1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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A total of 39 UEFA teams entered qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. However, Liechtenstein withdrew before the draw was made. The CIS, then Russia took the Soviet Union's spot after the Soviet Union dissolved while FIFA suspended Yugoslavia due to United Nations sanctions stemming from the Yugoslav wars. The European zone was allocated 13 from 24 places in the final tournament. Germany, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 12 spots open for competition between 37 teams.
The 37 teams were divided into six groups, five of six teams each and one of seven teams (though Group 5 ended up with just five teams following Yugoslavia's suspension). The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis with the group winners and runners-up qualifying for the final tournament.
San Marino and Faroe Islands competed in World Cup qualifiers for the first time, and Israel moved to UEFA after competing in Oceanian zone for 1986 and 1990 qualification. while Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia competed separately after playing as a part of the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1990.
Seedings[]
The draw was made on 8 December 1991.[1] The national teams which eventually qualified for the final tournament are presented in bold.
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Summary[]
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 |
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Italy Switzerland |
Norway Netherlands |
Spain Republic of Ireland |
Romania Belgium |
Greece Russia |
Sweden Bulgaria |
Portugal Scotland Malta Estonia |
England Poland Turkey San Marino |
Denmark Northern Ireland Lithuania Latvia Albania |
Czechoslovakia Wales Cyprus Faroe Islands |
Iceland Hungary Luxembourg |
France Austria Finland Israel |
Group 1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Italy | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 16 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Switzerland | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 15 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Portugal | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 14 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
4 | Scotland | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 11 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
5 | Malta | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
6 | Estonia | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |
Group 2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Norway | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 16 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 10–0 | |
2 | Netherlands | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 15 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 6–0 | ||
3 | England | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 13 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | ||
4 | Poland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 8 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
5 | Turkey | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 7 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
6 | San Marino | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 46 | −44 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 1–7 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — |
Group 3[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||||
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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 | — |
Group 4[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Romania | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 15 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | |
2 | Belgium | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 15 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Representation of Czechs and Slovaks[a] | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 13 | 5–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | Wales | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 12 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 6–0 | ||
5 | Cyprus | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 5 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
6 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 38 | −37 | 0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
Notes:
- ^ During the qualification Czechoslovakia split into the independent states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The two states completed the qualifiers jointly under the name "Representation of Czechs and Slovaks".
Group 5[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Greece | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 14 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Russia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Iceland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Hungary | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
5 | Luxembourg | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — |
Group 6[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Sweden | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 15 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
2 | Bulgaria | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 14 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | ||
3 | France | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 13 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | ||
4 | Austria | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 8 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 5–2 | ||
5 | Finland | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
6 | Israel | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
Qualified teams[]
The following 13 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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Germany | Defending champions | 8 July 1990 | 12 (1934, 1938, 19542, 19582, 19622, 19662, 19702, 19742, 19782, 19822, 19862, 19902) |
Italy | Group 1 winners | 17 November 1993 | 12 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
Switzerland | Group 1 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 6 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966) |
Norway | Group 2 winners | 13 October 1993 | 1 (1938) |
Netherlands | Group 2 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 5 (1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990) |
Spain | Group 3 winners | 17 November 1993 | 8 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
Republic of Ireland | Group 3 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 1 (1990) |
Romania | Group 4 winners | 17 November 1993 | 5 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990) |
Belgium | Group 4 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 8 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
Greece | Group 5 winners | 23 May 1993 | 0 (debut) |
Russia | Group 5 runners-up | 2 June 1993 | 7 (19583, 19623, 19663, 19703, 19823, 19863, 19903) |
Sweden | Group 6 winners | 10 November 1993 | 8 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990) |
Bulgaria | Group 6 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 5 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- 2 Competed as West Germany. A separate team for East Germany also participated in qualifications during this time, having only competed in 1974.
- 3 Competed as Soviet Union.
Goalscorers[]
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- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
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See also[]
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
Notes[]
- To date, this was the last time that England and France failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup.
References[]
- ^ New York Times, 8 December 1991, Nations Lining Up for the Big Drawing
External links[]
- Detailed Match Results at RSSSF
- Complete Results at FIFA.com
- The forgotten story of 17 November 1993, Rob Smyth, The Guardian – article about the last qualifying matches for World Cup 1994
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
- FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1992–93 in European football
- 1993–94 in European football