|
World
Cup 1994 Final Tournament
17
June to 17 July 1994 in USA
 FIFA's decision to hold the event in the
United States over the bids of Morocco and Brazil surprised many due to the
common perception that the United States had a relative lack of soccer fans.
FIFA hoped that by staging the world's premier soccer tournament there, it
would lead to America's growt h of interest in the sport. One condition FIFA
imposed was the creation of a professional soccer league, as Major League
Soccer started play in 1996. Despite these
misgivings, in terms of attendance the event was a success. The
average attendance of nearly 69,000 shattered a record that had stood
since 1950, due to the bigger capacities of the American stadiums compared
to those of Europe and Latin America. Germany, Brazil, Argentina,
Belgium, Italy and the USA were seeded for the final draw that took place
in Las Vegas, on 19 December 1993.
|
Second Phase Matches |
|
Round of 16 Matches |
|
Date |
Match Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
|
02-Jul-1994 |
Germany 3 Belgium 2 [3-1] |
Soldier Field, Chicago,
Detroit;
kick off
12 noon CDT |
60,246 |
|
Spain 3 Switzerland 0 [1-0] |
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, Colombia;
kick off 4:35 p.m. EDT |
53,121 |
|
03-Jul-1994 |
Saudi Arabia 1 Sweden 3 [0-1] |
Cotton Bowl, Dallas,
Texas;
kick off 12:05 p.m. CDT |
60,277 |
|
Romanian 3 Argentina 2 [2-1] |
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California;
kick off 1:35 p.m. PDT |
90,469 |
|
04-Jul-1994 |
Netherlands 2 Republic of Ireland 0 [2-0] |
Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida;
kick off 12:05 p.m. EDT |
61,355 |
|
Brazil 1 USA 0 [0-0] |
Stanford Stadium, Stanford,
California;
kick off 12:35 p.m. PDT |
84,147 |
|
05-Jul-1994 |
Nigeria 1 Italy 2 [1-0]
AET
[1-1] |
Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts;
kick off 1:05 p.m. EDT |
54,367 |
Mexico 1 Bulgaria 1 [1-1]
AET
[1-1]
& Penalties [1-3] |
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, Bergen,
New Jersey;
kick off 4:35 p.m. EDT |
71,030 |
|
|
| Quarter-final
Matches |
|
Date |
Match Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
|
09-Jul-1994 |
Italy
2 Spain 1 [1-0] |
Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts;
kick off 12:05 p.m. EDT |
53,400 |
|
Netherlands 2 Brazil
3 [0-0] |
Cotton Bowl, Dallas,
Texas;
kick off 2:35 p.m. CDT |
63,500 |
|
10-Jul-1994 |
Bulgaria 2 Germany 1 [0-0] |
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, Bergen,
New Jersey;
kick off 12:05 p.m. EDT |
72,000 |
Sweden 2 Romania 2 [0-0]
AET
[1-1]
& Penalties [5-4] |
Stanford Stadium, Stanford,
California;
kick off 12:35 p.m. PDT |
83,500 |
|
|
| Semi-final
Matches |
|
Date |
Match Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
|
13-Jul-1994 |
Italy 2 Bulgaria 1 [2-1] |
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, Bergen,
New Jersey, ;
kick off 4:05 p.m. EDT |
74,110 |
|
Brazil
1 Sweden 0 [0-0] |
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California;
kick off 12:35 p.m. PDT |
91,856 |
|
|
| Third Place
Match |
|
Date |
Match Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
|
16-Jul-1994 |
Sweden 4 Bulgaria 0 [4-0] |
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California;
kick off 12:35 p.m. PDT |
91,500 |
|
|
|
Final Match |
|
Date |
Match Score |
Venue |
Attendance |
|
17-Jul-1994 |
Brazil
0 Italy 0 [0-0]
AET
[0-0]
& Penalties [3-2] |
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California;
kick off 12:35 p.m. PDT |
94,194 |
Further Information
___________________
CG
|
England
Football Online