National Teams: 24
Stadiums: 9
Games: 52
Goals: 141
Goal average: 2,71
Top scorer:
Stoichkov (Bulgary) and
Salenko (Russia) - 6 goals
Largest win:
Russia 6 Camerun 1
Match with more goals:
Russia 6 Camerun 1
Red Cards: 13 |
For the first time in World Cup history, a final match was decided by penalties. After an opaque game that ended tied 0-0, Brazil defeated Italy 3-2 on penalties.
The big surprise of USA 94 was the
disqualification
of superstar Diego Maradona after failing a
doping test for substance called ephedrine. Argentina, one of the top candidates, couldn't recover from the shock and was eliminated by Rumania in the second round. |