1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
The qualification matches for Group 3 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between April 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 Albania, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Spain.[1]
One of the most notable topics of the group was the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland being in the same group ('The Troubles' were still ongoing). The Republic would clinch qualification in the final round of games by drawing away to their northern rivals, while Spain's 1–0 win over Denmark meant they qualified as winners.[2]
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 18 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 18 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
6 | ![]() | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
7 | ![]() | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 4 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
Results
Northern Ireland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Wilson ![]() Taggart ![]() | Report | Narbekovas ![]() Fridrikas ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Aldridge ![]() McGrath ![]() | Report |
Latvia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Linards ![]() | Report | Poderis ![]() Tereškinas ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Sheedy ![]() Aldridge ![]() | Report |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Clarke ![]() Wilson ![]() Magilton ![]() | Report |
Denmark ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Albania ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Kepa ![]() | Report | Aleksejenko ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | H. Larsen ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Albania ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Rraklli ![]() | Report | Donaghy ![]() McDonald ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Cristóbal ![]() Bakero ![]() Begiristain ![]() Christiansen ![]() Aldana ![]() | Report |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Townsend ![]() Quinn ![]() Staunton ![]() | Report |
Lithuania ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Baltušnikas ![]() Sukristovas ![]() Baranauskas ![]() | Report | Demollari ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Quinn ![]() | Report | Vilfort ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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J. Salinas ![]() Hierro ![]() | Report | Wilson ![]() |
Lithuania ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Dowie ![]() |
Albania ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Kushta ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Staunton ![]() Cascarino ![]() |
Latvia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Linards ![]() | Report | Magilton ![]() Taggart ![]() |
Latvia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Aldridge ![]() McGrath ![]() |
Lithuania ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Staunton ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Aldridge ![]() Kernaghan ![]() | Report |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Quinn ![]() Gray ![]() | Report |
Denmark ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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B. Laudrup ![]() | Report |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Sheridan ![]() | Report | Caminero ![]() J. Salinas ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Quinn ![]() | Report | McLoughlin ![]() |
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Sokol Kushta
Brian Laudrup
Paul McGrath
Niall Quinn
Robertas Fridrikas
Jim Magilton
Jimmy Quinn
Gerry Taggart
José Mari Bakero
José Luis Caminero
Julen Guerrero
Míchel
- 1 goal
Edmond Abazi
Sulejman Demollari
Ilir Kepa
Altin Rraklli
John Jensen
Henrik Larsen
Peter Møller
Lars Olsen
Flemming Povlsen
Mark Strudal
Tony Cascarino
Alan Kernaghan
Alan McLoughlin
Kevin Sheedy
John Sheridan
Andy Townsend
Oļegs Aleksejenko
Virginijus Baltušnikas
Stasys Baranauskas
Arminas Narbekovas
Eimantas Poderis
Viačeslavas Sukristovas
Andrėjus Tereškinas
Colin Clarke
Mal Donaghy
Iain Dowie
Phil Gray
Alan McDonald
Adolfo Aldana
Thomas Christiansen
Pep Guardiola
Cristóbal Parralo
Alfonso Pérez
Toni
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 'There was poison in the air': 25 years on from that night in Windsor Park, Irish Times, 10 November 2018
- ^ "1992 (December 16) Spain 5-Latvia 0 (World Cup Qualifier).avi". YouTube.
- ^ Other sources attribute this goal as an own goal by Baltušnikas of Lithuania.
External links
- Group 3 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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