1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 3)

Group 3 consisted of seven of the 39 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Albania, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Spain. These seven teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 12 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots. All of the games played in Spain were played in both the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán and Benito Villamarín stadiums in Seville because of the warmer weather there.

One of the most popular topics of the group was the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland being in the same group. 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. Spain qualified with the best record among the group winners. In one of the closest qualifying groups, just one point separated the top three sides. The Republic of Ireland qualified at Denmark's expense only on goals scored, as their points and goal difference were identical.

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 12831274+2319
 Republic of Ireland 12741196+1318
 Denmark 12741152+1318
 Northern Ireland 125341413+113
 Lithuania 12237821−137
 Latvia 12057421−175
 Albania 12129626−204

Results

22 April 1992
Spain  3–0  Albania
Míchel  2', 66' (pen.)
Hierro  87'		 Report

28 April 1992
Northern Ireland  2–2  Lithuania
Wilson  13'
Taggart  16'		 Report Narbekovas  41'
Fridrikas  48'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

26 May 1992
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Albania
Aldridge  60'
McGrath  80'		 Report
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 29,727
Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands)

3 June 1992
Albania  1–0  Lithuania
Abazi  77' Report
Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Octavian Streng (Romania)

12 August 1992
Latvia  1–2  Lithuania
Linards  15' Report Poderis  66'
Tereškinas  85'
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 6,897
Referee: Jozef Marko (Czechoslovakia)

26 August 1992
Latvia  0–0  Denmark
Report
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 8,124
Referee: Alfred Wieser (Austria)

9 September 1992
Republic of Ireland  4–0  Latvia
Sheedy  30'
Aldridge  59', 82' (pen.), 86'		 Report
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

9 September 1992
Northern Ireland  3–0  Albania
Clarke  14'
Wilson  31'
Magilton  44'		 Report
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 4,756
Referee: Marnix Sandra (Belgium)

23 September 1992
Latvia  0–0  Spain
Report
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 6,220
Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)

23 September 1992
Lithuania  0–0  Denmark
Report
Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Lube Spasov (Bulgaria)

14 October 1992
Denmark  0–0  Republic of Ireland
Report
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 40,100
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

14 October 1992
Northern Ireland  0–0  Spain
Report
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 10,343
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

28 October 1992
Lithuania  1–1  Latvia
Fridrikas  85' Report Linards  44'
Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Andrew Waddell (Scotland)

11 November 1992
Albania  1–1  Latvia
Kepa  67' Report Aleksejenko  3'
Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Gerhard Kapl (Austria)

18 November 1992
Northern Ireland  0–1  Denmark
Report H. Larsen  51'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

18 November 1992
Spain  0–0  Republic of Ireland
Report
Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Alphonse Constantin (Belgium)

16 December 1992
Spain  5–0  Latvia
Bakero  49'
Guardiola  51'
Alfonso  80'
Begiristain  82', 83'		 Report

17 February 1993
Albania  1–2  Northern Ireland
Rraklli  90' Report Donaghy  15'
McDonald  41'
Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Vesselin Bogdanov (Bulgaria)

24 February 1993
Spain  5–0  Lithuania
Cristóbal  5'
Bakero  12'
Begiristain  17'
Christiansen  86'
Aldana  90'		 Report
Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)

31 March 1993
Denmark  1–0  Spain
Povlsen  20' Report
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 40,272
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

31 March 1993
Republic of Ireland  3–0  Northern Ireland
Townsend  20'
Quinn  22'
Staunton  28'		 Report

14 April 1993
Denmark  2–0  Latvia
Vilfort  23'
Strudal  76'		 Report
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

14 April 1993
Lithuania  3–1  Albania
Baltušnikas  20'
Sukristovas  25'
Baranauskas  63'		 Report Demollari  86'
Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Eyjólfur Olafsson (Iceland)

28 April 1993
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Denmark
Quinn  75' Report Vilfort  27'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

28 April 1993
Spain  3–1  Northern Ireland
J. Salinas  21', 26'
Hierro  41'		 Report Wilson  11'

15 May 1993
Latvia  0–0  Albania
Report
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)

25 May 1993
Lithuania  0–1  Northern Ireland
Report Dowie  8'
Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Esa Palsi (Finland)

26 May 1993
Albania  1–2  Republic of Ireland
Kushta  8' Report Staunton  12'
Cascarino  77'
Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Walter Cinciripini (Italy)

2 June 1993
Denmark  4–0  Albania
J. Jensen  11'
Pingel  20', 40'
Möller  28'		 Report
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 39,503
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

2 June 1993
Latvia  1–2  Northern Ireland
Linards  55' Report Magilton  4'
Taggart  15'
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Piotr Werner (Poland)

2 June 1993
Lithuania  0–2  Spain
Report Guerrero  73', 77'
Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Gheorghe Ionescu (Romania)

9 June 1993
Latvia  0–2  Republic of Ireland
Report Aldridge  14'
McGrath  42'
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 5,113
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

16 June 1993
Lithuania  0–1  Republic of Ireland
Report Staunton  38'[2]
Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)

25 August 1993
Denmark  4–0  Lithuania
L. Olsen  13'
Pingel  44'
B. Laudrup  64'
Vilfort  71'		 Report
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 40,282
Referee: Brági Bergmann (Iceland)

8 September 1993
Albania  0–1  Denmark
Report Pingel  63'
Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Loizos Loizou (Cyprus)

8 September 1993
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Lithuania
Aldridge  4'
Kernaghan  25'		 Report
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

8 September 1993
Northern Ireland  2–0  Latvia
Quinn  35'
Gray  80'		 Report
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: João Pinto Correia (Portugal)

22 September 1993
Albania  1–5  Spain
Kushta  40' Report J. Salinas  4', 30', 58'
Toni  18'
Caminero  67'
Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

13 October 1993
Denmark  1–0  Northern Ireland
B. Laudrup  83' Report
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 40,242
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

13 October 1993
Republic of Ireland  1–3  Spain
Sheridan  72' Report Caminero  11'
J. Salinas  14', 26'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)

17 November 1993
Northern Ireland  1–1  Republic of Ireland
Quinn  74' Report McLoughlin  78'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

17 November 1993
Spain  1–0  Denmark
Hierro  63' Report

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. ↑ Other sources attribute this goal as an own goal by Baltušnikas of Lithuania.

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