The first World Cup final decided by a penalty shootout, ending 0–0 after 120 minutes, giving Brazil its fourth World Cup title.
Key Facts
- Final score (after extra time)
- 0–0; Brazil won 3–2 on penalties
- Attendance
- Over 94,000 spectators
- Venue
- Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- Brazil's World Cup titles
- 4th title (previous: 1958, 1962, 1970)
- Decisive miss
- Roberto Baggio missed final penalty for Italy
- Kickoff time
- 12:30 pm local time (daylight)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Brazil and Italy, two of football's most decorated nations, advanced through the 1994 FIFA World Cup tournament to meet in the final at the Rose Bowl on July 17, 1994. Neither side had conceded often, and both defenses proved organized and resilient throughout the competition.
The match finished goalless after 90 minutes and remained 0–0 through extra time, making it the only World Cup final to that point decided without a goal in regulation or extra time. In the subsequent penalty shootout, Brazil converted three of their kicks while Italy missed two, including Roberto Baggio's crucial final penalty, giving Brazil a 3–2 shootout victory.
Brazil claimed its fourth World Cup title and first under the FIFA World Cup Trophy, having previously won the Jules Rimet Trophy outright. Italy's Franco Baresi joined a select group holding gold, silver, and bronze World Cup medals. The Brazilian squad dedicated the victory to Formula One champion Ayrton Senna, who had died in a racing accident months earlier.
Result
at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, USA