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) | Florin Răducioiu (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.
The draw was made on 8 December 1991.[1]
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 |
Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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 | — |
Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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 | — |
Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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 | — |
Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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 | 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 | — |
Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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 | — | – | ||
6 | FR Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspended due to UN Sanctions | – | – | – | – | – | — |
Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA 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 | — |
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) |