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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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Mexico31113304Advance to knockout stage
2  Republic of Ireland31112204
3  Italy31112204
4  Norway31111104
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]

Italy  0–1  Republic of Ireland
ReportHoughton 11'
Italy
Republic of Ireland
GK1Gianluca Pagliuca
RB9Mauro Tassotti
CB4Alessandro Costacurta
CB6Franco Baresi (c)
LB5Paolo Maldini
RM16Roberto Donadoni
CM11Demetrio Albertini
CM13Dino Baggio
LM17Alberico Evani  45'
CF10Roberto Baggio
CF20Giuseppe Signori  84'
Substitutions:
FW19Daniele Massaro  45'
MF14Nicola Berti  84'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK1Packie Bonner
RB2Denis Irwin  80'
CB5Paul McGrath
CB14Phil Babb
LB3Terry Phelan  30'
RM8Ray Houghton  68'
CM6Roy Keane
CM10John Sheridan
CM7Andy Townsend (c)
LM11Steve Staunton
CF15Tommy Coyne  50'  90'
Substitutions:
MF21Jason McAteer  68'
FW9John 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.[3]

Norway  1–0  Mexico
Rekdal 84'Report
Attendance: 52,395
Norway
Mexico
GK1Erik Thorstvedt
RB18Alfie Haaland  16'
CB20Henning Berg
CB4Rune Bratseth (c)
LB5Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM6Jostein Flo
CM22Lars Bohinen
CM7Erik Mykland  78'
CM8Øyvind Leonhardsen  26'
LM11Mini Jakobsen  46'
CF9Jan Åge Fjørtoft
Substitutions:
DF2Gunnar Halle  46'
MF10Kjetil Rekdal  78'
Manager:
Egil Olsen
GK1Jorge Campos
RB21Raúl Gutiérrez  71'
CB2Claudio Suárez  62'
CB3Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
LB5Ramón Ramírez
DM4Ignacio Ambríz (c)
CM16Luis Antonio Valdéz  46'
CM14Joaquín del Olmo
AM10Luis García
CF9Hugo Sánchez
CF11Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
MF17Benjamín Galindo  46'
MF6Marcelino 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
GK1Gianluca Pagliuca  21'
RB3Antonio Benarrivo
CB4Alessandro Costacurta
CB6Franco Baresi (c)  49'
LB5Paolo Maldini
RM14Nicola Berti
CM11Demetrio Albertini
CM13Dino Baggio
LM20Giuseppe Signori
CF10Roberto Baggio  22'
CF18Pierluigi Casiraghi  34'  69'
Substitutions:
GK12Luca Marchegiani  22'
DF2Luigi Apolloni  49'
FW19Daniele Massaro  69'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK1Erik Thorstvedt
RB18Alfie Haaland  68'
CB20Henning Berg
CB4Rune Bratseth (c)
LB5Stig Inge Bjørnebye  32'
RM6Jostein Flo
CM22Lars Bohinen
CM7Erik Mykland  81'
CM8Øyvind Leonhardsen
LM21Sigurd Rushfeldt  45'
CF9Jan Åge Fjørtoft
Substitutions:
MF11Mini Jakobsen  45'
MF10Kjetil 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'ReportAldridge 84'
Attendance: 60,790
Mexico
Republic of Ireland
GK1Jorge Campos  57'
RB20Jorge Rodríguez
CB2Claudio Suárez
CB3Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
LB14Joaquín del Olmo  45'  80'[4]
DM4Ignacio Ambríz (c)
CM6Marcelino Bernal
CM8Alberto García Aspe
AM10Luis García
CF7Carlos Hermosillo  80'
CF11Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
FW19Luis Miguel Salvador  80'
DF21Raúl Gutiérrez  80'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón
GK1Packie Bonner
RB2Denis Irwin  26'
CB5Paul McGrath
CB14Phil Babb
LB3Terry Phelan  70'
RM8Ray Houghton
CM6Roy Keane
CM10John Sheridan
CM7Andy Townsend (c)
LM11Steve Staunton  66'
CF15Tommy Coyne  67'
Substitutions:
MF21Jason McAteer  66'
FW9John 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'ReportBernal 57'
Italy
Mexico
GK12Luca Marchegiani
RB3Antonio Benarrivo
CB2Luigi Apolloni
CB4Alessandro Costacurta
LB5Paolo Maldini (c)
RM14Nicola Berti
CM11Demetrio Albertini  33'
CM13Dino Baggio  65'
LM20Giuseppe Signori
CF10Roberto Baggio
CF18Pierluigi Casiraghi  45'
Substitutions:
FW19Daniele Massaro  45'
MF16Roberto Donadoni  65'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK1Jorge Campos
RB20Jorge Rodríguez
CB2Claudio Suárez
CB3Juan Ramírez
LB14Joaquín del Olmo  25'
DM4Ignacio Ambríz (c)
CM6Marcelino Bernal
CM8Alberto García Aspe  66'
AM10Luis García  63'  81'
CF7Carlos Hermosillo
CF11Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
MF13Juan 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
GK1Packie Bonner
RB12Gary Kelly  83'
CB5Paul McGrath
CB14Phil Babb
LB11Steve Staunton
RM21Jason McAteer
CM6Roy Keane  3'
CM10John Sheridan
CM7Andy Townsend (c)  75'
LM8Ray Houghton  29'
CF9John Aldridge  65'
Substitutions:
MF20David Kelly  65'
MF18Ronnie Whelan  75'
Manager:
Maurice Setters[note 1]
GK1Erik Thorstvedt
RB20Henning Berg
CB3Erland Johnsen  45'
CB4Rune Bratseth (c)
LB5Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM6Jostein Flo
CM8Øyvind Leonhardsen  68'
CM10Kjetil Rekdal
CM7Erik Mykland
LM2Gunnar Halle  34'
CF16Gøran Sørloth  36'
Substitutions:
MF11Mini Jakobsen  34'
MF22Lars 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 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

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  1. ^ The Observer: One giant step for the Irish
  2. ^ Rep of Ireland v Italy 1994 Full Game
  3. ^ Norway efficient, effective in 1-0 victory WORLD CUP 1994
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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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