1994 FIFA World Cup Group E

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Group E 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 match was played June 18, 1994, and the final games took place simultaneously on June 28, 1994. The group consisted of Italy, Republic of Ireland, Mexico, and Norway. Mexico won the group on goals scored. Ireland and Italy also progressed to the knockout rounds, having finished with identical records and the Irish team qualifying in second place as a result of their victory against the Italians. The Italians qualified as one of the best-scoring third place teams. Norway's shortcomings in attack ultimately let them down, and they exited the tournament with only one goal. It is the only group in World Cup history in which all four teams finished with the same number of points and goal difference.

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Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 31113304Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 31112204
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31112204
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 31111104
Source: FIFA

Matches

All times local (EDT/UTC–4, CDT/UTC–5, PDT/UTC–7)

Italy vs Republic of Ireland

Ray Houghton's early goal proved the only one of the match where Ireland's defense prevailed over Italy's attack. [1] [2] During the game, members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a loyalist paramilitary group, burst into a pub in Northern Ireland with assault rifles and fired on the customers, [3] killing six civilians and wounding five. The pub was targeted because it was frequented mainly by Catholics, [4] and was crowded with supporters watching the Republic of Ireland. [4] It is thus sometimes called the "World Cup massacre" or the Loughinisland massacre. [5] [6] [7]

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
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GK1 Gianluca Pagliuca
RB9 Mauro Tassotti
CB4 Alessandro Costacurta
CB6 Franco Baresi (c)
LB5 Paolo Maldini
RM16 Roberto Donadoni
CM11 Demetrio Albertini
CM13 Dino Baggio
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RF10 Roberto Baggio
LF20 Giuseppe Signori Sub off.svg 84'
Substitutions:
RF19 Daniele Massaro Sub on.svg 45'
LM14 Nicola Berti Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK1 Packie Bonner
RB2 Denis Irwin Yellow card.svg 80'
CB5 Paul McGrath
CB14 Phil Babb
LB3 Terry Phelan Yellow card.svg 30'
RM8 Ray Houghton Sub off.svg 68'
CM6 Roy Keane
CM10 John Sheridan
CM7 Andy Townsend (c)
LM11 Steve Staunton
CF15 Tommy Coyne Yellow card.svg 50'Sub off.svg 90'
Substitutions:
MF21 Jason McAteer Sub on.svg 68'
FW9 John Aldridge Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Jack Charlton

Assistant referees:
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Park Hae-Yong (Korean Republic)
Fourth official:
Arturo Angeles (United States)

Norway vs Mexico

The only goal of the game was scored by Kjetil Rekdal in the 85th minute when the referee let the game continue after a foul on Jan Åge Fjørtoft close to the Mexican penalty area. The goalscorer entered the game minutes before the decisive strike. [8]

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 52,395
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
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Mexico
GK1 Erik Thorstvedt
RB18 Alfie Haaland Yellow card.svg 16'
CB20 Henning Berg
CB4 Rune Bratseth (c)
LB5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM6 Jostein Flo
CM22 Lars Bohinen
CM7 Erik Mykland Sub off.svg 78'
CM8 Øyvind Leonhardsen Yellow card.svg 26'
LM11 Mini Jakobsen Sub off.svg 46'
CF9 Jan Åge Fjørtoft
Substitutions:
DF2 Gunnar Halle Sub on.svg 46'
MF10 Kjetil Rekdal Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Egil Olsen
GK1 Jorge Campos
RB21 Raúl Gutiérrez Sub off.svg 71'
CB2 Claudio Suárez Yellow card.svg 62'
CB3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
LB14 Joaquín del Olmo
RM16 Luis Antonio Valdéz Sub off.svg 46'
CM4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
LM5 Ramón Ramírez
RF10 Luis García
CF9 Hugo Sánchez
LF11 Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
LM17 Benjamín Galindo Sub on.svg 46'
RM6 Marcelino Bernal Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón

Assistant referees:
Sándor Márton (Hungary)
Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Fourth official:
Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)

Italy vs Norway

Gianluca Pagliuca of Italy became the first goalkeeper to be sent off in a World Cup game, dismissed for handling outside his area against Norway.

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
D. Baggio Soccerball shade.svg69' Report
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 74,624
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
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Norway
GK1 Gianluca Pagliuca Red card.svg 21'
RB3 Antonio Benarrivo
CB4 Alessandro Costacurta
CB6 Franco Baresi (c)Sub off.svg 49'
LB5 Paolo Maldini
RM13 Dino Baggio
CM11 Demetrio Albertini
LM14 Nicola Berti
RF18 Pierluigi Casiraghi Yellow card.svg 34'Sub off.svg 69'
CF20 Giuseppe Signori
LF10 Roberto Baggio Sub off.svg 22'
Substitutions:
GK12 Luca Marchegiani Sub on.svg 22'
DF2 Luigi Apolloni Sub on.svg 49'
FW19 Daniele Massaro Sub on.svg 69'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK1 Erik Thorstvedt
RB18 Alfie Haaland Yellow card.svg 68'
CB20 Henning Berg
CB4 Rune Bratseth (c)
LB5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye Yellow card.svg 32'
RM6 Jostein Flo
CM22 Lars Bohinen
CM7 Erik Mykland Sub off.svg 81'
CM8 Øyvind Leonhardsen
LM21 Sigurd Rushfeldt Sub off.svg 45'
CF9 Jan Åge Fjørtoft
Substitutions:
MF11 Mini Jakobsen Sub on.svg 45'
MF10 Kjetil Rekdal Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Egil Olsen

Assistant referees:
Tapio Yli-Karro (Finland)
Roy Pearson (England)
Fourth official:
Philip Don (England)

Mexico vs Republic of Ireland

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
García Soccerball shade.svg42', 65' Report Aldridge Soccerball shade.svg84'
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 60,790
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
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Republic of Ireland
GK1 Jorge Campos Yellow card.svg 57'
RB20 Jorge Rodríguez
CB2 Claudio Suárez
CB3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
LB14 Joaquín del Olmo Yellow card.svg 45'Sub off.svg 80' [9]
RM6 Marcelino Bernal
CM4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
LM8 Alberto García Aspe
RF10 Luis García
CF7 Carlos Hermosillo Sub off.svg 80'
LF11 Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
CF19 Luis Miguel Salvador Sub on.svg 80'
LB21 Raúl Gutiérrez Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón
GK1 Packie Bonner
RB2 Denis Irwin Yellow card.svg 26'
CB5 Paul McGrath
CB14 Phil Babb
LB3 Terry Phelan Yellow card.svg 70'
RM8 Ray Houghton
CM6 Roy Keane
CM10 John Sheridan
CM7 Andy Townsend (c)
LM11 Steve Staunton Sub off.svg 66'
CF15 Tommy Coyne Sub off.svg 67'
Substitutions:
MF21 Jason McAteer Sub on.svg 66'
FW9 John Aldridge Sub on.svg 67'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Jack Charlton

Assistant referees:
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)
Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)

Italy vs Mexico

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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Mexico
GK12 Luca Marchegiani
RB3 Antonio Benarrivo
CB4 Alessandro Costacurta
CB2 Luigi Apolloni
LB5 Paolo Maldini (c)
RM13 Dino Baggio Sub off.svg 65'
CM11 Demetrio Albertini Yellow card.svg 33'
LM14 Nicola Berti
RF18 Pierluigi Casiraghi Sub off.svg 45'
CF20 Giuseppe Signori
LF10 Roberto Baggio
Substitutions:
CF19 Daniele Massaro Sub on.svg 45'
LM16 Roberto Donadoni Sub on.svg 65'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK1 Jorge Campos
RB20 Jorge Rodríguez
CB2 Claudio Suárez
CB3 Juan Ramírez
LB14 Joaquín del Olmo Yellow card.svg 25'
RM6 Marcelino Bernal
CM4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
LM8 Alberto García Aspe Yellow card.svg 66'
RF10 Luis García Yellow card.svg 63'Sub off.svg 81'
CF7 Carlos Hermosillo
LF11 Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
CM13 Juan Carlos Chávez Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón

Assistant referees:
Ernesto Taibi (Argentina)
Eugene Brazzale (Australia)
Fourth official:
Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Republic of Ireland vs Norway

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Norway
GK1 Packie Bonner
RB12 Gary Kelly Yellow card.svg 83'
CB5 Paul McGrath
CB14 Phil Babb
LB11 Steve Staunton
RM21 Jason McAteer
CM6 Roy Keane Yellow card.svg 3'
CM10 John Sheridan
CM7 Andy Townsend (c)Sub off.svg 75'
LM8 Ray Houghton Yellow card.svg 29'
CF9 John Aldridge Sub off.svg 65'
Substitutions:
MF20 David Kelly Sub on.svg 65'
MF18 Ronnie Whelan Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Maurice Setters [note 1]
GK1 Erik Thorstvedt
RB20 Henning Berg
CB3 Erland Johnsen Yellow card.svg 45'
CB4 Rune Bratseth (c)
LB5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM6 Jostein Flo
CM8 Øyvind Leonhardsen Sub off.svg 68'
CM10 Kjetil Rekdal
CM7 Erik Mykland
LM2 Gunnar Halle Sub off.svg 34'
CF16 Gøran Sørloth Yellow card.svg 36'
Substitutions:
MF11 Mini Jakobsen Sub on.svg 34'
MF22 Lars Bohinen Sub on.svg 68'
Manager:
Egil Olsen

Assistant referees:
Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)
Park Hae-Yong (Korea Republic)
Fourth official:
Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

See also

Notes

  1. Republic of Ireland manager Jack Charlton was given a touchline ban by FIFA following argument with an official in the match against Mexico. Assistant manager Maurice Setters filled in as head coach. [10]

References

  1. The Observer: One giant step for the Irish
  2. Rep of Ireland v Italy 1994 Full Game
  3. "The UVF's catalogue of atrocities" Archived 25 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine . BBC News. 18 June 2009.
  4. 1 2 The Economist newspaper. 25 June 1994. pp. 25–26. "For the 24 fans gathered in Heights Bar in the quiet village of Loughinisland in County Down, the cheering was followed by carnage. Two men walked into the pub and sprayed the room with bullets, killing six and wounding five, and then fled laughing. The Ulster Volunteer Force, a Protestant terrorist group, later claimed it had carried out the attack. It chose the pub only because it knew that those gathered to support Ireland's team would be Catholic".
  5. Duggan, Keith (June 14, 2014). "Six men dead: the World Cup massacre". irishtimes.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  6. "Six shot dead in Ulster World Cup massacre" Archived 22 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine . The Independent. 19 June 1994.
  7. "1994 World Cup massacre of Irish fans by Loyalists will be major ESPN movie" Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine . IrishCentral. 12 January 2014.
  8. Norway efficient, effective in 1-0 victory WORLD CUP 1994
  9. Mistake in FIFA report. The footage of the game shows that it was not Joaquín del Olmo but Jorge Rodríguez who was replaced by Raúl Gutiérrez.
  10. Haylett, Trevor (June 26, 1994). "Football / World Cup USA '94: Charlton's ban fires up Ireland: Norway face backlash" . The Independent . Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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