Group E "The Group of Death"
19/6: Italy 0-1 Ireland
20/6: Norway 1-0 Mexico
24/6: Italy 1-0 Norway
25/6: Mexico 2-1 Ireland
29/6: Italy 1-1 Mexico
29/6: Ireland 0-0 Norway
Group F
20/6: Belgium 1-0 Morocco
21/6: Holland 2-1 Saudi Arabia
26/6: Saudi Arabia 2-1 Morocco
26/6: Belgium 1-0 Holland
30/6: Holland 1-0 Morocco
30/6: Saudi Arabia 1-0 Belgium
2nd Round
Germany 3-2 Belgium
Spain 3-0 Switzerland
Sweden 3-1 Saudi Arabia; Tomas Brolin destroyed Desert Pele
Romania 3-2 Argentina; without Maradona they were nothing special
Holland 2-0 Ireland
Brazil 1-0 USA
Italy 2-1 Nigeria (et, 1-1 ft); Roberto Baggio scored in 89th & one more in extra time
Bulgaria 3-1 Mexico (pen, 1-1 after et)
Quarterfinals
Brazil 3-2 Holland (0-0 at halftime)
Italy 2-1 Spain; Roberto Baggio scored in 87th when Italy were tiring
Sweden 5-4 Romania (pen, 1-1 ft, 2-2 et)
Bulgaria 2-1 Germany; Hristo Stoichkov destroyed Klinsmann & co.
Semifinals
Italy 2-1 Bulgaria; Roberto Baggio scored both goals
Brazil 1-0 Sweden
3 & 4
Sweden 4-0 Bulgaria
Final
Brazil (4-4-2): Taffarel, Cafu (Jorginho), Aldair, Marcio Santos, Branco, Mazinho, Dunga, Mauro Silva, Zinho (Viola), Bebeto, Romario
Italy (4-4-2): Pagliuca, Baresi, Maldini, Albertini, Evani, D.Baggio, Donadoni, Zola, R.Baggio, Massaro
Brazil 3-2 Italy (pen, 0-0 after et); Branco, Romario & Dunga did the job while Franco Baresi (wept), Daniele Massaro and Roberto Baggio (looked at ground) missed
Shots on target: Brazil 22, Italy 8
Top scorers
Oleg Salenkov (Russia), Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) with 6 goals
Romario, Roberto Baggio 5 goals
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