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Football World Cup 1994
The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. FIFA's decision in 1988 to hold the event in the United States surprised many considering the relative lack of soccer fans there (aside from a significant fanbase within the Latin American immigrant population). 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. 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, as the maximum possible attendance for the 2006 World Cup is less than 3.5 million. 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 World Cup was the first in which winners of group matches received three points for a win instead of two.
Greece, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia played in the World Cup for the first
time: there were also a record three teams representing Africa.
The United States-Switzerland match in the Pontiac Silverdome was the
first to be played indoors in World Cup history: grass had to be shipped
in at great expense from California.
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.
This was the first, and so far the only time, that a British team has
not been in the World Cup finals since they started to participate in
the tournament.
The 1994 World Cup revolutionized television coverage of sports in the
USA though the sponsored scoreboard and game clock that were constantly
shown on screen throughout the game. Variations on it were quickly incorporated
into virtually every team sports broadcast by the decade's end.
Venues
| Venue | 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 |
| NY/NJ | 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 | 56,000 |
Top Scorers
6 goals
Hristo Stoitchkov
Oleg Salenko
5 goals
Romário
Roberto Baggio
Kennet Andersson
Jürgen Klinsmann
4 goals
Martin Dahlin
Florin Răducioiu
Gabriel Batistuta
3 goals
Bebeto
Tomas Brolin
Gheorghe Hagi
Dennis Bergkamp
José Luis Caminero
Results
United States 1-1 Switzerland
Romania 3-1 Colombia
Switzerland 4-1 Romania
United States 2-1 Colombia
Romania 1-0 United States
Colombia 2-0 Switzerland
| P | 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 | |
| Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Group 2 results:
Cameroon 2-2 Sweden
Brazil 2-0 Russia
Sweden 3-1 Russia
Brazil 3-0 Cameroon
Brazil 1-1 Sweden
Russia 6-1 Cameroon
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Group 3 results:
Germany 1-0 Bolivia
Spain 2-2 South Korea
Germany 1-1 Spain
South Korea 0-0 Bolivia
Spain 3-1 Bolivia
Germany 3-2 South Korea
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
| S Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Group 4 results:
Argentina 4-0 Greece
Nigeria 3-0 Bulgaria
Argentina 2-1 Nigeria
Bulgaria 4-0 Greece
Nigeria 2-0 Greece
Bulgaria 2-0 Argentina
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
| Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Group 5 results:
Rep of Ireland 1-0 Italy
Norway 1-0 Mexico
Italy 1-0 Norway
Mexico 2-1 Rep of Ireland
Rep of Ireland 0-0 Norway
Italy 1-1 Mexico
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Rep 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 |
Group 6 results:
Belgium 1-0 Morocco
Holland 2-1 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia 2-1 Morocco
Belgium 1-0 Holland
Holland 2-1 Morocco
Saudi Arabia 1-0 Belgium
| P | 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 |
Second round results:
Germany 3-2 Belgium
Spain 3-0 Switzerland
Sweden 3-1 Saudi Arabia
Romania 3-2 Argentina
Holland 2-0 Rep of Ireland
Brazil 1-0 United States
Italy 2-1 Nigeria (aet)
Bulgaria 1-1 Mexico (aet)
(Bulgaria win 3-1 on penalties)
Quarter-finals results:
Italy 2-1 Spain
Brazil 3-2 Holland
Bulgaria 2-1 Germany
Sweden 2-2 Romania (aet)
(Sweden win 5-4 on penalties)
Semi-finals results:
Brazil 1-0 Sweden
Italy 2-1 Bulgaria
3rd/4th place play-off:
Sweden 4-0 Bulgaria
World Cup Final:
Brazil 0-0 Italy
(Brazil win 3-2 on penalties)