1994 FIFA World Cup Group F

Group F 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 19, 1994, and the final games took place simultaneously on June 29, 1994.

The group consisted of Belgium, Morocco, Netherlands, and Saudi Arabia. Netherlands won the group, Saudi Arabia finished second, and Belgium qualified as one of the best third-placed teams. Saudi Arabia became the first Asian team to beat a side from Africa in the competition's history.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Belgium 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
4  Morocco 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: FIFA

Matches

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

Belgium vs Morocco

Belgium 1–0 Morocco
Degryse 11' Report
Attendance: 61,219
Belgium
Morocco
GK 1 Michel Preud'homme
DF 13 Georges Grün (c)  81'
DF 14 Michel De Wolf
DF 5 Rudi Smidts
MF 6 Lorenzo Staelens
MF 7 Franky Van der Elst
MF 10 Enzo Scifo
MF 16 Danny Boffin  85'
FW 8 Luc Nilis  54'
FW 9 Marc Degryse
FW 17 Josip Weber  85'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Marc Emmers  54'
DF 3 Vital Borkelmans  85'
Manager:
Paul Van Himst
GK 1 Khalil Azmi  89'
DF 2 Nacer Abdellah
DF 5 Smahi Triki
DF 6 Noureddine Naybet  23'
DF 3 Abdelkrim El Hadrioui
MF 8 Rachid Azzouzi  89'
MF 15 El Arbi Hababi
MF 10 Mustafa El Haddaoui (c)  69'
MF 11 Rachid Daoudi  26'[1]
MF 7 Mustapha Hadji
FW 9 Mohammed Chaouch  82'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Ahmed Bahja  69'
MF 21 Mohamed Samadi  82'
GK 22 Zakaria Alaoui  89'
Manager:
Abdellah Blinda

Assistant referees:
Raimundo Calix Garcia (Honduras)
Tapio Yli-Karro (Finland)
Fourth official:
Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

Netherlands vs Saudi Arabia

Netherlands 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Jonk 50'
Taument 86'
Report Anwar 18'
Netherlands
Saudi Arabia
GK 1 Ed de Goey
DF 14 Ulrich van Gobbel  36'
DF 4 Ronald Koeman (c)
DF 2 Frank de Boer  75'
MF 3 Frank Rijkaard
MF 8 Wim Jonk
MF 6 Jan Wouters
MF 7 Marc Overmars  58'
MF 9 Ronald de Boer
MF 11 Bryan Roy  81'
FW 10 Dennis Bergkamp
Substitutions:
MF 17 Gaston Taument  58'
FW 19 Peter van Vossen  81'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat
GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF 2 Abdullah Al-Dosari  28'
DF 5 Ahmad Jamil Madani
DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF 13 Mohamed Al-Jawad  31'
MF 16 Talal Jebreen
MF 6 Fuad Anwar  61'
MF 10 Saeed Al-Owairan  69'
MF 14 Khalid Al-Muwallid
FW 8 Fahad Al-Bishi
FW 9 Majed Abdullah (c)  45'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Hamzah Idris  45'
MF 19 Hamzah Saleh  69'
Manager:
Jorge Solari

Assistant referees:
Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Sándor Márton (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

Belgium vs Netherlands

Belgium 1–0 Netherlands
Albert 65' Report
Attendance: 62,387
Belgium
Netherlands
GK 1 Michel Preud'homme
DF 15 Marc Emmers  78'
DF 13 Georges Grün (c)
DF 4 Philippe Albert
DF 14 Michel De Wolf
DF 3 Vital Borkelmans  20'  61'
MF 10 Enzo Scifo
MF 7 Franky Van der Elst
MF 6 Lorenzo Staelens
FW 9 Marc Degryse
FW 17 Josip Weber
Substitutions:
MF 5 Rudi Smidts  61'
DF 2 Dirk Medved  78'
Manager:
Paul Van Himst
GK 1 Ed de Goey
DF 18 Stan Valckx
DF 4 Ronald Koeman (c)
DF 2 Frank de Boer
MF 3 Frank Rijkaard  81'
MF 8 Wim Jonk  39'
MF 6 Jan Wouters  19'
MF 17 Gaston Taument  64'
MF 9 Ronald de Boer  46'
MF 11 Bryan Roy
FW 10 Dennis Bergkamp  88'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Rob Witschge  49'  46'
MF 7 Marc Overmars  64'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat

Assistant referees:
Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Saudi Arabia vs Morocco

Saudi Arabia became the first Asian team to beat a side from Africa in the competition's history.

Saudi Arabia 2–1 Morocco
Al-Jaber 7' (pen.)
Anwar 45'
Report Chaouch 26'
Attendance: 72,404
Referee: Philip Don (England)
Saudi Arabia
Morocco
GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea  90'
DF 18 Awad Al-Anazi  30'
DF 5 Ahmad Jamil Madani
DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF 13 Mohamed Al-Jawad (c)
MF 6 Fuad Anwar  75'
MF 16 Talal Jebreen  50'
MF 8 Fahad Al-Bishi
MF 14 Khalid Al-Muwallid  78'
FW 10 Saeed Al-Owairan
FW 12 Sami Al-Jaber  80'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Abdullah Zubromawi  30'
FW 7 Fahad Al-Ghesheyan  80'
Manager:
Jorge Solari
GK 1 Khalil Azmi (c)
DF 2 Nacer Abdellah  57'
DF 5 Smahi Triki
DF 6 Noureddine Naybet  83'
DF 3 Abdelkrim El Hadrioui  34'
MF 8 Rachid Azzouzi
MF 15 El Arbi Hababi  73'
MF 4 Tahar El Khalej
MF 11 Rachid Daoudi
FW 9 Mohammed Chaouch
FW 13 Ahmed Bahja
Substitutions:
FW 17 Abdeslam Laghrissi  57'
MF 7 Mustapha Hadji  73'
Manager:
Abdellah Blinda

Assistant referees:
Roy Pearson (England)
Tapio Yli-Karro (Finland)
Fourth official:
Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Belgium vs Saudi Arabia

Belgium 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Owairan 5'
Attendance: 52,959
Belgium
Saudi Arabia
GK 1 Michel Preud'homme
DF 2 Dirk Medved
DF 14 Michel De Wolf
DF 4 Philippe Albert
DF 5 Rudi Smidts  80'
MF 6 Lorenzo Staelens
MF 10 Enzo Scifo (c)  61'[2]
MF 7 Franky Van der Elst
MF 16 Danny Boffin
MF 18 Marc Wilmots  54'
FW 9 Marc Degryse  24'
Substitutions:
FW 8 Luc Nilis  24'
FW 17 Josip Weber  54'
Manager:
Paul Van Himst
GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF 4 Abdullah Zubromawi
DF 5 Ahmad Jamil Madani  3'
DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF 13 Mohamed Al-Jawad
MF 16 Talal Jebreen
MF 10 Saeed Al-Owairan  62'
MF 19 Hamzah Saleh
FW 20 Hamzah Idris  77'
FW 8 Fahad Al-Bishi
FW 9 Majed Abdullah (c)  46'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Khalid Al-Muwallid  46'
DF 2 Abdullah Al-Dosari  62'
Manager:
Jorge Solari

Assistant referees:
Eugene Brazzale (Australia)
Ernesto Taibi (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Francisco Oscar Lamolina (Argentina)

Morocco vs Netherlands

Morocco 1–2 Netherlands
Nader 47' Report Bergkamp 43'
Roy 77'
Attendance: 60,578
Morocco
Netherlands
GK 22 Zakaria Alaoui
DF 18 Rachid Neqrouz
DF 5 Smahi Triki
DF 3 Abdelkrim El Hadrioui
MF 21 Mohammed Samadi  41'
MF 8 Rachid Azzouzi  61'
MF 4 Tahar El Khalej (c)  14'
MF 15 El Arbi Hababi  28'
FW 19 Abdelmajid Bouyboud  25'  47'
FW 16 Hassan Nader  12'
FW 13 Ahmed Bahja
Substitutions:
MF 7 Mustapha Hadji  47'
MF 11 Rachid Daoudi  61'
Manager:
Abdellah Blinda
GK 1 Ed de Goey
CB 18 Stan Valckx  79'
CB 4 Ronald Koeman (c)
CB 2 Frank de Boer
RM 20 Aron Winter
CM 8 Wim Jonk
CM 6 Jan Wouters  75'[3]
LM 5 Rob Witschge
RF 19 Peter van Vossen  67'
CF 10 Dennis Bergkamp
LF 7 Marc Overmars  56'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Gaston Taument  56'
MF 11 Bryan Roy  67'
Manager:
Dick Advocaat

Assistant referees:
Venancio Concepcion Zarate (Paraguay)
Mikael Erik Everstig (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

See also

References

  1. ^ Mistake in FIFA report. Daoudi received his yellow card 13 minutes later, in the 39th minute of the game. See the footage of the match.
  2. ^ Mistake in FIFA report. Scifo was booked 5 minutes later, in the 66th minute (see the footage).
  3. ^ Mistake in FIFA report. The footage of the game shows that Wouters was booked in the 30th minute of the first half.
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