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1994 FIFA World Cup Group D

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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.

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.[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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Argentina 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
4  Greece 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: FIFA

Matches

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All times local (EDT/UTC–4, CDT/UTC–5, PDT/UTC–7)

Argentina vs Greece

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Argentina 4–0 Greece
Batistuta 2', 44', 90' (pen.)
Maradona 60'
Report
Argentina
Greece
GK 12 Luis Islas
RB 4 Roberto Sensini
CB 13 Fernando Cáceres Yellow card 40'
CB 6 Oscar Ruggeri
LB 3 José Chamot
CM 14 Diego Simeone
CM 5 Fernando Redondo
AM 10 Diego Maradona (c) downward-facing red arrow 83'
RF 7 Claudio Caniggia
CF 9 Gabriel Batistuta
LF 19 Abel Balbo downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Alejandro Mancuso upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 17 Ariel Ortega upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Alfio Basile
GK 1 Antonis Minou
RB 2 Stratos Apostolakis
CB 4 Stelios Manolas Yellow card 55'
CB 5 Giannis Kalitzakis
LB 3 Thanasis Kolitsidakis
CM 19 Savvas Kofidis
CM 6 Panagiotis Tsalouchidis Yellow card 25'
CM 8 Nikos Nioplias
RF 7 Dimitris Saravakos (c)
CF 9 Nikos Machlas downward-facing red arrow 59'
LF 11 Nikos Tsiantakis downward-facing red arrow 45'
Substitutions:
MF 12 Spyros Marangos upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 10 Tasos Mitropoulos upward-facing green arrow 59'
Manager:
Alketas Panagoulias

Assistant referees:
Park Hae-yong (South Korea)
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Nigeria vs Bulgaria

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Nigeria 3–0 Bulgaria
Yekini 21'
Amokachi 43'
Amunike 55'
Report
Attendance: 44,132
Nigeria
Bulgaria
GK 1 Peter Rufai (c)
RB 2 Augustine Eguavoen
CB 5 Uche Okechukwu
CB 6 Chidi Nwanu
LB 3 Benedict Iroha
DM 15 Sunday Oliseh
RM 7 Finidi George downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 12 Samson Siasia downward-facing red arrow 69'
LM 11 Emmanuel Amunike Yellow card 73'
CF 9 Rashidi Yekini
CF 14 Daniel Amokachi
Substitutions:
MF 21 Mutiu Adepoju upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 13 Emeka Ezeugo upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Netherlands Clemens Westerhof
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
RB 2 Emil Kremenliev
CB 3 Trifon Ivanov
CB 5 Petar Hubchev
LB 4 Tsanko Tsvetanov
RM 11 Daniel Borimirov downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 6 Zlatko Yankov
CM 9 Yordan Letchkov Yellow card 54' downward-facing red arrow 59'
LM 20 Krasimir Balakov
CF 7 Emil Kostadinov
CF 8 Hristo Stoichkov
Substitutions:
FW 10 Nasko Sirakov upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 13 Ivaylo Yordanov upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev

Assistant referees:
Gordon Dunster (Australia)
Eugene Brazzale (Australia)
Fourth official:
Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Argentina vs Nigeria

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Argentina 2–1 Nigeria
Caniggia 21', 28' Report Siasia 8'
Attendance: 54,453
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
Argentina
Nigeria
GK 12 Luis Islas
DF 4 Roberto Sensini downward-facing red arrow 88'
DF 13 Fernando Cáceres
DF 6 Oscar Ruggeri
DF 3 José Chamot
MF 14 Diego Simeone
MF 5 Fernando Redondo
MF 10 Diego Maradona (c)
FW 7 Claudio Caniggia Yellow card 54'
FW 9 Gabriel Batistuta
FW 19 Abel Balbo downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Alejandro Mancuso upward-facing green arrow 72'
DF 16 Hernán Díaz upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Alfio Basile
GK 1 Peter Rufai (c)
DF 2 Augustine Eguavoen Yellow card 20'
DF 5 Uche Okechukwu
DF 6 Chidi Nwanu
DF 19 Michael Emenalo Yellow card 53'
MF 7 Finidi George
MF 12 Samson Siasia downward-facing red arrow 57'
MF 15 Sunday Oliseh downward-facing red arrow 88'
MF 11 Emmanuel Amunike
FW 9 Rashidi Yekini
FW 14 Daniel Amokachi
Substitutions:
MF 21 Mutiu Adepoju upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 10 Jay-Jay Okocha upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Netherlands Clemens Westerhof

Assistant referees:
Mikael Erik Everstig (Sweden)
Luc Matthys (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

Bulgaria vs Greece

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Bulgaria 4–0 Greece
Stoichkov 5' (pen.), 55' (pen.)
Letchkov 65'
Borimirov 90'
Report
Bulgaria
Greece
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
RB 2 Emil Kremenliev
CB 3 Trifon Ivanov Yellow card 26'
CB 5 Petar Hubchev Yellow card 17'
LB 4 Tsanko Tsvetanov downward-facing red arrow 77'
DM 6 Zlatko Yankov Yellow card 33'
CM 9 Yordan Letchkov
CM 20 Krasimir Balakov
RF 7 Emil Kostadinov downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 10 Nasko Sirakov
LF 8 Hristo Stoichkov
Substitutions:
DF 16 Iliyan Kiryakov upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 11 Daniel Borimirov Yellow card 84' upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev
GK 20 Elias Atmatsidis
RB 2 Stratos Apostolakis (c)
CB 18 Kyriakos Karataidis
CB 5 Ioannis Kalitzakis
LB 13 Vaios Karagiannis Yellow card 70'
RM 12 Spiros Marangos
CM 19 Savvas Kofidis
CM 17 Minas Hantzidis Yellow card 42' downward-facing red arrow 46'
LM 8 Nikos Nioplias
CF 9 Nikos Machlas
CF 16 Alexis Alexoudis Yellow card 6' downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Tasos Mitropoulos Yellow card 59' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 14 Vasilis Dimitriadis upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Alketas Panagoulias

Assistant referees:
Abdulla Al Ghattan (Bahrain)
Raimundo Calix Garcia (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Arturo Angeles (United States)

Argentina vs Bulgaria

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Argentina 0–2 Bulgaria
Report Stoichkov 61'
Sirakov 90+3'
Attendance: 63,998
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Argentina
Bulgaria
GK 12 Luis Islas
DF 16 Hernán Díaz
DF 13 Fernando Cáceres
DF 6 Oscar Ruggeri (c) Yellow card 34'
DF 3 José Chamot
MF 14 Diego Simeone
MF 5 Fernando Redondo
MF 20 Leonardo Rodríguez Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 7 Claudio Caniggia downward-facing red arrow 26'
FW 9 Gabriel Batistuta Yellow card 81'
FW 19 Abel Balbo
Substitutions:
FW 17 Ariel Ortega upward-facing green arrow 26'
FW 11 Ramón Medina Bello upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Alfio Basile
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov (c)
RB 2 Emil Kremenliev
CB 3 Trifon Ivanov Yellow card 58'
CB 5 Petar Hubchev
LB 4 Tsanko Tsvetanov Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 67'
MF 6 Zlatko Yankov Yellow card 24'
MF 9 Yordan Letchkov downward-facing red arrow 76'
MF 10 Nasko Sirakov
MF 20 Krasimir Balakov Yellow card 74'
FW 7 Emil Kostadinov downward-facing red arrow 74'
FW 8 Hristo Stoichkov Yellow card 7'
Substitutions:
DF 16 Iliyan Kiryakov upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 11 Daniel Borimirov upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev

Assistant referees:
Tapio Yli-Karro (Finland)
El Jilali Rharib (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Greece vs Nigeria

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Greece 0–2 Nigeria
Report George 45+2'
Amokachi 90+5'
Attendance: 53,001
Greece
Nigeria
GK 15 Christos Karkamanis
DF 5 Ioannis Kalitzakis Yellow card 41'
DF 22 Alexis Alexiou
DF 13 Vaios Karagiannis
MF 17 Minas Hantzidis
MF 6 Giotis Tsalouchidis
MF 10 Tasos Mitropoulos (c) Yellow card 32' downward-facing red arrow 72'
MF 21 Alekos Alexandris
MF 8 Nikos Nioplias
MF 19 Savvas Kofidis
FW 9 Nikos Machlas downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Nikos Tsiantakis upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 14 Vasilis Dimitriadis upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Alketas Panagoulias
GK 1 Peter Rufai
DF 6 Chidi Nwanu
DF 4 Stephen Keshi (c) Yellow card 70'
DF 5 Uche Okechukwu
DF 19 Michael Emenalo
MF 7 Finidi George downward-facing red arrow 84'
MF 12 Samson Siasia
MF 15 Sunday Oliseh Yellow card 66'
MF 11 Emmanuel Amunike
FW 9 Rashidi Yekini downward-facing red arrow 69'
FW 14 Daniel Amokachi
Substitutions:
MF 10 Jay-Jay Okocha upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 21 Mutiu Adepoju upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Netherlands Clemens Westerhof

Assistant referees:
Park Hae-yong (South Korea)
Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)
Fourth official:
José Torres Cadena (Colombia)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "After Second Test, Maradona Is Out of World Cup". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2018.