1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
Group 5 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Bulgaria, Cyprus, Israel, Luxembourg, and Russia. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Bulgaria | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 18 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
2 | Russia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 17 | Advance to second round | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Israel | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Cyprus | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
5 | Luxembourg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Russia | 4–0 | Cyprus |
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Nikiforov 8', 50' Kolyvanov 34' Beschastnykh 81' |
Report |
Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden
)Luxembourg | 1–2 | Bulgaria |
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Langers 20' | Report | Balakov 14' (pen.) Kostadinov 37' |
Albania
)Luxembourg | 0–4 | Russia |
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Report | Karpin 77' |
Cyprus | 2–0 | Israel |
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Gogić 9', 15' (pen.) | Report |
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Gheorghe Constantin (Romania
)Cyprus | 1–3 | Bulgaria |
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Pittas 29' | Report | Kostadinov 23' Balakov 34' Iliev 70' |
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland
)Israel | 1–0 | Luxembourg |
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Ohana 39' | Report |
Wales
)Cyprus | 1–1 | Russia |
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Gogić 31' | Report | Simutenkov 32' |
Russia | 3–0 | Luxembourg |
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58' | Report |
Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland
)Bulgaria | 4–0 | Luxembourg |
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Lechkov 81' |
Report |
Neftochimik Stadium, Burgas
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal
)Russia | 2–0 | Israel |
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Kosolapov 38' |
Report |
Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria
)Luxembourg | 1–3 | Cyprus |
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Amodio 14' | Report | Papavasiliou 6' Ioannou 55', 79' |
Cyprus | 2–0 | Luxembourg |
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Spoljaric 85' |
Report |
Albania
)Notes
- ^ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.