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 18 June 1994 and the final games took place simultaneously on 28 June 1994.

Overall

The group consisted of Italy, Republic of Ireland, Mexico, and Norway. Mexico won the group, Republic of Ireland finished second on head-to-head with third-placed Italy, who qualified as one of the best third-placed teams. It is the only group in World Cup history in which all four teams finished with the same number of points.

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 3 04
 Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 2 04
 Italy 3 1 1 1 2 2 04
 Norway 3 1 1 1 1 1 04

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

Italy vs Republic of Ireland

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

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

Norway vs Mexico

19 June 1994
16:00 EDT
Norway  1–0  Mexico
Rekdal  84' Report
RFK Stadium, Washington
Attendance: 52,395
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Norway
Mexico
GK 1Erik Thorstvedt
DF 4 Rune Bratseth (c)
DF 5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye
FW 6 Jostein Flo
MF 7 Erik Mykland  78'
MF 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen  26'
FW 9 Jan Åge Fjørtoft
MF 11 Mini Jakobsen  46'
DF 18Alf-Inge Håland  16'
DF 20Henning Berg
MF 22Lars Bohinen
Substitutions:
DF 2Gunnar Halle  46'
MF 10Kjetil Rekdal  78'
Manager:
Egil Olsen
GK 1 Jorge Campos
DF 2 Claudio Suárez  62'
DF 3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
DF 4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
DF 5 Ramón Ramírez
FW 9 Hugo Sánchez
FW 10 Luis García
FW 11Luis Roberto Alves
DF 14Joaquín del Olmo
MF 16Luis Antonio Valdéz  46'
DF 21Raúl Gutiérrez  71'
Substitutions:
MF 17Benjamín Galindo  46'
MF 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

23 June 1994
16:00 EDT
Italy  1–0  Norway
D. Baggio  69' Report
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 74,624
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Italy
Norway
GK 1Gianluca Pagliuca Red card 21'
DF 3 Antonio Benarrivo
DF 4 Alessandro Costacurta
DF 5 Paolo Maldini
DF 6 Franco Baresi (c)  49'
FW 10 Roberto Baggio  22'
MF 11 Demetrio Albertini
MF 13 Dino Baggio
MF 14Nicola Berti
FW 18Pierluigi Casiraghi  34'  69'
FW 20Giuseppe Signori
Substitutions:
GK 12Luca Marchegiani  22'
DF 2Luigi Apolloni  49'
FW 19Daniele Massaro  69'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK 1 Erik Thorstvedt
DF 4 Rune Bratseth (c)
DF 5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye  32'
FW 6 Jostein Flo
MF 7 Erik Mykland  81'
MF 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen
FW 9 Jan Åge Fjørtoft
DF 18Alf-Inge Håland  68'
DF 20Henning Berg
FW 21Sigurd Rushfeldt  45'
MF 22Lars Bohinen
Substitutions:
MF 11Mini 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

24 June 1994
12:30 EDT
Mexico  2–1  Republic of Ireland
García  42', 65' Report Aldridge  84'
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 60,790
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Mexico
Republic of Ireland
GK 1Jorge Campos  57'
DF 2 Claudio Suárez
DF 3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
DF 4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
MF 6 Marcelino Bernal
FW 7 Carlos Hermosillo  80'
MF 8 Alberto García Aspe
FW 10 Luis García
FW 11Luis Roberto Alves
MF 14Joaquín del Olmo  45'  80'
MF 20Jorge Rodríguez
Substitutions:
FW 19Luis Miguel Salvador  80'
DF 21Raúl Gutiérrez  80'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón
GK 1 Packie Bonner
DF 2 Denis Irwin  26'
DF 3 Terry Phelan  70'
DF 5 Paul McGrath
MF 6 Roy Keane
MF 7 Andy Townsend (c)
MF 8 Ray Houghton
MF 10John Sheridan
DF 11Steve Staunton  66'
DF 14Phil Babb
FW 15Tommy Coyne  67'
Substitutions:
MF 21Jason McAteer  66'
FW 9 John Aldridge  67'
Manager:
England Jack Charlton

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

Italy vs Mexico

28 June 1994
12:30 EDT
Italy  1–1  Mexico
Massaro  48' Report Bernal  57'
Italy
Mexico
GK 12Luca Marchegiani
DF 2 Luigi Apolloni
DF 3 Antonio Benarrivo
DF 4 Alessandro Costacurta
DF 5 Paolo Maldini (c)
FW 10 Roberto Baggio
MF 11 Demetrio Albertini  33'
MF 13 Dino Baggio  65'
MF 14Nicola Berti
FW 18Pierluigi Casiraghi  45'
FW 20Giuseppe Signori
Substitutions:
FW 19Daniele Massaro  45'
MF 16Roberto Donadoni  65'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK 1 Jorge Campos
DF 2 Claudio Suárez
DF 3 Juan Ramírez
DF 4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
MF 6 Marcelino Bernal
FW 7 Carlos Hermosillo
MF 8 Alberto García Aspe  66'
FW 10 Luis García  63'  81'
FW 11Luis Roberto Alves
DF 14Joaquín del Olmo  25'
MF 20Jorge Rodríguez
Substitutions:
MF 13Juan Carlos Chávez  81'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón

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

Republic of Ireland vs Norway

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

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

References

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