World Cup 1994 Guide

World Cup - USA 1994

Group A ¦ Group B ¦ Group C ¦ Group D ¦ Group E ¦ Group F ¦ Top Scorers

The fifteenth World Cup again retained the same format but the make-up of teams changed slightly with thirteen coming from Europe, four from South America, three from Africa, two from Asia, plus Mexico and the hosts. For the first time, the final went to a penalty shoot-out and there were big stories off the pitch. Diego Maradona failed a drugs test and in Colombia football really did become a matter life and death as defender Andres Escobar was shot after scoring an own goal against the USA. On the field, Oleg Salenko scored five in one game and Roger Milla made a comeback to score at the age of 42.


Groups & Results

Group A 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 A Results
USA 1-1 Switzerland
Colombia 1-3 Romania
Romania 1-4 Switzerland
USA 2-1 Colombia
Switzerland 0-2 Colombia
USA 0-1 Romania



Group B 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 B Results
Cameroon 2-2 Sweden
Brazil 2-0 Russia
Brazil 3-0 Cameroon
Sweden 3-1 Russia
Russia 6-1 Cameroon
Brazil 1-1 Sweden



Group C P 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

Group C Results
Germany 1-0 Bolivia
Spain 2-2 South Korea
Germany 1-1 Spain
South Korea 0-0 Bolivia
Bolivia 1-3 Spain
Germany 3-2 South Korea



Group D P 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

Group D Results
Argentina 4-0 Greece
Nigeria 3-0 Bulgaria
Argentina 2-1 Nigeria
Bulgaria 4-0 Greece
Argentina 0-2 Bulgaria
Greece 0-2 Nigeria



Group E P 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

Group E Results
Italy 0-1 Republic of Ireland
Norway 1-0 Mexico
Italy 1-0 Norway
Mexico 2-1 Republic of Ireland
Italy 1-1 Mexico
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Norway



Group F 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

Group F Results
Belgium 1-0 Morocco
Holland 2-1 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia 2-1 Morocco
Belgium 1-0 Holland
Belgium 0-1 Saudi Arabia
Morocco 1-2 Holland


Second Round

Germany 3-2 Belgium Chicago
Spain 3-0 Switzerland Washington DC
Sweden 3-1 Saudi Arabia Dallas
Romania 3-2 Argentina Los Angeles
Holland 2-0 Republic of Ireland Orlando
Brazil 1-0 USA San Francisco
Italy 2-1 Nigeria (aet) Boston
Bulgaria 1-1 Mexico (aet, 3-1 pens) New York

Quarter Finals

Italy 2-1 Spain Boston
Brazil 3-2 Holland Dallas
Bulgaria 2-1 Germany New York
Sweden 2-2 Romania (aet, 5-4 pens) San Francisco

 Semi Finals 

Brazil 1-0 Sweden Los Angeles
Italy 2-1 Bulgaria New York

Third Place Play-off

Sweden 4-0 Bulgaria Pasadena

Final

Brazil 0-0 Italy (3-2 pens) Rose Bowl, Los Angeles



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Referee:  Sandor Puhl (Hun)
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World Cup 1994 - Top Scorers

NameCountryGoals
Hristo StoichkovBulgaria6
Oleg SalenkoRussia6
RomarioBrazil5
Jurgen KlinsmannGermany5
Roberto BaggioItaly5
Kennet AnderssonSweden5
Gabriel BatistutaArgentina4
Florin RaducioiuRomania4
Martin DahlinSweden4

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