ELIMINATION PHASE

ROUND OF 16	QUARTERFINALS	SEMIFINALS	THIRD PLACE AND FINAL
+ ROU 03   ARG 02	ROU 02 + SWE 02 F/OT; PEN: 04–05	SWE 00 + BRA 01	FINAL ¤ BRA 00   ITA 00 F/OT; PEN: 03–02
KSA 01 + SWE 03
+ NED 02   IRL 00	NED 02 + BRA 03
+ BRA 01   USA 00
MEX 01 + BUL 01 F/OT; PEN: 01–03	+ BUL 02   GER 01	BUL 01 + ITA 02
+ GER 03   BEL 02
NGA 01 + ITA 02 F/OT	+ ITA 02   ESP 01
+ ESP 03   SUI 00
			THIRD » SWE 04   BUL 00

GROUP PHASE

GROUP A			R	Pts	GD
»		Romania	0	6	0
»		Switzerland	0	4	+1
»		United States	0	4	0
×		Colombia	0	3	-1

GROUP B			R	Pts	GD
»		Brazil	0	7	+5
»		Sweden	0	5	+2
×		Russia	0	3	+1
×		Cameroon	0	1	-8

GROUP C			R	Pts	GD
»		Germany	0	7	+2
»		Spain	0	5	+2
×		Korea Rep	0	2	-1
×		Bolivia	0	1	-3

GROUP D			R	Pts	GD
»		Nigeria	0	6	+4
»		Bulgaria	0	6	+3
»		Argentina	0	6	+3
×		Greece	0	0	-10

GROUP E			R	Pts	GD
»		Mexico	0	4	0
»		Ireland Rep	0	4	0
»		Italy	0	4	0
×		Norway	0	4	0

GROUP F			R	Pts	GD
»		Netherlands	0	6	+1
»		Saudi Arabia	0	6	+1
»		Belgium	0	6	+1
×		Morocco	0	0	-3

TOURNAMENT VENUES

• Chicago, IL: Soldier Field
• Dallas, TX: Cotton Bowl
• East Rutherford, NJ: Giants Stadium
• Foxborough, MA: Foxboro Stadium
• Orlando, FL: Citrus Bowl
• Palo Alto, CA: Stanford Stadium
• Pasadena, CA: Rose Bowl
• Pontiac, MI: Pontiac Silverdome
• Washington, DC: RFK Stadium

KEY DATES

• SUN 19 DEC 1993: Draw [Las Vegas, NV]
• FRI 17 JUN 1994: Opening match [Chicago, IL]
• THU 30 JUN 1994: End of group phase
• SAT 02-TUE 05 JUL 1994: Round of sixteen
• SAT 09-SUN 10 JUL 1994: Quarterfinals
• WED 13 JUL 1994: Semifinals
• SAT 16 JUL 1994: Third place match [Pasadena, CA]
• SUN 17 JUL 1994: Final match [Pasadena, CA]

FORMAT

• 24 teams
  • Up to 22 players per team roster, including up to three goalkeepers
    • Players may be replaced in case of injury or illness
  • Up to two substitutions per team per match, plus third substitution for goalkeeper
• Group phase:
  • Six groups; four teams per group
  • Pts = 3W + D
  • Top two teams in each group, plus top four third placed teams, advance
• Elimination phase:
  • If tied after 90 minutes, extra time played [two 15 min periods]
  • If still tied, match decided by penalty shootout