1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event  at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 12 and 13 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification performance: 2.26 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 12 and 13 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification performance: 7.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event  at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 11 and 12 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault, Results, Qualification
Qualification performance: 5.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 11 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put, Results, Qualification
Qualification performance: 18.80 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 12 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 13 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 12 and 13 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 11 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres walk
The women's 3000 metres walk event  at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 11 March. This was the last time that this event was contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres walk, Results, Heats
First 4 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 12 and 13 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
The women's 60 metres event  at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 12 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles
The women's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 13 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 12 and 13 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event  at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 11 and 12 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification performance: 1.89 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 11 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification performance: 6.40 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon
The women's pentathlon event  at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 11 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 13 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump event at the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 12 and 13 March.


1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification performance: 13.40 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.


1994 European Athletics U23 Cup
The 2nd European Athletics U23 Cup was held on July 30–31, 1994. The participating teams were classified in two divisions, A and B.


1994 European Athletics U23 Cup, Division A
The contest for division A took place in Ostrava, Czech Republic.


1994 European Athletics U23 Cup, Division B
The competition for division B took place in Lillehammer, Norway.


1994 European Badminton Championships
The 14th European Badminton Championships were held in Den Bosch, Netherlands, between 10 and 17 April 1994, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Nederlandse Badminton Bond.


1994 European Beach Volleyball Championships
The 1994 European Beach Volleyball Championships were held in August, 1994 men's in Almería, Spain and women's in Espinho, Portugal. It was the second official edition of the men's event, which started in 1993, while the women competed for the first time.


1994 European Cross Country Championships
The 1st European Cross Country Championships were held at Alnwick in England on 10 December 1994. Paulo Guerra took the title in the men's competition and Catherina McKiernan won the women's race.


1994 European Cup (athletics)
The 1994 European Cup was the 15th edition of the European Cup of athletics.


1994 European Cup (athletics)
The Super League Finals were held in Birmingham, Great Britain between 25–26 June 1994.


1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
The 1994 European Cup final  was a football match on 4 May 1994 contested between Arsenal of England and Parma of Italy. It was the final match of the 1993–94 European cup and the 34th European Cupfinal. The final was held at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, and Arsenal won 1–0 with the goal coming from Alan Smith. It is widely considered as the peak of Arsenal's famous defence. Arsenal became the first London club to win the trophy.


1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Background
Having beaten Antwerp in the same competition in the previous year, Parma were aiming to become the first side to win consecutive finals; five sides had previously failed to do so after reaching the final for a consecutive year. The final was the first time that Parma had come up against English opposition. On the other hand, Arsenal had three times played out two-legged affairs with Italian clubs. The first meeting was in the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, when they overcame Lazio 4–2 on aggregate, drawing the first leg in Rome and winning the second leg 2–0 at Highbury. Arsenal had also faced Italians in the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup at the semi-final stage; Arsenal won 2–1 on aggregate. The most recent meeting was in the quarter-finals of this year's competition, where they overcame Torino 1–0 over two legs.


1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Background
It was the first time Parken Stadium had hosted the major European competition's final and the first time any European competition's final had been held in Denmark. The stadium had opened only recently – in 1992 – and was the home of Copenhagen and the Danish national football team, taking two years to construct at the cost of 640 million Danish kroner. It was built on the site of the national team's previous home, Idrætsparken.


1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary
A crowd of 33,765 witnessed a tactical match. Parma's Tomas Brolin hit the post early on but, in the 20th minute, Lorenzo Minotti miss-hit an overhead clearance and Alan Smith capitalized, beating Luca Bucci with a left-footed volley. Arsenal then invited pressure from Parma but, by controlling Gianfranco Zola and Faustino Asprilla, defended their lead and became the fourth London club to win the trophy. The final was noted for Arsenal fans singing "one nil to the Arsenal" throughout the match.


1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary
Arsenal were without their leading goalscorer Ian Wright, who missed the final through suspension as well as the injured John Jensen, Martin Keown, and David Hillier.


1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees: Josef Zvonic (Czech Republic) Otakar Draštík (Czech Republic)Fourth official: Lubomír Puček (Czech Republic)


1994 European Curling Championships
The 1994 European Curling Championships were held from December 4 to 10 at the Gärdeshallen in Sundsvall, Sweden.


1994 European Fencing Championships
The 1994 European Fencing Championships were held in Kraków, Poland. The competition consisted of individual events only.


1994 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1994 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Elite skaters from European ISU member nations competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


1994 European Grand Prix
The 1994 European Grand Prix (formally the XXXIX Gran Premio de Europa) was a Formula One motor race held on 16 October 1994 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Jerez, Spain. It was the fourteenth race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship.


1994 European Grand Prix
The 69-lap race was won from pole position by Michael Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Ford. Schumacher, returning from a two-race ban, took his eighth victory of the season by 24.6 seconds from Drivers' Championship rival Damon Hill in the Williams-Renault, with Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren-Peugeot.


1994 European Grand Prix
The win put Schumacher five points ahead of Hill with two races remaining, while Benetton regained the lead of the Constructors' Championship from Williams.


1994 European Grand Prix, Background
The Argentine Grand Prix had been due to return to the Formula One calendar on this date, but ongoing modernisation of the Buenos Aires circuit meant that this was postponed until early in the 1995 season. A race at Jerez, the first since 1990, was organised in its place, and was given the title of the European Grand Prix, which had been used the previous year for the race at Donington Park.


1994 European Grand Prix, Background
Michael Schumacher returned to the Benetton team following his ban from the Italian and Portuguese Grands Prix, while Nigel Mansell returned to Williams, the 1994 CART season having ended the previous week. Elsewhere, Flavio Briatore bought Johnny Herbert's contract from Lotus's administrators and transferred him to Ligier, trading places with Éric Bernard, while rookies Hideki Noda and Domenico Schiattarella joined the Larrousse and Simtek teams respectively, replacing Yannick Dalmas and Jean-Marc Gounon.


1994 European Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Schumacher took pole from Drivers' Championship rival Damon Hill by 0.13 seconds, with Mansell third but sixth tenths of a second behind Hill. Heinz-Harald Frentzen took fourth in the Sauber, followed by Rubens Barrichello in the Jordan and Gerhard Berger in the Ferrari. Herbert was seventh in the Ligier, with Gianni Morbidelli in the Footwork, Mika Häkkinen in the McLaren and Eddie Irvine in the second Jordan completing the top ten. Debutants Noda and Schiattarella were 24th and 26th respectively, with the two Pacifics of Bertrand Gachot and Paul Belmondo once again failing to qualify.


1994 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
At the start, Hill got ahead of Schumacher, while Mansell fell to sixth behind Frentzen, Barrichello and Berger. Mansell re-passed Berger on lap 2 and Barrichello on lap 6, before the Jordan driver got by again on lap 12. Noda's debut ended with a gearbox failure after ten laps; as he slowed, he was hit by Mansell, who subsequently pitted for a new nosecone and dropped out of contention.


1994 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Schumacher overtook Hill during the first round of pit stops; both were well clear of Frentzen - who was running a one-stop strategy - with Häkkinen up to fourth and Irvine fifth. Hill briefly went ahead again during the second stops, after which Schumacher retained a comfortable lead for the rest of the race. Frentzen's strategy backfired as he fell to seventh, behind Berger and Barrichello, while Irvine moved ahead of Häkkinen and into third, only to be re-passed by the McLaren driver as a result of a quicker second stop. In the closing stages, Barrichello developed a left rear puncture, putting Frentzen back in the top six, just ahead of Ukyo Katayama's Tyrrell.


1994 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
In a race of high reliability, nineteen cars were still running at the end, the last being Schiattarella (albeit five laps down), while Mansell was the last driver to retire, spinning off on lap 48. Schumacher's eventual margin of victory over Hill was 24.6 seconds, with another 45 seconds back to Häkkinen and a further nine back to Irvine, the last driver on the lead lap. Berger and Frentzen completed the top six, Frentzen holding off Katayama for the final point by 0.2 seconds. With two races remaining, Schumacher led Hill in the Drivers' Championship by five points, while Benetton moved back into the lead of the Constructors' Championship by two points from Williams.


1994 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
In the second Sauber, Andrea de Cesaris made his 208th and final Grand Prix start, at the time second only to Riccardo Patrese. Karl Wendlinger was due to return to the Swiss team at the next race in Japan, following his crash at Monaco earlier in the season.


1994 European Indoors
The 1994 European Indoors was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Saalsporthalle Allmend in Zürich in Switzerland and was part of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 3 October through 9 October 1994. Fifth-seeded Magdalena Maleeva won the singles title, succeeding her retired sister Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, and earning $150,000 in first-prize money.


1994 European Indoors, Finals, Doubles
Manon Bollegraf /  Martina Navratilova defeated  Patty Fendick /  Meredith McGrath 7–6, 6–1


1994 European Indoors – Doubles
Zina Garrison-Jackson and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners.


1994 European Indoors – Doubles
Garrison-Jackson teamed up with Larisa Neiland and lost in semifinals to Patty Fendick and Meredith McGrath.


1994 European Indoors – Doubles
Navratilova teamed up with Manon Bollegraf and successfully defended her title, by defeating Fendick and McGrath 7–6(7–3), 6–1 in the final.


1994 European Indoors – Singles
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière was the defending champion, but retired from professional tennis during this season.


1994 European Indoors – Singles
Magdalena Maleeva won the title by defeating Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 in the final.


1994 European Indoors – Singles
This event marked the first appearance of 14 year-old Martina Hingis in a professional tennis tournament. Hingis reached the second round before losing to Mary Pierce


1994 European Judo Championships
The 1994 European Judo Championships were the 5th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Gdańsk, Poland on 22 May 1994.


1994 European Karate Championships
The 1994 European Karate Championships, the 29th edition, was held in the sports complex of the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England from May 2 to 4, 1994.


1994 European League
The 1994 Lowen Sport European League was a  professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 1 January to 29 May 1994.


1994 European League
Stephen Hendry won in the final 10–7 against John Parrott.


1994 European League, League phase
Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.


1994 European Marathon Cup
The 1994 European Marathon Cup was the 5th edition of the European Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Helsinki, Finland, inside of the 1994 European Championships.


1994 European Men's Handball Championship
The 1994 European Men's Handball Championship was the inaugural edition of the tournament, held in Portugal from 3 to 12 June 1994, in the cities of Porto and Almada. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Russia in the final, while Croatia finished third.


1994 European Mountain Running Trophy
The 1994 European Mountain Running Trophy was held in Ponte nelle Alpi, Italy. It was the first European international competition for the sport and preceded the launching of an official European competition by the World Mountain Running Association the following year. It featured a men's race and a women's race, each of which had an individual and team component. The host nation Italy won all four titles, with Andrea Agostini and Nives Curti winning the individual races.


1994 European Open (snooker)
The 1994 Humo European Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 17 December 1994 at the Schijnpoort Arena in Antwerp, Belgium.


1994 European Open (snooker)
Defending champion Stephen Hendry won the tournament, defeating John Parrott 9–7 in the final.


1994 European Parliament election
The 1994 European Parliamentary Election was a European election held across the 12 European Union member states in June 1994.


1994 European Parliament election
This election saw the merge of the European People's Party and European Democrats, an increase in the overall number of seats (567 members were elected to the European Parliament) and a fall in overall turnout to 57%.


1994 European Parliament election
The five years which had passed since the previous election had seen enormous political upheavals across the continent. These changes included the end of communism in Europe, German reunification, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Velvet Divorce in Czechoslovakia and the breakup of Yugoslavia. The integration of five former East German states and Berlin into the Federal Republic of Germany had constituted the first physical expansion of the EC since 1986. The end of the Cold War meant three politically neutral states in Europe had begun a process of acceding to the EU that would culminate in the 1995 enlargement of the European Union. The EU itself had assumed its current name through adoption of the Treaty of Maastricht in 1993.


1994 European Parliament election, Results
The Technical Group of the European Right no longer had enough MEPs to qualify as a Group, and its MEPs returned for the time being to the ranks of the independents. The members of the European Democrats joined the European People's Party (EPP), some as associate members such as the British Conservatives who did not wish to subscribe to the EPP's pro-federalist position. Despite the merger, the EPP failed one more to become the largest party; the Party of European Socialists once more claimed victory, with a 41-seat lead over the People's Party.


1994 European Parliament election, Results
Forza Italia was elected for the first time in 1994; it formed its own shortlived group, Forza Europa, before this merged with the European Democratic Alliance a year after the election to become the Group Union for Europe. In addition to Forza Europa, another new group was founded following the fall of the European Right group: the Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)—the first Eurosceptic group in the Parliament, which lasted until 1996.


1994 European Parliament election, Results, Results by country
The national results as at 9–12 June 1994 are as follows:


1994 European Parliament election, Seat distribution
The number of seats was changed to accommodate Austria, Finland and Sweden who were joining the following year, holding elections then. They were granted 21,16 and 22 seats respectively. The total number of seats increased from 518 to 567.


1994 European Parliament election in Belgium
Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 12 June 1994. The Dutch-speaking electoral college elected 14 MEPs, the French-speaking electoral college elected 10 MEPs and the German-speaking electoral college elected 1 MEP.


1994 European Parliament election in Denmark
The European Parliament election of 1994 in Denmark was the election of the delegation representing Denmark constituency for the 1994-1999 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. The vote took place on 9 June.


1994 European Parliament election in Denmark, Results
Note - seats are allocated first by the D'Hondt method to Electoral coalitions, which were (B + Q), (C + D + V) and (J + N) and the remaining parties by themselves; then subsequently between the parties in each coalition.


1994 European Parliament election in France
On 12 June 1994 the fourth direct elections to the European Parliament were held in the France. Six lists were able to win seats: an alliance of the centre-right Union for French Democracy and the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, the Socialist Party, the Left Radical Party, the French Communist Party, the National Front and Philippe de Villiers' eurosceptic right-wing dissident UDF list, which formed the Majorité pour l'autre Europe. 53.5% of the French population turned out on election day, actually an improvement on the last election in 1989.


1994 European Parliament election in France
The Greens, who were weakened by an Ecology Generation list led by Brice Lalonde (winning 2.01%) and also suffering from internal divisions between the party's left (who wanted an electoral alliance with the Soécialists and the left) and the right (rejecting all alliances), lost all 9 seats won in 1989. Arlette Laguiller's Trotskyst Workers' Struggle (2.27%), Jean-Pierre Chevènement's left-wing eurosceptic Citizens' Movement (2.54%), the L'Europe commence à Sarajevo List (1.57%) and the agrarian populist Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions (3.96%) were among the notable lists which did not pass the 5% threshold.


1994 European Parliament election in France
With 14.49%, the Socialists, the party of President François Mitterrand, whose list was led by Michel Rocard suffered its worst result ever in a European election, losing votes mainly to the Radical list led by wealthy businessman and a protégé of Mitterrand, Bernard Tapie. Most analysts agreed that Mitterrand supported Tapie's list behind the scenes, since Rocard was a personal rival of Mitterrand and he wished to destroy Rocard's chances in the 1995 presidential election. In fact, Rocard resigned as First Secretary of the PS shortly thereafter and did not run in 1995 – Lionel Jospin was the Socialist candidate.


1994 European Parliament election in France
The other surprise was Philippe de Villiers success. Villiers, the President of the General Council of Vendée, was a eurosceptic member of the liberal component (PR) of the pro-European UDF. He won a surprisingly strong 12.34%, and his thirteen MEPs formed the nucleus of the Europe of Nations group. However, his success did not lead him to immediate political successes – he polled barely 4% in the 1995 presidential election.


1994 European Parliament election in Germany
The European Parliament election of 1994 in Germany was the election of the delegation from Germany to the European Parliament in 1994.


1994 European Parliament election in Greece
The European Parliament election of 1994 in Greece for the election of the delegation from Greece to the European Parliament took place on 12 June. The election system used in Greece was a party-list proportional representation with a 3% threshold for any party. The number of seats allocated to Greece was 25.


1994 European Parliament election in Greece, Results
The 1994 European election was the fourth election to the European Parliament in which Greece participated. The ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement under the leadership of the aging Andreas Papandreou made gains against the opposition conservative New Democracy party. A new party Political Spring had left New Democracy and came in third ahead of the Communist Party of Greece and the Coalition of the Left and Progress which had contested the previous election in coalition. The parties on the left elected two MEPs each, the same result as 1989.


1994 European Parliament election in Ireland
The 1994 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1994 European Parliament election. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote. Local elections were held on the same day for borough councils, urban district councils and town commissioners.


1994 European Parliament election in Ireland, The Campaign
In 1992, a general election in Ireland led to the Labour Party's best results to date, paving the way for Dick Spring to lead his party into coalition with Fianna Fáil. The 1994 local and European elections were seen in some quarters as a mid-term report on that coalition's performance. The strong result by the Green Party in particular was interpreted as a warning that left-leaning middle class voters were moving away from Labour.


1994 European Parliament election in Ireland, The Campaign
The election was notable for how some parties ran "parachute candidates" (like Orla Guerin for Labour) who did not resonate with voters as well as incumbent, grassroots campaigners.


1994 European Parliament election in Ireland, The Campaign
The popularity of President Mary Robinson led to parties presenting more female candidates than usual, four of whom became MEPs on this occasion.


1994 European Parliament election in Ireland, Results, Constituency Breakdown, Leinster
Alan Gillis replaced his party colleague Patrick Cooney who had stepped down. The Green Party gained the additional seat.


1994 European Parliament election in Ireland, Results, Constituency Breakdown, Munster
The constituency lost a seat and T. J. Maher and Gene Fitzgerald retired. Pat Cox resigned from the Progressive Democrats (PD) but succeeded in narrowly beating the PD leader Desmond O'Malley for the last seat.


1994 European Parliament election in Ireland, Results, Constituency Breakdown, Connacht-Ulster
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher of Fianna Fáil gained the seat vacated by Neil Blaney.


1994 European Parliament election in Italy
The European Parliament election of 1994 in Italy was the election of the delegation from Italy to the European Parliament in 1994.


1994 European Parliament election in Italy
It was the first continental election after the scandal of Tangentopoli which destroyed the traditional republican parties of Italy: consequently, all new parties contested the race.


1994 European Parliament election in Italy, Electoral system
The pure party-list proportional representation was the traditional electoral system of the Italian Republic since its foundation in 1946, so it had been adopted to elect the Italian representatives to the European Parliament too. Two levels were used: a national level to divide seats between parties, and a constituency level to distribute them between candidates. Italian regions were united in 5 constituencies, each electing a group of deputies. At national level, seats were divided between party lists using the largest remainder method with Hare quota. All seats gained by each party were automatically distributed to their local open lists and their most voted candidates.


1994 European Parliament election in Italy, Results
The new party Forza Italia (FI), led by the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, won the election with 30.6% of the vote and 27 seats. The second party was the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS), main heir of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), that gained 19.1% of the vote and 16 seats, while the third party was National Alliance (AN), heir of the Italian Social Movement (MSI), that gained 12.5% of the vote and 11 seats. The Italian People's Party (PPI), main heir of Christian Democracy (DC), gained only 10.0% of the vote and 8 seats.


1994 European Parliament election in Luxembourg
The 1994 European Parliament election in Luxembourg was the election of MEP representing Luxembourg constituency for the 1994–1999 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. It was held on 12 June 1994.


1994 European Parliament election in Portugal
The European Parliament election of 1994 in Portugal was the election of MEP representing Portugal constituency for the 1994-1999 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. In Portugal the election was held on 12 June.


1994 European Parliament election in Portugal
In the closest nationwide election in Portuguese history, the Socialist Party (PS) polled just 0.5% ahead of the Social Democrats (PSD). Nonetheless, it was a very strong performance from the Socialists, as they gained 6% more than in 1989, and also won 2 more MEP. It was also the first nationwide election victory for the PS since the 1983 general elections. At that time, the PSD was in government for almost 9 years, but the party suffered little wear. The Social Democrats won 34.4% of the votes, a gain of more than 1.5% compared with 1989, and were able to hold on to the 9 seats they won in 1989.


1994 European Parliament election in Portugal
The People's Party (CDS–PP), although losing some ground, was able to win back 3rd place with a very nationalist and anti-Europe speech. The CDS–PP won 12.5% of the votes, a drop of almost 2%, but maintained their 3 seats. The Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU) had a very poor performance, falling to 4th place, and losing both share of vote and seats. The Communist/Green alliance won just 11% of the votes, a drop of 3%, and lost one seat from the Ecologist Party "The Greens".


1994 European Parliament election in Portugal
Turnout fell to all-time low levels, with just 35.5% of voters casting a ballot.


1994 European Parliament election in Portugal, Electoral System
The voting method used, for the election of European members of parliament, is by proportional representation using the d'Hondt method, which is known to benefit leading parties. In the 1994 EU elections, Portugal had 25 seats to be filled. Deputies are elected in a single constituency, corresponding to the entire national territory.


1994 European Parliament election in Portugal, Parties and candidates
The major parties that partook in the election, and their EP list leaders, were:


1994 European Parliament election in Portugal, Opinion Polling
The following table shows the opinion polls of voting intention of the Portuguese voters before the election. Those parties that are listed were represented in the EU parliament (1989-1994). Included is also the result of the Portuguese EP elections in 1989 and 1994 for reference.


1994 European Parliament election in Portugal, Opinion Polling
Note, until 2000, the publication of opinion polls in the last week of the campaign was forbidden.


1994 European Parliament election in Portugal, National summary of votes and seats, Maps
Most voted political force by district. (Azores and Madeira not shown)


1994 European Parliament election in Spain
The 1994 European Parliament election in Spain was held on Sunday, 12 June 1994, as part of the EU-wide election to elect the 4th European Parliament. All 64 seats allocated to Spain as per Council Decision 93/81/Euratom, ECSC, EEC were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in Andalusia.


1994 European Parliament election in Spain
The landslide victory for the People's Party (PP) became the first PP win over the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in a nationwide election.


1994 European Parliament election in Spain, Electoral system
The 64 members of the European Parliament allocated to Spain as per Council Decision 93/81/Euratom, ECSC, EEC were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with no electoral threshold being applied in order to be entitled to enter seat distribution. However, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold depending on the district magnitude. Seats were allocated to a single multi-member constituency comprising the entire national territory. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals and resident non-national European citizens over eighteen and in full enjoyment of their political rights.


1994 European Parliament election in Spain, Electoral system
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, they were required to secure the signature of at least 15,000 registered electors. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates.


1994 European Parliament election in Spain, Electoral system
Parties, federations and coalitions were allowed to replace this requirement with the signature of at least 50 elected officials—deputies, senators, MEPs or members from the legislative assemblies of autonomous communities or from local city councils—. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days from the election call.


1994 European Parliament election in Spain, Parties and coalitions
Below is a list of the main parties and coalitions which contested the election:


1994 European Parliament election in Spain, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font.


1994 European Parliament election in Veneto
The European Parliament election of 1994 took place on 12 June 1994.


1994 European Parliament election in Veneto
Forza Italia was by far the largest party in Veneto with 31.5%, while Lega Nord came second with 15.7% and the Italian People's Party third with 13.6%.


1994 European Parliament election in Veneto, Results
* = In alliance with Lega Autonomia Veneta, the Sardinian Action Party, Union for South Tyrol, etc.Source:


1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
The European Parliament election of 1994 in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency for the 1994–1999 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. It was held on 9 June 1994. Eleven parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 31 seats. (up from 25).


1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, Background, Combined lists
Several parties combined in one list to take part in this European Election and increase their chance on a seat in the European Parliament. These combined lists are:


1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, Background, Voting right
All subjects from other member states in the Netherlands were allowed to vote this election. It's no longer necessary that the member state of which the subject is from does the same. Only for this election no ahead registration had to take place to take part.


1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, Background, Voting right
These people got right to vote in this fifth election for the European Parliament in 1994 in the Netherlands:


1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, Results, Dutch political parties
The liberal VVD and D66 parties and the orthodox Protestant alliance of Political Reformed Party, Reformatory Political Federation and Reformed Political Alliance profited from the expansion of the number of seats. While the Christian Democratic Appeal and the Labour Party lost a considerable number of votes, but remained stabile in seats. 35.69% of Dutch citizens turned out on election day.


1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, MEPs period 1994–1999
Below is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1994–1999 as a result of this election.


1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
The European Parliament Election, 1994 was the fourth European election to be held in the United Kingdom. It was held on 9 June, though, as usual, the ballots were not counted until the evening of 12 June. The electoral system was, for the final European election, first past the post in England, Scotland and Wales and single transferable vote in Northern Ireland. This was the first election with 87 MEPs, the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1993 increased the number of seats for the UK from 81. For the first time, the UK did not have the lowest turnout in Europe. Turnout was lower in the Netherlands and Portugal.


1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
This was the first European election contested by the recently formed UK Independence Party and the first European election in which the Liberal Democrats won seats. The Green Party lost more than three-quarters of the votes they secured in the previous election. The Conservatives lost 14 seats, taking their number of seats down to 18, which was 42 fewer seats than in the 1979 election, the year they defeated the Labour Party in the 1979 General Election. This reflected the general unpopularity of the Major government at the time.


1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
Labour was under the interim leadership of Margaret Beckett following the sudden death of leader John Smith the previous month.


1994 European Promotion Cup for Men
The 1994 European Promotion Cup for Men was the 4th edition of this tournament. It was hosted in Dublin, Ireland and the host team achieved its first title ever after beating Cyprus in the final game.


1994 European Rallycross Championship
The 1994 European Rallycross Championship season was the nineteenth season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship under that name. It was held across eleven rounds starting at the Rallycross-Ring in Austria on April 17 and ending at the Estering in Germany on October 2.


1994 European Rallycross Championship
The champions were Richard Hutton (Division 1), Kenneth Hansen (Division 2), and Susann Bergvall (1400 Cup), who became the first ever female European Rallycross champion.


1994 European Seniors Tour
The 1994 European Seniors Tour was the 3rd season of the European Seniors Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour.


1994 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results
The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Seniors Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for players who are members of the tour.


1994 European Shotgun Championships
The 1994 European Shooting Championships was the 40th edition (included the European Shooting Championships), of the global shotgun competition, European Shotgun Championships, organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation.


1994 European Sprint Swimming Championships
The fourth edition of what later would be the European Short Course Championships was held in Stavanger, Norway, from 3 December to 4 December 1994. The event was named the European Sprint Swimming Championships. Only the 50 m events and the 100 m individual medley were at stake.


1994 European Super Cup
The 1994 European Super Cup was a football match played over two legs between Arsenal of England and Milan of Italy. It was the 20th staging of the European Super Cup, a fixture between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and European Cup Winners' Cup. The first leg was played at Highbury, London on 1 February 1995 and at the San Siro, Milan a week later for the second leg. Milan won the Super Cup 2–0 on aggregate. The competition would be renamed the UEFA Super Cup the following season.


1994 European Super Cup
The teams qualified for the competition by separately winning the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League and 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup. Milan won the former, beating Barcelona 4–0 in the final. Arsenal qualified as winners of the Cup Winners' Cup; in the final of the competition they defeated Parma by a single goal. This was the first official meeting between both clubs in European football.


1994 European Super Cup
Milan's preparations for the Super Cup were blighted by the death of Vincenzo Spagnolo, a Genoa supporter who was stabbed on his way to watch the two teams play. Once news of his death had arrived, the match was abandoned and the Italian football calendar was suspended for a week. Milan and Arsenal paid respect to Spagnolo by observing a minute's silence before the first leg.


1994 European Super Cup
A crowd of 38,044 witnessed both clubs play out a goalless draw at Highbury; the first leg marked the return of Paul Merson, who spent time away from football in order to seek treatment for various addictions. A significantly lower crowd at the San Siro saw Milan dominate in large periods and win courtesy of goals from Zvonomir Boban and Daniele Massaro.


1994 European Super Cup, Background
The European Super Cup was founded in the early 1970s, as a means to determine the best team in Europe and serve as a challenge to Ajax, the strongest club side of its day. The proposal by Dutch journalist Anton Witkamp, a football match between the holders of the European Cup and Cup Winners' Cup, failed to receive UEFA's backing, given the recent Cup Winners' Cup winners Rangers had been banned from European competition. Witkamp nonetheless proceeded with his vision, a two-legged match played between Ajax and Rangers in January 1973. The competition was endorsed and recognised by UEFA a year later.


1994 European Super Cup, Background
Arsenal qualified for the Super Cup as the reigning European Cup Winners' Cup winners. It marked their debut in the event. Arsenal had conceded only three goals throughout the 1993–94 staging of the Cup Winners' Cup, and beat Italian side Parma by a single goal to win the final. The other Super Cup place went to Milan, winners of the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League. Milan defeated pre-match favourites Barcelona 4–0 in the final, a result which earned the club their third top European honour in six years.


1994 European Super Cup, Background
Milan were appearing in the event for the fifth time; prior to the game against Arsenal, they had won the Super Cup in consecutive years (in 1989 and 1990), and were on the losing side twice (in 1973 and 1993). This was first meeting between the two sides in competitive European football.


1994 European Super Cup, Background
Neither match was televised live in the United Kingdom, though highlights were shown on Carlton (the London-based ITV company), Channel 4's Football Italia and Sky Sports. Highlights of the first leg were also shown by Central Television during Central Sports Special, taking the same Brian Moore commentary as heard on Carlton. Live radio commentary of the second leg was scheduled to be broadcast during Trevor Brooking's Football Night on BBC Radio 5 Live but was replaced by an FA Cup fourth-round replay between Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday. Ron Jones did however provide reports on both matches for Five Live.


1994 European Super Cup, First leg
The first leg was held at Highbury on 1 February 1995. Milan's preparations were overshadowed by the violence that occurred in their last domestic fixture, against Genoa three days ago. Clashes between both sets of supporters resulted in police intervention and the use of tear gas. Vincenzo Spagnolo, a Genoa supporter, was stabbed prior to kick-off and subsequently died while receiving treatment. The match was later abandoned once word was sent to the players and staff during half-time. Milan manager Fabio Capello admitted his players were deeply affected by the incident and struggled to focus on the Super Cup match.


1994 European Super Cup, First leg
He told reporters: "I believe that the psychological balance of each player has been damaged by Sunday's tragedy. Our team was in great condition until Sunday. But in the past few days I have had to wake up the players. So I'm not able to anticipate which kind of Milan you will see." 800 Milan supporters travelled to London, and Capello denied reports a section of them intended to cause trouble.


1994 European Super Cup, First leg
Paul Merson returned to the Arsenal squad, after his much-publicised cocaine, alcohol and drug addiction. The England international, who was admitted to a rehabilitation clinic for treatment during his absence, started on the substitutes' bench. Arsenal lined up in a 4–4–2 formation, with Ian Wright paired alongside John Hartson upfront and Kevin Campbell shifted on the right of midfield. Milan lined up in a similar formation, with Marcel Desailly and Demetrio Albertini anchoring the midfield.


1994 European Super Cup, First leg
A minute's silence was observed before kick-off in memory of Spagnolo; as is tradition in Italian football, the Milanese supporters clapped throughout to pay their respect. The game itself was lacklustre and was described as a "training match," lacking in "fervour and commitment" by The Times football correspondent Rob Hughes. There were few clear-cut chances created by both teams, and neither managed to score over the 90 minutes. Both however looked assured defending; Milan triggered the offside trap on several occasions, while Arsenal were boosted by club captain Tony Adams playing his first full match in two months.


1994 European Super Cup, First leg
Manager George Graham assessed afterwards: "It was back to the Arsenal of old. We were very solid." Glenn Moore, of The Independent felt Milan would have won had they finished better, noting Dejan Savićević's tame volley in the 75th minute. Marco Simone twice hit the ball wide, while a free-kick from Albertini forced Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman to action. The home side's best chance came from Wright in the 36th minute. He picked up the ball from Arsenal's half and proceeded to run, evading the challenges of several Milan players. His shot at goal was smartly saved by Sebastiano Rossi. Further chances went to Hartson, who headed from a Stefan Schwarz's corner, and Steve Bould, before Campbell broke forward and had his effort blocked by the Milan goalkeeper.


1994 European Super Cup, First leg
Merson's introduction in the 74th minute was cheered by the Arsenal supporters, as was his every touch of the ball. He admitted he was overwhelmed by the occasion, adding post-match: "It was a great feeling to be in action again and I thank all those who've made it easier for me. This is the first step back."


1994 European Super Cup, First leg, Details
Assistant referees: Robert Overkleeft (Netherlands) Robertus Brekelmans (Netherlands)Fourth official: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)


1994 European Super Cup, Second leg
The second leg was held at the San Siro on 8 February 1995. It marked the resumption of football in Italy, as play was abandoned for a week in memory of Spagnolo. The incident at the San Siro prompted Milan to use security measures usually reserved for high-profile matches. Ugo Allevi, the club spokesman however downplayed reports security was heightened: "There won't be any special security measures for them. They will all be housed in a special sector of the stadium, segregated from the Milan fans. What we're most concerned about is how our fans behave." 15,800 tickets were sold the night before the match, 13,600 of which were purchased by Milan supporters. Allevi admitted this was a repercussion of the violence in their last home game; "People are scared to come to football at the moment."


1994 European Super Cup, Second leg
Milan entered the match the fresher of the two teams, but Simon Barnes commented in his Times match preview that Arsenal's biggest asset was their "sheer bloody mindedness." The club's indiscipline was a major talking point before the game, as two players were sent off in defeat to Sheffield Wednesday the previous Saturday. Graham's future was also called in question, after claims that he received illegal payments from transfer deals (bungs), which he dismissed. In his pre-match news conference, the Arsenal manager spoke highly of European football and was eager to win another trophy for the club: "We are having a bad season by our standards and any win in any cup is worth something."


1994 European Super Cup, Second leg
Merson came in place of John Jensen in Arsenal's starting XI, while for Milan Zvonimir Boban replaced the suspended Simone, and Christian Panucci was chosen to stand in for Paolo Maldini. Graham deployed a 4–1–4–1 formation, with Schwarz acting as the lone defensive midfielder and Hartson positioned the furthest forward. Watched by a crowd of 23,953, Milan eased to a 2–0 win and in the process ended Arsenal's 15-match unbeaten run in Europe.


1994 European Super Cup, Second leg
The home side's first goal came minutes before half-time, when Daniele Massaro's defensive-splitting pass found Boban, who scored, despite Schwarz's attempts to hold him back by tugging his shirt. The Croatian forward nearly scored a second, but for Seaman's quick intervention. Up until then, Arsenal had briefly threatened; from a long ball in the 19th minute, Hartson managed to turn Franco Baresi, but scuffed his shot wide. Milan found it easy to contain the opposition, given Desailly and Savićević influenced the tempo of the match.


1994 European Super Cup, Second leg
The latter came close to doubling Milan's lead when he broke forward and hit a shot goalwards, only for Seaman to divert the ball round the post. In the second half, Wright thought he had equalised for Arsenal when he tapped the ball in, but the referee disallowed the goal as there was infringement in the build-up. Milan continued to attack and extended their lead soon after; from Savićević's corner, Massaro jumped higher than his marker Lee Dixon and headed the ball into the Arsenal goal. Dixon, who required treatment early in the second half, was substituted for Martin Keown right away as he struggled to play on.


1994 European Super Cup, Second leg
The home side's performance was lauded by journalist Russell Thomas, who opened his match report in The Guardian with the line "Milan produced football of ease and elegance way beyond the English capabilities." By contrast, Moore noted Arsenal had "looked a different side from the sterile and nervous one seen in domestic matches." Graham described Milan as "... the best team in Europe, or in the world. We've learnt a lot. But we could have given them a better game, though, and I am disappointed."


1994 European Super Cup, Second leg
Capello was content with Milan's win, and believed his team were "still about two months where we should be." It was his eighth trophy as manager of the club, one better than his predecessor Arrigo Sacchi. He said of the achievement: "The mentality of this great club is passed on from the older players to the younger players, so they learn self-sacrifice and how to fight for every trophy they go for."


1994 European Super Cup, Second leg
Arsenal and Milan went on to reach the 1995 finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Champions League respectively, though failed to retain their titles. Arsenal lost in extra time to Real Zaragoza, while Ajax beat Milan by a single goal.


1994 European Super Cup, Second leg, Details
Assistant referees: Egbert Engler (Germany) Hans-Georg Füllbrunn (Germany)Fourth official: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)


1994 European Tour
The 1994 European Tour was the 23rd official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.


1994 European Tour
The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the second time, defending the title he won in 1993.


1994 European Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the 1994 European Tour schedule which was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events". Aside from scheduling, initially there was just one change from the previous season, with the addition of the Extremadura Open. This created a sequence of five consecutive tournaments in Spain through February and March, and a total of nine events in the country although the Madrid Open would later be cancelled.


1994 European Tour, Schedule
Shortly after the start of the season, the Roma Masters was cancelled and replaced by the Tournoi Perrier de Paris, a team event with prize money not counting towards the Order of Merit. In late January, a further tournament was added to the schedule with the inaugural Chemapol Trophy Czech Open, opposite the Toyota World Match Play Championship in mid-October. The Madrid Open, originally scheduled for 20–23 October, was cancelled with the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open taking the dates. In addition, the Kronenbourg Open was not held.


1994 European Tour, Order of Merit
The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.


1994 European Weightlifting Championships
The 1994 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Sokolov, Czech Republic from May 9 to May 15, 1994. It was the 73rd edition of the men's event. There were a total number of 162 athletes competing, from 29 nations. The women competition were held in Rome, Italy. It was the 7th event for the women.


1994 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 20th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Stockholm in May 1994.


1994 European Women's Handball Championship
The 1994 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Germany from 17–25 September. It was won by Denmark after beating Germany 27–23 in the final match.


1994 European Wrestling Championships
The 1994 European Wrestling Championships were held in the Greco-Romane in Athens 15 – 18 April 1994; the men's Freestyle style in Rome 8 – 11 April 1994.


1994 European motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1994 European motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 9 October 1994 at the Circuit de Catalunya.


1994 Evert Cup – Doubles
Rennae Stubbs and Helena Suková were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Stubbs with Mary Joe Fernández and Suková with Manon Bollegraf.


1994 Evert Cup – Doubles
Fernández and Stubbs lost in the semifinals to Bollegraf and Suková.


1994 Evert Cup – Doubles
Bollegraf and Suková lost in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond.


1994 Evert Cup – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1994 Evert Cup – Singles
Mary Joe Fernández was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer.


1994 Evert Cup – Singles
Steffi Graf won in the final 6–0, 6–4 against Coetzer.


1994 Evert Cup – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1994 FA Charity Shield
The 1994 FA Charity Shield was the 72nd FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 14 August 1994 at Wembley Stadium and contested by Manchester United, who had won the league and cup Double in 1993–94, and Blackburn Rovers, who had finished as runners-up in the Premier League. Manchester United won the match 2–0 with goals from Eric Cantona and Paul Ince, with seven players booked due to a new clampdown imposed by referees.


1994 FA Charity Shield
Notable omissions from the Blackburn side were the previous season's top scorer Alan Shearer (who had a virus from eating seafood) and his new strike partner Chris Sutton, who had just joined them for a national record fee of £5 million. Also absent due to injury were Mike Newell, Kevin Gallacher, Paul Warhurst and David Batty. Stuart Ripley and Ian Pearce made a makeshift front two, with young striker Peter Thorne making his solitary appearance for Blackburn as a substitute. Other debutants for Rovers were experienced defender Tony Gale and Australian winger Robbie Slater.


1994 FA Charity Shield
Meanwhile, Manchester United defender David May made his club debut just weeks after joining them from Blackburn. Denis Irwin and Roy Keane were absent after being given an extended break after playing for the Republic of Ireland in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.


1994 FA Cup Final
The 1994 FA Cup Final was the 49th FA Cup final to be held since the Second World War and was contested between Manchester United and Chelsea. Manchester United went into the final as Premier League champions, having won the title by eight points over Blackburn Rovers. They were bidding to become only the fourth team of the 20th century to complete "the Double" and the first in their own history. Chelsea, on the other hand, were playing in their first FA Cup Final since 1970 and first major final since the 1972 Football League Cup Final; they also finished 14th in the Premier League.


1994 FA Cup Final, Summary
The match took place on a rainy May afternoon, and, in the first half, Chelsea were the better team. Gavin Peacock had the best chance of the opening 45 minutes when his half-volley hit the crossbar. In the second half, Manchester United took over with three goals in the space of nine minutes; two almost identical penalties by Eric Cantona and a shot by Mark Hughes, following a slip by Chelsea defender Frank Sinclair. Brian McClair scored a late fourth following an unselfish pass by Paul Ince. Referee David Elleray has since stated that he regrets giving the second penalty to Manchester United, stating "It was my big game and I made a disappointing decision."


1994 FA Cup Final, Summary
This triumph was Manchester United's eighth success in the competition, matching the record set by Tottenham Hotspur three years earlier. Chelsea, despite losing their first FA Cup final since they won the trophy 24 years earlier, qualified for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as United had also won the Premier League title and would be competing in the UEFA Champions League.


1994 FA Cup Final, Summary
It was the third time that Mark Hughes (a member of the 1985 and 1990 FA Cup winning sides) had collected an FA Cup winner's medal. However, his teammate Bryan Robson was not included in the squad for the final and missed out on the chance of collecting his fourth winner's medal. Hughes won a fourth FA Cup winner's medal three years later with Chelsea.


1994 FA Trophy Final
The 1993–94 FA Trophy Final, known as the 1994 Vauxhall FA Trophy Final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 1993–94 FA Trophy. It was the 25th season of the competition for teams from the Conference and other semi-professional teams below this level. The match was held on Saturday 21 May 1994 at Wembley Stadium, London, and was contested by Woking and Runcorn. Woking were appearing in the final for the first time and Runcorn were appearing in the final for a third time.


1994 FA Trophy Final
Goals from Dereck Brown (19th minute) and Darran Hay (29th minute) gave Woking a 2–0 lead at half-time. Runcorn scored a 75th minute consolation goal from the penalty spot through Nigel Shaw. Woking won the game 2-1 and this would prove to be their first FA Trophy final win of three in four seasons.


1994 FA Women's Cup Final
The 1994 FA Women's Cup Final was the 24th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was played between Doncaster Belles and Knowsley United Women at Glanford Park in Scunthorpe on 24 April 1994. Knowsley United made its first final appearance, after losing the previous season's FA Women's Premier League Cup final at Wembley. Doncaster Belles entered their 11th final in 12 seasons, having won the trophy on five of those occasions.


1994 FA Women's Cup Final
Knowsley United entered the competition at the fourth round stage and beat Leyton Orient, Huddersfield Town, holders Arsenal and Stanton Rangers to reach the final. Doncaster Belles also entered at the fourth round and faced Millwall Lionesses, Bromley Borough, Brighton & Hove Albion and Leasowe Pacific before reaching the final. The Belles scored 25 goals and conceded two in their four matches.


1994 FA Women's Cup Final
Joy McQuiggan had joined Knowsley from Doncaster during the 1993–94 season. She had scored the winning goal for Leasowe Pacific in the 1989 final.


1994 FA Women's Cup Final
Watched by a crowd of 1,674, Doncaster won the match 1–0, with a goal by Karen Walker.


1994 FAS Premier League
The 1994 FAS Premier League season was the seventh season of the FAS Premier League, then the top tier of football in Singapore. The league was won by Australian club Perth Kangaroos IFC in their only season.


1994 FEI World Equestrian Games
The 1994 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in The Hague, Netherlands from July 27 to August 7, 1994. They were the second edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI.


1994 FEI World Equestrian Games, Events
13 events in 6 disciplines were held in The Hague.


1994 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup
The 1994 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup was the second season of the FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created for cars with engine size below 2 Litres. The championship was composed of eight rallies, and only manufacturers competed for championship.


1994 FIA Touring Car World Cup
The 1994 FIA Touring Car World Cup was the second running of the FIA Touring Car World Cup. It was held on 16 October 1994 at Donington Park in the United Kingdom. Unlike the previous year's edition, the 1994 event was run over just a single race. Paul Radisich won the event for a second time, while Germany was the winning nation. The winning driver was also awarded the RAC Tourist Trophy


1994 FIA Touring Car World Cup, Report
Initially, it was John Cleland that made the best getaway, vaulting from his grid position of fourth to take an early lead from front-row starters Paul Radisich and Steve Soper. Several drivers meanwhile, including Shaun van der Linde, Kieth O’Dor, Jan Lammers, David Leslie and Phillipe Gache were eliminated from the race almost immediately after a multi-car collision in the middle of the pack. Later in the lap, Alain Menu clouted the rear of Frank Biela's Audi on the approach to the Melbourne Hairpin, resulting in the Swiss driver's retirement. It was at this point the red flags were shown to allow the numerous stranded cars to be moved.


1994 FIA Touring Car World Cup, Report
At the restart, Cleland failed to replicate his excellent start, the top four rounding the first corner in grid order. Stefano Modena rammed the rear of Anthony Reid's Vauxhall at the Esses on the first lap, taking both men out of the race, whilst Gabriele Tarquini's late braking two corners later at Goddards resulted in the retirement of both Cleland and Emanuele Pirro, both of whom had passed Tarquini at the previous corner. Tarquini continued but lost several positions as he recovered from the grass.


1994 FIA Touring Car World Cup, Report
This promoted Tim Harvey into third position behind Radisich and Soper, but his retirement due to head gasket failure ended a miserable day for the Renault team. Biela thus assumed third position from Joachim Winkelhock and Roberto Ravaglia, though the latter would soon lose fifth position after being pressured into out-braking himself at the Esses by a resurgent Tarquini and Yvan Muller. Winkelhock later made light contact with compatriot Biela as the pair battled for third position. This cost Biela two positions, though the German would then beach his Audi in the gravel at Coppice as he attempted to catch up.


1994 FIA Touring Car World Cup, Report
Radisich was able to maintain his healthy advantage over Soper to secure his second consecutive World Cup, with Winkelhock holding off Tarquini to complete the podium. After Biela's retirement, Hans-Joachim Stuck finished in fifth after qualifying in a lowly 21st, with Johnny Cecotto, Muller and Markus Oestrich rounding out the top eight finishers. Soper and Winkelhock's podium finishes were sufficient for BMW to win the manufacturers title, whilst the efforts of Winkelhock, Stuck and Oestrich secured Germany the Nations Cup.


1994 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
The 1994 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 13th FIBA Africa Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by South Africa from December 10 to 17, 1994.


1994 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Zaire defeated Senegal 68–48 in the final to win their third title  and secure a berth at the 1996 Summer Olympics.


1994 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
The 1994 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 9th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon from July 18 to 25 1994.


1994 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Nigeria ended the round-robin tournament with a 6–0 unbeaten record to win their third title.


1994 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Both winner and runner-up qualified for the 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.


1994 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 1994 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball  competition held in Israel in 1994.


1994 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 1994 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 1994 European Championship for Men 'Under22 and Under') was the second edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Maribor, Postojna and Ljubljana, in Slovenia, hosted the tournament. Belarus won their first title.


1994 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, Preliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.


1994 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship qualification
This page describes the qualification procedure for 1994 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.


1994 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship qualification, Qualification format
The Qualifying Round was held from 14 July to 1 August 1993. There were four groups, one group of five teams and three groups of six teams. The first and second placed team from each group qualified for 1994 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. One team of each group hosted the mini-tournament.


1994 FIBA European League Final Four
The 1994 FIBA European League Final Four, or 1994 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four, was the 1993–94 season's FIBA European League Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.


1994 FIBA European League Final Four
7up Joventut won its first title, after defeating Olympiacos in the final game.


1994 FIBA World Championship
The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the 12th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The tournament was hosted by Canada from August 4 to 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto as well as at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. The hosting duties were originally awarded to Belgrade, Yugoslavia, but after United Nations limited participation in sporting events in Yugoslavia, Toronto stepped in as a replacement option in 1992.


1994 FIBA World Championship
The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the first time that the FIBA World Championship (now called FIBA Basketball World Cup) allowed current American NBA players that had already played in an official NBA regular season game to participate. Prior to that only professionals from other leagues were allowed to compete, since players from other leagues were still considered amateurs.


1994 FIBA World Championship
The tournament was won by the United States's "Dream Team II", who beat Russia 137–91 in the Final. The United States finished with a perfect 8–0 record (8 wins and 0 losses). The bronze medal was won by Croatia who beat Greece 78–60 in the bronze-medal game.


1994 FIBA World Championship, Competing nations
*  North Korea withdrew from the tournament,  South Korea replaced them.


1994 FIBA World Championship, Preliminary round
The top two teams from each group remain in medal contention.


1994 FIBA World Championship, Quarterfinal round
The top two finishers from Groups I and II advance to the final round.


1994 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 1994 FIBA Women's World Championship was the 12th edition of the FIBA Women's World Championship, an quadrennial international tournament played by women's basketball teams in FIBA. It was hosted in Australia from 2 to 12 June 1994 at five venues with the Sydney Entertainment Centre hosting the finals.


1994 FIBA World Championship for Women
The tournament consisted of 16 nations from five federations who competed through the regional qualifiers to get to the tournament. These teams were divided into four groups for the Preliminary Round.


1994 FIBA World Championship for Women
Based on the results of the Preliminary round, the teams were then resorted into groups for the Quarterfinal round, with the top two finishers in each Preliminary group placed into Quarterfinal Groups A and B, and the bottom two finishers placed into Groups C and D. Based on the placement in the Quarterfinal round, the teams were then sorted into groups of four, each of which played a two-round knockout draw to determine the final standings.


1994 FIBA World Championship for Women
In the semi-finals, Brazil and China made it through to the final defeating the United States and Australia respectively. In what was the first gold medal final appearance for both teams, Brazil took out the title defeating China 96–87. The United States claimed the bronze defeating Australia 100–95.


1994 FIBA World Championship for Women, Venues
The 1994 edition saw four venues host the games. The Sydney Entertainment Centre was the main venue which hosted the second phase and the finals. The other venues hosted one of the first phase groups with the Derwent Entertainment Centre hosting Group A, Clipsal Powerhouse Group B and D with the Silverdome hosting Group C.


1994 FIBA World Championship for Women, Preliminary round
In the Preliminary Round, each team played games against the other three teams in its group. The top two teams in each group were then placed into Groups A and B for the Quarterfinal Round, while the remaining teams were placed into Groups C and D for the Quarterfinal Round. Teams placed into Groups A and B for the Quarterfinal Round were eligible for the Championship bracket, while teams placed into Groups C and D finished no higher than 9th place.


1994 FIBA World Championship for Women, Quarterfinal Round
In the Quarterfinal Round, each team played games against the other three teams in its group. The top two teams in Groups A and B qualified for the Championship bracket, while the remaining teams from Groups A and B were placed in the bracket to determine places 5 through 9. The top two teams from Groups C and D were placed in the bracket to determine places 9 through 12, and the remaining teams were placed in the bracket to determine places 13 through 16.


1994 FIBA World Championship for Women squads
The 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women was held in Australia. The list includes the twelve-women rosters of the sixteen participating countries, totaling 172 players.


1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988.


1994 FIFA World Cup
Despite soccer's relative lack of popularity in the host nation, the tournament was the most financially successful in World Cup history; it broke tournament records with overall attendance of 3,587,538 and an average of 68,991 per game, marks that stood unbroken as of 2018 despite the expansion of the competition from 24 to 32 teams starting with the 1998 World Cup.


1994 FIFA World Cup
Brazil was crowned the winners after defeating Italy 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California near Los Angeles, after the game had ended 0–0 after extra time. It was the first World Cup final to be decided on penalties. The victory made Brazil the first nation to win four World Cup titles. There were three new entrants in the tournament: Greece, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia plus Russia, following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and for the first time since 1938, a unified Germany took part in the tournament. They were also defending champions, but were eliminated in quarter-finals by Bulgaria.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Background and preparations, Bidding process
Three nations bid for host duties: United States, Brazil, and Morocco. The vote was held in Zurich on July 4, 1988, and only took one round with the United States bid receiving a little over half of the votes by the FIFA Executive Committee members. FIFA hoped that by staging the world's most prestigious tournament there, it would lead to a growth of interest in the sport.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Background and preparations, Bidding process
An inspection committee also found that the proposed Brazilian stadiums were deficient, while the Moroccan bid relied on the construction of nine new stadiums. Conversely, all the proposed stadiums in the United States were already built and fully functioning; US Soccer spent $500 million preparing and organizing the tournament, far less than the billions other countries previously had spent and subsequently would spend on preparing for this tournament. The U.S. bid was seen as the favorite and was prepared in response to losing the right to be the replacement host for the 1986 tournament following Colombia's withdrawal.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Background and preparations, Bidding process
One condition FIFA imposed was the creation of a professional soccer league – Major League Soccer was founded in 1993 and began operating in 1996. There was some initial controversy about awarding the World Cup to a country where soccer was not a nationally popular sport, and at the time, in 1988, the U.S. no longer had a professional league; the North American Soccer League, established in 1967, had folded in 1984 after attendance faded. The success of the 1984 Summer Olympics, particularly the soccer tournament that drew 1.4 million spectators throughout the event, also contributed to FIFA's decision.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Background and preparations, Bidding process
The United States had previously bid to host the 1986 FIFA World Cup, after Colombia withdrew as the host nation in November 1982 because of economic concerns. Despite a presentation led by former North American Soccer League players Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer, as well as former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the Executive Committee selected Mexico.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Background and preparations, Mascot
The official mascot of this World Cup was Striker, the World Cup Pup, a dog wearing a red, white and blue soccer uniform with a ball. Striker was designed by the Warner Bros. animation team. A dog was picked as the mascot because dogs are a common pet in the United States.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Background and preparations, Sponsorship
The sponsors of the 1994 FIFA World Cup were divided into two categories: FIFA World Cup Sponsors and USA supporters.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Venues
The games were played in nine cities across the United States. All stadiums had a capacity of at least 53,000, and their usual tenants were professional or college American football teams. Other considered venues in other major cities across the United States such as Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Seattle and Tampa were not used, as well as venues in smaller towns such as Annapolis, Maryland; Columbus, Ohio; Corvallis, Oregon; and New Haven, Connecticut.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Venues
Several modern venues, including Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami and Candlestick Park in San Francisco were rejected because of conflicts with Major League Baseball, so Stanford Stadium, 30 miles (48 km) southeast of San Francisco was used, and the Citrus Bowl in Orlando was picked over Miami's two submitted venues (the Orange Bowl, the other Miami venue, required major renovations to meet tournament standards). The venue used most was the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, with eight games, among them one round of 16 game, a semi-final, the third-place game, and the final.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Venues
Giants Stadium near New York hosted seven games including a semi-final; Boston (Foxborough), San Francisco (Stanford) and Dallas hosted six games each and Chicago, Washington and Orlando each hosted five games. The least used was the Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit, the first indoor stadium used in a World Cup, with four group stage games. The Pontiac Silverdome was also the only venue of the nine used that did not host any knockout round games.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Venues
Because of the large area of the continental United States, the game locations were often far apart. Some teams in Groups A and B had to travel from Los Angeles or San Francisco all the way to Detroit and back again, covering 2,300 miles (3,700 km) and four time zones.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Venues
The teams in Groups C and D only played in Foxborough (Boston), Chicago and Dallas—a trip from Boston to Dallas is 2,000 miles (3,200 km), but only covers two time zones; Chicago is in the same time zone as Dallas but is still 1,000 miles (1,600 km) away from both Dallas and Boston. The teams in Groups E and F had it a bit easier—they played exclusively in New York (East Rutherford), Washington and Orlando, which while far apart are at least all in the same time zone. A few teams, such as Cameroon and Colombia did not have to travel to cities across the country to play games.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Venues
The variety of climate in different cities all over the United States also sometimes made playing conditions challenging.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Venues
Aside from the oceanic coolness of Boston (Foxborough), the Mediterranean climate of San Francisco (Stanford) and occasionally the coolness of Chicago, as they had been in Mexico in 1970 and 1986 most matches were played in hot and/or humid conditions, thanks to nearly all of the games being scheduled to be played during the day instead of at night in order to suit a time difference compromise for television in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East; this had always been done every time a World Cup was held in the Americas.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Venues
Although playing in the mostly dry heat and smoggy conditions of Los Angeles (Pasadena) and the mixture of heat and humidity of Washington and New York sometimes proved to be difficult, the cities with the most consistently oppressive conditions were Orlando and Dallas in the South, because of the combination of heat and extreme humidity.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Venues
The Floridian tropical climate of Orlando meant all games there were played in temperatures of 95 °F (35 °C) or above with dew points above 70 or more (the temperature there during the group stage game between Mexico and Ireland was 105 °F (41 °C)) thanks to the mid-day start times. Dallas was not much different: in the humid heat of a Texas summer, temperatures exceeded 100 °F (38 °C) during mid-day, when games there were staged in the open-type Cotton Bowl meant that conditions were just as oppressive there as they were in Orlando.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Venues
Detroit also proved to be difficult: the Pontiac Silverdome did not have a working cooling system and because it was an air-supported stadium, the air could not escape through circulation, so temperatures inside the stadium would climb past 90 °F (32 °C) with 40% humidity. United States midfielder Thomas Dooley described the Silverdome as "the worst place I have ever played at".


1994 FIFA World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Qualification
Three teams, one African, one Asian, and one European, made their debuts at the 1994 tournament. Nigeria qualified from the African zone alongside Cameroon and Morocco as CAF was granted three spots as a result of the strong performances by African teams in 1990. In the Asian zone, Saudi Arabia qualified for the first time by topping the final round group ahead of South Korea as both edged out Japan, who was close to making its own World Cup debut, but was denied by Iraq in what became known as the "Agony of Doha". In the European zone, Greece made their first World Cup appearance after topping a group from which Russia also qualified, competing independently for the first time after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Qualification
The defending champions West Germany were united with their East German counterparts, representing the unified Germany for the first time since the 1938 World Cup. Norway qualified for the first time since 1938, Bolivia for the first time since 1950, and Switzerland for the first time since 1966. Norway's 56-year gap between appearances in the final tournament equaled Egypt's record in the previous tournament as the longest. Mexico had its first successful qualification campaign since 1978, failing to qualify in 1982, qualifying as hosts in 1986 and being banned for the Cachirules scandal in 1990.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Qualification
The qualification campaigns of both Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were affected by political events. The nation of Czechoslovakia dissolved in 1993, completing its qualifying group under the name "Representation of Czechs and Slovaks" (RCS), but failed to qualify for the finals, having been edged out by Romania and Belgium in Group 4. Yugoslavia (which was supposed to play in Group 5) was suspended from international competition in 1992 as part of United Nations sanctions against the country as a result of the Yugoslav Wars. The sanctions were not lifted until 1994, by which time it was no longer possible for the team to qualify. Chile's suspension from the 1990 FIFA World Cup, following the forced interruption of their qualification game against Brazil, extended to the 1994 qualifiers as well.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Qualification
This was the first World Cup since World War II in which none of the UK Home Nations of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales qualified (they withdrew their FIFA memberships between 1928–1946, during the first three tournaments), with England (finishing third behind Norway and Netherlands in Group 2) missing out after having finished fourth in the 1990 tournament, and Scotland (who finished fourth in Group 1) failing to qualify for the first time since 1970. France, who had been already designated as hosts of the 1998 tournament, also missed out following surprise home losses to Israel and Bulgaria. This was the second World Cup in a row for which France had failed to qualify, and the last one to date to not feature England, France, and Japan. Other notable absentees were 1990 Round of 16 participants Uruguay, UEFA Euro 1992 champions Denmark, Poland, Portugal and Hungary.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Qualification, List of qualified teams
The following 24 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, qualified for the final tournamentː


1994 FIFA World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Squads
Teams were selected following usual FIFA rules with 22 players. Greece, Italy, Saudi Arabia, and Spain were the only countries that had all their players coming from domestic teams, while the Republic of Ireland and Nigeria had no players from domestic teams. Saudi Arabia was the only team with no players from European teams.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Seeding and drawing
The composition of the four pots was based on the FIFA World Ranking (established in 1993) and on the qualified teams' results in the three previous World Cups. The teams' pre-tournament rankings are shown in parenthesis. The principle of the draw was that each group must have at least two European teams, United States and Mexico could not be drawn in the same group, while Brazil and Argentina could not be drawn with another South American team.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Seeding and drawing
The drawing for the tournament took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center on December 19, 1993, officiated by general-secretary Sepp Blatter. Teams were drawn by German legend Franz Beckenbauer, heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield and comedian and actor Robin Williams. Numbers for placement in the group were drawn by actor Beau Bridges, Women's World Cup champion Michelle Akers, model Carol Alt, artist Peter Max, racecar driver Mario Andretti and Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics Mary Lou Retton.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Summary
Despite the controversy, the U.S. staged a hugely successful tournament, with an average attendance of nearly 70,000 breaking a record that surpassed the 1966 FIFA World Cup average attendance of 51,000, thanks to the large seating capacities of the stadiums in the United States in comparison to the generally smaller venues of Europe and Latin America. To this day, the total attendance for the final tournament of nearly 3.6 million remains the highest in World Cup history, despite the expansion of the competition from 24 to 32 teams at the 1998 World Cup in France. Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Belgium, Italy, and the United States were seeded for the final draw, which took place in Las Vegas on December 19, 1993.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Summary
The format of the competition stayed the same as in the 1990 World Cup: 24 teams qualified, divided into six groups of four. Sixteen teams would qualify for the knockout phase: the six group winners, the six group runners-up, and the four third-placed teams with the best records. This was the last time this format was used, due to the expansion of the finals tournament in 1998 to 32 teams.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Summary
FIFA introduced three rule changes for this tournament to encourage attacking play: three points awarded for a win in a group stage match instead of two, a relaxed offside rule and a ban on picking up back-passes to goalkeepers. The number of goals increased to 2.73 per game from the record-low of 2.21 in 1990.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Summary
The tournament saw the end of Diego Maradona's World Cup career, having played in the 1982, 1986, and 1990 World Cups, and leading Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title and the final of the 1990 World Cup. Maradona was expelled from the tournament after he failed a drug test which uncovered ephedrine, a weight-loss drug, in his blood. Colombia, despite high expectations due to their style and impressive qualifying campaign, failed to advance from the round robin.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Summary
The team was supposedly dogged by influence from betting syndicates and drug cartels, with coach Francisco Maturana receiving death threats over squad selection. Defender Andrés Escobar was a tragic figure of this tournament, as in the group stage game against the United States, he scored an own goal that eliminated his team. Escobar was shot to death outside a bar in a Medellín suburb only 10 days later, apparently in retaliation for the own goal.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Summary
On the field, Bulgaria was one of the biggest surprises of the tournament. The Bulgarians had never won a game in five previous World Cup finals but, led by Hristo Stoichkov who eventually shared the tournament lead in scoring, they made a surprising run; Bulgaria won two of their three group games to qualify for the second round, where they advanced with a 3–1 penalty shoot-out win over Mexico. Bulgaria then faced the reigning world champions, Germany, in the quarter-finals, where goals from Stoichkov and Yordan Letchkov gave them a 2–1 victory. Bulgaria went on to finish in fourth place after losing to Italy and Sweden, in the semi-finals and third-place game, respectively.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Summary
The United States, relatively new to professional football, advanced to the second round as one of the best third-place teams. They played Brazil on Independence Day and, despite a 1–0 defeat, the United States' performance was considered a great success in their football history.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Summary
Brazil's win over the hosts helped take them to the final against Italy. Brazil's path was relatively smooth though not easy, as they defeated the Netherlands in the quarter-finals and Sweden in the semis. The Italians meanwhile had made hard work of reaching the final. During the group stage, Italy struggled and narrowly advanced to the next round, despite losing 1–0 to the Republic of Ireland.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Summary
Italian playmaker Roberto Baggio, who as the reigning FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon D'Or holder, was expected to be one of the stars of the tournament, had not yet scored a goal. During the Round of 16 games against Nigeria, Italy was trailing 1–0 in the dying minutes when Baggio scored the tying goal, forcing the game into extra time. He scored again with a penalty kick to send Italy through. Baggio carried the Italians from there, scoring the game-winning goal in the quarter-final against Spain, and both goals in Italy's semi-final victory over Bulgaria.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Summary
The third-place playoff was set between Bulgaria and Sweden, the team which scored more goals than any other in this World Cup. These teams had also previously met in the qualifying group. Sweden won, 4–0. Swedish forward Tomas Brolin was named to the All-star team.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Summary
The final game at the Rose Bowl was tense but devoid of scoring chances. It was the second time in 24 years that the two nations had met in a final. After 120 goalless minutes, the World Cup was decided for the first time by a penalty shoot-out. After four rounds, Brazil led 3–2, and Baggio, playing injured, had to score to keep Italy's hopes alive. He missed by shooting it over the crossbar, and the Brazilians were crowned champions for the fourth time. After the game ended, then-Vice-President Al Gore hosted the awarding ceremony by handing Brazilian captain Dunga the prestigious trophy; the Brazilian national team dedicated the title to the deceased Formula One motor racing champion and countryman Ayrton Senna, who had died two and a half months prior.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Summary
The tournament's Golden Boot went jointly to Bulgaria's Stoichkov and Oleg Salenko of Russia, the latter becoming the first player to score five goals in a game, coming in a 6–1 victory against Cameroon. Both players scored six goals in the tournament. Brazilian striker Romário, with five goals, won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Summary, Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the World Cup was held on June 17 at Chicago's Soldier Field. The ceremony was emceed by Oprah Winfrey, who fell off the dais in introducing Diana Ross, who gave a musical performance. Ross was also supposed to kick a football into the goal from the penalty spot at the beginning of her performance, with the goal then splitting in two as part of a pre-orchestrated stunt. She kicked the ball wide to the left, missing the goal, but the goalposts were collapsed anyway in accordance with the stunt plans. In addition, Daryl Hall and Jon Secada also gave musical performances. It was officially opened by then-President Bill Clinton.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage
Times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) (East Rutherford, Foxborough, Orlando, Pontiac and Washington), Central Daylight Time (UTC−5) (Chicago and Dallas), and Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7) (Pasadena and Stanford).


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group A
The Group A game between the United States and Switzerland was the first to take place indoors, played under the roof at the Pontiac Silverdome.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group A
Following the tournament, Colombian defender Andrés Escobar was shot dead on his return to Colombia, after his own goal had contributed to his country's elimination.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group A
Victories against Colombia and the United States (in front of a crowd of 93,869) were enough to see Romania through as group winners, despite a 4–1 hammering by Switzerland in between. The magnitude of that victory allowed Switzerland to move ahead of the United States on goal difference, although the hosts qualified for the second round as one of the best third-placed teams.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group A
Switzerland's 4–1 victory over Romania came nearly 40 years to the date of Switzerland's last World Cup victory, also a 4–1 victory, on that occasion over Italy. The United States' 2–1 victory over Colombia was its first World Cup victory since June 29, 1950 when it upset England 1–0 in the 1950 World Cup.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group B
Group B produced two of the four semi-finalists of this World Cup — Brazil and Sweden — and was also one of the two groups in which only two, rather than three, sides progressed to the second round. The match between the two eliminated teams, Cameroon and Russia, broke two World Cup records. Oleg Salenko of Russia became the first – and remains the only – man to score five goals in a single World Cup game as Russia won 6–1.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group B
The goals also ensured that Salenko finished the tournament joint-top scorer with six goals, having previously bagged one against Sweden. Cameroon left a mark too as Roger Milla, at the age of 42, became the oldest World Cup goalscorer of all time, as he grabbed his side's consolation goal in the game. The result was not enough to take Russia through following losses to Brazil and Sweden. Brazil beat Cameroon, and then confirmed the top spot with a draw to Sweden.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group B
The Swedes also progressed, finishing in second place with five points. Sweden's 3–1 victory over Russia was the nation's first World Cup victory since July 3, 1974. Russia failed to progress to the second round for the second time, while Cameroon failed to repeat their surprise performance from the previous tournament.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group C
As was the case with Group B, Group C would only send two teams into the Round of 16 as Spain and defending champions Germany progressed to round two. Coming from two goals down with four minutes left to snatch a 2–2 draw against Spain, the South Koreans very nearly eclipsed that feat against Germany when they came from 3–0 down to lose narrowly 3–2. In spite of these comebacks, South Korea was held to a 0–0 draw against Bolivia in their other group game when a win would have seen them through. Spain's late implosion against the South Koreans effectively decided that it would be Germany who won the group and not them.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group C
Germany, who defeated Bolivia 1–0 in the tournament's opening game, finished with seven points. Spain had to settle for second place despite leading in all three games.


1994 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group C
Despite Bolivia finishing last in the group, Erwin Sanchez made team history after scoring the nation's first World Cup goal in a 3–1 loss to Spain. Prior to 1994, Bolivia had never scored in either of their previous appearances at the 1930 and 1950 World Cups.