Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | 17 June – 17 July |
Teams | 24 |
Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Brazil (4th title) |
Runners-up | Italy |
Third place | Sweden |
Fourth place | Bulgaria |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 52 |
Goals scored | 141 (2.71 per match) |
Attendance | 3,587,538 (68,991 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Hristo Stoichkov Oleg Salenko (6 goals) |
Best player(s) | Romário |
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in USA from June 17 to July 17, 1994. 24 teams took part from many countries. Brazil won the trophy after Roberto Baggio from Italy famously missed the last penalty in a penalty shootout.