1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group D
Tournament favorites Argentina led by Diego Maradona collected a maximum of six points from their opening two games after dominating Greece 4–0 in Foxboro with a Gabriel Batistuta hattrick before winning a close match against a formidable Nigeria with a 2–1 victory on the same field four days later; despite this Argentina finished third in the group.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group D
Nigeria had been very impressive on their World Cup debut, and despite the narrow loss to Argentina, had emerged as group winners following victories against Bulgaria and Greece, the latter in which Nigeria doubled its lead late on a goal from Daniel Amokachi – a goal that would allow Nigeria to top its group. Maradona only played with Argentina during their first two games, both in Foxborough (playing Greece and Nigeria and scoring his last ever World Cup goal against the former); he was thrown out of the tournament after testing positive for ephedrine.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group D
Having qualified for the tournament through a last-gasp goal against France, Bulgaria surprised many people, as the nation had never even won a game at the World Cup finals prior to this tournament. Despite losing its opening game 3–0 to Nigeria, Bulgaria came back in style with a 4–0 win over Greece (who had suffered exactly the same fate five days earlier against Argentina), and a 2–0 win against Argentina saw them advance.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group D
Argentina had actually been winning the group going into injury time, while Bulgaria played the last 25 minutes with 10 men; however, a 91st-minute header from Nasko Sirakov meant that Argentina dropped two places and finished third. Nigeria won the group on goal difference. Bulgaria's victory over Argentina earned them second place.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group E
Group E remains the only group in World Cup history in which all four teams finished with the same points and same goal difference. It began at Giants Stadium where Ray Houghton's chip ensured a shock Irish victory over the then-three-time champions Italy by 1–0, as well as gaining a measure of revenge for the previous World Cup, in which Italy both hosted and eliminated Ireland at the quarter-final stage. The next day in Washington, Norway played its first World Cup game since 1938 and Kjetil Rekdal's goal five minutes from time proved decisive in an equally tense encounter as Norway beat Mexico.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group E
In the second round of group play, the tropical weather of Orlando played a key factor for Mexico in their next game against Ireland. The match was held in record-breaking heat and humidity, temperatures in which the Mexicans were accustomed to but visibly uncomforted the Irish. Luis García's double had them 2–0 up and in control of the game before a disagreement on the touchline resulted in fines for both Republic of Ireland's manager, Jack Charlton, and their striker John Aldridge. Aldridge was able to regain concentration in time to score six minutes from the end of the game to make it 2–1. Despite their loss, Aldridge's goal proved crucial to Ireland in the final group standings.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group E
During the previous day at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, Italy's World Cup hopes seemed to be diminishing fast as goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca was sent off with the game still at 0–0. Yet despite this, Italy was still able to salvage an important 1–0 victory. Norway would ultimately pay a price for their inability to take advantage of Pagliuca's dismissal. With the four teams level on points, the final two group games would each have to finish as draws for things to stay that way. Republic of Ireland made it through after a dreary 0–0 draw with Norway; midfielders Massaro and Bernal traded strikes as Italy and Mexico played to a 1–1 draw.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group E
Those results meant that Mexico won the group on goals scored, with three in the group. With Ireland and Italy also progressing having finished with identical records, the Irish team qualified as second place as a result of their victory against the Italians. Norway's shortcomings in attack ultimately let them down, and they exited the tournament with only one goal.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group F
Just as happened to Argentina in Group D, Belgium endured the same fate in Group F. Despite winning both of its first two matches 1–0 against Morocco and neighbors Netherlands, Belgium finished third as, in an upset, it lost to tournament newcomers Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the third game. During that game, Saudi player Saaed Al-Owairian ran from his own half through a maze of Belgian players to score the game's only goal.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group F
Saudi Arabia advanced through to the Round of 16 as well, having also defeated Morocco 2–1. The Netherlands endured a somewhat nervier experience. The opening 2–1 victory against Saudi Arabia was followed by the 1–0 loss against Belgium before another 2–1 victory against Morocco, with Bryan Roy scoring the winner a mere 12 minutes from time, saw the Dutch win the group having scored more goals than Belgium and beaten Saudi Arabia. Morocco, despite losing all three of their group games, did not leave without a fight, as each of their losses were by just a single goal, 1–0 to Belgium, 2–1 to Saudi Arabia, and 2–1 to the Netherlands.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
Hristo Stoichkov and Oleg Salenko received the Golden Boot for scoring six goals. In total, 141 goals were scored by 81 players, with only one of them credited as an own goal.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Statistics, All-star team
The All-star team is a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the 1994 World Cup, as selected by FIFA's Technical Study Group.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Statistics, Final standings
After the tournament, FIFA published a ranking of all teams that competed in the 1994 World Cup finals based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition.


1994 FIFA World Cup Final
The 1994 FIFA World Cup Final was a soccer game that took place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, United States, on July 17, 1994 to determine the winner of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Brazil beat Italy 3–2 on penalties to claim their fourth World Cup title when the match finished 0–0 after extra time; this meant that Brazil surpassed Italy and Germany as the tournament's most successful nation.


1994 FIFA World Cup Final
It was the first World Cup final to be scoreless both in regular and extra time and to be decided by a penalty shoot-out. Silver Ball winner Roberto Baggio missed the decisive penalty for Italy. Brazil had previously beaten Italy in the 1970 final, marking the 1994 final as the second time that the same teams had met in two different World Cup finals, after Argentina and Germany met in 1986 and 1990. Played at 12:30 local time, this was the most recent World Cup final to be played in a broad daylight.


1994 FIFA World Cup Final
FIFA awarded the final game of the tournament to the famous college sports stadium near Los Angeles on June 30, 1992; the Rose Bowl was the largest stadium used for the tournament. With over 94,000 spectators, the 1994 Final is the most recent World Cup Final to have an attendance of 90,000 or more as of 2018.


1994 FIFA World Cup Final
The Brazilian team dedicated their win to the late triple Formula One motor racing world champion Ayrton Senna, who had died in an accident at that year's San Marino Grand Prix in Italy two and a half months before. With Italy finishing as runners-up, Franco Baresi became the sixth player in history to win gold, silver and bronze medals at the FIFA World Cup. Previously this result was attained in 1974 by five German players: Sepp Maier, Franz Beckenbauer, Wolfgang Overath, Jürgen Grabowski and Horst-Dieter Höttges.


1994 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary
In what was, and still is as of 2018, the only World Cup Final not to have a goal scored, the game would come to be defined by missed opportunities. Chances were few and far between in the first half, as Romário had Brazil's best chance of the half with a header, but he headed straight at Gianluca Pagliuca.


1994 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Late in the first half, Daniele Massaro had what would turn out to be Italy's best chance of the match, as he had a good opportunity from the edge of the box after a counter-attack, but his shot was saved by Cláudio Taffarel. The second half was largely devoid of scoring chances, as Brazil were unable to break through the center back pairing of Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini. The lack of attacking play in the match was down to strong holding midfield play by Dino Baggio for Italy, and by both Dunga and Mauro Silva for Brazil.


1994 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary
As extra time began, chances would become more plentiful, as Brazil began to dominate play. Romário had another chance early in extra time after Pagliuca made an ill advised decision to come for a cross, leaving the goal exposed, but Bebeto was unable to find him. Roberto Baggio, who had been quiet for most of the match having picked up an injury earlier in the tournament, had his only sight of goal in the entire match in the first half of extra time, hitting a shot from around 25 yards, but Taffarel pushed the shot over.


1994 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Zinho had a chance on the stroke of halftime in extra time, hitting his shot well from inside the area, but Pagliuca saved well at his near post. In the second half of extra time, Romário missed a golden chance to hand Brazil the trophy, as Cafu had found him inside the six yard box. With Pagliuca at least four yards away from him on the other side of the goal, and the entire goal to aim at, the off balance Romário put his shot wide of the post.


1994 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary
This was the first time the World Cup would be decided on penalties. Italian captain Baresi took the first penalty and blazed his penalty over the bar. Brazilian center back Marcio Santos went next, but Pagliuca saved the Brazilian  defender's effort low to his right. Demetrio Albertini went next for Italy, scoring his penalty into the top corner. Romário was next for Brazil, and he scored his penalty, placing it so far in the corner that it went in off the post, tying the score at 1–1.


1994 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Alberigo Evani went third for Italy, he scored, putting his penalty high and in the middle, as Taffarel dove to the right. Branco went next for Brazil, and he scored in the bottom left corner. Massaro, who had scored twice in the Champions League Final less than two months previously, went next for Italy, but he was unable to put the ball in Taffarel's net just as he had been unable to do in the match, as the Brazilian keeper saved to his left.


1994 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Brazilian captain Dunga was next, and he comfortably placed his shot into the bottom left corner, making it match point. With Italy needing to score to keep their dreams alive, talisman Baggio stepped up to take the penalty. In what would become an infamous moment in World Cup History, Baggio blazed his penalty over the bar, in similar fashion to Baresi, and this gave Brazil their fourth title.


1994 FIFA World Cup Final, Post-match
U.S. vice president Al Gore, UEFA president Lennart Johansson, and FIFA president João Havelange were among those present at the stands during the awards ceremony. Vice President Gore handed the trophy to Brazilian captain Dunga.


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.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group A
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.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, Colombia vs Romania
Assistant referees:Yousif Abdullah Al Ghattan (Bahrain)Douglas Micael James (Trinidad and Tobago)Fourth official:Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, Romania vs Switzerland
Note: Switzerland's fourth goal is also credited to Georges Bregy.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, 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.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, United States vs Colombia
Assistant referees:Domenico Ramicone (Italy)El Jilali Rharib (Morocco)Fourth official:Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, Switzerland vs Colombia
Assistant referees:Carl-Johan Meyer Christensen (Denmark)Douglas Micael James (Trinidad and Tobago)Fourth official:Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, United States vs Romania
Assistant referees:Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)Gordon Dunster (Australia)Fourth official:Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group B
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.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group B
The group consisted of Brazil, Russia, Cameroon and Sweden. Brazil won the group and Sweden finished second.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, Cameroon vs Sweden
Assistant referees:Douglas James (Trinidad and Tobago)Abdulla Al Ghattan (Bahrain)Fourth official:Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, Brazil vs Russia
Assistant referees:El Jilali Rharib (Morocco)Domenico Ramicone (Italy)Fourth official:Fabio Baldas (Italy)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, Brazil vs Cameroon
Assistant referees:Douglas James (Trinidad and Tobago)Carl-Johan Meyer Christensen (Denmark)Fourth official:Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, Russia vs Cameroon
Assistant referees:Gordon Dunster (Australia)Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)Fourth official:Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, Brazil vs Sweden
Assistant referees:Sándor Márton (Hungary)Luc Matthys (Belgium)Fourth official:Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group C
Group C 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 17, 1994 and the final games took place simultaneously on June 27, 1994.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group C
The group consisted of the defending champion Germany, Bolivia, Spain, and South Korea. Germany won the group and Spain finished second.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, Germany vs Bolivia
Assistant referees:Eugene Brazzale (Australia)Gordon Dunster (Australia)Fourth official:Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, Spain vs South Korea
Assistant referees:Carl-Johan Meyer Christensen (Denmark)Roy Pearson (England)Fourth official:Philip Don (England)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, Germany vs Spain
Assistant referees:Venancio Zarate (Paraguay)Ernesto Taibi (Argentina)Fourth official:Francisco Oscar Lamolina (Argentina)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, South Korea vs Bolivia
Assistant referees:Luc Matthys (Belgium)Mikael Erik Everstig (Sweden)Fourth official:Bo Karlsson (Sweden)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, Bolivia vs Spain
Assistant referees:Raimundo Calix Garcia (Honduras)Abdulla Al Ghattan (Bahrain)Fourth official:Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, Germany vs South Korea
Assistant referees:Valentin Ivanov (Russia)Abdel-Magid Hassan (Egypt)Fourth official:Arturo Angeles (United States)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group D
Group D 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 21 June 1994 and the final games took place simultaneously on 30 June 1994.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group D
The group consisted of Argentina, Greece, Nigeria and Bulgaria. Nigeria won the group on goal difference, Bulgaria finished second and Argentina qualified as one of the best third-placed teams (Bulgaria defeated Argentina in the group stage, thus their higher rank). Bulgaria and Argentina had previously met before in the group stage, in 1962; neither team advanced into the knockout stage. Bulgaria and Argentina had also met in 1986, both teams advanced to the knockout stage.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group D
Group D was also notable for the end of Diego Maradona's international career. Maradona, who was Argentina's captain and star player, was found to contain ephedrine, a performance-enhancing stimulant, in his system after being subjected to an anti-doping test held during their match with Nigeria. In his absence, Argentina would lose their final group match against Bulgaria, and were eliminated by Romania 3–2 at the Round of 16. Maradona's only goal in the tournament against Greece would prove to be his last for Argentina.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group D, Matches, Argentina vs Greece
Assistant referees:Park Hae-Yong (Korean Republic)Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)Fourth official:Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group D, Matches, Nigeria vs Bulgaria
Assistant referees:Gordon Dunster (Australia)Eugene Brazzale (Australia)Fourth official:Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group D, Matches, Argentina vs Nigeria
Assistant referees:Mikael Erik Everstig (Sweden)Luc Matthys (Belgium)Fourth official:Leslie Mottram (Scotland)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group D, Matches, Bulgaria vs Greece
Assistant referees:Abdulla Al Ghattan (Bahrain)Raimundo Calix Garcia (Honduras)Fourth official:Arturo Angeles (United States)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group D, Matches, Argentina vs Bulgaria
Assistant referees:Tapio Yli-Karro (Finland)El Jilali Rharib (Morocco)Fourth official:Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group D, Matches, Greece vs Nigeria
Assistant referees:Park Hae-Yong (Korean Republic)Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)Fourth official:José Torres Cadena (Colombia)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group E
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.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group E, Standings
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 the 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.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Italy vs Republic of Ireland
Ray Houghton's early goal proved the only one of the match where Ireland's defence prevailed over Italy's attack.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Italy vs Republic of Ireland
Assistant referees:Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)Park Hae-Yong (Korean Republic)Fourth official:Arturo Angeles (United States)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, 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.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Norway vs Mexico
Assistant referees:Sándor Márton (Hungary)Valentin Ivanov (Russia)Fourth official:Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Mexico vs Republic of Ireland
Assistant referees:Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)Fourth official:Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Republic of Ireland vs Norway
Assistant referees:Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)Park Hae-Yong (Korea Republic)Fourth official:Leslie Mottram (Scotland)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group F
Group F 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 29, 1994.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group F
The group consisted of Belgium, Morocco, Netherlands and Saudi Arabia. Netherlands won the group, Saudi Arabia finished second and Belgium qualified as one of the best third-placed teams.


1994 FIFA World Cup Group F, Matches, Belgium vs Morocco
Assistant referees:Raimundo Calix Garcia (Honduras)Tapio Yli-Karro (Finland)Fourth official:Leslie Mottram (Scotland)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group F, Matches, Belgium vs Netherlands
Assistant referees:Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)Fourth official:Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group F, Matches, Belgium vs Saudi Arabia
Assistant referees:Eugene Brazzale (Australia)Ernesto Taibi (Argentina)Fourth official:Francisco Oscar Lamolina (Argentina)


1994 FIFA World Cup Group F, Matches, Morocco vs Netherlands
Assistant referees:Venancio Concepcion Zarate (Paraguay)Mikael Erik Everstig (Sweden)Fourth official:Bo Karlsson (Sweden)


1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
The 1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage was the second and final stage of the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals in the United States. The stage began on July 2, 1994 and ended with the final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on July 17, 1994. The top two teams from each of the six groups, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the knockout stage.


1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
In the round of 16, the four third-placed teams played against four of the group winners, with the remaining two group winners taking on two of the group runners-up; the remaining four runners-up were paired off against each other. The winners of the eight round of 16 matches were then paired together in the quarter-finals, the winners of which played against each other in the semi-finals.


1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
The ties in each round were played over a single match; in the event that scores were level after 90 minutes, the teams would play an additional 30 minutes of extra time, divided into two 15-minute halves, to determine the winner. If the scores remained level after extra time, the teams would contest a penalty shootout.


1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, plus the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.


1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams
The third-placed teams which advanced will be placed with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 28 of the tournament regulations.


1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Saudi Arabia vs Sweden
A quick goal by Dahlin in the first half and two second half goals by K. Andersson saw Sweden go through to the quarterfinals. The Saudi players could answer with just one goal scored by Al-Ghesheyan 5 minutes from the end.


1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Romania vs Argentina
Two quick goals by Dumitrescu and one more by Hagi in the second half sealed the victory for Romanians. After Batistuta's penalty kick and Balbo's rebound Argentina attacked desperately but couldn't score for the third time.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 1994 FIFA World Cup featured 24 teams with one place reserved for the host nation, United States, and one place for the defending champions, Germany. The remaining 22 places were determined by a qualification process, in which 147 teams, from the six FIFA confederations, competed. Most of the successful teams were determined within these confederations, with a limited number of inter-confederation play-offs occurring at the end of the process.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
Thirteen teams withdrew: Liechtenstein, Cuba, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, Myanmar and Western Samoa, and three team were excluded: Yugoslavia and Libya due to UN sanctions, and Chile for the El Maracanazo cheating incident during 1990 qualification.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 130 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 497 qualifying matches were played, and 1446 goals were scored (an average of 2.91 per match).


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
The first qualification match, between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, was played on 21 March 1992, and the Puerto Rican forward Marcos Lugris scored the first goal in qualification. Qualification ended on 17 November 1993, when European qualification ended and the OFC–CONMEBOL play-off match was played. Eighteen of FIFA's twenty-four top-ranked countries eventually qualified.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualified teams
6 of the 24 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 1998 finals: Bolivia, Greece, Ireland, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualification process
The draw was made in New York on 8 December 1991 at Madison Square Garden.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualification process
For the first time, three teams qualified from the African zone, because of its performance in the previous tournament. The 24 spots available in the 1994 World Cup were distributed among the continental zones as follows:


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualification process
UEFA, AFC and CAF have a guaranteed number of places, whereas the number of qualifiers from other confederations is dependent on play-offs between OFC's first-placed team and CONCACAF's second-placed team and the winner of this fixture against CONMEBOL's fourth-placed team.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualification process
After the first round of 1994 FIFA World Cup finals, the percentage of teams from each confederation that passed through to the round of 16 was as follows:


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualification process, Tiebreakers
For FIFA World Cup qualifying stages using a league format, the method used for separating teams level on points is the same for all Confederations. If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked by:


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualification process, Tiebreakers
For FIFA World Cup qualifying stages using a home-and-away knockout format, the team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualification process, Tiebreakers
The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, AFC
Qualification for AFC teams consisted of two rounds. Round one saw the teams divided into 6 groups, each team playing the others in their group twice. The winner of each group then went into a final group where they played each other once.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, AFC
The qualification process began with 29 national teams vying for two spots. Saudi Arabia and Korea Republic qualified.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CAF
Qualification for CAF teams also consisted of two rounds. Round one saw the teams divided into 9 groups, each team playing the others in their group twice. The winners of these groups then went into three final groups where they played each other twice.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CAF
The qualification process began with 40 national teams vying for three spots. Nigeria, Morocco and Cameroon qualified.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CONCACAF
There were three rounds of play for CONCACAF teams. Mexico and Canada received byes and advanced to the second round directly. The remaining teams were divided into Caribbean and Central American zones. In the Caribbean zone, 14 teams played in knockout matches on a home-and-away basis to determine three winners advancing to the second round. In the Central American zone, the six teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners advanced to the second round.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CONCACAF
In the second round, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. They played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the final round.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CONCACAF
In the final round, the four teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner qualified. The runner-up advanced to the CONCACAF–OFC intercontinental play-off. Mexico took the guaranteed spot and Canada qualified for the play-off.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CONMEBOL
Nine CONMEBOL teams entered the competition (Chile was banned by FIFA due to the 1989 Maracanazo incident). The nine teams were divided into two groups. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Group A had one guaranteed place and one play-off spot, while Group B had two spots for the finals. Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia qualified automatically and Argentina qualified for the play-off.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, OFC
Qualification for OFC teams consisted of two rounds. Seven teams entered initially and were divided into two groups, but Western Samoa withdrew. The two group winners then played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner advanced to the CONCACAF–OFC intercontinental play-off. Australia won the tie and advanced.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, UEFA
38 were initially involved in UEFA qualifying, but Liechtenstein withdrew and Yugoslavia was suspended.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, UEFA
The thirty-six teams were divided into six groups: one group of five teams, four groups of six teams each, and one group of seven teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up qualified.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, UEFA
Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Romania, Belgium, Greece, Russia, Sweden, and Bulgaria all qualified.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, Inter-confederation play-offs
For the first time ever, there were two rounds of play in the inter-confederation play-offs. The teams from CONCACAF and OFC first played each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner then played against the team from CONMEBOL on a home-and-away basis. The winner qualified.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
A total of 29 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), Final round
With all of Iran, North Korea and Iraq qualifying for the final round fears were expressed in the United States of those countries potentially turning up at their tournament, since the three nations at the time were under economic sanctions by the United States.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), Final round
To date, this is the last time Japan failed to qualify for a World Cup.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), Qualified teams
The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF Final Round)
This page provides the summaries of the CAF Final Round matches for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification. The nine qualifiers (the nine group winners from the first round) were split into three groups of three. Teams in each group played a home-and-away round-robin, with the three groups winners advancing to the World Cup Finals.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF – First Round)
Listed below are the dates and results for the First Round for the African zone (CAF) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament. For an overview of the entire African zone, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds in their entirety, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF – First Round)
A total of 40 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone and Sudan all withdrew before the draw was made. In addition, Liberia and Libya withdraw during qualification due to UN sanctions.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF – First Round)
The African zone was allocated 3 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF – First Round)
For the First Round of play, the zone's 36 remaining teams were divided into 9 groups of 4 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the group winners advancing to the Final Round.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF – First Round), Results, Group B
Liberia withdrew after 2 matches, results were annulled. Swaziland and Zaire did not play last match as neither could qualify


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF – First Round), Results, Group C
Togo replaced Sierra Leone after the latter withdrew after seeding.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF – First Round), Results, Group C
Angola vs Togo was not played, as neither team could advance with a win.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF – First Round), Results, Group D
South Africa replaced São Tomé and Príncipe after the latter withdrew after seeding.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
A total of 40 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Burkina Faso, Malawi, São Tomé and Príncipe and Sierra Leone all withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated three places (out of 24) in the final tournament.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF), Qualified teams
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the North, Central American and Caribbean zone (CONCACAF).


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
A total of 24 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 2.25 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. The United States, as hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 1.25 spot open for competition between 22 teams, because Cuba (Caribbean group) withdrew before playing.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
There would be three rounds of play. Mexico and Canada received byes and advanced to the second round directly. The remaining 20 teams were divided into two zones, based on geographical considerations, as follows:


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
In the second round, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. They played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the final round.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
In the final round, the four teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify. The runner-up would advance to the CONCACAF–OFC intercontinental play-off.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Caribbean Zone, First preliminary round
Puerto Rico advanced to the second preliminary round, 3–2 on aggregate.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Caribbean Zone, First preliminary round
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the second preliminary round, 3–2 on aggregate.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Caribbean Zone, Second preliminary round
2–2 on aggregate. Bermuda advanced to the first round on away goals.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Caribbean Zone, Second preliminary round
Antigua and Barbuda advanced to the first round, 4–1 on aggregate.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Caribbean Zone, Second preliminary round
Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the first round, 5–1 on aggregate.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Caribbean Zone, Second preliminary round
Cuba withdrew, so Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the first round automatically.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Caribbean Zone, First round
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advanced to the second round, 2–1 on aggregate.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Central American Zone, First round
El Salvador advanced to the second round, 10–1 on aggregate.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Central American Zone, First round
Costa Rica advanced to the second round, 5–2 on aggregate.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Qualified teams
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)
The 1994 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF–OFC qualification play-off was an association football match played over two-legs between Australia and Canada. The first leg was played at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, on 31 July 1993; the second leg was played on 15 August 1993 at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)
Both teams had played in their regional qualifiers to qualify for the play-off. The Canadians played in twelve matches in North American qualifying across two rounds. After finishing second in their second-round group to El Salvador, they qualified to the final round where they finished second by three points to Mexico. Australia, played in six matches across two rounds in Oceania qualifying. After winning their group, they defeated New Zealand across two-legs to make it to the play-off.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)
After Canada won the opening leg 2–1 at Edmonton, Australia took a 2–1 lead in the return leg at Sydney. With the resulting aggregate tie, the game headed into extra time which was scoreless. This meant that the match went to penalties with Australia advancing through to meet South American Group 1 runner-up, Argentina which they would go on to lose 2–1 on aggregate in the play-off.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Background
Canada and Australia were two of the 147 teams that competed for the 22 spots that was in the 1994 FIFA World Cup which was held in the United States. The national teams were separated into their regional confederations with spots being allocated for that confederation.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Background, Canada
Canada began their 1994 qualification in the second round after receiving a bye in Round 1 and was put in Group B with Bermuda, El Salvador and Jamaica. They opened their 1994 campaign with two draws away from home. In Kingston, Dale Mitchell scored the equalizer against Jamaica in the 85th minute after Hector Wright had scored a goal for Jamaica seven minutes earlier. The following week, Colin Miller scored the late equalizer in San Salvador to tie the match 1-all against El Salvador after conceding a goal in the 32nd minute from Jorge González.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Background, Canada
At their first home game in Toronto, Canada recorded their first win in their campaign with a 1–0 win over Jamaica off the back of a 53rd-minute goal from Mitchell which put Canada in first place in their group. A 3–2 loss at home to El Salvador, was followed by a hat-trick from Alex Bunbury in the first half, becoming the first Canadian to score one in a competitive international match. Geoff Aunger sealed the 4–2 result for Canada over Bermuda. The final match of the second round saw Canada earn a clean sheet with a nil all draw over Bermuda in Hamilton. For Canada they finished in second place with seven points and advanced to the third round.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Background, Canada
In the third round, they were drawn to play El Salvador, Mexico and Honduras with only the winner to qualify through to the World Cup. Their opening match in the third round against Honduras saw John Catliff open the scoring after Honduran goalkeeper Belarmino Rivera brought down Paul Peschisolido. Rodolfo Richardson Smith scored the equaliser for Honduras from a penalty before Bunbury gave the Canadians the lead once again. A late converted penalty caused by a Mark Watson handball saw the Canadian coach Bob Lenarduzzi confront the Jamaican referee after the match.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Background, Canada
The following match in Burnaby saw goals from Bunbury and Catliff give Canada a 2–0 win over El Salvador as they moved to the top of the group after two games. Their second match in Burnaby got off to a shaky start with Alex Pineda scoring the game's opening goal for Honduras against the run of play. Domenic Mobilio scored the equaliser in the 51st minute before a misplayed from Honduran goalkeeper Dangelo Bautista gave Canada the lead in the 61st minute. John Catliff secured the 3–1 victory for Canada over Honduras, who ended the match with nine players.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Background, Canada
Canada suffered their first loss of the final round with a trip to Mexico City ending in a 4–0 defeat to Mexico after Ramón Ramírez scoring two goals in the first half. In the second half, Luis Flores and Alberto García each scored  a goal to secure the victory. The following match in San Salvador, Catliff opened the scoring in the 27th minute to give Canada the lead. El Salvador tied the game in the 58th minute when González controlled a loose ball and scored. Two minutes later, Mobilio scored the winner to set up a must–win match against Mexico.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Background, Canada
Playing at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Alex Bunbury opened the scoring for the Canadians in the 17th minute off a John Catliff assist. A mix-up in the Canadian backline gave Mexico the equalizer in the 34th minute with Hugo Sanchez lashing an unstoppable drive past Craig Forrest. Despite Canada's efforts to re-take the lead with an all-out offence in the second half, Mexico claimed the victory with six minutes left of the match with substitute Francisco Javier Cruz slotting the ball into an open net. Canada ended in second place with seven points, three points behind Mexico who qualified through to the 1994 World Cup.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Background, Australia
Australia began their qualifying campaign on 4 September 1992 with an away trip to Honiara, to play the Solomon Islands. In the tropical heat, Australia's Carl Veart scored the opening goal in the eighth minute of the game before the team struggled to keep possession of the ball. Solomon Islands' persistence tied the game with Hollies Vato heading a goal. Australia replied three minutes later with a Tom McCulloch goal that sealed the 2–1 victory. One week later, the team travelled to French Polynesia to take on Tahiti in what was their second game in a World Cup qualifier. After Alistair Edwards returned to the Australian team from Malaysia, he contributed two goals with Damian Mori and Carl Veart also scoring. Paul Wade sealed the victory for Australia with a goal in the 57th minute to win the match 3–0.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Background, Australia
The final two games of the first round were played in Australia with the first match taking place on 20 September 1992 in Brisbane against Tahiti. Carl Veart scored his third goal of the qualifying campaign in the 11th minute after Ricky Fassian could not hold the ball. Mehmet Durakovic scored the winner in the 62nd minute from a 40-metre shot which was deflected off Layton and looped over Fassian's head to seal the 2–0 victory despite being a man down earlier in the game due to a red card to Mike Peterson.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Background, Australia
The final match of the first round saw six different Australia goalscorers in a 6–1 rout over the Solomon Islands at Newcastle. After Aytec Genc scored the opener in the fifth minute of play, the Solomon Islands hit straight back with Tony Franken being stranded as Charles Ashley shot past him. Initially unable to take back the lead after the first half, Australia scored five goals in the space of 28 minutes. Ian Gray, Wade, Veart, Greg Brown and Durakovic scored to give Australia eight points from eight.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Background, Australia
This meant Australia had qualified to take on New Zealand for a spot in the play-offs. In the first leg at Auckland, the Australians secured a 1–0 victory with the goal coming in the 55th minute from Graham Arnold. The second leg in Melbourne saw Australia score two goals in the first three minutes of the game, with Veart and Robbie Slater giving Australia a three goal lead in the tie. A Ned Zelic goal in the second half sealed the match 3–0 and the tie 4–0 to qualify through to the play-off.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), First leg, Summary
The first leg of the play-off was played at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on 31 July 1993 before a crowd of 27,775. Canada had the first shot of the game in the 5th minute with Bunbry volley hitting the crossbar. Ten minutes later, the Australians loss goalkeeper Robert Zabica's to a red card after colliding into Canadian midfielder Dale Mitchell. Mark Schwarzer, who was called up after first choice goalkeeper Mark Bosnich declined to leave Aston Villa, debuted for Australia as a substitute for Milan Blagojevic. Eddie Thomson later quoting after the press-conference stating, "I would like to study the video before making my mind up on the foul, but what I am positive about is that it doesn't take two minutes to send off a goalkeeper off in a situation like that."


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), First leg, Summary
This red card also forced Robbie Slater to play right full-back. With a minute left in the first half, the Australians opened the scoring with an own goal from Canadian defender Nick Dasovic. A cross from Frank Yallop glanced off Dasovic's head into the net with barely any Australians around. The second half saw the Canada levelling the game in the 51st minute with Mark Watson scoring a goal as he took advantage of the one man advantage. Seven minutes later, Canada took the lead after Domenic Mobilio scored a goal in what he later described as "a huge scramble. We had three or four shots in a row." The Socceroos dug in to not concede a third goal as they battled in the last 30 minutes to only keep the difference to one goal.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Second leg, Summary
The second leg of the play-off was played at the Sydney Football Stadium on 15 August 1993 before a crowd of 25,982. Defender Randy Samuel was brought back into the Canadian squad from a one game suspension which ruled him out of the first leg in Edmonton. Tony Vidmar and Milan Blagojevic were added to the starting lineup for Australia. The first half of the match was dominated by Australia with them outshooting Canada 10–1. Australia was later rewarded at the brink of half-time with Frank Farina scoring the opening goal from an overhead kick. Quoted after the match, Farina said, "The first half was the best I've ever seen from an Australian team, and only superb play from Forrest kept us out."


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Second leg, Summary
A half-time substitution from Canada brought in Carl Valentine for Mobilio and the tactical change worked with Lyndon Hooper scoring the goal in the 54th minute while on the run as the ball was deflected off Schwarzer's gloves and inside the far net to give Canada the lead on aggregate.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Second leg, Summary
In the 76th minute, Dave Mitchell was brought on to replace Robbie Slater and it only took a minute before winning an aerial play against Samuel with Slater passing the ball to Mehmet Duraković the ball and Australia the lead as he scored into an unguarded forest after the ball went over Forrest's head. Thirty minutes of extra time failed to break the 3–3 aggregate deadlock which saw Grant Needham stretchered off after colliding with Duraković, the match went into penalties. From there, Schwarzer saved two critical shots from Bunbury and Mike Sweeney as he aided in the Australian victory with Farina sealing it with his shot.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Aftermath
After the second leg, manager Bob Lenarduzzi was quoted saying, "Although we are disappointed, I don't think we let anybody down." He later added, "we're all pulling for them because the farther they go, the better it makes us look." The Australian coach, Eddie Thomson responded in his interview, "this was a win full of character; the whole team played really well."


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off), Aftermath
Australia went on to meet Argentina in the deciding play-off for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. After the first match ended in a 1–1 draw at Sydney, they would concede an own goal in the second leg with a deflection off Alex Tobin going over Robert Zabica's head and into the far side of the net to lose the tie 2–1 and have Australia eliminated from qualifying. It was not until 2005 that they won a World Cup play-off to qualify through to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, defeating Uruguay on penalties. Canada has not qualified for another World Cup playoff, with their best result in qualification being a fourth round appearance in the 1998 CONCACAF qualifiers.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
A total of 9 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. Chile was banned by FIFA due to the 1989 Maracanazo incident. The South American zone was allocated 3 direct places and 1 play-off places in the final tournament.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The 9 teams were divided into 2 groups. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The number of teams and spots for each group were as follows:


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Group A
Colombia qualified. Argentina advanced to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Qualified teams
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
A total of seven teams entered the competition. However, Western Samoa withdrew. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.25 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), Inter-confederation play-offs, First play-off
The winning team of the OFC qualification tournament will play CONCACAF group runners-up in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualifies for the 2nd play-off.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), Inter-confederation play-offs, Second play-off
The winning team of the 1st play-off will play CONMEBOL Group 1 runners-up in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualifies for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
The 1994 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL–OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament and CONCACAF–OFC play-off winners, Australia, and the second-placed team from the CONMEBOL Group 1, Argentina.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off), Overview
The games were played on 31 October and 17 November 1993 in Sydney and Buenos Aires respectively. Australia was hoping to play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974, and Argentina was hoping to qualify after reaching the FIFA World Cup Final three times in the previous four FIFA World Cups. The only time that Argentina failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup was in 1970. This qualification play-off notably immediately followed Argentina's 5–0 defeat by Colombia at home in Buenos Aires on 5 September 1993. The crowd of 43,967 who watched the first leg played at the Sydney Football Stadium was at the time a stadium record crowd for any sporting event.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off), Overview
The series were notable for being the first time Argentina had to play a qualification play-off match in their history. Moreover, the series saw the return of Diego Maradona to the national team after a long dispute with manager Alfio Basile. Some years later, Maradona suggested that drug tests were deliberately avoided during the series, stating that "to play against Australia, the Association gave us a 'fast coffee'" to drink before the match.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
A total of 39 UEFA teams entered qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. However, Liechtenstein withdrew before the draw was made. The CIS, then Russia took the Soviet Union's spot after the Soviet Union dissolved while FIFA suspended Yugoslavia due to United Nations sanctions stemming from the Yugoslav wars. The European zone was allocated 13 from 24 places in the final tournament. Germany, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 12 spots open for competition between 37 teams.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The 37 teams were divided into six groups, five of six teams each and one of seven teams (though Group 5 ended up with just five teams following Yugoslavia's suspension). The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis with the group winners and runners-up qualifying for the final tournament.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
San Marino and Faroe Islands competed in World Cup qualifiers for the first time, and Israel moved to UEFA after competing in Oceanian zone for 1986 and 1990 qualification. while Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia competed separately after playing as a part of the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1990.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Seedings
The draw was made on 8 December 1991. The national teams which eventually qualified for the final tournament are presented in bold.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Qualified teams
The following 13 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
For the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final qualification spot to the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The matches were played between 31 July – 17 November 1993.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Format
The three teams from the three confederations (CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC) were drawn into two ties. The CONCACAF and OFC teams faced each other first, with the winner advancing to play the CONMEBOL team.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Format
The play-offs were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Matches
The matches were played between 31 July – 17 November 1993.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Matches, First round: CONCACAF v OFC
3–3 on aggregate. Australia won 4–1 on penalties and advanced to the play-off against the CONMEBOL team.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Matches, Second round: OFC v CONMEBOL
Argentina won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Goalscorers
There were 9 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
The first round of AFC matches for 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 9 April to 7 July 1993, to determine the six teams which would play for the two available 1994 FIFA World Cup slots for AFC.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round, Teams qualified for final round
With all of Iran, North Korea and Iraq qualifying for the final round fears were expressed in the United States of those countries potentially turning up at their tournament, since the three nations at the time were under economic sanctions by the United States.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Second Round
This page provides the summaries of the OFC Second Round matches for 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Second Round, Format
In this round the two winning teams from the first round were drawn into two home-and-away ties.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Second Round, Matches
Australia won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the CONCACAF–OFC play-off.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
The qualification matches for Group 1 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between August 1992 and November 1993. The teams competed on a home-and-away basis with the winner and runner-up claiming 2 of the 12 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The group consisted of Estonia, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Scotland, and Switzerland.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
The qualification matches for Group 2 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between September 1992 and November 1993. The teams competed on a home-and-away basis with the winner and runner-up claiming 2 of the 12 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The group consisted of England, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, San Marino, and Turkey.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
The qualification matches for Group 3 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between April 1992 and November 1993. The teams competed on a home-and-away basis with the winner and runner-up claiming 2 of the 12 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The group consisted of Albania, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Spain.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
One of the most popular topics of the group was the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland being in the same group ('The Troubles' were still ongoing). The Republic would clinch qualification in the final round of games by drawing away to their northern rivals, while Spain's 1–0 win over Denmark meant they qualified as winners.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4
The qualification matches for Group 4 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between April 1992 and November 1993. The group teams competed on a home-and-away basis for 2 of the 12 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots. The group consisted of Belgium, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Faroe Islands, Romania, and Wales. On 1 January 1993, Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; the two nations completed the qualifiers as a single team under the name Representation of Czechs and Slovaks.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
The qualification matches for Group 5 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between May 1992 and November 1993. The teams competed on a home-and-away basis with the winner and runner-up claiming 2 of the 12 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The group consisted of Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Russia and Yugoslavia.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
In October 1992, FIFA suspended Yugoslavia as a result of the United Nations sanctions against that country stemming from the Yugoslav wars.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
At the time the draw was made on 8 December 1991, Russia was known as the Soviet Union and competed at UEFA Euro 1992 as the Commonwealth of Independent States. Following  the USSR's dissolution, Ukraine proposed to arrange a separate tournament for all successors of the Soviet Union. Georgia and Armenia supported the proposal but it was blocked by Russia. The final decision on succession was taken on 1 June 1992 at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Stockholm.


1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6
The qualification matches for Group 6 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between May 1992 and November 1993. The teams competed on a home-and-away basis with the winner and runner-up claiming 2 of the 12 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The group consisted of Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Israel, and Sweden.


1994 FIFA World Cup squads
Below are the squads for the 1994 FIFA World Cup final tournament in the United States. Greece, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Spain were the only countries who had all their players selected from domestic clubs, while the Republic of Ireland and Nigeria had no players from domestic clubs. Saudi Arabia were the only team with no players from European clubs.


1994 FIFA World Cup squads
The players' age, caps and clubs are as of June 16, 1994 (the tournament started on June 17).


1994 FIFA World Cup squads, Group A, United States
Note: many of the squad were contracted full-time to US Soccer for the 1993–94 season, as the squad played frequent friendlies in preparation for hosting the tournament.


1994 FIFA World Cup squads, Group B, Russia
Note: caps include those for USSR, CIS, and Russia, while those for other countries, such as Ukraine, are not counted.


1994 FIFA World Cup squads, Group C, Germany
Note: Sammer and Kirsten also earned additional caps for East Germany (23 and 49, respectively).


1994 FIFA World Cup squads, Notes
Each national team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included 3 goalkeepers, except Russia, Bulgaria and Republic of Ireland who only called two.


1994 FIFA World Player of the Year
The FIFA World Player of the Year award of 1994 went to the Brazilian and Barcelona striker Romário, second place went to the Bulgarian Hristo Stoichkov (also of Barcelona) and third was Roberto Baggio of Italy and Juventus.


1994 FIFA World Player of the Year
After finishing as the runner-up in 1993, Romário repeated his series of brilliant performances, dominating the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1993–94 La Liga. Stoichkov came in second, doubling Romário in the Barcelona attack.


1994 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
The 1994 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix was the 1st Summer Grand Prix season in ski jumping on plastic. Season began on 3 August 1994 in Hinterzarten, Germany and ended on 24 August 1994 in Stams, Austria.


1994 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup and Continental Cup.


1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
The 1994 FIVB Men's World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 29 September to 8 October 1994 in Athens (Peace and Friendship Stadium, located in Piraeus) and Thessaloniki (Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall), Greece.


1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads
This article shows the rosters of the participating teams at the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Greece.


1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The 1994 FIVB Women's World Championship was the twelfth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 17 to 30 October 1994 in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, Brazil.


1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 1994 FIVB Women's World Championship, held from November 17 to 30 October in Brazil.


1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads, Azerbaijan
Note: only a selection of 12 players listed below participated at the Championships


1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads, China
Head coach: Li XiaofengNote: only a selection of 11 players listed below participated at the Championships


1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads, Czech Republic
Note: only a selection of 12 players listed below participated at the Championships


1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads, Germany
Note: only a selection of 12 players listed below participated at the Championships


1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads, Italy
Note: only a selection of 12 players listed below participated at the Championships


1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads, Kenya
Note: only a selection of 12 players listed below participated at the Championships


1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads, South Korea
Note: only a selection of 12 players listed below participated at the Championships


1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads, Netherlands
Note: only a selection of 12 players listed below participated at the Championships


1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads, Ukraine
Note: only a selection of 12 players listed below participated at the Championships


1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads, United States
Note: only a selection of 12 players listed below participated at the Championships


1994 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 1994 FIVB World Grand Prix was the second edition of the women's volleyball tournament, annually arranged by FIVB. It was played by eight countries from 19 August to 11 September 1994. The final round was staged in Shanghai.


1994 FIVB Volleyball World League
The 1994 FIVB Volleyball World League was the fifth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 6 May to 30 July 1994. The Final Round was held in Milan, Italy.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash
On Friday, 24 June 1994, a United States Air Force (USAF) Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, United States, after its pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur "Bud" Holland, maneuvered the bomber beyond its operational limits and lost control. The B-52 stalled, fell to the ground and exploded, killing Holland and the three other field-grade officers on board the aircraft. In addition, one person on the ground suffered injuries during the accident, but survived. The crash was captured on video and was shown repeatedly on news broadcasts throughout the world.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash
The subsequent investigation concluded that the crash was attributable primarily to three factors: Holland's personality and behavior; USAF leaders' delayed or inadequate reactions to earlier incidents involving Holland; and the sequence of events during the aircraft's final flight. The crash is now used in military and civilian aviation environments as a case study in teaching crew resource management. It is also often used by the U.S. Armed Forces during aviation safety training as an example of the importance of complying with safety regulations and correcting the behavior of anyone who violates safety procedures.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Accident, Background
On 24 June 1994, a USAF B-52H bomber crew stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base prepared to practice an aircraft demonstration flight for an air show which was due to take place the following day. The crew consisted of pilots Lt. Col. Arthur "Bud" Holland (aged 46) and Lt. Col . Mark McGeehan (38), Colonel Robert Wolff (46), and weapon systems officer/radar navigator Lt. Col . Ken Huston (41). Holland was the designated aircraft commander for the flight, with McGeehan as the co-pilot and Wolff as a safety observer. Holland was the chief of the 92nd Bomb Wing's Standardization and Evaluation branch, McGeehan was the commander of the 325th Bomb Squadron, Wolff was the vice commander of the 92nd Bomb Wing, and Huston was the 325th Bomb Squadron's operations officer.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Accident, Background
The mission plan for the flight called for a series of low-altitude passes, 60° banked turns, a steep climb, and a touch-and-go landing on Fairchild's Runway 23. The flight was also Wolff's "fini flight" – a common tradition in which a retiring USAF aircrew member is met at the airfield by relatives, friends, and coworkers, shortly after landing on his or her final flight, and doused with water. Accordingly, Wolff's wife and many of his close friends were at the airfield to watch the flight and participate in the post-flight ceremony. McGeehan's wife and his two youngest sons were watching the flight from the backyard of McGeehan's living quarters, which were located nearby.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Accident, Takeoff
The B-52 aircraft, callsign Czar 52, took off at 13:58 and completed most of the mission's elements without incident. Upon preparing to execute the touch-and-go on Runway 23 at the end of the practice profile, the aircraft was instructed to go around because a KC-135 aircraft was on the runway, having just landed. Maintaining an altitude of about 250 feet (75 m) above ground level (AGL), Holland radioed the control tower and requested permission to execute a 360° left turn, which was immediately granted by the tower controller.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Accident, Crash
The B-52 then began the 360° left turn around the tower starting from about the midfield point of the runway. Located just behind the tower was an area of restricted airspace. Apparently to avoid flying through the restricted airspace, Holland flew the aircraft in an extremely tight, steeply banked turn while maintaining the low, 250-foot (75 m) AGL altitude. Approximately three-quarters of the way around the turn, at 14:16, the aircraft banked past 90°, descended rapidly, clipped power lines and hit the ground, exploding and killing the four crew members.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Accident, Crash
McGeehan was sitting in an ejection seat, but according to the medical statement, he had only "partially ejected at the time of impact"; it does not state whether he had managed to clear the aircraft. Huston was also sitting in an ejection seat; the medical statement indicated that he had not initiated the ejection sequence. Wolff's seat was not ejection-capable. One airman was injured on the ground observing.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation
The USAF immediately convened a safety investigation board under the direction of the USAF's Chief of Safety, Brigadier General Orin L. Godsey. The board released the report of its investigation into the crash on 10 August 1994. A final evaluation of the safety investigation was released on 31 January 1995. An accident investigation board, called an "AFR 110-14 Investigation," released a separate report in 1995. Unlike the USAF safety investigation, which was released only to personnel of the U.S. Department of Defense, the AFR 110-14 report was released to the general public.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation
The AFR 110-14 investigation identified several factors which contributed to the crash, including the actual crash sequence, the personality and earlier behavior of Holland, previous supervision and lack of corrective action exercised by USAF officers over Holland, mission planning and execution, and other environmental and human factors.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Crash sequence
The investigation found that as the B-52 entered its final turn sequence around the tower, its airspeed indicator (ASI) was showing 182 knots (337 km/h; 209 mph). Although Holland increased the engine power after starting the turn, his input came too late to maintain the aircraft's airspeed, as the B-52 turbofan engines take up to eight seconds to respond to throttle commands. The ASI was available to all four aircrew members, but they allowed the aircraft's airspeed to continue decreasing.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Crash sequence
Eight seconds before impact, the airspeed had dropped to 145 knots (269 km/h; 167 mph) and the aircraft's bank angle had increased beyond 60°. This was the point at which Holland or McGeehan applied full right spoiler, right rudder, and nose-up elevator; however, due to the reduction in airspeed the aircraft entered a turning flight stall (also called an "accelerated stall"), which is a stall that occurs at a higher airspeed than the design stall speed—which itself always refers to straight and level flight—because the aircraft is turning. Due to the bank angle of at least 60°, the stall speed for the aircraft at that moment was 147 knots (272 km/h; 169 mph). Hence, as it was flying 2 knots below the stall speed, the aircraft stalled, with insufficient altitude to recover before striking the ground.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Holland's previous behavior and USAF leaders' reactions
The accident board stated that Holland's macho, daredevil personality significantly influenced the crash sequence. USAF personnel testified that Holland had developed a reputation as an aggressive pilot who often broke flight safety and other rules. The rule-breaking included flying below minimum clearance altitudes and exceeding bank-angle limitations and climb rates.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Holland's previous behavior and USAF leaders' reactions
An earlier incident occurred in 1991 when a B-52 piloted by Holland performed a circle above a softball game in which Holland's daughter was participating. Beginning at 2,500 feet (760 m) AGL, Holland's aircraft executed the circle at 65° of bank. In a maneuver described by one witness as a "death spiral", the nose of the aircraft continued to drop and the bank angle increased to 80°. After losing 1,000 feet (300 m) of altitude, Holland was able to regain control of the aircraft.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Holland's previous behavior and USAF leaders' reactions
On 19 May 1991, Holland was the command pilot of the B-52 demonstration flight at the Fairchild air show. During the demonstration, Holland's aircraft violated several safety regulations; he exceeded bank and pitch limits, flew directly over the air show spectators, and possibly violated altitude restrictions. The base and wing commander, Colonel Arne Weinman, along with his staff, observed the demonstration but apparently took no action.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Holland's previous behavior and USAF leaders' reactions
On 12 July 1991, Holland commanded a B-52 for a "flyover" during a change-of-command ceremony for the 325th Bomb Squadron at Fairchild. During both the practice and the actual flyover, Holland's aircraft flew at altitudes below 100 feet (30 m)—well below the established minimum altitude—flew steeply banked turns in excess of 45°, exceeded pitch-angle limits, and executed a wingover. Although not specifically prohibited, the wingover was not recommended because it could damage the aircraft. After witnessing the flyover, Colonel Weinman and his deputy commander for operations (DO), Colonel Julich, orally reprimanded Holland, but took no formal action.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Holland's previous behavior and USAF leaders' reactions
At the Fairchild air show on 17 May 1992, Holland was again the command pilot of the B-52 aerial-demonstration flight. During the demonstration, Holland's aircraft again violated various safety regulations, including several low-altitude steep turns in excess of 45° of bank and a high-pitch-angle climb, estimated at over 60° nose high which Holland finished with a wingover maneuver. The new wing commander, Colonel Michael G. Ruotsala, apparently took no action. One week later, the new DO, Colonel Capotosti, on his own initiative warned Holland that if he violated any more safety regulations, Capotosti would ground him (remove him from flying status). Capotosti did not document his warning to Holland or take any other kind of formal action.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Holland's previous behavior and USAF leaders' reactions
On 14 and 15 April 1993, Holland was the mission commander of a two-aircraft training mission to a bombing range near Guam in the Pacific Ocean. During the mission, Holland flew his B-52 closer to the other B-52 than regulations allowed. Holland also asked his navigator to videotape the bombs falling from the aircraft from inside the bomb bay, also against regulations. Holland's navigator later brought the video to the attention of three Fairchild USAF officers.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Holland's previous behavior and USAF leaders' reactions
The first, Lieutenant Colonel Bullock, the current 325th Bomb Squadron commander, did nothing about it and may have even tried to use the videotape as leverage to coerce the navigator into accepting a position as mission scheduler for the wing. The second, the deputy operations group commander, Lieutenant Colonel Harper, told the crew member to conceal the evidence. The third, the DO, allegedly responded to reports of the video by stating, "Okay, I don't want to know anything about that video—I don't care."


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Holland's previous behavior and USAF leaders' reactions
At the Fairchild air show on 8 August 1993, Holland once again commanded the B-52 demonstration flight. As before, the demonstration profile included bank angles of greater than 45°, low-altitude passes, and another high pitch climbing maneuver, this time in excess of 80° nose high. The climb was so steep that fuel flowed out through the vent holes from the aircraft's wing tanks. The new wing commander, Brigadier General James M. Richards, and the new DO, Colonel William E. Pellerin, both witnessed the demonstration, but neither took any action.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Holland's previous behavior and USAF leaders' reactions
On 10 March 1994, Holland commanded a single-aircraft training mission to the Yakima Bombing Range, to provide an authorized photographer an opportunity to document the aircraft as it dropped training munitions. The minimum aircraft altitude permitted for that area was 500 feet (150 m) AGL; during the mission, Holland's aircraft was filmed crossing one ridgeline about 30 feet (10 m) above the ground. Fearing for their safety, the photography crew ceased filming and took cover as Holland's aircraft again passed low over the ground, this time estimated as clearing the ridgeline by only three feet (1 m). The co-pilot on Holland's aircraft testified that he grabbed the controls to prevent Holland from flying the aircraft into the ridge while the aircraft's other two aircrew members repeatedly screamed at Holland: "Climb! Climb!" Holland responded by laughing and calling one of the crew members "a pussy".


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Holland's previous behavior and USAF leaders' reactions
After that mission, the crew decided that they would never again fly with Holland and reported the incident to the bomb squadron leadership. The USAF squadron commander, Lieutenant Colonel Mark McGeehan, reported the incident to Pellerin and recommended that Holland be removed from flying duty. Pellerin consulted with Holland and gave him an oral reprimand and warning not to repeat the behavior, but refused to take him off flying duty. Pellerin also did not document the incident or the reprimand, nor did he notify his superiors, who remained unaware of the incident. McGeehan then decided that in order to protect his aircrews, he (McGeehan) would be the co-pilot on any future missions in which Holland was the command pilot. Evidence suggests that after this incident, "considerable animosity" existed between Holland and McGeehan.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Holland's previous behavior and USAF leaders' reactions
In preparation for the 1994 Fairchild air show, Holland was again selected as the command pilot for the B-52 demonstration flight. On 15 June 1994, Holland briefed the new wing commander, Colonel William Brooks, on the proposed flight plan. Holland's demonstration profile violated numerous regulations, including steep bank angles, low-altitude passes, and steep pitch attitudes. Brooks ordered Holland not to exceed 45° bank angle or 25° pitch attitude during the demonstration. During the first practice session, on 17 June, Holland repeatedly violated these orders. Brooks witnessed this, but took no action. Pellerin flew with Holland on that flight and reported to Brooks that, "the profile looks good to him; looks very safe, well within parameters." The next practice flight on 24 June ended with the fatal crash.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Other factors
The demonstration profile designed by Holland included a 360° turn around Fairchild's control tower, a maneuver which he had not attempted in previous air show demonstrations. During the final flight, Holland performed a series of 60° bank turns and a 68° pitch climb in violation of Brooks's orders. There is no evidence to suggest that either McGeehan or Wolff attempted to intervene as Holland carried out these dangerous maneuvers.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Other factors
Pellerin was originally scheduled to fly in this mission, as he had done on the 17 June flight, but he was unavailable for the 24 June flight and Wolff was selected as the replacement aircrew member. Due to the short notice of his assignment to the mission, Wolff did not participate in the pre-flight briefing and boarded the aircraft after the engines were started. He was therefore unaware of the planned mission profile and had no opportunity to raise any objections before take-off.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Other factors
All of the four aircrew involved in the crash had only limited flying time in the months before the crash. It would appear that none of them had noticed that the aircraft had stalled until shortly before impact, as indicated by a failure to apply standard recovery techniques to the aircraft once it entered the stall. The investigation reported that even if the proper stall recovery techniques had been applied, it was unlikely that the accident could have been prevented as the aircraft was already flying too low to be recovered.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Other factors
Four days before the accident, on 20 June, Dean Mellberg, an emotionally disturbed ex-USAF serviceman, had entered Fairchild's hospital, fatally shooting four people and wounding many more before being killed by a security policeman. The crime was a major distraction for personnel stationed at Fairchild for some time afterwards.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Conclusions
The accident investigation concluded that the crash was primarily attributable to Holland's personality and behavior, USAF leaders' inadequate reactions to the previous incidents involving Holland, and the sequence of events and aircrew response during the final flight of the aircraft. Holland's disregard for procedures governing the safe operation of the B-52 aircraft that he commanded and the absence of firm and consistent corrective action by his superior officers allowed Holland to believe that he could conduct his flight in an unsafe manner, culminating with the slow, steeply banked, 360° turn around the control tower.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Investigation, Conclusions
The other environmental factors involved, including the addition of a new maneuver (the 360° turn around the tower), inadequate pre-flight involvement of Wolff, and the distractions from the base shooting four days prior, combined with Holland's unsafe and risk-taking piloting behavior to produce conditions favorable for the crash to occur. The final factor, according to the USAF investigation report, was the 10-knot (19 km/h) wind and its effect on the maneuvers required to achieve the intended flightpath in relation to the ground.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Aftermath
On 19 May 1995, Pellerin pleaded guilty at a USAF court-martial proceeding to two counts of dereliction of duty for his actions, or lack thereof, that contributed to the crash. He was sentenced to forfeit $1,500 of salary a month for five months and received a written reprimand. The USAF did not reveal whether any other officer involved in the chain of events leading to the crash received any type of administrative or disciplinary action. Critics of USAF's safety record stated that this crash was an example of a pattern of problems related to enforcement of safety procedures within USAF.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Aftermath
Although the accident investigation found that procedures and policies were supposedly already in place to prevent such a crash from occurring again, the fact that this crash occurred showed that in at least one instance, the existing safety policies and their enforcement had been grievously inadequate. To re-emphasize the importance of adherence to existing safety policies and correcting the actions of anyone violating them at any time, the USAF quickly distributed the findings of the accident investigation throughout the service. These measures failed to prevent—sixteen years later—the occurrence in almost identical circumstances of another accident, when a C-17 transport aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, on an aerial-display practice flight.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Aftermath
Today, the Fairchild crash is used in both military- and civilian-aviation environments, as a training aid in teaching crew resource management and to show the importance of enforcing safety regulations.


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Aftermath
Several years after his death, Lt. Col . McGeehan was recognized with an award by the Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame in East Liverpool, Ohio, for his lifetime of service. The citation included the following:


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Aftermath
Ironically, just weeks before his death as Lt. Col . McGeehan was preparing to hand over the unit flag of the 325th Bomb Squadron for deactivation on 1 July, he wrote in an article that was printed 10 June 1994, in the military publication Strikehawk:


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Aftermath
"When we think of those who went before us, we should do so with humility, respecting their great personal sacrifice. When we honor our heritage and those with whom we share a common bond and purpose, we are all enriched, and our lives are made a little more worth living."


1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash, Aftermath
Footage of the Fairchild crash was used in the making of the 2015 film Project Almanac, depicting an airline accident, which sparked public anger among relatives of Wolff and McGeehan. After an initial claim by Paramount Pictures that the video in question was of a 2009 Tokyo crash, producer Michael Bay issued an apology to the families and the footage was removed from the film's theatrical release and associated trailers at Bay's request.


1994 Family Circle Cup
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1994 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles
Lori McNeil /  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated  Gigi Fernández /  Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 4–1 (Fernández and Zvereva retired)


1994 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but lost in the final after they were forced to retire at 6–4, 4–1 against Lori McNeil and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.


1994 Family Circle Cup – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.


1994 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


1994 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Conchita Martínez won in the final 6–4, 6–0 against Natasha Zvereva.


1994 Family Circle Cup – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


1994 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
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1994 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, Ceremony
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1994 Faroese general election
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1994 Federation Cup (tennis)
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1994 Federation Cup (tennis)
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1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional Federation Cup qualifying competition in 1994. All ties were played at the Cochabamba T.C. in Cochabamba, Bolivia on clay courts.


1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone
The seventeen teams were divided into three pools of four and one pool of five to compete in round-robin matches. After each of the ties had been played, the teams that finished first, second and third in each of the respective pools would then move on to the knockout stage of the competition. The two teams that won two matches of the knockout stage would go on to advance to the World Group.


1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone – Knockout Stage
The Knockout Stage of the 1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Those that qualified for this stage placed first, second and third in their respective pools.


1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone – Knockout Stage
The twelve teams were then randomly drawn into a two-stage knockout tournament, with the winners qualifying for the World Group.


1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone – Pool A
Group A of the 1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone was one of four pools in the Americas zone of the 1994 Federation Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top three teams advancing to the knockout stage.


1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone – Pool B
Group B of the 1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone was one of four pools in the Americas zone of the 1994 Federation Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top three teams advancing to the knockout stage.


1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone – Pool C
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1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone – Pool D
Group D of the 1994 Federation Cup Americas Zone was one of four pools in the Americas zone of the 1994 Federation Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top three teams advancing to the knockout stage.


1994 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional Federation Cup qualifying competition in 1994. All ties were played at the Delhi LTA Complex in New Delhi, India on clay courts.


1994 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four to compete in round-robin matches. After each of the ties had been played, the teams that finished first and second in each of the respective pools would then move on to the knockout stage of the competition. The team that won both matches of the knockout stage would go on to advance to the World Group.


1994 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone – Knockout Stage
The Knockout Stage of the 1994 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


1994 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone – Knockout Stage
The four teams were then randomly drawn into a two-stage knockout tournament, with the winner qualifying for the World Group.


1994 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone – Pool A
Group A of the 1994 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone was one of four pools in the Asia/Oceania zone of the 1994 Federation Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.


1994 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone – Pool B
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1994 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional Federation Cup qualifying competition in 1994. All ties were played at Freizeit Park in Bad Waltersdorf, Austria.


1994 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The twenty-four teams were divided into eight teams of three to compete in round-robin matches. After each of the ties had been played, the teams that finished first and second in each of the respective pools would then move on to the knockout stage of the competition. The four teams that won two matches of the knockout stage would go on to advance to the World Group.


1994 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Knockout Stage
The Knockout Stage of the 1994 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


1994 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Knockout Stage
The sixteen teams were then randomly drawn into a two-stage knockout tournament, with the four winners qualifying for the World Group.


1994 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Pool A
Group A of the 1994 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone was one of eight pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1994 Federation Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams qualifying for the knockout stage.