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.

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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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 32015506Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 311154+14
3Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg  United States (H)31113304
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 31024513
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

Matches

All times listed are local time.

United States vs Switzerland

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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Switzerland
GK1 Tony Meola (c)
SW17 Marcelo Balboa
RB4 Cle Kooiman
CB22 Alexi Lalas
LB20 Paul Caligiuri
RM9 Tab Ramos
CM16 Mike Sorber
CM5 Thomas Dooley
LM6 John Harkes Yellow card.svg 89'
CF8 Earnie Stewart Sub off.svg 81'
CF11 Eric Wynalda Sub off.svg 58'
Substitutions:
FW10 Roy Wegerle Sub on.svg 58'
FW13 Cobi Jones Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Bora Milutinović
GK1 Marco Pascolo
SW5 Alain Geiger (c)
RB2 Marc Hottiger
CB4 Dominique Herr Yellow card.svg 26'
LB3 Yvan Quentin
CM6 Georges Bregy
CM10 Ciriaco Sforza Sub off.svg 77'
RW8 Christophe Ohrel
AM16 Thomas Bickel Sub off.svg 72'
LW7 Alain Sutter
CF11 Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
FW14 Nestor Subiat Yellow card.svg 82'Sub on.svg 72'
MF21 Thomas Wyss Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Roy Hodgson

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

Colombia vs Romania

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Valencia Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Răducioiu Soccerball shade.svg16', 89'
Hagi Soccerball shade.svg34'
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 91,856
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
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Romania
GK1 Óscar Córdoba
DF2 Andrés Escobar
DF4 Luis Herrera Yellow card.svg 36'
MF6 Gabriel Gómez
MF10 Carlos Valderrama (c)Yellow card.svg 53'
FW11 Adolfo Valencia
MF14 Leonel Álvarez Yellow card.svg 70'
DF15 Luis Carlos Perea
MF19 Freddy Rincón
DF20 Wilson Pérez
FW21 Faustino Asprilla
Manager:
Francisco Maturana
GK12 Bogdan Stelea
DF2 Dan Petrescu
DF3 Daniel Prodan
DF4 Miodrag Belodedici
MF5 Ioan Lupescu
MF6 Gheorghe Popescu
MF7 Dorinel Munteanu
FW9 Florin Răducioiu Yellow card.svg 39'Sub off.svg 90'
MF10 Gheorghe Hagi (c)
MF11 Ilie Dumitrescu Sub off.svg 68'
DF14 Gheorghe Mihali
Substitutions:
DF13 Tibor Selymes Sub on.svg 68'
DF19 Corneliu Papură Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu

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

Romania vs Switzerland

Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Hagi Soccerball shade.svg35' Report Sutter Soccerball shade.svg16'
Chapuisat Soccerball shade.svg52'
Knup Soccerball shade.svg65', 72'
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac
Attendance: 61,428
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
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Switzerland
GK12 Bogdan Stelea
DF2 Dan Petrescu
DF3 Daniel Prodan
DF4 Miodrag Belodedici Yellow card.svg 47'
MF5 Ioan Lupescu Yellow card.svg 40'Sub off.svg 85'
MF6 Gheorghe Popescu
MF7 Dorinel Munteanu
FW9 Florin Răducioiu
MF10 Gheorghe Hagi (c)
MF11 Ilie Dumitrescu Sub off.svg 70'
DF14 Gheorghe Mihali Yellow card.svg 32'
Substitutions:
MF15 Basarab Panduru Sub on.svg 85'
FW16 Ion Vlădoiu Red card.svg 73'Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK1 Marco Pascolo
DF2 Marc Hottiger
DF3 Yvan Quentin
DF4 Dominique Herr
DF5 Alain Geiger (c)
MF6 Georges Bregy
MF7 Alain Sutter Sub off.svg 71'
DF8 Christophe Ohrel Sub off.svg 83'
FW9 Adrian Knup
MF10 Ciriaco Sforza
FW11 Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
MF16 Thomas Bickel Sub on.svg 71'
MF20 Patrick Sylvestre Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Roy Hodgson

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

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

United States vs Colombia

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 Andrés 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 v 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  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
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Stewart Soccerball shade.svg52'
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Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 93,869
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
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United States
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Colombia
GK1 Tony Meola (c)
RB21 Fernando Clavijo
CB17 Marcelo Balboa
CB22 Alexi Lalas Yellow card.svg 48'
LB20 Paul Caligiuri
RM9 Tab Ramos
CM16 Mike Sorber
CM5 Thomas Dooley
LM6 John Harkes
CF11 Eric Wynalda Sub off.svg 61'
CF8 Earnie Stewart Sub off.svg 66'
Substitutions:
FW10 Roy Wegerle Sub on.svg 61'
MF13 Cobi Jones Sub on.svg 66'
Manager:
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Bora Milutinović
GK1 Óscar Córdoba
RB4 Luis Herrera
CB2 Andrés Escobar
CB15 Luis Carlos Perea
LB20 Wilson Pérez
RM19 Freddy Rincón
CM14 Leonel Álvarez
CM5 Hernán Gaviria
LM10 Carlos Valderrama (c)
CF21 Faustino Asprilla Sub off.svg 45'
CF7 Antony de Ávila Yellow card.svg 24'Sub off.svg 45'
Substitutions:
FW9 Iván Valenciano Sub on.svg 45'
FW11 Adolfo Valencia Sub on.svg 45'
Manager:
Francisco Maturana

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

Switzerland vs Colombia

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 Hernán 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  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg0–2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
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Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Attendance: 83,401
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
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Colombia
GK1 Marco Pascolo
DF2 Marc Hottiger
DF3 Yvan Quentin
DF4 Dominique Herr
DF5 Alain Geiger (c)
MF6 Georges Bregy Yellow card.svg 85'
MF7 Alain Sutter Sub off.svg 82'
DF8 Christophe Ohrel
FW9 Adrian Knup Yellow card.svg 39'Sub off.svg 82'
MF10 Ciriaco Sforza
FW11 Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
FW14 Nestor Subiat Sub on.svg 82'
FW15 Marco Grassi Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Roy Hodgson
GK1 Óscar Córdoba
DF2 Andrés Escobar
DF3 Alexis Mendoza
DF4 Luis Herrera
MF5 Hernán Gaviria Yellow card.svg 58'Sub off.svg 79'
MF10 Carlos Valderrama (c)Yellow card.svg 62'
FW11 Adolfo Valencia Sub off.svg 64'
MF14 Leonel Álvarez Yellow card.svg 80'
MF19 Freddy Rincón
DF20 Wilson Pérez
FW21 Faustino Asprilla
Substitutions:
FW7 Antony de Ávila Sub on.svg 64'
MF8 Harold Lozano Sub on.svg 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

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  Flag of the United States.svg0–1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
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Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 93,869
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
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Romania
GK1 Tony Meola (c)
DF5 Thomas Dooley
MF6 John Harkes Yellow card.svg 41'
FW8 Earnie Stewart
MF9 Tab Ramos Sub off.svg 64'
FW11 Eric Wynalda
MF16 Mike Sorber Sub off.svg 75'
DF17 Marcelo Balboa
DF20 Paul Caligiuri
DF21 Fernando Clavijo Yellow card.svg 48'
DF22 Alexi Lalas
Substitutions:
FW10 Roy Wegerle Sub on.svg 75'
MF13 Cobi Jones Sub on.svg 64'
Manager:
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Bora Milutinović
GK1 Florin Prunea
DF2 Dan Petrescu Yellow card.svg 73'
DF3 Daniel Prodan
DF4 Miodrag Belodedici Sub off.svg 89'
MF5 Ioan Lupescu
MF6 Gheorghe Popescu
MF7 Dorinel Munteanu
FW9 Florin Răducioiu Yellow card.svg 62'Sub off.svg 84'
MF10 Gheorghe Hagi (c)
MF11 Ilie Dumitrescu
DF13 Tibor Selymes
Substitutions:
DF14 Gheorghe Mihali Sub on.svg 89'
MF18 Constantin Gâlcă Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu

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

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