Ben Arabiya

Jun 9

The final venue, the Rose Bowl, has a story of its own. The 1994 World Cup Final was played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, in front of more than 94,000 spectators. It remains one of the most attended World Cup finals since 1950. The stadium later hosted the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, which also attracted a crowd of over 90,000, cementing the Rose Bowl's place as one of football's most iconic venues despite being originally built for other sports.

☀️ Due to the intense summer heat and the large number of daytime matches, many fans refer to the 1994 tournament as the "World Cup of the Sun."

⚽ It was a World Cup that changed the game, set attendance records, and produced one of the most famous and heartbreaking moments in football history — Roberto Baggio's penalty kick soaring over the crossbar.
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