0 Guardiola 19 pen, 2:0 Caminero 65, 2:1 Sánchez 67, 3:1 Caminero 71
ESP (4-4-2): [1] Andoni Zubizarreta (c); - [2] Albert Ferrer, [5] ‘Abelardo’, [17] Salvador González Marco - ‘Voro’, [12] ‘Sergi’; - [7] Juan Goikoetxea, [15] José Caminero, [9] Josep Guardiola (69 [10] José Bakero), [16] ‘Felipe’ (h-t [6] Fernando Hierro); - [8] Juan Guerrero, [19] Julio Salinas.
BOL (1-4-3-2): [1] CarlosTrucco; - [2] Juan Manuel Peña Montaña; - [6] Carlos Borja, [4] Miguel Rimba, [3] Marco Sandy, [13] Modesto Socuro; - [8] José Melgar (c), [15] Vladimir Soria (63 [20] Ramiro Castillo Salinas); - [21] Erwin Sánchez, [18] William Ramallo, [14] Mauricio Ramos (h-t [11] Jaime Moreno).
Booked: 46 Ferrer, 90 Caminero, suspended next game.
Game 6: Played Monday 27 June 1994 (16:05), Cotton Bowl, Dallas.[492]
(63,998) Joël Quiniou (FRA), Valenin Ivanov (RUS), Abdelmagid Hassan (EGY).
Result: GERMANY 3 - SOUTH KOREA 2 (3:0)
1:0 Klinsmann 12, 2:0 Riedle 20, 3:0 Klinsmann 37, 3:1 Hwang Sun-hong 51, 3:2 Hong Myung-bo 63
GER (1-2-3-2-2): [1] Bodo Illgner - [10] Lothar Matthäus (c - 64 [7] Andreas Möller), [4] Jürgen Kohler, [14] Thomas Berthold, - [20] Stefan Effenberg (75 [5] Thomas Helmer), [6] Guido Buchwald, [3] Andreas Brehme; - [8] Thomas Hässler, [16] Matthias Sammer; - [9] Karlheinz Riedle, [18] Jürgen Klinsmann.
KOR (1-4-3-2): [1] Choi In-Yung (c - h-t [22] Lee Woon-Jae); - [20] Hong Myung-bo; - [4] Kim Pan-Keun, [5] Park Jung-Bae, [7] Shin Hong-Gi, [12] Choi Young-Il; - [6] Lee Yung-Jin (40 [2] Chung Jong-Son), [9] Kim Joo-Sung, [10] Ko Jeong-Woon; - [15] Cho Jin-Ho (h-t [11] Seo Jung-Won), [18] Hwang Sun-Hong.
Booked: 23 Brehme, 28 Klinsmann ignoring the whistle, 44 Effenberg / 88 Choi Young-Il. Note: ‘Mr Nice Guy’ Stefan Effenberg was sent home by the manager after he made a gesture to the crowd. He was not capped again by his country until the next World Cup.
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| South Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Game 1: Played Tursday 21 June 1994 (12:05), Foxboro Stadium, Boston[475]
(53,486) Arturo Alejandro Angeles (USA), Park Hang-young (KOR), Jan Dolstra (HOL).
Result: ARGENTINA 4 - GREECE 0 (2:0)
1:0 Batistuta 2, 2:0 Batistuta 45, 3:0 Maradona 60, 4:0 Batistuta 90 pen
ARG (4-5-1): [12] Luis Alberto Islas - [4] Roberto Néstor Sensini, [13] Fernando Gabriel Caceres, [6] Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri, [3] Antonio Daniel Chamot; - [7] Claudio Paul Caniggia, [14] Diego Pablo Simeone, [10] Diego Armando Maradona (c - 62 [17] Arnaldo Ariel Ortega), [5] Fernando Carlos Redondo, [19] Abel Eduardo Balbo (79 [21] Alejandro Victor Mancuso); - [9] Gabriel Omar Batistuta.
GRE (1-3-4-2): [1] Antonis Minou; - [4] Stelios Manolas; - [2] Stratos Apostolakis, [5] Giannis Kalitzakis, [3] Thanasis Kolitsidakis; - [6] Panagiotis Tsalukhidis, [8] Nikos Nioplias, [19] Savas Kofidis, [11] Nikos Tsiantakis (h-t [12] Spiros Marangos); - [7] Dimitris Saravakos (c), [9] Nikos Makhlas (58 [10] Tassos Mitropoulos).
Booked: 41 Caceres / 25 Tsalouchidis, 56 Manolas.
Game 2: Played Tuesday 21 June 1994 (1835), Cotton Bowl, Dallas.[477]
(44,932) Rodrigo Badilla Sequeira (COS), Eugene Brazzale (AUS), Gordon Peter Dunster (AUS).
Result: NIGERIA 3 - BULGARIA 0 (2:0)
1:0 Yekini 21, 2:0 Amokachi 43, 3:0 Amunike 55
NGA (4-4-2): Peter Rufai (c); - [2] Owen Augustine Eguavoen, [5] Uche Alozie Okechukwu, [6] Chidi Henry Nwanu, [3] Benedict Iroha; - [7] Finidi George (77 [13] Emeka McCann Ezeugo), [12] Samson Siasia (68 [21] Mutiu Abiodun Adepoju), [15] Olinha Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh, [11] Emmanuel Amunike; - [9] Rasheed Yekini, [14] Daniel Owefin Amokachi.
BUL (1-3-4-2): [1] Borislav Biserov Mikhailov (c with syrup); - [2] Emil Georgiev Kremenliev; - [3] Trifon Marinov Ivanov, [5] Petar Kanchev Khubchev, [4] Tsanko Nikolaev Tsvetanov; - [11] Daniel Boromirov Borisov (72 [13] Ivailo Stoimenov Yordanov), [6] Zlatko Georgiev Yankov, [9] Yordan Lechkov Yankov (58 [10] Natko Petkov Sirakov), [20] Krasimir Genchev Balakov; - [8] Khristo Stoichkov Stoichkov, [7] Emil Lyubchev Kostadinov.
Booked: 73 Amunike / 53 Lechkov
Game 3: Played Saturday 25 June 1994 (1605), Foxboro Stadium, Boston[487]
(54,453) Bo Jonas Hil Karlsson (SWE), Mikael Erik Everstig (SWE), Luc Adelin Matthys (BEL).
Result: ARGENTINA 2 - NIGERIA 1 (2:1)
0:1 Siasia 10, 1:1 Caniggia 22, 2:1 Caniggia 29
ARG (4-4-2): [12] Luis Islas; - [4] Néstor Sensini(87 [16] Hernán Edgardo Diaz), [13] Fernando Cáceres, [6] Oscar Ruggeri, [3] Antonio Chamot; - [14] Diego Simeone, [5] Fernando Redondo, [10] Diego Maradona (c), [19] Abel Balbo (71 [21] Alejandro Manusco) - [7] Claudio Caniggia, [9] Gabriel Batistuta.
NGA (4-4-2): [1] Peter Rufai (c); - [2] Augustine Eguavoen, [5] Uche Okechukwu, [6] Chidi Nwanu, [19] Michael Emenalo; - [7] Finidi George, [12] Samson Siasia (57 [21] Mutiu Adepoju), [15] Sunday Oliseh (86 [10] Augustine Azuka ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha), [11] Emmanuel Amunike; - [9] Rashidi Yekini, [14] Daniel Amokachi.
Booked: 53 Caniggia - unusually, found out feigning injury. When he got off the ground he then tried to get back on the stretcher brough on to take him off. / 15 Oliseh, to a stunned player - this booking was later withdrawn on Thursday 30 June as Karlsson had given the yellow card to the wrong man. The culprit was Eguavoen, but the ref correctly got him next. 20 Eguavoen, following the last incident this should have seen him sent off and he would have missed the Italian game, 53 Emenalo.
NOTE: Maradona kicked out from the tournament after failing anti-dope test. Maradona, in an effort to lose his podge hired ‘the’ well known drugs cheat Ben Johnson as his fitness trainer before the final. His test results included a cocktail of five banned substances, chiefly ephadrine. Little did we know he’d been snorting the white line since the early eighties, no wonder he beat Shilton to that ball with his hand!
Game 4: Played Sunday 26 June 1994 (1135), Soldier Field, Chicago.[488]
(63,160) Ali Mohamed Bujsaim (UAE), Yousif Abdulla Al-Ghattan (BHR), Turcios Nelson Rutilio Calix (HON).
Result: BULGARIA 4 - GREECE 0 (1:0)
1:0 Stoichkov 5 pen, 2:0 Stoichkov 55 pen, 3:0 Lechkov 66, 4:0 Borimirov 90
BUL (4-3-3): [1] Borislav Mikhailov (c); - [2] Emil Kremenliev, [5] Petar Khubchev, [3] Trifon Ivanov, [4] Tsanko Tsvetanov (76 [16] Ilian Ivanov Kiriakov); - [9] Yordan Lechkov, [6] Zlatko Yankov, [20] Krasimir Balakov; - [7] Emil Kostadinov (81 [11] Daniel Boromirov), [10] Natko Sirakov, [8] Khristo Stoichkov.
GRE (1-3-4-2): [20] Elias Atmatzidis; - [18] Kyriakos Karataidis; - [2] Stratos Apostolakis (c), [5] Yannis Kalitzakis, [13] Vaios Karagiannis; - [17] Minas Khantzidis (47 [10] Tassos Mitropoulos), [12] Spiros Marangos, [8] Nikos Nioplias, [19] Savas Kofidis; - [16] Alexandros ‘Alexis’ Alexoudis (57 [14] Vasilis Dimitriadis), [9] Nikos Makhlas.
Booked: 19 Hubtchev (deliberate handball), 28 Ivanov, 35 Yankov, 85 Borimirov / 6 Alexoudis, 43 Khantzidis, 62 Mitropoulos, 70 Karagiannis. NOTE: After 32 years Bulgaria’s first ever finals win
Game 5: Played Thursday 30 June 1994 (12:35), Foxboro Stadium, Boston.[499=]
(53,001) William Leslie Mottram (SCO), Park Hae-young (KOR), Paulo Jorge Alves (BRZ).
Result: NIGERIA 2 - GREECE 0 (1:0)
1:0 Finidi 45, 2:0 Amokachi 90
NGA (4-3-3): [1] Peter Rufai; - [4] Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (c), [19] Mike Emenalo, [5] Uche Okechukwu, [6] Chidi Nwanu; - [12] Samson Siasia, [7] Finidi George (83 [21] Mutiu Adepoju), [15] Sunday Oliseh; - [9] Rashidi Yekini (69 [10] ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha), [14] Daniel Amokachi, [11] Emmanuel Amunike.
GRE (3-6-1): [15] Khristos Karkamanis; - [22] Alexandros ‘Alexis’ Alexiou, [5] Yannis Kalitzakis, [13] Vaios Karagiannis; - [17] Minas Khantzidis, [6] Panagiotis Tsalukhidis, [8] Nikos Nioplias, [19] Savas Kofidis, [10] Tassos Mitropoulos (c - 72 [11] Nikos Tsiantakis), [21] Alexandros ‘Alekos’ Alexandris;- [9] Nikos Makhlas (79 [14] Vasilis Dimitriadis).
Booked: 67 Oliseh, 71 Keshi / 33 Mitropoulos, 42 Kalitzakis. NOTE: The 499/500th game of all World Cup Finals.
Game 6: Played Thursday 30 June 1994 (12:35), Cotton Bowl, Dallas.[499=]
(63,998) Néji al-Jouini (TUN), Tapio Hannu Yli-Karro (FIN), Mohamed Rharib El Jilali (MAR).
Result: BULGARIA 2 - ARGENTINA 0 (0:0)
1:0 Stoichkov 61, 2:0 Sirakov 90
BUL (4-4-2): [1] Borislav Mikhailov (c) - [2] Emil Kremenliev, [3] Trifon Ivanov, [5] Petar Khubchev, [4] Tsanko Tsvetanov - [9] Yordan Lechkov (77 [11] Daniel Boromirov), [6] Zlatko Yankov, [10] Natko Sirakov, [20] Krasimir Balakov - [8] Khristo Stoichkov, [7] Emil Kostadinov (74 [16] Ilian Kiriakov).
ARG (4-4-2): [12] Luis Islas; - [16] Hernán Diaz, [13] Fernando Cáceres, [6] Oscar Ruggeri (c), [3] Antonio Chamot; - [14] Diego Simeone, [5] Fernando Redondo, [20] Leonardo Adrián Rodriguez (67 [11] Ramón Ismael Medina Bello), [19] Abel Balbo; - [7] Claudio Caniggia (26 [17] Ariel Ortega), [9] Gabriel Batistuta.
Booked: 6 Stoichkov, 24 Yankov, 45, 66 Tsvetanov (2), 58 Ivanov, 74 Balakov / 33 Ruggeri, 80 Batistuta for diving with dissent, 42 Rodriguez. Sent Off: 66 Tsvetanov one match ban, the 8th red card of the tournament so far. NOTE: The 499/500th game of all World Cup Finals.
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
NOTE: Match result between Bulgaria and Argentina (2-0) used to determine second place.
Game 1: Played Saturday 18 June 1994 (16:05) Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ.[467] (74,826) Mario Van Der Ende (HOL), Jan Dolstra (HOL), Park Hae-Young (KOR)
Result: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 - ITALY 0 (1:0) 1:0 Houghton 12
IRL (4-5-1): [1] Patrick Joseph Bonner; - [2] Denis Joseph Irwin, [14] Philip Andrew Babb, [5] Paul McGrath, [3] Terence Michael Phelan; - [10] John Joseph Sheridan, [6] Roy Maurice Keane, [7] Andrew David Townsend (c), [8] Raymond James Houghton (67 [21] Jason Wynn McAteer), [11] Steven Michael Staunton; - [15] Thomas Coyne (90 [9] John William Aldridge).
ITA (4-4-1-1): [1] Gianluca Pagliuca; - [9] Mauro Tassotti, [4] Alessandro Costacurta, [6] Franco Baresi (c), [5] Paolo Maldini; - [16] Roberto Donadoni, [11] Demetrio Albertini, [13] Dino Baggio, [17] Alberigo Evani (h-t [19] Daniele Massaro); - [10] Roberto Baggio; - [20] Giuseppe ‘Beppe’ Signori (84 [14] Nicola Berti).
Booked: 29 Phelan, 49 Coyne, 79 Irwin.
Game 2: Played Sunday 19 June 1994 (16:05), RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington DC.[471] (52,359) Sandor Puhl (HUN), Sandor Marton (HUN), Valentin Ivanov (RUS)
Result: NORWAY 1 - MEXICO 0 (0:0) 1:0 Rekdal 85
NOR (4-5-1): [1] Erik Thorstvedt; - [18] Alf-Inge Rasdal Håland, [20] Henning Berg, [4] Rune Bratseth (c), [5] Stig Inge Bjørnebye; - [6] Jostein André Flo, [22] Lars Roar Bohinen, [7] Erik Mykland (78 [10] Kjetil Rekdal), [8] Øyvind Leonhardsen, [11] Jahn Ivar Jakobsen ‘Mini’ on shirt (h-t [2] Gunnar Halle); - [9] Jan Åge Fjørtoft.
MEX (4-3-3): [1] Jorge Campos Navarette; - [21] Raúl Gutiérrez Jacobo (71 [6] Marcelino Bernal Pérez), [2] Luis Claudio Suárez Sánchez, [3] Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales, [5] Jesús Ramón Ramírez Caceña; - [4] Marcos Ignacio Ambríz Espinoza (c), [14] Joaquín Del Olmo Blanco, [16] Luis Antonio Valdéz Salas (h-t [17] Benjamin Galindo Marentes); - [10] Luis García Postigo, [9] Hugo Sánchez Marquez, [11] Luis Roberto Alves dos Santos - “Zague”.
Booked: 17 Håland, 27 Leonhardasen / 62 Suárez
Game 3: Played Thursday 23 June 1994 (1605) Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NJ.[480] (74,624) Heinz Hellmut Krug (GER), Tapio Hannu Yli-Karro (FIN), Roy Pearson (ENG)
Result: ITALY 1 - NORWAY 0 (0:0) 1:0 Dino Baggio 69
ITA (4-4-2): [1] Gianluca Pagliuca; - [3] Antonio Benarrivo, [4] Alessandro Costacurta, [6] Franco Baresi (c - 49 [2] Luigi Apolloni). [5] Paolo Maldini; - [14] Nicola Berti, [11] Demetrio Albertini, [13] Dino Baggio, [20] Giuseppe Signori; - [18] Pierluigi Casiraghi (68 [19] Daniele Massaro), [10] Roberto Baggio (22 [12] Luca Marchegiani).
NOR (4-5-1): [1] Erik Thorstvedt; - [18] Alf-Inge Håland, [20] Henning Berg, [4] Rune Bratseth (c), [5] Stig Inge Bjørnebye; - [21] Sigurd Rushfeldt (h-t [11] Jahn Ivar Jakobsen)., [22] Lars Bohinen, [7] Erik Mykland (51 [10] Kjetil Rekdal), [8] Øyvind Leonhardsen, [6] Justein Flo; - [9] Jan Åge Fjørtoft.
Booked: 35 Casiraghi / 33 Bjørnebye, 68 Håland (suspended) Sent off: 21 Pagliuca for handing outside the area. He made history by becoming the first goalkeeper to be sent off in the Word Cup Finals.
Game 4: Played Friday 24 June 1994 (1235) Citrus Bowl, Orlando.[482] (61,219) Kurt Röthlisberger (SUI), Michal Listkiewicz (POL), Paulo Jorge Alves (BRZ)
Result: MEXICO 2 - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 (1:0) 1:0 Luis García 44, 2:0 Luis García 66, 2:1 Aldridge 84
MEX (4-3-3): [1] Jorge Campos; - [20] Jorge Rodríguez Esquivel (80 [21] Raúl Gutiérrez), [2] Caudio Suárez, [3] Juan Ramírez Perales, [14] Joaquin Del Olmo; - [4] Ignacio Ambríz (c), [6] Marcelino Bernal, [8] Alberto García Aspe Mena; - [10] Luis García, [7] Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa (80 [19] Luis Miguel Salvador López), [11] Luis Aves.
IRL (4-4-2): [1] Pat Bonner; - [2] Denis Irwin, [5] Paul McGrath, [14] Phil Babb, [3] Terry Phelan; - [10] John Sheridan, [6] Roy Keane, [7] Andy Townsend (c), [11] Steve Staunton (65 [9] John Aldridge); - [8] Ray Houghton, [15] Tommy Coyne (68 [21] Jason McAteer).Booked: 45 del Olmo, 57 Campos / 26 Irwin suspended, 70 Phelan
NOTE: The Irish coach (John "Jack" Charlton) banned from taking place on the bench for one match
Game 5: Played Tuesday 28 June 1994 (12:35) Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NJ.[493=] (76,322) Jose Joaquin Torres Cadena (COL), Paulo Jorge Alves (BRZ), Park Hae-Young (KOR)
Result: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0 - NORWAY 0
IRL (4-4-2): ] Pat Bonner; - [12] Gary Oliver Kelly, [5] Paul McGrath, [14] Phil Babb, [10] John Sheridan; - [6] Roy Keane, [7] Andy Townsend, (c - 75 [18] Ronald Andrew Whelan), [11] Steve Staunton, [8] Ray Houghton; - [21] Jason McAteer, [9] John Aldridge (65 [20] David Thomas Kelly).
NOR (4-5-1): [1] Erik Thorstvedt; - [20] Henning Berg, [4] Rune Bratseth (c), [3] Erland Johnsen, [5] Stig Inge Bjørnebye; - [2] Gunnar Halle (34 [11] Jahn Ivar Jakobsen), [7] Erik Mykland, [10] Kjetil Rekdal, [8] Øyvind Leonhardsen (68 [22] Lars Bohinen), [6] Jostein Flo; - [16] Gøran Sørloth.
Booked: 2 Keane, 29 Houghton dissent, 84 GKelly / 36 Sørloth, 45 Johnsen dissent
NOTE: The Irish coach Jack Charlton not present on the bench due to a ban
Game 6: Played Tuesday 28 June 1994 (12:35), RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington DC.[493=] (53,186) Francisco Oscar Lamolina (ARG), Ernesto Carlos A. Taibi (ARG), Eugene Brazzale (AUS)
Result: ITALY 1 - MEXICO 1 (0:0) 1:0 Massaro 48, 1:1 Bernal 56
ITA (4-4-2): [12] Luca Marchegiani; - [3] Antonio Benarrivo, [2] Luigi Apolloni, [4] Alessandro Costacurta, [5] Paolo Maldini (c); - [14] Nicola Berti, [11] Demetrio Albertini, [13] Dino Baggio (65 [16] Roberto Donadoni), [20] Giuseppe Signori; - [18] Pierluigi Casiraghi (h-t [19] Daniele Massaro), [10] Roberto Baggio.
MEX (4-3-3): [1] Jorge Campos; - [20] Jorge Rodríguez, [2] Caudio Suárez, [3] Juan Ramírez Perales, [14] Joaquin Del Olmo; - [4] Ignacio Ambriz (c), [6] Marcelino Bernal, [8] Alberto García Aspe; - [10] Luis García (84 [13] Juan Carlos Chávez Zárate), [7] Carlos Hermosillo, [11] Luis Alves.
Booked: 30 Albertini / 25 del Olmo, 62 Luis García, 65 García Aspe
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
NOTE: Match result between Ireland and Italy (1-0) used to determine second place.
Game 1: Played Sunday 19 June 1994 (12:35) Citrus Bowl, Orlando.[470] (60,790) Jose Joaquin Torres Cadena (COL), Turcios Nelson Rutilio Calix (HON), Tapio Hannu Yli-Karro (FIN)
Result: BELGIUM 1 - MOROCCO 0 (1:0) 1:0 Degryse 11
BEL (1-4-4-1): [1] Michel George Preud’homme; - [5] Rudi Smidts; - [14] Michel Jean de Wolf, [13] Georges Serge Grün (c), [6] Lorenzo Jules Staelens, [7] Franky Richard van der Elst; - [16] Danny Édouard Boffin (85 [3] Vital Philoméne Borkelmans), [10] Vincenzo Scifo, [9] Marc Gabriel Degryse, [8] Gilbert Cyrille ‘Luc’ Nilis (53 [15] Marc Jozef Emmers); - [17] Josip Weber.
MAR (1-3-4-2): [1] Khalil Azmi (88 [22] Zakaria Alaoui El Achraf); - [2] Abdellah Nacer; - [5] Ismail ‘Smahi’ Triki, [6] Noureddine Naybet, [3] Abdelkrim El Hadrioui; - [8] Rachid Azzouzi, [11] Rachid Daoudi, [15] Larbi Hababi, [7] Mustafa Hadji; - [10] Mustafa El Haddaoui (c - 68 Ahmed Bahja), [9] Mohamed Chaouch (81 [21] Mohamed Aziz Samadi).
Note: under the new rules allowing to replace a goalkeeper, Morocco became the first team in a WC finals history to use three substitutes.
Booked: 83 Grün, 90 Weber / 24 Naybet, 38 Daoudi. Chaouch hit the bar with a thirty yard rocket in the first half and had a header pushed onto the bar in the second.
Game 2: Played Monday 20 June 1994 (12:35) RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington DC.[473] (52,535) Manuel Diaz Vega (ESP), Sandor Marton (HUN), Valentin Ivanov (RUS)
Result: HOLLAND 2 - SAUDI ARABIA 1 (0:1) 0:1 Amin 19, 1:1 Jonk 50, 2:1 Taument 86
HOL (1-2-4-3): [1] Eduard Franciscus de Goey; - [4] Ronald Koeman (c); - [3] Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard, [2] Franciscus de Boer; - [14] Ulrich Van Gobbel, [8] Wilhelmus ‘Wim’ Maria Jonk, [10] Dennis Nicholaas Maria Bergkamp, [6] Jan Jacobus Wouters; - [11] Bryan Edward Steven Roy (80 [19] Peter Jacobus Van Vossen), [9] Ronaldus de Boer, [7] Marc Overmars (58 [17] GastonTaument).
KSA (3-1-3-2): [1] Mohamed Abdulaziz al-Deayyea; - [2] Abdullah Saleh al-Dosari, [3] Mohamed Fahd Saleh al-Khlaiwi, [13] Mohamed Abdeljawad; - [5] Ahmed Jamil Madani, - [16] Talal Jebreen, [14] Khaled Massa’ad Fahad al-Muwallid, [8] Fahad Herifi Fahad al-Bishi, [6] Fuad Anwar Abdul Azim Amin; - [10] Said Abdullah al-Owairan (89 [19] Hamza Abdullah Saleh), [9] Majed Mohamed Abdullah (c - h-t [20] Hamza Said Idris Falatah).
Booked: 36 Van Gobbel, 74 F.de Boer / 28 al-Dosari time wasting! 31 Abdeljawad, 61 Amin.
Game 3: Played Saturday 25 June 1994 (12:35), Citrus Bowl, Orlando.[485=] (62,387) Renato Marsiglia (BRZ), Michal Listkiewicz (POL), Paulo Jorge Alves (BRZ)
Result: BELGIUM 1 - HOLLAND 0 (0:0) 1:0 Albert 65
BEL (1-4-3-2): [1] Michel Preud’homme; - [14] Michel de Wolf; - [15] Marc Emmers (77 [2] Dirk Medved), [4] Philippe Julien Albert, [13] Georges Grün (c), [3] Vital Borkelmans (50 [5] Rudi Smidts); - [7] Franky van der Elst, [6] Lorenzo Staelens, [10] Enzo Scifo; - [9] Marc Degryse, [17] Josip Weber.
HOL (1-3-4-2): [1] Ed De Goey; - [4] Ronny Koeman (c); - [18] Stanislaus Henricus Christina Valckx, [3] Frank Rijkaard, [2] Frank de Boer; - [17] Gaston Taument (63 [7] Marc Overmars), [8] Wim Jonk, [6] Jan Wouters, [11] Bryan Roy; - [10] Dennis Bergkamp, [9] Ronald de Boer (h-t [5] Robert Witschge).
Booked: 19 Borkelmans / 18 Wouters, 38 Jonk, 48 Witschge for a nothing foul, 80 Rijkaard, 87 Bergkamp dissent.
Game 4: Played Saturday 25 June 1994 (12:35) Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NJ.[485=] (72,404) Philip Don (ENG), Roy Pearson (ENG), Tapio Hannu Yli-Karro (FIN)
Result: SAUDI ARABIA 2 - MOROCCO 1 (2:1) 1:0 al-Jaber 8 pen, 1:1 Chaouch 27, 2:1 Amin 45
KSA (4-4-2): [1] Mohamed Al Deayyea ; - [18] Abdullah Awad al-Anazi (29 [4] Abdullah Suleyman al-Zebermawi), [3] Mohamed al-Khlaiwi, [5] Ahmed Madani, [13] Mohamed Abdeljawad (c); - [16] Talal Jebreen, [6] Fuad Amin, [8] Fahad al-Bishi, [14] Khaled al-Muwallid; - [10] Said al-Owairan, [12] Sami Abdullah al-Jaber (79 [7] Fahad al-Gheshayan).
MAR (4-4-2): [1] Khalid Azmi; - [2] Abdellah Nacer (56 [17] Abdelsalam Laghrissi), [5] Smahi Triki, [6] Nourredine Naybet [3] Abdelkrim El Hadrioui, - [15] Larbi Hababi (72 [7] Mustafa Hadji), [8] Rachid Azzouzi, [4] Tahar (known as Tahar) El Kahlej (c), [11] Rachid Daoudi; - [9] Mohamed Chaouch, [13] Ahmed Bahja.
Booked: 50 Jebreen, 76 al-Muwallid, 78 Amin suspended next match, 90 al-Deayyea time wasting / 34 El Hadrioui, 82 Laghrissi, 83 Naybet.
Game 5: Played Wednesday 29 June 1994 (12:35), Citrus Bowl, Orlando.[497=] (60,578) Alberto Tejada-Noriega (PER), Venancio Concepcio Zárate Vásquez(PER), Mikwel Erik Everstig (SWE)
Result: HOLLAND 2 - MOROCCO 1 (1:0) 1:0 Bergkamp 43, 1:1 Nader 47, 2:1 Roy 78
HOL (1-2-4-3): [1] Ed De Goey; - [4] Ronny Koeman (c); - [18] Stan Valckx, [2] Frank de Boer; - [16] Jan Wouters, [20] Aaron Mohamed Winter, [8] Wim Jonk [5] Rob Witschge; - [19] Peter Van Vossen (56 [11] Bryan Roy), [10] Dennis Bergkamp, [7] Marc Overmars (67 17] Gaston Taument).
MAR (4-4-2): [22] Zakaria Alaoui; - [21] Aziz Samadi, [5] Smahi Triki, [18] Rachid Neqrouz, [3] Abdelkarim El Hadrioui; - [15] Larbi Hababi, [8] Rachid Azzouzi (62 Daoudi) [4] Taher El Kahlej (c), [19] Abdelmajid Bouyboud (47 [7] Mustapha Hadji); - [16] Hassan Nader, [13] Ahmed Bahja.
Booked: 30 Wouters (suspended next match), Koeman 79 / 12 Nader, 13 El Khalej, 25 Bouyboud, 28 Hababi, 40 Samadi (dissent).
Game 6: Played Wednesday 29 June 1994 (1235), RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington DC.[497=] (52,959) Heinz Hellmut Krug (GER), Eugene Brazzale (AUS), Ernesto Carlos A. Taibi (ARG)
Result: SAUDI ARABIA 1 - BELGIUM 0 (1:0) 1:0 al-Owairan 5
KSA (4-4-2): [1] Mohamed Al Deayyea ; - [4] Abdullah al-Zebermawi, [3] Mohamed al-Khlaiwi, [5] Ahmed Madani, [13] Mohamed Abdeljawad (c): - [8] Fahad al-Bishi, [16] Talal Jebreen, [19] Hamza Saleh, [9] Majed Abdullah (h-t [14] Khaled al-Muwallid); - [10] Said al-Owairan (63 [2] Abdullah al-Dosari), [20] Hamza Falatah.
BEL (1-2-5-2): [1] Michel Preud’homme (c); - [14] Michel de Wolf; - [4] Philippe Albert, [5] Rudi Smidts; - [2] Dirk Medved, [6] Lorenzo Staelens, [7] Franky van der Elst, [10] Enzo Scifo, [16] Danny Boffin; - [9] Marc Degryse (24 [8] Luc Nilis), [18] Marc Robert Wilmots (54 [17] Josip Weber).
Booked: 2 Madani, 77 Falatah / 66 Scifo, 72 Smidts
A fantastic solo goal by al-Owairan. Starting on an amazing run from inside his own half, he beat Medved, De Wolf, and Smidts, before kicking the ball over sliding-in defender Albert, and committed goalie Preud’homme into the net.
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Holland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Morocco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
NOTE: Match result between Holland and Saudi Arabia (2-1) used to determine first place.
Game 1: Played Saturday 02 July 1994 (1200), Soldier Field, Chicago.[501] (60,246) Kurt Röthlisberger (SUI), Michal Listkiewicz (POL), Carl-Johan Christensen-Meyer (DEN)
Result: GERMANY 3 - BELGIUM 2 (3:1) 1:0 Völler 5, 1:1 Grün 7, 2:1 Klinsmann 10, 3:1 Völler 39, 3:2 Albert 90
GER (1-2-3-2-2): [1] Bodo Illgner - [10] Lothar Matthäus (c - h-t [3] Andreas Brehme); - [4] Jürgen Kohler, [5] Thomas Helmer; - [14] Thomas Berthold, [6] Guido Buchwald, [17] Martin Wagner; - [8] Thomas Hässler, [16] Matthias Sammer; - Völller, [18] Jürgen Klinsmann (88 [11] Stefan Kuntz).
BEL (4-4-2): [1] Michel Preud’homme; - [15] Marc Emmers, [14] Michel de Wolf, [4] Philippe Albert, [5] Rudi Smidts (66 [16] Danny Boffin); - [10] Enzo Scifo, [13] Georges Grün (c), [7] Franky van der Elst, [6] Lorenzo Staelens; - [8] Luc Nilis (77 [11] Alexandre Czerniatynski), [17] Josip Weber.
Booked: 12 Helmer, 36 Wagner (deliberate handball) / 38 Albert
Röthlisberger was on his way back to Switzerland on Independence day for not giving a stonewall penalty to Belgium when Helmer brought down Weber in the second half.
Game 2: Played Saturday 02 July 1994 (1635), RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington DC.[502] (53,121) Mario Van Der Ende (HOL), Jan Dolstra (HOL), Sandor Marton (HUN)
Result: SPAIN 3 - SWITZERLAND 0 (1:0) 1:0 Hierro 15, 2:0 Luis Enrique 73, 3:0 Begurristain 86 pen
ESP (1-3-5-1): [1] Andoni Zubizarreta (c); - [20] Miguel Nadal; - [2] Albert Ferrer, [5] ‘Abelardo’, [18] Rafael Alkorta; - [7] Juan Goikoetxea (62 [11] Aitor Beguiristain Mújica), [6] Fernando Hierro (76 [3] Jorge Otero Bauzá), [10] José Bakero, [4] Francisco Camarasa, [12] ‘Sergi’; - [21] Luis Enrique.
SUI (4-4-2): [1] Marco Pascolo; - [2] Marc Hottiger, [4] Dominique Herr, [5] Alain Geiger, [3] Yvan Quentin (58 [19] Jürg Studer); - [8] Chrostophe Ohrel (73 [14] Néstor Subiat), [6] Georges Bregy (c), [10] Ciri Sforza, [16] Thomas Bickel ; - [9] Adrian Knup, [11] Stéphane Chapuisat.
Booked: 17 Goikoetxea, 18 Ferrer, 86 Camarasa, 88 Otero / 23 Hottiger (kicking the ball away), 68 Studer, 76 Subiat, 86 Pascolo, (he went for the ball but was beaten by Ferrer, who played for, and got the penalty).
Game 3: Played Sunday 03 July 1994 (1205), Cotton Bowl, Dallas.[503] (60,277) Renato Marsiglia (BRZ), Paulo Jorge Alves (BRZ), Turcios Nelson Rutilio Calix (HON)
Result: SWEDEN 3 - SAUDI ARABIA 1 (1:0) 1:0 Dahlin 5, 2:0 K.Andersson 50, 2:1 al-Gheshayan 85, 3:1 K.Andersson 87
SWE (4-4-2): [1] Thomas Ravelli; - [2] Roland Nilsson, [3] Patrik Björn Andersson, [4] Joachim Björklund (55 [14] Pontus Kåmark), [5] Roger Ljung; - [11] Tomas Brolin, [8] Stefan Schwarz, [9] Jonas Thern (c - 70 [18] Håkan Mild), [8] Klas Ingesson, - [19] Kennet Andersson, [10] Martin Dahlin.
KSA (4-4-2): [1] Mohamed Al Deayyea ; - [4] Abdullah al-Zebermawi, [5] Ahmed Madani, [3] Mohamed al-Khlaiwi, Abdel-Jawad (c - 55 [7] Fahad al-Gheshayan); - [8] Fahad al-Bishi (63 [14] Khaled al-Muwallid), [6] Fuad Amin, [19] Hamza Saleh, [10] Said al-Owairan; - [12] Sami al-Jaber, [20] Hamza Falatah.
Booked: 15 Ljung, 66 Thern (encroachment), 73 Nilsson / 70 al-Muwallid.
Game 4: Played Sunday 03 July 1994 (1635) Rose Bowl, Pasadena.[504] (90,469) Pierluigi Pairetto (ITA), Domenico Ramicone (ITA), Luc Adelin Matthys (BEL)
Result: ROMANIA 3 - ARGENTINA 2 (2:1) 1:0 Dumitrescu 9, 1:1 Batistuta 15 pen, 2:1 Dumitrescu 17, 3:1 Hagi 57, 3:2 Balbo 74
ROM (1-4-3-2): [1] Florin Prunea; - [2] Dan Petrescu, [3] Daniel Prodan, [4] Miodrag Belodedici, [14] Gheorghe Mihali, [13] Tibor Selymes; - [7] Dorinel Munteanu, [6] Gheorghe Popescu, [5] Ioan Lupescu - [10] Gheorghe Hagi (c - 84 [18] Constantin Gâlca), [11] Ilie Dumitrescu (89 [19] Corneliu Papura).
ARG (3-4-3): [12] Luis Islas; - [13] Fernando Caceres, [6] Oscar Ruggeri (c), [8] José Horacio Basualdo; - [4] Néstor Sensini (62 [11] Ramón Medina Bello), [5] Fernando Redondo, [14] Diego Simeone, [3] Antonio Chamot; - [9] Gabriel Batistuta, [17] Ariel Ortega, [19] Abel Balbo.
Booked: 50 Popescu (time wasting), 68 Selymes, 84 Dumitrescu (time wasting) / 33 Ruggeri, 54 Redondo, 55 Chamot, 81 Caceres.
Game 5: Played Monday 04 July 1994 (1205), Citrus, Bowl Orlando.[505] (61,355) Peter Mikkelsen (DEN), Eugene Brazzale (AUS), Gordon Peter Dunster (AUS)
Result: HOLLAND 2 - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0 (2:0) 1:0 Bergkamp 11, 2:0 Jonk 41
HOL (1-2-4-3): [1] Ed de Goey; - [4] Ronny Koeman (c);- [18] Stan Valckx, [2] Frank de Boer; - [3] Frank Rijkaard, [8] Wim Jonk, [20] Aaron Winter, [5] Rob Witschge (79 [16] Arthur Johannes Numan); - [19] Peter Van Vossen (70 [11] Bryan Roy), [10] Dennis Bergkamp, [7] Marc Overmars.
IRL (4-5-1): 1] Pat Bonner; - [12] Gary Kelly, [5] Paul McGrath, [14] Phil Babb, [3] Terry Phelan; - [8] Ray Houghton, [6] Roy Keane, [10] John Sheridan, [7] Andy Townsend (c), [11] Steve Staunton (63 [21] Jason McAteer); - [15] Tommy Coyne (74 [16] Anthony Guy Cascarino).
Booked: 71 Koeman.
Game 6: Played Monday 04 July 1994 (1635), Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto.[506] (84,147) Joël Quiniou (FRA), Park Hae-Young (KOR), Mikael Erik Everstig (SWE)
Result: BRAZIL 1 - USA 0 (0:0) 1:0 ‘BEBETO’ 73
BRZ (4-4-2): [1] Cláudio Taffarel; - [2] ‘JORGINHO’, [13] Aldair, [15] Márcio Santos, [16] Leonardo; - [5] Mauro Silva, [8] ‘DUNGA’ (c), [17] ‘MAZINHO’, [9] ‘ZINHO’ (69 [14] Marcos Evangelista de Moraes - ‘CAFÚ’); - [7] ‘BEBETO’, [11] Romário.
USA (4-4-2): [1] Tony Meola (c); - [21] Fernando Clavijo, [17] Marcelo Balboa, [22] Alexi Lalas, [20 Paul Cagliuri; - [9} Tab Ramos (61 [11] Eric Wynalda), [5] Tom Dooley, [16] Michael Sorber, [7] Hugo Ernesto Pérez (h-t [10] Roy Wegerle); - [8] Ernie Stewart [13] Cobi Jones.
Booked: 9 ‘MAZINHO’, 17 ‘JORGINHO’ / 44 Ramos (dissent), 65 & 87 Clavijo, 81 Dooley, 50 Caligiuri. Sent off: 42 Leonardo (he blatantly elbowed Ramos in the kisser who was taken to hospital after the game and had a broken bone behind his left ear. Leonardo fined 10,000 SFr and received a 4 match ban. / 87 Clavijo 3,000 SFr fine and two match ban.)
Game 7: Played Tuesday 05 July 1994 (1205), Foxboro Stadium, Boston.[507] (54,367) Arturo Pablo Brizio Carter (MEX), Ernesto Carlos A. Taibi (ARG), Venancio Concepcio Zárate Vásquez (PAR).
Result: ITALY 2 - NIGERIA 1 (0:1, 1:1, 2:1) 0:1 Amunike 26, 1:1 R.Baggio 89, 2:1 R.Baggio 103 pen
ITA (4-4-2): [12] Luca Marchegiani - [8] Roberto Mussi, [4] Alessandro Costacurta, [5] Paolo Maldini (c), [3] Antonio Benarrivo - [14] Nicola Berti (h-t [13] Dino Baggio), [11] Demetrio Albertini, [16] Roberto Donadoni, [20] Giuseppe Signori (63 [21] Gianfranco Zola) - [10] Roberto Baggio, [19] Daniele Massaro.
NGA (4-1-4-1): [1] Peter Rufai (c) - [2] Augustine Eguavoen, [6] Chidi Nwanu, [5] Uche Okechukwu, [19] Mike Emenalo; - [15] Sunday Oliseh; - [7] Finidi George, [10] ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, [14] Daniel Amokachi (34 [21] Mutiu Adepoju), [11] Emmanuel Amunike (57 [8] Thompson Oliha); - [9] Rashidi Yekini.
Booked: 7 Massaro (dissent), 30 Costacurta, 60 Signori (a blatant dive), 63 Dino Baggio, 81 Maldini (pulled Yenkini down and lucky not to be sent-off) / 2 Emenalo, 41 Adepoju, 53 Oliseh (dissent), 58 Nwanu. Sent off: 76 Zola (controversially sent off after only a dozen minutes on the pitch for a retalliatory challenge with intent, receives a two match ban and is 5,000 SFr lighter - it was his 28th birthday).
Game 8: Played Tuesday 5 July 1994 (1635) Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NJ.[508] (71,030) Jamal Al-Sharif (SYR), Yousif Abdulla Al-Ghattan (BHR), Mohammed Fanaei (IRN)
Result: BULGARIA 1 - MEXICO 1 (1:1, 1:1, 1:1). Bulgaria won on penalties 3-1. 1:0 Stoichkov 7, 1:1 García Aspe 18 pen
Penalties: (0:0) García Aspe (shot over bar), (0:0) Balakov (saved by Campos), (0:0) Bernal (save Mikhailov), 1:0 Genchev, (1:0) Rodriguez (save Mikhailov), 2:0 Borimirov, 2:1 Suárez, 3:1 Lechkov.
BUL (1-4-3-2): [1] Borislav Mikhailov (c) - [5] Petar Khubchev; - [2] Emil Kremenliev, [11] Daniel Boromirov, [13] Ivailo Yordanov, [16] Ilian Kiriakov; - [9] Yordan Lechkov, [10] Natko Sirakov (104 [14] Boncho Lyubomirov Genchev), [20] Krasimir Balakov; - [7] Emil Kostadinov (119 [17] Petar Sotirov Mikhtarski), [8] Khristo Stoichkov.
MEX (4-3-3): [1] Jorge Campos; - [20] Jorge Rodriguez, [2] Caudio Suárez, [3] Juan Ramírez Perales, [5] Ramón Ramírez; - [4] Ignacio Ambriz (c), [6] Marcelino Bernal, [8] Alberto García Aspe; - [17] Benjamin Galindo, [10] Luis García, [11] ‘Zague’.
Booked: 13, 49 Kremenliev, 17 Sirakov (dissent), 35 Kiriakov, 68 Yordanov / 14 Suárez, 77 García Aspe, 29, 58 L.García, 71 R.Ramírez. Sent off: 49 Kremenliev / 58 L Garcia
Most memorable for the nets collapsing, and for a referee who kept waving to his relatives in the crowd with a card in his hand - thus noting half the players in his book. Contrary to legend, the nets in this game did not collapse because of the draft from the referee Mr Al-Sharaf constantly waving cards, though he was subsequently sent home for a well earned rest.
Game 1: Played Saturday 09 July 1994 (1205), Foxboro Stadium, Boston.[509] (54,605) Sandor Puhl (HUN), Gordon Peter Dunster (AUS), Luc Adelin Matthys (BEL)
Result: ITALY 2 - SPAIN 1 (1:0) 1:0 D Baggio 26, 1:1 Caminero 59, 2:1 R Baggio 88
ITA (4-4-2): [1] Gianluca Pagliuca; - [9] Mauro Tassotti, [4] Alessandro Costacurta, [5] Paolo Maldini (c), [3] Antonio Benarrivo; - [15] Antonio Conte (55 [14] Nicola Berti), [13] Dino Baggio, [11] Demetrio Albertini (h-t [20] Giuseppe Signori), [16] Roberto Donadoni; - [10] Roberto Baggio, [19] Daniele Massaro.
ESP (1-4-2-3): [1] Andoni Zubizarreta (c); - [20] Miguel Nadal; - [2] Albert Ferrer, [5] ‘Abelardo’, [18] Rafael Alkorta, [3] Jorge Otero; - [10] José Bakero (64 [6] Fernando Hierro), [15] José Caminero; - [7] Juan Goikoetxea, [21] Luis Enrique, [12] ‘Sergi’ (59 [19] Julio Salinas ).
Booked: 3 Abelardo, 20 Caminero.
Near the end of the game, and off the ball, Tassotti elbowed Louis Enrique breaking his nose - all unseen by the officials, but in glorious colour for everyone watching on TV. Time for after match video justice. Tassotti was subsequently banned for eight matches which effectively ended his international career.
Game 2: Played Saturday 09 July 1994 (1435), Cotton Bowl, Dallas.[510] (63,998) Rodrigo Badilla Sequeira (COS), Yousif Abdulah Al-Ghattan (BHR), Mohammed Fanaei (IRN)
Result: BRAZIL 3 - HOLLAND 2 (0:0) 1:0 Romário 52, 2:0 ‘BEBETO’ 61, 2:1 Bergkamp 64, 2:2 Winter 76, 3:2 ‘BRANCO’ 81
BRZ (4-4-2): [1] Cláudio Taffarel; - [2] ‘JORGINHO’, [13] Aldair, [15] Márcio Santos, [6] Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal - ‘BRANCO’ (89 [14] ‘CAFÚ’); - [5] Mauro Silva, [8] ‘DUNGA’ (c), [17] ‘MAZINHO’, (81 [10] Raí), [9] ‘ZINHO’; - [7] ‘BEBETO’, [11] Romário.
HOL (1-3--3-3): [1] Ed de Goey; - [4] Ronny Koeman (c and last cap); - [20] Aaron Winter, [18] Stan Valckx, [5] Rob Witschge; - [3] Frank Rijkaard, (84 [2] Ronald de Boer), Jonk, [6] Jan Wouters; - [19] Peter Van Vossen (53 [11] Bryan Roy), [10] Dennis Bergkamp, [7] Marc Overmars.
Booked: 74 ‘DUNGA’ / 39 Wouters, 89 Winter.
Both of Brazil’s goals were offside.
Game 3: Played Sunday 10 July 1994 (12:05) Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NJ.[511] (72,416) Jose Joaquin Torres Cadena (COL), Venancio Concepcio Zárate Vásquez(PAR), Sandor Marton (HUN)
Result: BULGARIA 2 - GERMANY 1 (0:0) 0:1 Matthäus 48 pen, 1:1 Stoichkov 76, 2:1 Lechkov 78
BUL (4-1-3-2): [1] Borislav Mikhailov (c); - [16] Ilian Kiriakov, [5] Petar Khubchev, [3] Trifon Ivanov, [4] Tsanko Tsvetanov; - [6] Zlatko Yankov; - [9] Yordan Lechkov, [10] Natko Sirakov, [20] Krasimir Balakov; - [7] Emil Kostadinov (90 [14] Boncho Genchev), [8] Khristo Stoichkov (85 [13] Ivailo Yordanov).
GER (1-2-5-2): [1] Bodo Illgner; - [10] Lothar Matthäus (c); - [4] Jürgen Kohler, [5] Thomas Helmer; - [14] Thomas Berthold, [17] Martin Wagner (58 [2] Thomas Strunz), [8] Thomas Hässler (83 [3] Andreas Brehme), [6] Guido Buchwald, [7] Andreas Möller; - [13] Rudi Völler, [18] Jürgen Klinsmann.
Booked: 28 Ivanov, 83 Stoichkov (dissent), 86 Mikhailov (feigning injury and thus time-wasting) / 15 Helmer, 16 Wagner, 50 Hässler, 51 Klinsmann, 88 Völler (deliberately handled the ball trying to ‘do a Maradona’ of 1986 vintage).
Game 4: Played Sunday 10 July 1994 (16:35) Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto.[512] (81,715) Philip Don (ENG), Roy Pearson (ENG), Park Hae-Young (KOR)
Result: SWEDEN 2 - ROMANIA 2 (0:0, 1:1, 1:2). Sweden won on penalties 5-4 1:0 Brolin 78, 1:1 Raducioiu 88, 1:2 Raducioiu 100, 2:2 KAndersson 115
Penalties: (0:0) Mild (missed) 0:1 Raducioiu, 1:1 K.Andersson, 1:2 Hagi, 2:2 Brolin, 2:3 Lupescu, 3:3 Ingesson, (3:3) Petrescu (save Ravelli), 4:3 Nillson, 4:4 Dumitrescu, 5:4 Larsson, (5:4) Belodedici (save Ravelli)
SWE (4-4-2): [1] Thomas Ravelli; - [2] Roland Nilsson (c), [3] Patrik Andersson, [4] Joachim Björklund (83 [14] Pontus Kåmark), [5] Roger Ljung; - [11] Tomas Brolin, [18] Håkan Mild, [8] Stefan Schwarz, [8] Klas Ingesson, - [10] Martin Dahlin (106 [7] Henrik Larsson), [19] Kennet Andersson.
ROM (3-4-3): [1] Florin Prunea; - [3] Daniel Prodan, [4] Miodrag Belodedici, [6] Gheorghe Popescu; - [2] Dan Petrescu, [5] Ioan Lupescu, [7] Dorinel Munteanu (83 [15] Basarab Panduru), [13] Tibor Selymes; - [11] Ilie Dumitrescu, [10] Gheorghe Hagi (c), [9] Florin Raducioiu.
Booked: 7 Ingesson, 42 & 101 Schwarz / 21 Popescu, 34 Selymes 83 Panduru, (handball). Sent off: 101 Schwarz.
Game 1: Played Wednesday 13 July 1994 (16:05), Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NJ.[513] (77,094) Joël Quiniou (FRA), Roy Pearson (ENG), Carl-Johan Christensen-Meyer (DEN)
Result: ITALY 2 - BULGARIA 1 (2:1) 1:0 RBaggio 20, 2:0 RBaggio 25, 2:1 Stoichkov 42 pen
ITA (4-4-2): [1] Gianluca Pagliuca; - [8] Roberto Mussi, [4] Alessandro Costacurta, [5] Paolo Maldini (c), [3] Antonio Benarrivo; - [14] Nicola Berti, [13] Dino Baggio (56 [15] Antonio Conte), [11] Demetrio Albertini, [16] Roberto Donadoni; - [10] Roberto Baggio (71 [20] Giuseppe Signori), [18] Pierluigi Casiraghi.
BUL(1-4-3-2): [1] Borislav Mikhailov (c); - [5] Petar Khubchev; - [16] Ilian Kiriakov, [6] Zlatko Yankov, [3] Trifon Ivanov, [4] Tsanko Tsvetanov; - [9] Yordan Lechkov, [10] Natko Sirakov, [20] Krasimir Balakov; - [7] Emil Kostadinov (72 [13] Ivailo Yordanov), [8] Khristo Stoichkov (79 [14] Boncho Genchev)
Booked: 62 Costacurta misses final, 81 Albertini / 53 Kostadinov for diving, 66 Lechkov, 84 Yankov.
Game 2: Played Wednesday 13 July 1994 (1635) Rose Bowl, Pasadena.[514] (84,569) Jose Joaquin Torres Cadena (COL), Sandor Marton (HUN), Luc Adelin Matthys (BEL).
Result: BRAZIL 1 - SWEDEN 0 (0:0) 1:0 Romário 80
BRZ (4-4-2): [1] Cláudio Taffarel; - [2] ‘JORGINHO’, [13] Aldair, [15] Márcio Santos, [6] ‘BRANCO’; - [5] Mauro Silva, [8] ‘DUNGA’ (c), [17] ‘MAZINHO’ (h-t [10] Raí), [9] ‘ZINHO’; - [7] ‘BEBETO’, [11] Romário.
SWE (4-4-2): [1] Thomas Ravelli; - [2] Roland Nilsson, [3] Patrick Andersson, [4] Joachim Björklund, [5] Roger Ljung; - [11] Tomas Brolin, [9] Jonas Thern (c), [18] Håkan Mild, [8] Klas Ingesson; - [10] Martin Dahlin (82 [17] Stefan Rehn), [19] Kennet Andersson.
Booked: 3 ‘ZINHO’ / 28 Ljung (misses next game), 86 Brolin (dissent). Sent off: 64 Thern; (trod on Dunga’s foot, but surely not worth a red card, come on referee!
Zinho and Mazhino missed sitters. Sweden just can’t beat Brazil when it comes to World Cups - like England - this made seven.
Played Saturday 16 July 1994 (12:35) Rose Bowl, Pasadena.[515] (83,716) Ali Mohamed Bujsaim (UAE) Ernesto Carlos A. Taibi (ARG), Mohamed Rharib El Jilali (MAR)
Result: SWEDEN 4 - BULGARIA 0 (4:0) 1:0 Brolin 8, 2:0 Mild 30, 3:0 Larsson 37, 4:0 K.Andersson 39
SWE (4-4-2): [1] Thomas Ravelli; - [2] Roland Nilsson (c), [3] Patrik Andersson, [4] Joachim Björklund, [14] Pontus Kåmark; - [11] Tomas Brolin, [18] Håkan Mild, [8] Stefan Schwarz, [8] Klas Ingesson, - [7] Henrik Larsson (79 [16] Anders Eric Limpar), [19] Kennet Andersson.
BUL (4-4-2): [1] Borislav Mikhailov (c - h-t [12] Plamen Ivanov Nikolov); - [16] Ilian Kiriakov, [5] Petar Khubchev, [3] Trifon Ivanov (42 [2] Emil Kremenliev),[4] Tsanko Tsvetanov; - [9] Yordan Lechkov, [6] Zlatko Yankov, [10] Natko Sirakov (h-t [13] Ivailo Yordanov), [20] Krasimir Balakov; - [7] Emil Kostadinov, [8] Khristo Stoichkov.
Booked: 82 K.Andersson / 73 Yankov (both players booked for shirt-lifting.)
Played Sunday 17 July 1994, (12:35), Rose Bowl, Pasadena.[516] (94,194) Sandor Puhl (HUN), Venancio Concepcio Zárate Vásquez(PAR), Mohammed Fanaei (IRN).
Result: BRAZIL - ITALY 0:0 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0). Brazil won on penalties 3-2. Penalties: (0:0) F.Baresi (missed), (0:0) Márcio Santos (save Pagliuca), 0:1 Albertini, 1:1 Romário, 1:2 Evani, 2:2 ‘BRANCO’, (2:2) Massaro (save Taffarel), 3:2 [8] ‘DUNGA’, (3:2) R. Baggio (over the bar)
BRZ (4-4-2): [1] Cláudio Taffarel; - [2] ‘JORGINHO’ (22 [14] ‘CAFÚ’), [13] Aldair, [15] Márcio Santos, [6] ‘BRANCO’; - [5] Mauro Silva, [8] ‘DUNGA’ (c), [17] ‘MAZINHO’, [9] ‘ZINHO’ (106 [21] Paulo Sérgio Rosa - ‘VIOLA’); - [7] ‘BEBETO’, [11] Romário.
ITA (4-4-2): ] Gianluca Pagliuca; - [8] Roberto Mussi (34 [2] Luigi Apolloni), [6] Franco Baresi (c), [5] Paolo Maldini, [3] Antonio Benarrivo; - [16] Roberto Donadoni, [11] Demetrio Albertini, [13] Dino Baggio (95 [17] Alberigo Evani), [14] Nicola Berti; - [10] Roberto Baggio, [19] Daniele Massaro.>/p>
Booked: 4 ‘MAZINHO’, 87 ‘CAFÚ’ / 41 Apolloni, 42 Albertini (encroachment).
| Goals | Player(s) |
| 6 | Stoichkov (BUL), Salenko (RUS) |
| 5 | Romário (BRZ), Klinsmann (GER), R.Baggio (ITA), K. Andersson (SWE) |
| 4 | Batistuta (ARG), Raducioiu ROM, Dahlin (SWE) |
| 3 | ‘Bebeto’ BRZ, Caminero (ESP), Bergkamp (HOL), Hagi (ROM), Brolin (SWE) |
| 2 | Caniggia (ARG), Amin (KSA), Albert (BEL), Lechkov (BUL), Valencia (COL), Goikoetxea (ESP), Völler (GER), Jong (HOL), D. Baggio (ITA), Hong Myung-ho (KOR), Luis García (MEX), Amunike, Amokachi (NGA), Dumitrescu (ROM), Knup (SUI) |
ARG: Alfio Oscar Basile | [1] Sergio Javier Goychocea (GK), [2] Sergio Fabián Vázquez, [15] Jorge Horicio Borelli, [18] Hugo Leonardo Pérez, [22] Norberto Hugo Scoponi (GK).
BEL: Paul Van Himst | [12] Filip Alfons de Wilde (GK), [19] Eric Van Meir, [20] Danny Verlinden (GK), [21] Stéphane Van der Heyden, [22] Pascal Renier.
BOL: Francisco Xavier Azkargorta-Uriate (ESP) | [7] Mario Daniel Pinedo, [12] Dario Sebastian Rojas Vielma (GK), [17] Oscar Carmelo Sánchez, [19] Marcelo Ernesto Torrico (GK).
BRZ: Carlos Alberto Parreira | [4] Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus - ‘RONALDÃO’ replaced injured Ricardo Gomes just before finals, [12] Armelino Donizetti Quagliato - ‘ZETTI’ [20] Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, [22] Luís Rinaldi Gilmar (GK).
BUL: Dimitar Dushkov Penev | [15] Nikolai Stefanov Illev, [18] Petar Aleksandrov Aleksandrov [19] Georgi Kostadinov Georgiev, [22] Ivailo Viktorov Andonov.
CAM: Henri Michel (FRA) | [4] Samuel Ekémé N'Diba, [12] Paul-Serge Loga, [18] Jean-Pierre Fiala Fiala, [21] Thomas N'Kono (GK).
COL: Francisco Antonio Maturana García | [12] Farid Camilo Mondragón Aly (GK), [13] Néstor Ortiz Murillo, [16] Victor Hugo Aristizábal Posada, [17] Mauricio Alberto Serna Valencia, [18] Oscar Fernando Cortés Corredor, [22] José Maria Pazo Torres (GK).
ESP: Javier Clemente-Lázaro | [14] Juan Castaño Quirós - JUANELE, [21] Julen Lopetegui Argote (GK).
GER: Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts | [12] Andreas Köpke (GK), [15] Maurizio Gaudino, [19] Ulf Kirsten, [22] Oliver Rolf Kahn (GK).
GRE: Alkatas Panagoulias | (all 22 players played)
HOL: Dirk Nicolai ‘Dick’ Advocaat | [13] Edwin van der Sar **, [15] Dirk Franciscus ‘Danny’ Blind, [12] Jakobus Johannes ‘John’ Bosman, [21] Johannes Hildebrand ‘John’ de Wolf, [22] Theodorus Antonius Gerardus Snelders.
IRL: John ‘Jack’ Charlton | [4] Kevin Bernard Moran, [13] Alan Nigel Kernaghan, [17] Edward John Paul McGoldrick, [19] Alan Francis McLaughlin, [22] Alan Thomas Kelly (GK).
ITA: A Sacchi | [7] Lorenzo Minotti, [22] Luca Bucci (GK).
KOR: Kim Ho-Kon | [3] Lee Jong-Uwa, [13] An Ik-Soo, [14] Choi Dae-Shik, [17] Gu Sang-Bum, [19] Choi Moon-Sik, [21] Park Chul-Woo.
KSA: Jorge Raúl Solari (ARG). | [11] Fahad Mohamed Nasser al-Mehalel, [15] Saleh Ahmed Ibrahim al-Daoud, [17] Yasser al-Taifi, [21] Hussein Al-Sadiq (GK), [22] Ibrahim Al-Hilwa (GK).
MAR: Abdellah Blinda | [12] Saïd Dghay (GK), [20] Hassan Kachloul, [14] Ahmed Masbahi.
MEX: Miguel Meija Báron | [12] Félix Fernández Christlieb (GK), [15] Eduardo Misael Espinoza Padilla, [18] José Luis Salgado Gómez, [22] Adrián Chávez Ortiz (GK).
NGA: Clemens Westerhof (HOL) | [16] Alloysius Uzoma Agu (GK), [17] Victor Nosa Ikpeba, [18] Efangwu Goziem Ekoku, [20] Uchenna Kizito Okafor, [22] Wilfred Agbonavbare (GK).
NOR: Egil Roger Olsen | [12] Frode Grodås, [13] Ola By Rise (GK), [14] Roger Nilsen, [15] Karl Petter Løken, [17] Dan Eggen, [19] Roar Strand.
ROM: Anghel Iordanescu | [8] Iulian Chirita, [17] Viorel Dinu Moldovan, [20] Ovidiu Stânga, [21] Marian Ivan, [22] Stefan Gabriel Preda (GK).
RUS: Pavel Fedorovic Sadyrin | (all 22 players played)
SUI: Royston ‘Roy’ Hodgson | [12] Stefan Lehmann (GK), [13] André ‘Andy’ Egli, [17] Sébastien Fournier, [18] Martin Rudea, [22] Martin Brunner (GK).
SWE: Tommy Svensson | [12] Lars Richard Eriksson (GK), [13] Mikael Nilsson, [15] Teddy Lukic (replaced the injured defender Jan Eriksson), [22] Magnus Carl Hedman (GK).
USA: Velibor ‘Bora’ Milutinovic (YUG) | [2] Michael Steven Lapper, [3] Michael Thomas Burns, [12] Jürgen Petersen Sommer (GK), [14] Fotios ‘Frank’ Klopas, [15] Joseph-Max Moore, [18] Bradley Howard Friedel (GK), [19] Claudio Alejandro Reyna.
** Reliable sources give Van der Sar's full name as "Edwin Franciscus van der Sar". However, when the player was asked directly whether he had a middle name in a programme broadcast on the 6th December 2008 on the Manchester United TV channel, MUTV, he replied "No, I'm just plain Edwin van der Sar." On the basis that he might just be correct, this is the version we will now use on this site. Unless, of course, you know better.
| Youngest | Oldest | |||
| Player | Kalla (CAM) | 19y 58d | Milla (CAM) | 42y 39d |
| Goalkeeper | LWang-jae (KOR) | 21y 61d | Bell (CAM) | 39y 259d |
| Scorer | Embe (CAM) | 20y 218d | Milla (CAM) | 42y 39d |
| Champion | Cafú (BRZ) | 24y 28d | Ricardo Rocha (BRZ) | 31y 309d |
| Finalist | Albertini (ITA) | 23y 326d | Franco Baresi (ITA) | 34y 70d |
| Medallist | Blomqvist (SWE) | 20y 141d | Thomas Ravelli (SWE) | 34y 337d |
| Captain | Amin (KSA) | 21y 250d | Mitropoulos (GRE) | 36y 311d |
| Coach | Azkargorta (BOL) | 40y 264d | Panagoulias (GRE) | 60y 231d |
| Referee | L K Chong (MRS) | 34y 36d | Fabio Baldas (ITA) | 45y 95d |
After the final, and the finals were after all in the United States, the papers and the BBC were full of statistics. Here are some examples: