Group 5 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

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. 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

Matches

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Goalscorers

Notes

References

External links

Group 5 Detailed Results at RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup) 5 1996–97 in Bulgarian football Qual 1996–97 in Cypriot football 1997–98 in Cypriot football 1996–97 in Israeli football 1997–98 in Israeli football 1996–97 in Luxembourgian football 1997–98 in Luxembourgian football 1996 in Russian football 1997 in Russian football