Wikipedia

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

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

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 edit

Pos Team 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 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 —
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

Spain  3–0  Albania
Míchel   2', 66' (pen.)
Hierro   87'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Northern Ireland  2–2  Lithuania
Wilson   13'
Taggart   16'		 Report Narbekovas   41'
Fridrikas   48'
Attendance: 4,500
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Albania
Aldridge   60'
McGrath   80'		 Report
Attendance: 29,727
Albania  1–0  Lithuania
Abazi   77' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Latvia  1–2  Lithuania
Linards   15' Report Poderis   66'
Tereškinas   85'
Attendance: 6,897
Latvia  0–0  Denmark
Report
Attendance: 8,124
Republic of Ireland  4–0  Latvia
Sheedy   30'
Aldridge   59', 82' (pen.), 86'		 Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Northern Ireland  3–0  Albania
Clarke   14'
Wilson   31'
Magilton   44'		 Report
Attendance: 4,756
Latvia  0–0  Spain
Report
Attendance: 6,220
Lithuania  0–0  Denmark
Report
Attendance: 10,500
Denmark  0–0  Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 40,100
Northern Ireland  0–0  Spain
Report
Attendance: 10,343
Lithuania  1–1  Latvia
Fridrikas   85' Report Linards   44'
Attendance: 4,000
Albania  1–1  Latvia
Kepa   67' Report Aleksejenko   3'
Attendance: 3,500
Northern Ireland  0–1  Denmark
Report H. Larsen   51'
Attendance: 11,000
Spain  0–0  Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Spain  5–0  Latvia
Bakero   49'
Guardiola   51'
Alfonso   80'
Begiristain   82', 83'		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Albania  1–2  Northern Ireland
Rraklli   90' Report Donaghy   15'
McDonald   41'
Attendance: 7,000
Spain  5–0  Lithuania
Cristóbal   5'
Bakero   12'
Begiristain   17'
Christiansen   86'
Aldana   90'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)
Denmark  1–0  Spain
Povlsen   20' Report
Attendance: 40,272
Republic of Ireland  3–0  Northern Ireland
Townsend   20'
Quinn   22'
Staunton   28'		 Report
Attendance: 33,000
Denmark  2–0  Latvia
Vilfort   23'
Strudal   76'		 Report
Attendance: 29,000
Lithuania  3–1  Albania
Baltušnikas   20'
Sukristovas   25'
Baranauskas   63'		 Report Demollari   86'
Attendance: 7,000
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Denmark
Quinn   75' Report Vilfort   27'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Spain  3–1  Northern Ireland
J. Salinas   21', 26'
Hierro   41'		 Report Wilson   11'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Latvia  0–0  Albania
Report
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)
Lithuania  0–1  Northern Ireland
Report Dowie   8'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Esa Palsi (Finland)
Albania  1–2  Republic of Ireland
Kushta   8' Report[permanent dead link] Staunton   12'
Cascarino   77'
Attendance: 7,000
Denmark  4–0  Albania
J. Jensen   11'
Pingel   20', 40'
Møller   28'		 Report
Attendance: 39,503
Latvia  1–2  Northern Ireland
Linards   55' Report Magilton   4'
Taggart   15'
Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Piotr Werner (Poland)
Lithuania  0–2  Spain
Report Guerrero   73', 77'
Attendance: 4,500
Latvia  0–2  Republic of Ireland
Report Aldridge   14'
McGrath   42'
Attendance: 5,113
Lithuania  0–1  Republic of Ireland
Report Staunton   38'[4]
Attendance: 7,000
Denmark  4–0  Lithuania
L. Olsen   13'
Pingel   44'
B. Laudrup   64'
Vilfort   71'		 Report
Attendance: 40,282
Albania  0–1  Denmark
Report Pingel   63'
Attendance: 8,000
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Lithuania
Aldridge   4'
Kernaghan   25'		 Report
Attendance: 33,000
Northern Ireland  2–0  Latvia
Quinn   35'
Gray   80'		 Report
Attendance: 6,400
Albania  1–5  Spain
Kushta   40' Report J. Salinas   4', 30', 58'
Toni   18'
Caminero   67'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Denmark  1–0  Northern Ireland
B. Laudrup   83' Report
Attendance: 40,242
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
Republic of Ireland  1–3  Spain
Sheridan   72' Report Caminero   11'
J. Salinas   14', 26'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
Northern Ireland  1–1  Republic of Ireland
Quinn   74' Report McLoughlin   78'
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
Spain  1–0  Denmark
Hierro   63' Report
Attendance: 38,000

Goalscorers edit

7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes edit

  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. ^ 'There was poison in the air': 25 years on from that night in Windsor Park, Irish Times, 10 November 2018
  3. ^ "1992 (December 16) Spain 5-Latvia 0 (World Cup Qualifier).avi". YouTube.
  4. ^ Other sources attribute this goal as an own goal by Baltušnikas of Lithuania.

External links edit

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1994_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_–_UEFA_Group_3&oldid=1092744708"