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.
It is also the most difficult group in World Cup since FIFA ranking debuted in 1992, measured in terms of average FIFA ranking. The average FIFA ranking of the four teams was 10 (Italy 4, Norway 6, Ireland 14 and Mexico 16).
Ray Houghton's early goal proved the only one of the match where Ireland's defense prevailed over Italy's attack. 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, killing six civilians and wounding five. The pub was targeted because it was frequented mainly by Catholics, and was crowded with supporters watching the Republic of Ireland. It is thus sometimes called the "World Cup massacre" or the Loughinisland massacre.
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.
Norway
1–0
Mexico
Rekdal 84'
Report
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 52,395
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Norway
Mexico
GK
1
Erik Thorstvedt
RB
18
Alfie Haaland
16'
CB
20
Henning Berg
CB
4
Rune Bratseth (c)
LB
5
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM
6
Jostein Flo
CM
22
Lars Bohinen
CM
7
Erik Mykland
78'
CM
8
Øyvind Leonhardsen
26'
LM
11
Mini Jakobsen
46'
CF
9
Jan Åge Fjørtoft
Substitutions:
DF
2
Gunnar Halle
46'
MF
10
Kjetil Rekdal
78'
Manager:
Egil Olsen
GK
1
Jorge Campos
RB
21
Raúl Gutiérrez
71'
CB
2
Claudio Suárez
62'
CB
3
Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
LB
14
Joaquín del Olmo
RM
16
Luis Antonio Valdéz
46'
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
Benjamín Galindo
46'
RM
6
Marcelino Bernal
71'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón
Assistant referees: Sándor Márton (Hungary) Valentin Ivanov (Russia) Fourth official: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
Italy vs Norway
Gianluca Pagliuca of Italy became the first goalkeeper to be sent off in a World Cup game, dismissed for handling outside his area against Norway.
Italy
1–0
Norway
D. Baggio 69'
Report
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 74,624
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Italy
Norway
GK
1
Gianluca Pagliuca
21'
RB
3
Antonio Benarrivo
CB
4
Alessandro Costacurta
CB
6
Franco Baresi (c)
49'
LB
5
Paolo Maldini
RM
13
Dino Baggio
CM
11
Demetrio Albertini
LM
14
Nicola Berti
RF
18
Pierluigi Casiraghi
34'
69'
CF
20
Giuseppe Signori
LF
10
Roberto Baggio
22'
Substitutions:
GK
12
Luca Marchegiani
22'
DF
2
Luigi Apolloni
49'
FW
19
Daniele Massaro
69'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi
GK
1
Erik Thorstvedt
RB
18
Alfie Haaland
68'
CB
20
Henning Berg
CB
4
Rune Bratseth (c)
LB
5
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
32'
RM
6
Jostein Flo
CM
22
Lars Bohinen
CM
7
Erik Mykland
81'
CM
8
Øyvind Leonhardsen
LM
21
Sigurd Rushfeldt
45'
CF
9
Jan Åge Fjørtoft
Substitutions:
MF
11
Mini Jakobsen
45'
MF
10
Kjetil Rekdal
81'
Manager:
Egil Olsen
Assistant referees: Tapio Yli-Karro (Finland) Roy Pearson (England) Fourth official: Philip Don (England)
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
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