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World Cup 1994

🏟️ USA
🏆 Champion
Brazil

USA 1994 saw Brazil claim their fourth FIFA World Cup after beating Italy in the first final decided by penalties (0–0, 3–2). Romário shone as the Seleção ended a 24-year drought. The tournament broke attendance records and grew football in North America, with the Rose Bowl in Pasadena hosting the grand final.

Teams
24
Matches
52
Top scorer
Stoichkov / Salenko (6)
Final venue
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Semi-finals
Brasil1–0Suecia
Italia2–1Bulgaria
Third place
Suecia4–0Bulgaria
The final
Brasil0–0 (3–2 pen.)Italia

Venues (9)

Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
Soldier Field
Chicago
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford
RFK Stadium
Washington
Citrus Bowl
Orlando

Participating teams (24)

BrasilItaliaSueciaBulgariaAlemaniaRumaníaPaíses BajosEspañaMéxicoIrlandaNigeriaArabia SauditaArgentinaBélgicaSuizaEstados UnidosColombiaGreciaMarruecosNoruegaRusiaCorea del SurBoliviaCamerún
All matches (52)
USA1-1SwitzerlandGroup stagevenue
Colombia1-3RomaniaGroup stagevenue
Romania1-4SwitzerlandGroup stagevenue
USA2-1ColombiaGroup stagevenue
USA0-1RomaniaGroup stagevenue
Switzerland0-2ColombiaGroup stagevenue
Cameroon2-2SwedenGroup stagevenue
Brazil2-0RussiaGroup stagevenue
Brazil3-0CameroonGroup stagevenue
Sweden3-1RussiaGroup stagevenue
Russia6-1CameroonGroup stagevenue
Brazil1-1SwedenGroup stagevenue
Germany1-0BoliviaGroup stagevenue
Spain2-2South KoreaGroup stagevenue
Germany1-1SpainGroup stagevenue
South Korea0-0BoliviaGroup stagevenue
Bolivia1-3SpainGroup stagevenue
Germany3-2South KoreaGroup stagevenue
Argentina4-0GreeceGroup stagevenue
Nigeria3-0BulgariaGroup stagevenue
Argentina2-1NigeriaGroup stagevenue
Greece0-4BulgariaGroup stagevenue
Greece0-2NigeriaGroup stagevenue
Argentina0-2BulgariaGroup stagevenue
Italy0-1IrelandGroup stagevenue
Norway1-0MexicoGroup stagevenue
Italy1-0NorwayGroup stagevenue
Mexico2-1IrelandGroup stagevenue
Ireland0-0NorwayGroup stagevenue
Italy1-1MexicoGroup stagevenue
Belgium1-0MoroccoGroup stagevenue
Netherlands2-1Saudi ArabiaGroup stagevenue
Belgium1-0NetherlandsGroup stagevenue
Saudi Arabia2-1MoroccoGroup stagevenue
Morocco1-2NetherlandsGroup stagevenue
Belgium0-1Saudi ArabiaGroup stagevenue
Germany3-2BelgiumRound of 16venue
Spain3-0SwitzerlandRound of 16venue
Saudi Arabia1-3SwedenRound of 16venue
Romania3-2ArgentinaRound of 16venue
Netherlands2-0IrelandRound of 16venue
Brazil1-0USARound of 16venue
Nigeria1-1ItalyRound of 16venue
Mexico1-1BulgariaRound of 16venue
Italy2-1SpainQuarter-finalsvenue
Netherlands2-3BrazilQuarter-finalsvenue
Bulgaria2-1GermanyQuarter-finalsvenue
Romania1-1SwedenQuarter-finalsvenue
Bulgaria1-2ItalySemi-finalsvenue
Sweden0-1BrazilSemi-finalsvenue
Sweden4-0BulgariaThird placevenue
Brazil0-0ItalyFinalvenue