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]

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.[3] The final decision on succession was taken on 1 June 1992 at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Stockholm.[3][2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 8 6 2 0 10 2 +8 14 Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 –
2  Russia 8 5 2 1 15 4 +11 12 1–1 — 1–0 3–0 2–0 –
3  Iceland 8 3 2 3 7 6 +1 8 0–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–0 –
4  Hungary 8 2 1 5 6 11 −5 5 0–1 1–3 1–2 — 1–0 –
5  Luxembourg 8 0 1 7 2 17 −15 1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–3 — –
6  FR Yugoslavia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended due to UN Sanctions – – – – – —
Source:

Results

Greece 1 – 0 Iceland
Sofianopoulos 25' Report
Attendance: 2,874
Hungary 1 – 2 Iceland
K. Kovács 3' Report Orlygsson 51'
Magnússon 73'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Angelo Amendolia (Italy)
Luxembourg 0 – 3 Hungary
Report Détári 15'
K. Kovács 53', 78'
Attendance: 3,026
Iceland 0 – 1 Greece
Report P. Tsalouchidis 61'
Attendance: 4,973
Referee: Howard King (Wales)
Russia 1 – 0 Iceland
Yuran 65' Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Lube Spasov (Bulgaria)
Russia 2 – 0 Luxembourg
Yuran 5'
Radchenko 24'		 Report
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)
Greece 0 – 0 Hungary
Report
Attendance: 35,367
Referee: Philip Don (England)
Greece 2 – 0 Luxembourg
Dimitriadis 30' (pen.)
Mitropoulos 65'		 Report
Attendance: 36,256
Hungary 0 – 1 Greece
Report Apostolakis 70' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Luxembourg 0 – 4 Russia
Report Kiriakov 11', 46'
Shalimov 58'
Kulkov 90'
Attendance: 3,180
Russia 3 – 0 Hungary
Kanchelskis 55'
Kolyvanov 60'
Yuran 85'		 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Luxembourg 1 – 1 Iceland
Birgisson 70' (o.g.) Report Gudjohnsen 40'
Attendance: 1,965
Referee: Jorge Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)
Russia 1 – 1 Greece
Dobrovolski 70' (pen.) Report Mitropoulos 45'
Attendance: 35,000
Iceland 1 – 1 Russia
Sverrisson 25' Report Kiriakov 38'
Attendance: 3,308
Iceland 2 – 0 Hungary
Sverrisson 13'
Gudjohnsen 77'		 Report
Attendance: 2,755
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Hungary 1 – 3 Russia
Klausz 20' Report Piatnitski 14'
Kiriakov 53'
Borodiuk 89'
Attendance: 6,000
Iceland 1 – 0 Luxembourg
Ingólfsson 61' Report
Attendance: 3,969
Referee: Nemus Djurhuus (Faroe Islands)
Luxembourg 1 – 3 Greece
Fanelli 82' Report Machlas 31'
Apostolakis 63'
Saravakos 71'
Attendance: 2,538
Hungary 1 – 0 Luxembourg
Détári 20' Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)
Greece 1 – 0 Russia
Machlas 69' Report
Attendance: 40,151[5]

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. 31 May 1992
  3. 1 2 We hacked window to America (Прорубили окно в Америку). Komanda newspaper (by Fanat)
  4. ↑ "Magyarország - Izland 1 : 2, 1992.06.03. (képek, adatok) • Világbajnokság 1994, selejtező • Magyarfutball.hu". www.magyarfutball.hu.
  5. ↑ "Greece vs Russia, 17 November 1993, World Cup qualification". eu-football.info.
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