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. Moreover, firstly the CIS, then Russia took the spot of Soviet Union after the Soviet Union was dissolved, and Yugoslavia were suspended by FIFA 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. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would qualify.
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. The national teams which eventually qualified for the final tournament are presented in bold.
Pool [|1]Pool [|2]Pool [|3]Pool 4Pool 5Pool 6

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Summary

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Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Qualified teams

The following 13 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1
12
12
6
1
5
8
1
5
8
0
7
8
5

Goalscorers

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;8 goals
;7 goals
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;1 goal
;1 own goal
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