Date: 18-06-1994
Stage: first round
Place: PONTIAC
Running time: 118 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: excellent
Commentary: italian
My rating: ***
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 18 June 1994, 16:30
Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit
Attendance: 73,425
Meteo: Hot, humid, 29°C (indoor stadium)
U.S.A.
Tony Meola (c)
Marcelo Balboa
Thomas Dooley
Christopher Kooiman
Alexi Lalas
Eric Wynalda
Paul Caligiuri
John Harkes
Tab Ramos
Mike Sorber
Ernie Stewart
Coach: Bora Milutinović (SRB)
58′ ↓Eric Wynalda ↑Roy Wegerle
81′ ↓Ernie Stewart ↑Cobi Jones
89′ ↓John Harkes ↑Frank Klopas
SWITZERLAND
Marco Pascolo
Marc Hottiger
Alain Geiger
Dominique Herr
Yvan Quentin
Ciriaco Sforza
Georges Bregy (c)
Adrian Knup
Stéphane Chapuisat
Alain Sutter
Kubilay Türkyilmaz
Coach: Roy Hodgson (ENG)
65′ ↓Adrian Knup ↑Christophe Ohrel
78′ ↓Kubilay Türkyilmaz ↑Nestor Subiat
Referee: Francisco Oscar Lamolina (ARG)
Goals:
39′ Georges Bregy SUI
44′ Eric Wynalda USA
Match overview
The USA drew 1-1 with Switzerland in the first-ever indoor World Cup match. Bregy gave Switzerland the lead before Wynalda equalized for the hosts just before halftime. The unique conditions inside the Silverdome created extreme heat and humidity that affected both teams significantly.
Trivia
This historic match was the first World Cup game played indoors, but the lack of air conditioning made the Silverdome uncomfortably hot and humid. Swiss coach Roy Hodgson admitted his team hadn’t prepared for the extreme conditions inside the dome, which became a major talking point.
