1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
The 1994 FIFA World Cup knockout stage was the second and final stage of the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals in the United States. The stage began on July 2, 1994 and ended with the final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on July 17, 1994. The top two teams from each of the six groups, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the knockout stage. In the round of 16, the four third-placed teams played against four of the group winners, with the remaining two group winners taking on two of the group runners-up; the remaining four runners-up were paired off against each other. The winners of the eight round of 16 matches were then paired together in the quarter-finals, the winners of which played against each other in the semi-finals.
The ties in each round were played over a single match; in the event that scores were level after 90 minutes, the teams would play an additional 30 minutes of extra time, divided into two 15-minute halves, to determine the winner. If the scores remained level after extra time, the teams would contest a penalty shootout.
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, plus the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third-placed teams |
| A | |||
| B | |||
| C | |||
| D | |||
| E | |||
| F |
;Combinations of matches in the Round of 16
The third-placed teams which advanced will be placed with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 28 of the tournament regulations.
| Third teams qualify from groups: | Romania plays vs.: | Brazil plays vs.: | Germany plays vs.: | Nigeria plays vs.: |
| A B C D | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3B |
| A B C E | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3E |
| A B C F | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3F |
| A B D E | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3E |
| A B D F | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3F |
| A B E F | 3E | 3A | 3B | 3F |
| A C D E | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3E |
| A C D F | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3F |
| A C E F | 3C | 3A | 3F | 3E |
| A D E F | 3D | 3A | 3F | 3E |
| B C D E | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3E |
| B C D F | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3F |
| B C E F | 3E | 3C | 3B | 3F |
| B D E F | 3E | 3D | 3B | 3F |
| C D E F | 3C | 3D | 3F | 3E |