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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.

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.

Standings

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:

Results

Spain 3–0 Albania
Míchel 2', 66' (pen.)
Hierro 87'		 Report
Benito Villamarín, SevilleAttendance: 10,000Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Northern Ireland 2–2 Lithuania
Wilson 13'
Taggart 16'		 Report Narbekovas 41'
Fridrikas 48'
Windsor Park, BelfastAttendance: 4,500Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Albania
Aldridge 60'
McGrath 80'		 Report
Lansdowne Road, DublinAttendance: 29,727Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands)
Albania 1–0 Lithuania
Abazi 77' Report
Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, TiranaAttendance: 12,000Referee: Octavian Streng (Romania)
Latvia 1–2 Lithuania
Linards 15' Report Poderis 66'
Tereškinas 85'
Daugava Stadium, RigaAttendance: 6,897Referee: Jozef Marko (Czechoslovakia)
Latvia 0–0 Denmark
Report
Daugava Stadium, RigaAttendance: 8,124Referee: Alfred Wieser (Austria)
Republic of Ireland 4–0 Latvia
Sheedy 30'
Aldridge 59', 82' (pen.), 86'		 Report
Lansdowne Road, DublinAttendance: 32,000Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Northern Ireland 3–0 Albania
Clarke 14'
Wilson 31'
Magilton 44'		 Report
Windsor Park, BelfastAttendance: 4,756Referee: Marnix Sandra (Belgium)
Latvia 0–0 Spain
Report
Daugava Stadium, RigaAttendance: 6,220Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)
Lithuania 0–0 Denmark
Report
Žalgiris Stadium, VilniusAttendance: 10,500Referee: Lube Spasov (Bulgaria)
Denmark 0–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Parken, CopenhagenAttendance: 40,100Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
Northern Ireland 0–0 Spain
Report
Windsor Park, BelfastAttendance: 10,343Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Lithuania 1–1 Latvia
Fridrikas 85' Report Linards 44'
Žalgiris Stadium, VilniusAttendance: 4,000Referee: Andrew Waddell (Scotland)
Albania 1–1 Latvia
Kepa 67' Report Aleksejenko 3'
Qemal Stafa Stadium, TiranaAttendance: 3,500Referee: Gerhard Kapl (Austria)
Northern Ireland 0–1 Denmark
Report H. Larsen 51'
Windsor Park, BelfastAttendance: 11,000Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Spain 0–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, SevilleAttendance: 50,000Referee: Alphonse Constantin (Belgium)
Spain 5–0 Latvia
Bakero 49'
Guardiola 51'
Alfonso 80'
Begiristain 82', 83'		 Report
Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, SevilleAttendance: 19,000Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)
Albania 1–2 Northern Ireland
Rraklli 90' Report Donaghy 15'
McDonald 41'
Qemal Stafa Stadium, TiranaAttendance: 7,000Referee: Vesselin Bogdanov (Bulgaria)
Spain 5–0 Lithuania
Cristóbal 5'
Bakero 12'
Begiristain 17'
Christiansen 86'
Aldana 90'		 Report
Benito Villamarín, SevilleAttendance: 20,000Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)
Denmark 1–0 Spain
Povlsen 20' Report
Parken, CopenhagenAttendance: 40,272Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Republic of Ireland 3–0 Northern Ireland
Townsend 20'
Quinn 22'
Staunton 28'		 Report
Lansdowne Road, DublinAttendance: 33,000Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Denmark 2–0 Latvia
Vilfort 23'
Strudal 76'		 Report
Parken, CopenhagenAttendance: 29,000Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Lithuania 3–1 Albania
Baltušnikas 20'
Sukristovas 25'
Baranauskas 63'		 Report Demollari 86'
Žalgiris Stadium, VilniusAttendance: 7,000Referee: Eyjólfur Olafsson (Iceland)
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Denmark
Quinn 75' Report Vilfort 27'
Lansdowne Road, DublinAttendance: 33,000Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Spain 3–1 Northern Ireland
J. Salinas 21', 26'
Hierro 41'		 Report Wilson 11'
Benito Villamarín, SevilleAttendance: 20,000Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Latvia 0–0 Albania
Report
Daugava Stadium, RigaAttendance: 3,100Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)
Lithuania 0–1 Northern Ireland
Report Dowie 8'
Žalgiris Stadium, VilniusAttendance: 6,500Referee: Esa Palsi (Finland)
Albania 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Kushta 8' Report Staunton 12'
Cascarino 77'
Qemal Stafa Stadium, TiranaAttendance: 7,000Referee: Walter Cinciripini (Italy)
Denmark 4–0 Albania
J. Jensen 11'
Pingel 20', 40'
Møller 28'		 Report
Parken, CopenhagenAttendance: 39,503Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)
Latvia 1–2 Northern Ireland
Linards 55' Report Magilton 4'
Taggart 15'
Daugava Stadium, RigaAttendance: 2,764Referee: Piotr Werner (Poland)
Lithuania 0–2 Spain
Report Guerrero 73', 77'
Žalgiris Stadium, VilniusAttendance: 4,500Referee: Gheorghe Ionescu (Romania)
Latvia 0–2 Republic of Ireland
Report Aldridge 14'
McGrath 42'
Daugava Stadium, RigaAttendance: 5,113Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
Lithuania 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report Staunton 38'
Žalgiris Stadium, VilniusAttendance: 7,000Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)
Denmark 4–0 Lithuania
L. Olsen 13'
Pingel 44'
B. Laudrup 64'
Vilfort 71'		 Report
Parken, CopenhagenAttendance: 40,282Referee: Brági Bergmann (Iceland)
Albania 0–1 Denmark
Report Pingel 63'
Qemal Stafa Stadium, TiranaAttendance: 8,000Referee: Loizos Loizou (Cyprus)
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Lithuania
Aldridge 4'
Kernaghan 25'		 Report
Lansdowne Road, DublinAttendance: 33,000Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Northern Ireland 2–0 Latvia
Quinn 35'
Gray 80'		 Report
Windsor Park, BelfastAttendance: 6,400Referee: João Pinto Correia (Portugal)
Albania 1–5 Spain
Kushta 40' Report J. Salinas 4', 30', 58'
Toni 18'
Caminero 67'
Qemal Stafa Stadium, TiranaAttendance: 3,000Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Denmark 1–0 Northern Ireland
B. Laudrup 83' Report
Parken, CopenhagenAttendance: 40,242Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
Republic of Ireland 1–3 Spain
Sheridan 72' Report Caminero 11'
J. Salinas 14', 26'
Lansdowne Road, DublinAttendance: 33,000Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
Northern Ireland 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Quinn 74' Report McLoughlin 78'
Windsor Park, BelfastAttendance: 10,500Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
Spain 1–0 Denmark
Hierro 63' Report
Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, SevilleAttendance: 38,000Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)

Goalscorers

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

Notes

  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. Stokkermans, Karel; Henrique Jarreta, Sergio (30 December 2019). "World Cup 1994 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. "1992 (December 16) Spain 5-Latvia 0 (World Cup Qualifier).avi". YouTube.
  5. Other sources attribute this goal as an own goal by Baltušnikas of Lithuania.

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