Date: 24-06-1994
Stage: first round
Place: PALO ALTO
Running time: 120 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: master copy
Commentary: italian
My rating: **
Notes: Romario & Bebeto show
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 24 June 1994, 16:00
Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto
Attendance: 83,401
Meteo: Hot, sunny, 34°C
BRAZIL
Taffarel
Jorginho
Mauro Silva
Bebeto
Dunga (c)
Zinho
Raí
Romário
Aldair
Márcio Santos
Leonardo
Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira (BRA)
44′ Mauro Silva
75′ ↓Zinho ↑Paulo Sérgio
81′ ↓Raí ↑Müller
CAMEROON
Joseph-Antoine Bell
Rigobert Song
Thomas Libiih
François Omam-Biyik
Émile Mbouh
Louis-Paul Mfédé
Raymond Kalla
Stephen Tataw (c)
Hans Agbo
Marc-Vivien Foé
David Embé
Coach: Henri Michel (FRA)
8′ Stephen Tataw
37′ Raymond Kalla
63′ Rigobert Song
64′ ↓David Embé ↑Roger Milla
71′ ↓Louis-Paul Mfédé ↑Emmanuel Maboang
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (MEX)
Goals:
39′ Romário BRA
66′ Márcio Santos BRA
73′ Bebeto BRA
Match overview
Brazil defeated Cameroon 3-0 in the California heat to secure their place in the knockout stage. Romário opened the scoring before halftime, and goals from Márcio Santos and Bebeto in the second half completed a comfortable victory. Cameroon’s task was made harder by Song’s red card.
Trivia
This match marked the end of Cameroon’s remarkable World Cup journey, four years after their stunning quarter-final run in Italy. Roger Milla, the veteran striker who became a folk hero in 1990, made his final World Cup appearance as a substitute, bringing an end to an era for African football.
