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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
Matches
All times local (EDT/UTC–4, CDT/UTC–5, PDT/UTC–7)
Italy vs Republic of Ireland
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]
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| Report | Houghton 11' |
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Norway vs Mexico
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]
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Italy vs Norway
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Mexico vs Republic of Ireland
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| García 42', 65' | Report | Aldridge 84' |
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Italy vs Mexico
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Republic of Ireland vs Norway
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See also
- Loughinisland massacre, that occurred in The Heights Bar in Northern Ireland while patrons were watching the Republic of Ireland vs Italy match
- Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup
- Italy at the FIFA World Cup
- Mexico at the FIFA World Cup
- Norway at the FIFA World Cup
Notes
- 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.[10]
References
- The Observer: One giant step for the Irish
- Rep of Ireland v Italy 1994 Full Game
- "The UVF's catalogue of atrocities" Archived 25 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. BBC News. 18 June 2009.
- 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".
- "Six shot dead in Ulster World Cup massacre" Archived 22 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine. The Independent. 19 June 1994.
- "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.
- Norway efficient, effective in 1-0 victory WORLD CUP 1994
- 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.
- 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.
General references
- "1994 FIFA World Cup USA". fifa.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- "World Cup 1994". RSSSF. Retrieved July 31, 2014.