Bidding process
Three nations bid to host the event: United States, Brazil, and Morocco. The vote was held in Zurich on July … See more

Qualification
Three teams—one African, one Asian, and one European—made their debuts at the 1994 tournament. See more

The format of the competition stayed the same as in the 1990 World Cup: 24 teams qualified, divided into six groups of four. Sixteen teams would qualify for the knockout phase: the … See more

Mascot
The official mascot of this World Cup was "Striker, the World Cup Pup", a dog wearing a red, white and blue soccer uniform with a ball. … See more

The games were played in nine cities across the contiguous United States. All stadiums had a capacity of at least 53,000 and were occupied by See more

Seeding and drawing
The FIFA Organizing Committee upheld the tradition to seed the host (United States) and defending champion (Germany), along … See more

Goalscorers
Hristo Stoichkov and Oleg Salenko received the Golden Boot for scoring six goals. In total, 141 goals were scored by 81 players, with only … See more