1994 World Cup. Group A

The games in Group A at the 1994 World Cup were held from June 18-26, 1994 . The group consists of the USA , Romania , Switzerland and Colombia .

M	Team	AND	AT	N	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Romania	3	2	0	one	five - five	0	6
2	Switzerland	3	one	one	one	five - four	+1	four
3	USA	3	one	one	one	3 - 3	0	four
four	Colombia	3	one	0	2	four - five	−1	3

And - games, B - wins, N - draws, P - losses, Goals - goals scored and goals conceded, ± - goal difference, O - points

USA - Switzerland

June 18, 1994
11:30 UTC-4

USA	1: 1 Report	Switzerland
Vinalda 45 '	Goals	Brezhi 39 '

Pontiac Silverdome , Pontiac
Spectators: 73 425
Judge:

Francisco Oscar Lamoline

USA

Switzerland


VR	one	Tony meola
Defense	17	Marcelo Balboa
Defense	four	Cle Coyman
Defense	22	Alexi Lalas
Defense	20	Paul Kaliguri
PP	9	Tab Ramos
PP	sixteen	Mike Sorber
PP	five	Thomas Dooley
PP	6	John Harks	89 '
Nap	eight	Ernie Stewart		81 '
Nap	eleven	Eric Winalda		58 '
Substitutions:
Nap	ten	Roy Wegerle		58 '
Nap	13	Kobe jones		81 '
Main coach:
Bora Milutinovich


VR	one	Marco Pascolo
Defense	five	Alain Geiger
Defense	2	Mark Hottiger
Defense	four	Dominic Herr	26 '
Defense	3	Ivan Kenten
PP	6	Georges Bregui
PP	ten	Chiriaco Sforza		77 '
PP	eight	Christoph Aurel
PP	sixteen	Thomas Bickel		72 '
PP	7	Alain Sutter
Nap	eleven	Stefan Chapuis
Substitutions:
Nap	14	Nestor Subyat	82 '	72 '
PP	21	Toma wiss		77 '
Main coach:
Roy Hodgson

Assistant Judges:
Ernesto Taibi
Venancio Zarate
Fourth referee:
Ernesto Philippi

Colombia - Romania

June 18, 1994
16:30 UTC-7

Colombia	1: 3 Report	Romania
Valencia 43 '	Goals	Raducoi 15 ' , 89' Haji 34 '

Rose Bowl , Pasadena
Spectators: 91 856
Judge: Jamal Al-Sharif

Colombia

Romania


VR	one	Oscar Cordoba
Defense	2	Andres Escobar
Defense	four	Luis Fernando Herrera	36 '
PP	6	Gabriel Gomez
PP	ten	Carlos Valderrama	53 '
Nap	eleven	Adolfo Valencia
PP	14	Leonel Alvarez	70 '
Defense	15	Luis Carlos Perea
PP	nineteen	Freddy rincon
Defense	20	Wilson Perez
Nap	21	Faustino Asprilla
Main coach:
Francisco Maturana


VR	12	Bogdan Stela
Defense	2	Dan Petrescu
Defense	3	Daniel Sold
Defense	four	Miodrag Belodedich
PP	five	Yoan Lupescu
PP	6	George Popescu
PP	7	Dorinel Munteanu
Nap	9	Florin Reduchoy	39 '	90 '
PP	ten	George Haji
PP	eleven	Elijah Dumitrescu		68 '
Defense	14	Gheorghe Michali
Substitutions:
Defense	13	Tibor Sheymesh		68 '
Defense	nineteen	Corneliu Papure		90 '
Main coach:
Angel yordanescu

Assistant Judges:
Yusif Abdullah Al-Gattan
Douglas Mickel James
Fourth referee:
Alberto Tejada Noriega

Romania - Switzerland

June 22, 1994
16:00 UTC-4

Romania	1: 4 Report	Switzerland
Haji 35 '	Goals	Sutter sixteen' Chapuis 52 ' Knoop 65 ' , 72'

Pontiac Silverdome , Pontiac
Spectators: 61,428
Judge: Neji Juni

Romania

Switzerland


VR	12	Bogdan Stela
Defense	2	Dan Petrescu
Defense	3	Daniel Sold
Defense	four	Miodrag Belodedich	47 '
PP	five	Yoan Lupescu	40 '	85 '
PP	6	George Popescu
PP	7	Dorinel Munteanu
Nap	9	Florin Reduchoy
PP	ten	George Haji
PP	eleven	Elijah Dumitrescu		70 '
Defense	14	Gheorghe Michali	32 '
Substitutions:
PP	15	Basarab Panduru		85 '
Nap	sixteen	Ion Vladoyu	73 '	70 '
Main coach:
Angel yordanescu


VR	one	Marco Pascolo
Defense	2	Mark Hottiger
Defense	3	Ivan Kenten
Defense	four	Dominic Herr
Defense	five	Alain Geiger
PP	6	Georges Bregui
PP	7	Alain Sutter	71 '
Defense	eight	Christoph Aurel	83 '
Nap	9	Adrian Knoop
PP	ten	Chiriaco Sforza
Nap	eleven	Stefan Chapuis
Substitutions:
PP	sixteen	Thomas Bickel	71 '
PP	20	Patrick Sylvester	83 '
Main coach:
Roy Hodgson

Assistant Judges:
Abdel Majid Hassan
Dawood Fanaei
Fourth referee:
Joel Qinho

Note : the fourth goal of the Swiss is also attributed to Georges Bregui .

USA - Columbia

June 22, 1994
16:30 UTC-7

USA	2: 1 Report	Colombia
Escobar 35 '( aut. ) Stewart 52 '	Goals	Valencia 90 '

Rose Bowl , Pasadena
Spectators: 93,869
Judge: Fabio Baldas

USA

Colombia


VR	one	Tony meola
Defense	17	Marcelo Balboa
Defense	20	Paul Kaliguri
Defense	21	Fernando Clavijo
Defense	22	Alexi Lalas	48 '
PP	five	Thomas Dooley
PP	6	John Harks
PP	9	Tab Ramos
PP	sixteen	Mike Sorber
Nap	eleven	Eric Winalda		61 '
Nap	eight	Ernie Stewart		66 '
Substitutions:
Nap	ten	Roy Vegerle		61 '
PP	13	Kobe jones		66 '
Main coach:
Bora Milutinovich


VR	one	Oscar Cordoba
Defense	2	Andres Escobar
Defense	four	Luis Fernando Herrera
Defense	five	Hernan Gaviria
Nap	7	Anthony de Avila	24 '	45 '
PP	ten	Carlos Valderrama
PP	14	Leonel Alvarez
Defense	15	Luis Carlos Perea
PP	nineteen	Freddy rincon
Defense	20	Wilson Perez
Nap	21	Faustino Asprilla		45 '
Substitutions:
Nap	9	Ivan Valenciano		45 '
Nap	eleven	Adolfo Valencia		45 '
Main coach:
Francisco Maturana

Assistant Judges:
Domenico Ramicone
El Gilal Rarib
Fourth referee:
Lim Ki Jung

Switzerland - Colombia

June 26, 1994
13:00 UTC-7

Switzerland	0: 2 Report	Colombia
	Goals	Gaviria 44 ' Lozano 90 '

Stanford Stadium , Palo Alto
Spectators: 83 401
Judge: Peter Mikkelsen

Switzerland

Colombia


VR	one	Marco Pascolo
Defense	2	Mark Hottiger
Defense	3	Ivan Kenten
Defense	four	Dominic Herr
Defense	five	Alain Geiger
PP	6	Georges Bregui	85 '
PP	7	Alain Sutter		82 '
Defense	eight	Christoph Aurel
Nap	9	Adrian Knoop	39 '	82 '
PP	ten	Chiriaco Sforza
Nap	eleven	Stefan Chapuis
Substitutions:
Nap	14	Nestor Subyat		82 '
Nap	15	Marco Grassi		82 '
Main coach:
Roy Hodgson


VR	one	Oscar Cordoba
Defense	2	Andres Escobar
Defense	3	Alexis Mendoza
Defense	four	Luis Fernando Herrera
PP	five	Hernan Gaviria	58 '	79 '
PP	ten	Carlos Valderrama	62 '
Nap	eleven	Adolfo Valencia		64 '
PP	14	Leonel Alvarez	80 '
PP	nineteen	Freddy rincon
Defense	20	Wilson Perez
Nap	21	Faustino Asprilla
Substitutions:
Nap	7	Anthony de Avila		64 '
PP	eight	John Harold Lozano		79 '
Main coach:
Francisco Maturana

Assistant Judges:
Karl-Johan Meyer Christensen
Douglas Mickel James
Fourth referee:
Arturo Brisio Carter

USA - Romania

June 26, 1994
13:00 UTC-7

USA	0: 1 Report	Romania
	Goals	Petrescu 18'

Rose Bowl , Pasadena
Spectators: 93,869
Judge: Mario van der ende

USA

Romania


VR	one	Tony meola
Defense	five	Thomas Dooley
PP	6	John Harks	41 '
Nap	eight	Ernie Stewart
PP	9	Tab Ramos		64 '
Nap	eleven	Eric Winalda
PP	sixteen	Mike Sorber		75 '
Defense	17	Marcelo Balboa
Defense	20	Paul Caliguri
Defense	21	Fernando Clavijo	48 '
Defense	22	Alexi Lalas
Substitutions:
Nap	ten	Roy Wegerle		75 '
PP	13	Kobe jones		64 '
Main coach:
Bora Milutinovich


VR	one	Florin Prunia
Defense	2	Dan Petrescu	73 '
Defense	3	Daniel Sold
Defense	four	Miodrag Belodedich		89 '
PP	five	Yoan Lupescu
PP	6	George Popescu
PP	7	Dorinel Munteanu
Nap	9	Florin Reduchoy	62 '	84 '
PP	ten	George Haji
PP	eleven	Elijah Dumitrescu
Defense	13	Tibor Sheymesh
Substitutions:
Defense	14	Gheorghe Michali		89 '
PP	18	Konstantin Gylke		84 '
Main coach:
Angel yordanescu

Assistant Judges:
Jan Dolstra
Gordon Dunster
Fourth referee:
Jamal Al-Sharif

1994 World Cup. Group A

USA - Switzerland

Colombia - Romania

Romania - Switzerland

USA - Columbia

Switzerland - Colombia

USA - Romania

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