Romania - Argentina 3:2
03 JUL 1994, World Cup, Round of 16
Goals
1:0 Ilie Dumitrescu 11', 1:1 Gabriel Batistuta 16' [Ppenalty], 2:1 Ilie Dumitrescu 18', 3:1 Gheorghe Hagi 58', 3:2 Abel Balbo 75'Romania (Anghel Iordanescu)
Florin Prunea, Dan Petrescu, Daniel Prodan, Gheorghe Mihali, Miodrag Belodedici, Tibor Selymes, Dorinel Munteanu, Gheorghe Hagi (85' Constantin Galca), Gheorghe Popescu, Ilie Dumitrescu (88' Corneliu Papura), Ioan LupescuArgentina (Alfio Basile)
Luis Islas, Fernando Cáceres, José Chamot, Oscar Ruggeri, Roberto Sensini (62' Ramón Medina Bello), Diego Simeone, Fernando Redondo, José Basualdo, Abel Balbo, Ariel Ortega, Gabriel BatistutaCards
Oscar Ruggeri 33' (Yyellow card), Gheorghe Popescu 50' (Yyellow card), Fernando Redondo 55' (Yyellow card), José Chamot 56' (Yyellow card), Tibor Selymes 68' (Yyellow card), Fernando Cáceres 82' (Yyellow card), Ilie Dumitrescu 84' (Yyellow card)Venue
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CaliforniaKnockout stage · after Round of 16
Round of 16
Romania3
Argentina2
Saudi Arabia1
Sweden3
Netherlands2
Ireland0
Brazil1
USA0
Mexico(1) 1
Bulgaria(3) 1
Germany3
Belgium2
Nigeria1
Italy2
Spain3
Switzerland0
Trivia
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Attendance: 90469
Player Details
| Name | Cap | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Islas | 30 | Independiente |
| Fernando Cáceres | 13 | Zaragoza |
| José Chamot | 12 | Foggia |
| Oscar Ruggeri | 97 | San Lorenzo |
| Roberto Sensini | 25 | Parma |
| Ramón Medina Bello | 17 | Yokohama |
| Diego Simeone | 41 | Atlético Madrid |
| Fernando Redondo | 26 | Real Madrid |
| José Basualdo | 30 | Vélez Sarsfield |
| Abel Balbo | 22 | Roma |
| Ariel Ortega | 8 | River Plate |
| Gabriel Batistuta | 37 | Fiorentina |
Earlier matches
Later matches
| Date | Ground | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 NOV 1994 | AAway | Chile | 3:0 | Friendly |
| 21 DEC 1994 | HHome | Romania | 1:0 | Friendly |
| 27 DEC 1994 | HHome | Yugoslavia | 1:0 | Friendly |
| 08 JAN 1995 | Japan | 5:1 | Confederations Cup | |
| 10 JAN 1995 | Nigeria | 0:0 | Confederations Cup |
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