Twenty-four years after the brilliant generation that earned Brazil's first three World Cup titles, the team with Romário and Bebeto, both of them of short height, once again held up the trophy. In the first final to be decided in a penalty shoot-out in the history of the World Cup, Italians and Brazilians both fought for their fourth title, and Roberto Baggio's penalty shot over Taffarel's bar became a symbol of Brazil's victory.