1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 22 April 1992 – 17 November 1993 |
Teams | 36 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 500 (2.75 per match) |
Attendance | 3,661,334 (20,117 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (9 goals) |
UEFA European Qualifiers |
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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
[edit]The draw was made on 8 December 1991.[1]
Summary
[edit]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 |
![]() FR Yugoslavia |
Groups
[edit]Group 1
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 15 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 14 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 11 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |
Group 2
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 15 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 6–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 13 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 8 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 7 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 46 | −44 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 1–7 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — |
Group 3
[edit]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 | — |
Group 4
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 15 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 13 | 5–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 12 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 6–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 5 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
6 | ![]() | 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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 14 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | – | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | – | ||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | – | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | – | ||
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspended due to UN Sanctions | – | – | – | – | – | — |
Group 6
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 14 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | ||
3 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 13 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 8 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 5–2 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
Qualified teams
[edit]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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![]() | Defending champions | 8 July 1990 | 12 (1934, 1938, 19542, 19582, 19622, 19662, 19702, 19742, 19782, 19822, 19862, 19902) |
![]() | Group 1 winners | 17 November 1993 | 12 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
![]() | Group 1 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 6 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966) |
![]() | Group 2 winners | 13 October 1993 | 1 (1938) |
![]() | Group 2 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 5 (1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990) |
![]() | Group 3 winners | 17 November 1993 | 8 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
![]() | Group 3 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 1 (1990) |
![]() | Group 4 winners | 17 November 1993 | 5 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990) |
![]() | Group 4 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 8 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
![]() | Group 5 winners | 23 May 1993 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | Group 5 runners-up | 2 June 1993 | 7 (19583, 19623, 19663, 19703, 19823, 19863, 19903) |
![]() | Group 6 winners | 10 November 1993 | 8 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990) |
![]() | 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
[edit]- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Lyuboslav Penev
Pavel Kuka
Kim Vilfort
Les Ferdinand
Laurent Blanc
Kálmán Kovács
Steve Staunton
Ronen Harazi
Dino Baggio
Roberto Mancini
Giuseppe Signori
Ainārs Linards
John Bosman
Ronald de Boer
Kevin Wilson
Jostein Flo
Gunnar Halle
Gøran Sørloth
Marek Leśniak
Jorge Cadete
Ioan Lupescu
Sergei Yuran
Ally McCoist
Pat Nevin
Txiki Begiristain
Fernando Hierro
Tomas Brolin
Christophe Ohrel
Feyyaz Uçar
Hakan Şükür
- 2 goals
Sokol Kushta
Dietmar Kühbauer
Heimo Pfeifenberger
Anton Polster
Philippe Albert
Krasimir Balakov
Nasko Sirakov
Radoslav Látal
Václav Němeček
Marek Poštulka
Brian Laudrup
Paul Ince
Stuart Pearce
Ari Hjelm
Aki Hyryläinen
Franck Sauzée
Stratos Apostolakis
Nikos Machlas
Tasos Mitropoulos
Lajos Détári
Arnór Guðjohnsen
Eyjólfur Sverrisson
Paul McGrath
Niall Quinn
Ronny Rosenthal
Itzik Zohar
Pierluigi Casiraghi
Stefano Eranio
Robertas Fridrikas
John de Wolf
Wim Jonk
Ronald Koeman
Rob Witschge
Jim Magilton
Jimmy Quinn
Gerry Taggart
Lars Bohinen
Jan Åge Fjørtoft
Mini Jakobsen
Roger Nilsen
Wojciech Kowalczyk
Rui Águas
Rui Barros
Rui Costa
Paulo Futre
João Domingos Pinto
John Collins
Kevin Gallacher
José Mari Bakero
José Luis Caminero
Julen Guerrero
Míchel
Klas Ingesson
Ciriaco Sforza
Ertuğrul Sağlam
Ryan Giggs
Mark Hughes
- 1 goal
Edmond Abazi
Sulejman Demollari
Ilir Kepa
Altin Rraklli
Andreas Ogris
Hannes Reinmayr
Peter Stöger
Michael Zisser
Alexandre Czerniatynski
Marc Degryse
Rudi Smidts
Lorenzo Staelens
Trifon Ivanov
Yordan Letchkov
Zlatko Yankov
Yiannos Ioannou
Nikos Papavasiliou
Pambos Pittas
Panayiotis Xiourouppas
Pavel Hapal
Ivan Hašek
Miroslav Kadlec
Ľubomír Moravčík
Tomáš Skuhravý
Petr Vrabec
John Jensen
Henrik Larsen
Peter Møller
Lars Olsen
Flemming Povlsen
Mark Strudal
John Barnes
Carlton Palmer
Alan Shearer
Sergei Bragin
Uni Arge
Petri Järvinen
Jari Litmanen
Mika-Matti Paatelainen
Marko Rajamäki
Kim Suominen
David Ginola
Alain Roche
Vasilis Dimitriadis
Dimitris Saravakos
Panagiotis Sofianopoulos
Panagiotis Tsalouchidis
László Klausz
Haraldur Ingólfsson
Hörður Magnússon
Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Tony Cascarino
Alan Kernaghan
Alan McLoughlin
Kevin Sheedy
John Sheridan
Andy Townsend
Reuven Atar
Tal Banin
Eyal Berkovic
Roberto Donadoni
Paolo Maldini
Gianluca Vialli
Pietro Vierchowod
Oļegs Aleksejenko
Virginijus Baltušnikas
Stasys Baranauskas
Arminas Narbekovas
Eimantas Poderis
Viačeslavas Sukristovas
Andrėjus Tereškinas
Stefano Fanelli
Carmel Busuttil
Martin Gregory
Kristian Laferla
Ruud Gullit
Marc Overmars
John van den Brom
Colin Clarke
Mal Donaghy
Iain Dowie
Phil Gray
Alan McDonald
Ronny Johnsen
Oyvind Leonhardsen
Erik Mykland
Dariusz Adamczuk
Marek Koźmiński
Jan Furtok
Tomasz Wałdoch
Krzysztof Warzycha
Fernando Couto
Oceano da Cruz
António Folha
António Nogueira
José Orlando Semedo
Ovidiu Hanganu
Marius Lăcătuș
Constantin Pană
Gheorghe Popescu
Aleksandr Borodiuk
Igor Dobrovolski
Andrei Kanchelskis
Igor Kolyvanov
Vasili Kulkov
Andrei Piatnitski
Dmitri Radchenko
Igor Shalimov
Davide Gualtieri
Nicola Bacciocchi
Scott Booth
Colin Hendry
Brian McClair
Billy McKinlay
Adolfo Aldana
Thomas Christiansen
Pep Guardiola
Cristóbal Parralo
Alfonso Pérez
Toni
Jan Eriksson
Stefan Landberg
Henrik Larsson
Anders Limpar
Håkan Mild
Stefan Pettersson
Pär Zetterberg
Thomas Bickel
Marc Hottiger
Kubilay Türkyilmaz
Bülent Korkmaz
Hami Mandıralı
Orhan Çıkırıkçı
Clayton Blackmore
Mark Bowen
Eric Young
- 1 own goal
Jozef Chovanec (playing against Belgium)
Hlynur Birgisson (playing against Luxembourg)
Nicola Bacciocchi (playing against the Netherlands)
See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- To date, this was the last time that England and France failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup.
References
[edit]- ^ New York Times, 8 December 1991, Nations Lining Up for the Big Drawing
- ^ a b c d e f Stokkermans, Karel; Henrique Jarreta, Sergio (30 December 2019). "World Cup 1994 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- 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