The qualification matches for Group 5 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between May 1992 and November 1993. The teams competed on a home-and-away basis with the winner and runner-up claiming 2 of the 12 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The group consisted of Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Russia, and Yugoslavia.[1]
In October 1992, FIFA suspended Yugoslavia as a result of the United Nations sanctions against that country stemming from the Yugoslav wars.[2][3]
At the time the draw was made on 8 December 1991, Russia was known as the Soviet Union and competed at UEFA Euro 1992 as the Commonwealth of Independent States. Following the USSR's dissolution, Ukraine proposed to arrange a separate tournament for all successors of the Soviet Union. Georgia and Armenia supported the proposal but it was blocked by Russia.[4] The final decision on succession was taken on 1 June 1992 at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Stockholm.[4][2][5]
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Greece
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 14 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | – | |
| 2 | Russia
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | – | ||
| 3 | Iceland
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | ||
| 4 | Hungary
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | – | ||
| 5 | Luxembourg
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | – | ||
| 6 | FR Yugoslavia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspended due to UN Sanctions | – | – | – | – | – | — |
Results
edit| Greece | 1 – 0 | Iceland |
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Sofianopoulos  25' |
Report |
| Luxembourg | 0 – 3 | Hungary |
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| Report | Détári 15' K. Kovács 53', 78' |
| Iceland | 0 – 1 | Greece |
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| Report | P. Tsalouchidis 61' |
| Russia | 2 – 0 | Luxembourg |
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| Yuran 5' Radchenko 24' |
Report |
| Greece | 2 – 0 | Luxembourg |
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| Dimitriadis 30' (pen.) Mitropoulos 65' |
Report |
| Hungary | 0 – 1 | Greece |
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| Report | Apostolakis 70' (pen.) |
| Luxembourg | 1 – 1 | Iceland |
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| Birgisson 70' (o.g.) |
Report | Gudjohnsen 40' |
| Russia | 1 – 1 | Greece |
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| Dobrovolski 70' (pen.) |
Report | Mitropoulos 45' |
| Iceland | 1 – 1 | Russia |
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| Sverrisson 25' |
Report | Kiriakov 38' |
| Iceland | 2 – 0 | Hungary |
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| Sverrisson 13' Gudjohnsen 77' |
Report |
| Iceland | 1 – 0 | Luxembourg |
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| Ingólfsson 61' |
Report |
| Luxembourg | 1 – 3 | Greece |
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| Fanelli 82' |
Report | Machlas 31' Apostolakis 63'Saravakos 71' |
| Hungary | 1 – 0 | Luxembourg |
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| Détári 20' |
Report |
Goalscorers
edit- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Vasilis Dimitriadis- Dimitris Saravakos
- Panagiotis Sofianopoulos
- Panagiotis Tsalouchidis
László Klausz
Haraldur Ingólfsson- Hörður Magnússon
- Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Stefano Fanelli
Aleksandr Borodiuk- Igor Dobrovolski
- Andrei Kanchelskis
- Igor Kolyvanov
- Vasili Kulkov
- Andrei Piatnitski
- Dmitri Radchenko
- Igor Shalimov
- 1 own goal
- Hlynur Birgisson (playing against Luxembourg)
Notes
edit- ^ Only 37 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions and Liechtenstein withdrew before the draw was made Additionally, Yugoslavia was suspended by FIFA due to UN sanctions stemming from the Yugoslav wars.
- ^ a b "Yugoslavia barred from European Championships - UPI Archives". 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Yugoslavia banned for 1994 World - UPI Archives". UPI. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ a b We hacked window to America (Прорубили окно в Америку). Komanda newspaper (by Fanat)
- ^ "FRANCE IS LIKELY PICK TO HOST '98 WORLD CUP". Washington Post. 3 January 2024. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Henrique Jarreta, Sergio (30 December 2019). "World Cup 1994 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Magyarország - Izland 1 : 2, 1992.06.03. (képek, adatok) • Világbajnokság 1994, selejtező • Magyarfutball.hu". www.magyarfutball.hu. 3 June 1992.
- ^ "Greece vs Russia, 17 November 1993, World Cup qualification". eu-football.info.