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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

FieldValue
tourney_name1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
dates22 April 1992 – 17 November 1993
num_teams36
confederations1
matches182
goals500
attendance
top_scorerROU Florin Răducioiu
(9 goals)
prevseason[1990](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-uefa)
nextseason[1998](1998-fifa-world-cup-qualification-uefa)

(9 goals) 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.

Greece qualified for the first time, while England and France, traditionally two of Europe's strongest teams, both failed to qualify.

Seedings

The draw was made on 8 December 1991.

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Pot 2
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Pot 3
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Pot 4
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Pot 5

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Pot 6

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Summary

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6

Groups

Group 1

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

Group 2

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

Group 3

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

Group 4

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

Group 5

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

Group 6

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

Qualified teams

The following 13 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup**[1](1)**
12 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), **[1954](1954-fifa-world-cup)****[2](2)**, [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, ***[1974](1974-fifa-world-cup)*****[2](2)**, [1978](1978-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, [1982](1982-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, **[1990](1990-fifa-world-cup)****[2](2)**)
12 (***[1934](1934-fifa-world-cup)***, **[1938](1938-fifa-world-cup)**, [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup), [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup), [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup), [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup), [1974](1974-fifa-world-cup), [1978](1978-fifa-world-cup), **[1982](1982-fifa-world-cup)**, [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup), *[1990](1990-fifa-world-cup)*)
6 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup), *[1954](1954-fifa-world-cup)*, [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup), [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup))
1 ([1938](1938-fifa-world-cup))
5 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), [1974](1974-fifa-world-cup), [1978](1978-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup))
8 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup), [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup), [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup), [1978](1978-fifa-world-cup), *[1982](1982-fifa-world-cup)*, [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup))
1 ([1990](1990-fifa-world-cup))
5 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup), [1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup))
8 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup), [1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup), [1982](1982-fifa-world-cup), [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup))
0 (debut)
7 ([1958](1958-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**, [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**, [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**, [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**, [1982](1982-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**, [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**, [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**)
8 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup), *[1958](1958-fifa-world-cup)*, [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup), [1974](1974-fifa-world-cup), [1978](1978-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup))
5 ([1962](1962-fifa-world-cup), [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup), [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup), [1974](1974-fifa-world-cup), [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup))

:1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. :2 Competed as West Germany. A separate team for East Germany also participated in qualifications during this time, having only competed in 1974. :3 Competed as Soviet Union.

Goalscorers

;9 goals

  • ROU Florin Răducioiu

;8 goals

  • WAL Ian Rush

;7 goals

  • ENG David Platt
  • ESP Julio Salinas
  • SWE Martin Dahlin

;6 goals

  • TCH Peter Dubovský
  • FRA Eric Cantona
  • IRL John Aldridge
  • NED Peter van Vossen
  • SUI Stéphane Chapuisat

;5 goals

  • AUT Andreas Herzog
  • BEL Marc Wilmots
  • BUL Hristo Stoichkov
  • ENG Ian Wright
  • ITA Roberto Baggio
  • NED Dennis Bergkamp
  • NOR Kjetil Rekdal
  • ROU Gheorghe Hagi
  • SUI Adrian Knup

;4 goals

  • BEL Enzo Scifo
  • BUL Emil Kostadinov
  • CYP Andreas Sotiriou
  • DEN Frank Pingel
  • ENG Paul Gascoigne
  • FRA Jean-Pierre Papin
  • ROU Ilie Dumitrescu
  • ROU Gavril Balint
  • RUS Sergei Kiriakov
  • SUI Georges Bregy
  • WAL Dean Saunders

;3 goals

  • BUL Lyuboslav Penev
  • TCH Pavel Kuka
  • DEN Kim Vilfort
  • ENG Les Ferdinand
  • FRA Laurent Blanc
  • HUN Kálmán Kovács
  • IRL Steve Staunton
  • ISR Ronen Harazi
  • ITA Dino Baggio
  • ITA Roberto Mancini
  • ITA Giuseppe Signori
  • LVA Ainārs Linards
  • NED John Bosman
  • NED Ronald de Boer
  • NIR Kevin Wilson
  • NOR Jostein Flo
  • NOR Gunnar Halle
  • NOR Gøran Sørloth
  • POL Marek Leśniak
  • POR Jorge Cadete
  • ROU Ioan Lupescu
  • RUS Sergei Yuran
  • SCO Ally McCoist
  • SCO Pat Nevin
  • ESP Txiki Begiristain
  • ESP Fernando Hierro
  • SWE Tomas Brolin
  • SUI Christophe Ohrel
  • TUR Feyyaz Uçar
  • TUR Hakan Şükür

;2 goals

  • ALB Sokol Kushta
  • AUT Dietmar Kühbauer
  • AUT Heimo Pfeifenberger
  • AUT Anton Polster
  • BEL Philippe Albert
  • BUL Krasimir Balakov
  • BUL Nasko Sirakov
  • TCH Radoslav Látal
  • TCH Václav Němeček
  • TCH Marek Poštulka
  • DEN Brian Laudrup
  • ENG Paul Ince
  • ENG Stuart Pearce
  • FIN Ari Hjelm
  • FIN Aki Hyryläinen
  • FRA Franck Sauzée
  • GRE Stratos Apostolakis
  • GRE Nikos Machlas
  • GRE Tasos Mitropoulos
  • HUN Lajos Détári
  • ISL Arnór Guðjohnsen
  • ISL Eyjólfur Sverrisson
  • IRL Paul McGrath
  • IRL Niall Quinn
  • ISR Ronny Rosenthal
  • ISR Itzik Zohar
  • ITA Pierluigi Casiraghi
  • ITA Stefano Eranio
  • LTU Robertas Fridrikas
  • NED John de Wolf
  • NED Wim Jonk
  • NED Ronald Koeman
  • NED Rob Witschge
  • NIR Jim Magilton
  • NIR Jimmy Quinn
  • NIR Gerry Taggart
  • NOR Lars Bohinen
  • NOR Jan Åge Fjørtoft
  • NOR Mini Jakobsen
  • NOR Roger Nilsen
  • POL Wojciech Kowalczyk
  • POR Rui Águas
  • POR Rui Barros
  • POR Rui Costa
  • POR Paulo Futre
  • POR João Domingos Pinto
  • SCO John Collins
  • SCO Kevin Gallacher
  • ESP José Mari Bakero
  • ESP José Luis Caminero
  • ESP Julen Guerrero
  • ESP Míchel
  • SWE Klas Ingesson
  • SUI Ciriaco Sforza
  • TUR Ertuğrul Sağlam
  • WAL Ryan Giggs
  • WAL Mark Hughes

;1 goal

  • ALB Edmond Abazi
  • ALB Sulejman Demollari
  • ALB Ilir Kepa
  • ALB Altin Rraklli
  • AUT Andreas Ogris
  • AUT Hannes Reinmayr
  • AUT Peter Stöger
  • AUT Michael Zisser
  • BEL Alexandre Czerniatynski
  • BEL Marc Degryse
  • BEL Rudi Smidts
  • BEL Lorenzo Staelens
  • BUL Trifon Ivanov
  • BUL Yordan Letchkov
  • BUL Zlatko Yankov
  • CYP Yiannos Ioannou
  • CYP Nikos Papavasiliou
  • CYP Pambos Pittas
  • CYP Panayiotis Xiourouppas
  • TCH Pavel Hapal
  • TCH Ivan Hašek
  • TCH Miroslav Kadlec
  • TCH Ľubomír Moravčík
  • TCH Tomáš Skuhravý
  • TCH Petr Vrabec
  • DEN John Jensen
  • DEN Henrik Larsen
  • DEN Peter Møller
  • DEN Lars Olsen
  • DEN Flemming Povlsen
  • DEN Mark Strudal
  • ENG John Barnes
  • ENG Carlton Palmer
  • ENG Alan Shearer
  • EST Sergei Bragin
  • FRO Uni Arge
  • FIN Petri Järvinen
  • FIN Jari Litmanen
  • FIN Mika-Matti Paatelainen
  • FIN Marko Rajamäki
  • FIN Kim Suominen
  • FRA David Ginola
  • FRA Alain Roche
  • GRE Vasilis Dimitriadis
  • GRE Dimitris Saravakos
  • GRE Panagiotis Sofianopoulos
  • GRE Panagiotis Tsalouchidis
  • HUN László Klausz
  • ISL Haraldur Ingólfsson
  • ISL Hörður Magnússon
  • ISL Þorvaldur Örlygsson
  • IRL Tony Cascarino
  • IRL Alan Kernaghan
  • IRL Alan McLoughlin
  • IRL Kevin Sheedy
  • IRL John Sheridan
  • IRL Andy Townsend
  • ISR Reuven Atar
  • ISR Tal Banin
  • ISR Eyal Berkovic
  • ITA Roberto Donadoni
  • ITA Paolo Maldini
  • ITA Gianluca Vialli
  • ITA Pietro Vierchowod
  • LVA Oļegs Aleksejenko
  • LTU Virginijus Baltušnikas
  • LTU Stasys Baranauskas
  • LTU Arminas Narbekovas
  • LTU Eimantas Poderis
  • LTU Viačeslavas Sukristovas
  • LTU Andrėjus Tereškinas
  • LUX Stefano Fanelli
  • MLT Carmel Busuttil
  • MLT Martin Gregory
  • MLT Kristian Laferla
  • NED Ruud Gullit
  • NED Marc Overmars
  • NED John van den Brom
  • NIR Colin Clarke
  • NIR Mal Donaghy
  • NIR Iain Dowie
  • NIR Phil Gray
  • NIR Alan McDonald
  • NOR Ronny Johnsen
  • NOR Oyvind Leonhardsen
  • NOR Erik Mykland
  • POL Dariusz Adamczuk
  • POL Marek Koźmiński
  • POL Jan Furtok
  • POL Tomasz Wałdoch
  • POL Krzysztof Warzycha
  • POR Fernando Couto
  • POR Oceano da Cruz
  • POR António Folha
  • POR António Nogueira
  • POR José Orlando Semedo
  • ROU Ovidiu Hanganu
  • ROU Marius Lăcătuș
  • ROU Constantin Pană
  • ROU Gheorghe Popescu
  • RUS Aleksandr Borodiuk
  • RUS Igor Dobrovolski
  • RUS Andrei Kanchelskis
  • RUS Igor Kolyvanov
  • RUS Vasili Kulkov
  • RUS Andrei Piatnitski
  • RUS Dmitri Radchenko
  • RUS Igor Shalimov
  • SMR Davide Gualtieri
  • SMR Nicola Bacciocchi
  • SCO Scott Booth
  • SCO Colin Hendry
  • SCO Brian McClair
  • SCO Billy McKinlay
  • ESP Adolfo Aldana
  • ESP Thomas Christiansen
  • ESP Pep Guardiola
  • ESP Cristóbal Parralo
  • ESP Alfonso Pérez
  • ESP Toni
  • SWE Jan Eriksson
  • SWE Stefan Landberg
  • SWE Henrik Larsson
  • SWE Anders Limpar
  • SWE Håkan Mild
  • SWE Stefan Pettersson
  • SWE Pär Zetterberg
  • SUI Thomas Bickel
  • SUI Marc Hottiger
  • SUI Kubilay Türkyilmaz
  • TUR Bülent Korkmaz
  • TUR Hami Mandıralı
  • TUR Orhan Çıkırıkçı
  • WAL Clayton Blackmore
  • WAL Mark Bowen
  • WAL Eric Young

;1 own goal

  • TCH Jozef Chovanec (playing against Belgium)
  • ISL Hlynur Birgisson (playing against Luxembourg)
  • SMR Nicola Bacciocchi (playing against the Netherlands)

Notes

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

References

References

  1. (27 June 1994). "WORLD CUP '94; Greeks Get the Cheers but Not the Goals (Published 1994)".
  2. (1 February 2018). "World Cup Teams That Never Were: 1994".
  3. New York Times, 8 December 1991, [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/08/sports/soccer-nations-lining-up-for-the-big-drawing.html Nations Lining Up for the Big Drawing]
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