Batistuta's penalty kick and Balbo's rebound Argentina attacked desperately but couldn't score for the third time. Netherlands vs Republic of Ireland Brazil vs United States Nigeria vs Italy Mexico vs Bulgaria Quarter-finals Italy vs Spain Netherlands vs Brazil Bulgaria vs Germany Romania vs Sweden Semi-finals Bulgaria vs Italy Sweden vs Brazil Third place play-off Final References 1994 FIFA World Cup 1994 Mexico at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Brazil at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Italy at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Nigeria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Netherlands at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Republic of Ireland at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Spain at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Argentina at the 1994 FIFA World Cup United States at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Germany at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Switzerland at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Sweden at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Bulgaria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Belgium at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Saudi Arabia at the 1994 FIFA World Cup