1994 FIFA World Cup Group D

Football tournament group stage April 2026 April 2024 Group D 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 21, 1994, and the final games took place simultaneously on June 30, 1994.https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/usa1994/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131220184449/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/usa1994/index.html dead December 20, 2013 1994 FIFA World Cup USA fifa.com July 31, 2014https://www.rsssf.org/tables/94full.html World Cup 1994 RSSSF July 31, 2014 The group consisted of Argentina, Greece, Nigeria, and Bulgaria. Nigeria won the group on goal difference, Bulgaria finished second, and Argentina qualified as one of the best third-placed teams (Bulgaria defeated Argentina in the group stage, thus their higher rank). Bulgaria and Argentina had previously met before in the group stage, in 1962; neither team advanced into the knockout stage. Bulgaria and Argentina had also met in 1986, both teams advanced to the knockout stage. Group D was also notable for the end of Diego Maradona's international career. Maradona, who was Argentina's captain and star player, was found to contain ephedrine, a performance-enhancing stimulant, in his system after being subjected to an anti-doping test held during their match with Nigeria.After Second Test, Maradona Is Out of World Cup https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/01/sports/world-cup-94-after-second-test-maradona-is-out-of-world-cup.html The New York Times July 15, 2018 In his absence, Argentina would lose their final group match against Bulgaria, and were eliminated by Romania 3–2 at the Round of 16. Maradona's only goal in the tournament against Greece would prove to be his last for Argentina. Standings main WDL Standings complete FIFA 200 NGA BUL ARG GRE Head-to-head result: Argentina 0–2 Bulgaria. BUL KO KO KO 2 0 1 6 2 2 0 1 6 3 2 0 1 6 3 0 0 3 0 10 NGA BUL ARG 1861 GRE Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Matches All times local (EDT/UTC–4, CDT/UTC–5, PDT/UTC–7) Argentina vs Greece main D1 1994 6 21 12:30 p.m. EDT ARG 1861 1994 FIFA World Cup Group D#Argentina vs Greece 4–0 GRE Batistuta 2 45 90+2 pen. Maradona 60 Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough 54,456 Arturo Angeles (United States) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/84/337/3059 Argentina vs Greece Group Matches 1994 FIFA World Cup USA FIFA May 1, 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3059/index.html 1994 FIFA World Cup USA – Matches – Argentina v Greece FIFA May 1, 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171210005320/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3059/index.html December 10, 2017 _arg94a _arg94a1 _arg94a _arg94a _adidas_thick_stripes_black 0030E0 0030E0 0030E0 0030E0 0030E0 Argentina _gre94a _blankbottom _2bluestripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 2E4998 FFFFFF Greece GK 12Luis IslasRB 4 Roberto SensiniCB 13Fernando Cáceres 40CB 6 Oscar RuggeriLB 3 José ChamotCM 14Diego SimeoneCM 5 Fernando RedondoAM 10Diego Maradona (c) 84RF 7 Claudio CaniggiaCF 9 Gabriel BatistutaLF 19Abel Balbo 81Substitutions:MF 21Alejandro Mancuso 81FW 17Ariel Ortega 84Manager:Alfio Basile GK 1 Antonis MinouRB 2 Stratos ApostolakisCB 4 Stelios Manolas 55CB 5 Giannis KalitzakisLB 3 Thanasis KolitsidakisCM 19Savvas KofidisCM 6 Panagiotis Tsalouchidis 25CM 8 Nikos NiopliasRF 7 Dimitris Saravakos (c)CF 9 Nikos Machlas 59LF 11Nikos Tsiantakis 45Substitutions:MF 12Spyros Marangos 45MF 10Tasos Mitropoulos 59Manager:Alketas Panagoulias Assistant referees: Park Hae-yong (South Korea) Jan Dolstra (Netherlands) Fourth official: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) Nigeria vs Bulgaria main D2 1994 6 21 6:30 p.m. CDT NGA 1994 FIFA World Cup Group D#Nigeria vs Bulgaria 3–0 BUL Yekini 21 Amokachi 43 Amunike 55 Cotton Bowl, Dallas 44,132 Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/84/337/3061 Nigeria vs Bulgaria Group Matches 1994 FIFA World Cup USA FIFA May 1, 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3061/index.html 1994 FIFA World Cup USA – Matches – Nigeria v Bulgaria FIFA May 1, 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171211073542/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3061/index.html December 11, 2017 _nigeria1994a _nigeria1994a _nigeria1994a _nga94h1 _adidas_thick_stripes_green FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 009933 FFFFFF Nigeria _bul94a _bul94a _bul94a _nor94h _adidas_thick_stripes_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Bulgaria GK 1 Peter Rufai (c)RB 2 Augustine EguavoenCB 5 Uche OkechukwuCB 6 Chidi NwanuLB 3 Benedict IrohaDM 15Sunday OlisehRM 7 Finidi George 77CM 12Samson Siasia 69LM 11Emmanuel Amunike 73CF 9 Rashidi YekiniCF 14Daniel AmokachiSubstitutions:MF 21Mutiu Adepoju 69DF 13Emeka Ezeugo 77Manager:NED Clemens Westerhof GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)RB 2 Emil KremenlievCB 3 Trifon IvanovCB 5 Petar HubchevLB 4 Tsanko TsvetanovRM 11Daniel Borimirov 73CM 6 Zlatko YankovCM 9 Yordan Letchkov 54 59LM 20Krasimir BalakovCF 7 Emil KostadinovCF 8 Hristo StoichkovSubstitutions:FW 10Nasko Sirakov 59FW 13Ivaylo Yordanov 73Manager:Dimitar Penev Assistant referees: Gordon Dunster (Australia) Eugene Brazzale (Australia) Fourth official: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) Argentina vs Nigeria main D3 1994 6 25 4:00 p.m. EDT ARG 1861 1994 FIFA World Cup Group D#Argentina vs Nigeria 2–1 NGA Caniggia 21 28 Siasia 8 Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough 54,453 Bo Karlsson (Sweden) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/84/337/3071 Argentina vs Nigeria Group Matches 1994 FIFA World Cup USA FIFA May 1, 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3071/index.html 1994 FIFA World Cup USA – Matches – Argentina v Nigeria FIFA May 1, 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171228092506/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3071/index.html December 28, 2017 _arg9495h _arg9495h _arg9495h _arg_94_home _arg_94_home 6BB6FF FFFFFF 6BB6FF 000000 6BB6FF Argentina _nga94h1 _nga94 _nga94h1 _nga94h1 _adidas_thick_stripes_white 009933 009933 009933 009933 009933 Nigeria GK 12Luis IslasDF 4 Roberto Sensini 88DF 13Fernando CáceresDF 6 Oscar RuggeriDF 3 José ChamotMF 14Diego SimeoneMF 5 Fernando RedondoMF 10Diego Maradona (c)FW 7 Claudio Caniggia 54FW 9 Gabriel BatistutaFW 19Abel Balbo 72Substitutions:MF 21Alejandro Mancuso 72DF 16Hernán Díaz 88Manager:Alfio Basile GK 1 Peter Rufai (c)DF 2 Augustine Eguavoen 20DF 5 Uche OkechukwuDF 6 Chidi NwanuDF 19Michael Emenalo 53MF 7 Finidi GeorgeMF 12Samson Siasia 57MF 15Sunday Oliseh 88MF 11Emmanuel AmunikeFW 9 Rashidi YekiniFW 14Daniel AmokachiSubstitutions:MF 21Mutiu Adepoju 57MF 10Jay-Jay Okocha 88Manager:NED Clemens Westerhof Assistant referees: Mikael Erik Everstig (Sweden) Luc Matthys (Belgium) Fourth official: Leslie Mottram (Scotland) Bulgaria vs Greece main D4 1994 6 26 11:30 a.m. CDT BUL 1994 FIFA World Cup Group D#Bulgaria vs Greece 4–0 GRE Stoichkov 5 pen. 55 pen. Letchkov 65 Borimirov 90 Soldier Field, Chicago 63,160 Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/84/337/3072 Bulgaria vs Greece Group Matches 1994 FIFA World Cup USA FIFA May 1, 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3072/index.html 1994 FIFA World Cup USA – Matches – Bulgaria v Greece FIFA May 1, 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171228220922/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3072/index.html December 28, 2017 _bul94h _bul94h _bul94h _bul94h _adidas_thick_stripes_green FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 008000 FFFFFF Bulgaria _gre94h _blankbottom _2_stripes_white 2E4998 2E4998 2E4998 2E4998 2E4998 Greece GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)RB 2 Emil KremenlievCB 3 Trifon Ivanov 26CB 5 Petar Hubchev 17LB 4 Tsanko Tsvetanov 77DM 6 Zlatko Yankov 33CM 9 Yordan LetchkovCM 20Krasimir BalakovRF 7 Emil Kostadinov 82CF 10Nasko SirakovLF 8 Hristo StoichkovSubstitutions:DF 16Iliyan Kiryakov 77MF 11Daniel Borimirov 84 82Manager:Dimitar Penev GK 20Elias AtmatsidisRB 2 Stratos Apostolakis (c)CB 18Kyriakos KarataidisCB 5 Ioannis KalitzakisLB 13Vaios Karagiannis 70RM 12Spiros MarangosCM 19Savvas KofidisCM 17Minas Hantzidis 42 46LM 8 Nikos NiopliasCF 9 Nikos MachlasCF 16Alexis Alexoudis 6 58Substitutions:MF 10Tasos Mitropoulos 59 46FW 14Vasilis Dimitriadis 58Manager:Alketas Panagoulias Assistant referees: Abdulla Al Ghattan (Bahrain) Raimundo Calix Garcia (Honduras) Fourth official: Arturo Angeles (United States) Argentina vs Bulgaria main D5 1994 6 30 6:30 p.m. CDT ARG 1861 1994 FIFA World Cup Group D#Argentina vs Bulgaria 0–2 BUL Stoichkov 61 Sirakov 90+3 Cotton Bowl, Dallas 63,998 Neji Jouini (Tunisia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/84/337/3084 Argentina vs Bulgaria Group Matches 1994 FIFA World Cup USA FIFA May 1, 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3084/index.html 1994 FIFA World Cup USA – Matches – Argentina v Bulgaria FIFA May 1, 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171229064605/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3084/index.html December 29, 2017 _arg9495h _arg9495h _arg9495h _arg_94_home _arg_94_home 6BB6FF FFFFFF 6BB6FF 000000 6BB6FF Argentina _bul94a _bul94a _bul94a _nor94h _adidas_thick_stripes_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Bulgaria GK 12Luis IslasDF 16Hernán DíazDF 13Fernando CáceresDF 6 Oscar Ruggeri (c) 34DF 3 José ChamotMF 14Diego SimeoneMF 5 Fernando RedondoMF 20Leonardo Rodríguez 44 67FW 7 Claudio Caniggia 26FW 9 Gabriel Batistuta 81FW 19Abel BalboSubstitutions:FW 17Ariel Ortega 26FW 11Ramón Medina Bello 67Manager:Alfio Basile GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)RB 2 Emil KremenlievCB 3 Trifon Ivanov 58CB 5 Petar HubchevLB 4 Tsanko Tsvetanov 2 45 67MF 6 Zlatko Yankov 24MF 9 Yordan Letchkov 76MF 10Nasko SirakovMF 20Krasimir Balakov 74FW 7 Emil Kostadinov 74FW 8 Hristo Stoichkov 7Substitutions:DF 16Iliyan Kiryakov 74MF 11Daniel Borimirov 76Manager:Dimitar Penev Assistant referees: Tapio Yli-Karro (Finland) El Jilali Rharib (Morocco) Fourth official: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) Greece vs Nigeria main D6 1994 6 30 7:30 p.m. EDT GRE 1994 FIFA World Cup Group D#Greece vs Nigeria 0–2 NGA George 45+2 Amokachi 90+5 Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough 53,001 Leslie Mottram (Scotland) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/84/337/3083 Greece vs Nigeria Group Matches 1994 FIFA World Cup USA FIFA May 1, 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3083/index.html 1994 FIFA World Cup USA – Matches – Greece v Nigeria FIFA May 1, 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171222220148/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3083/index.html December 22, 2017 _gre94h _blankbottom _2_stripes_white 2E4998 2E4998 2E4998 2E4998 2E4998 Greece _nigeria1994a _nigeria1994a _nigeria1994a _nga94a1 _adidas_thick_stripes_green FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Nigeria GK 15Christos KarkamanisDF 5 Ioannis Kalitzakis 41DF 22Alexis AlexiouDF 13Vaios KaragiannisMF 17Minas HantzidisMF 6 Giotis TsalouchidisMF 10Tasos Mitropoulos (c) 32 72MF 21Alekos AlexandrisMF 8 Nikos NiopliasMF 19Savvas KofidisFW 9 Nikos Machlas 80Substitutions:MF 11Nikos Tsiantakis 72FW 14Vasilis Dimitriadis 80Manager:Alketas Panagoulias GK 1 Peter RufaiDF 6 Chidi NwanuDF 4 Stephen Keshi (c) 70DF 5 Uche OkechukwuDF 19Michael EmenaloMF 7 Finidi George 84MF 12Samson SiasiaMF 15Sunday Oliseh 66MF 11Emmanuel AmunikeFW 9 Rashidi Yekini 69FW 14Daniel AmokachiSubstitutions:MF 10Jay-Jay Okocha 69MF 21Mutiu Adepoju 84Manager:NED Clemens Westerhof Assistant referees: Park Hae-yong (South Korea) Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil) Fourth official: José Torres Cadena (Colombia) See also Argentina at the FIFA World Cup Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cup Greece at the FIFA World Cup Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report D Group Category:Greece at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Category:Bulgaria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Group Category:Soccer competitions in Chicago Category:1994 in sports in 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