1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

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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
1  Spain 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  Republic of Ireland 12 7 4 1 19 6 +13 18 1–3 — 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 2–0
3  Denmark 12 7 4 1 15 2 +13 18 1–0 0–0 — 1–0 4–0 2–0 4–0
4  Northern Ireland 12 5 3 4 14 13 +1 13 0–0 1–1 0–1 — 2–2 2–0 3–0
5  Lithuania 12 2 3 7 8 21 −13 7 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 — 1–1 3–1
6  Latvia 12 0 5 7 4 21 −17 5 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 — 0–0
7  Albania 12 1 2 9 6 26 −20 4 1–5 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 —
Source:[citation needed]

Results[]

Spain 3–0 Albania
Míchel Goal 2', 66' (pen.)
Hierro Goal 87'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Northern Ireland 2–2 Lithuania
Wilson Goal 13'
Taggart Goal 16'		 Report Narbekovas Goal 41'
Fridrikas Goal 48'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Albania
Aldridge Goal 60'
McGrath Goal 80'		 Report
Attendance: 29,727
Referee: (Netherlands)
Albania 1–0 Lithuania
Abazi Goal 77' Report
Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Romania)
Latvia 1–2 Lithuania
Linards Goal 15' Report Poderis Goal 66'
Tereškinas Goal 85'
Attendance: 6,897
Referee: (Czechoslovakia)
Latvia 0–0 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 8,124
Referee: (Austria)
Republic of Ireland 4–0 Latvia
Sheedy Goal 30'
Aldridge Goal 59', 82' (pen.), 86'		 Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Northern Ireland 3–0 Albania
Clarke Goal 14'
Wilson Goal 31'
Magilton Goal 44'		 Report
Attendance: 4,756
Referee: (Belgium)
Latvia 0–0 Spain
Report
Attendance: 6,220
Referee: (Luxembourg)
Lithuania 0–0 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: (Bulgaria)
Denmark 0–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 40,100
Northern Ireland 0–0 Spain
Report
Attendance: 10,343
Lithuania 1–1 Latvia
Fridrikas Goal 85' Report Linards Goal 44'
Attendance: 4,000
Albania 1–1 Latvia
Kepa Goal 67' Report Aleksejenko Goal 3'
Attendance: 3,500
Northern Ireland 0–1 Denmark
Report H. Larsen Goal 51'
Attendance: 11,000
Spain 0–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: (Belgium)
Spain 5–0 Latvia
Bakero Goal 49'
Guardiola Goal 51'
Alfonso Goal 80'
Begiristain Goal 82', 83'		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Albania 1–2 Northern Ireland
Rraklli Goal 90' Report Donaghy Goal 15'
McDonald Goal 41'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Bulgaria)
Spain 5–0 Lithuania
Cristóbal Goal 5'
Bakero Goal 12'
Begiristain Goal 17'
Christiansen Goal 86'
Aldana Goal 90'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)
Denmark 1–0 Spain
Povlsen Goal 20' Report[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 40,272
Republic of Ireland 3–0 Northern Ireland
Townsend Goal 20'
Quinn Goal 22'
Staunton Goal 28'		 Report[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 33,000
Denmark 2–0 Latvia
Vilfort Goal 23'
Strudal Goal 76'		 Report
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Lithuania 3–1 Albania
Baltušnikas Goal 20'
Sukristovas Goal 25'
Baranauskas Goal 63'		 Report Demollari Goal 86'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Iceland)
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Denmark
Quinn Goal 75' Report Vilfort Goal 27'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: (France)
Spain 3–1 Northern Ireland
J. Salinas Goal 21', 26'
Hierro Goal 41'		 Report Wilson Goal 11'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Latvia 0–0 Albania
Report
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: (Wales)
Lithuania 0–1 Northern Ireland
Report Dowie Goal 8'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: (Finland)
Albania 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Kushta Goal 8' Report[permanent dead link] Staunton Goal 12'
Cascarino Goal 77'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Italy)
Denmark 4–0 Albania
J. Jensen Goal 11'
Pingel Goal 20', 40'
Møller Goal 28'		 Report
Attendance: 39,503
Latvia 1–2 Northern Ireland
Linards Goal 55' Report Magilton Goal 4'
Taggart Goal 15'
Attendance: 2,764
Referee: (Poland)
Lithuania 0–2 Spain
Report Guerrero Goal 73', 77'
Attendance: 4,500
Latvia 0–2 Republic of Ireland
Report Aldridge Goal 14'
McGrath Goal 42'
Attendance: 5,113
Lithuania 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report Staunton Goal 38'[4]
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Luxembourg)
Denmark 4–0 Lithuania
L. Olsen Goal 13'
Pingel Goal 44'
B. Laudrup Goal 64'
Vilfort Goal 71'		 Report
Attendance: 40,282
Referee: (Iceland)
Albania 0–1 Denmark
Report Pingel Goal 63'
Attendance: 8,000
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Lithuania
Aldridge Goal 4'
Kernaghan Goal 25'		 Report
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Northern Ireland 2–0 Latvia
Quinn Goal 35'
Gray Goal 80'		 Report
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: (Portugal)
Albania 1–5 Spain
Kushta Goal 40' Report J. Salinas Goal 4', 30', 58'
Toni Goal 18'
Caminero Goal 67'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (France)
Denmark 1–0 Northern Ireland
B. Laudrup Goal 83' Report
Attendance: 40,242
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
Republic of Ireland 1–3 Spain
Sheridan Goal 72' Report Caminero Goal 11'
J. Salinas Goal 14', 26'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
Northern Ireland 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Quinn Goal 74' Report McLoughlin Goal 78'
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
Spain 1–0 Denmark
Hierro Goal 63' Report
Attendance: 38,000

Goalscorers[]

7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 'There was poison in the air': 25 years on from that night in Windsor Park, Irish Times, 10 November 2018
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVCoKICFvFc
  4. ^ Other sources attribute this goal as an own goal by Baltušnikas of Lithuania.

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