The qualification matches for Group 5 of the European zone (UEFA) of the

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qualification tournament took place between May 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

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and

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.Only 37 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament:

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qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions and

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withdrew before the draw was made Additionally,

was suspended by

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due to UN sanctions stemming from the Yugoslav wars. In October 1992,

suspended

as a result of the

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sanctions against that country stemming from the Yugoslav wars.Yugoslavia barred from European Championships
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as the Commonwealth of Independent States. Following the USSR's dissolution, Ukraine proposed to arrange a separate tournament for all successors of the Soviet Union. Georgia and Armenia supported the proposal but it was blocked by Russia.We hacked window to America (Прорубили окно в Америку)
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Standings

Results

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Goalscorers

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Sergei Kiriakov Sergei Vyacheslavovich Kiriakov (russian: Серге́й Вячеславович Кирьяков; born 1 January 1970) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of FC Leningradets Leningrad Oblast. Career Kiriakov ...

;3 goals * Kálmán Kovács *

Sergei Yuran Sergei Nikolayevich Yuran (russian: link=no, Сергей Николаевич Юран, uk, Сергій Миколайович Юран ''Serhij Mykolajovyč Juran''; born 11 June 1969) is a Russian professional football manager and a forme ...

;2 goals * Stratos Apostolakis *

Nikos Machlas Nikos Machlas ( el, Νίκος Μαχλάς, born 16 June 1973) is a retired Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career OFI Crete Machlas began his career with OFI Crete, where he made his debut in February 1991 ...

Tasos Mitropoulos Tasos Mitropoulos ( el, Τάσος Μητρόπουλος, born 23 August 1957) is a Greek politician and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Mitropoulos was born in Volos, and started his football career a ...

* Lajos Détári *

Arnór Guðjohnsen Arnór Guðjohnsen (born 30 April 1961) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a striker. He spent seven years with Belgian club Anderlecht and was the top scorer in the 1986–87 season. He is the father of striker Eiður Guðjohnsen ...

Eyjólfur Sverrisson Eyjólfur Gjafar Sverrisson (born 3 August 1968) is an Icelandic former footballer and former coach of the Iceland national football team. He is the father of Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson, also a professional footballer. Football Playing career ...

;1 goal *

Vasilis Dimitriadis Vasilis Dimitriadis ( el, Βασίλης Δημητριάδης; born 1 February 1966) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Dimitriadis started his professional career at Aris in 1986. In 1991 Dimitria ...

* Dimitris Saravakos *

Panagiotis Sofianopoulos Panagiotis Sofianopoulos ( el, Παναγιώτης Σοφιανόπουλος; born 7 July 1968) is a retired Greek football striker Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football Association foot ...

Panagiotis Tsalouchidis Panagiotis Tsalouchidis ( el, Παναγιώτης Τσαλουχίδης; born 30 March 1963) is a Greek former footballer who played professionally from 1983 to 1999 for Veria, Olympiacos and PAOK, making 500 league appearances in Greek footba ...

László Klausz László Klausz (born 24 June 1971) is a Hungary, Hungarian Association football, football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Tiszakécske FC. International career He was a member of the Hungary national football team from 1993 to ...

Haraldur Ingólfsson Haraldur Ingólfsson (born 1 August 1970) is an Icelandic former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. Career Club career Ingólfsson played club football in Iceland for ÍA. He spent a loan spell ...

* Hörður Magnússon *

Þorvaldur Örlygsson Þorvaldur "Toddy" Örlygsson (born 2 August 1966) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring, he has worked as a manager, with his most recent side being Icelandic club Keflavík. He is the younger brother of ...

Stefano Fanelli Stefano Fanelli (born 20 October 1969) is a retired Luxembourgian football striker. He became Luxembourg National Division The National Division ( lb, Nationaldivisioun, french: Division Nationale, german: Nationaldivision) is the highest foot ...

Aleksandr Borodiuk Aleksandr Genrikhovich Borodyuk (russian: Александр Генрихович Бородюк; born 30 November 1962) is a Russian football manager and former international player for USSR (playing one match in 1990 FIFA World Cup) and Russia ...

Igor Dobrovolski Igor Ivanovich Dobrovolski (russian: Игорь Иванович Добровольский, ua, Ігор Іванович Добровольський, ''Ihor Ivanovych Dobrovolskyi''; born 27 August 1967) is a football manager and a former ...

* Andrei Kanchelskis *

Igor Kolyvanov Igor Vladimirovich Kolyvanov (russian: Игорь Владимирович Колыванов; born 6 March 1968) is a Russian football manager and a former player. He is the manager of Tekstilshchik Ivanovo. During his playing career, he playe ...

Vasili Kulkov Vasili Sergeyevich Kulkov (; 11 June 1966 – 10 October 2020) was a Russian footballer. Either a central defender or defensive midfielder, he was best known for his spells at Spartak Moscow and Benfica. Having retired as a player, he contin ...

* Andrei Piatnitski *

Dmitri Radchenko Dmitri Leonidovich Radchenko (; born 2 December 1970) is a Russian football coach and former player who played as a striker. During his professional career he played in four countries, including in La Liga. Career Born in Leningrad, Soviet ...

Igor Shalimov Igor Mihailovich Shalimov (russian: Игорь Михайлович Шалимов; born 2 February 1969) is a Russian football manager and former player. During his playing career, he played as a midfielder, primarily in the wide position. P ...

;1 own goal *

Hlynur Birgisson Hlynur Birgisson (born 22 January 1968) is a retired Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's ...

(playing against

)

Notes

External links

Group 5 Detailed Results at RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup 5 1992–93 in Greek football

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1992–93 in Hungarian football 1993–94 in Hungarian football 1993 in Icelandic football 1994 in Icelandic football 1992–93 in Luxembourgian football 1993–94 in Luxembourgian football 1992 in Russian football 1993 in Russian football

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1992–93 in Yugoslav football 1993–94 in Yugoslav football 1991–92 in Greek football 1991–92 in Hungarian football