USA National Team
1994 USA Home Shirt L
Size - Large (42-44″)
Made by - Adidas
Players - Wegerle, Lalas, Ramos, Balboa
Notes - Classic and memorable stripes shirt worn by the hosts at the 1994 World Cup
Slight history :
The 1994 World Cup saw Brazil become the first team to win the tournament four times as they beat Italy on penalties.
Despite initial concerns about taking the event to the United States, huge crowds ensured the tournament was a great success.
The hosts did their bit on the pitch by reaching the second round, where they lost 1-0 to the eventual champions, and they were not the only lesser side to distinguish themselves.
Sweden and Bulgaria both reached the last four, with the Scandinavians beating Bulgaria 4-0 to finish third.
Andres Escobar was murdered in Colombia
However, there was a shocking postscript to the match between Colombia and the United States when Andres Escobar was murdered on his return to the troubled South American country.
Escobar had conceded an own goal in a surprise 2-1 defeat.
Diego Maradona was banned mid-tournament after taking illegal, performance-enhancing drugs, and none of the British teams even made it as far as America.
The tournament saw far better football than the dour play that affected Italia 90 and it got off to an entertaining start in the group stages.
The Republic of Ireland scored a notable 1-0 win over Italy courtesy of a Ray Houghton goal, and the Italians were lucky to scrape through the group stages.
Arrigo Sacchi’s constant tactical changes unsettled the team, and the eventual finalists were also fortunate to beat Nigeria to reach the quarter-finals.
Ireland fell in the last 16, losing 2-0 to Holland, but Europe dominated the last eight, with seven teams reaching the stage for the first time since 1958.
Carried the flag
South American giants Argentina, unable to cope without Maradona, missed out after losing 3-2 to Romania.
The only non-European side to make the quarter-finals were Brazil, who eased past the hosts in the last 16, and they carried the flag for the rest of the world by beating Holland 3-2.
The shock of the round came when Bulgaria came back from a one-goal deficit to beat Germany 2-1 through goals from the legendary Hristo Stoichkov and Iordan Letchkov.
In the semi-finals, Brazil squeezed past an inspired Swedish team thanks to a single Romario goal to set up a final against fellow three-time winners Italy.
The “Divine Ponytail” was Italy’s best player throughout the tournament, but the final was to be a bitter disappointment for the skillful Italian.
The two sides had an audience of 94,000 fans at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, but they produced a poor match that was out of keeping with the rest of the tournament.
It finally became the first World Cup to be decided on penalties.
After Franco Baresi and Daniele Massaro had missed for Italy, and Marcio Santos had failed for Brazil, Dunga stroked the ball home to put the pressure on Baggio.
If he missed, it was all over for Italy. And he shot it into the crowd to hand Brazil their record-breaking fourth title.
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