1994 FIFA World Cup Group C

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Spain	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	South Korea	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	Bolivia	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: FIFA

Matches

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

Germany vs Bolivia

June 17, 1994

2:00 p.m. CDT

Germany	1–0	Bolivia
Klinsmann 61'	Report

Soldier Field, Chicago

Attendance: 63,117

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Germany

Bolivia


GK	1	Bodo Illgner
DF	3	Andreas Brehme
DF	4	Jürgen Kohler	6'
MF	7	Andreas Möller	54'
MF	8	Thomas Häßler		83'
FW	9	Karl-Heinz Riedle		60'
SW	10	Lothar Matthäus (c)
DF	14	Thomas Berthold
MF	16	Matthias Sammer
FW	18	Jürgen Klinsmann
MF	20	Stefan Effenberg
Substitutions:
MF	2	Thomas Strunz		83'
MF	21	Mario Basler		60'
Manager:
Berti Vogts


GK	1	Carlos Trucco
DF	3	Marco Sandy
DF	4	Miguel Rimba
DF	5	Gustavo Quinteros	89'
MF	6	Carlos Borja (c)	66'
MF	8	José Milton Melgar
MF	15	Vladimir Soria	37'
DF	16	Luis Cristaldo
FW	18	William Ramallo		79'
MF	21	Erwin Sánchez
MF	22	Julio César Baldivieso	39'	66'
Substitutions:
MF	10	Marco Etcheverry	83'	79'
FW	11	Jaime Moreno		66'
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.

June 17, 1994

6:30 p.m. CDT

Spain	2–2	South Korea
Salinas 51' Goikoetxea 55'	Report	Hong Myung-bo 85' Seo Jung-won 90'

Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Attendance: 56,247

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Spain

South Korea


GK	13	Santiago Cañizares
RB	2	Albert Ferrer
CB	5	Abelardo
CB	20	Miguel Ángel Nadal (c)	25'
CB	18	Rafael Alkorta
LB	12	Sergi
DM	6	Fernando Hierro
RM	7	Jon Andoni Goikoetxea
LM	21	Luis Enrique	24'
AM	8	Julen Guerrero		47'
CF	19	Julio Salinas		63'
Substitutions:
MF	15	José Luis Caminero	83'	47'
MF	16	Felipe		63'
Manager:
Javier Clemente


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	Noh Jung-yoon		73'
FW	9	Kim Joo-sung	37'	59'
FW	10	Ko Jeong-woon
DF	12	Choi Young-il	61'
FW	18	Hwang Sun-hong
DF	20	Hong Myung-bo
Substitutions:
FW	11	Seo Jung-won		59'
MF	16	Ha Seok-ju		73'
Manager:
Kim Ho

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

Germany vs Spain

June 21, 1994

3:00 p.m. CDT

Germany	1–1	Spain
Klinsmann 48'	Report	Goikoetxea 14'

Soldier Field, Chicago

Attendance: 63,113

Referee: Filippi Cavani (Uruguay)

Germany

Spain


GK	1	Bodo Illgner
MF	2	Thomas Strunz
DF	3	Andreas Brehme
DF	4	Jürgen Kohler
MF	7	Andreas Möller		62'
MF	8	Thomas Häßler
SW	10	Lothar Matthäus (c)
DF	14	Thomas Berthold
MF	16	Matthias Sammer
FW	18	Jürgen Klinsmann
MF	20	Stefan Effenberg	70'
Substitutions:
FW	13	Rudi Völler		62'
Manager:
Berti Vogts


GK	1	Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB	2	Albert Ferrer
CB	5	Abelardo	38'
CB	6	Fernando Hierro	53'
CB	18	Rafael Alkorta
LB	12	Sergi
DM	9	Pep Guardiola		77'
RM	7	Ion Andoni Goikoetxea		64'
LM	21	Luis Enrique
AM	15	José Luis Caminero
CF	19	Julio Salinas	15'
Substitutions:
DF	4	Paco Camarasa		77'
MF	10	José Mari Bakero		64'
Manager:
Javier Clemente

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

South Korea vs Bolivia

June 23, 1994

7:30 p.m. EDT

South Korea	0–0	Bolivia
	Report

Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough

Attendance: 54,453

Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

South Korea

Bolivia


GK	1	Choi In-young (c)
DF	4	Kim Pan-keun
DF	5	Park Jung-bae	89'
MF	6	Lee Young-jin
MF	7	Shin Hong-gi	62'
MF	8	Noh Jung-yoon		71'
FW	9	Kim Joo-sung
FW	10	Ko Jeong-woon	38'
FW	11	Seo Jung-won		65'
FW	18	Hwang Sun-hong
DF	20	Hong Myung-bo
Substitutions:
DF	12	Choi Young-il		71'
MF	16	Ha Seok-ju		65'
Manager:
Kim Ho


GK	1	Carlos Trucco
DF	3	Marco Sandy
DF	4	Miguel Rimba	22'
DF	5	Gustavo Quinteros
MF	6	Carlos Borja (c)
MF	8	José Milton Melgar
MF	15	Vladimir Soria
DF	16	Luis Cristaldo	22' 82'
FW	18	William Ramallo		67'
MF	21	Erwin Sánchez
MF	22	Julio César Baldivieso	32'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Álvaro Peña		67'
Manager:
Xabier Azkargorta

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

Bolivia vs Spain

June 27, 1994

3:00 p.m. CDT

Bolivia	1–3	Spain
E. Sánchez 67'	Report	Guardiola 19' (pen.) Caminero 66', 70'

Soldier Field, Chicago

Attendance: 63,089

Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

Bolivia

Spain


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	Mauricio Ramos	47'
MF	15	Vladimir Soria	62'
FW	18	William Ramallo
MF	21	Erwin Sánchez
Substitutions:
FW	11	Jaime Moreno	47'
MF	20	Ramiro Castillo	62'
Manager:
Xabier Azkargorta


GK	1	Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB	2	Albert Ferrer	46'
CB	5	Abelardo
CB	17	Voro
LB	12	Sergi
DM	9	Pep Guardiola		68'
RM	7	Ion Andoni Goikoetxea
CM	8	Julen Guerrero
CM	15	José Luis Caminero	90'
LM	16	Felipe Miñambres		45'
CF	19	Julio Salinas
Substitutions:
MF	6	Fernando Hierro		45'
MF	10	José Mari Bakero		68'
Manager:
Javier Clemente

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

Germany vs South Korea

June 27, 1994

3:00 p.m. CDT

Germany	3–2	South Korea
Klinsmann 12', 37' Riedle 20'	Report	Hwang Sun-hong 52' Hong Myung-bo 63'

Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Attendance: 63,998

Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

Germany

South Korea


GK	1	Bodo Illgner
DF	3	Andreas Brehme	24'
DF	4	Jürgen Kohler
DF	6	Guido Buchwald
MF	8	Thomas Häßler
FW	9	Karl-Heinz Riedle
SW	10	Lothar Matthäus (c)		64'
DF	14	Thomas Berthold
MF	16	Matthias Sammer
FW	18	Jürgen Klinsmann	28'
MF	20	Stefan Effenberg	44'	75'
Substitutions:
DF	5	Thomas Helmer		75'
MF	7	Andreas Möller		64'
Manager:
Berti Vogts


GK	1	Choi In-young (c)		45'
DF	4	Kim Pan-keun
DF	5	Park Jung-bae
MF	6	Lee Young-jin		40'
MF	7	Shin Hong-gi
FW	9	Kim Joo-sung
FW	10	Ko Jeong-woon
DF	12	Choi Young-il	89'
FW	15	Cho Jin-ho		45'
FW	18	Hwang Sun-hong
DF	20	Hong Myung-bo
Substitutions:
GK	22	Lee Woon-jae		45'
MF	2	Chung Jong-son		40'
FW	11	Seo Jung-won		45'
Manager:
Kim Ho

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

References

^ "Klinsmann provides Germany's first thrust". The Independent. June 18, 1994. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
^ "Korean fightback unnerves Germans". The Independent. June 28, 1994. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
^ "Caminero makes music for Spain". The Independent. June 28, 1994. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.

"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.

[1] "Klinsmann provides Germany's first thrust". The Independent. June 18, 1994. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.

[2] "Korean fightback unnerves Germans". The Independent. June 28, 1994. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.

[3] "Caminero makes music for Spain". The Independent. June 28, 1994. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.

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1994 FIFA World Cup Group C

Contents

Standings

Matches

Germany vs Bolivia

Spain vs South Korea

Germany vs Spain

South Korea vs Bolivia

Bolivia vs Spain

Germany vs South Korea

See also

References