{"product_id":"1994-world-cup","title":"1994 WORLD CUP","description":"\u003csection class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e21791b elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e21791b\" data-element_type=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf0500a\" data-id=\"bf0500a\" data-element_type=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c06c5e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c06c5e3\" data-element_type=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-81ec93c\" data-id=\"81ec93c\" data-element_type=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abaeec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abaeec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe 1994 World Cup marked a turning point: FIFA brought the tournament to the United States to scale soccer through infrastructure, media, and spectacle. The result was historic attendance and a World Cup staged in vast American football stadiums, proving the sport could fill arenas far beyond its traditional heartlands. On the field, the competition felt newly modern. The 3-point win, the back-pass rule, and stricter enforcement pushed tempo, risk, and pressing, helping reverse the defensive caution of 1990.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe final distilled the era’s tension: a tightly controlled match ended scoreless after extra time, and Brazil claimed a fourth title by defeating Italy in the first World Cup final decided on penalties. The tournament also mirrored a world in rapid political realignment. New nations entered qualification after the Soviet collapse, while Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) was absent under UN sanctions.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEmerging teams announced themselves — from Nigeria’s pace to Bulgaria and Sweden’s improbable runs — yet the tournament’s global reach carried a darker reminder of soccer’s stakes when the aftermath surrounding Andrés Escobar exposed how pressure and violence could follow players beyond the stadium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"sorenmeibom.shop","offers":[{"title":"24 x 24 in (~61 x 61 cm) \/ Paper","offer_id":52404221182133,"sku":"AP76677P645064","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7241\/5669\/files\/1994_World_Cup_1600px_wm_glazed.jpg?v=1774998363","url":"https:\/\/sorenmeibom.shop\/products\/1994-world-cup","provider":"sorenmeibom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}