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The '''1994 FIFA World Cup''' was the 15th FIFA | The '''1994 FIFA World Cup''' was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States at nine venues across the country. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988. Despite soccer's relative lack of popularity in the host nation, the tournament was the most financially successful in World Cup history; it broke tournament records with overall attendance of 3,587,538 and an average of 68,991 per game, marks that stood unbroken as of 2018 despite the expansion of the competition from 24 to 32 teams starting with the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]]. | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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| Qualifying | | rowspan=3| Qualifying | ||
| [ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/world-cup/tournaments/1994/1992-10-14_por-sco.html October 14, 1992] | ||
| [[ | | [[Scotland FIFA World Cup tournament index|Scotland]] vs. [[Portugal FIFA World Cup tournament index|Portugal]] | ||
| | | [[Ibrox Park]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/world-cup/tournaments/1994/1992-11-18_den-nir.html November 18, 1992] | |||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/world-cup/tournaments/ | | [[Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup tournament index|Northern Ireland]] vs. [[Denmark FIFA World Cup tournament index|Denmark]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Windsor Park]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/world-cup/tournaments/1994/1993-03-31_bel-wal.html March 31, 1993] | |||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/world-cup/tournaments/ | | [[Wales FIFA World Cup tournament index|Wales]] vs. [[Belgium FIFA World Cup tournament index|Belgium]] | ||
| | | [[Ninian Park]] | ||
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| | | Tournament | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/world-cup/tournaments/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/world-cup/tournaments/1994/1994-world-cup-program.html June 17-July 17, 1994] | ||
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{{1994 FIFA World Cup}} | {{1994 FIFA World Cup}} | ||
[[Category: FIFA World Cup publications by tournaments]] | [[Category: FIFA World Cup publications by tournaments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:28, 10 March 2024
| Host Nation | United States |
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| Qualification Dates | March 21, 1992-November 17, 1993 |
| Tournament Dates | June 17-July 17, 1994 |
| Champion | Brazil |
| ← 1990 • other tournaments • 1998 → | |
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States at nine venues across the country. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988. Despite soccer's relative lack of popularity in the host nation, the tournament was the most financially successful in World Cup history; it broke tournament records with overall attendance of 3,587,538 and an average of 68,991 per game, marks that stood unbroken as of 2018 despite the expansion of the competition from 24 to 32 teams starting with the 1998 World Cup.
Publications
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| Stage | Date | Teams | Venue | |
| Qualifying | October 14, 1992 | Scotland vs. Portugal | Ibrox Park | |
| November 18, 1992 | Northern Ireland vs. Denmark | Windsor Park | ||
| March 31, 1993 | Wales vs. Belgium | Ninian Park | ||
| Tournament | June 17-July 17, 1994 | all | United States | |
| 1994 FIFA World Cup (United States) Countries | |
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| Champions | Brazil |
| Runners-up | Italy |
| Third Place | Sweden |
| Fourth Place | Bulgaria |
| Quarterfinalists | Germany • Netherlands • Romania • Spain |
| Round of 16 | Belgium • Republic of Ireland |
| Group Stage | Algeria • Australia • Cameroon • France • Greece • Honduras • Italy • Ivory Coast • New Zealand • Nigeria • North Korea • Serbia • Slovenia • South Africa • Switzerland |
| Non-Qualifiers | Denmark • Northern Ireland • Portugal • Scotland • Wales |
| All Tournaments | 1950 • 1954 • 1958 • 1962 • 1966 • 1970 • 1974 • 1978 • 1982 • 1986 • 1990 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 • 2018 • 2022 |
