1994 FIFA World Cup Group B

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Group B 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 19, 1994 and the final games took place simultaneously on June 28, 1994.

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The group consisted of Brazil, Russia, Cameroon and Sweden. Brazil won the group and Sweden finished second. Brazil would go on to win the tournament in the final against Italy.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 321061+57Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 312064+25
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 310276+13
4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 301231181
Source: FIFA

Matches

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

Cameroon vs Sweden

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Embé Soccerball shade.svg31'
Omam-Biyik Soccerball shade.svg47'
Report Ljung Soccerball shade.svg8'
Dahlin Soccerball shade.svg75'
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 83,959
Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)
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Cameroon
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Sweden
GK1 Joseph-Antoine Bell
DF3 Rigobert Song
MF6 Thomas Libiih
FW7 François Omam-Biyik
MF8 Émile Mbouh Yellow card.svg 5'
FW10 Louis-Paul M'Fédé Sub off.svg 88'
DF13 Raymond Kalla
DF14 Stephen Tataw (c)
DF15 Hans Agbo
MF17 Marc-Vivien Foé
FW19 David Embé Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutions:
MF11 Emmanuel Maboang Sub on.svg 88'
FW20 Georges Mouyémé Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Henri Michel
GK1 Thomas Ravelli
DF2 Roland Nilsson
DF3 Patrik Andersson
DF4 Joachim Björklund
DF5 Roger Ljung
MF6 Stefan Schwarz
MF8 Klas Ingesson Sub off.svg 76'
MF9 Jonas Thern (c)
MF21 Jesper Blomqvist Sub off.svg 61'
FW10 Martin Dahlin Yellow card.svg 72'
FW11 Tomas Brolin
Substitutions:
FW7 Henrik Larsson Sub on.svg 61'
FW19 Kennet Andersson Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson

Assistant referees:
Douglas James (Trinidad and Tobago)
Abdulla Al Ghattan (Bahrain)
Fourth official:
Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Brazil vs Russia

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Romário Soccerball shade.svg26'
Raí Soccerball shade.svg52' (pen.)
Report
Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Attendance: 81,061
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
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Brazil
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Russia
GK1 Taffarel
RB2 Jorginho
CB3 Ricardo Rocha Sub off.svg 75'
CB15 Márcio Santos
LB16 Leonardo
CM5 Mauro Silva
CM8 Dunga Sub off.svg 85'
RM10 Raí (c)
LM9 Zinho
CF7 Bebeto
CF11 Romário
Substitutions:
DF13 Aldair Sub on.svg 75'
CM17 Mazinho Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK16 Dmitri Kharine (c)
DF2 Dmitri Kuznetsov Yellow card.svg 78'
DF3 Sergei Gorlukovich
DF5 Yuriy Nikiforov Yellow card.svg 61'
DF6 Vladislav Ternavsky
MF7 Andrey Pyatnitsky
MF10 Valeri Karpin
FW15 Dmitri Radchenko Sub off.svg 77'
MF17 Ilya Tsymbalar
DF21 Dmitri Khlestov Yellow card.svg 65'
FW22 Sergei Yuran Sub off.svg 55'
Substitutions:
FW9 Oleg Salenko Sub on.svg 55'
MF13 Aleksandr Borodyuk Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Pavel Sadyrin

Assistant referees:
El Jilali Rharib (Morocco)
Domenico Ramicone (Italy)
Fourth official:
Fabio Baldas (Italy)

Brazil vs Cameroon

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Romário Soccerball shade.svg39'
Márcio Santos Soccerball shade.svg66'
Bebeto Soccerball shade.svg73'
Report
Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Attendance: 83,401
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
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Brazil
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Cameroon
GK1 Taffarel
RB2 Jorginho
CB13 Aldair
CB15 Márcio Santos
LB16 Leonardo
CM5 Mauro Silva Yellow card.svg 44'
CM8 Dunga
RM10 Raí (c)Sub off.svg 81'
LM9 Zinho Sub off.svg 75'
CF7 Bebeto
CF11 Romário
Substitutions:
FW18 Paulo Sérgio Sub on.svg 75'
FW19 Müller Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK1 Joseph-Antoine Bell
DF3 Rigobert Song Red card.svg 63'
MF6 Thomas Libiih
FW7 François Omam-Biyik
MF8 Emile Mbouh
FW10 Louis-Paul Mfédé Sub off.svg 71'
DF13 Raymond Kalla Yellow card.svg 37'
DF14 Stephen Tataw (c)Yellow card.svg 8'
DF15 Hans Agbo
MF17 Marc-Vivien Foé
FW19 David Embé Sub off.svg 64'
Substitutions:
FW9 Roger Milla Sub on.svg 64'
MF11 Emmanuel Maboang Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Henri Michel

Assistant referees:
Douglas James (Trinidad and Tobago)
Carl-Johan Meyer Christensen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Sweden vs Russia

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Brolin Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)
Dahlin Soccerball shade.svg60', 82'
Report Salenko Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.)
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac
Attendance: 71,528
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
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Sweden
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Russia
GK1 Thomas Ravelli
DF2 Roland Nilsson
DF3 Patrik Andersson
DF4 Joachim Björklund Sub off.svg 89'
DF5 Roger Ljung
MF6 Stefan Schwarz Yellow card.svg 52'
MF8 Klas Ingesson
MF9 Jonas Thern (c)
FW10 Martin Dahlin Yellow card.svg 58'
FW11 Tomas Brolin
FW19 Kennet Andersson Yellow card.svg 42'Sub off.svg 84'
Substitutions:
FW7 Henrik Larsson Sub on.svg 84'
DF20 Magnus Erlingmark Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
GK16 Dmitri Kharine (c)Yellow card.svg 34'
DF2 Dmitri Kuznetsov
DF3 Sergei Gorlukovich Yellow card.svg 1' Yellow-red card.svg 49'
DF5 Yuriy Nikiforov
MF8 Dmitri Popov Sub off.svg 41'
FW9 Oleg Salenko
MF13 Aleksandr Borodyuk Sub off.svg 51'
FW15 Dmitri Radchenko
DF18 Viktor Onopko
MF19 Aleksandr Mostovoi
DF21 Dmitri Khlestov
Substitutions:
DF4 Dmitri Galiamin Sub on.svg 51'
MF10 Valeri Karpin Sub on.svg 41'
Manager:
Pavel Sadyrin

Assistant referees:
Davoud Fanaei (Iran)
Abdel-Magid Hassan (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Russia vs Cameroon

Russia  Flag of Russia.svg6–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Salenko Soccerball shade.svg15', 41', 44' (pen.), 72', 75'
Radchenko Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report Milla Soccerball shade.svg46'
Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Attendance: 74,914
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
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Russia
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Cameroon
GK1 Stanislav Cherchesov
DF5 Yuriy Nikiforov Yellow card.svg 90'
DF6 Vladislav Ternavsky
FW9 Oleg Salenko
MF10 Valeri Karpin Yellow card.svg 57'
DF12 Omari Tetradze
FW14 Igor Korneev Sub off.svg 65'
MF17 Ilya Tsymbalar
DF18 Viktor Onopko (c)
MF20 Igor Lediakhov Sub off.svg 78'
DF21 Dmitri Khlestov Yellow card.svg 87'
Substitutions:
FW11 Vladimir Beschastnykh Sub on.svg 78'
FW15 Dmitri Radchenko Sub on.svg 65'
Manager:
Pavel Sadyrin
GK22 Jacques Songo'o Yellow card.svg 44'
MF2 André Kana-Biyik Yellow card.svg 12'
DF5 Victor Ndip
MF6 Thomas Libiih
FW7 François Omam-Biyik
FW10 Louis-Paul Mfédé Sub off.svg 45'
DF13 Raymond Kalla
DF14 Stephen Tataw (c)
DF15 Hans Agbo
MF17 Marc-Vivien Foé
FW19 David Embé Sub off.svg 47'
Substitutions:
FW9 Roger Milla Sub on.svg 45'
FW16 Alphonse Tchami Sub on.svg 47'
Manager:
Henri Michel

Assistant referees:
Gordon Dunster (Australia)
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Brazil vs Sweden

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Romário Soccerball shade.svg47' Report K. Andersson Soccerball shade.svg23'
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac
Attendance: 77,217
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
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Brazil
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Sweden
GK1 Taffarel
RB2 Jorginho
DF13 Aldair Yellow card.svg 23' [1]
DF15 Márcio Santos
LB16 Leonardo
CM5 Mauro Silva Sub off.svg 45'
CM8 Dunga
LM9 Zinho
RM10 Raí (c)Sub off.svg 83'
CF7 Bebeto
CF11 Romário
Substitutions:
CM17 Mazinho Sub on.svg 45'
RM18 Paulo Sérgio Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK1 Thomas Ravelli
DF2 Roland Nilsson
DF3 Patrik Andersson
DF5 Roger Ljung
DF14 Pontus Kåmark
MF6 Stefan Schwarz Sub off.svg 75'
MF8 Klas Ingesson
MF9 Jonas Thern (c)
FW7 Henrik Larsson Sub off.svg 65'
FW11 Tomas Brolin
FW19 Kennet Andersson
Substitutions:
MF21 Jesper Blomqvist Sub on.svg 65'
MF18 Håkan Mild Yellow card.svg 83'Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson

Assistant referees:
Sándor Márton (Hungary)
Luc Matthys (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)

See also

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