At the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Brazil participated for the 15th time in the event. The country remained as the only national team to have participated in every installment of the FIFA World Cup. Brazil reached the final where they defeated Italy on penalties.
The coach was Carlos Alberto Parreira, with Zagallo as coordinator, and Dunga as captain.
Squad Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Matches
Brazil competed in Group B of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, alongside Russia, Cameroon, and Sweden.
In their opening match on 20 June 1994 at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, Brazil defeated Russia 2–0, with goals from Romário and Raí (penalty). They followed this with a 3–0 victory over Cameroon on 24 June at the same venue, with Romário scoring twice and Márcio Santos adding a third. In their final group match on 28 June at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Brazil drew 1–1 with Sweden, with Romário scoring Brazil’s goal. Brazil finished top of Group B.
In the Round of 16, Brazil faced the United States on 4 July at Stanford Stadium. Despite having Leonardo sent off in the first half, Brazil secured a 1–0 victory through a goal from Bebeto.
In the quarter-finals on 9 July at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Brazil defeated the Netherlands 3–2 in a closely contested match. Romário opened the scoring, Bebeto added a second, and Branco scored the winning goal from a free kick after the Netherlands had equalized.
Brazil met Sweden again in the semi-finals on 13 July at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, winning 1–0 thanks to a header from Romário.
The final was held on 17 July at the Rose Bowl, where Brazil faced Italy. After a 0–0 draw following extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. Brazil won 3–2, with successful penalties from Márcio Santos, Branco, and Dunga. Italy’s Roberto Baggio missed the decisive penalty, securing Brazil’s fourth FIFA World Cup title.
Brazil vs Russia
GK 1TaffarelDF 2 JorginhoDF 3 Ricardo Rocha DF 15Márcio SantosDM 5 Mauro SilvaDM 8 Dunga AM 16LeonardoAM 10 Raí(c)RW 9 ZinhoLW 7 BebetoFW 11RomárioSubstitutions:DF 13Aldair MF 17Mazinho Manager:Carlos Alberto Parreira GK 16 Dmitri Kharine(c)DF 2 Dmitri Kuznetsov DF 3 Sergei GorlukovichDF 5 Yuriy Nikiforov DF 6 Vladislav TernavskyMF 7 Andrei PiatnitskiMF 10 Valeri KarpinFW 15Dmitri Radchenko MF 17Ilya TsymbalarDF 21Dmitri Khlestov FW 22Sergei Yuran Substitutions:FW 9 Oleg Salenko MF 13Aleksandr Borodyuk Manager:Pavel Sadyrin
Assistant referees: El Jilali Rharib (Morocco) Domenico Ramicone (Italy) Fourth official: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
Brazil vs Cameroon
GK 1TaffarelDF 2 JorginhoDF 13AldairDF 15Márcio SantosDM 5 Mauro Silva DM 8 DungaMF 10 Raí(c) MF 16LeonardoRW 9 Zinho LW 7 BebetoFW 11 RomárioSubstitutions:MF 18Paulo Sérgio FW 19Müller Manager:Carlos Alberto Parreira GK 1 Joseph-Antoine BellDF 3 Rigobert Song MF 6 Thomas LibiihFW 7 François Omam-Biyik MF 8 Emile MbouhFW 10 Louis-Paul Mfédé DF 13 Raymond Kalla DF 14Stephen Tataw(c) DF 15Hans Agbo MF 17Marc-Vivien Foé FW 19David Embé Substitutions:FW 9 Roger Milla MF 11Emmanuel Maboang Manager: Henri Michel
Assistant referees: Douglas James (Trinidad and Tobago) Carl-Johan Meyer Christensen (Denmark) Fourth official: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Brazil vs Sweden
GK 1TaffarelDF 2 JorginhoMF 5 Mauro Silva FW 7 BebetoMF 8 DungaMF 9 ZinhoMF 10 Raí(c) FW 11 RomárioDF 13Aldair DF 15Márcio SantosDF 16LeonardoSubstitutions:MF 17Mazinho MF 18Paulo Sérgio Manager:Carlos Alberto Parreira GK 1 Thomas RavelliDF 2 Roland NilssonDF 3 Patrik AnderssonDF 5 Roger Ljung MF 6 Stefan Schwarz FW 7 Henrik Larsson MF 8 Klas Ingesson MF 9Jonas Thern(c) FW 11Tomas Brolin DF 14Pontus Kåmark FW 19Kennet Andersson Substitutions:MF 21Jesper Blomqvist MF 18 Håkan Mild Manager:Tommy Svensson
Assistant referees: Sándor Márton (Hungary) Luc Matthys (Belgium) Fourth official: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
Brazil vs United States
GK 1 TaffarelDF 2 Jorginho MF 5 Mauro SilvaFW 7 Bebeto MF 8 Dunga (c)MF 9 Zinho FW 11Romário DF 13AldairDF 15Márcio Santos DF 16Leonardo MF 17Mazinho Substitutions:DF 14Cafu Manager:Carlos Alberto Parreira GK 1 Tony Meola (c)DF 5 Thomas Dooley DF 17Marcelo BalboaDF 20Paul Caligiuri DF 21Fernando Clavijo DF 22Alexi Lalas MF 7 Hugo Pérez MF 9 Tab Ramos MF 13Cobi JonesMF 16Mike Sorber FW 8 Earnie StewartSubstitutions:FW 11Eric Wynalda FW 10Roy Wegerle Manager: Bora Milutinović
Netherlands vs Brazil
GK 1 Ed de GoeyMF 3 Frank Rijkaard DF 4 Ronald Koeman (c)MF 5 Rob WitschgeMF 6 Jan Wouters MF 7 Marc OvermarsMF 8 Wim JonkFW 10Dennis BergkampDF 18Stan ValckxFW 19Peter van Vossen MF 20Aron Winter Substitutions:FW 11Bryan Roy MF 9 Ronald De Boer Manager:Dick Advocaat GK 1 TaffarelDF 2 JorginhoMF 5 Mauro SilvaDF 6 Branco FW 7 Bebeto MF 8 Dunga (c) MF 9 ZinhoFW 11Romário DF 13AldairDF 15Márcio Santos MF 17Mazinho Substitutions:MF 10Raí DF 14Cafu Manager:Carlos Alberto Parreira
Sweden vs Brazil
GK 1 Thomas RavelliDF 2 Roland NilssonDF 3 Patrik AnderssonDF 4 Joachim BjörklundDF 5 Roger Ljung MF 8 Klas IngessonMF 9 Jonas Thern (c) FW 10Martin Dahlin FW 11Tomas Brolin MF 18Håkan MildFW 19Kennet AnderssonSubstitutions:MF 17Stefan Rehn Manager:Tommy Svensson GK 1 TaffarelDF 2 JorginhoMF 5 Mauro SilvaDF 6 BrancoFW 7 Bebeto MF 8 Dunga (c)MF 9 Zinho FW 11Romário DF 13AldairDF 15Márcio Santos MF 17Mazinho Substitutions:MF 10Raí Manager:Carlos Alberto Parreira
Final
GK 1 Claudio TaffarelRB 2 Jorginho CB 13AldairCB 15Marcio SantosLB 6 BrancoCM 5 Mauro SilvaCM 8 Dunga (c)AM 17Mazinho AM 9 Zinho CF 11RomárioCF 7 BebetoSubstitutions:DF 14Cafu FW 21Viola Manager:Carlos Alberto Parreira GK 1 Gianluca PagliucaRB 8 Roberto Mussi CB 6 Franco Baresi (c)CB 5 Paolo Maldini LB 3 Antonio BenarrivoRM 14Nicola BertiCM 13Dino Baggio CM 11Demetrio Albertini LM 16Roberto DonadoniCF 10Roberto BaggioCF 19Daniele MassaroSubstitutes:DF 2 Luigi Apolloni MF 17Alberigo Evani Manager:Arrigo Sacchi
References
External links 1994 World Cup Final Video