1994 FIFA World Cup - wikipedia 1994 FIFA World Cup `` 1994 World Cup '' redirects here. For other uses, see 1994 World Cup ( disambiguation ). 1994 FIFA World Cup World Cup USA ' 94 1994 FIFA World Cup official logo Tournament details Host country United States Dates 17 June -- 17 July ( 31 days ) Teams 24 ( from 5 confederations ) Venue ( s ) 9 ( in 9 host cities ) Final positions Champions Brazil ( 4th title ) Runners - up Italy Third place Sweden Fourth place Bulgaria Tournament statistics Matches played 52 Goals scored 141 ( 2.71 per match ) Attendance 3,587,538 ( 68,991 per match ) Top scorer ( s ) Hristo Stoichkov Oleg Salenko ( 6 goals each ) Best player Romário Best young player Marc Overmars Best goalkeeper Michel Preud'homme Fair play award Brazil ← 1990 1998 → The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, held in nine cities across the United States from 17 June to 17 July 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on 4 July 1988. Despite the host nation 's lack of football tradition, the tournament was the most financially successful in World Cup history ; aided by the high - capacity stadia in the United States, it broke the World Cup average attendance record with nearly 69,000 spectators per game, a mark that still stands. The total attendance of nearly 3.6 million for the final tournament remains the highest in World Cup history, despite the expansion of the competition from 24 to 32 teams ( and from 52 to 64 games ), which was first introduced at the 1998 World Cup and is the current format. Brazil won the tournament after beating Italy 3 -- 2 in a penalty shootout at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California near Los Angeles, after the game had ended 0 -- 0 after extra time. It was the first World Cup final to be decided on penalties. The victory made Brazil the first nation to win four World Cup titles. Greece, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia made their first appearances at the tournament, as did Russia, following the breakup of the Soviet Union. A united Germany team took part in the tournament, as the country was reunified in 1990, a few months after West Germany 's victory in the 1990 World Cup. Contents 1 Qualification 1.1 List of qualified teams 2 Summary 3 Mascot 4 Venues 4.1 Media and broadcasting 5 Referees 6 Squads 7 Seeding and draw 8 Opening ceremony 9 Results 9.1 Group stage 9.1. 1 Group A 9.1. 2 Group B 9.1. 3 Group C 9.1. 4 Group D 9.1. 5 Group E 9.1. 6 Group F 9.1. 7 Ranking of third - placed teams 9.2 Knockout stage 9.2. 1 Round of 16 9.2. 2 Quarter - finals 9.2. 3 Semi-finals 9.2. 4 Third place play - off 9.2. 5 Final 10 Statistics 10.1 Goalscorers 10.2 Awards 10.3 All - star team 10.4 Final standings 11 Firsts 11.1 Sponsorship 12 Lasts 13 References 14 External links Qualification Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Three teams, one African, one Asian, and one European, made their debuts at the 1994 tournament. Nigeria qualified from the African zone alongside Cameroon and Morocco as CAF was granted three spots as a result of the strong performances by African teams in 1990. In the Asian zone, Saudi Arabia qualified for the first time by topping the final round group ahead of South Korea as both edged out Japan, who were close to making their own World Cup debut, but were denied by Iraq in what became known as the `` Agony of Doha ''. The Japanese would not have to wait long, though, debuting in the 1998 tournament. In the European zone, Greece made their first World Cup appearance after topping a group from which Russia also qualified, competing independently for the first time after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The defending champions West Germany were united with their East German counterparts, representing the unified Germany for the first time since the 1938 World Cup. Norway qualified for the first time since 1938, Bolivia for the first time since 1950, and Switzerland for the first time since 1966. Norway 's 56 - year gap between appearances in the final tournament equalled Egypt 's record in the previous tournament as the longest. Mexico had its first successful qualification campaign since 1978, failing to qualify in 1982, qualifying as hosts in 1986 and being banned for the Cachirules scandal in 1990. The qualification campaigns of both Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were affected by political events. The nation of Czechoslovakia dissolved in 1992, and the team completed its qualifying group under the name `` Representation of Czechs and Slovaks '' ( RCS ), but failed to qualify for the finals, having been edged out by Romania and Belgium at Group 4. Yugoslavia ( which was supposed to play in Group 5 ) was suspended from international competition in 1992 as part of United Nations sanctions against the country as a result of the Yugoslav Wars. The sanctions were not lifted until 1994, by which time it was no longer possible for the team to qualify. Chile 's suspension from the 1990 FIFA World Cup, following the forced interruption of their qualification game against Brazil, extended to the 1994 qualifiers as well. This was the second World Cup ( the first being the 1938 edition ), for which neither England, Scotland, Northern Ireland nor Wales ( the Home Nations ) qualified, with England ( finishing third behind Norway and Netherlands in Group 2 ) missing out after having finished fourth in the 1990 tournament, and Scotland ( which finished fourth in Group 1 ) failing to qualify for the first time since 1970. France, who had been already designated as hosts of the 1998 tournament, also missed out following surprise home losses to Israel and Bulgaria. This was the second World Cup in a row for which France had failed to qualify, and the last one to date to not feature France and England. Other notable absentees were 1990 Round of 16 participants Uruguay, UEFA Euro 1992 champions Denmark, Poland, Portugal and Hungary ( all four for the second time in a row ). List of qualified teams The following 24 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, qualified for the final tournamentː AFC ( 2 ) Saudi Arabia ( 34 ) South Korea ( 37 ) CAF ( 3 ) Cameroon ( 24 ) Morocco ( 28 ) Nigeria ( 11 ) OFC ( 0 ) None qualified CONCACAF ( 2 ) Mexico ( 16 ) United States ( 23 ) ( hosts ) CONMEBOL ( 4 ) Argentina ( 8 ) Brazil ( 3 ) Bolivia ( 43 ) Colombia ( 17 ) UEFA ( 13 ) Belgium ( 27 ) Bulgaria ( 29 ) Germany ( 1 ) Greece ( 31 ) Italy ( 4 ) Netherlands ( 2 ) Norway ( 6 ) Republic of Ireland ( 14 ) Romania ( 7 ) Russia ( 19 ) Spain ( 5 ) Sweden ( 10 ) Switzerland ( 12 ) Countries qualified for World Cup Country failed to qualify Countries that did not enter or were banned from the World Cup Country not a FIFA member Summary Striker, the official mascot of the tournament. Three nations bid for host duties : United States, Brazil, and Morocco. The vote was held in Zurich on 4 July 1988, and only took one round with the United States bid receiving a little over half of the votes by the Exco members. FIFA hoped that by staging the world 's most prestigious tournament there, it would lead to a growth of interest in the sport. One condition FIFA imposed was the creation of a professional football league -- Major League Soccer was founded in 1993 and began operating in 1996. There was some initial controversy about awarding the World Cup to a country where football was not a nationally popular sport, and at the time, in 1988, the U.S. did not have a professional league of its own anymore ; the North American Soccer League, set up in the 1970s, had folded in 1984 after attendance faded. Success of the 1984 Summer Olympics and particularly the football tournament also contributed to FIFA 's decision. Despite the controversy, the U.S. staged a hugely successful tournament, with average attendance of nearly 69,000 breaking a record that surpassed the 1966 FIFA World Cup average attendance of 51,000, thanks to the large seating capacities the stadiums in the United States provided for the spectators in comparison to the smaller venues of Europe and Latin America. To this day, the total attendance for the final tournament of nearly 3.6 million remains the highest in World Cup history, despite the expansion of the competition from 24 to 32 teams at the 1998 World Cup in France. Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Belgium, Italy and the United States were seeded for the final draw, which took place in Las Vegas on 19 December 1993. The format of the competition stayed the same as in the 1990 World Cup : 24 teams qualified, divided into six groups of four. Sixteen teams would qualify for the knockout phase : the six group winners, the six group runners - up, and the four third - placed teams with the best records. This was the last time this format was used, due to the expansion of the finals tournament in 1998 to 32 teams. This World Cup was the first in which three points were awarded for a win instead of two. FIFA instituted this feature to encourage attacking football after the defensive display of many teams at Italia ' 90. The tournament saw the end of Diego Maradona 's World Cup career, having played in the 1982, 1986, and 1990 World Cups, and leading Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title and the final of the 1990 World Cup. Maradona was expelled from the tournament after he failed a drug test which uncovered ephedrine, a weight loss drug, in his blood. Colombia, despite high expectations due to their style and impressive qualifying campaign, failed to advance from the round robin. The team was supposedly dogged by influence from betting syndicates and drug cartels, with coach Francisco Maturana receiving death threats over squad selection. Defender Andrés Escobar was a tragic figure of this tournament, as in the group stage game against the United States, he scored an own goal that eliminated his team. Escobar was shot to death outside a bar in a Medellín suburb only 10 days later, apparently in retaliation for the own goal. Lothar Matthäus scoring a penalty kick in Germany 's quarterfinal against Bulgaria at Giants Stadium on 10 July. Bulgaria came back to win the game. On the field, Bulgaria was one of the biggest surprises of the tournament. The Bulgarians had never won a game in five previous World Cup finals but, led by Hristo Stoichkov who eventually shared the tournament lead in scoring, they made a surprising run ; Bulgaria won two of their three group games to qualify for the second round, where they advanced with a 3 -- 1 penalty shoot - out win over Mexico. Bulgaria then faced the reigning world champions, Germany, in the quarterfinals, where goals from Stoichkov and Yordan Letchkov gave them a 2 -- 1 victory. Bulgaria went on to finish in fourth place after losing to Italy and Sweden, in the semifinals and third - place game, respectively. The United States, relatively new to professional football, advanced to the second round as one of the best third - place teams. They played Brazil on Independence Day and, despite a 1 -- 0 defeat, the United States ' performance was considered a great success in their football history. Brazil 's win over the hosts helped take them to the final against Italy. While Brazil 's path was relatively smooth as they defeated the Netherlands in the quarterfinals and Sweden in the semis, the Italians had made hard work of reaching the final. During the group stage Italy struggled and narrowly advanced to the next round, despite losing 1 -- 0 to the Republic of Ireland. Italian playmaker Roberto Baggio, who was expected to be one of the stars of the tournament, had not yet scored a goal. During the Round of 16 game against Nigeria, Italy was trailing 1 -- 0 in the dying minutes when Baggio scored the tying goal, forcing the game into extra time. He scored again with a penalty kick to send Italy through. Baggio carried the Italians from there, scoring the game - winning goal in the quarterfinal against Spain, and both goals in Italy 's semifinal victory over Bulgaria. The third - place playoff was set between Bulgaria and Sweden, the team which scored more goals than any other in this World Cup. These teams had also previously met in the qualifying group. Sweden won, 4 -- 0. Swedish forward Tomas Brolin was named to the All - star team. The final game at the Rose Bowl was tense, but devoid of scoring chances. It was the second time in 24 years that the two nations had met in a final. Despite the strategies implemented by FIFA to promote offensive play, both teams failed to produce a goal. After 120 goalless minutes, the World Cup was decided for the first time by a penalty shoot - out. After four rounds, Brazil led 3 -- 2, and Baggio, playing injured, had to score to keep Italy 's hopes alive. He missed by shooting it over the crossbar, and the Brazilians were crowned champions for the fourth time. After the game ended, then - Vice-President Al Gore hosted the awarding ceremony by handing Brazilian captain Dunga the prestigious trophy ; the Brazilian national team dedicated the title to the deceased Formula One motor racing champion and countryman Ayrton Senna, who had died two and a half months prior. The tournament 's Golden Boot went jointly to Bulgaria 's Stoichkov and Oleg Salenko of Russia, the latter becoming the first player to score five goals in a game, coming in a 6 -- 1 victory against Cameroon. Both players scored six goals in the tournament. Brazilian striker Romário, with five goals, won the Golden Ball as the tournament 's best player. Mascot The official mascot of this World Cup was Striker, the World Cup Pup, a dog wearing a red, white and blue football uniform with a ball. Striker was designed by the Warner Bros. animation team. A dog was picked as the mascot because dogs are a common pet in the United States. Venues The games were played in nine cities across the country. All stadiums had a capacity of at least 53,000, and their usual tenants were professional or college American football teams. The venue used most was the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, with eight games, among them one round of 16 match, a semi-final, the third - place game, and the final. Giants Stadium near New York hosted seven matches including a semi-final ; Boston ( Foxborough ), San Francisco ( Stanford ) and Dallas hosted 6 matches each and Chicago, Washington and Orlando each hosted 5 matches. The least used was the Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit, the first indoor stadium used in a World Cup, with four group stage games. The Pontiac Silverdome was also the only venue of the 9 used that did not host any knockout round matches. Because of the large area of the continental United States, the match locations were often far apart. Some teams in Groups A and B had to travel from Los Angeles or San Francisco all the way to Detroit and back again, covering 2,300 mi ( 3,680 km ) and three time zones one way. The teams in Groups C and D only played in Foxborough ( Boston ), Chicago and Dallas -- a trip from Boston to Dallas is 2,000 miles ( 3,200 km ), but only covers one time zone ; Chicago is in the same time zone as Dallas but is still 1,000 miles ( 1,600 km ) away from both Dallas and Boston. The teams in Groups E and F 's travel was a bit easier -- they played exclusively in East Rutherford ( New York City ), Washington and Orlando. A few teams such as Cameroon and Italy did not have to travel great distances to cities to play matches. The variety of climate in different cities all over the United States made playing conditions challenging ; aside from the oceanic coolness of Boston ( Foxborough ), the Mediterranean climate of San Francisco ( Stanford ) and occasionally the coolness of Chicago, most matches were played in very hot and / or humid conditions. Although playing in the sometimes triple - digit dry heat and smoggy conditions of Los Angeles ( Pasadena ) and the intense mixture of heat and humidity of Washington and New York City ( East Rutherford ) proved to be difficult, the cities with the most oppressive conditions were the southern cities of Orlando and Dallas because of the combination of triple - digit heat and extreme humidity. The Floridian tropical climate of Orlando meant all matches there were played in temperatures of 95 ° F ( 35 ° C ) or above with humidity at 70 % or more ( the temperature there during the group stage match between Mexico and Ireland was 105 ° F ( 41 ° C ) ) thanks to the mid-day start times. Dallas was not much different : in the semi-arid heat of a Texas summer, temperatures exceeded 100 ° F ( 38 ° C ) during mid-day, when matches there were staged in the open - type Cotton Bowl meant that conditions were just as oppressive there as they were in Orlando. Detroit also proved to be difficult : the Pontiac Silverdome did not have a working cooling system and because it was an interior dome - shaped stadium, the air could not escape through circulation, so temperatures inside the stadium would climb past 90 ° F ( 32 ° C ) with 40 % humidity. United States midfielder Thomas Dooley described the Silverdome as `` the worst place I have ever played at ''. Pasadena, California ( Los Angeles area ) Stanford, California ( San Francisco Bay area ) Pontiac, Michigan ( Detroit area ) East Rutherford, New Jersey ( New York City area ) Rose Bowl Stanford Stadium Pontiac Silverdome Giants Stadium Capacity : 94,194 Capacity : 84,147 Capacity : 77,557 Capacity : 76,322 Dallas, Texas Pasadena Pontiac Stanford East Rutherford Orlando Chicago Dallas Foxborough Washington, D.C. 1994 FIFA World Cup ( the US ) Cotton Bowl Capacity : 63,998 Chicago, Illinois Orlando, Florida Foxborough, Massachusetts ( Boston area ) Washington, D.C. Soldier Field Citrus Bowl Foxboro Stadium Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Capacity : 63,160 Capacity : 62,387 Capacity : 54,456 Capacity : 53,121 Media and Broadcasting Los Angeles and Dallas served as the primary international broadcast centres, while the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) served as the host broadcaster. Referees CAF Lim Kee Chong Neji Jouini AFC Jamal Al Sharif Ali Bujsaim UEFA Fabio Baldas Manuel Díaz Vega Philip Don Bo Karlsson Hellmut Krug Peter Mikkelsen Leslie Mottram Pierluigi Pairetto Sándor Puhl Joël Quiniou Kurt Röthlisberger Mario van der Ende CONCACAF Arturo Angeles Rodrigo Badilla Arturo Brizio Carter CONMEBOL José Torres Cadena Ernesto Filippi Francisco Oscar Lamolina Renato Marsiglia Alberto Tejada Squads Further information : 1994 FIFA World Cup squads Teams were selected as usual following FIFA rules with 22 players. Greece, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Spain were the only countries who had all their players coming from domestic teams, while the Republic of Ireland and Nigeria had no players from domestic teams. Saudi Arabia were the only team with no players from European teams. Seeding and draw The composition of the four pots was based on the FIFA World Ranking ( established in 1993 ) and on the qualified teams ' results in the three previous World Cups. The teams ' pre-tournament rankings are shown in parenthesis. The principle of the draw was that each group must have at least two European teams, USA and Mexico could not be drawn in the same group, and Brazil and Argentina could not be drawn with another South American team. Pot 1 ( Top 5 plus hosts ) Pot 2 ( Africa + Americas ) Pot 3 ( Europe 1 -- 6 ) Pot 4 ( Europe 7 -- 10 + Asia ) United States ( hosts ) ( 23 ) Germany ( 1990 champions ) ( 1 ) Argentina ( runners up in 1990 ) ( 8 ) Belgium ( 27 ) Brazil ( 3 ) Italy ( third place in 1990 ) ( 4 ) Cameroon ( 24 ) Morocco ( 28 ) Nigeria ( 11 ) Bolivia ( 43 ) Colombia ( 17 ) Mexico ( 16 ) Bulgaria ( 29 ) Republic of Ireland ( 14 ) Netherlands ( 2 ) Romania ( 7 ) Spain ( 5 ) Russia ( 19 ) Greece ( 31 ) Norway ( 6 ) Sweden ( 10 ) Switzerland ( 12 ) South Korea ( 37 ) Saudi Arabia ( 34 ) The draw for the tournament took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center on 19 December 1993, officiated by general - secretary Sepp Blatter. Teams were drawn by German legend Franz Beckenbauer, heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield and comedian and actor Robin Williams. Numbers for placement in the group were drawn by actor Beau Bridges, Women 's World Cup champion Michelle Akers, model Carol Alt, artist Peter Max, racecar driver Mario Andretti and Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics Mary Lou Retton. Opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the World Cup was held on 17 June at Chicago 's Soldier Field. Numerous dignitaries attended, including United States President Bill Clinton, Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl and President of Bolivia Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada. The ceremony was emceed by Oprah Winfrey, who fell off the dais in introducing Diana Ross, who gave a musical performance. Ross was also supposed to kick a football into the goal from the penalty spot at the beginning of her performance, with the goal then splitting in two as part of a pre-orchestrated stunt. She kicked the ball wide to the left, missing the goal, but the goalposts were collapsed anyway in accordance with the stunt plans. In addition, Daryl Hall and Jon Secada also gave musical performances. Results Group stage Times are Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC − 4 ) ( East Rutherford, Foxborough, Orlando, Pontiac and Washington ), Central Daylight Time ( UTC − 5 ) ( Chicago and Dallas ), and Pacific Daylight Time ( UTC − 7 ) ( Pasadena and Stanford ) Champion Runner - up Third place Fourth place Quarterfinals Round of 16 Group stage In the following tables : Pld = total games played W = total games won D = total games drawn ( tied ) L = total games lost GF = total goals scored ( goals for ) GA = total goals conceded ( goals against ) GD = goal difference ( GF − GA ) Pts = total points accumulated Group a Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup Group A The Group A game between the United States and Switzerland was the first to take place indoors, played under the roof at the Pontiac Silverdome. Following the tournament, Colombian defender Andrés Escobar was shot dead on his return to Colombia, after his own goal had contributed to his country 's elimination. Victories against Colombia and the United States ( in front of a crowd of 93,869 ) were enough to see Romania through as group winners, despite a 4 -- 1 hammering by Switzerland in between. The magnitude of that victory allowed Switzerland to move ahead of the United States on goal difference, although the hosts qualified for the second round as one of the best third - placed teams. Switzerland 's 4 -- 1 victory over Romania came nearly 40 years to the date of Switzerland 's last World Cup victory, also a 4 -- 1 victory, on that occasion over Italy. The United States ' 2 -- 1 victory over Colombia was its first World Cup victory since 29 June 1950 when it upset England 1 -- 0 in the 1950 World Cup. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Romania 0 5 5 0 6 Advance to knockout stage Switzerland 5 + 1 United States ( H ) 0 Colombia 0 5 − 1 Source : FIFA ( H ) Host. 18 June 1994 United States 1 -- 1 Switzerland Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac Colombia 1 -- 3 Romania Rose Bowl, Pasadena 22 June 1994 Romania 1 -- 4 Switzerland Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac United States 2 -- 1 Colombia Rose Bowl, Pasadena 26 June 1994 Switzerland 0 -- 2 Colombia Stanford Stadium, Stanford United States 0 -- 1 Romania Rose Bowl, Pasadena Group B Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup Group B Group B produced two of the four semifinalists of this World Cup, and was also one of the two groups in which two, rather than three, sides would progress to the second round. Brazil and Sweden proved to be far stronger than Cameroon and Russia in every department. The game between the latter two broke two World Cup records. Oleg Salenko of Russia became the first -- and remains the only -- man to score five goals in a single World Cup game as Russia ran out 6 -- 1 winners against their African opponents. The goals also ensured that Salenko finished the tournament joint - top scorer with six goals, having previously bagged one against Sweden. Cameroon left a mark too as Roger Milla, at the age of 42, became the oldest World Cup goalscorer of all time as he grabbed his side 's consolation goal in the game. The result was not enough to take Russia through following heavy defeats at the hands of both Brazil and Sweden. Brazil overcame Cameroon with similar ease before a draw with Sweden confirmed top spot. The Swedes also progressed, finishing in second place with five points. Sweden 's 3 -- 1 victory over Russia was the nation 's first World Cup victory, in a knockout stage game, since 3 July 1974. Russia failed to progress to the second round for the second time, while Cameroon failed to repeat their surprise performance from the previous tournament. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil 0 6 + 5 7 Advance to knockout stage Sweden 0 6 + 2 5 Russia 0 7 6 + 1 Cameroon 0 11 − 8 Source : FIFA 19 June 1994 Cameroon 2 -- 2 Sweden Rose Bowl, Pasadena 20 June 1994 Brazil 2 -- 0 Russia Stanford Stadium, Stanford 24 June 1994 Brazil 3 -- 0 Cameroon Stanford Stadium, Stanford Sweden 3 -- 1 Russia Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac 28 June 1994 Russia 6 -- 1 Cameroon Stanford Stadium, Stanford Brazil 1 -- 1 Sweden Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac Group C Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup Group C As was the case with Group B, Group C would only send two teams into the Round of 16 as Spain and defending champions Germany progressed to round two. Coming from two goals down with four minutes left to snatch a 2 -- 2 draw against Spain, the South Koreans very nearly eclipsed that feat against Germany when they came from 3 -- 0 down to lose narrowly 3 -- 2. In spite of these comebacks, South Korea was held to a 0 -- 0 draw against Bolivia in their other group game when a win would have seen them through. Spain 's late implosion against the South Koreans effectively decided that it would be Germany who won the group and not them. Germany, who defeated Bolivia 1 -- 0 in the tournament 's opening game, finished with seven points. Spain had to settle for second place despite leading in all three games. Despite Bolivia losing all their matches, Erwin Sanchez made team history after scoring the nation 's first World Cup goal in a 3 - 1 loss to Spain. Prior to 1994, Bolivia had never scored in either of their previous appearances at the 1930 and 1950 World Cups. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Germany 0 5 + 2 7 Advance to knockout stage Spain 0 6 + 2 5 South Korea 0 5 − 1 Bolivia 0 − 3 Source : FIFA 17 June 1994 Germany 1 -- 0 Bolivia Soldier Field, Chicago Spain 2 -- 2 South Korea Cotton Bowl, Dallas 21 June 1994 Germany 1 -- 1 Spain Soldier Field, Chicago 23 June 1994 South Korea 0 -- 0 Bolivia Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough 27 June 1994 Bolivia 1 -- 3 Spain Soldier Field, Chicago Germany 3 -- 2 South Korea Cotton Bowl, Dallas Group D Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup Group D Tournament favorites Argentina led by Diego Maradona collected a maximum of six points from their opening two games after dominating Greece 4 -- 0 in Foxboro with a Gabriel Batistuta hattrick before winning a close match against a formidable Nigeria with a 2 -- 1 victory on the same field four days later ; despite this Argentina finished third in the group. Nigeria had been very impressive on their World Cup debut, and despite the narrow loss to Argentina, had emerged as group winners following victories against Bulgaria and Greece, the latter in which Nigeria doubled its lead late on a goal from Daniel Amokachi -- a goal that would allow Nigeria to top its group. Maradona only played with Argentina during their first two games, both in Foxborough ( playing Greece and Nigeria, the former scoring his last ever World Cup goal against ) ; he was thrown out of the tournament after testing positive for ephedrine. Having qualified for the tournament through a last - gasp goal against France, Bulgaria surprised many people, as the nation had never even won a game at the World Cup finals prior to this tournament. Despite losing its opening game 3 -- 0 to Nigeria, Bulgaria came back in style with a 4 -- 0 win over Greece ( who had suffered exactly the same fate five days earlier against Argentina ), and a 2 - 0 win against Argentina saw them advance. Argentina had actually been winning the group going into injury time, while Bulgaria played the last 25 minutes with 10 men ; however, a 91st - minute header from Nasko Sirakov meant that Argentina dropped two places and finished third. Nigeria won the group on goal difference. Bulgaria 's victory over Argentina earned them second place. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Nigeria 0 6 + 4 6 Advance to knockout stage Bulgaria 0 6 + 3 6 Argentina 0 6 + 3 6 Greece 0 0 0 10 − 10 0 Source : FIFA 21 June 1994 Argentina 4 -- 0 Greece Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough Nigeria 3 -- 0 Bulgaria Cotton Bowl, Dallas 25 June 1994 Argentina 2 -- 1 Nigeria Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough 26 June 1994 Bulgaria 4 -- 0 Greece Soldier Field, Chicago 30 June 1994 Argentina 0 -- 2 Bulgaria Cotton Bowl, Dallas Greece 0 -- 2 Nigeria Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough Group E Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup Group E Italy and Norway getting ready to play at Giants Stadium Group E remains the only group in World Cup history in which all four teams finished with the same points and same goal difference. It began at Giants Stadium where Ray Houghton 's chip ensured a shock Irish victory over the then - three time champions Italy by 1 -- 0, as well as gaining a measure of revenge for the previous World Cup, in which Italy both hosted and eliminated Ireland at quarterfinals. The next day in Washington, Norway played its first World Cup game since 1938 and Kjetil Rekdal 's goal five minutes from time proved decisive in an equally tense encounter as Norway beat Mexico. In the second round of group play, the tropical weather of Orlando played a key factor for Mexico in their next game against Ireland. The match was held in record - breaking heat and humidity, temperatures in which the Mexicans were accustomed to but visibly uncomforted the Irish. Luis García 's double had them 2 -- 0 up and in control of the game before a disagreement on the touchline resulted in fines for both Republic of Ireland 's manager, Jack Charlton, and their striker John Aldridge. Aldridge was able to regain concentration in time to score six minutes from the end of the game to make it 2 - 1. Despite their loss, Aldridge 's goal proved crucial to Ireland in the final group standings. During the previous day at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, Italy 's World Cup hopes seemed to be diminishing fast as goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca was sent off with the game still at 0 -- 0. Yet despite this, Italy was still able to salvage an important 1 -- 0 victory. Norway would ultimately pay a price for their inability to take advantage of Pagliuca 's dismissal. With the four teams level on points, the final two group games would each have to finish as draws for things to stay that way. Republic of Ireland made it through after a dreary 0 -- 0 draw with Norway ; midfielders Massaro and Bernal traded strikes as Italy and Mexico played to a 1 -- 1 draw. Those results meant that Mexico won the group on goals scored, with three in the group. With Ireland and Italy also progressing having finished with identical records, Ireland finished ahead of Italy because of Ireland 's victory over Italy. Norway 's shortcomings in attack ultimately let them down, and they exited the tournament with only one goal. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico 0 Advance to knockout stage Republic of Ireland 0 Italy 0 Norway 0 Source : FIFA 18 June 1994 Italy 0 -- 1 Republic of Ireland Giants Stadium, East Rutherford 19 June 1994 Norway 1 -- 0 Mexico RFK Stadium, Washington 23 June 1994 Italy 1 -- 0 Norway Giants Stadium, East Rutherford 24 June 1994 Mexico 2 -- 1 Republic of Ireland Citrus Bowl, Orlando 28 June 1994 Italy 1 -- 1 Mexico RFK Stadium, Washington Republic of Ireland 0 -- 0 Norway Giants Stadium, East Rutherford Group F Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup Group F Just as happened to Argentina in Group D, Belgium endured the same fate in Group F. Despite winning both of its first two matches 1 -- 0 against Morocco and neighbors Netherlands, Belgium finished third as, in an upset, it lost to tournament newcomers Saudi Arabia 1 -- 0 in the third game. During that game, Saudi player Saaed Al - Owairian ran from his own half through a maze of Belgian players to score the game 's only goal. Saudi Arabia advanced through to the Round of 16 as well, having also defeated Morocco 2 -- 1. The Netherlands endured a somewhat nervier experience. The opening 2 -- 1 victory against Saudi Arabia was followed by the 1 -- 0 loss against Belgium before another 2 -- 1 victory against Morocco, with Bryan Roy scoring the winner a mere 12 minutes from time, saw the Dutch win the group because of having scored more goals against Belgium and Saudi Arabia. Morocco, despite losing all three of their group games, did not leave without a fight, as each of their losses were by just a single goal, 1 -- 0 to Belgium, 2 -- 1 to Saudi Arabia, and 2 -- 1 to the Netherlands. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Netherlands 0 + 1 6 Advance to knockout stage Saudi Arabia 0 + 1 6 Belgium 0 + 1 6 Morocco 0 0 5 − 3 0 Source : FIFA 19 June 1994 Belgium 1 -- 0 Morocco Citrus Bowl, Orlando 20 June 1994 Netherlands 2 -- 1 Saudi Arabia RFK Stadium, Washington 25 June 1994 Saudi Arabia 2 -- 1 Morocco Giants Stadium, East Rutherford Belgium 1 -- 0 Netherlands Citrus Bowl, Orlando 29 June 1994 Belgium 0 -- 1 Saudi Arabia RFK Stadium, Washington Morocco 1 -- 2 Netherlands Citrus Bowl, Orlando Ranking of third - placed teams Pos Grp Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina 0 6 + 3 6 Advance to knockout stage Belgium 0 + 1 6 United States 0 Italy 0 5 Russia 0 7 6 + 1 6 South Korea 0 5 − 1 Source : FIFA Knockout stage Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage Round of 16 Quarter - finals Semi-finals Final 3 July -- Pasadena Romania 10 July -- Stanford Argentina 2 Romania 2 ( 4 ) 3 July -- Dallas Sweden ( pen. ) 2 ( 5 ) Saudi Arabia 1 13 July -- Pasadena Sweden Sweden 0 4 July -- Orlando Brazil Netherlands 9 July -- Dallas Republic of Ireland 0 Netherlands 2 4 July -- Stanford Brazil Brazil 17 July -- Pasadena United States 0 Brazil ( pen. ) 0 ( 3 ) 5 July -- East Rutherford Italy 0 ( 2 ) Mexico 1 ( 1 ) 10 July -- East Rutherford Bulgaria ( pen. ) 1 ( 3 ) Bulgaria 2 July -- Chicago Germany 1 Germany 13 July -- East Rutherford Belgium 2 Bulgaria 1 5 July -- Foxborough Italy Third place Nigeria 1 9 July -- Foxborough 16 July -- Pasadena Italy ( aet ) Italy Sweden 2 July -- Washington Spain 1 Bulgaria 0 Spain Switzerland 0 Round of 16 2 July 1994 12 : 00 CDT Germany 3 -- 2 Belgium Völler 6 ', 40 ' Klinsmann 11 ' Report Grün 8 ' Albert 90 ' Soldier Field, Chicago Attendance : 60,246 Referee : Kurt Röthlisberger ( Switzerland ) 2 July 1994 16 : 30 Spain 3 -- 0 Switzerland Hierro 15 ' Luis Enrique 74 ' Begiristain 86 ' ( pen. ) Report RFK Stadium, Washington Attendance : 53,121 Referee : Mario van der Ende ( Netherlands ) 3 July 1994 12 : 00 CDT Saudi Arabia 1 -- 3 Sweden Al - Ghesheyan 85 ' Report Dahlin 6 ' K. Andersson 51 ', 88 ' Cotton Bowl, Dallas Attendance : 60,277 Referee : Renato Marsiglia ( Brazil ) 3 July 1994 13 : 30 PDT Romania 3 -- 2 Argentina Dumitrescu 11 ', 18 ' Hagi 58 ' Report Batistuta 16 ' ( pen. ) Balbo 75 ' Rose Bowl, Pasadena Attendance : 90,469 Referee : Pierluigi Pairetto ( Italy ) 4 July 1994 12 : 00 Netherlands 2 -- 0 Republic of Ireland Bergkamp 11 ' Jonk 41 ' Report Citrus Bowl, Orlando Attendance : 61,355 Referee : Peter Mikkelsen ( Denmark ) 4 July 1994 12 : 30 PDT Brazil 1 -- 0 United States Bebeto 72 ' Report Stanford Stadium, Stanford Attendance : 84,147 Referee : Joël Quiniou ( France ) 5 July 1994 13 : 00 Nigeria 1 -- 2 ( a.e.t. ) Italy Amuneke 25 ' Report R. Baggio 88 ', 102 ' ( pen. ) Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough Attendance : 54,367 Referee : Arturo Brizio Carter ( Mexico ) 5 July 1994 16 : 30 Mexico 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Bulgaria García Aspe 18 ' ( pen. ) Report Stoichkov 6 ' Penalties García Aspe Bernal Rodríguez Suárez 1 -- 3 Balakov Genchev Borimirov Letchkov Giants Stadium, East Rutherford Attendance : 71,030 Referee : Jamal Al Sharif ( Syria ) Quarter - finals 9 July 1994 12 : 00 Italy 2 -- 1 Spain D. Baggio 25 ' R. Baggio 88 ' Report Caminero 58 ' Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough Attendance : 53,400 Referee : Sándor Puhl ( Hungary ) 9 July 1994 14 : 30 CDT Netherlands 2 -- 3 Brazil Bergkamp 64 ' Winter 76 ' Report Romário 53 ' Bebeto 63 ' Branco 81 ' Cotton Bowl, Dallas Attendance : 63,500 Referee : Rodrigo Badilla ( Costa Rica ) 10 July 1994 12 : 00 Bulgaria 2 -- 1 Germany Stoichkov 75 ' Letchkov 78 ' Report Matthäus 47 ' ( pen. ) Giants Stadium, East Rutherford Attendance : 72,000 Referee : José Torres Cadena ( Colombia ) 10 July 1994 12 : 30 PDT Romania 2 -- 2 ( a.e.t. ) Sweden Răducioiu 88 ', 101 ' Report Brolin 78 ' K. Andersson 115 ' Penalties Răducioiu Hagi Lupescu Petrescu Dumitrescu Belodedici 4 -- 5 Mild K. Andersson Brolin Ingesson R. Nilsson Larsson Stanford Stadium, Stanford Attendance : 83,500 Referee : Philip Don ( England ) Semi-finals 13 July 1994 16 : 00 Bulgaria 1 -- 2 Italy Stoichkov 44 ' ( pen. ) Report R. Baggio 21 ', 25 ' Giants Stadium, East Rutherford Attendance : 74,110 Referee : Joël Quiniou ( France ) 13 July 1994 16 : 30 PDT Sweden 0 -- 1 Brazil Report Romário 80 ' Rose Bowl, Pasadena Attendance : 91,856 Referee : José Torres Cadena ( Colombia ) Third place play - off 16 July 1994 12 : 30 PDT Sweden 4 -- 0 Bulgaria Brolin 8 ' Mild 30 ' Larsson 37 ' K. Andersson 40 ' Report Rose Bowl, Pasadena Attendance : 91,500 Referee : Ali Bujsaim ( United Arab Emirates ) Final Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup Final 17 July 1994 12 : 30 PDT Brazil 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Italy Report Penalties Márcio Santos Romário Branco Dunga 3 -- 2 Baresi Albertini Evani Massaro R. Baggio Rose Bowl, Pasadena Attendance : 94,194 Referee : Sándor Puhl ( Hungary ) Statistics Goalscorers Hristo Stoichkov and Oleg Salenko received the Golden Boot for scoring six goals. In total, 141 goals were scored by 81 players, with only one of them credited as an own goal. 6 goals Hristo Stoichkov Oleg Salenko 5 goals Romário Roberto Baggio Jürgen Klinsmann 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 Hong Myung - bo Luis García Wim Jonk Daniel Amokachi Emmanuel Amuneke Ilie Dumitrescu Fuad Anwar Ion Andoni Goikoetxea Adrian Knup 1 goal Abel Balbo Diego Maradona Marc Degryse Georges Grün Erwin Sánchez Branco Márcio Santos Raí Daniel Borimirov Nasko Sirakov David Embé Roger Milla François Omam - Biyik Hernán Gaviria John Harold Lozano Lothar Matthäus Karl - Heinz Riedle John Aldridge Ray Houghton Daniele Massaro Hwang Sun - hong Seo Jung - won Mohammed Chaouch Hassan Nader Marcelino Bernal Alberto García Aspe Bryan Roy Gaston Taument Aron Winter Finidi George Samson Siasia Rashidi Yekini Kjetil Rekdal Dan Petrescu Dmitri Radchenko Fahad Al - Ghesheyan Sami Al - Jaber Saeed Al - Owairan Txiki Begiristain Pep Guardiola Fernando Hierro Luis Enrique Julio Salinas Henrik Larsson Roger Ljung Håkan Mild Georges Bregy Stéphane Chapuisat Alain Sutter Earnie Stewart Eric Wynalda Own goals Andrés Escobar ( against the United States ) Awards Golden Shoe Golden Ball Yashin Award Best Young Player FIFA Fair Play Trophy Most Entertaining Team Hristo Stoichkov Oleg Salenko Romário Michel Preud'homme Marc Overmars Brazil Brazil All - star team The All - star team is a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the 1994 World Cup, as selected by FIFA 's Technical Study Group. Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Michel Preud'homme Jorginho Márcio Santos Paolo Maldini Dunga Krasimir Balakov Gheorghe Hagi Tomas Brolin Romário Hristo Stoichkov Roberto Baggio Final standings After the tournament, FIFA published a ranking of all teams that competed in the 1994 World Cup finals based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition. Team GF GA GD Pts. Brazil 7 5 0 11 + 8 17 Italy 7 8 5 + 3 14 Sweden 7 15 8 + 7 12 Bulgaria 7 10 11 − 1 10 Eliminated in the quarter - finals 5 Germany 5 9 7 + 2 10 6 Romania 5 10 9 + 1 10 7 Netherlands 5 0 8 6 + 2 9 8 Spain 5 10 6 + 4 8 Eliminated in the round of 16 9 Nigeria 0 7 + 3 6 10 Argentina 0 8 6 + 2 6 11 Belgium 0 0 6 12 Saudi Arabia 0 5 6 − 1 6 13 Mexico 0 5 14 United States − 1 15 Switzerland 5 7 − 2 16 Republic of Ireland − 2 Eliminated in the group stage 17 Norway 0 18 Russia 0 7 6 + 1 19 Colombia 0 5 − 1 20 South Korea 0 5 − 1 21 Bolivia 0 − 3 22 Cameroon 0 11 − 8 23 Morocco 0 0 5 − 3 0 24 Greece 0 0 0 10 − 10 0 Firsts Main article : Score bug Large, enthusiastic crowds attended the games, such as this one at the Giants Stadium quarterfinal game. Although USA ' 94 marked the seventh time FIFA hosted the World Cup in the Americas ( after being held in Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and twice by Mexico in 1970 and 1986 ), the United States became the first host in continental America outside of the Latin American spectrum, and the first in the Anglosphere outside of England. The United States -- Switzerland game on 18 June at 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 ( the failed attempt at the Astrodome ) that natural turf was used in an indoor stadium in the United States. To date, only Sapporo Dome in 2002 and Arena AufSchalke in 2006 have subsequently hosted indoor games in World Cup history. 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. Cameroon 's Roger Milla also scored a goal in the same game, becoming the oldest player to score a goal in a World Cup. At 42, he was also the oldest player to appear in a World Cup, a record held until 2014, when Faryd Mondragón ( 43 years, 3 days ) of Colombia broke the record in their game against Japan at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In turn, goalkeeper Essam El - Hadary ( 45 years, 161 days ) of Egypt would surpass Mondragón against Saudi Arabia, in the Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia, on 25 June 2018. Hoewever, Milla remains to be the oldest outfield player to perform in the World Cup. For the first time, during the entering of the players onto the field, the FIFA Anthem, composed by Franz Lambert, was played. Gianluca Pagliuca of Italy became the first goalkeeper to be sent off in a World Cup game, dismissed for handling outside his area against Norway. Brazil 's 11 goals in their seven games was a record for the lowest average goals scored per game for any World Cup - winning side, but this record was broken by Spain 's eight goals in 2010. The three goals Brazil conceded in those seven games was at the time also the lowest average goals conceded per game, although this was subsequently surpassed by France in 1998, Italy in 2006, and Spain in 2010. The finals were the first time FIFA decided to experiment with the style of jerseys worn by officials, foregoing the traditional black. They could choose between burgundy, yellow or silver shirts depending on what was necessary to avoid a clash of colors 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 shirt numbers printed on the center front ( or on the right or left breast, in Morocco 's and Russia 's case respectively ) of the shirt, as well as their names printed on the back of their jerseys in a World Cup, just as other American sports did, to make their identification easier for sportscasters. This custom followed from Euro 92, and has followed ever since ( although the numbers printed on the center front were experimented during 1991 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Portugal ). The finals were the first to award 3 points for a win in the group stage to motivate teams to play an attacking style. In disciplinary matters, for the first time yellow cards accumulated in the group stage were wiped clean after its completion, and players started with a clean slate at the start of the knockout stage. Previously, players were suspended for one game if accumulating two yellow cards throughout the tournament. Now, players were suspended for one game after accumulating two yellow cards in the group stage, or two yellow cards in the knockout stage. This was in response to the situation in 1990, where players such as Claudio Caniggia and Paul Gascoigne were suspended for the later games. The 1994 World Cup revolutionised television coverage of sports in the United States through the sponsored scoreboard and game clock that were constantly shown on screen throughout the game. Television sports coverage in the United States had long been dependent upon commercial breaks, a feature suitable for sports such as baseball, basketball, ice hockey 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. The first American pro sports broadcaster to do this was Fox Sports which won national rights to broadcast the NFL 's National Football Conference from CBS six months before the 1994 World Cup began. The 1994 World Cup final was the first ( and to date only ) goalless final in World Cup history. It was also the first to be decided by a penalty shootout, the other being the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final. Italy took part in both games, and won the latter. Sponsorship The sponsors of the 1994 FIFA World Cup are divided into two categories : FIFA World Cup Sponsors and USA Supporters. FIFA World Cup sponsors USA Supporters Adidas Canon Coca - Cola Gillette EDS Fujifilm JVC MasterCard McDonald 's Philips Snickers American Airlines General Motors ( Chevrolet, GMC, Pontiac ) Energizer Sheraton Sun Microsystems Upper Deck The official game ball was the Adidas Questra. Lasts This was the last World Cup in which games other than the last two in each group were played simultaneously, although this only happened once in this tournament : Saudi Arabia v Morocco and Belgium v Netherlands in Group F. From France ' 98 onwards, each game in the first two rounds of group play and the whole knockout stage have been played separately to maximize television audiences. This was the last World Cup featuring 24 nations, and the last in which third - placed teams were still able to progress to the round of 16. From 1998 on, there were 32 nations, with only the top two in each group progressing. References ^ Jump up to : `` FIFA World Cup competition records '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. p. 2. Retrieved 30 January 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Previous World Cups '', FIFA.com. Retrieved 21 November 2013 Jump up ^ `` FIFA / Coca Cola World Ranking ( 14 June 1994 ) ''. FIFA.com. 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Question: who won the f.i.f.a world cup in 1994
Answer: Brazil