1994 FIFA World Cup Group E explained

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

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]}

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 RF 10 Roberto Baggio LF 20 Substitutions: RF 19 LM 14 Manager: Arrigo Sacchi

GK 1 Packie Bonner RB 2 CB 5 Paul McGrath CB 14 Phil Babb LB 3 RM 8 CM 6 Roy Keane CM 10 John Sheridan CM 7 Andy Townsend (c) LM 11 Steve Staunton CF 15 Substitutions: MF 21 FW 9 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]

GK 1 Erik Thorstvedt RB 18 CB 20 Henning Berg CB 4 Rune Bratseth (c) LB 5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye RM 6 Jostein Flo CM 22 Lars Bohinen CM 7 CM 8 LM 11 CF 9 Jan Åge Fjørtoft Substitutions: DF 2 MF 10 Manager: Egil Olsen

GK 1 Jorge Campos RB 21 CB 2 CB 3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales LB 14 Joaquín del Olmo RM 16 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 RM 6 Manager: Miguel Mejía Barón

Assistant referees Sándor Márton (Hungary) Valentin Ivanov (Russia) Fourth official Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)

Italy vs Norway

GK 1 RB 3 Antonio Benarrivo CB 4 Alessandro Costacurta CB 6 Franco Baresi (c) LB 5 Paolo Maldini RM 13 Dino Baggio CM 11 Demetrio Albertini LM 14 Nicola Berti RF 18 CF 20 Giuseppe Signori LF 10 Substitutions: GK 12 DF 2 FW 19 Manager: Arrigo Sacchi

GK 1 Erik Thorstvedt RB 18 CB 20 Henning Berg CB 4 Rune Bratseth (c) LB 5 RM 6 Jostein Flo CM 22 Lars Bohinen CM 7 CM 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen LM 21 CF 9 Jan Åge Fjørtoft Substitutions: MF 11 MF 10 Manager: Egil Olsen

Assistant referees Tapio Yli-Karro (Finland) Roy Pearson (England) Fourth official Philip Don (England)

Mexico vs Republic of Ireland

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

GK 1 Packie Bonner RB 2 CB 5 Paul McGrath CB 14 Phil Babb LB 3 RM 8 Ray Houghton CM 6 Roy Keane CM 10 John Sheridan CM 7 Andy Townsend (c) LM 11 CF 15 Substitutions: MF 21 FW 9 Manager: Jack Charlton

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

Italy vs Mexico

GK 12 Luca Marchegiani RB 3 Antonio Benarrivo CB 4 Alessandro Costacurta CB 2 Luigi Apolloni LB 5 Paolo Maldini (c) RM 13 CM 11 LM 14 Nicola Berti RF 18 CF 20 Giuseppe Signori LF 10 Roberto Baggio Substitutions: CF 19 LM 16 Manager: Arrigo Sacchi

GK 1 Jorge Campos RB 20 Jorge Rodríguez CB 2 Claudio Suárez CB 3 Juan Ramírez LB 14 RM 6 Marcelino Bernal CM 4 Ignacio Ambríz (c) LM 8 RF 10 CF 7 Carlos Hermosillo LF 11 Luís Roberto Alves Substitutions: CM 13 Manager: Miguel Mejía Barón

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

Republic of Ireland vs Norway

GK 1 Packie Bonner RB 12 CB 5 Paul McGrath CB 14 Phil Babb LB 11 Steve Staunton RM 21 Jason McAteer CM 6 CM 10 John Sheridan CM 7 Andy Townsend (c) LM 8 CF 9 Substitutions: MF 20 MF 18 Manager: Maurice Setters

GK 1 Erik Thorstvedt RB 20 Henning Berg CB 3 CB 4 Rune Bratseth (c) LB 5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye RM 6 Jostein Flo CM 8 CM 10 Kjetil Rekdal CM 7 Erik Mykland LM 2 CF 16 Substitutions: MF 11 MF 22 Manager: Egil Olsen

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

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
• 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

References

General 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. https://www.theguardian.com/observer/irelandfootball/story/0,,587032,00.html The Observer: One giant step for the Irish
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gtZnyCDljE Rep of Ireland v Italy 1994 Full Game
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6617329.stm "The UVF's catalogue of atrocities"
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. Web site: Six men dead: the World Cup massacre . 2014-06-14 . Keith . Duggan . irishtimes.com . 2024-06-28.
6. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/six-shot-dead-in-ulster-world-cup-massacre-1423674.html "Six shot dead in Ulster World Cup massacre"
7. http://www.irishcentral.com/news/1994-world-cup-massacre-of-irish-fans-by-loyalists-will-be-major-espn-movie-239814941-240124801.html "1994 World Cup massacre of Irish fans by Loyalists will be major ESPN movie"
8. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-06-20-1994171003-story.html 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.