Football World Cup 1994 / Group D.

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Group D games of the 1994 World Cup .

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. NigeriaNigeria Nigeria  3  2  0  1 006: 200  +4 06th
 2. BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria  3  2  0  1 006: 300  +3 06th
 3. ArgentinaArgentina Argentina  3  2  0  1 006: 300  +3 06th
 4th GreeceGreece Greece  3  0  0  3 000:100 −10 00

Argentina - Greece 4: 0 (2: 0)

Argentina Greece
ArgentinaArgentina
1st matchday
June 21, 1994 at 12:30 pm at Foxborough ( Foxboro Stadium )
Spectators: 54,456
Referee: Arturo Angeles ( United States ) United StatesUnited States 
Match report
GreeceGreece


Luis Islas - Néstor Sensini - Fernando Cáceres , Oscar Ruggeri , José Chamot - Diego Simeone , Fernando Redondo , Diego Maradona (83rd Ariel Ortega ), Abel Balbo (80th Alejandro Mancuso ) - Gabriel Batistuta , Claudio Caniggia Trainer: Alfio Basile(C)Captain of the crew
Andonis Minou - Stratos Apostolakis - Stelios Manolas , Thanasis Kolitsidakis , Ioannis Kalitzakis - Savvas Kofidis , Nikolaos Nioplias , Panagiotis Tsalouchidis , Nikos Tsiantakis (46 Spyros Marangos ) - Dimitrios Saravakos , Nikolaos Machlas (59th Tasos Mitropoulos ) Coach: Alketas Panagoulias(C)Captain of the crew
goal1: 0 Batistuta (2nd)
goal2: 0 Batistuta (44th)
goal3: 0 Maradona (60th)
Penalty kick4: 0 Batistuta (89th, hand penalty)
yellow cards Cáceres yellow cards Tsalouchidis, Manolas

Nigeria - Bulgaria 3: 0 (2: 0)

Nigeria Bulgaria
NigeriaNigeria
1st matchday
June 21, 1994 at 6:30 p.m. in Dallas ( Cotton Bowl )
Spectators: 44,132
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla ( Costa Rica ) Costa RicaCosta Rica 
Match report
BulgariaBulgaria


Peter Rufai - Augustine Eguavoen , Uche Okechukwu , Chidi N'Wanu , Ben Iroha - Finidi George (77th Emeka Ezeugo ), Sunday Oliseh , Emmanuel Amunike - Samson Siasia (68th Mutiu Adepoju ), Rashidi Yekini , Daniel Amokachi Trainer: Clemens Westerhof ( Netherlands ) (C)Captain of the crew
NetherlandsNetherlands 
Borislav Mikhailov - Petar Hubchev - Emil Kremenliew , Trifon Ivanov , Zanko Tsvetanov - Daniel Borimirov (73 Ivailo Yordanov ), Zlatko Yankov , Yordan Letchkov (59th nasko sirakov ), Krasimir Balakov - Emil Kostadinov , Hristo Stoichkov Coach: Dimitar Penev(C)Captain of the crew
goal1-0 Yekini (21st)
goal2-0 Amokachi (41st)
goal3-0 Amunike (55th)
yellow cards Amunike yellow cards Letschkov

Argentina - Nigeria 2: 1 (2: 1)

Argentina Nigeria
ArgentinaArgentina
2nd matchday
June 25, 1994 at 4:00 p.m. at Foxborough ( Foxboro Stadium )
Spectators: 54,453
Referee: Bo Karlsson ( Sweden ) SwedenSweden 
Match report
NigeriaNigeria


Luis Islas - Néstor Sensini (86th Hernán Diaz ) - Fernando Cáceres , Oscar Ruggeri , José Chamot - Diego Simeone , Fernando Redondo , Diego Maradona , Abel Balbo (70th Alejandro Mancuso ) - Gabriel Batistuta , Claudio Caniggia Trainer: Alfio Basile(C)Captain of the crew
Peter Rufai - Augustine Eguavoen , Uche Okechukwu , Chidi N'Wanu , Michael Emenalo - Finidi George (86th Augustine Okocha ), Sunday Oliseh , Emmanuel Amunike - Samson Siasia (56th Mutiu Adepoju ), Rashidi Yekini , Daniel Amokachi Trainer: Clemens Westerhof ( Netherlands ) (C)Captain of the crew
NetherlandsNetherlands 

goal1: 1 Caniggia (21st)
goal2: 1 Caniggia (28th)
goal 0: 1 Siasia (8th)
yellow cards Caniggia yellow cards Eguavoen, Emenalo
The 1: 1 was the 1,500. World Cup goal

Bulgaria - Greece 4: 0 (1: 0)

Bulgaria Greece
BulgariaBulgaria
2nd matchday
June 26, 1994 at 11:30 a.m. in Chicago ( Soldier Field )
Spectators: 63,160
Referee: Ali Bujsaim ( United Arab Emirates ) United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 
Match report
GreeceGreece


Borislav Mikhailov - Petar Hubchev - Emil Kremenliew , Trifon Ivanov , Zanko Tsvetanov (76 Ilian Kiriakow ) - Yordan Letchkov , Zlatko Yankov , nasko sirakov , Krasimir Balakov - Emil Kostadinov (81. Daniel Borimirov ), Hristo Stoichkov Coach: Dimitar Penev(C)Captain of the crew
Ilias Atmatzidis - Stratos Apostolakis - Kiriakos Karataidis , Vaios Karagiannis , Ioannis Kalitzakis - Savvas Kofidis , Nikolaos Nioplias , Spyros Marangos , Minas Hantzidis (46th Tasos Mitropoulos ) - Alexis Alexoudis (57th Vasilis Dimitriadis ), Nikos Machlas Coach: Alketas Panagoulias(C)Captain of the crew
Penalty kick1: 0 Stoitschkow (5th,
Penalty kickpenalty ) 2: 0 Stoitschkow (55., penalty)
goal3: 0 Letschkow (65.)
goal4: 0 Borimirow (90. + 2 ')
yellow cards Chubchev, Ivanov, Jankow, Borimirow yellow cards Alexoudis, Hantzidis, Mitropoulos, Karagiannis

Argentina - Bulgaria 0: 2 (0: 0)

Argentina Bulgaria
ArgentinaArgentina
36th matchday
June 30, 1994 at 6:30 p.m. in Dallas ( Cotton Bowl )
Spectators: 63,998
Referee: Neji Jouini ( Tunisia ) TunisiaTunisia 
Match report
BulgariaBulgaria


Luis Islas - Hernán Diaz - Fernando Cáceres , Oscar Ruggeri , José Chamot - Diego Simeone , Fernando Redondo , Leonardo Rodríguez (67th Ramón Medina Bello ), Abel Balbo - Gabriel Batistuta , Claudio Caniggia (26th Ariel Ortega ) Coach: Alfio Basile(C)Captain of the crew
Borislav Mikhailov - Petar Hubchev - Emil Kremenliew , Trifon Ivanov , Zanko Tsvetanov - Yordan Letchkov (68. Daniel Borimirov ), Zlatko Yankov , nasko sirakov , Krasimir Balakov - Emil Kostadinov (67 Ilian Kiriakow ), Hristo Stoichkov Coach: Dimitar Penev(C)Captain of the crew
goal0: 1 Stoitschkow (61.)
goal0: 2 Sirakow (90. + 3 ')
yellow cards Ruggeri, Rodríguez, Batistuta yellow cards Stoitschkow, Jankow (2nd), Iwanow (2nd), Balakow
Yellow-red cards Zwetanow (67th, repeated foul play)

Greece - Nigeria 0: 2 (0: 1)

Greece Nigeria
GreeceGreece
35th matchday
June 30, 1994 at 7:30 p.m. in Foxborough ( Foxboro Stadium )
Spectators: 53,001
Referee: Leslie Mottram ( Scotland ) ScotlandScotland 
Match report
NigeriaNigeria


Christos Karkamanis - Vaios Karagiannis , Alexandros Alexiou , Ioannis Kalitzakis - Savvas Kofidis , Panagiotis Tsalouchidis , Tasos Mitropoulos (71st Nikos Tsiantakis ), Minas Hantzidis - Nikolaos Nioplias - Nikolaos Machlas (78th Vasilis Panagoulis trainer ), Alexandros Alexandros Panagoulias(C)Captain of the crew
Peter Rufai - Chidi N'Wanu , Stephen Keshi , Uche Okechukwu , Michael Emenalo - Finidi George (83rd Mutiu Adepoju ), Sunday Oliseh , Emmanuel Amunike - Samson Siasia , Rashidi Yekini (68th Augustine Okocha ), Daniel Amokachi Trainer: Clemens Westerhof ( Netherlands ) (C)Captain of the crew
NetherlandsNetherlands 
goal0: 1 George (45th + 2 ')
goal0: 2 Amokachi (90th + 5')
yellow cards Mitropoulos (2nd), Kalitzakis yellow cards Oliseh, Keshi