Romania v Switzerland, 22 June 1994
| Score | 4-1 to Switzerland |
| Referee | Neji Jouini |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals Group A |
| Venue | Pontiac Silverdome |
| Attendance | 61,428 |
View Romania v Switzerland head to head
Kick Off: 16:00 Local (21:00 BST)
Switzerland's 4–1 victory over Romania came nearly 40 years to the date of Switzerland's last World Cup victory, which was 23 June 1954 and that was also a 4–1 victory, on that occasion over Italy.
Ion Vlădoiu (Romania) was sent off in the 73rd minute for a straight red card - 3 minutes after coming on as a substitute.
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Romania
Manager: Anghel Iordanescu
Goals:
| Gheorghe Hagi | 36 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Bogdan Stelea
Defender
Miodrag Belodedici
Defender
Gheorghe Mihali
Defender
Dan Petrescu
Defender
Gheorghe Popescu
Defender
Daniel Prodan
Midfielder
Gheorghe Hagi
(captain)
Midfielder
Ionut Lupescu
Midfielder
Dorinel Munteanu
Forward
Ilie Dumitrescu
Forward
Florin Răducioiu
Substitutions:
| Ion Vlădoiu for Ilie Dumitrescu | 69 |
| Basarab Panduru for Ionut Lupescu | 86 |
Cards:
| Gheorghe Mihali | 32 | Y |
| Ionut Lupescu | 40 | Y |
| Miodrag Belodedici | 47 | Y |
| Ion Vlădoiu | 73 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Florin Prunea
Defender
Corneliu Papura
Midfielder
Iulian Chirita
Midfielder
Constantin Gâlcă
Midfielder
Basarab Panduru
Midfielder
Tibor Selymes
Midfielder
Ovidiu Stîngă
Forward
Marian Ivan
Forward
Viorel Moldovan
Forward
Ion Vlădoiu
4
Switzerland
Manager: Roy Hodgson
Goals:
| Alain Sutter | 16 |
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| Stéphane Chapuisat | 53 |
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| Adrian Knup | 66 |
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| Adrian Knup | 72 |
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Starting lineup:
Marco Pascolo
Goalkeeper
Alain Geiger
Defender
(captain)
Marc Hottiger
Defender
Christophe Ohrel
Defender
Yvan Quentin
Defender
Dominique Herr
Midfielder
Ciriaco Sforza
Midfielder
Alain Sutter
Midfielder
Georges Bregy
Forward
Stéphane Chapuisat
Forward
Adrian Knup
Forward
Substitutions:
| Thomas Bickel for Alain Sutter | 71 |
| Patrick Sylvestre for Christophe Ohrel | 83 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Martin Brunner
Goalkeeper
Stephan Lehmann
Defender
André Egli
Defender
Martin Rueda
Defender
Jorg Studer
Midfielder
Thomas Bickel
Midfielder
Sébastien Fournier
Midfielder
Patrick Sylvestre
Midfielder
Thomas Wyss
Forward
Marco Grassi
Forward
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