1994 FIFA World Cup

1994 FIFA World Cup


1994 FIFA World Cup - USA
World Cup '94

Teams 24 (from 147 entrants)

Host USA

Champions Brazil (4th title)

Matches played 52
Goals scored 141 (average 2.712 per match)
Attendance 3,587,538 (average 68,991 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hristo Stoichkov
Oleg Salenko
6 goals



Qualifying countries
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was held in the USA and was won by Brazil who beat Italy with 3-2 in a penalty shootout after the game ended 0-0 after extra-time.
Intro
FIFA's decision in 1988 to hold the event in the United States over the bids of Morocco and Brazil surprised many considering the perception that the United States had a relative lack of soccer fans. Despite these misgivings, in terms of attendance the event was a rousing success. The average attendance of nearly 69,000 shattered a record that had stood since 1950. To this day, the total attendance for the final tournament of nearly 3.6 million remains the greatest in World Cup history, despite the expansion of the competition to 32 teams in 1998. The overall attendance record will not be broken until at least 2010.
The format of the competition stayed the same as in 1990: 24 teams qualified, divided into six groups of four. Sixteen teams would qualify for the knockout competition: six group winners, six second place finishers, and four best third place finishers. This was the last time this format was used, due to the expansion of the finals tournament from 1998 onwards. This World Cup was the first in which winners of group matches received three points for a victory instead of two.
Further information: 1994 FIFA World Cup (match reports)
The 1994 World Cup was hosted in the largest geographical area of all World Cup finals, in which the longest distances were traveled by its participants.
Venues

Venue Name Stadium Location Capacity
Boston
Foxboro Stadium
Foxboro, Massachusetts
61,000
Chicago
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
67,000
Dallas
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
67,000
Detroit
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, Michigan
80,000
Los Angeles
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
91,000
New Jersey
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
77,000
Orlando
Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida
70,000
San Francisco
Stanford Stadium
Palo Alto, California
80,000
Washington
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.
57,000

Squads
For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1994 FIFA World Cup squads

First round
Half-time scores are in parentheses

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Romania
6 3 2 0 1 5 5 0
Switzerland
4 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1
USA
4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
Colombia
3 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1
USA
1 - 1 Switzerland

Colombia
1 - 3 Romania

Switzerland
4 - 1 Romania

USA
2 - 1 Colombia

Switzerland
0 - 2 Colombia

USA
0 - 1 Romania


June 18, 1994
11:35 EDT

USA
1–1 Switzerland
Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit
Attendance: 73,425
Referee: Francisco Oscar Lamolina (Argentina)

Wynalda 45'
(Report)
Bregy 40'

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June 18, 1994
16:35 PDT

Colombia
1–3 Romania
Rose Bowl, Los Angeles
Attendance: 91,586
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Valencia 43'
(Report)
Răducioiu 15', 87'
Hagi 33'

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June 22, 1994
16:05 EDT

Switzerland
4–1 Romania
Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit
Attendance: 61,428
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Sutter 16'
Chapuisat 53'
Knup 66', 73'
(Report)
Hagi 36'

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June 22, 1994
16:35 PDT

USA
2–1 Colombia
Rose Bowl, Los Angeles
Attendance: 93,689
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)

Escobar 35' (OG)
Stewart 53'
(Report)
Valencia 90'

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June 26, 1994
13:05 PDT

Switzerland
0–2 Colombia
Stanford Stadium, San Francisco
Attendance: 83,401
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

(Report)
Gaviria 44'
Lozano 90'

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June 26, 1994
13:05 PDT

USA
0–1 Romania
Rose Bowl, Los Angeles
Attendance: 93,869
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

(Report)
Petrescu 17'


Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Brazil
7 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5
Sweden
5 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2
Russia
3 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1
Cameroon
1 3 0 1 2 3 11 -8
Sweden
2 - 2 Cameroon

Brazil
2 - 0 Russia

Brazil
3 - 0 Cameroon

Sweden
3 - 1 Russia

Russia
6 - 1 Cameroon

Brazil
1 - 1 Sweden


June 19, 1994
16:35 PDT

Sweden
2–2 Cameroon
Rose Bowl, Los Angeles
Attendance: 93,194
Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

Ljung 8'
Dahlin 75'
(Report)
Embe 31'
Omam-Biyik 47'

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June 20, 1994
13:05 PDT

Brazil
2–0 Russia
Stanford Stadium, San Francisco
Attendance: 81,061
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Romário 26'
Raí 53' (pen)
(Report)

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June 24, 1994
13:05 PDT

Brazil
3–0 Cameroon
Stanford Stadium, San Francisco
Attendance: 83,401
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Romário 39'
Márcio Santos 65'
Bebeto 73'
(Report)

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June 24, 1994
19:35 EDT

Sweden
3–1 Russia
Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit
Attendance: 71,528
Referee: Joel Quiniou (France)

Brolin 39' (pen)
Dahlin 60', 82'
(Report)
Salenko 4' (pen)

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June 28, 1994
13:05 PDT

Russia
6–1 Cameroon
Stanford Stadium, San Francisco
Attendance: 74,914
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Salenko 16', 41', 44' (pen), 72', 75'
Radchenko 82'
(Report)
Milla 47'

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June 28, 1994
16:05 EDT

Brazil
1–1 Sweden
Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit
Attendance: 77,217
Referee: Sandor Puhl (Hungary)

Romário 47'
(Report)
K. Andersson 24'

Group C
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Germany
7 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2
Spain
5 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2
Korea Republic
2 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1
Bolivia
1 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3
Germany
1 - 0 Bolivia

Spain
2 - 2 Korea Republic

Germany
1 - 1 Spain

Korea Republic
0 - 0 Bolivia

Bolivia
1 - 3 Spain

Germany
3 - 2 Korea Republic


June 17, 1994
14:05 CDT

Germany
1–0 Bolivia
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 63,117
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Klinsmann 61'
(Report)

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June 17, 1994
18:35 CDT

Spain
2–2 Korea Republic
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 56,247
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Julio Salinas 51'
Goikoetxea 55'
(Report)
Hong 85'
Seo 90'

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June 21, 1994
15:05 CDT

Germany
1–1 Spain
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 63,113
Referee: Filippi Cavani (Uruguay)

Klinsmann 48'
(Report)
Goikoetxea 14'

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June 23, 1994
19:35 EDT

Korea Republic
0–0 Bolivia
Foxboro Stadium, Boston
Attendance: 54,453
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

(Report)

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June 27, 1994
15:05 CDT

Bolivia
1–3 Spain
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 63,089
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla Sequeira (Costa Rica)

Sánchez 67'
(Report)
Guardiola 20' (pen)
Caminero 66', 71'

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June 27, 1994
16:05 CDT

Germany
3–2 Korea Republic
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 63,998
Referee: Joel Quiniou (France)
Klinsmann 12', 37'
Riedle 20'
(Report)
Hwang 52'
Hong 63'

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Group D
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Nigeria
6 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4
Bulgaria
6 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3
Argentina
6 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3
Greece
0 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10
Argentina
4 - 0 Greece

Nigeria
3 - 0 Bulgaria

Argentina
2 - 1 Nigeria

Greece
0 - 4 Bulgaria

Argentina
0 - 2 Bulgaria

Nigeria
2 - 0 Greece


June 21, 1994
12:35 EDT

Argentina
4–0 Greece
Foxboro Stadium, Boston
Attendance: 54,456
Referee: Artur Angeles (USA)

Batistuta 2', 45', 90' (pen)
Maradona 60'
(Report)

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June 21, 1994
18:35 CDT

Nigeria
3–0 Bulgaria
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 44,132
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla Sequeira (Costa Rica)

Yekini 21'
Amokachi 43'
Amunike 54'
(Report)

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June 25, 1994
16:05 EDT

Argentina
2–1 Nigeria
Foxboro Stadium, Boston
Attendance: 54,453
Referee: Bo Jonas Hil Karlsson (Sweden)
Caniggia 22', 29'
(Report)
Siasia 8'

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June 26, 1994
11:35 CDT

Greece
0–4 Bulgaria
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 63,160
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
(Report)
Stoichkov 5' (pen), 56' (pen)
Letchkov 66'
Borimirov 90'

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June 30, 1994
18:35 CDT

Argentina
0–2 Bulgaria
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 63,998
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

(Report)
Stoichkov 61'
Sirakov 90'

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June 30, 1994
19:35 EDT

Nigeria
2–0 Greece
Foxboro Stadium, Boston
Attendance: 53,001
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)
Finidi 45'
Amokachi 90'
(Report)


Group E
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Mexico
4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
Republic of Ireland
4 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
Italy
4 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
Norway
4 3 1 1 1 1 1 0
Italy
0 - 1 Rep. of Ireland

Norway
1 - 0 Mexico

Italy
1 - 0 Norway

Mexico
2 - 1 Rep. of Ireland

Italy
1 - 1 Mexico

Rep. of Ireland
0 - 0 Norway


June 18, 1994
16:05 EDT

Italy
0–1 Republic of Ireland
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 75,338
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
(Report)
Houghton 12'

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June 19, 1994
16:05 EDT

Norway
1–0 Mexico
RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 52,395
Referee: Sandor Puhl (Hungary)

Rekdal 85'
(Report)

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June 23, 1994
16:05 EDT

Italy
1–0 Norway
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 74,624
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

D. Baggio 68'
(Report)

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June 24, 1994
12:35 EDT

Mexico
2–1 Republic of Ireland
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 60,790
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Luis García 44', 66'
(Report)
Aldridge 84'

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June 28, 1994
12:35 EDT

Italy
1–1 Mexico
RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 52,535
Referee: Francisco Óscar Lamolina (Argentina)
Massaro 48'
(Report)
Bernal 58'

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June 28, 1994
12:35 EDT

Republic of Ireland 0–0 Norway
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 72,404
Referee: Jose Torres Cadena (Colombia)

(Report)

Group F
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Netherlands
6 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
Saudi Arabia
6 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
Belgium
6 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1
Morocco
0 3 0 0 3 2 5 -3
Belgium
1 - 0 Morocco

Netherlands
2 - 1 Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia
2 - 1 Morocco

Belgium
1 - 0 Netherlands

Belgium
0 - 1 Saudi Arabia

Morocco
1 - 2 Netherlands


June 19, 1994
12:35 EDT

Belgium
1–0 Morocco
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 61,219
Referee: Jose Torres Cadena (Colombia)
Degryse 11'
(Report)

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June 20, 1994
19:35 EDT

Netherlands
2–1 Saudi Arabia
RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 50,535
Referee: Manuel Diaz Vega (Spain)

Jonk 50'
Taument 87'
(Report)
Amin 19'

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June 25, 1994
12:35 EDT

Saudi Arabia
2–1 Morocco
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 76,322
Referee: Philip Don (England)

Al Jaber 8' (pen)
Amin 45'
(Report)
Chaouch 27'

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June 25, 1994
12:35 EDT

Belgium
1–0 Netherlands
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 62,387
Referee: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)

Albert 65'
(Report)

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June 29, 1994
12:35 EDT

Belgium
0–1 Saudi Arabia
RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 52,959
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
(Report)
Owairan 5'

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June 29, 1994
12:35 EDT

Morocco
1–2 Netherlands
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 60,578
Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)
Nader 47'
(Report)
Bergkamp 43'
Roy 78'

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Knockout stages
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

July 4 - San Francisco


Brazil
1
July 9 - Dallas

United States
0
Brazil
3
July 4 - Orlando

Netherlands
2
Netherlands
2
July 13 - Los Angeles
Rep. of Ireland
0
Brazil
1
July 3 - Dallas

Sweden
0
Sweden
3
July 10 - San Francisco

Saudi Arabia
1
Sweden (pen) 2 (5)
July 3 - Los Angeles

Romania
2 (4)
Romania
3
July 17 - Los Angeles

Argentina
2
Brazil (pen) 0 (3)
July 2 - Chicago

Italy
0 (2)
Germany
3
July 10 - New Jersey

Belgium
2
Germany
1
July 5 - New Jersey

Bulgaria
2
Bulgaria (pen) 1 (3)
July 13 - New Jersey

Mexico
1 (1)
Bulgaria
1
July 2 - Washington

Italy
2 Third place
Spain
3
July 9 - Boston
July 16 - Los Angeles

Switzerland
0
Spain
1 Sweden
4
July 5 - Foxboro

Italy
2 Bulgaria
0
Italy (aet)
2

Nigeria
1

Round of 16
July 2, 1994
12:00 CDT

Germany
3–2 Belgium
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 60,246
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Völler 6', 39'
Klinsmann 11'
(Report)
Grun 8'
Albert 90'

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July 2, 1994
16:35 EDT

Spain
3–0 Switzerland
RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 53,121
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Hierro 15'
Luis Enrique 74'
Beguiristain 86' (pen)
(Report)

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July 3, 1994
12:05 CDT

Saudi Arabia
1–3 Sweden
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 60,277
Referee: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)

Al Ghesheyan 85'
(Report)
Dahlin 6'
K. Andersson 51', 88'

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July 3, 1994
13:35 PDT

Romania
3–2 Argentina
Rose Bowl, Los Angeles
Attendance: 90,469
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Dumitrescu 11', 18'
Hagi 58'
(Report)
Batistuta 16' (pen)
Balbo 75'

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July 4, 1994
12:05 EDT

Netherlands
2–0 Republic of Ireland
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 61,355
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Bergkamp 12'
Jonk 41'
(Report)

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July 4, 1994
12:35 PDT

Brazil
1–0 USA
Stanford Stadium, San Francisco
Attendance: 84,147
Referee: Joel Quiniou (France)
Bebeto 74'
(Report)

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July 5, 1994
13:05 EDT

Nigeria
1–2 (AET)
Italy
Foxboro Stadium, Boston
Attendance: 54,367
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Amunike 26'
(Report)
R. Baggio 89', 102' (pen)

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July 5, 1994
16:35 EDT

Mexico
1–1 (AET)
(1–3 PSO)
Bulgaria
Giants Stadium, New York
Attendance: 71,030
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Garcia Aspe 18' (pen)
(Report)
Stoichkov 6'

Penalties
Garcia Aspe: out
Bernal: saved
Rodriguez: saved
Suárez: scored
1–3 Balakov: saved
Guenchev: scored
Borimirov: scored
Letchkov: scored

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Quarter-finals
July 9, 1994
12:05 EDT

Italy
2–1 Spain
Foxboro Stadium, Boston
Attendance:>Referee: Sandor Puhl (Hungary)
D. Baggio 26'
R. Baggio 88'
(Report)
Caminero 59'

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July 9, 1994
14:35 CDT

Netherlands
2–3 Brazil
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 63,500
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla Sequeira (Costa Rica)
Bergkamp 64'
Winter 76'
(Report)
Romário 52'
Bebeto 62'
Branco 81'

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July 10, 1994
12:05 EDT

Bulgaria
2–1 Germany
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Jose Torres Cadena (Colombia)
Stoichkov 75'
Letchkov 78'
(Report)
Matthäus 48' (pen)

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July 10, 1994
12:35 PDT

Sweden
2–2 (AET)
(5–4 PSO)
Romania
Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto
Attendance: 83,500
Referee: Philip Don (England)
Brolin 79'
K. Andersson 115'
(Report)
Răducioiu 89', 101'

Penalties
Mild: out
K. Andersson: scored
Brolin: scored
Ingesson: scored
Nilsson: scored
Larsson: scored
5–4 Răducioiu: scored
Hagi: scored
Lupescu: scored
Petrescu saved
Dumitrescu: scored
Belodedici: saved


Semi-finals
July 13, 1994
16:05 EDT

Italy
2–1 Bulgaria
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 74,110
Referee: Joel Quiniou (France)
R. Baggio 21', 26'
(Report)
Stoichkov 44' (pen)

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July 13, 1994
16:35 PDT

Brazil
1–0 Sweden
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 91,856
Referee: Jose Torres Cadena (Colombia)
Romário 80'
(Report)


Th\ird place match
July 16, 1994
12:35 PDT

Sweden
4–0 Bulgaria
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 91,500
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
Brolin 8'
Mild 30'
Larsson 37'
K. Andersson 39'
(Report)


Final
July 17, 1994
12:35 PDT

Brazil
0–0 (AET)
(3–2 PSO)
Italy
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 94,194
Referee: Sandor Puhl (Hungary)
(Report)

Penalties
Márcio Santos: saved
Romário: scored
Branco: scored
Dunga: scored
3–2 Baresi: out
Albertini: scored
Evani: scored
Massaro: saved
R. Baggio: out


Awards
1994 World Cup Winners

BRAZIL
Fourth title

Golden Shoe Winners
Golden Ball Winner
Yashin Award
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Most Entertaining Team

Hristo Stoichkov
Oleg Salenko
Romário
Michel Preud'homme
Brazil
Brazil


All-Star Team
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Michel Preud'homme
Jorginho
Márcio Santos
Paolo Maldini
Dunga
Krasimir Balakov
Gheorghe Hagi
Tomas Brolin
Romario
Hristo Stoichkov
Roberto Baggio


Scorers
6 goals
• Hristo Stoichkov
• Oleg Salenko
5 goals
• Romário
• Jürgen Klinsmann
• Roberto Baggio
• Kennet Andersson
4 goals
• Gabriel Batistuta
• Florin Răducioiu
• Martin Dahlin
3 goals
• Bebeto
• Dennis Bergkamp
• Gheorghe Hagi
• José Luis Caminero
• Tomas Brolin
2 goals
• Claudio Caniggia
• Philippe Albert
• Yordan Letchkov
• Adolfo Valencia
• Rudi Völler
• Dino Baggio
• Luis García
• Wim Jonk
• Daniel Amokachi
• Emmanuel Amunike
• Ilie Dumitrescu
• Fuad Amin
• Hong Myung-Bo
• Goikoetxea
• Adrian Knup
1 goal
• Abel Balbo
• Diego Maradona
• Marc Degryse
• Georges Grun
• Erwin Sánchez
• Branco
• Raí
• Márcio Santos
• Daniel Borimirov
• Nasko Sirakov
• David Embe
• Roger Milla
• François Omam-Biyik
• Herman Gaviria
• Harold Lozano
• Lothar Matthäus
• Karlheinz Riedle
• John Aldridge
• Ray Houghton
• Daniele Massaro
• Hassan Nader
• Mohammed Chaouch
• Alberto García Aspe
• Marcelino Bernal
• Bryan Roy
• Gaston Taument
• Aron Winter
• Finidi George
• Samson Siasia
• Rasheed Yekini
• Kjetil Rekdal
• Dan Petrescu
• Dmitri Radchenko
• Fahad Al Ghesheyan
• Sami Al Jaber
• Saeed Owairan
• Seo Jung-Won
• Hwang Sun-Hong
• Txiki Beguiristain
• Josep Guardiola
• Fernando Hierro
• Luis Enrique
• Julio Salinas
• Henrik Larsson
• Roger Ljung
• Håkan Mild
• Georges Brégy
• Stéphane Chapuisat
• Alain Sutter
• Earnie Stewart
• Eric Wynalda
Own goals
• Andrés Escobar (for USA)
Trivia
Although Russia was knocked out in the first stage of the competition, striker Oleg Salenko still managed to finish as the tournament's joint top scorer alongside Hristo Stoichkov with six goals. Salenko scored five of his six goals in a single match, a World Cup record.
The official videogame for the 1994 World Cup was designed by U.S. Gold.
Tragically, Colombia's Andrés Escobar, who scored an own goal when playing against the United States, was killed only days after returning to Colombia.

Firsts
• Greece, Nigeria, Russia and Saudi Arabia played in the World Cup finals for the first time. The team representing Russia is considered by FIFA to be distinct from the one which represented the USSR from 1958-1990. Germany competed in the World Cup finals under the name Germany for the first time since 1938. FIFA considers the team representing Germany to be the successor to the team which competed under the name West Germany ten times from 1954-1990, which itself was the successor to the team which competed under the name Germany in 1934 and 1938.
• There were three teams representing Africa, a record at the time.
• The United States-Switzerland match in the Pontiac Silverdome was the first to be played indoors in World Cup history: grass was grown by Michigan State University and was the first time since 1965 that natural turf was used in an indoor stadium in the United States.
• Brazil became the first country to win the World Cup four times.
• Oleg Salenko of Russia became the first player to score 5 goals in a single World Cup finals game in his country's group stage win over Cameroon. Roger Milla who scored a goal for Cameroon in the same match became the oldest player to score a goal in world cups. He was 42.
• Gianluca Pagliuca of Italy became the first goalkeeper to be sent off in a World Cup Finals match, dismissed for handling outside his area against Norway.
• This was the first, and so far the only time, that a British team has not been in the World Cup since they started to participate in the tournament in 1950.
• The finals were the first time FIFA decided to experiment with the style of jerseys worn by officials, foregoing the traditional black. They would choose between burgundy, yellow or white shirts depending on what was feasible to avoid a clash of colours with the two competing teams. This custom has since been followed, but with black shirts added as an option later.
• The finals were also the first time that players had their names printed in the back of their jerseys, just like other sports did. This custom is also welcomed and followed ever since.
• The 1994 World Cup revolutionized television coverage of sports in the USA through the sponsored scoreboard and game clock that were constantly shown on screen throughout the game. Television sports coverage in the US had long been dependent upon commercial breaks; a feature suitable for sports such as baseball, basketball and American football (which all have breaks in the action), but long considered incompatible with soccer, due to the long stretches of uninterrupted play. Variations on it were quickly incorporated into virtually every team sports broadcast by the decade's end.
See also: Digital on-screen graphic
• The 1994 World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup to value a win at 3 points, replacing the previous "2 for a win, 1 for a draw" points system. This was done at the request of the United States Soccer Federation, to emulate the points system used by much of the world at that time.
• FIFA released an official documentary for this World Cup, Two Billion Hearts directed by the Brazilian Murilo Salles.
• The 1994 FIFA World Cup final match was the first to be decided on a penalty shoot-out with no goals being scored either in regular time or in extra time. It was the 4th final match to go into extra time at the time (2nd for Italy, the first being that of 1938), 5th as of July 9, 2006 (between Italy and France).

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