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
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
Matches
editAll times local (EDT/UTC–4, CDT/UTC–5, PDT/UTC–7)
Italy vs Republic of Ireland
editRay Houghton's early goal proved the only one of the match where Ireland's defense prevailed over Italy's attack.[1][2]
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Norway vs Mexico
editThe 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.[3]
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Italy vs Norway
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Mexico vs Republic of Ireland
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García  42', 65' | Report | Aldridge 84' |
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Italy vs Mexico
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Republic of Ireland vs Norway
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See also
edit- Loughinisland massacre, that occurred in The Heights Bar in Northern Ireland while patrons were watching the Republic of Ireland vs Italy match
- Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup
- Italy at the FIFA World Cup
- Mexico at the FIFA World Cup
- Norway at the FIFA World Cup
Notes
edit- ^ Republic of Ireland head coach Jack Charlton was given a touchline ban by FIFA following argument with an official in the match against Mexico. Assistant coach Maurice Setters filled in as head coach.[5]
References
edit- ^ The Observer: One giant step for the Irish
- ^ Rep of Ireland v Italy 1994 Full Game
- ^ Norway efficient, effective in 1-0 victory WORLD CUP 1994
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
General references
- "1994 FIFA World Cup USA". fifa.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- "World Cup 1994". RSSSF. Retrieved July 31, 2014.