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.
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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.
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Summary
Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
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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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- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
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- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
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See also
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
- "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
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