1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
The 1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage was the second and final stage of the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals in the United States. The stage began on 2 July 1994 and ended with the final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on 17 July 1994. The top two teams from each of the six groups, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the knockout stage. In the round of 16, the four third-placed teams played against four of the group winners, with the remaining two group winners taking on two of the group runners-up; the remaining four runners-up were paired off against each other. The winners of the eight round of 16 matches were then paired together in the quarter-finals, the winners of which played against each other in the semi-finals.
The ties in each round were played over a single match; in the event that scores were level after 90 minutes, the teams would play an additional 30 minutes of extra time, divided into two 15-minute halves, to determine the winner. If the scores remained level after extra time, the teams would contest a penalty shootout.
Qualified teams
Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third-placed team |
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A | Romania | Switzerland | United States |
B | Brazil | Sweden | N/A |
C | Germany | Spain | N/A |
D | Nigeria | Bulgaria | Argentina |
E | Mexico | Republic of Ireland | Italy |
F | Netherlands | Saudi Arabia | Belgium |
Bracket
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
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
Germany vs Belgium
Germany
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Belgium
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Spain vs Switzerland
Spain
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Switzerland
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Saudi Arabia vs Sweden
Saudi Arabia
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Sweden
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Romania vs Argentina
3 July 1994 13:35 |
Romania | 3–2 | Argentina |
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Dumitrescu 11', 18' Hagi 58' |
Report | Batistuta 16' (pen.) Balbo 75' |
Romania
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Argentina
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Netherlands vs Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
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Republic of Ireland
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Brazil vs United States
Brazil
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United States
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Nigeria vs Italy
Nigeria
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Italy
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Mexico vs Bulgaria
5 July 1994 16:35 |
Mexico | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Bulgaria |
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García Aspe 18' (pen.) | Report | Stoichkov 6' |
Penalties | ||
García Aspe Bernal Rodríguez Suárez |
1–3 | Balakov Guentchev Borimirov Letchkov |
Mexico
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Bulgaria
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Quarter-finals
Italy vs Spain
Italy
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Spain
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Netherlands vs Brazil
9 July 1994 14:35 |
Netherlands | 2–3 | Brazil |
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Bergkamp 64' Winter 76' |
Report | Romário 53' Bebeto 63' Branco 81' |
Netherlands
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Brazil
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Bulgaria vs Germany
Bulgaria
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Germany
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Romania vs Sweden
10 July 1994 12:35 |
Romania | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Sweden |
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Rǎducioiu 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 |
Romania
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Sweden
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Semi-finals
Bulgaria vs Italy
Bulgaria
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Italy
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Sweden vs Brazil
Sweden
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Brazil
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Third place play-off
Sweden
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Bulgaria
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Final
Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Márcio Santos Romário Branco Dunga |
3–2 | Baresi Albertini Evani Massaro R. Baggio |
Brazil
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Italy
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References
- "1994 FIFA World Cup USA". fifa.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- "World Cup 1994". rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.