FIFA World Cup 1994 · Round of 16

Romania 3–2 Argentina

Sunday 3 Jul 1994 · Pasadena, United States (neutral)

Romania3–2Argentina

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Dumitrescu Batistuta Dumitrescu Hagi Balbo

11′1–0Ilie Dumitrescu Romania
16′1–1Gabriel Batistuta Argentina · penalty
18′2–1Ilie Dumitrescu Romania
58′3–1Gheorghe Hagi Romania
75′3–2Abel Balbo Argentina

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Romania

Came on

18Constantin GâlcăMF↑86′
19Corneliu PapurăMF↑89′

Argentina

Came on

11Ramón Medina BelloFW↑63′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Romania: 1825 → 1858
Argentina: 1854 → 1822

Expected score for Romania: 45.8% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 6, 1974–2014.

Romania wins: 1
Draws: 2
Argentina wins: 3

Form either side

Romania

Before

0–0 v Slovenia 1 Jun 1994 · Friendly
1–1 v Sweden 12 Jun 1994 · Friendly
3–1 v Colombia 18 Jun 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994
1–4 v Switzerland 22 Jun 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994
1–0 v United States 26 Jun 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994

After

2–2 v Sweden 10 Jul 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994
3–0 v Azerbaijan 7 Sep 1994 · UEFA Euro qualification 1994
0–0 v France 8 Oct 1994 · UEFA Euro qualification 1994
1–1 v England 12 Oct 1994 · Friendly
3–2 v Slovakia 12 Nov 1994 · UEFA Euro qualification 1994

Argentina

Before

3–0 v Israel 31 May 1994 · Friendly
0–0 v Croatia 4 Jun 1994 · Friendly
4–0 v Greece 21 Jun 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994
2–1 v Nigeria 25 Jun 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994
0–2 v Bulgaria 30 Jun 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994

After

3–0 v Chile 16 Nov 1994 · Friendly
1–0 v Serbia 27 Dec 1994 · Friendly
5–1 v Japan 8 Jan 1995 · Confederations Cup 1995
0–0 v Nigeria 10 Jan 1995 · Confederations Cup 1995
0–2 v Denmark 13 Jan 1995 · Confederations Cup 1995

Road through the tournament

Romania

3–1 v Colombia Group stage
1–4 v Switzerland Group stage
1–0 v United States Group stage
3–2 v Argentina Round of 16
2–2 v Sweden Quarter-final

Argentina

4–0 v Greece Group stage
2–1 v Nigeria Group stage
0–2 v Bulgaria Group stage
2–3 v Romania Round of 16

Every Romania v Argentina match6

From Romania's side.


5 Mar 2014	Argentina	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
3 Jul 1994	Argentina	3–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1994	Round of 16
18 Jun 1990	Argentina	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1990	Group stage
12 May 1982	Argentina	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
5 Apr 1978	Argentina	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
22 Apr 1974	Argentina	1–2	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul