At the time the draw was made on 8 December 1991, the Soviet Union, which competed at UEFA Euro 1992 as the Commonwealth of Independent States, fell apart and the Russian Federation, one of its union republics, was recognized as its successor. 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 Russia blocked it.[4] The final decision on succession was taken on 1 June 1992 at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Stockholm.[4][2][5]
↑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.
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