1994 FIFA World Cup Group A

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Group A of the 1994 FIFA World Cup was one of six groups of four teams competing at the 1994 World Cup in the United States. The first matches were played June 18, 1994 and the final games took place simultaneously on June 26, 1994.

The group consisted of one CONCACAF team, the host United States ; two UEFA teams, Switzerland and Romania ; and one CONMEBOL team, Colombia . Romania won the group, Switzerland finished second and also the United States advanced to the knockout stage as one of the best third-placed teams. Colombia finished last with only three points.

Standings [ edit ]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Romania 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 Advance to knockout stage
2    Switzerland 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3   United States (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   Colombia 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

Matches [ edit ]

All times listed are local time .

United States vs Switzerland [ edit ]

United States   1?1    Switzerland
Wynalda 45' Report Bregy 39'
Attendance: 73,425
United States
Switzerland
GK 1 Tony Meola ( c )
SW 17 Marcelo Balboa
RB 4 Cle Kooiman
CB 22 Alexi Lalas
LB 20 Paul Caligiuri
RM 9 Tab Ramos
CM 16 Mike Sorber
CM 5 Thomas Dooley
LM 6 John Harkes Yellow card 89 '
CF 8 Earnie Stewart downward-facing red arrow  81 '
CF 11 Eric Wynalda downward-facing red arrow  58 '
Substitutions:
FW 10 Roy Wegerle upward-facing green arrow  58 '
FW 13 Cobi Jones upward-facing green arrow  81 '
Manager:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinovi?
GK 1 Marco Pascolo
SW 5 Alain Geiger ( c )
RB 2 Marc Hottiger
CB 4 Dominique Herr Yellow card 26 '
LB 3 Yvan Quentin
CM 6 Georges Bregy
CM 10 Ciriaco Sforza downward-facing red arrow  77 '
RW 8 Christophe Ohrel
AM 16 Thomas Bickel downward-facing red arrow  72 '
LW 7 Alain Sutter
CF 11 Stephane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
FW 14 Nestor Subiat Yellow card 82 ' upward-facing green arrow  72 '
MF 21 Thomas Wyss upward-facing green arrow  77 '
Manager:
England Roy Hodgson

Assistant referees :
Ernesto Taibi ( Argentina )
Venancio Zarate ( Paraguay )
Fourth official :
Ernesto Filippi ( Uruguay )

Colombia vs Romania [ edit ]

Colombia   1?3   Romania
Valencia 43' Report R?ducioiu 16' , 89'
Hagi 34'
Attendance: 91,856
Colombia
Romania
GK 1 Oscar Cordoba
DF 2 Andres Escobar
DF 4 Luis Herrera Yellow card 36 '
MF 6 Gabriel Gomez
MF 10 Carlos Valderrama ( c ) Yellow card 53 '
FW 11 Adolfo Valencia
MF 14 Leonel Alvarez Yellow card 70 '
DF 15 Luis Carlos Perea
MF 19 Freddy Rincon
DF 20 Wilson Perez
FW 21 Faustino Asprilla
Manager:
Francisco Maturana
GK 12 Bogdan Stelea
DF 2 Dan Petrescu
DF 3 Daniel Prodan
DF 4 Miodrag Belodedici
MF 5 Ioan Lupescu
MF 6 Gheorghe Popescu
MF 7 Dorinel Munteanu
FW 9 Florin R?ducioiu Yellow card 39 ' downward-facing red arrow  90 '
MF 10 Gheorghe Hagi ( c )
MF 11 Ilie Dumitrescu downward-facing red arrow  68 '
DF 14 Gheorghe Mihali
Substitutions:
DF 13 Tibor Selymes upward-facing green arrow  68 '
DF 19 Corneliu Papur? upward-facing green arrow  90 '
Manager:
Anghel Iord?nescu

Assistant referees :
Yousif Abdullah Al Ghattan ( Bahrain )
Douglas Micael James ( Trinidad and Tobago )
Fourth official :
Alberto Tejada Noriega ( Peru )

Romania vs Switzerland [ edit ]

Romania   1?4    Switzerland
Hagi 35' Report Sutter 16'
Chapuisat 52'
Knup 65' , 72'
Attendance: 61,428
Romania
Switzerland
GK 12 Bogdan Stelea
DF 2 Dan Petrescu
DF 3 Daniel Prodan
DF 4 Miodrag Belodedici Yellow card 47 '
MF 5 Ioan Lupescu Yellow card 40 ' downward-facing red arrow  85 '
MF 6 Gheorghe Popescu
MF 7 Dorinel Munteanu
FW 9 Florin R?ducioiu
MF 10 Gheorghe Hagi ( c )
MF 11 Ilie Dumitrescu downward-facing red arrow  70 '
DF 14 Gheorghe Mihali Yellow card 32 '
Substitutions:
MF 15 Basarab Panduru upward-facing green arrow  85 '
FW 16 Ion Vl?doiu Red card  73 ' upward-facing green arrow  70 '
Manager:
Anghel Iord?nescu
GK 1 Marco Pascolo
DF 2 Marc Hottiger
DF 3 Yvan Quentin
DF 4 Dominique Herr
DF 5 Alain Geiger ( c )
MF 6 Georges Bregy
MF 7 Alain Sutter downward-facing red arrow  71 '
DF 8 Christophe Ohrel downward-facing red arrow  83 '
FW 9 Adrian Knup
MF 10 Ciriaco Sforza
FW 11 Stephane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
MF 16 Thomas Bickel upward-facing green arrow  71 '
MF 20 Patrick Sylvestre upward-facing green arrow  83 '
Manager:
England Roy Hodgson

Assistant referees :
Abdel-Magid Hassan ( Egypt )
Davoud Fanaei ( Iran )
Fourth official :
Joel Quiniou ( France )

Note: Switzerland's fourth goal is also credited to Georges Bregy .

United States vs Colombia [ edit ]

The match between the United States and Colombia saw the United States go ahead with just over 10 minutes to play in the first half, when Colombia defender Andres Escobar turned a United States cross into his own net. The United States extended their lead early in the second half through Earnie Stewart , while Colombia could only manage a last-minute consolation goal and ended up losing 2?1. The result was the first United States's win in a FIFA World Cup match since the historic United States vs. England in 1950 and meant Colombia's chances of qualifying were no longer in their own hands; they would need to beat Switzerland and hope the United States would beat Romania to stand any chance of qualifying as one of the four best third-placed teams. Escobar was blamed for the result by Colombians and was murdered shortly after returning to the country. [1]

United States   2?1   Colombia
Escobar 34' ( o.g. )
Stewart 52' 		Report Valencia 90'
Attendance: 93,869
Referee: Fabio Baldas ( Italy )
United States
Colombia
GK 1 Tony Meola ( c )
RB 21 Fernando Clavijo
CB 17 Marcelo Balboa
CB 22 Alexi Lalas Yellow card 48 '
LB 20 Paul Caligiuri
RM 9 Tab Ramos
CM 16 Mike Sorber
CM 5 Thomas Dooley
LM 6 John Harkes
CF 11 Eric Wynalda downward-facing red arrow  61 '
CF 8 Earnie Stewart downward-facing red arrow  66 '
Substitutions:
FW 10 Roy Wegerle upward-facing green arrow  61 '
MF 13 Cobi Jones upward-facing green arrow  66 '
Manager:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinovi?
GK 1 Oscar Cordoba
RB 4 Luis Herrera
CB 2 Andres Escobar
CB 15 Luis Carlos Perea
LB 20 Wilson Perez
RM 19 Freddy Rincon
CM 14 Leonel Alvarez
CM 5 Hernan Gaviria
LM 10 Carlos Valderrama ( c )
CF 21 Faustino Asprilla downward-facing red arrow  45 '
CF 7 Antony de Avila Yellow card 24 ' downward-facing red arrow  45 '
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ivan Valenciano upward-facing green arrow  45 '
FW 11 Adolfo Valencia upward-facing green arrow  45 '
Manager:
Francisco Maturana

Assistant referees :
Domenico Ramicone ( Italy )
El Jilali Rharib ( Morocco )
Fourth official :
Lim Kee Chong ( Mauritius )

Switzerland vs Colombia [ edit ]

To have any hope of finishing in third place and a potential spot in the round of 16, Colombia needed a victory against already-qualified Switzerland, and took the lead through Hernan Gaviria just before half-time. Gaviria was substituted late in the second half, and his replacement, Harold Lozano , doubled Colombia's lead in the last minute of the game. Colombia had managed the win they needed, but they still required the United States to beat Romania in the group's other final game.

Switzerland   0?2   Colombia
Report Gaviria 44'
Lozano 90'
Attendance: 83,401
Switzerland
Colombia
GK 1 Marco Pascolo
DF 2 Marc Hottiger
DF 3 Yvan Quentin
DF 4 Dominique Herr
DF 5 Alain Geiger ( c )
MF 6 Georges Bregy Yellow card 85 '
MF 7 Alain Sutter downward-facing red arrow  82 '
DF 8 Christophe Ohrel
FW 9 Adrian Knup Yellow card 39 ' downward-facing red arrow  82 '
MF 10 Ciriaco Sforza
FW 11 Stephane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
FW 14 Nestor Subiat upward-facing green arrow  82 '
FW 15 Marco Grassi upward-facing green arrow  82 '
Manager:
England Roy Hodgson
GK 1 Oscar Cordoba
DF 2 Andres Escobar
DF 3 Alexis Mendoza
DF 4 Luis Herrera
MF 5 Hernan Gaviria Yellow card 58 ' downward-facing red arrow  79 '
MF 10 Carlos Valderrama ( c ) Yellow card 62 '
FW 11 Adolfo Valencia downward-facing red arrow  64 '
MF 14 Leonel Alvarez Yellow card 80 '
MF 19 Freddy Rincon
DF 20 Wilson Perez
FW 21 Faustino Asprilla
Substitutions:
FW 7 Antony de Avila upward-facing green arrow  64 '
MF 8 Harold Lozano upward-facing green arrow  79 '
Manager:
Francisco Maturana

Assistant referees :
Carl-Johan Meyer Christensen ( Denmark )
Douglas Micael James ( Trinidad and Tobago )
Fourth official :
Arturo Brizio Carter ( Mexico )

United States vs Romania [ edit ]

Starting the day in third place, Romania needed a win to guarantee progress to the knockout phase. The United States' qualification was already practically assured, but a win for the host nation would open the door for Colombia to qualify ahead of Romania with victory over Switzerland. That prospect was ended in the 18th minute, when Dan Petrescu scored the only goal of the game for Romania, giving them a 1?0 win. Combined with Switzerland's loss to Colombia, that meant Romania finished top of the group, followed by Switzerland, with the United States in third. The United States ultimately qualified as one of the four best third-placed teams.

United States   0?1   Romania
Report Petrescu 18'
Attendance: 93,869
United States
Romania
GK 1 Tony Meola ( c )
DF 5 Thomas Dooley
MF 6 John Harkes Yellow card 41 '
FW 8 Earnie Stewart
MF 9 Tab Ramos downward-facing red arrow  64 '
FW 11 Eric Wynalda
MF 16 Mike Sorber downward-facing red arrow  75 '
DF 17 Marcelo Balboa
DF 20 Paul Caligiuri
DF 21 Fernando Clavijo Yellow card 48 '
DF 22 Alexi Lalas
Substitutions:
FW 10 Roy Wegerle upward-facing green arrow  75 '
MF 13 Cobi Jones upward-facing green arrow  64 '
Manager:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinovi?
GK 1 Florin Prunea
DF 2 Dan Petrescu Yellow card 73 '
DF 3 Daniel Prodan
DF 4 Miodrag Belodedici downward-facing red arrow  89 '
MF 5 Ioan Lupescu
MF 6 Gheorghe Popescu
MF 7 Dorinel Munteanu
FW 9 Florin R?ducioiu Yellow card 62 ' downward-facing red arrow  84 '
MF 10 Gheorghe Hagi ( c )
MF 11 Ilie Dumitrescu
DF 13 Tibor Selymes
Substitutions:
DF 14 Gheorghe Mihali upward-facing green arrow  89 '
MF 18 Constantin Galc? upward-facing green arrow  84 '
Manager:
Anghel Iord?nescu

Assistant referees :
Jan Dolstra ( Netherlands )
Gordon Dunster ( Australia )
Fourth official :
Jamal Al Sharif ( Syria )

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Andres Escobar: The World Cup Own Goal That Killed the Colombia Defender" . May 13, 2018. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020 . Retrieved August 12, 2020 .
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