Group C 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 17, 1994 and the final games took place simultaneously on June 27, 1994.[1][2]

The group consisted of the defending champion Germany, Bolivia, Spain, and South Korea. Germany won the group and Spain finished second.[3]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3  South Korea 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4  Bolivia 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA

Matches

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

Germany vs Bolivia

Germany 1–0 Bolivia
Klinsmann 61' Report
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 63,117
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Germany
Bolivia
GK 1 Bodo Illgner
DF 3 Andreas Brehme
DF 4 Jürgen Kohler Yellow card 6'
MF 7 Andreas Möller Yellow card 54'
MF 8 Thomas Häßler downward-facing red arrow 83'
FW 9 Karl-Heinz Riedle downward-facing red arrow 60'
SW 10 Lothar Matthäus (c)
DF 14 Thomas Berthold
MF 16 Matthias Sammer
FW 18 Jürgen Klinsmann
MF 20 Stefan Effenberg
Substitutions:
MF 2 Thomas Strunz upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 21 Mario Basler upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 1 Carlos Trucco
DF 3 Marco Sandy
DF 4 Miguel Rimba
DF 5 Gustavo Quinteros Yellow card 89'
MF 6 Carlos Borja (c) Yellow card 66'
MF 8 José Milton Melgar
MF 15 Vladimir Soria Yellow card 37'
DF 16 Luis Cristaldo
FW 18 William Ramallo downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 21 Erwin Sánchez
MF 22 Julio César Baldivieso Yellow card 39' downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Marco Etcheverry Red card 83' upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 11 Jaime Moreno upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Spain Xabier Azkargorta

Assistant referees:
Eugene Brazzale (Australia)
Gordon Dunster (Australia)
Fourth official:
Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

Spain vs South Korea

This fixture was a repeat of the two teams' opening match at the 1990 tournament, won by Spain.

Spain 2–2 South Korea
Salinas 51'
Goikoetxea 55'		 Report Hong Myung-bo 85'
Seo Jung-won 90'
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 56,247
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Spain
South Korea
GK 13 Santiago Cañizares
RB 2 Albert Ferrer
CB 5 Abelardo
CB 20 Miguel Ángel Nadal (c) Red card 25'
CB 18 Rafael Alkorta
LB 12 Sergi
DM 6 Fernando Hierro
RM 7 Jon Andoni Goikoetxea
LM 21 Luis Enrique Yellow card 24'
AM 8 Julen Guerrero downward-facing red arrow 47'
CF 19 Julio Salinas downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutions:
MF 15 José Luis Caminero Yellow card 83' upward-facing green arrow 47'
MF 16 Felipe upward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK 1 Choi In-young (c)
DF 4 Kim Pan-keun
DF 5 Park Jung-bae
MF 6 Lee Young-jin
MF 7 Shin Hong-gi
MF 8 Noh Jung-yoon downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 9 Kim Joo-sung Yellow card 37' downward-facing red arrow 59'
FW 10 Ko Jeong-woon
DF 12 Choi Young-il Yellow card 61'
FW 18 Hwang Sun-hong
DF 20 Hong Myung-bo
Substitutions:
FW 11 Seo Jung-won upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 16 Ha Seok-ju upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Kim Ho

Assistant referees:
Carl-Johan Meyer Christensen (Denmark)
Roy Pearson (England)
Fourth official:
Philip Don (England)

Germany vs Spain

Germany 1–1 Spain
Klinsmann 48' Report Goikoetxea 14'
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 63,113
Referee: Filippi Cavani (Uruguay)
Germany
Spain
GK 1 Bodo Illgner
MF 2 Thomas Strunz
DF 3 Andreas Brehme
DF 4 Jürgen Kohler
MF 7 Andreas Möller downward-facing red arrow 62'
MF 8 Thomas Häßler
SW 10 Lothar Matthäus (c)
DF 14 Thomas Berthold
MF 16 Matthias Sammer
FW 18 Jürgen Klinsmann
MF 20 Stefan Effenberg Yellow card 70'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Rudi Völler upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB 2 Albert Ferrer
CB 5 Abelardo Yellow card 38'
CB 6 Fernando Hierro Yellow card 53'
CB 18 Rafael Alkorta
LB 12 Sergi
DM 9 Pep Guardiola downward-facing red arrow 77'
RM 7 Ion Andoni Goikoetxea downward-facing red arrow 64'
LM 21 Luis Enrique
AM 15 José Luis Caminero
CF 19 Julio Salinas Yellow card 15'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Paco Camarasa upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 10 José Mari Bakero upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Javier Clemente

Assistant referees:
Venancio Zarate (Paraguay)
Ernesto Taibi (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Francisco Oscar Lamolina (Argentina)

South Korea vs Bolivia

South Korea 0–0 Bolivia
Report
Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 54,453
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)
South Korea
Bolivia
GK 1 Choi In-young (c)
DF 4 Kim Pan-keun
DF 5 Park Jung-bae Yellow card 89'
MF 6 Lee Young-jin
MF 7 Shin Hong-gi Yellow card 62'
MF 8 Noh Jung-yoon downward-facing red arrow 71'
FW 9 Kim Joo-sung
FW 10 Ko Jeong-woon Yellow card 38'
FW 11 Seo Jung-won downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW 18 Hwang Sun-hong
DF 20 Hong Myung-bo
Substitutions:
DF 12 Choi Young-il upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 16 Ha Seok-ju upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Kim Ho
GK 1 Carlos Trucco
DF 3 Marco Sandy
DF 4 Miguel Rimba Yellow card 22'
DF 5 Gustavo Quinteros
MF 6 Carlos Borja (c)
MF 8 José Milton Melgar
MF 15 Vladimir Soria
DF 16 Luis Cristaldo Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 82'
FW 18 William Ramallo downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 21 Erwin Sánchez
MF 22 Julio César Baldivieso Yellow card 32'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Álvaro Peña upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Spain Xabier Azkargorta

Assistant referees:
Luc Matthys (Belgium)
Mikael Erik Everstig (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

Bolivia vs Spain

Bolivia 1–3 Spain
E. Sánchez 67' Report Guardiola 19' (pen.)
Caminero 66', 70'
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 63,089
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)
Bolivia
Spain
GK 1 Carlos Trucco
DF 2 Juan Manuel Peña
DF 3 Marco Sandy
DF 4 Miguel Rimba
MF 6 Carlos Borja
MF 8 José Milton Melgar (c)
DF 13 Modesto Soruco
MF 14 Mauricio Ramos downward-facing red arrow 47'
MF 15 Vladimir Soria downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 18 William Ramallo
MF 21 Erwin Sánchez
Substitutions:
FW 11 Jaime Moreno upward-facing green arrow 47'
MF 20 Ramiro Castillo upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Spain Xabier Azkargorta
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB 2 Albert Ferrer Yellow card 46'
CB 5 Abelardo
CB 17 Voro
LB 12 Sergi
DM 9 Pep Guardiola downward-facing red arrow 68'
RM 7 Ion Andoni Goikoetxea
CM 8 Julen Guerrero
CM 15 José Luis Caminero Yellow card 90'
LM 16 Felipe Miñambres downward-facing red arrow 45'
CF 19 Julio Salinas
Substitutions:
MF 6 Fernando Hierro upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 10 José Mari Bakero upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Javier Clemente

Assistant referees:
Raimundo Calix Garcia (Honduras)
Abdulla Al Ghattan (Bahrain)
Fourth official:
Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Germany vs South Korea

Germany 3–2 South Korea
Klinsmann 12', 37'
Riedle 20'		 Report Hwang Sun-hong 52'
Hong Myung-bo 63'
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 63,998
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
Germany
South Korea
GK 1 Bodo Illgner
DF 3 Andreas Brehme Yellow card 24'
DF 4 Jürgen Kohler
DF 6 Guido Buchwald
MF 8 Thomas Häßler
FW 9 Karl-Heinz Riedle
SW 10 Lothar Matthäus (c) downward-facing red arrow 64'
DF 14 Thomas Berthold
MF 16 Matthias Sammer
FW 18 Jürgen Klinsmann Yellow card 28'
MF 20 Stefan Effenberg Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Thomas Helmer upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 7 Andreas Möller upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 1 Choi In-young (c) downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 4 Kim Pan-keun
DF 5 Park Jung-bae
MF 6 Lee Young-jin downward-facing red arrow 40'
MF 7 Shin Hong-gi
FW 9 Kim Joo-sung
FW 10 Ko Jeong-woon
DF 12 Choi Young-il Yellow card 89'
FW 15 Cho Jin-ho downward-facing red arrow 45'
FW 18 Hwang Sun-hong
DF 20 Hong Myung-bo
Substitutions:
GK 22 Lee Woon-jae upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 2 Chung Jong-son upward-facing green arrow 40'
FW 11 Seo Jung-won upward-facing green arrow 45'
Manager:
Kim Ho

Assistant referees:
Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Abdel-Magid Hassan (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Arturo Angeles (United States)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Klinsmann provides Germany's first thrust". The Independent. 18 June 1994. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Korean fightback unnerves Germans". The Independent. 28 June 1994. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Caminero makes music for Spain". The Independent. 28 June 1994. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
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