1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
The qualification matches for Group 3 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between April 1992 and November 1993. The teams competed on a home-and-away basis with the winner and runner-up claiming 2 of the 12 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The group consisted of Albania, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Spain.[1]
One of the most popular topics of the group was the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland being in the same group ('The Troubles' were still ongoing). The Republic would clinch qualification in the final round of games by drawing away to their northern rivals, while Spain's 1–0 win over Denmark meant they qualified as winners.[2]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 19 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 18 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 18 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
5 | ![]() |
12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
6 | ![]() |
12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
7 | ![]() |
12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 4 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
Results[]
Northern Ireland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Wilson ![]() Taggart ![]() |
Report | Narbekovas ![]() Fridrikas ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Aldridge ![]() McGrath ![]() |
Report |
Albania ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Kepa ![]() |
Report | Aleksejenko ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | H. Larsen ![]() |
Albania ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Rraklli ![]() |
Report | Donaghy ![]() McDonald ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Cristóbal ![]() Bakero ![]() Begiristain ![]() Christiansen ![]() Aldana ![]() |
Report |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Townsend ![]() Quinn ![]() Staunton ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] |
Lithuania ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Baltušnikas ![]() Sukristovas ![]() Baranauskas ![]() |
Report | Demollari ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Quinn ![]() |
Report | Vilfort ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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J. Salinas ![]() Hierro ![]() |
Report | Wilson ![]() |
Lithuania ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Dowie ![]() |
Latvia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Linards ![]() |
Report | Magilton ![]() Taggart ![]() |
Latvia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Aldridge ![]() McGrath ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Aldridge ![]() Kernaghan ![]() |
Report |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Quinn ![]() Gray ![]() |
Report |
Denmark ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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B. Laudrup ![]() |
Report |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Sheridan ![]() |
Report | Caminero ![]() J. Salinas ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Quinn ![]() |
Report | McLoughlin ![]() |
Goalscorers[]
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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Notes[]
- ^ Only 37 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions and Liechtenstein withdrew before the draw was made Additionally, Yugoslavia was suspended by FIFA due to UN sanctions stemming from the Yugoslav wars.
- ^ 'There was poison in the air': 25 years on from that night in Windsor Park, Irish Times, 10 November 2018
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVCoKICFvFc
- ^ Other sources attribute this goal as an own goal by Baltušnikas of Lithuania.
External links[]
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1992–93 in Spanish football
- Spain at the 1994 FIFA World Cup
- 1992–93 in Republic of Ireland association football
- Republic of Ireland at the 1994 FIFA World Cup
- 1992–93 in Northern Ireland association football
- 1993–94 in Northern Ireland association football
- 1992–93 in Danish football
- 1993–94 in Danish football
- 1992–93 in Albanian football
- 1993–94 in Albanian football
- 1992 in Lithuanian football
- 1993 in Lithuanian football
- 1992 in Latvian football
- 1993 in Latvian football
- 1991–92 in Spanish football
- 1991–92 in Albanian football
- 1991–92 in Northern Ireland association football
- 1991–92 in Republic of Ireland association football