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What was significant about the final match of the 1994 FIFA World Cup?

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The 1994 FIFA World Cup final was the first in the tournament’s history to end in a goalless draw after extra time and be decided through a penalty shoot-out, in which Brazil defeated Italy 3–2 to win a fourth World Cup title. The Brazilian team dedicated the win to fellow countryman and Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, who had fatally crashed in Imola, Italy, earlier that year.