1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

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.

Further information on 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Group 5 consisted of 6 of the 39 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Russia and Yugoslavia. In October 1992, however, after their away game against Iceland and home game with Russia were both postponed, Yugoslavia was suspended by FIFA as a result of the United Nations sanctions against that country stemming from the Yugoslav wars. The remaining 5 teams competed on a home-and-away basis for 2 of the 12 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.

Note: The draw was made on 8 December 1991, at that time  Yugoslavia was not yet called  FR Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia was excluded[2] due to UN sanctions in connection with the war in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

During the draw  Russia was known as  Soviet Union and in 1992 as  CIS, under which it competed at the UEFA Euro 1992. Following dissolution of the Soviet Union, a proposition of Ukraine to arrange a separate tournament for all successors of the Soviet Union and supported by Georgia and Armenia was blocked by Russia.[3] The final decision on succession was taken on 1 June 1992[2] at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Stockholm.[3]

Standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 8620102+814
 Russia 8521154+1112
 Iceland 832376+18
 Hungary 8215611−55
 Luxembourg 8017217−151
 FR Yugoslavia Suspended by FIFA[4]

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'
Josy Barthel Stadium, Luxembourg
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.)
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 20,000
Luxembourg 0 – 4 Russia
Report Kiriakov  11', 46'
Shalimov  58'
Kulkov  90'
Municipal, Luxembourg
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'
Municipal, Luxembourg
Attendance: 1,965
Referee: Jorge 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'
Üllői úti Stadion, Budapest
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'
Municipal, Luxembourg
Attendance: 2,538
Hungary 1 – 0 Luxembourg
Détári  20' Report
Üllői úti Stadion, Budapest
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)
Greece 1 – 0 Russia
Machlas  69' Report
Attendance: 40,151[6]

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. Yugoslavia barred from European Championships. UPI. 31 May 1992
  3. We hacked window to America (Прорубили окно в Америку). Komanda newspaper (by Fanat)
  4. "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  5. https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/merkozesek/1992-06-03/magyarorszag-izland
  6. https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=9780
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