1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates22 April 1992 – 17 November 1993
Teams36 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played182
Goals scored500 (2.75 per match)
Attendance3,661,334 (20,117 per match)
Top scorer(s)Romania Florin Răducioiu
(9 goals)
1990
1998

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]

Pot 1
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
File:Flag of England.svg England
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France
Pot 2
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland
Pot 3
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Pot 4
File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Pot 5
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
File:Flag of Albania (1946–1992).svg Albania
File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta
File:Flag of Cyprus (1960–2006).svg Cyprus
Pot 6
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
File:Flag of San Marino (1862–2011).svg San Marino
File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania

Summary

  Winner and runner-up of each group qualified directly for the 1994 FIFA World Cup
  Other teams were eliminated
  Suspended due to UN Sanctions
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
File:Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
File:Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
File:Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
File:Flag of Ireland.svg
Republic of Ireland
File:Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
File:Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
File:Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg
Russia
File:Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Bulgaria
File:Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
File:Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
File:Flag of Malta.svg
Malta
File:Flag of Estonia.svg
Estonia
File:Flag of England.svg
England
File:Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
File:Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
File:Flag of San Marino (1862–2011).svg
San Marino
File:Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
File:Ulster Banner.svg
Northern Ireland
File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg
Lithuania
File:Flag of Latvia.svg
Latvia
File:Flag of Albania.svg
Albania
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg
Wales
File:Flag of Cyprus (1960–2006).svg
Cyprus
File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
File:Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
File:Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Luxembourg
File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
File:Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
File:Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
File:Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg
FR Yugoslavia

Groups

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification File:Flag of Italy.svg File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg File:Flag of Portugal.svg File:Flag of Scotland.svg File:Flag of Malta.svg File:Flag of Estonia.svg
1 File:Flag of Italy.svg 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 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 10 6 3 1 23 6 +17 15 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 4–0
3 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 10 6 2 2 18 5 +13 14 1–3 1–0 5–0 4–0 3–0
4 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 10 4 3 3 14 13 +1 11 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–1
5 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 10 1 1 8 3 23 −20 3 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–0
6 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 10 0 1 9 1 27 −26 1 0–3 0–6 0–2 0–3 0–1
Source: [2]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification File:Flag of Norway.svg File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg File:Flag of England.svg File:Flag of Poland.svg File:Flag of Turkey.svg File:Flag of San Marino (1862–2011).svg
1 File:Flag of Norway.svg 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 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 10 6 3 1 29 9 +20 15 0–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 6–0
3 File:Flag of England.svg England 10 5 3 2 26 9 +17 13 1–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 6–0
4 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 10 3 2 5 10 15 −5 8 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–0
5 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 10 3 1 6 11 19 −8 7 2–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 4–1
6 File:Flag of San Marino (1862–2011).svg San Marino 10 0 1 9 2 46 −44 1 0–2 0–7 1–7 0–3 0–0
Source: [2]

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification File:Flag of Spain.svg File:Flag of Ireland.svg File:Flag of Denmark.svg File:Ulster Banner.svg File:Flag of Lithuania.svg File:Flag of Latvia.svg File:Flag of Albania.svg
1 File:Flag of Spain.svg 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 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland 12 7 4 1 19 6 +13 18 1–3 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 2–0
3 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 12 7 4 1 15 2 +13 18 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 4–0
4 File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 12 5 3 4 14 13 +1 13 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 3–0
5 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 12 2 3 7 8 21 −13 7 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–1
6 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 12 0 5 7 4 21 −17 5 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–0
7 File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 12 1 2 9 6 26 −20 4 1–5 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1
Source: [2]

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification File:Flag of Romania.svg File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg File:Flag of Cyprus (1960–2006).svg File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
1 File:Flag of Romania.svg 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 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 10 7 1 2 16 5 +11 15 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0
3 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg RCS[lower-alpha 1] 10 4 5 1 21 9 +12 13 5–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 4–0
4 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 10 5 2 3 19 12 +7 12 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 6–0
5 File:Flag of Cyprus (1960–2006).svg Cyprus 10 2 1 7 8 18 −10 5 1–4 0–3 1–1 0–1 3–1
6 File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 10 0 0 10 1 38 −37 0 0–4 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–2
Source: [3]
Notes:
  1. 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 (RCS).

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification File:Flag of Greece.svg File:Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg File:Flag of Iceland.svg File:Flag of Hungary.svg File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg
1 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 8 6 2 0 10 2 +8 14 Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
2 File:Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg Russia 8 5 2 1 15 4 +11 12 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0
3 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 8 3 2 3 7 6 +1 8 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
4 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 8 2 1 5 6 11 −5 5 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–0
5 File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 8 0 1 7 2 17 −15 1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–3
6 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg FR Yugoslavia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended due to UN Sanctions
Source: [2]

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification File:Flag of Sweden.svg File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg File:Flag of Austria.svg File:Flag of Finland.svg File:Flag of Israel.svg
1 File:Flag of Sweden.svg 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 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 10 6 2 2 19 10 +9 14 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–2
3 File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France 10 6 1 3 17 10 +7 13 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–3
4 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 10 3 2 5 15 16 −1 8 1–1 3–1 0–1 3–0 5–2
5 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 10 2 1 7 9 18 −9 5 0–1 0–3 0–2 3–1 0–0
6 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 10 1 3 6 10 27 −17 5 1–3 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–3
Source: [2]

Qualified teams

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

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Defending champions 8 July 1990 12 (1934, 1938, 19542, 19582, 19622, 19662, 19702, 19742, 19782, 19822, 19862, 19902)
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Group 1 winners 17 November 1993 12 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Group 1 runners-up 17 November 1993 6 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966)
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Group 2 winners 13 October 1993 1 (1938)
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Group 2 runners-up 17 November 1993 5 (1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990)
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Group 3 winners 17 November 1993 8 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland Group 3 runners-up 17 November 1993 1 (1990)
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Group 4 winners 17 November 1993 5 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990)
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Group 4 runners-up 17 November 1993 8 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990)
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Group 5 winners 23 May 1993 0 (debut)
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Group 5 runners-up 2 June 1993 7 (19583, 19623, 19663, 19703, 19823, 19863, 19903)
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Group 6 winners 10 November 1993 8 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990)
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 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

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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Stokkermans, Karel; Henrique Jarreta, Sergio (30 December 2019). "World Cup 1994 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (30 December 2019). "World Cup 1994 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

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