Date: 21-06-1994
Stage: first round
Place: BOSTON
Running time: 100 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/greek/ italian/spanish
My rating: ****
Notes: Maradona,Batistuta, Balbo,Caniggia,Redondo
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 21 June 1994, 19:30
Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 53,886
Meteo: Clear sky, 26°C
ARGENTINA
Luis Islas
Fernando Caceres
José Chamot
Oscar Ruggeri
Roberto Sensini
Fernando Redondo
iego Simeone
Diego Maradona (c)
Abel Balbo
Gabriel Batistuta
Claudio Caniggia
Coach: Alfio Basile (ARG)
40′ Fernando Caceres
62′ ↓Diego Maradona ↑Ariel Ortega
79′ ↓Abel Balbo ↑Alejandro Mancuso
GREECE
Antonis Minou
Stratos Apostolakis
Giannis Kalitzakis
Thanasis Kolitsidakis
Stelios Manolas
Savvas Kofidis
Nikolaos Nioplias
Panagiotis Tsalouchidis
Nikolaos Tsiantakis
Nikos Machlas
Dimitrios Saravakos (c)
Coach: Alketas Panagoulias (GRE)
25′ Panagiotis Tsalouchidis
55′ Stelios Manolas
46′ ↓Nikolaos Tsiantakis ↑Spyros Marangos
58′ ↓Nikos Machlas ↑Anastassios Mitropoulos
Referee: Mario van der Ende (NED)
Goals:
2′ Gabriel Batistuta ARG
44′ Gabriel Batistuta ARG
60′ Diego Maradona ARG
89′ Gabriel Batistuta (p) ARG
Match overview
Argentina opened their World Cup campaign with a dominant 4-0 win over Greece. Batistuta scored a hat-trick and Maradona added a spectacular goal as the South Americans impressed in Foxborough.
Trivia
This match is remembered for Maradona’s emotional celebration after his goal, which would be his last in a World Cup. Batistuta’s hat-trick was one of the tournament’s highlights and set the tone for Argentina’s group stage.
