Romania 1–4 Switzerland: 1994 World Cup match
Romania1–4Full time
Match in one glance
RomaniaSwitzerlandGoalCard
Romania
Switzerland
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1Romania4Switzerland
Alain Sutter opened the scoring at 16′.
Team comparison
RomaniaSwitzerland
1Goals4
4Bookings0
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1AKAdrian KnupSwitzerland · 65′, 72′2goals
- 2GHGheorghe HagiRomania · 35′1goal
- 3ASAlain SutterSwitzerland · 16′1goal
- 4SCStéphane ChapuisatSwitzerland · 52′1goal
Decisive moments
6 eventsPath through 1994
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1994-06-22
- Venue
- Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit (Pontiac)
- Result
- 1–4
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Romania / SwitzerlandRomania
Gheorghe Hagi35′
Switzerland
Alain Sutter16′
Stéphane Chapuisat52′
Adrian Knup65′
Adrian Knup72′
Complete match timeline
RomaniaSwitzerlandGoalCardSubstitution
Romania
Switzerland
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
13 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1A. Sutter 16′ · G. Hagi 35′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 3S. Chapuisat 52′ · A. Knup 65′ · A. Knup 72′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Romania
Reported rolesBS
12Bogdan SteleaDP
2Dan PetrescuDP
3Daniel ProdanMB
4Miodrag BelodediciGM
14Gheorghe MihaliIL
5Ioan LupescuGP
6Gheorghe PopescuDM
7Dorinel MunteanuGH
10Gheorghe HagiID
11Ilie DumitrescuFR
9Florin RăducioiuReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 15BPBasarab Panduru85′
- 16IVIon Vlădoiu70′
Match contributions
- Miodrag Belodedici▰ 47′
- Ioan Lupescu▰ 40′
- Gheorghe Hagi⚽ 1
- Gheorghe Mihali▰ 32′
- Ion Vlădoiu▰ 73′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2DPDan PetrescuDefender
- 3DPDaniel ProdanDefender
- 4MBMiodrag BelodediciDefender
- 5ILIoan LupescuMidfielder
- 6GPGheorghe PopescuMidfielder
- 7DMDorinel MunteanuMidfielder
- 9FRFlorin RăducioiuForward
- 10GHGheorghe HagiMidfielder
- 11IDIlie DumitrescuMidfielder
- 12BSBogdan SteleaGoalkeeper
- 14GMGheorghe MihaliDefender
Switzerland
Reported rolesMP
1Marco PascoloMH
2Marc HottigerYQ
3Yvan QuentinDH
4Dominique HerrAG
5Alain GeigerCO
8Christophe OhrelGB
6Georges BregyAS
7Alain SutterCS
10Ciriaco SforzaAK
9Adrian KnupSC
11Stéphane ChapuisatReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 16TBThomas Bickel71′
- 20PSPatrick Sylvestre83′
Match contributions
- Alain Sutter⚽ 1
- Adrian Knup⚽ 2
- Stéphane Chapuisat⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1MPMarco PascoloGoalkeeper
- 2MHMarc HottigerDefender
- 3YQYvan QuentinDefender
- 4DHDominique HerrDefender
- 5AGAlain GeigerDefender
- 6GBGeorges BregyMidfielder
- 7ASAlain SutterMidfielder
- 8COChristophe OhrelDefender
- 9AKAdrian KnupForward
- 10CSCiriaco SforzaMidfielder
- 11SCStéphane ChapuisatForward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
1Romania4Switzerland
Alain Sutter opened the scoring at 16′.
Team comparison
RomaniaSwitzerland
1Goals4
4Bookings0
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1AKAdrian KnupSwitzerland · 65′, 72′2goals
- 2GHGheorghe HagiRomania · 35′1goal
- 3ASAlain SutterSwitzerland · 16′1goal
- 4SCStéphane ChapuisatSwitzerland · 52′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
6 eventsPath through 1994
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1994-06-22
- Venue
- Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit (Pontiac)
- Result
- 1–4
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Romania / SwitzerlandRomania
Gheorghe Hagi35′
Switzerland
Alain Sutter16′
Stéphane Chapuisat52′
Adrian Knup65′
Adrian Knup72′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.