# 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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.

## Seedings

The draw was made on 8 December 1991.
* Pot 1
* Italy
* England
* Spain
* Belgium
* Soviet Union
* France
* Pot 2
* Yugoslavia
* Czechoslovakia
* Netherlands
* Scotland
* Austria
* Republic of Ireland
* Pot 3
* Romania
* Denmark
* Poland
* Hungary
* Portugal
* Sweden
* Pot 4
* Northern Ireland
* Bulgaria
* Switzerland
* Norway
* Greece
* Wales
* Pot 5
* Turkey
* Iceland
* Finland
* Albania
* Malta
* Cyprus
* Pot 6
* Luxembourg
* San Marino
* Faroe Islands
* Israel
* Estonia
* Latvia
* Lithuania

### Summary

| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 |
| Italy Switzerland | Norway Netherlands | Spain Republic of Ireland | Romania Belgium | Greece Russia | Sweden Bulgaria |
| Portugal Scotland Malta Estonia | England Poland Turkey San Marino | Denmark Northern Ireland Lithuania Latvia Albania | Czechoslovakia Wales Cyprus Faroe Islands | Iceland Hungary Luxembourg | France Austria Finland Israel |
| | | | | FR Yugoslavia | |

## Groups
### Group 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 16 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 15 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Portugal | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 14 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Scotland | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 11 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Malta | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 3 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 |
| 6 | Estonia | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 1 | | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |

### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Norway | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 16 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 10–0 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 15 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 6–0 |
| 3 | England | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 13 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 |
| 4 | Poland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 8 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Turkey | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 7 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 |
| 6 | San Marino | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 46 | −44 | 1 | | 0–2 | 0–7 | 1–7 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — |

### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Spain | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 19 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 18 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Denmark | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 18 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 7 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 6 | Latvia | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 5 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 |
| 7 | Albania | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 4 | | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |

### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Romania | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 15 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 |
| 2 | Belgium | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 15 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | RCS | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 13 | | 5–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 4 | Wales | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 12 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 6–0 |
| 5 | Cyprus | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 5 | | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 6 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 38 | −37 | 0 | | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
* ↑ During the qualification, Czechoslovakia split into the independent states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The two states completed the qualifiers jointly under the name Representation of Czechs and Slovaks (RCS).

### Group 5

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | — |

### Group 6

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Sweden | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 15 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 14 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| 3 | France | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 13 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| 4 | Austria | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 8 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 5–2 |
| 5 | Finland | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 5 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 |
| 6 | Israel | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 5 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |

## Qualified teams

The following 13 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup |
| Germany | Defending champions | 8 July 1990 | 12 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
| Italy | Group 1 winners | 17 November 1993 | 12 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
| Switzerland | Group 1 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 6 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966) |
| Norway | Group 2 winners | 13 October 1993 | 1 (1938) |
| Netherlands | Group 2 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 5 (1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990) |
| Spain | Group 3 winners | 17 November 1993 | 8 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
| Republic of Ireland | Group 3 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 1 (1990) |
| Romania | Group 4 winners | 17 November 1993 | 5 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990) |
| Belgium | Group 4 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 8 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
| Greece | Group 5 winners | 23 May 1993 | 0 (debut) |
| Russia | Group 5 runners-up | 2 June 1993 | 7 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
| Sweden | Group 6 winners | 10 November 1993 | 8 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990) |
| Bulgaria | Group 6 runners-up | 17 November 1993 | 5 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986) |
    $^1$ 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

* Florin Răducioiu

### 8 goals

* Ian Rush

### 7 goals

* David Platt
* Julio Salinas
* Martin Dahlin

### 6 goals

* Peter Dubovský
* Eric Cantona
* John Aldridge
* Peter van Vossen
* Stéphane Chapuisat

### 5 goals

* Andreas Herzog
* Marc Wilmots
* Hristo Stoichkov
* Ian Wright
* Roberto Baggio
* Dennis Bergkamp
* Kjetil Rekdal
* Gheorghe Hagi
* Adrian Knup

### 4 goals

* Enzo Scifo
* Emil Kostadinov
* Andreas Sotiriou
* Frank Pingel
* Paul Gascoigne
* Jean-Pierre Papin
* Ilie Dumitrescu
* Gavril Balint
* Sergei Kiriakov
* Georges Bregy
* Dean Saunders

### 3 goals

* Lyuboslav Penev
* Pavel Kuka
* Kim Vilfort
* Les Ferdinand
* Laurent Blanc
* Kálmán Kovács
* Steve Staunton
* Ronen Harazi
* Dino Baggio
* Roberto Mancini
* Giuseppe Signori
* Ainārs Linards
* John Bosman
* Ronald de Boer
* Kevin Wilson
* Jostein Flo
* Gunnar Halle
* Gøran Sørloth
* Marek Leśniak
* Jorge Cadete
* Ioan Lupescu
* Sergei Yuran
* Ally McCoist
* Pat Nevin
* Txiki Begiristain
* Fernando Hierro
* Tomas Brolin
* Christophe Ohrel
* Feyyaz Uçar
* Hakan Şükür

### 2 goals

* Sokol Kushta
* Dietmar Kühbauer
* Heimo Pfeifenberger
* Anton Polster
* Philippe Albert
* Krasimir Balakov
* Nasko Sirakov
* Radoslav Látal
* Václav Němeček
* Marek Poštulka
* Brian Laudrup
* Paul Ince
* Stuart Pearce
* Ari Hjelm
* Aki Hyryläinen
* Franck Sauzée
* Stratos Apostolakis
* Nikos Machlas
* Tasos Mitropoulos
* Lajos Détári
* Arnór Guðjohnsen
* Eyjólfur Sverrisson
* Paul McGrath
* Niall Quinn
* Ronny Rosenthal
* Itzik Zohar
* Pierluigi Casiraghi
* Stefano Eranio
* Robertas Fridrikas
* John de Wolf
* Wim Jonk
* Ronald Koeman
* Rob Witschge
* Jim Magilton
* Jimmy Quinn
* Gerry Taggart
* Lars Bohinen
* Jan Åge Fjørtoft
* Mini Jakobsen
* Roger Nilsen
* Wojciech Kowalczyk
* Rui Águas
* Rui Barros
* Rui Costa
* Paulo Futre
* João Domingos Pinto
* John Collins
* Kevin Gallacher
* José Mari Bakero
* José Luis Caminero
* Julen Guerrero
* Míchel
* Klas Ingesson
* Ciriaco Sforza
* Ertuğrul Sağlam
* Ryan Giggs
* Mark Hughes

### 1 goal

* Edmond Abazi
* Sulejman Demollari
* Ilir Kepa
* Altin Rraklli
* Andreas Ogris
* Hannes Reinmayr
* Peter Stöger
* Michael Zisser
* Alexandre Czerniatynski
* Marc Degryse
* Rudi Smidts
* Lorenzo Staelens
* Trifon Ivanov
* Yordan Letchkov
* Zlatko Yankov
* Yiannos Ioannou
* Nikos Papavasiliou
* Pambos Pittas
* Panayiotis Xiourouppas
* Pavel Hapal
* Ivan Hašek
* Miroslav Kadlec
* Ľubomír Moravčík
* Tomáš Skuhravý
* Petr Vrabec
* John Jensen
* Henrik Larsen
* Peter Møller
* Lars Olsen
* Flemming Povlsen
* Mark Strudal
* John Barnes
* Carlton Palmer
* Alan Shearer
* Sergei Bragin
* Uni Arge
* Petri Järvinen
* Jari Litmanen
* Mika-Matti Paatelainen
* Marko Rajamäki
* Kim Suominen
* David Ginola
* Alain Roche
* Vasilis Dimitriadis
* Dimitris Saravakos
* Panagiotis Sofianopoulos
* Panagiotis Tsalouchidis
* László Klausz
* Haraldur Ingólfsson
* Hörður Magnússon
* Þorvaldur Örlygsson
* Tony Cascarino
* Alan Kernaghan
* Alan McLoughlin
* Kevin Sheedy
* John Sheridan
* Andy Townsend
* Reuven Atar
* Tal Banin
* Eyal Berkovic
* Roberto Donadoni
* Paolo Maldini
* Gianluca Vialli
* Pietro Vierchowod
* Oļegs Aleksejenko
* Virginijus Baltušnikas
* Stasys Baranauskas
* Arminas Narbekovas
* Eimantas Poderis
* Viačeslavas Sukristovas
* Andrėjus Tereškinas
* Stefano Fanelli
* Carmel Busuttil
* Martin Gregory
* Kristian Laferla
* Ruud Gullit
* Marc Overmars
* John van den Brom
* Colin Clarke
* Mal Donaghy
* Iain Dowie
* Phil Gray
* Alan McDonald
* Ronny Johnsen
* Oyvind Leonhardsen
* Erik Mykland
* Dariusz Adamczuk
* Marek Koźmiński
* Jan Furtok
* Tomasz Wałdoch
* Krzysztof Warzycha
* Fernando Couto
* Oceano da Cruz
* António Folha
* António Nogueira
* José Orlando Semedo
* Ovidiu Hanganu
* Marius Lăcătuș
* Constantin Pană
* Gheorghe Popescu
* Aleksandr Borodiuk
* Igor Dobrovolski
* Andrei Kanchelskis
* Igor Kolyvanov
* Vasili Kulkov
* Andrei Piatnitski
* Dmitri Radchenko
* Igor Shalimov
* Davide Gualtieri
* Nicola Bacciocchi
* Scott Booth
* Colin Hendry
* Brian McClair
* Billy McKinlay
* Adolfo Aldana
* Thomas Christiansen
* Pep Guardiola
* Cristóbal Parralo
* Alfonso Pérez
* Toni
* Jan Eriksson
* Stefan Landberg
* Henrik Larsson
* Anders Limpar
* Håkan Mild
* Stefan Pettersson
* Pär Zetterberg
* Thomas Bickel
* Marc Hottiger
* Kubilay Türkyilmaz
* Bülent Korkmaz
* Hami Mandıralı
* Orhan Çıkırıkçı
* Clayton Blackmore
* Mark Bowen
* Eric Young

### 1 own goal

* Jozef Chovanec (playing against Belgium)
* Hlynur Birgisson (playing against Luxembourg)
* Nicola Bacciocchi (playing against the Netherlands)