- Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov alternatively spelt Stoitchkov (born February 8, 1966, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) is a football manager and former striker who was a member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Apart from his footballing talent, he was notable for his on-pitch temper. He was honoured as European Footballer of the Year in 1994.
- Andrés Escobar
Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga was a Colombian football player, who was shot and killed in Medellín. The motivation for the murder is unclear; some attribute the murder to the own goal that Escobar scored in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, since that goal brought terrible gambling losses to several drug lords. Another theory is that his death was unrelated to soccer and was instead the result of a bar fight that left several people wounded.
- Roberto Baggio
Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is an Italian retired footballer, among the most technically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s. He played for the Italy national team in three World Cups, and is the only Italian player ever to score in three World Cups. He was the best Italian player of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, carrying his team to the final, and losing the trophy to Brazil on penalties.
- Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira (born February 27, 1943, in Rio de Janeiro) is a football manager. He coached Brazil to victory in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and is now the coach of the South Africa national football team, ready to participate as host in 2010 FIFA World Cup. Parreira is noted for having been one of only two coaches that has led four national teams to the World Cup: Kuwait in 1982, United Arab Emirates in 1990, Brazil in 1994 and 2006, and Saudi Arabia in 1998.
- Alexi Lalas
Panayotis Alexander (Alexi) Lalas (b. June 1 1970, Birmingham, Michigan) is a former Greek-American football defender, who became one of the most famous soccer players in the United States after he played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He became the first modern-era American soccer player to play in the Italian Serie A - an honor recently matched by New York City-born Gabriel Ferrari of Sampdoria- and in 2006, he was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
- Tony Meola
Tony Meola (born Antonio Michael Meola on February 21, 1969) is a former American soccer goalkeeper who played for the United States national team at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, and from 1996 to 2006 played in Major League Soccer, the U.S. top soccer division, where he obtained multiple honors.
- Cobi Jones
Cobi Jones (born June 16, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan) is one of the most recognizable and successful American soccer players of all time. Jones is currently the all-time leader of the United States national team in appearances, with 164 caps as of the end of 2004 (scoring 15 goals). He played for the team in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 FIFA World Cups. He also represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
- Earnie Stewart
Earnie Stewart (born March 28, 1969 in Veghel, Netherlands) is an American soccer player who was a regular midfielder for the U.S. national team from 1990s until his retirement in 2005. Stewart, the son of African American soldier Earnie Stewart and his Dutch wife Annemien Stewart, grew up in the Netherlands, and began his professional career in that country in 1988 with VVV.
- Alfio Basile
Alfio Rubén Basile, known as Coco, is an Argentine football (soccer) coach and former player. In September 2006, he became coach of the Argentina national football team, replacing José Pekerman.
- Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi, is a Romanian former football player and head coach of FC Steaua Bucureşti. Nicknamed "The Maradona of the Carpathians", he is considered a hero in his homeland as well as in Turkey. He has won his country's "Player of the Year" award a record six times, and was recently named "Romanian football player of the century". He played for the Romanian national team in three World Cups in 1990, 1994 and 1998, …
- Thomas Dooley
Thomas Dooley (born May 12, 1961, in Bechhofen, Germany) is a retired German-American soccer defender and defensive midfielder, a long-time member and former captain of the United States national team. Dooley, born to a German mother and a U.S. Army father, started his professional career in 1984 with third division club FC Homburg. Prior to that, he had played as a forward with amateur team FK Pimasens.
- Dimitar Penev
Dimitar Penev (born July 12, 1945) is a Bulgarian football coach and former player of CSKA Sofia. Uncle to Lubo Penev. He was manager of the Bulgaria national football team during the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where his team reached the semi-finals and then lost the bronze medal game with Sweden. Throughout his career as manager he demonstrated excellence in both tactics and team psychology. Penev's most notable quality was his ability to work well with young players.
- Hugo Perez
Hugo Ernesto Perez (born November 8, 1963) is an American former soccer midfielder. He was known as a crafty and creative left-footed midfielder. His left foot was so dominant that it was rare to see him touch the ball with his right foot during a game.
- Abel Balbo
Abel Eduardo Balbo is a former Argentine football striker. At club level, Balbo played for Newell's Old Boys (1987-88), River Plate (1988-89), before moving to Italy and Udinese (1989-93), Roma (1993-98 and 2000-02), Parma (1998-99), and Fiorentina. He played four games for Boca Juniors before finally retiring. He scored a total of 138 goals in Serie A; his best seasons came in 1992-93 for Udinese and 1994-95 for Roma, with 22 goals in each of them.
- Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez Márquez, popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi and Hugol, is a Mexican former football striker who played for four European clubs, including Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid. As a member Mexico national team he participated in three World Cups. Sánchez played twelve seasons in the Spanish "Primera División" and is the second highest goalscorer in the history of that league.
- Adolfo Valencia
Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera is a soccer striker who has played all over the world. He was a major part of the Colombian national team during the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups. Valencia, known as "El Tren" ("The Train") for his physique, has played for clubs in seven different countries: in his native Colombia (Independiente Santa Fe), Germany (Bayern Munich), Spain (Atlético Madrid), Italy (Reggiana), Greece (PAOK), United States (MetroStars), …
- Rob Witschge
Rob Witschge is a former football midfielder from The Netherlands, who earned 30 caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored three goals. He was a member of the Dutch team at Euro 1992 and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Witschge made his debut for the Netherlands on January 4, 1989, in a friendly against Israel (0-2). He played for Ajax (1985-89), AS Saint-Étienne (1989-91), Feyenoord (1991-96), FC Utrecht (1996-98), and Al-Ittihad (1998-99).
- Aron Winter
Aron Mohamed Winter (born March 1, 1967 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a retired Dutch footballer. He was a member of the Dutch national team that won the 1988 European Football Championship. He began his career by playing for amateur club SV Lelystad before joining Ajax Amsterdam when he was 19 years of age. His first game for Ajax was the match against FC Utrecht on 6 April 1986 which his team won 3-0. Winter achieved two KNVB Cups (1987 and 1988), …
- Fernando Clavijo
Fernando Clavijo (born January 23, 1956 in Maldonado, Uruguay) is a former American soccer defender and currently the head coach of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Clavijo began his professional playing career at the age of 16 with Uruguayan club Atenas De San Carlos. In 1979, Clavijo and his wife moved to the United States in order for him to play for the New York Apollo of the American Soccer League (ASL).
- Wim Jonk
Wilhelmus ("Wim") Maria Jonk (born October 12, 1966 in Volendam) is a retired Dutch football player. At the height of his career, he also played for the Netherlands national team. Jonk started his career in an amateur club in his hometown, RKAV Volendam before signing for professional club FC Volendam in 1986. As a central midfield player, he scored many goals, assisting his club to promotion to the Eredivisie in 1987 where he scored a further 5 goals.
- Krassimir Balakov
Krassimir Balakov (born March 29, 1966 in Veliko Tarnovo) is a former Bulgarian footballer and a key member of the Bulgarian national team that finished fourth in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. After Hristo Stoichkov, he is considered the greatest Bulgarian footballer of his generation.
- Ha Seok-Ju
Ha Seok-Ju (born February 20, 1968) is a retired South Korean football player. He played for the South Korea national football team (95 matches/24 goals) and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He played only against Mexico during Korea's first match at France 98, on a game which he scored the opener for Korea and was sent off on second time for a sliding tackle from behind.
- Andreas Köpke
Andreas Köpke is a former German football goalkeeper, who was in the German squad that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and was also part of the 1994 FIFA World Cup squad. Though he did not appear in any of the matches, with Bodo Illgner preferred in goal, Köpke's chance to shine came soon after. Having been chosen as the best player in Germany in 1993, his biggest achievement came in 1996, …
- Martin Dahlin
Martin Dahlin is a former Swedish football player. He is the son of a Venezuelan father and Swedish mother. He was part of the Swedish national team which finished 3rd in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, scoring four goals in the tournament. He also participated in the team which reached the semifinals of Euro 92. In 1993 he was selected as best Swedish player of the year, winning Guldbollen. He has played for Malmö FF, Borussia Mönchengladbach, AS Roma, …
- Lee Woon-Jae
Lee Woon-Jae (born April 26, 1973 in Cheongju) is a South Korean football player with the Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the Korean K-League as a goalkeeper. He is 182 cm in height and weighs 82 kg. He was part of Korea's 1994,2002, and 2006 World Cup campaigns. He moved to Suwon from Kyunghee University, making his debut for the K-League club in 1996.
- Daniele Massaro
Daniele Massaro (born May 23, 1961 in Monza) is a former Italian football (soccer) striker. He was a member of the Italian squad that won the FIFA World Cup held in Spain in 1982. Massaro made a name for himself at A.C. Milan. He scored two goals in the Champions League Final of 1994 against Barcelona, which Milan went on to win 4-0. He was also Milan's top scorer in Serie A in 1993/1994, helping them to the title.
- Roy Maurice Keane
Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August, 1971, Cork, Ireland) is a former Irish professional footballer and the current manager of English Premier League club Sunderland, the winners of the 2006-07 Coca-Cola Championship. A dominating central-midfielder, Keane has been hailed as one of the greatest players to grace the game in the modern era. In a highly successful sixteen-year career, he played for Cobh Ramblers, Nottingham Forest and, most notably, Manchester United, …
- Alain Sutter
Alain Sutter was one of the most successful Swiss football players during the 1990s. Sutter began his career in 1985 with Grasshoppers Zurich, one of Switzerland's most storied clubs. After spending the 1987-1988 season on loan to Young Boys Bern, he was ready to take his place in the Grasshoppers first team, where he remained until the 1993-1994 season, when he decided to move to Germany to play with Nürnberg.
- Ali Bujsaim
Ali Mohamed Bujsaim (born September 9, 1959) is a retired football (soccer) referee from the United Arab Emirates, best known for supervising at three FIFA World Cups: 1994 (two matches), 1998 (three matches) and 2002 (two matches).
- Alexandros Alexandris
Alexandros Alexandris (born 21 October, 1968 in Veroia) is a former Greek football striker. Alexandris played most of his career for Olympiakos Pireus. He spent also several years in AEK Athens. He played for Greece national team, and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He was also both footballer and manager for APOP Kinyras Peyias FC during the team's participation in the Cypriot First Division
- Anders Limpar
Anders Limpar (born September 24, 1965 in Solna) is a Swedish former footballer of Hungarian origin, who played as a winger. He has played for clubs in Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, England and the United States. He was part of one of the best Swedish sides ever, the Sweden team that finished third at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, but did not have a large role during the tournament. In total, he won 58 caps for Sweden, scoring 6 goals.
- Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson is an English football manager. He is currently the head coach of the Finnish national team. Hodgson is probably best known for guiding the Swiss national team to the 1994 World Cup and Euro 1996; before that Switzerland had not qualified for a major tournament since the 1960s. He has also coached many notable club sides, including Malmö FF, Internazionale, Blackburn Rovers, Grasshoppers, F.C. Copenhagen and Udinese.
- Kim Joo-Sung
Kim Joo-Sung (born January 17, 1966) is a former South Korean football midfielder. He played for the clubs Chosun University and Daewoo Royals, both in South Korea, and later in the German Bundesliga for VfL Bochum. With the South Korea national team, he participated at three editions of the FIFA World Cup, in 1986, 1990, and 1994. He was elected the Asian Footballer of the Year for three consecutive years (1989, 1990, 1991).
- Lim Kee Chong
An Yan Lim Kee Chong (born May 15, 1960) is a retired Mauritian football referee. He is mostly known for supervising two matches in the FIFA World Cup - one in 1994 and one in 1998.
- Jesper Blomqvist
Jesper Blomqvist OBE (born February 5, 1974 in Tavelsjö, Västerbotten) is a Swedish ex-football player. Blomqvist was a talented winger, who was unfortunately injury prone. He was brought in as a back-up to Ryan Giggs by Manchester United from Parma A.C. of Italy in 1998. While at United, he helped the club to 3 major titles in 1998/99 - the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
- Adrian Knup
Adrian Knup (born 2 July 1968 in Liestal) is a retired Swiss football striker. He was capped 49 times and scored 26 goals for the Swiss national team between 1989 and 1996, including three games at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
- Arturo Brizio Carter
Arturo Brizio Carter (born March 9, 1956). Is a former football (soccer) referee from Mexico. He is mostly known for supervising 6 matches in the FIFA World Cup. Four in 1994 and two in 1998.
- Bodo Illgner
Bodo Illgner (born April 7, 1967 in Koblenz) is a former German football goalkeeper, who helped West Germany to the 1990 FIFA World Cup title. He became the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup final.
- Mikael Nilsson
Mikael Nilsson (born 28 September, 1968 in Falköping) is a former Swedish football defender. He played for a local club and IFK Falköping until 1987 when he moved to IFK Göteborg, where he stayed until he ended his active career in 2001 due to an eye injury. During these years, he played 609 first team matches, which is a club record. He also won six Swedish Championships with the club and played in several European competitions.
- Mauro Tassotti
Mauro Tassotti (born January 19, 1960, in Rome) is an Italian former football (soccer) player. He played at right back but could also fill in at centre back if required. He was a renowned hard-man in the mould of the toughest and most infamous of all international defenders, Claudio Gentile, and Tassotti earned many yellow and red cards during his career. At club level Tassotti was part of AC Milan's legendary and all-conquering team of the late 80's and early 90's.