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 places (out of 24) 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.

Seedings

The draw was made on 8 December 1991.

Pool 1	Pool 2	Pool 3	Pool 4	Pool 5	Pool 6
England Belgium Italy Spain Soviet Union France	Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Netherlands Scotland Austria Republic of Ireland	Romania Denmark Poland Hungary Portugal Sweden	Northern Ireland Bulgaria Switzerland Norway Wales Greece	Turkey Iceland Finland Albania Malta Cyprus	Luxembourg San Marino Faroe Islands Israel Estonia Latvia Lithuania

Results

Group 1

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 1)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	10	7	2	1	22	7	+15	16
Switzerland	10	6	3	1	23	6	+17	15
Portugal	10	6	2	2	18	5	+13	14
Scotland	10	4	3	3	14	13	+1	11
Malta	10	1	1	8	3	23	−20	3
Estonia	10	0	1	9	1	27	−26	1

Group 2

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 2)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Norway	10	7	2	1	25	5	+20	16
Netherlands	10	6	3	1	29	9	+20	15
England	10	5	3	2	26	9	+17	13
Poland	10	3	2	5	10	15	−5	8
Turkey	10	3	1	6	11	19	−8	7
San Marino	10	0	1	9	2	46	−44	1

Group 3

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 3)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	12	8	3	1	27	4	+23	19
Republic of Ireland	12	7	4	1	19	6	+13	18
Denmark	12	7	4	1	15	2	+13	18
Northern Ireland	12	5	3	4	14	13	+1	13
Lithuania	12	2	3	7	8	21	−13	7
Latvia	12	0	5	7	4	21	−17	5
Albania	12	1	2	9	6	26	−20	4

Group 4

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 4)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Romania	10	7	1	2	29	12	+17	15
Belgium	10	7	1	2	16	5	+11	15
Representation of Czechs and Slovaks	10	4	5	1	21	9	+12	13
Wales	10	5	2	3	19	12	+7	12
Cyprus	10	2	1	7	8	18	−10	5
Faroe Islands	10	0	0	10	1	38	−37	0

Group 5

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 5)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Greece	8	6	2	0	10	2	+8	14
Russia	8	5	2	1	15	4	+11	12
Iceland	8	3	2	3	7	6	+1	8
Hungary	8	2	1	5	6	11	−5	5
Luxembourg	8	0	1	7	2	17	−15	1
Yugoslavia	Suspended by FIFA

Group 6

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 6)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	10	6	3	1	19	8	+11	15
Bulgaria	10	6	2	2	19	10	+9	14
France	10	6	1	3	17	10	+7	13
Austria	10	3	2	5	15	16	−1	8
Finland	10	2	1	7	9	18	−9	5
Israel	10	1	3	6	10	27	−17	5

See also

• 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

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

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