1994 FIFA World Cup Group C explained

Group C 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 17, 1994, and the final games took place simultaneously on June 27, 1994.^{[1] [2]}

The group consisted of the defending champion Germany, Bolivia, Spain, and South Korea. Germany won the group and Spain finished second.^[3]

Standings

Matches

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

Germany vs Bolivia

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width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Bodo Illgner DF 3 Andreas Brehme DF 4 MF 7 MF 8 FW 9 SW 10 Lothar Matthäus (c) DF 14 Thomas Berthold MF 16 Matthias Sammer FW 18 Jürgen Klinsmann MF 20 Stefan Effenberg Substitutions: MF 2 MF 21 Manager: Berti Vogts

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width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Carlos Trucco DF 3 Marco Sandy DF 4 Miguel Rimba DF 5 MF 6 Carlos Borja (c) MF 8 José Milton Melgar MF 15 DF 16 Luis Cristaldo FW 18 MF 21 Erwin Sánchez MF 22 Substitutions: MF 10 FW 11 Manager: Xabier Azkargorta

Assistant referees Eugene Brazzale (Australia) Gordon Dunster (Australia) Fourth official Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

Spain vs South Korea

This fixture was a repeat of the two teams' opening match at the 1990 tournament, won by Spain.

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width=25 ! width=25 GK 13 Santiago Cañizares RB 2 Albert Ferrer CB 5 Abelardo CB 20 Miguel Ángel Nadal (c) CB 18 Rafael Alkorta LB 12 Sergi DM 6 Fernando Hierro RM 7 Jon Andoni Goikoetxea LM 21 AM 8 CF 19 Substitutions: MF 15 MF 16 Manager: Javier Clemente

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width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Choi In-young (c) DF 4 Kim Pan-keun DF 5 Park Jung-bae MF 6 Lee Young-jin MF 7 Shin Hong-gi MF 8 FW 9 FW 10 Ko Jeong-woon DF 12 FW 18 Hwang Sun-hong DF 20 Hong Myung-bo Substitutions: FW 11 MF 16 Manager: Kim Ho

Assistant referees Carl-Johan Meyer Christensen (Denmark) Roy Pearson (England) Fourth official Philip Don (England)

Germany vs Spain

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width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Bodo Illgner MF 2 Thomas Strunz DF 3 Andreas Brehme DF 4 Jürgen Kohler MF 7 MF 8 Thomas Häßler SW 10 Lothar Matthäus (c) DF 14 Thomas Berthold MF 16 Matthias Sammer FW 18 Jürgen Klinsmann MF 20 Substitutions: FW 13 Manager: Berti Vogts

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width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c) RB 2 Albert Ferrer CB 5 CB 6 CB 18 Rafael Alkorta LB 12 Sergi DM 9 RM 7 LM 21 Luis Enrique AM 15 José Luis Caminero CF 19 Substitutions: DF 4 MF 10 Manager: Javier Clemente

Assistant referees Venancio Zarate (Paraguay) Ernesto Taibi (Argentina) Fourth official Francisco Oscar Lamolina (Argentina)

South Korea vs Bolivia

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width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Choi In-young (c) DF 4 Kim Pan-keun DF 5 MF 6 Lee Young-jin MF 7 MF 8 FW 9 Kim Joo-sung FW 10 FW 11 FW 18 Hwang Sun-hong DF 20 Hong Myung-bo Substitutions: DF 12 MF 16 Manager: Kim Ho

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width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Carlos Trucco DF 3 Marco Sandy DF 4 DF 5 Gustavo Quinteros MF 6 Carlos Borja (c) MF 8 José Milton Melgar MF 15 Vladimir Soria DF 16 FW 18 MF 21 Erwin Sánchez MF 22 Substitutions: FW 9 Manager: Xabier Azkargorta

Assistant referees Luc Matthys (Belgium) Mikael Erik Everstig (Sweden) Fourth official Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

Bolivia vs Spain

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width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Carlos Trucco DF 2 Juan Manuel Peña DF 3 Marco Sandy DF 4 Miguel Rimba MF 6 Carlos Borja MF 8 José Milton Melgar (c) DF 13 Modesto Soruco MF 14 MF 15 FW 18 William Ramallo MF 21 Erwin Sánchez Substitutions: FW 11 MF 20 Manager: Xabier Azkargorta

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width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c) RB 2 CB 5 Abelardo CB 17 Voro LB 12 Sergi DM 9 RM 7 Ion Andoni Goikoetxea CM 8 Julen Guerrero CM 15 LM 16 CF 19 Julio Salinas Substitutions: MF 6 MF 10 Manager: Javier Clemente

Assistant referees Raimundo Calix Garcia (Honduras) Abdulla Al Ghattan (Bahrain) Fourth official Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Germany vs South Korea

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width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Bodo Illgner DF 3 DF 4 Jürgen Kohler DF 6 Guido Buchwald MF 8 Thomas Häßler FW 9 Karl-Heinz Riedle SW 10 Lothar Matthäus (c) DF 14 Thomas Berthold MF 16 Matthias Sammer FW 18 MF 20 Substitutions: DF 5 MF 7 Manager: Berti Vogts

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width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Choi In-young (c) DF 4 Kim Pan-keun DF 5 Park Jung-bae MF 6 MF 7 Shin Hong-gi FW 9 Kim Joo-sung FW 10 Ko Jeong-woon DF 12 FW 15 FW 18 Hwang Sun-hong DF 20 Hong Myung-bo Substitutions: GK 22 MF 2 FW 11 Manager: Kim Ho

Assistant referees Valentin Ivanov (Russia) Abdel-Magid Hassan (Egypt) Fourth official Arturo Angeles (United States)

See also

• Bolivia at the FIFA World Cup
• Germany at the FIFA World Cup
• South Korea at the FIFA World Cup
• Spain at the FIFA World Cup

References

• Web site: 1994 FIFA World Cup USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20131220184449/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/usa1994/index.html. dead. 20 December 2013. fifa.com. 31 July 2014.
• Web site: World Cup 1994. RSSSF. 31 July 2014.

Notes and References

1. News: Klinsmann provides Germany's first thrust . 18 June 1994 . The Independent . 14 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111134443/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football--world-cup-usa-94-klinsmann-provides-germanys-first-thrust-1423406.html . 11 November 2012 . live.
2. News: Korean fightback unnerves Germans . 28 June 1994 . The Independent . 14 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111134506/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football--world-cup-usa-94-korean-fightback-unnerves-germans-1425677.html . 11 November 2012 . live.
3. News: Caminero makes music for Spain . 28 June 1994 . The Independent . 14 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111134550/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football--world-cup-usa-94-caminero-makes-music-for-spain-1425676.html . 11 November 2012 . live.