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HII NDIO HISTORIA YA KOMBE LA DUNIA LA MWAKA 1994 LILOFANYIKA NCHINI MAREKANI AMBAPO BRAZILI ALISHINDA KATIKA FAINALI HIZO KWA KUMFUNGA ITALY GOLI 3 KWA 2


3 July - Pasadena    
   
   


  Romania  3

10 July - Stanford

  Argentina  2  

  Romania  2 (4)

3 July - Dallas

    Sweden (p)  2 (5)  

  Saudi Arabia  1


13 July - Pasadena

  Sweden  3  

  Sweden  0

4 July - Orlando

    Brazil  1  

  Netherlands  2

9 July - Dallas

  Republic of Ireland  0  

  Netherlands  2

4 July - Stanford

    Brazil  3  

  Brazil  1


17 July - Pasadena

  United States  0  

  Brazil (p)  0 (3)

5 July - East Rutherford

    Italy  0 (2)

  Mexico  1 (1)

10 July - East Rutherford

  Bulgaria (p)  1 (3)  

  Bulgaria  2

2 July - Chicago

    Germany  1  

  Germany  3


13 July - East Rutherford

  Belgium  2  

  Bulgaria  1

5 July - Foxborough

    Italy  2   Third place

  Nigeria  1

9 July - Foxborough
16 July - Pasadena

  Italy (aet)  2  

  Italy  2   Sweden  4

2 July - Washington

    Spain  1     Bulgaria  0

  Spain  3




  Switzerland  0  

Round of 16

2 July 1994
12:00 CDT
Germany  3–2  Belgium Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 60,246
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Völler Goal 6'40'
Klinsmann Goal 11'
Report Grün Goal 8'
Albert Goal 90'

2 July 1994
16:30 EDT
Spain  3–0  Switzerland RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 53,121
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Hierro Goal 15'
Luis Enrique Goal 74'
Begiristain Goal 86' (pen.)
Report

3 July 1994
12:00 CDT
Saudi Arabia  1–3  Sweden Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 60,277
Referee: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)
Al-Ghesheyan Goal 85' Report Dahlin Goal 6'
K. Andersson Goal 51'88'

3 July 1994
13:30 PDT
Romania  3–2  Argentina Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 90,469
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Dumitrescu Goal 11'18'
Hagi Goal 58'
Report Batistuta Goal 16' (pen.)
Balbo Goal 75'

4 July 1994
12:00 EDT
Netherlands  2–0  Republic of Ireland Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 61,355
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Bergkamp Goal 11'
Jonk Goal 41'
Report

4 July 1994
12:30 PDT
Brazil  1–0  United States Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Attendance: 84,147
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
Bebeto Goal 72' Report

5 July 1994
13:00 EDT
Nigeria  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Italy Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 54,367
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Amuneke Goal 25' Report R. Baggio Goal 88'102' (pen.)

5 July 1994
16:30 EDT
Mexico  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Bulgaria Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 71,030
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
García Aspe Goal 18' (pen.) Report Stoichkov Goal 6'
  Penalties  
García Aspe Penalty missed
Bernal Penalty missed
Rodríguez Penalty missed
Suárez Penalty scored
1–3 Penalty missed Balakov
Penalty scored Genchev
Penalty scored Borimirov
Penalty scored Letchkov

Quarter-finals

9 July 1994
12:00 EDT
Italy  2–1  Spain Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 53,400
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
D. Baggio Goal 25'
R. Baggio Goal 88'
Report Caminero Goal 58'

9 July 1994
14:30 CDT
Netherlands  2–3  Brazil Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 63,500
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)
Bergkamp Goal 64'
Winter Goal 76'
Report Romário Goal 53'
Bebeto Goal 63'
Branco Goal 81'

10 July 1994
12:00 EDT
Bulgaria  2–1  Germany Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: José Torres Cadena (Colombia)
Stoichkov Goal 75'
Letchkov Goal 78'
Report Matthäus Goal 47' (pen.)

10 July 1994
12:30 PDT
Romania  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Sweden Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Attendance: 83,500
Referee: Philip Don (England)
Răducioiu Goal 88'101' Report Brolin Goal 78'
K. Andersson Goal 115'
  Penalties  
Răducioiu Penalty scored
Hagi Penalty scored
Lupescu Penalty scored
Petrescu Penalty missed
Dumitrescu Penalty scored
Belodedici Penalty missed
4–5 Penalty missed Mild
Penalty scored K. Andersson
Penalty scored Brolin
Penalty scored Ingesson
Penalty scored R. Nilsson
Penalty scored Larsson

Semi-finals

13 July 1994
16:00 EDT
Bulgaria  1–2  Italy Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 74,110
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
Stoichkov Goal 44' (pen.) Report R. Baggio Goal 21'25'

13 July 1994
16:30 PDT
Sweden  0–1  Brazil Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 91,856
Referee: José Torres Cadena (Colombia)

Report Romário Goal 80'

Third-place match

16 July 1994
12:30 PDT
Sweden  4–0  Bulgaria Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 91,500
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Brolin Goal 8'
Mild Goal 30'
Larsson Goal 37'
K. Andersson Goal 40'
Report

Final

17 July 1994
12:30 PDT
Brazil  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Italy Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 94,194
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

Report
  Penalties  
Márcio Santos Penalty missed
Romário Penalty scored
Branco Penalty scored
Dunga Penalty scored
3–2 Penalty missed Baresi
Penalty scored Albertini
Penalty scored Evani
Penalty missed Massaro
Penalty missed R. Baggio

Awards

Golden Shoe Winners Golden Ball Winner Yashin Award FIFA Fair Play Trophy Most Entertaining Team
Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov
Russia Oleg Salenko
Brazil Romário Belgium Michel Preud'homme  Brazil  Brazil

All-star team

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Belgium Michel Preud'homme
Brazil Jorginho
Brazil Márcio Santos
Italy Paolo Maldini
Brazil Dunga
Bulgaria Krassimir Balakov
Romania Gheorghe Hagi
Sweden Tomas Brolin
Brazil Romário
Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov
Italy Roberto Baggio

Scorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

FIFA Final ranking

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.[7]
Final
  1.  Brazil
  2.  Italy
3rd and 4th place
  1.  Sweden
  2.  Bulgaria
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
  1.  Germany
  2.  Romania
  3.  Netherlands
  4.  Spain
Eliminated in the round of 16
  1.  Nigeria
  2.  Argentina
  3.  Belgium
  4.  Saudi Arabia
  5.  Mexico
  6.  United States
  7.  Switzerland
  8.  Republic of Ireland
Eliminated at the group stage
  1.  Norway
  2.  Russia
  3.  Colombia
  4.  South Korea
  5.  Bolivia
  6.  Cameroon
  7.  Morocco
  8.  Greece

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