- Standings
- Matches Argentina vs Greece Nigeria vs Bulgaria Argentina vs Nigeria Bulgaria vs Greece Argentina vs Bulgaria Greece vs Nigeria
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}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 21 June 1994 and the final games took place simultaneously on 30 June 1994. 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 ethedrine, a performance-enhancing drug, in his system after being subjected to an anti-doping test held during their match with Nigeria.[1] 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{{1994 FIFA World Cup Group D|expanded=yes|scenarios=yes}}MatchesAll times local (EDT/UTC–4, CDT/UTC–5, PDT/UTC–7)Argentina vs Greece{{football box |date = 21 June 1994 |time = 12:30 EDT |team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}} |score = 4–0 |report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3059/index.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|GRE}} |goals1 = Batistuta {{goal|2||44||90|pen.}} Maradona {{goal|60}} |stadium = Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough |attendance = 54,456 |referee = Arturo Angeles (United States) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = _arg_94_away | pattern_b = _arg_94_away | pattern_ra = _shoulder_stripes_black_stripes | pattern_sh = _arg_94_away | pattern_so = _adidas_thick_stripes_black | rightarm = 0030E0 | socks = 0030E0 | title = Argentina }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = | pattern_b = _gre94a | pattern_ra = | pattern_sh = _blankbottom | pattern_so = _2bluestripes | leftarm = FFFFFF | body = FFFFFF | rightarm = FFFFFF | shorts = 2E4998 | socks = FFFFFF | title = Greece }} |
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GK | 12 | Luis Islas | DF | 3 | José Chamot | DF | 4 | Roberto Sensini | MF | 5 | Fernando Redondo | DF | 6 | Oscar Ruggeri | FW | 7 | Claudio Caniggia | FW | 9 | Gabriel Batistuta | MF | 10 | Diego Maradona (c) | 83}} | DF | 13 | Fernando Cáceres | 40}} | MF | 14 | Diego Simeone | FW | 19 | Abel Balbo | 80}} | Substitutions: | MF | 21 | Alejandro Mancuso | 80}} | FW | 17 | Ariel Ortega | 83}} | Manager: | Alfio Basile |
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GK | 1 | Antonis Minou | DF | 2 | Stratos Apostolakis | DF | 3 | Thanasis Kolitsidakis | DF | 4 | Stelios Manolas | 55}} | DF | 5 | Ioannis Kalitzakis | MF | 6 | Giotis Tsalouchidis | 25}} | FW | 7 | Dimitris Saravakos (c) | MF | 8 | Nikos Nioplias | FW | 9 | Nikos Machlas | 59}} | MF | 11 | Nikos Tsiantakis | 45}} | MF | 19 | Savvas Kofidis | Substitutions: | MF | 12 | Spiros Marangos | 45}} | MF | 10 | Tasos Mitropoulos | 59}} | Manager: | Alketas Panagoulias |
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Assistant referees: Park Hae-Yong (Korean Republic)
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Nigeria vs Bulgaria{{football box |date = 21 June 1994 |time = 18:30 CDT |team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} |score = 3–0 |report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3061/index.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|BUL}} |goals1 = Yekini {{goal|21}} Amokachi {{goal|43}} Amunike {{goal|55}} |stadium = Cotton Bowl, Dallas |attendance = 44,132 |referee = Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = _nigeria1994a | pattern_b = _nigeria1994a | pattern_ra = _nigeria1994a | pattern_sh = _whitesides | pattern_so = _adidas_thick_stripes_green | leftarm = FFFFFF | body = FFFFFF | rightarm = FFFFFF | shorts = 009933 | socks = FFFFFF | title = Nigeria }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _whiteborder | pattern_b = _bul94_away | pattern_ra = _whiteborder | pattern_sh = _bul94_away | pattern_so = _adidas_thick_stripes_white | leftarm = FF0000 | body = FF0000 | rightarm = FF0000 | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = FF0000 | title = Bulgaria }} |
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GK | 1 | Peter Rufai (c) | DF | 2 | Augustine Eguavoen | DF | 3 | Benedict Iroha | DF | 5 | Uche Okechukwu | DF | 6 | Chidi Nwanu | MF | 7 | Finidi George | 77}} | FW | 9 | Rashidi Yekini | MF | 11 | Emmanuel Amunike | 73}} | FW | 12 | Samson Siasia | 69}} | FW | 14 | Daniel Amokachi | MF | 15 | Sunday Oliseh | Substitutions: | MF | 21 | Mutiu Adepoju | 69}} | DF | 13 | Emeka Ezeugo | 77}} | Manager: | {{flagicon|NED}} Clemens Westerhof |
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GK | 1 | Borislav Mikhailov (c) | RB | 2 | Emil Kremenliev | DF | 3 | Trifon Ivanov | LB | 4 | Tsanko Tsvetanov | DF | 5 | Petar Houbchev | MF | 6 | Zlatko Yankov | FW | 7 | Emil Kostadinov | FW | 8 | Hristo Stoichkov | MF | 9 | Yordan Letchkov | 54}} | 59}} | MF | 11 | Daniel Borimirov | 73}} | MF | 20 | Krasimir Balakov | Substitutions: | FW | 10 | Nasko Sirakov | 59}} | FW | 13 | Ivaylo Yordanov | 73}} | Manager: | Dimitar Penev |
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Assistant referees: Gordon Dunster (Australia)
Eugene Brazzale (Australia)
Fourth official: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Argentina vs Nigeria{{football box |date = 25 June 1994 |time = 16:00 EDT |team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}} |score = 2–1 |report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3071/index.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|NGA}} |goals1 = Caniggia {{goal|21||28}} |goals2 = Siasia {{goal|8}} |stadium = Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough |attendance = 54,453 |referee = Bo Karlsson (Sweden) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = _shoulder_stripes_white_shirt_alt | pattern_b = _arg_94_home | pattern_ra = _shoulder_stripes_white_shirt_alt | pattern_sh = _arg_94_home | pattern_so = _arg_94_home | leftarm = 6BB6FF | body = FFFFFF | rightarm = 6BB6FF | shorts = 000000 | socks = 6BB6FF | title = Argentina }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _whiteborder | pattern_b = _nga94 | pattern_ra = _whiteborder | pattern_sh = _whitesides | pattern_so = _adidas_thick_stripes_white | leftarm = 009933 | body = 009933 | rightarm = 009933 | shorts = 009933 | socks = 009933 | title = Nigeria }} |
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GK | 12 | Luis Islas | DF | 3 | José Chamot | DF | 4 | Roberto Sensini | 88}} | MF | 5 | Fernando Redondo | DF | 6 | Oscar Ruggeri | FW | 7 | Claudio Caniggia | 54}} | FW | 9 | Gabriel Batistuta | MF | 10 | Diego Maradona (c) | DF | 13 | Fernando Cáceres | MF | 14 | Diego Simeone | FW | 19 | Abel Balbo | 72}} | Substitutions: | MF | 21 | Alejandro Mancuso | 72}} | DF | 16 | Hernán Díaz | 88}} | Manager: | Alfio Basile |
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GK | 1 | Peter Rufai (c) | DF | 2 | Augustine Eguavoen | 20}} | DF | 5 | Uche Okechukwu | DF | 6 | Chidi Nwanu | MF | 7 | Finidi George | FW | 9 | Rashidi Yekini | MF | 11 | Emmanuel Amunike | FW | 12 | Samson Siasia | 57}} | FW | 14 | Daniel Amokachi | MF | 15 | Sunday Oliseh | 88}} | DF | 19 | Michael Emenalo | 53}} | Substitutions: | MF | 21 | Mutiu Adepoju | 57}} | MF | 10 | Jay-Jay Okocha | 88}} | Manager: | {{flagicon|NED}} Clemens Westerhof |
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Assistant referees: Mikael Erik Everstig (Sweden)
Luc Matthys (Belgium)
Fourth official: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)
Bulgaria vs Greece{{football box |date = 26 June 1994 |time = 11:30 CDT |team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL}} |score = 4–0 |report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3072/index.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|GRE}} |goals1 = Stoichkov {{goal|5|pen.|55|pen.}} Letchkov {{goal|65}} Borimirov {{goal|90}} |stadium = Soldier Field, Chicago |attendance = 63,160 |referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = _redborder | pattern_b = _bul94 | pattern_ra = _redborder | pattern_sh = _bul94 | pattern_so = _adidas_thick_stripes_green | leftarm = FFFFFF | body = FFFFFF | rightarm = FFFFFF | shorts = 008000 | socks = FFFFFF | title = Bulgaria }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = | pattern_b = _gre94h | pattern_ra = | pattern_sh = _blankbottom | pattern_so = _2_stripes_white | leftarm = 2E4998 | body = 2E4998 | rightarm = 2E4998 | shorts = 2E4998 | socks = 2E4998 | title = Greece }} |
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GK | 1 | Borislav Mikhailov (c) | DF | 2 | Emil Kremenliev | DF | 3 | Trifon Ivanov | 26}} | DF | 4 | Tsanko Tsvetanov | 77}} | DF | 5 | Petar Houbchev | 17}} | MF | 6 | Zlatko Yankov | 33}} | FW | 7 | Emil Kostadinov | 82}} | FW | 8 | Hristo Stoichkov | MF | 9 | Yordan Letchkov | MF | 10 | Nasko Sirakov | MF | 20 | Krasimir Balakov | Substitutions: | DF | 16 | Ilian Kiriakov | 77}} | MF | 11 | Daniel Borimirov | 84}} | 82}} | Manager: | Dimitar Penev |
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GK | 20 | Elias Atmatsidis | DF | 2 | Stratos Apostolakis (c) | DF | 5 | Ioannis Kalitzakis | MF | 8 | Nikos Nioplias | FW | 9 | Nikos Machlas | MF | 12 | Spiros Marangos | DF | 13 | Vaios Karagiannis | 70}} | FW | 16 | Alexis Alexoudis | 6}} | 58}} | MF | 17 | Minas Hantzidis | 42}} | 48}} | DF | 18 | Kiriakos Karataidis | MF | 19 | Savvas Kofidis | Substitutions: | MF | 10 | Tasos Mitropoulos | 59}} | 48}} | FW | 14 | Vasilis Dimitriadis | 58}} | Manager: | Alketas Panagoulias |
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Assistant referees: Abdulla Al Ghattan (Bahrain)
Raimundo Calix Garcia (Honduras)
Fourth official: Arturo Angeles (United States)
Argentina vs Bulgaria{{football box |date = 30 June 1994 |time = 18:30 CDT |team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}} |score = 0–2 |report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3084/index.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|BUL}} |goals2 = Stoichkov {{goal|61}} Sirakov {{goal|90+3}} |stadium = Cotton Bowl, Dallas |attendance = 63,998 |referee = Neji Jouini (Tunisia) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = _shoulder_stripes_white_shirt_alt | pattern_b = _arg_94_home | pattern_ra = _shoulder_stripes_white_shirt_alt | pattern_sh = _arg_94_home | pattern_so = _arg_94_home | leftarm = 6BB6FF | body = FFFFFF | rightarm = 6BB6FF | shorts = 000000 | socks = 6BB6FF | title = Argentina }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _greenborder | pattern_b = _bul94_away | pattern_ra = _greenborder | pattern_sh = _bul94_away | pattern_so = _adidas_thick_stripes_white | leftarm = FF0000 | body = FF0000 | rightarm = FF0000 | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = FF0000 | title = Bulgaria }} |
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GK | 12 | Luis Islas | DF | 3 | José Chamot | MF | 5 | Fernando Redondo | DF | 6 | Oscar Ruggeri (c) | 34}} | FW | 7 | Claudio Caniggia | 26}} | FW | 9 | Gabriel Batistuta | 81}} | DF | 13 | Fernando Cáceres | MF | 14 | Diego Simeone | DF | 16 | Hernán Díaz | FW | 19 | Abel Balbo | MF | 20 | Leonardo Rodríguez | 44}} | 67}} | Substitutions: | FW | 17 | Ariel Ortega | 26}} | FW | 11 | Ramón Medina Bello | 67}} | Manager: | Alfio Basile |
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GK | 1 | Borislav Mikhailov (c) | RB | 2 | Emil Kremenliev | DF | 3 | Trifon Ivanov | 58}} | LB | 4 | Tsanko Tsvetanov | 2|45|67}} | DF | 5 | Petar Houbchev | MF | 6 | Zlatko Yankov | 24}} | FW | 7 | Emil Kostadinov | 74}} | FW | 8 | Hristo Stoichkov | 7}} | MF | 9 | Yordan Letchkov | 76}} | MF | 10 | Nasko Sirakov | MF | 20 | Krasimir Balakov | 74}} | Substitutions: | DF | 16 | Ilian Kiriakov | 74}} | MF | 11 | Daniel Borimirov | 76}} | Manager: | Dimitar Penev |
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Assistant referees: Tapio Yli-Karro (Finland)
El Jilali Rharib (Morocco)
Fourth official: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Greece vs Nigeria{{football box |date = 30 June 1994 |time = 19:30 EDT |team1 = {{fb-rt|GRE}} |score = 0–2 |report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3083/index.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|NGA}} |goals2 = George {{goal|45+2}} Amokachi {{goal|90+5}} |stadium = Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough |attendance = 53,001 |referee = Leslie Mottram (Scotland) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = | pattern_b = _gre94h | pattern_ra = | pattern_sh = _blankbottom | pattern_so = _2_stripes_blue | leftarm = 2E4998 | body = 2E4998 | rightarm = 2E4998 | shorts = 2E4998 | socks = 2E4998 | title = Greece }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _nigeria1994a | pattern_b = _nigeria1994a | pattern_ra = _nigeria1994a | pattern_sh = _nigeria1994a | pattern_so = _adidas_thick_stripes_green | leftarm = FFFFFF | body = FFFFFF | rightarm = FFFFFF | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = FFFFFF | title = Nigeria }} |
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GK | 15 | Christos Karkamanis | DF | 5 | Ioannis Kalitzakis | 41}} | MF | 6 | Giotis Tsalouchidis | MF | 8 | Nikos Nioplias | FW | 9 | Nikos Machlas | 80}} | MF | 10 | Tasos Mitropoulos (c) | 32}} | 72}} | DF | 13 | Vaios Karagiannis | MF | 17 | Minas Hantzidis | MF | 19 | Savvas Kofidis | FW | 21 | Alekos Alexandris | DF | 22 | Alexis Alexiou | Substitutions: | MF | 11 | Nikos Tsiantakis | 72}} | FW | 14 | Vasilis Dimitriadis | 80}} | Manager: | Alketas Panagoulias |
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GK | 1 | Peter Rufai | DF | 4 | Stephen Keshi (c) | 70}} | DF | 5 | Uche Okechukwu | DF | 6 | Chidi Nwanu | MF | 7 | Finidi George | 84}} | FW | 9 | Rashidi Yekini | 69}} | MF | 11 | Emmanuel Amunike | FW | 12 | Samson Siasia | FW | 14 | Daniel Amokachi | MF | 15 | Sunday Oliseh | 66}} | DF | 19 | Michael Emenalo | Substitutions: | MF | 10 | Jay-Jay Okocha | 69}} | MF | 21 | Mutiu Adepoju | 84}} | Manager: | {{flagicon|NED}} Clemens Westerhof |
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Assistant referees: Park Hae-Yong (Korean Republic)
Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)
Fourth official: José Torres Cadena (Colombia)
References1. ^{{cite web|title=After Second Test, Maradona Is Out of World Cup|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/01/sports/world-cup-94-after-second-test-maradona-is-out-of-world-cup.html|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=15 July 2018}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/usa1994/index.html|title=1994 FIFA World Cup USA|publisher=fifa.com|accessdate=31 July 2014}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/94full.html|title=World Cup 1994|publisher=rsssf.com|accessdate=31 July 2014}}
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