1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

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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]

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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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 8620102+814Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
2Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Russia 8521154+1112 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 832376+18 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 821561155 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–0
5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 8017217151 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–3
6Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 00000000Suspended due to UN Sanctions
Source: [6]

Results

Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1 – 0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Sofianopoulos Soccerball shade.svg25' Report

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1 – 2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
K. Kovács Soccerball shade.svg3' Report Orlygsson Soccerball shade.svg51'
Magnússon Soccerball shade.svg73'
Népstadion, [7] Budapest
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Angelo Amendolia (Italy)

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0 – 3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report Détári Soccerball shade.svg15'
K. Kovács Soccerball shade.svg53', 78'

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg0 – 1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report P. Tsalouchidis Soccerball shade.svg61'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 4,973
Referee: Howard King (Wales)

Russia  Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg1 – 0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Yuran Soccerball shade.svg65' Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Lube Spasov (Bulgaria)

Russia  Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg2 – 0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Yuran Soccerball shade.svg5'
Radchenko Soccerball shade.svg24'
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

Greece  Flag of Greece.svg0 – 0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 35,367
Referee: Philip Don (England)

Greece  Flag of Greece.svg2 – 0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Dimitriadis Soccerball shade.svg30' (pen.)
Mitropoulos Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 36,256
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0 – 1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report Apostolakis Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.)
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0 – 4Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Russia
Report Kiriakov Soccerball shade.svg11', 46'
Shalimov Soccerball shade.svg58'
Kulkov Soccerball shade.svg90'

Russia  Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg3 – 0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Kanchelskis Soccerball shade.svg55'
Kolyvanov Soccerball shade.svg60'
Yuran Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1 – 1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Birgisson Soccerball shade.svg70' (o.g.) Report Gudjohnsen Soccerball shade.svg40'
Russia  Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg1 – 1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Dobrovolski Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.) Report Mitropoulos Soccerball shade.svg45'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1 – 1Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Russia
Sverrisson Soccerball shade.svg25' Report Kiriakov Soccerball shade.svg38'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 3,308
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2 – 0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Sverrisson Soccerball shade.svg13'
Gudjohnsen Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 2,755
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1 – 3Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Russia
Klausz Soccerball shade.svg20' Report Piatnitski Soccerball shade.svg14'
Kiriakov Soccerball shade.svg53'
Borodiuk Soccerball shade.svg89'
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1 – 0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Ingólfsson Soccerball shade.svg61' Report

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1 – 3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Fanelli Soccerball shade.svg82' Report Machlas Soccerball shade.svg31'
Apostolakis Soccerball shade.svg63'
Saravakos Soccerball shade.svg71'
Municipal, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 2,538
Referee: Andrew Waddell (Scotland)

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1 – 0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Détári Soccerball shade.svg20' Report
Üllői úti Stadion, Budapest
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1 – 0Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Russia
Machlas Soccerball shade.svg69' Report
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 40,151 [8]
Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 "Yugoslavia barred from European Championships - UPI Archives". 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. "Yugoslavia banned for 1994 World - UPI Archives". UPI. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 We hacked window to America (Прорубили окно в Америку) [ usurped ]. Komanda newspaper (by Fanat)
  5. "FRANCE IS LIKELY PICK TO HOST '98 WORLD CUP". Washington Post. 3 January 2024. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. Stokkermans, Karel; Henrique Jarreta, Sergio (30 December 2019). "World Cup 1994 Qualifying". RSSSF . Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  7. "Magyarország - Izland 1 : 2, 1992.06.03. (képek, adatok) • Világbajnokság 1994, selejtező • Magyarfutball.hu". www.magyarfutball.hu. 3 June 1992.
  8. "Greece vs Russia, 17 November 1993, World Cup qualification". eu-football.info.