#World Cup Timeless Classic # 1994 World Cup USA
The Asian and African teams of this World Cup broke out, and unpopular matches were staged one after another.
In Group A, Colombia's match against the United States, defender Escobar accidentally swung an own goal, and was shot dead in the downtown area after returning home, causing a tragedy.
The host team USA has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Brazil and Sweden joined forces in Group B.
South Korea in Group C had an impressive performance, but it was Germany and Spain who advanced to the next round.
Group D was even more upset, with African eagles Nigeria, led by Kanu and Okocha, beating Bulgaria 3-0 in the first round, losing 1-2 to Argentina in the second round and defeating Greece 2-0 in the final round to finish first in the group. Two years later, Nigeria won the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics, making history for African teams!
Argentina, the other powerhouse, qualified from the group, but Maradona's ban cast a shadow over the team.
The big black horse Bulgaria is going to be black to the end.
Italy in Group E barely qualified from third place in the group.
The Netherlands were a solitary team in Group F, but Saudi Arabia beat Morocco and Belgium to finish second in the group, and Ovilan scored a spectacular goal against Belgium against four consecutive teams.
In the 1/8 finals, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Romania, the Netherlands, Brazil, Italy, Bulgaria and finally reached the quarterfinals. Among them: Germany 3:2 Belgium, Spain 3:0 Switzerland, Sweden 3:1 Saudi Arabia, Romania 3:2 Argentina, Netherlands 2:0 Ireland, Brazil 1:0 USA Italy 2:1 Nigeria, Bulgaria 3:1 Mexico.
The 1/4 final was exciting. In the first Italy-Spain 🇮🇹 match, with two goals from Baggio, Italy eliminated the imposing Spain 🇪🇸 to reach the semi-finals.
The second one, Brazil vs the Netherlands, a classic battle!
Brazil, "lone wolves" Romario and Bebeto partner up front, Ronaldo as a substitute, while Bergkamp in the Netherlands is a regular striker after the Three Musketeers.
The first half was 0-0, and in the second half it was scored by Brazil's Romario, followed by a second goal; Then the situation changed, the Netherlands were equalized by Bergkamp and Wen, and Brazil were beaten by Blanco through the Dutch goal 3-2 before the end of the game, in this classic battle, Brazil beat the Netherlands to reach the last four.
In the third match, the dark horse match, Sweden defeated Romania to reach the final four.
In the fourth game, Germany vs Romania, a seemingly suspenseless match, actually broke out a shocking upset, Bulgaria scored two goals in a row after Germany scored first, defeating the defending champions.
So far, all four finalists have been produced, namely 2 traditional strong teams: Brazil and Italy; 2 dark horses: Sweden, Bulgaria.
In the end, Brazil and Italy reached the final and Brazil won the title by beating Italy on penalties.
