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1994 FIFA World Cup Group E

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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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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
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] During the game, members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a loyalist paramilitary group, burst into a pub in Northern Ireland with assault rifles and fired on the customers,[3] killing six civilians and wounding five. The pub was targeted because it was frequented mainly by Catholics,[4] and was crowded with supporters watching the Republic of Ireland.[4] It is thus sometimes called the "World Cup massacre" or the Loughinisland massacre.[5][6][7]

Italy 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report Houghton 11'
Italy
Republic of Ireland
GK 1 Gianluca Pagliuca
RB 9 Mauro Tassotti
CB 4 Alessandro Costacurta
CB 6 Franco Baresi (c)
LB 5 Paolo Maldini
RM 16 Roberto Donadoni
CM 11 Demetrio Albertini
CM 13 Dino Baggio
LM 17 Alberico Evani downward-facing red arrow 45'
RF 10 Roberto Baggio
LF 20 Giuseppe Signori downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutions:
RF 19 Daniele Massaro upward-facing green arrow 45'
LM 14 Nicola Berti upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK 1 Packie Bonner
RB 2 Denis Irwin Yellow card 80'
CB 5 Paul McGrath
CB 14 Phil Babb
LB 3 Terry Phelan Yellow card 30'
RM 8 Ray Houghton downward-facing red arrow 68'
CM 6 Roy Keane
CM 10 John Sheridan
CM 7 Andy Townsend (c)
LM 11 Steve Staunton
CF 15 Tommy Coyne Yellow card 50' downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Jason McAteer upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 9 John Aldridge upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
England 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.[8]

Norway 1–0 Mexico
Rekdal 84' Report
Attendance: 52,395
Norway
Mexico
GK 1 Erik Thorstvedt
RB 18 Alfie Haaland Yellow card 16'
CB 20 Henning Berg
CB 4 Rune Bratseth (c)
LB 5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM 6 Jostein Flo
CM 22 Lars Bohinen
CM 7 Erik Mykland downward-facing red arrow 78'
CM 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen Yellow card 26'
LM 11 Mini Jakobsen downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 9 Jan Åge Fjørtoft
Substitutions:
DF 2 Gunnar Halle upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 10 Kjetil Rekdal upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Egil Olsen
GK 1 Jorge Campos
RB 21 Raúl Gutiérrez downward-facing red arrow 71'
CB 2 Claudio Suárez Yellow card 62'
CB 3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
LB 14 Joaquín del Olmo
RM 16 Luis Antonio Valdéz downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
LM 5 Ramón Ramírez
RF 10 Luis García
CF 9 Hugo Sánchez
LF 11 Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
LM 17 Benjamín Galindo upward-facing green arrow 46'
RM 6 Marcelino Bernal upward-facing green arrow 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
GK 1 Gianluca Pagliuca Red card 21'
RB 3 Antonio Benarrivo
CB 4 Alessandro Costacurta
CB 6 Franco Baresi (c) downward-facing red arrow 49'
LB 5 Paolo Maldini
RM 13 Dino Baggio
CM 11 Demetrio Albertini
LM 14 Nicola Berti
RF 18 Pierluigi Casiraghi Yellow card 34' downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 20 Giuseppe Signori
LF 10 Roberto Baggio downward-facing red arrow 22'
Substitutions:
GK 12 Luca Marchegiani upward-facing green arrow 22'
DF 2 Luigi Apolloni upward-facing green arrow 49'
FW 19 Daniele Massaro upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK 1 Erik Thorstvedt
RB 18 Alfie Haaland Yellow card 68'
CB 20 Henning Berg
CB 4 Rune Bratseth (c)
LB 5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye Yellow card 32'
RM 6 Jostein Flo
CM 22 Lars Bohinen
CM 7 Erik Mykland downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen
LM 21 Sigurd Rushfeldt downward-facing red arrow 45'
CF 9 Jan Åge Fjørtoft
Substitutions:
MF 11 Mini Jakobsen upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 10 Kjetil Rekdal upward-facing green arrow 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' Report Aldridge 84'
Attendance: 60,790
Mexico
Republic of Ireland
GK 1 Jorge Campos Yellow card 57'
RB 20 Jorge Rodríguez
CB 2 Claudio Suárez
CB 3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
LB 14 Joaquín del Olmo Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 80'[9]
RM 6 Marcelino Bernal
CM 4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
LM 8 Alberto García Aspe
RF 10 Luis García
CF 7 Carlos Hermosillo downward-facing red arrow 80'
LF 11 Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
CF 19 Luis Miguel Salvador upward-facing green arrow 80'
LB 21 Raúl Gutiérrez upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón
GK 1 Packie Bonner
RB 2 Denis Irwin Yellow card 26'
CB 5 Paul McGrath
CB 14 Phil Babb
LB 3 Terry Phelan Yellow card 70'
RM 8 Ray Houghton
CM 6 Roy Keane
CM 10 John Sheridan
CM 7 Andy Townsend (c)
LM 11 Steve Staunton downward-facing red arrow 66'
CF 15 Tommy Coyne downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Jason McAteer upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 9 John Aldridge upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
England 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' Report Bernal 57'
Italy
Mexico
GK 12 Luca Marchegiani
RB 3 Antonio Benarrivo
CB 4 Alessandro Costacurta
CB 2 Luigi Apolloni
LB 5 Paolo Maldini (c)
RM 13 Dino Baggio downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 11 Demetrio Albertini Yellow card 33'
LM 14 Nicola Berti
RF 18 Pierluigi Casiraghi downward-facing red arrow 45'
CF 20 Giuseppe Signori
LF 10 Roberto Baggio
Substitutions:
CF 19 Daniele Massaro upward-facing green arrow 45'
LM 16 Roberto Donadoni upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK 1 Jorge Campos
RB 20 Jorge Rodríguez
CB 2 Claudio Suárez
CB 3 Juan Ramírez
LB 14 Joaquín del Olmo Yellow card 25'
RM 6 Marcelino Bernal
CM 4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
LM 8 Alberto García Aspe Yellow card 66'
RF 10 Luis García Yellow card 63' downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 7 Carlos Hermosillo
LF 11 Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
CM 13 Juan Carlos Chávez upward-facing green arrow 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
GK 1 Packie Bonner
RB 12 Gary Kelly Yellow card 83'
CB 5 Paul McGrath
CB 14 Phil Babb
LB 11 Steve Staunton
RM 21 Jason McAteer
CM 6 Roy Keane Yellow card 3'
CM 10 John Sheridan
CM 7 Andy Townsend (c) downward-facing red arrow 75'
LM 8 Ray Houghton Yellow card 29'
CF 9 John Aldridge downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
MF 20 David Kelly upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 18 Ronnie Whelan upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
England Maurice Setters[note 1]
GK 1 Erik Thorstvedt
RB 20 Henning Berg
CB 3 Erland Johnsen Yellow card 45'
CB 4 Rune Bratseth (c)
LB 5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM 6 Jostein Flo
CM 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen downward-facing red arrow 68'
CM 10 Kjetil Rekdal
CM 7 Erik Mykland
LM 2 Gunnar Halle downward-facing red arrow 34'
CF 16 Gøran Sørloth Yellow card 36'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Mini Jakobsen upward-facing green arrow 34'
MF 22 Lars Bohinen upward-facing green arrow 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 manager Jack Charlton was given a touchline ban by FIFA following argument with an official in the match against Mexico. Assistant manager Maurice Setters filled in as head coach.[10]

References

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  1. ^ The Observer: One giant step for the Irish
  2. ^ Rep of Ireland v Italy 1994 Full Game
  3. ^ "The UVF's catalogue of atrocities" Archived 25 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. BBC News. 18 June 2009.
  4. ^ a b The Economist newspaper. 25 June 1994. pp. 25–26. "For the 24 fans gathered in Heights Bar in the quiet village of Loughinisland in County Down, the cheering was followed by carnage. Two men walked into the pub and sprayed the room with bullets, killing six and wounding five, and then fled laughing. The Ulster Volunteer Force, a Protestant terrorist group, later claimed it had carried out the attack. It chose the pub only because it knew that those gathered to support Ireland's team would be Catholic".
  5. ^ Duggan, Keith (June 14, 2014). "Six men dead: the World Cup massacre". irishtimes.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Six shot dead in Ulster World Cup massacre" Archived 22 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine. The Independent. 19 June 1994.
  7. ^ "1994 World Cup massacre of Irish fans by Loyalists will be major ESPN movie" Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. IrishCentral. 12 January 2014.
  8. ^ Norway efficient, effective in 1-0 victory WORLD CUP 1994
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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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