1994 FIFA World Cup Group E

Group E of the 1994 FIFA World Cup was one of six groups of four teams competing at the 1994 World Cup in the United States. The first match was played June 18, 1994, and the final games took place simultaneously on June 28, 1994. The group consisted of Italy, Republic of Ireland, Mexico, and Norway. Mexico won the group on goals scored. Ireland and Italy also progressed to the knockout rounds, having finished with identical records and the Irish team qualifying in second place as a result of their victory against the Italians. The Italians qualified as one of the best-scoring third place teams. Norway's shortcomings in attack ultimately let them down, and they exited the tournament with only one goal. It is the only group in World Cup history in which all four teams finished with the same number of points and goal difference.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3   Italy 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4   Norway 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
Source: FIFA

Matches

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

Italy vs Republic of Ireland

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Ray Houghton's early goal proved the only one of the match where Ireland's defense prevailed over Italy's attack.[1][2] During the game, members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a loyalist paramilitary group, burst into a pub in Northern Ireland with assault rifles and fired on the customers,[3] killing six civilians and wounding five. The pub was targeted because it was frequented mainly by Catholics,[4] and was crowded with supporters watching the Republic of Ireland.[4] It is thus sometimes called the "World Cup massacre" or the Loughinisland massacre.[5][6][7]

Italy  0–1  Republic of Ireland
Report Houghton   11'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland
GK 1 Gianluca Pagliuca
RB 9 Mauro Tassotti
CB 4 Alessandro Costacurta
CB 6 Franco Baresi (c)
LB 5 Paolo Maldini
RM 16 Roberto Donadoni
CM 11 Demetrio Albertini
CM 13 Dino Baggio
LM 17 Alberico Evani   45'
RF 10 Roberto Baggio
LF 20 Giuseppe Signori   84'
Substitutions:
RF 19 Daniele Massaro   45'
LM 14 Nicola Berti   84'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK 1 Packie Bonner
RB 2 Denis Irwin   80'
CB 5 Paul McGrath
CB 14 Phil Babb
LB 3 Terry Phelan   30'
RM 8 Ray Houghton   68'
CM 6 Roy Keane
CM 10 John Sheridan
CM 7 Andy Townsend (c)
LM 11 Steve Staunton
CF 15 Tommy Coyne   50'   90'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Jason McAteer   68'
FW 9 John Aldridge   90'
Manager:
  Jack Charlton

Assistant referees:
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Park Hae-Yong (Korean Republic)
Fourth official:
Arturo Angeles (United States)

Norway vs Mexico

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The only goal of the game was scored by Kjetil Rekdal in the 85th minute when the referee let the game continue after a foul on Jan Åge Fjørtoft close to the Mexican penalty area. The goalscorer entered the game minutes before the decisive strike.[8]

Norway  1–0  Mexico
Rekdal   84' Report
Attendance: 52,395
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
GK 1 Erik Thorstvedt
RB 18 Alfie Haaland   16'
CB 20 Henning Berg
CB 4 Rune Bratseth (c)
LB 5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM 6 Jostein Flo
CM 22 Lars Bohinen
CM 7 Erik Mykland   78'
CM 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen   26'
LM 11 Mini Jakobsen   46'
CF 9 Jan Åge Fjørtoft
Substitutions:
DF 2 Gunnar Halle   46'
MF 10 Kjetil Rekdal   78'
Manager:
Egil Olsen
GK 1 Jorge Campos
RB 21 Raúl Gutiérrez   71'
CB 2 Claudio Suárez   62'
CB 3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
LB 14 Joaquín del Olmo
RM 16 Luis Antonio Valdéz   46'
CM 4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
LM 5 Ramón Ramírez
RF 10 Luis García
CF 9 Hugo Sánchez
LF 11 Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
LM 17 Benjamín Galindo   46'
RM 6 Marcelino Bernal   71'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón

Assistant referees:
Sándor Márton (Hungary)
Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Fourth official:
Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)

Italy vs Norway

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Italy  1–0  Norway
D. Baggio   69' Report
Attendance: 74,624
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norway
GK 1 Gianluca Pagliuca   21'
RB 3 Antonio Benarrivo
CB 4 Alessandro Costacurta
CB 6 Franco Baresi (c)   49'
LB 5 Paolo Maldini
RM 13 Dino Baggio
CM 11 Demetrio Albertini
LM 14 Nicola Berti
RF 18 Pierluigi Casiraghi   34'   69'
CF 20 Giuseppe Signori
LF 10 Roberto Baggio   22'
Substitutions:
GK 12 Luca Marchegiani   22'
DF 2 Luigi Apolloni   49'
FW 19 Daniele Massaro   69'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK 1 Erik Thorstvedt
RB 18 Alfie Haaland   68'
CB 20 Henning Berg
CB 4 Rune Bratseth (c)
LB 5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye   32'
RM 6 Jostein Flo
CM 22 Lars Bohinen
CM 7 Erik Mykland   81'
CM 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen
LM 21 Sigurd Rushfeldt   45'
CF 9 Jan Åge Fjørtoft
Substitutions:
MF 11 Mini Jakobsen   45'
MF 10 Kjetil Rekdal   81'
Manager:
Egil Olsen

Assistant referees:
Tapio Yli-Karro (Finland)
Roy Pearson (England)
Fourth official:
Philip Don (England)

Mexico vs Republic of Ireland

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Mexico  2–1  Republic of Ireland
García   42', 65' Report Aldridge   84'
Attendance: 60,790
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland
GK 1 Jorge Campos   57'
RB 20 Jorge Rodríguez
CB 2 Claudio Suárez
CB 3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
LB 14 Joaquín del Olmo   45'   80'[9]
RM 6 Marcelino Bernal
CM 4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
LM 8 Alberto García Aspe
RF 10 Luis García
CF 7 Carlos Hermosillo   80'
LF 11 Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
CF 19 Luis Miguel Salvador   80'
LB 21 Raúl Gutiérrez   80'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón
GK 1 Packie Bonner
RB 2 Denis Irwin   26'
CB 5 Paul McGrath
CB 14 Phil Babb
LB 3 Terry Phelan   70'
RM 8 Ray Houghton
CM 6 Roy Keane
CM 10 John Sheridan
CM 7 Andy Townsend (c)
LM 11 Steve Staunton   66'
CF 15 Tommy Coyne   67'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Jason McAteer   66'
FW 9 John Aldridge   67'
Manager:
  Jack Charlton

Assistant referees:
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)
Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)

Italy vs Mexico

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Italy  1–1  Mexico
Massaro   48' Report Bernal   57'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
GK 12 Luca Marchegiani
RB 3 Antonio Benarrivo
CB 4 Alessandro Costacurta
CB 2 Luigi Apolloni
LB 5 Paolo Maldini (c)
RM 13 Dino Baggio   65'
CM 11 Demetrio Albertini   33'
LM 14 Nicola Berti
RF 18 Pierluigi Casiraghi   45'
CF 20 Giuseppe Signori
LF 10 Roberto Baggio
Substitutions:
CF 19 Daniele Massaro   45'
LM 16 Roberto Donadoni   65'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK 1 Jorge Campos
RB 20 Jorge Rodríguez
CB 2 Claudio Suárez
CB 3 Juan Ramírez
LB 14 Joaquín del Olmo   25'
RM 6 Marcelino Bernal
CM 4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
LM 8 Alberto García Aspe   66'
RF 10 Luis García   63'   81'
CF 7 Carlos Hermosillo
LF 11 Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
CM 13 Juan Carlos Chávez   81'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón

Assistant referees:
Ernesto Taibi (Argentina)
Eugene Brazzale (Australia)
Fourth official:
Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Republic of Ireland vs Norway

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Republic of Ireland  0–0  Norway
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norway
GK 1 Packie Bonner
RB 12 Gary Kelly   83'
CB 5 Paul McGrath
CB 14 Phil Babb
LB 11 Steve Staunton
RM 21 Jason McAteer
CM 6 Roy Keane   3'
CM 10 John Sheridan
CM 7 Andy Townsend (c)   75'
LM 8 Ray Houghton   29'
CF 9 John Aldridge   65'
Substitutions:
MF 20 David Kelly   65'
MF 18 Ronnie Whelan   75'
Manager:
  Maurice Setters[note 1]
GK 1 Erik Thorstvedt
RB 20 Henning Berg
CB 3 Erland Johnsen   45'
CB 4 Rune Bratseth (c)
LB 5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM 6 Jostein Flo
CM 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen   68'
CM 10 Kjetil Rekdal
CM 7 Erik Mykland
LM 2 Gunnar Halle   34'
CF 16 Gøran Sørloth   36'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Mini Jakobsen   34'
MF 22 Lars Bohinen   68'
Manager:
Egil Olsen

Assistant referees:
Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)
Park Hae-Yong (Korea Republic)
Fourth official:
Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Republic of Ireland manager Jack Charlton was given a touchline ban by FIFA following argument with an official in the match against Mexico. Assistant manager Maurice Setters filled in as head coach.[10]

References

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  1. ^ The Observer: One giant step for the Irish
  2. ^ Rep of Ireland v Italy 1994 Full Game
  3. ^ "The UVF's catalogue of atrocities" Archived 25 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. BBC News. 18 June 2009.
  4. ^ a b The Economist newspaper. 25 June 1994. pp. 25–26. "For the 24 fans gathered in Heights Bar in the quiet village of Loughinisland in County Down, the cheering was followed by carnage. Two men walked into the pub and sprayed the room with bullets, killing six and wounding five, and then fled laughing. The Ulster Volunteer Force, a Protestant terrorist group, later claimed it had carried out the attack. It chose the pub only because it knew that those gathered to support Ireland's team would be Catholic".
  5. ^ Duggan, Keith (June 14, 2014). "Six men dead: the World Cup massacre". irishtimes.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Six shot dead in Ulster World Cup massacre" Archived 22 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine. The Independent. 19 June 1994.
  7. ^ "1994 World Cup massacre of Irish fans by Loyalists will be major ESPN movie" Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. IrishCentral. 12 January 2014.
  8. ^ Norway efficient, effective in 1-0 victory WORLD CUP 1994
  9. ^ Mistake in FIFA report. The footage of the game shows that it was not Joaquín del Olmo but Jorge Rodríguez who was replaced by Raúl Gutiérrez.
  10. ^ Haylett, Trevor (June 26, 1994). "Football / World Cup USA '94: Charlton's ban fires up Ireland: Norway face backlash". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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