1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

A total of 39 UEFA teams entered qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. However, Liechtenstein withdrew before the draw was made. Moreover, firstly the CIS, then Russia took the spot of Soviet Union after the Soviet Union was dissolved, and Yugoslavia were suspended by FIFA 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 after Yugoslavia were suspended). The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would qualify.

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.

Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4 Pool 5 Pool 6

 Italy
 England
 Spain
 Belgium
 Soviet Union
 France

 Yugoslavia
 Czechoslovakia
 Netherlands
 Scotland
 Austria
 Republic of Ireland

 Romania
 Denmark
 Poland
 Hungary
 Portugal
 Sweden

 Northern Ireland
 Bulgaria
  Switzerland
 Norway
 Greece
 Wales

 Turkey
 Iceland
 Finland
 Albania
 Malta
 Cyprus

 Luxembourg
 San Marino
 Faroe Islands
 Israel
 Estonia
 Latvia
 Lithuania

Summary

  Winner and runner-up of each group qualified directly for the 1994 FIFA World Cup
  Other teams were eliminated
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 10721227+1516
  Switzerland 10631236+1715
 Portugal 10622185+1314
 Scotland 104331413+111
 Malta 10118323203
 Estonia 10019127261
 
Estonia  0–3 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–6
Italy  2–0 6–1 1–0 3–1 2–2
Malta  0–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–2
Portugal  3–0 1–3 4–0 5–0 1–0
Scotland  3–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–1
Switzerland   4–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–1

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 10721255+2016
 Netherlands 10631299+2015
 England 10532269+1713
 Poland 10325101558
 Turkey 10316111987
 San Marino 10019246441
 
England  2–2 1–1 3–0 6–0 4–0
Netherlands  2–0 0–0 2–2 6–0 3–1
Norway  2–0 2–1 1–0 10–0 3–1
Poland  1–1 1–3 0–3 1–0 1–0
San Marino  1–7 0–7 0–2 0–3 0–0
Turkey  0–2 1–3 2–1 2–1 4–1

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 12831274+2319
 Republic of Ireland 12741196+1318
 Denmark 12741152+1318
 Northern Ireland 125341413+113
 Lithuania 12237821137
 Latvia 12057421175
 Albania 12129626204
 
Albania  0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–5
Denmark  4–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Latvia  0–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–0
Lithuania  3–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2
Northern Ireland  3–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–0
Republic of Ireland  2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 1–3
Spain  3–0 1–0 5–0 5–0 3–1 0–0

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 107122912+1715
 Belgium 10712165+1115
 Czechoslovakia 10451219+1213
 Wales 105231912+712
 Cyprus 10217818105
 Faroe Islands 100010138370
 
Belgium  1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0
Cyprus  0–3 1–1 3–1 1–4 0–1
Czechoslovakia  1–2 3–0 4–0 5–2 1–1
Faroe Islands  0–3 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–3
Romania  2–1 2–1 1–1 7–0 5–1
Wales  2–0 2–0 2–2 6–0 1–2

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 8620102+814
 Russia 8521154+1112
 Iceland 832376+18
 Hungary 821561155
 Luxembourg 8017217151
 FR Yugoslavia Suspended by FIFA[2]
 
Greece  0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Hungary  0–1 1–2 1–0 1–3
Iceland  0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1
Luxembourg  1–3 0–3 1–1 0–4
Russia  1–1 3–0 1–0 2–0

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 10631198+1115
 Bulgaria 106221910+914
 France 106131710+713
 Austria 10325151618
 Finland 1021791895
 Israel 101361027175
 
Austria  3–1 3–0 0–1 5–2 1–1
Bulgaria  4–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1
Finland  3–1 0–3 0–2 0–0 0–1
France  2–0 1–2 2–1 2–3 2–1
Israel  1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3
Sweden  1–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 5–0

Qualified teams

The following 13 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 GermanyDefending champions8 July 199012 (1934, 1938, 19542, 19582, 19622, 19662, 19702, 19742, 19782, 19822, 19862, 19902)
 ItalyGroup 1 winners17 November 199312 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)
  SwitzerlandGroup 1 runners-up17 November 19936 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966)
 NorwayGroup 2 winners13 October 19931 (1938)
 NetherlandsGroup 2 runners-up17 November 19935 (1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990)
 SpainGroup 3 winners17 November 19938 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)
 Republic of IrelandGroup 3 runners-up17 November 19931 (1990)
 RomaniaGroup 4 winners17 November 19935 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990)
 BelgiumGroup 4 runners-up17 November 19938 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990)
 GreeceGroup 5 winners23 May 19930 (debut)
 RussiaGroup 5 runners-up2 June 19937 (19583, 19623, 19663, 19703, 19823, 19863, 19903)
 SwedenGroup 6 winners10 November 19938 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990)
 BulgariaGroup 6 runners-up17 November 19935 (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

9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

Notes

  • To date, this was the last time that England and France failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup.

References

  1. New York Times, 8 December 1991, Nations Lining Up for the Big Drawing
  2. "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
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