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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

Group 5 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[a] Bulgaria, Cyprus, Israel, Luxembourg, and Russia. 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Bulgaria 8 6 0 2 18 9 +9 18 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 1–0 4–1 4–0
2   Russia 8 5 2 1 19 5 +14 17 Advance to second round 4–2 — 2–0 4–0 3–0
3   Israel 8 4 1 3 9 7 +2 13 2–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–0
4   Cyprus 8 3 1 4 10 15 −5 10 1–3 1–1 2–0 — 2–0
5   Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 2 22 −20 0 1–2 0–4 0–3 1–3 —
Source: [1]

Matches

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Israel  2–1  Bulgaria
Harazi   34'
Banin   62' (pen.)		 Report Balakov   3' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,200
Russia  4–0  Cyprus
Nikiforov   8', 50'
Kolyvanov   34'
Beschastnykh   81'		 Report
Attendance: 8,500
Luxembourg  1–2  Bulgaria
Langers   20' Report Balakov   14' (pen.)
Kostadinov   37'
Attendance: 3,775
Israel  1–1  Russia
Brumer   65' Report Kolyvanov   82'
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Luxembourg  0–4  Russia
Report Tikhonov   34'
Kanchelskis   38'
Beschastnykh   50'
Karpin   77'
Attendance: 5,660
Cyprus  2–0  Israel
Gogić   9', 15' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 10,500
Cyprus  1–3  Bulgaria
Pittas   29' Report Balakov   23'
Balakov   34'
Iliev   70'
Attendance: 6,500
Israel  1–0  Luxembourg
Ohana   39' Report
Attendance: 24,400
Referee: John Ashman (Wales)
Cyprus  1–1  Russia
Gogić   31' Report Simutenkov   32'
Attendance: 3,199
Luxembourg  0–3  Israel
Report Zohar   11', 79'
Banin   56' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,607
Bulgaria  4–1  Cyprus
Borimirov   2'
Kostadinov   35', 45'
Yordanov   66'		 Report Okkas   62'
Attendance: 33,000
Russia  3–0  Luxembourg
Kechinov   20'
Grishin   55'
Simutenkov   58'		 Report
Attendance: 9,200
Israel  2–0  Cyprus
Ohana   3', 72' Report
Attendance: 32,000
Bulgaria  4–0  Luxembourg
Stoichkov   43' (pen.)
Kostadinov   47'
Balakov   50' (pen.)
Lechkov   81'		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Russia  2–0  Israel
Radimov   8'
Kosolapov   38'		 Report
Attendance: 22,000
Bulgaria  1–0  Israel
Penev   65' Report
Attendance: 32,000
Luxembourg  1–3  Cyprus
Amodio   14' Report Papavasiliou   6'
Ioannou   55', 79'
Attendance: 3,022
Bulgaria  1–0  Russia
Ivanov   55' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Russia  4–2  Bulgaria
Alenichev   13', 57'
Kolyvanov   41'
Yuran   52'		 Report Gruev   68'
Kostadinov   78'
Attendance: 19,000
Cyprus  2–0  Luxembourg
Papavasiliou   79'
Spoljaric   85'		 Report
Attendance: 4,000

Goalscorers

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There were 58 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.9 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

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  1. ^ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1998, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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