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1994 FIFA World Cup |
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Date |
Champion |
Runner-Up |
3rd Place |
Host |
June 17 - July
17 |
Brazil |
Italy |
Sweden |
United
States | |
A superb FIFA World Cup marred only
by a disappointing final which Brazil won on penalties
after a goalless draw with Italy. There were plenty of
goals, excitement, drama and surprises. Bulgaria, who
had never won a FIFA World Cup match in 16 previous
attempts, were the biggest upsets beating Germany en
route to the semi-finals.
There was drama
when Diego Maradona, Argentina's hero of 1986, tested
positive for drugs and was expelled from the tournament,
and there was tragedy too when Colombian Andres Escobar
was murdered days after returning home from scoring an
own goal against the United States.
The hosts were
not disgraced, going out to Brazil in the second round.
The Brazilians were the best team in the tournament and
were deserved winners, even if the nature of their final
victory left a hollow taste for many.
The Brazilians take it to the wire
In
the country where basketball, baseball and American
football have far more popular appeal, the 15th FIFA
World Cup in America nonetheless drew huge crowds. The
final saw Brazil win their fourth title after a penalty
shoot-out.
It came as a
great surprise to many people when the USA was granted
the honor of hosting the 15th FIFA World Cup. 'Soccer'
in America had never had as widespread appeal as other
sports.
In Morocco,
America's biggest rival to host the tournament, the
disappointment was enormous. An African nation had still
never organized a finals tournament since the FIFA World
Cup was founded in 1930, but with just two staiums they
lacked the facilities to stage such a major event. In
choosing the USA, Joгo Havelange, the FIFA president,
was opening the door to a new frontier.
147 countries - a new record -
entered for the FIFA World Cup 94 qualifiers. Among them
was South Africa, back after a lengthy exclusion. Many
big guns, however, were not to make it to the finals:
England, Denmark, the 1992 European champions, Portugal,
Poland, and once again France, knocked out by a
Bulgarian goal in the last second of their last
qualifying game. Also excluded was Yugoslavia, where
civil war raged with Bosnia. 24 counties competed in the
finals of the 15th FIFA World Cup.
Over a month of
scorching heat, the FIFA World Cup was played in front
of a record number of spectators (3,587,538). The first
round, where a win was now worth 3 points, threw up a
few surprises, with the USA and Saudi Arabia-whose
striker Saed Owairan almost certainly scored the best
goal of the tournament-sneaking into the last sixteen.
The Russians, on the other hand, despite Oleg Salenko
scoring five goals against Cameroon (a record), did not
make it. And neither did Roger Milla and his indomitable
Lions, though Milla confirmed his "title" as the
tournament's oldest goal-scorer, at 42 years 1 month and
8 days.
In the
quarter-finals Brazil found itself up against seven
teams from Europe, one of which was Italy, a team that
had refused to
lie down. The Italians had already diced with death in
the first round before creeping into the last sixteen.
There, 1-0 down to Nigeria with 90 seconds left and only
ten men on the field, they did their best Houdini trick
yet. Their savior was the fabulously talented Roberto
Baggio, who then went on to help his side beat Spain
(2-1) in the quarter-finals and Bulgaria (2-1) in the
semis-after the Bulgarians had astonished everybody by
putting out the holders, Germany.
The
quarter-final between Brazil and Netherlands proved to
be the match of the tournament, Dunga and his team-mates
eventually winning the game 3-2 after leading 2-0. It
was in this game that Bebeto, Mazinho and Romario
pretended to rock Bebeto's newborn son Mattheus, who had
been born a few days earlier. This irresistible picture
winged its way all over the world.
The final
pitted Brazil against Italy, two nations which had
already won the FIFA World Cup three times. But what in
theory was the ideal match, proved to be a dour,
physical and ultimately disappointing game. And for the
first time in FIFA World Cup history, it all came down
to penalties. As he stepped up, Italy's savior Roberto
Baggio knew he had to score. But his penalty flew high
into the blue California sky and the Brazilians were
champions again, 24 years after their last success.
Brazil had also become the first nation to win the FIFA
World Cup four times.
Group A |
G |
W |
L |
D |
GD |
PTS |
x-Romania |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
x-Switzerland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
x-United
States |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Colombia |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
-1 |
3 |
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Group B |
G |
W |
L |
D |
GD |
PTS |
x-Brazil |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
x-Sweden |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
Russia |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Cameroon |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
-8 |
1 |
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Group C |
G |
W |
L |
D |
GD |
PTS |
x-Germany |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
x-Spain |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
So.
Korea |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
2 |
Bolivia |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
-3 |
1 |
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Group D |
G |
W |
L |
D |
GD |
PTS |
x-Nigeria |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
x-Bulgaria |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
x-Argentina |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
Greece |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
-10 |
0 |
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Group E |
G |
W |
L |
D |
GD |
PTS |
x-Mexico |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
x-Ireland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
x-Italy |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Norway |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
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Group F |
G |
W |
L |
D |
GD |
PTS |
x-Holland |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
x-Saudi Arabia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
Belgium |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
Morocco |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
-3 |
0 | | |
x-Advanced to
Round of 16
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Group A United States 1, Switzerland 1 Romania 3, Colombia 1 Switzerland 4, Romania 1 United States 2, Colombia 1 Colombia 2, Switzerland 0 Romania 1, United States 0
Group B Sweden 2, Cameroon 2 Brazil 2, Russia 0 Brazil 4, Cameroon 0 Sweden 3, Russia 1 Russia 6, Cameroon 1 Sweden 1, Brazil 1
Group
C Germany 1, Bolivia 0 So. Korea 2, Spain 2 Germany 1, Spain 1 So. Korea 0, Bolivia 0 Spain 3, Bolivia 1 Germany 3, So. Korea 2
Group
D Argentina 4, Greece 0 Nigeria 3, Bulgaria 0 Argentina 2, Nigeria 1 Bulgaria 4, Greece 0 Nigeria 2, Greece 0 Bulgaria 2, Argentina 0
Group
E Ireland 1, Italy 0 Norway 1, Mexico 0 Italy 1, Norway 0 Mexico 2, Ireland 1 Ireland 0, Norway 0 Italy 1, Mexico 1
Group
F Belgium 1, Morocco 0 Holland 2, Saudi Arabia 1 Belgium 1, Holland 0 Saudi Arabia 2, Morocco 1 Holland 2, Morocco 1 Saudi Arabia 1, Belgium 0 |
Round of 16 Germany 3, Belgium 2 Spain 3, Switzerland 0 Sweden 3, Saudi Arabia 1 Romania 3, Argentina 2 Holland 2, Ireland 0 Brazil 1, United States 0 Italy 2, Nigeria 1 Bulgaria 1, Mexico 1 (3:1 penalties)
Quarterfinals Italy 2, Spain 1 Brazil 3, Holland 2 Bulgaria 2, Germany 1 Sweden 1, Romania 1 (5:4penalties)
Semifinals Brazil 1, Sweden 0 Italy 2, Bulgaria 1
3rd Place Sweden 4, Bulgaria 0
Final Brazil 0, Italy 0 (3-2 penalties)
| |
Top Goal Scorers |
Goals |
Stoitchov (Bulgaria) |
6 |
Salenko (Russia) |
6 |
Andersson (Sweden) |
5 |
R. Baggio (Italy) |
5 |
Romario (Brazil) |
5 |
Klinsmann (Germany) |
5 |
Batistuta (Argentina) |
4 |
Raducioiu (Romania) |
4 |
Dahlin (Sweden) |
4 |
Bebeto (Brazil) |
3 |
Bergkamp (Holland) |
3 |
Hagi (Romania) |
3 |
Caminero (Spain) |
3 |
Brolin (Sweden) |
3 | | |
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