Brazil won the first FIFA World Cup final decided by a penalty shootout.
Brazil defeated Italy 3–2 on penalties in the 1994 World Cup final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The match remained 0–0 through 90 minutes and extra time, making it the first World Cup final in history to be settled from the penalty spot.
Brazil goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel saved Daniele Massaro’s attempt, while Italian captain Franco Baresi and Roberto Baggio also missed. Baggio’s final effort sailed over the crossbar, giving Brazil its fourth World Cup title. Brazilian captain Dunga lifted the trophy after the shootout.
The result is sometimes remembered as a dull final because no goal was scored, but it was tactically tense and historically unique. Earlier World Cup knockout matches had already been decided by shootouts; the novelty in 1994 was that the championship final itself reached that stage. Brazil’s victory also made it the first nation to win four World Cups.