WORLD CUP USA '94 / THE FINALS : Spotlight : KILLERS

By HELENE ELLIOTT

July 16, 1994 12 AM PT

Brazilian forward Romario has already declared Sunday’s final a personal goal-scoring competition between himself and Italian forward Roberto Baggio.

There’s no denying the two players, despite their different nationalities, are similarly charismatic.

“They are two unpredictable players that make the difference all of a sudden, out of the ordinary,” Brazilian Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said. “They are both skilled technically. They are both killers.”

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

WORLD CUP USA ’94 / THE FINALS : Spotlight : KILLERS

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