1994 FIFA world cup

1994 FIFA World Cup World Cup '94

1994 FIFA World Cup official logo Tournament details Host country	 United States Dates	17 June – 17 July 1994 (31 days) Teams	24 (from 5 confederations) Venue(s)	9 (in 9 host cities) Final positions Champions	 Brazil (4th title) Runners-up	 Italy Third place	 Sweden Fourth place	 Bulgaria Tournament statistics Matches played	52 Goals scored	141 (2.71 per match) Attendance	3,587,538 (68,991 per match) Top scorer(s)	 Hristo Stoichkov Oleg Salenko (6 goals) Best player	 Romário ← 1990 1998 → The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from 17 June to 17 July 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on 4 July 1988. Brazil became the first nation to win four World Cup titles when they beat Italy 3–2 in a penalty shootout after the game ended 0–0 after extra-time, the first World Cup final to be decided on penalties. The official match ball was the Adidas Questra.