1994 FIFA World Cup Group A

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
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) Host.

Matches

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

United States vs Switzerland
United States 1–1  Switzerland
Wynalda  44' Report Bregy  39'
Attendance: 73,425
United States
Switzerland
GK1Tony Meola (c)
SW17Marcelo Balboa
RB4Cle Kooiman
CB22Alexi Lalas
LB20Paul Caligiuri
RM9Tab Ramos
CM16Mike Sorber
CM5Thomas Dooley
LM6John Harkes 89'
CF8Earnie Stewart 81'
CF11Eric Wynalda 58'
Substitutions:
FW10Roy Wegerle 58'
FW13Cobi Jones 81'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović
GK1Marco Pascolo
SW5Alain Geiger (c)
RB2Marc Hottiger
CB4Dominique Herr 26'
LB3Yvan Quentin
CM6Georges Bregy
CM10Ciriaco Sforza 77'
RW8Christophe Ohrel
AM16Thomas Bickel 72'
LW7Alain Sutter
CF11Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
FW14Nestor Subiat 82' 72'
MF21Thomas Wyss 77'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson

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

Colombia vs Romania
Colombia 1–3 Romania
Valencia  43' Report Răducioiu  15', 89'
Hagi  34'
Attendance: 91,856
Colombia
Romania
GK1Óscar Córdoba
DF2Andrés Escobar
DF4Luis Fernando Herrera 36'
MF6Gabriel Gómez
MF10Carlos Valderrama (c) 53'
FW11Adolfo Valencia
MF14Leonel Álvarez 70'
DF15Luis Carlos Perea
MF19Freddy Rincón
DF20Wilson Pérez
FW21Faustino Asprilla
Manager:
Francisco Maturana
GK12Bogdan Stelea
DF2Dan Petrescu
DF3Daniel Prodan
DF4Miodrag Belodedici
MF5Ioan Lupescu
MF6Gheorghe Popescu
MF7Dorinel Munteanu
FW9Florin Răducioiu 39' 90'
MF10Gheorghe Hagi (c)
MF11Ilie Dumitrescu 68'
DF14Gheorghe Mihali
Substitutions:
DF13Tibor Selymes 68'
DF19Corneliu Papură 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 1–4  Switzerland
Hagi  35' Report Sutter  16'
Chapuisat  52'
Knup  65', 72'
Attendance: 61,428
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Romania
Switzerland
GK12Bogdan Stelea
DF2Dan Petrescu
DF3Daniel Prodan
DF4Miodrag Belodedici 47'
MF5Ioan Lupescu 40' 85'
MF6Gheorghe Popescu
MF7Dorinel Munteanu
FW9Florin Răducioiu
MF10Gheorghe Hagi (c)
MF11Ilie Dumitrescu 70'
DF14Gheorghe Mihali 32'
Substitutions:
MF15Basarab Panduru 85'
FW16Ion Vlădoiu 73' 70'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK1Marco Pascolo
DF2Marc Hottiger
DF3Yvan Quentin
DF4Dominique Herr
DF5Alain Geiger (c)
MF6Georges Bregy
MF7Alain Sutter 71'
DF8Christophe Ohrel 83'
FW9Adrian Knup
MF10Ciriaco Sforza
FW11Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
MF16Thomas Bickel 71'
MF20Patrick Sylvestre 83'
Manager:
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 has gained notable attention for the own goal caused by Andrés Escobar, the defender of Colombia, as his own goal led to Colombia suffering a shock lead by the United States. Eventually, the Colombian side lost 1–2 and now faced difficulties qualifying for the round of sixteen. Escobar himself would be later murdered at home following the failure of the Colombian team.[1]

United States 2–1 Colombia
Escobar  35' (o.g.)
Stewart  52'		 Report Valencia  90'
Attendance: 93,869
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
United States
Colombia
GK1Tony Meola (c)
DF17Marcelo Balboa
DF20Paul Caligiuri
DF21Fernando Clavijo
DF22Alexi Lalas 48'
MF5Thomas Dooley
MF6John Harkes
MF9Tab Ramos
MF16Mike Sorber
FW11Eric Wynalda 61'
FW8Earnie Stewart 66'
Substitutions:
FW10Roy Wegerle 61'
MF13Cobi Jones 66'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović
GK1Óscar Córdoba
DF2Andrés Escobar
DF4Luis Fernando Herrera
DF5Hernán Gaviria
FW7Antony de Ávila 24' 45'
MF10Carlos Valderrama (c)
MF14Leonel Álvarez
DF15Luis Carlos Perea
MF19Freddy Rincón
DF20Wilson Pérez
FW21Faustino Asprilla 45'
Substitutions:
FW9Iván Valenciano 45'
FW11Adolfo Valencia 45'
Manager:
Francisco Maturana

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

Switzerland vs Colombia
Switzerland  0–2 Colombia
Report Gaviria  44'
Lozano  90'
Attendance: 83,401
Switzerland
Colombia
GK1Marco Pascolo
DF2Marc Hottiger
DF3Yvan Quentin
DF4Dominique Herr
DF5Alain Geiger (c)
MF6Georges Bregy 85'
MF7Alain Sutter 82'
DF8Christophe Ohrel
FW9Adrian Knup 39' 82'
MF10Ciriaco Sforza
FW11Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
FW14Nestor Subiat 82'
FW15Marco Grassi 82'
Manager:
Roy Hodgson
GK1Óscar Córdoba
DF2Andrés Escobar
DF3Alexis Mendoza
DF4Luis Fernando Herrera
MF5Hernán Gaviria 58' 79'
MF10Carlos Valderrama (c) 62'
FW11Adolfo Valencia 64'
MF14Leonel Álvarez 80'
MF19Freddy Rincón
DF20Wilson Pérez
FW21Faustino Asprilla
Substitutions:
FW7Antony de Ávila 64'
MF8John Harold Lozano 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
United States 0–1 Romania
Report Petrescu  18'
Attendance: 93,869
United States
Romania
GK1Tony Meola (c)
DF5Thomas Dooley
MF6John Harkes 41'
FW8Earnie Stewart
MF9Tab Ramos 64'
FW11Eric Wynalda
MF16Mike Sorber 75'
DF17Marcelo Balboa
DF20Paul Caligiuri
DF21Fernando Clavijo 48'
DF22Alexi Lalas
Substitutions:
FW10Roy Wegerle 75'
MF13Cobi Jones 64'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović
GK1Florin Prunea
DF2Dan Petrescu 73'
DF3Daniel Prodan
DF4Miodrag Belodedici 89'
MF5Ioan Lupescu
MF6Gheorghe Popescu
MF7Dorinel Munteanu
FW9Florin Răducioiu 62' 84'
MF10Gheorghe Hagi (c)
MF11Ilie Dumitrescu
DF13Tibor Selymes
Substitutions:
DF14Gheorghe Mihali 89'
MF18Constantin Gâlcă 84'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu

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

References
  1. https://www.90min.com/posts/6059408-andres-escobar-the-world-cup-own-goal-that-killed-the-colombia-defender
  • "1994 FIFA World Cup USA". fifa.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  • "World Cup 1994". rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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