The qualification matches for Group 6 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,

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was suspended by

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due to UN sanctions stemming from the Yugoslav wars.

Standings

Results

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Goalscorers

;7 goals *

Martin Dahlin Dan Martin Nataniel Dahlin (; born 16 April 1968) is a Swedish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. In his prime, he was considered one of the world's best strikers. Starti ...

;6 goals *

Eric Cantona Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (; ; born 24 May 1966) is a French former professional footballer who is currently an actor. In his football career Eric Cantona was a physically strong, hard-working and tenacious player. He combined technical skill a ...

;5 goals *

Andreas Herzog Andreas "Andi" Herzog (born 10 September 1968) is an Austrian former footballer and manager who most recently was the assistant manager of South Korea. As a player, he played as an attacking midfielder, most notably for Werder Bremen. A full inte ...

Hristo Stoichkov Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov (; born 8 February 1966) is a Bulgarian former professional Association football, footballer and current football commentator for TUDN. A prolific Forward (association football), forward, he is widely regarded as the g ...

;4 goals *

Emil Kostadinov Emil Lyubchov Kostadinov (; born 12 August 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward and represented the Bulgaria national team at two World Cups. Club career Born in Sofia, Kostadinov started his career i ...

Jean-Pierre Papin Jean-Pierre Roger Guillaume Papin (; born 5 November 1963) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a forward. He is the head coach of Championnat National 3 club Marseille B. He won the Ballon d'Or in 1991. Pa ...

;3 goals *

Lyuboslav Penev Lyuboslav Mladenov Penev (; born 31 August 1966) is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player. Penev played as a forward for several clubs in Bulgaria and Spain. He started his career at CSKA Sofia in 1984, winning two B ...

Laurent Blanc Laurent Robert Blanc (; born 19 November 1965) is a French professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a centre-back and is the manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad Club (J ...

Ronen Harazi Ronen Harazi (; born 30 March 1970) is a former Israeli footballer. Beitar During his time at Beitar, Harazi attracted interest from English side Sunderland. The club was ready to place a £400,000 bid for Harazi, but the player failed a medical ...

Tomas Brolin Per Tomas Brolin (; born 29 November 1969) is a Swedish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward and midfielder. At the club level, he had a successful period with Parma AC, Par ...

;2 goals *

Dietmar Kühbauer Dietmar ("Didi") Kühbauer (born 4 April 1971) is an Austrian professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Austrian Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC. Club career Born in Heiligenkreuz, Burgenland, Kühbauer ...

Heimo Pfeifenberger Heimo Pfeifenberger (born 29 December 1966) is an Austrian professional football manager and a former player. He is the manager of SV Grödig. Club career On club level Pfeifenberger played for USV Zederhaus (youth career), Austria Salzburg, ...

* Anton Polster *

Krasimir Balakov Krasimir Genchev Balakov (, ; born 29 March 1966) is a former Bulgarian footballer and manager. A former attacking midfielder, he was a key member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He is considered ...

Nasko Sirakov Nasko Petkov Sirakov (; born 26 April 1962) is a Bulgarian retired professional Association football, footballer who played mainly as a forward (association football), striker. He is the major shareholder of PFC Levski Sofia, Levski Sofia. Par ...

Ari Hjelm Ari-Juhani Hjelm (born 24 February 1962) is a Finnish football coach and former player. He was the head coach of home-town club Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga. Hjelm was inducted into the Finnish Football Hall of Fame in 2003. A forw ...

Aki Hyryläinen Aki-Mikael Hyryläinen (born 17 April 1968) is a Finnish football coach and a former player. Throughout his career, he played as a center-back. He is a legend of HJK Helsinki due to his 180 league appearances. He retired in 2002. Hyryläinen ...

Franck Sauzée Franck Gaston Henri Sauzée (born 28 October 1965) is a French former professional footballer and manager. Throughout his playing career, he played as either a midfielder or defender, representing the France national team on 39 occasions betwee ...

Ronny Rosenthal Ronny Rosenthal (; born 11 October 1963), nicknamed "Rocket Ronny", is an Israeli former footballer who played as a forward. After starting his career in his birth city with Maccabi Haifa, Rosenthal went on to play in Belgium with Club Brugge ...

Itzik Zohar Itzik Zohar (; born October 31, 1970) is an Israeli former international footballer and television sports personality. Born in Bat Yam, Israel to a family of North African extraction, he holds the distinction of scoring the first two goals for Is ...

Klas Ingesson Klas Inge "Klabbe" Ingesson (20 August 1968 – 29 October 2014) was a Swedish professional footballer and manager. He spent most of his career as a midfielder in Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, England, Italy and France. Ingesson represented the ...

;1 goal *

Andreas Ogris Andreas Ogris (born 7 October 1964) is an Austrian football manager and former player. He is the older brother of former Austrian international and Hertha BSC player Ernst Ogris. Playing career Born in Vienna, Ogris played for Austria Wien fro ...

Hannes Reinmayr Hannes Reinmayr (born 23 August 1969) is an Austrian former footballer who works as manager of SV Gössendorf. Club career Born in Vienna, Reinmayr started his professional career at Austria Wien but did not managed to get playing time and m ...

Peter Stöger Peter Stöger (; born 11 April 1966) is an Austrian Association football, football coach and a former player. As a player Stöger played as a midfielder and won the Austrian Football Bundesliga, Austrian championship four times and the Austrian ...

Michael Zisser Michael Zisser (born 5 October 1966) is an Austrian professional football manager and former player who most recently managed Oberliga Central club FC Gratkorn FC Gratkorn is an Austrian association football club from Gratkorn Gratkorn ( ...

Trifon Ivanov Trifon Marinov Ivanov (; 27 July 1965 – 13 February 2016) was a Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a defender. Ivanov made his debut for Bulgaria in 1988, earning 76 caps and scoring 6 goals over a ten-year international career. ...

Yordan Lechkov Yordan Letchkov Yankov (also transliterated Jordan, Iordan, Lechkov) (; born 9 July 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer. He is generally regarded as one of the best players to come out of Bulgaria and was a key member of the squ ...

Zlatko Yankov Zlatko Georgiev Yankov (; born 7 June 1966) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder. Career Yankov was capped 79 times and scored four goals for the Bulgaria national team between 1986 and 1999. He played ...

* Petri Järvinen *

Jari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen (; born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an inter ...

* Mika-Matti Paatelainen * Marko Rajamäki * Kim Suominen *

David Ginola David Ginola-Ceze (born 25 January 1967) is a French former professional footballer. A television personality, he has also worked as an actor, model and football pundit. A forward, Ginola played for ten seasons in France with Toulon, Racing Par ...

* Alain Roche *

Reuven Atar Reuven Atar (; born 3 January 1969) is an Israeli football manager and former player. As a player, he played as a midfielder, most notably with Maccabi Haifa. As a manager, he's mostly known for having five spells with Maccabi Netanya. Early l ...

* Tal Banin *

Eyal Berkovic Eyal Berkovic (or Berkovich, ; born 2 April 1972) is an Israeli former professional association footballer, football coach, team owner and television talk show presenter. As a player he was an Attacking Midfielder, attacking midfielder who spen ...

* Jan Eriksson * Stefan Landberg *

Henrik Larsson Edward Henrik Larsson (; born 20 September 1971) is a Swedish professional association football, football coach and former player who played many times for the Sweden men's national football team, Swedish national team. A Striker (association f ...

Anders Limpar Anders Erik Limpár (; born 24 September 1965) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Limpar featured for the clubs IF Brommapojkarna, Young Boys, Cremonese, Arsenal, Everton, Birmingham City, AIK, Colorado Ra ...

Håkan Mild Stig Håkan Mild (born 14 June 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is best remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg, with which he won four Swedish Championships. A full international betwe ...

* Stefan Pettersson * Pär Zetterberg

Notes

External links

Group 6 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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