1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
Qualification for Soccer World Cup 1994
The qualifying matches for the World Cup the men in 1994 were held until November 17, 1993 April 22, 1992. 141 of XXX countries (all members of FIFA ) were started in the World Cup qualifiers, only 22 teams remained at the end of qualifying left. Germany as the defending champion, the United States set as host, completed the field of finalists. All qualification options include either the Championship or the Cup system.
For the World Cup tournament in the U.S. in 1994, a total of 143 teams had been reported, including
- 38 teams from Europe
- 9 teams from South America
- 23 teams from North and Central America
- 36 teams from Africa
- 30 teams from Asia
- 7 teams from Oceania
Qualified teams Since Germany was set to defend his title and the U.S. to host the World Cup finals in 1994, were available for the remaining 141 teams 22 free finals spaces are available; went away
The withdrawal of twelve teams and the suspension of Yugoslavia by FIFA, the number of participating teams in the qualifiers was reduced to 128
Chile was still closed for the World Cup because of Rojas affair.
European Zone / UEFA
For all six groups, the group winners and runners-up qualified for the 1994 World Cup in the USA. Added to this was defending Germany as thirteenth European team.
Group 1
Estonia - Switzerland Switzerland - Scotland Italy - Switzerland Scotland - Portugal Malta - Estonia Switzerland - Malta Scotland - Italy Malta - Italy Malta - Portugal Scotland - Malta Portugal - Italy Italy - Malta Switzerland - Portugal Italy - Estonia Malta - Switzerland
Portugal - Scotland Switzerland - Italy Estonia - Malta Estonia - Scotland Scotland - Estonia Portugal - Malta Estonia - Portugal Scotland - Switzerland Estonia - Italy Italy - Scotland Portugal - Switzerland Portugal - Estonia Switzerland - Estonia Italy - Portugal Malta - Scotland
Group 2
Norway - San Marino Norway - The Netherlands Poland - Turkey San Marino - Norway England - Norway Netherlands - Poland Turkey - San Marino England - Turkey Turkey - The Netherlands England - San Marino Netherlands - Turkey San Marino - Turkey Netherlands - San Marino Turkey - England Poland - San Marino
Norway - Turkey England - Netherlands San Marino - Poland Poland - England Norway - England Netherlands - Norway England - Poland Norway - Poland San Marino - Netherlands Netherlands - England Poland - Norway Turkey - Poland Turkey - Norway San Marino - England Poland - Netherlands
Group 3
Spain - Albania Northern Ireland - Lithuania Ireland - Albania Albania - Lithuania Latvia - Lithuania Latvia - Denmark Ireland - Latvia Northern Ireland - Albania Lithuania - Denmark Latvia - Spain Denmark - Ireland Northern Ireland - Spain Lithuania - Latvia Albania - Latvia Northern Ireland - Denmark Spain - Ireland Spain - Latvia Albania - Northern Ireland Spain - Lithuania Denmark - Spain Ireland - Northern Ireland
Denmark - Latvia Lithuania - Albania Ireland - Denmark Spain - Northern Ireland Latvia - Albania Lithuania - Northern Ireland Albania - Ireland Latvia - Northern Ireland Denmark - Albania Lithuania - Spain Latvia - Ireland Lithuania - Ireland Denmark - Lithuania Albania - Denmark Ireland - Lithuania Northern Ireland - Latvia Albania - Spain Denmark - Northern Ireland Ireland - Spain Spain - Denmark Northern Ireland - Ireland
Group 4
Belgium - Cyprus Romania - Faroe Islands Romania - Wales Faroe Islands - Belgium Faroe Islands - Cyprus Czechoslovakia - Belgium Wales - Faroe Islands Czechoslovakia - Faroe Islands Cyprus - Wales Belgium - Romania Romania - Czechoslovakia Belgium - Wales Cyprus - Romania Cyprus - Belgium Cyprus - Czechoslovakia
Wales - Belgium Romania - Cyprus Cyprus - Faeroe Islands Czechoslovakia - Wales Belgium - Faroe Islands Czechoslovakia - Romania Faroe Islands - Wales Faroe Islands - Czechoslovakia Faroe Islands - Romania Wales - Czechoslovakia Romania - Belgium Wales - Cyprus Czechoslovakia - Cyprus Wales - Romania Belgium - Czechoslovakia
* The Czechoslovak national football team came after the split of the state at the turn of 1992/93 in 1993 still continues as a joint team to under the name selection of Czechs and Slovaks ( Representation of Czechs and Slovaks, RCS). It was not until January 1994 entered into two separate teams.
Group 5
Greece - Iceland Hungary - Iceland Luxembourg - Hungary Iceland - Greece Russia - Iceland Russia - Luxembourg Greece - Hungary Greece - Luxembourg Hungary - Greece Luxembourg - Russia
1-0 1:2 0:3 0:1 1-0 2-0 0:0 2-0 0:1 0:4
Russia - Hungary Luxembourg - Iceland Russia - Greece Iceland - Russia Iceland - Hungary Iceland - Luxembourg Hungary - Russia Luxembourg - Greece Hungary - Luxembourg Greece - Russia
3-0 1:1 1:1 1:1 2-0 1-0 1:3 1:3 1-0 1-0
Group 6
Finland - Bulgaria Bulgaria - France Finland - Sweden Sweden - Bulgaria France - Austria Austria - Israel Israel - Sweden France - Finland Israel - Bulgaria Israel - France Austria - France Austria - Bulgaria Bulgaria - Finland France - Sweden Bulgaria - Israel
Finland - Austria Sweden - Austria Sweden - Israel Finland - Israel Sweden - France Austria - Finland Bulgaria - Sweden Finland - France France - Israel Bulgaria - Austria Sweden - Finland Israel - Austria Israel - Finland Austria - Sweden France - Bulgaria
3:1 1-0 5-0 0:0 1:1 3-0 1:1 0:2 2:3 4:1 3:2 1:1 1:3 1:1 1:2
South American zone / CONMEBOL
The group winners and runners-up of the group of five were qualified directly for the 1994 World Cup. The group Second group of four still had in a playoff against the winner between the Oceania winner and the CONCACAF Second. The winner of that playoff was also qualified for the 1994 World Cup in the USA. Brazil befell against Bolivia 's first defeat in a qualifying match, Bolivia qualified for the first time for the World Cup after the two previous participations required no qualification.
Group A
08/01/93 08/01/93 08/08/93 08/08/93 08/15/93 18/08/93
Colombia - Paraguay Peru - Argentina Paraguay - Argentina Peru - Colombia Paraguay - Peru Colombia - Argentina
0:0 0:1 1:3 0:1 2:1 2:1
08/22/93 08/22/93 29/08/93 29/08/93 09/05/93 09/05/93
Argentina - Peru Paraguay - Colombia Argentina - Paraguay Colombia - Peru Peru - Paraguay Argentina - Colombia
2:1 1:1 0:0 4-0 2:2 0:5
Group B
07/18/93 07/18/93 25/07/93 25/07/93 08/01/93 08/01/93 08/08/93 08/08/93 08/15/93 08/15/93
Ecuador - Brazil Venezuela - Bolivia Bolivia - Brazil Venezuela - Uruguay Venezuela - Brazil Uruguay - Ecuador Ecuador - Venezuela Bolivia - Uruguay Bolivia - Ecuador Uruguay - Brazil
0:0 1:7 2-0 0:1 1:5 0:0 5-0 3:1 1-0 1:1
08/22/93 08/22/93 29/08/93 29/08/93 09/05/93 09/05/93 09/12/93 09/12/93 19/09/93 19/09/93
Bolivia - Venezuela Brazil - Ecuador Uruguay - Venezuela Brazil - Bolivia Brazil - Venezuela Ecuador - Uruguay Uruguay - Bolivia Venezuela - Ecuador Ecuador - Bolivia Brazil - Uruguay
7:0 2-0 4-0 6:0 4-0 0:1 2:1 2:1 1:1 2-0
Intercontinental Qualification:
North, Central American and Caribbean Zone / CONCACAF
First round: From the Caribbean zone found 14 teams of three participants for the Second Round. From the central zone fought six teams to three second-round courses. Canada and Mexico were set for the second round. The second round was played in two groups of four. The group winners and runners-up qualified for the CONCACAF finals.
The winner of the CONCACAF finals was qualified for the 1994 World Cup in the USA. The Second group had in the relegation against the Oceania winner. The winner of this relegation had to deny a further relegation to the Second of the South American group A. The winner also qualified for the World Cup 1994.
First round:
Second round:
Group A
08/11/92 08/11/92 15/11/92 15/11/92 22/11/92 22/11/92
St. Vincent - Mexico Costa Rica - Honduras Mexico - Honduras St. Vincent - Costa Rica Mexico - Costa Rica St. Vincent - Honduras
0:4 2:3 2-0 0:1 4-0 0:4
28/11/92 29/11/92 05/11/92 06/11/92 13/11/92 13/11/92
Honduras - St. Vincent Costa Rica - Mexico Honduras - Costa Rica Mexico - St. Vincent Honduras - Mexico Costa Rica - St. Vincent
4-0 2-0 2:1 11:0 1:1 5-0
Group B
18/10/92 18/10/92 10/25/92 10/25/92 01/11/92 01/11/92
Jamaica - Canada Bermuda - El Salvador El Salvador - Canada Bermuda - Jamaica Canada - Jamaica El Salvador - Bermuda
1:1 1-0 1:1 1:1 1-0 4:1
08/11/92 08/11/92 15/11/92 22/11/92 12/06/92 12/06/92
Canada - El Salvador Jamaica - Bermuda Canada - Bermuda Jamaica - El Salvador Bermuda - Canada El Salvador - Jamaica
2:3 3:2 4:2 0:2 0:0 2:1
CONCACAF Final Round:
04/04/93 04/04/93 11/04/93 11/04/93 18/04/93 18/04/93
El Salvador - Mexico Honduras - Canada Canada - El Salvador Mexico - Honduras Canada - Honduras Mexico - El Salvador
2:1 2:2 2-0 3-0 3:1 3:1
04/25/93 04/25/93 05/02/93 05/02/93 09/05/93 09/05/93
Honduras - El Salvador Mexico - Canada El Salvador - Canada Honduras - Mexico Canada - Mexico El Salvador - Honduras
2-0 4-0 1:2 1:4 1:2 2:1
Intercontinental Qualification:
Asian Zone / AFC
First round: 28 Asian teams played in six groups. The six group winners qualified for the final tournament. The final tournament took place on neutral ground. The group winners and runners-up of the final tournament qualified for the 1994 World Cup in the USA.
First round:
Group A
22/05/93 22/05/93 05/24/93 05/24/93 26/05/93 26/05/93 28/05/93 28/05/93 05/30/93 05/30/93
Jordan - Yemen Pakistan - China Jordan - Iraq Yemen - Pakistan Jordan - China Yemen - Iraq Pakistan - Iraq Yemen - China Jordan - Pakistan Iraq - China
1:1 0:5 1:1 5:1 0:3 1:6 0:8 1-0 3:1 1-0
12/06/93 12/06/93 14/06/93 14/06/93 06/16/93 06/16/93 06/18/93 06/18/93 20/06/93 20/06/93
Yemen - Jordan China - Pakistan Iraq - Jordan Pakistan - Yemen China - Jordan Iraq - Yemen Iraq - Pakistan China - Yemen Pakistan - Jordan China - Iraq
1:1 3-0 4-0 0:3 4:1 3-0 4-0 1-0 0:5 2:1
Group B
23/06/93 23/06/93 06/25/93 06/25/93 27/06/93 27/06/93
Iran - Oman Taiwan - Syria Oman - Syria Iran - Taiwan Oman - Taiwan Iran - Syria
0:0 0:2 0:0 6:0 2:1 1:1
07/02/93 07/02/93 04/07/93 04/07/93 17/07/93 17/07/93
Oman - Iran Syria - Taiwan Syria - Oman Taiwan - Iran Taiwan - Oman Syria - Iran
0:1 8:1 2:1 0:6 1:7 1:1
Group C
09/04/93 09/04/93 11/04/93 11/04/93 13/04/93 13/04/93 16/04/93 16/04/93 18/04/93 18/04/93
Qatar - Indonesia North Korea - Vietnam North Korea - Singapore Qatar - Vietnam North Korea - Indonesia Vietnam - Singapore Qatar - Singapore Vietnam - Indonesia Indonesia - Singapore Qatar - North Korea
04/24/93 04/24/93 26/04/93 26/04/93 04/28/93 04/28/93 04/30/93 04/30/93 05/02/93 05/02/93
Indonesia - Qatar Vietnam - North Korea Singapore - North Korea Vietnam - Qatar Indonesia - North Korea Singapore - Vietnam Singapore - Qatar Indonesia - Vietnam Singapore - Indonesia North Korea - Qatar
Group D
07/05/93 07/05/93 09/05/93 09/05/93 05/11/93 05/11/93 05/13/93 05/13/93 15/05/93 15/05/93
Lebanon - India Hong Kong - Bahrain Bahrain - South Korea Lebanon - Hong Kong India - Hong Kong Lebanon - South Korea Lebanon - Bahrain India - South Korea Hong Kong - South Korea Bahrain - India
2:2 2:1 0:0 2:2 1:2 0:1 0:0 0:3 0:3 2:1
05/06/93 05/06/93 06/07/93 06/07/93 09/06/93 09/06/93 11/06/93 11/06/93 13/06/93 13/06/93
South Korea - Hong Kong Bahrain - Lebanon India - Bahrain South Korea - Lebanon Hong Kong - Lebanon South Korea - India India - Lebanon Bahrain - Hong Kong South Korea - Bahrain Hong Kong - India
4:1 0:0 0:3 2-0 1:2 7:0 1:2 3-0 3-0 1:3
Group E
05/01/93 05/01/93 05/03/93 05/03/93 05/05/93 05/05/93
Macau - Saudi Arabia Malaysia - Kuwait Macau - Kuwait Malaysia - Saudi Arabia Kuwait - Saudi Arabia Malaysia - Macau
0:6 1:1 1:10 1:1 0:0 9:0
14/05/93 14/05/93 16/05/93 16/05/93 05/18/93 05/18/93
Kuwait - Malaysia Saudi Arabia - Macau Kuwait - Macau Saudi Arabia - Malaysia Macau - Malaysia Saudi Arabia - Kuwait
2-0 8:0 8:0 3-0 0:5 2-0
Group F
08/04/93 08/04/93 11/04/93 11/04/93 13/04/93 13/04/93 04/15/93 04/15/93 18/04/93 18/04/93
Japan - Thailand Sri Lanka - United Arab Emirates Japan - Bangladesh Thailand - Sri Lanka Sri Lanka - Bangladesh Thailand - United Arab Emirates Japan - Sri Lanka Bangladesh - United Arab Emirates Japan - United Arab Emirates Thailand - Bangladesh
1-0 0:4 8:0 1-0 0:1 0:1 5-0 0:1 2-0 4:1
04/28/93 04/28/93 04/30/93 04/30/93 05/03/93 05/03/93 05/05/93 05/05/93 07/05/93 07/05/93
Thailand - Japan United Arab Emirates - Sri Lanka Bangladesh - Japan United Arab Emirates - Thailand United Arab Emirates - Bangladesh Sri Lanka - Thailand Bangladesh - Thailand Sri Lanka - Japan Bangladesh - Sri Lanka VA Emirates - Japan
0:1 3-0 1:4 2:1 7:0 0:3 1:4 0:6 3-0 1:1
Final tournament:
Final Table
African Zone / CAF
First round: In nine groups fought 28 teams (from 36 originally reported ) for a place in the Second Round. The nine group winners qualified for the Second Round. The second round was played in three groups of three, the three group winners qualified for the 1994 World Cup in the USA.
First round:
Group 1
09/12/92 25/12/92 20/12/92 17/01/93 31/01/93 02/26/93
Algeria - Burundi Burundi - Ghana Ghana - Algeria Burundi - Algeria Ghana - Burundi Algeria - Ghana
Group 2
10/11/92 18/10/92 10/25/92 10/25/92
Zaire - Liberia Cameroon - Swaziland Swaziland - Zaire Liberia - Cameroon Withdrawal of Liberia; Unrated games
4:2 5-0 1-0 0:0
01/10/93 17/01/93 01/03/93
Group 3
10/09/92 10/11/92 10/25/92 20/12/92 01/10/93 17/01/93
Zimbabwe - Togo Egypt - Angola Togo - Egypt Zimbabwe - Egypt Angola - Zimbabwe Togo - Zimbabwe
18/01/93 31/01/93 31/01/93 02/28/93 04/15/93
Angola - Egypt Egypt - Togo Zimbabwe - Angola Togo - Angola Egypt - Zimbabwe Angola - Togo
Group 4
10/10/92 10/25/92 20/12/92 16/01/93 31/01/93 27/02/93
Nigeria - South Africa South Africa - the Congo Congo - Nigeria South Africa - Nigeria Congo - South Africa Nigeria - Congo
Group 5
10/10/92 10/25/92 20/12/92 17/01/93 31/01/93 02/28/93
Ivory Coast - Botswana Niger - Ivory Coast Botswana - Niger Botswana - Ivory Coast Ivory Coast - Niger Niger - Botswana
Group 6
10/11/92 10/11/92 10/25/92 10/25/92 20/12/92 20/12/92
Morocco - Ethiopia Tunisia - Benin Ethiopia - Tunisia Benin - Morocco Tunisia - Morocco Ethiopia - Benin
17/01/93 17/01/93 31/01/93 31/01/93 02/28/93 02/28/93
Ethiopia - Morocco Benin - Tunisia Morocco - Benin Tunisia - Ethiopia Benin - Ethiopia Morocco - Tunisia
Group 7
10/11/92 10/25/92 12/19/92 17/01/93 30/01/93 27/02/93
Gabon - Mozambique Mozambique - Senegal Gabon - Senegal Mozambique - Gabon Senegal - Mozambique Senegal - Gabon
Group 8
10/11/92 10/11/92 10/25/92 10/25/92 12/19/92 20/12/92
Zambia - Tanzania Madagascar - Namibia Tanzania - Madagascar Namibia - Zambia Tanzania - Namibia Madagascar - Zambia
16/01/93 17/01/93 30/01/93 27/02/93
Tanzania - Zambia Withdrawal of Tanzania; Unrated games Namibia - Madagascar Zambia - Namibia Zambia - Madagascar
1:3 0:1 4-0 3:1
Group 9
Second round:
Group A
Algeria - Ivory Coast Ivory Coast - Nigeria Nigeria - Algeria
Ivory Coast - Algeria Nigeria - Ivory Coast Algeria - Nigeria
Group B
Morocco - Senegal Zambia - Morocco Senegal - Morocco
Senegal - Zambia Zambia - Senegal Morocco - Zambia
Group C
Cameroon - Guinea Guinea - Zimbabwe Zimbabwe - Cameroon
Guinea - Cameroon Zimbabwe - Guinea Cameroon - Zimbabwe
Oceanic zone / OFC
For two groups, the two group winners for the Oceania final qualified. In a return game then the Oceania winner was determined. The Oceania - winners first had in a playoff against CONCACAF Second, the winner is qualified for the final against the runners-up of the South American group A. The winner of the final round qualifying final for the 1994 World Cup in the USA.
Group A
07/11/92 04/09/92 11/09/92 20/09/92 26/09/92 10/09/92
Solomon Islands - Tahiti Solomon Islands - Australia Tahiti - Australia Australia - Tahiti Australia - Solomon Islands Tahiti - Solomon Islands
Group B
06/07/92 06/27/92 07/01/92 09/12/92 19/09/92 26/09/92
New Zealand - Fiji Vanuatu - New Zealand New Zealand - Vanuatu Fiji - Vanuatu Fiji - New Zealand Vanuatu - Fiji