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World Cup 1994

Winner

Brazil

Highlights

The 1994 World Cup was played in the United States, a country with little footballing tradition, and yet proved a huge popular success, drawing nearly 3.6 million spectators. It was the first edition to award three points for a win. The tournament was marked by the expulsion of Diego Maradona, who tested positive for ephedrine, and overshadowed by the murder of Colombian defender Andrés Escobar a few days after his own goal against the United States.

Russia's Oleg Salenko set a record by scoring five goals in a single match against Cameroon, a game in which Roger Milla, aged 42, became the oldest goalscorer in the tournament's history. Salenko shared the top scorer award with Bulgaria's Hristo Stoichkov, whose team knocked out holders Germany in the quarter-finals. Sweden finished third.

The final, in Pasadena, pitted the Brazil of Romário and Bebeto against Roberto Baggio's Italy. After 120 goalless minutes, it became the first World Cup final to be decided on penalties: Baggio sent his kick over the bar, and Brazil won their fourth title, their first since 1970.

Statistics

Total goals
141
Matches played
52
Goals/match
2.71
Best attack (goals scored)
15
Sweden
Best defense (goals conceded)
1
Norway

First round

Qualified for the next round

Group A

Team PtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1.Romania 6 3 2 0 1 5 5 0
2.Switzerland 4 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1
3.United States 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
4.Colombia 3 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1
Match results
United States - Switzerland1 - 1
Romania - Colombia3 - 1
Switzerland - Romania4 - 1
United States - Colombia2 - 1
Romania - United States1 - 0
Colombia - Switzerland2 - 0

Group B

Team PtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1.Brazil 7 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5
2.Sweden 5 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2
3.Russia 3 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1
4.Cameroon 1 3 0 1 2 3 11 -8
Match results
Cameroon - Sweden2 - 2
Brazil - Russia2 - 0
Brazil - Cameroon3 - 0
Sweden - Russia3 - 1
Russia - Cameroon6 - 1
Brazil - Sweden1 - 1

Group C

Team PtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1.Germany 7 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2
2.Spain 5 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2
3.South Korea 2 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1
4.Bolivia 1 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3
Match results
Germany - Bolivia1 - 0
Spain - South Korea2 - 2
Germany - Spain1 - 1
South Korea - Bolivia0 - 0
Germany - South Korea3 - 2
Spain - Bolivia3 - 1

Group D

Team PtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1.Nigeria 6 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4
2.Bulgaria 6 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3
3.Argentina 6 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3
4.Greece 0 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10
Match results
Argentina - Greece4 - 0
Nigeria - Bulgaria3 - 0
Argentina - Nigeria2 - 1
Bulgaria - Greece4 - 0
Bulgaria - Argentina2 - 0
Nigeria - Greece2 - 0

Group E

Team PtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1.Mexico 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
2.Ireland 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
3.Italy 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
4.Norway 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 0
Match results
Ireland - Italy1 - 0
Norway - Mexico1 - 0
Italy - Norway1 - 0
Mexico - Ireland2 - 1
Italy - Mexico1 - 1
Ireland - Norway0 - 0

Group F

Team PtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1.Netherlands 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
2.Saudi Arabia 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
3.Belgium 6 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1
4.Morocco 0 3 0 0 3 2 5 -3
Match results
Belgium - Morocco1 - 0
Netherlands - Saudi Arabia2 - 1
Belgium - Netherlands1 - 0
Saudi Arabia - Morocco2 - 1
Saudi Arabia - Belgium1 - 0
Netherlands - Morocco2 - 1

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Germany - Belgium3 - 2
Spain - Switzerland3 - 0
Sweden - Saudi Arabia3 - 1
Romania - Argentina3 - 2
Netherlands - Ireland2 - 0
Brazil - United States1 - 0
Italy - Nigeria2 - 1 a.e.t.
Bulgaria - Mexico1 - 1 a.e.t.

Quarter-finals

Italy - Spain2 - 1
Brazil - Netherlands3 - 2
Bulgaria - Germany2 - 1
Sweden - Romania2 - 2 a.e.t. (5-4 p)

Semi-finals

Italy - Bulgaria2 - 1
Brazil - Sweden1 - 0

Third place

Sweden - Bulgaria4 - 0

Final

Brazil0
Italy0

After extra time, 3-2 on penalties

Top Scorers

Rank Player Goals Penalties Goals/match
1 Oleg Salenko 6 2 2.00
1 Hristo Stoichkov 6 3 0.86
3 Jürgen Klinsmann 5 0 1.00
3 Kennet Andersson 5 0 0.71
3 Roberto Baggio 5 1 0.71
3 Romário 5 0 0.71
7 Gabriel Batistuta 4 2 1.00
7 Florin Raducioiu 4 0 1.00
7 Martin Dahlin 4 0 0.80
10 José Luis Caminero 3 0 0.75
10 Dennis Bergkamp 3 0 0.60
10 Gheorghe Hagi 3 0 0.60
10 Bebeto 3 0 0.43
10 Tomas Brolin 3 1 0.43
15 Adolfo Valencia 2 0 1.00
15 Claudio Caniggia 2 0 0.67
15 Rudi Völler 2 0 0.67
15 Adrian Knup 2 0 0.67
15 Hong Myungbo 2 0 0.67
15 Fuad Amin 2 0 0.67
15 Philippe Albert 2 0 0.67
15 Daniel Amokachi 2 0 0.50
15 Luis García 2 0 0.50
15 Emmanuel Amunike 2 0 0.50
15 Goikoetxea 2 0 0.40
15 Ilie Dumitrescu 2 0 0.40
15 Wim Jonk 2 0 0.40
15 Dino Baggio 2 0 0.29
15 Iordan Letchkov 2 0 0.29
30 Harold Lozano 1 0 1.00
30 Txiki Beguiristain 1 1 1.00
30 Hassan Nader 1 0 1.00
30 Fahad Al Ghesheyan 1 0 0.50
30 Roger Milla 1 0 0.50
30 Pep Guardiola 1 1 0.50
30 Karlheinz Riedle 1 0 0.50
30 Hermán Gaviria 1 0 0.50
30 Sami Al Jaber 1 1 0.50
30 Mohammed Chaouch 1 0 0.50
30 Diego Maradona 1 0 0.50
30 John Aldridge 1 0 0.33
30 Kjetil Rekdal 1 0 0.33
30 Gaston Taument 1 0 0.33
30 Seo Jung Won 1 0 0.33
30 Dmitri Radchenko 1 0 0.33
30 David Embé 1 0 0.33
30 Marc De Grijse 1 0 0.33
30 Samson Siasia 1 0 0.33
30 Alain Sutter 1 0 0.33
30 Aron Winter 1 0 0.33
30 Erwin Sánchez 1 0 0.33
30 Hwang Sun Hong 1 0 0.33
30 Francois Omam-Biyik 1 0 0.33
30 Georges Grun 1 0 0.33
30 Branco 1 0 0.33
30 Alberto García Aspe 1 1 0.33
30 Eric Wynalda 1 0 0.25
30 Daniel Borimirov 1 0 0.25
30 Earnie Stewart 1 0 0.25
30 Julio Salinas 1 0 0.25
30 Said Al Owairan 1 0 0.25
30 Marcelino Bernal 1 0 0.25
30 Abel Balbo 1 0 0.25
30 Ray Houghton 1 0 0.25
30 Stéphane Chapuisat 1 0 0.25
30 Luis Enrique 1 0 0.25
30 Georges Bregy 1 0 0.25
30 Rasheed Yekini 1 0 0.25
30 Finidi George 1 0 0.25
30 Henrik Larsson 1 0 0.20
30 Bryan Roy 1 0 0.20
30 Raí 1 1 0.20
30 Fernando Hierro 1 0 0.20
30 Hakan Mild 1 0 0.20
30 Lothar Matthäus 1 1 0.20
30 Dan Petrescu 1 0 0.20
30 Daniele Massaro 1 0 0.17
30 Roger Ljung 1 0 0.17
30 Nasko Sirakov 1 0 0.14
30 Márcio Santos 1 0 0.14