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.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	3	1	1	1	3	3	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	2	2	4
3	Italy	3	1	1	1	2	2	4
4	Norway	3	1	1	1	1	1	4

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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]

More information Italy, 0–1 ...

Italy	0–1	Republic of Ireland
	Report	Houghton 11'

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June 18, 1994

4:00 p.m. EDT (UTC–4)

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford

Attendance: 75,338

Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

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	45'
RF	10	Roberto Baggio
LF	20	Giuseppe Signori	84'
Substitutions:
RF	19	Daniele Massaro	45'
LM	14	Nicola Berti	84'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi


GK	1	Packie Bonner
RB	2	Denis Irwin	80'
CB	5	Paul McGrath
CB	14	Phil Babb
LB	3	Terry Phelan	30'
RM	8	Ray Houghton		68'
CM	6	Roy Keane
CM	10	John Sheridan
CM	7	Andy Townsend (c)
LM	11	Steve Staunton
CF	15	Tommy Coyne	50'	90'
Substitutions:
MF	21	Jason McAteer		68'
FW	9	John Aldridge		90'
Manager:
Jack Charlton

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

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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Norway	1–0	Mexico
Rekdal 84'	Report

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June 19, 1994

4:00 p.m. EDT (UTC–4)

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 52,395

Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

Norway

Mexico


GK	1	Erik Thorstvedt
RB	18	Alfie Haaland	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		78'
CM	8	Øyvind Leonhardsen	26'
LM	11	Mini Jakobsen		46'
CF	9	Jan Åge Fjørtoft
Substitutions:
DF	2	Gunnar Halle		46'
MF	10	Kjetil Rekdal		78'
Manager:
Egil Olsen


GK	1	Jorge Campos
RB	21	Raúl Gutiérrez		71'
CB	2	Claudio Suárez	62'
CB	3	Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
LB	14	Joaquín del Olmo
RM	16	Luis Antonio Valdéz		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		46'
RM	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

More information Italy, 1–0 ...

Italy	1–0	Norway
D. Baggio 69'	Report

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June 23, 1994

4:00 p.m. EDT (UTC–4)

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford

Attendance: 74,624

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Italy

Norway


GK	1	Gianluca Pagliuca	21'
RB	3	Antonio Benarrivo
CB	4	Alessandro Costacurta
CB	6	Franco Baresi (c)		49'
LB	5	Paolo Maldini
RM	13	Dino Baggio
CM	11	Demetrio Albertini
LM	14	Nicola Berti
RF	18	Pierluigi Casiraghi	34'	69'
CF	20	Giuseppe Signori
LF	10	Roberto Baggio		22'
Substitutions:
GK	12	Luca Marchegiani		22'
DF	2	Luigi Apolloni		49'
FW	19	Daniele Massaro		69'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi


GK	1	Erik Thorstvedt
RB	18	Alfie Haaland	68'
CB	20	Henning Berg
CB	4	Rune Bratseth (c)
LB	5	Stig Inge Bjørnebye	32'
RM	6	Jostein Flo
CM	22	Lars Bohinen
CM	7	Erik Mykland		81'
CM	8	Øyvind Leonhardsen
LM	21	Sigurd Rushfeldt		45'
CF	9	Jan Åge Fjørtoft
Substitutions:
MF	11	Mini 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

More information Mexico, 2–1 ...

Mexico	2–1	Republic of Ireland
García 42', 65'	Report	Aldridge 84'

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June 24, 1994

12:30 p.m. EDT (UTC–4)

Citrus Bowl, Orlando

Attendance: 60,790

Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Mexico

Republic of Ireland


GK	1	Jorge Campos	57'
RB	20	Jorge Rodríguez
CB	2	Claudio Suárez
CB	3	Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
LB	14	Joaquín del Olmo	45'	80'^[9]
RM	6	Marcelino Bernal
CM	4	Ignacio Ambríz (c)
LM	8	Alberto García Aspe
RF	10	Luis García
CF	7	Carlos Hermosillo		80'
LF	11	Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
CF	19	Luis Miguel Salvador		80'
LB	21	Raúl Gutiérrez		80'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón


GK	1	Packie Bonner
RB	2	Denis Irwin	26'
CB	5	Paul McGrath
CB	14	Phil Babb
LB	3	Terry Phelan	70'
RM	8	Ray Houghton
CM	6	Roy Keane
CM	10	John Sheridan
CM	7	Andy Townsend (c)
LM	11	Steve Staunton		66'
CF	15	Tommy Coyne		67'
Substitutions:
MF	21	Jason McAteer		66'
FW	9	John Aldridge		67'
Manager:
Jack Charlton

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

Italy vs Mexico

More information Italy, 1–1 ...

Italy	1–1	Mexico
Massaro 48'	Report	Bernal 57'

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June 28, 1994

12:30 p.m. EDT (UTC–4)

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 52,535

Referee: Francisco Oscar Lamolina (Argentina)

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		65'
CM	11	Demetrio Albertini	33'
LM	14	Nicola Berti
RF	18	Pierluigi Casiraghi		45'
CF	20	Giuseppe Signori
LF	10	Roberto Baggio
Substitutions:
CF	19	Daniele Massaro		45'
LM	16	Roberto Donadoni		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	25'
RM	6	Marcelino Bernal
CM	4	Ignacio Ambríz (c)
LM	8	Alberto García Aspe	66'
RF	10	Luis García	63'	81'
CF	7	Carlos Hermosillo
LF	11	Luís Roberto Alves
Substitutions:
CM	13	Juan Carlos Chávez		81'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón

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

Republic of Ireland vs Norway

More information Republic of Ireland, 0–0 ...

Republic of Ireland	0–0	Norway
	Report

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June 28, 1994

12:30 p.m. EDT (UTC–4)

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford

Attendance: 76,322

Referee: José Torres Cadena (Colombia)

Republic of Ireland

Norway


GK	1	Packie Bonner
RB	12	Gary Kelly	83'
CB	5	Paul McGrath
CB	14	Phil Babb
LB	11	Steve Staunton
RM	21	Jason McAteer
CM	6	Roy Keane	3'
CM	10	John Sheridan
CM	7	Andy Townsend (c)		75'
LM	8	Ray Houghton	29'
CF	9	John Aldridge		65'
Substitutions:
MF	20	David Kelly		65'
MF	18	Ronnie Whelan		75'
Manager:
Maurice Setters^{[note 1]}


GK	1	Erik Thorstvedt
RB	20	Henning Berg
CB	3	Erland Johnsen	45'
CB	4	Rune Bratseth (c)
LB	5	Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM	6	Jostein Flo
CM	8	Øyvind Leonhardsen		68'
CM	10	Kjetil Rekdal
CM	7	Erik Mykland
LM	2	Gunnar Halle		34'
CF	16	Gøran Sørloth	36'
Substitutions:
MF	11	Mini Jakobsen		34'
MF	22	Lars Bohinen		68'
Manager:
Egil Olsen

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

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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
UEFA Euro 2024 Group E- another group with a similar situation of all four teams scoring the exact same points at the end of group stage

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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]

[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]
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.

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.

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[11] [N 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]

[1] [1]
The Observer: One giant step for the Irish

[2] [2]
Rep of Ireland v Italy 1994 Full Game

[UVF_atrocities-3] [3]
"The UVF's catalogue of atrocities" Archived 25 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. BBC News. 18 June 2009.

[The_Economist-4] [4]
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] [5]
Duggan, Keith (June 14, 2014). "Six men dead: the World Cup massacre". irishtimes.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.

[6] [6]
"Six shot dead in Ulster World Cup massacre" Archived 22 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine. The Independent. 19 June 1994.

[7] [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] [8]
Norway efficient, effective in 1-0 victory WORLD CUP 1994

[9] [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] [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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