# @retro_calcio on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYQFMZaSUmN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69875728-retro-calcio-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-12T20:02:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Retro Calcio (@retro_calcio) — https://gondola.cc/retro_calcio

## Caption

The 1994 World Cup Quarter-Final between Romania and Sweden at Stanford Stadium remains one of the most dramatic encounters in tournament history. It was a clash of styles: the tactical flair of Gheorghe Hagi’s Romania against the structured, resilient, and clinical Swedish side.

Match Overview
The game was a tactical chess match that exploded in the final ten minutes of regulation and continued through a frantic extra-time period. Sweden eventually progressed to the semi-finals after a tense penalty shootout.

Key Match Statistics
Date, July 10, 1994
Venue, Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto
Attendance, 83,500
Full-Time Score, 1-1
After Extra Time, 2-2
Penalty Shootout, 4-5 (Sweden win)

The Goals
Tomas Brolin (78'): A brilliantly worked free-kick routine where Håkan Mild ran over the ball, allowing Brolin to ghost behind the wall and smash it home.
Florin Răducioiu (88'): Romania equalized late after a deflected free-kick fell to Răducioiu, who clinicaly finished to force extra time.
Florin Răducioiu (101'): Romania took the lead in extra time following a defensive error from Sweden.
Kennet Andersson (115'): With Sweden down to ten men after Stefan Schwarz was sent off, the towering Andersson headed home a desperate cross to equalise.

The Shootout Heroics
While Sweden’s Håkan Mild missed the very first penalty, the momentum shifted when Thomas Ravelli saved attempts from Dan Petrescu and Miodrag Belodedici. Ravelli’s eccentric celebrations and save on the final penalty became some of the most iconic images of USA '94..

#hagi #tomasbrolin #usa94 #90sfootball #footballlegends 
swemnt echipanationala gheorghehagiofficial10

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hagi, 90sfootball, tomasbrolin, usa94, footballlegends

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