In 1992, fortunes changed and none of the European teams had winning seasons. Despite this, the European fans remained loyal, but the NFL owners suspended the WLAF after the season. Paul Tagliabue mentioned plans bring it back with only European teams, possibly in 1994.  British sports writer Matt Tench cited "an ambivalence on the part of the NFL owners: they wanted a spring league but did not want to create a rival to the NFL. In the end they did not create enough of a rival. The Sacramento and San Antonio franchises left the WLAF after the 1992 season, and were set to join the Canadian Football League in 1993. San Antonio folded prior to the season but the Sacramento Gold Miners did play in the CFL for three years, starting the CFL USA initiative created in the wake of the WLAF's suspension.  1992 was the second of 15 seasons for the World League of Amercan Football. It was a very competitive season as 6 of the teams won six or more games. The power had shifted from the European teams to the North American teams. The European Division was won by the Barcelona Dragons, despite having a 5-5 record. The Orlando Thunder won the North American Eastern Division, while the Sacramento Surge would take the North American Western Division. In the playoffs, the Orlando Thunder crushed the Birmingham Fire 45-7, while the Sacramento Surge would squeak by the Barcelona Dragons 17-15 to set up the match-up for the 1992 World Bowl. World Bowl '92 was the second championship game, played on Saturday, June 6, 1992 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in front of 43,789 fans. The Surge won the game, 21–17, behind quarterback David Archer's MVP performance (22 completions of 33 attempts for 286 yards, two touchdowns and one interception). The game would be the only World Bowl involving two North American-based WLAF teams, as well as the only World Bowl played on North American soil. It would also be the last game either team would play, and the last WLAF game until 1995 as the league sought to restructure.