# @retro_calcio on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Da4sPUuR2TX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69875669-retro-calcio-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-17T07:36:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Retro Calcio (@retro_calcio) — https://gondola.cc/retro_calcio

## Caption

The Heat of Pasadena: The 1994 World Cup Final 
The 1994 FIFA World Cup Final between Brazil and Italy remains one of the most intense, high-stakes defensive standoffs in football history. Played under the blazing California sun at the Rose Bowl, this match became the first-ever World Cup final to remain completely goalless after 120 minutes of grueling tactical warfare, forcing the tournament to be decided by a penalty shootout for the very first time.
Here is the definitive statistical record of that historic afternoon in Pasadena:
Attendance: 94,194 spectators packed into the Rose Bowl stadium.
Scoreline: 0-0 after extra time, with Brazil securing the championship 3-2 on penalties.
Total Penalties Taken: 5 attempts executed by Italy, 4 attempts executed by Brazil.
Shootout Conversion: 3 successful conversions by the Brazilian squad, 2 successful conversions by the Italian squad.
The high-drama resolution saw iconic Italian captain Franco Baresi and Daniele Massaro fail to convert, before Roberto Baggio’s final spot-kick flew over the crossbar, handing Dunga’s Brazilian side their historic fourth world title.

#usa94 #baggio #90sfootball #Azzurri

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