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.)
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'
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'
Cyprus  2–0  Israel
Gogić   9', 15' (pen.) Report

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.)

Bulgaria  4–1  Cyprus
Borimirov   2'
Kostadinov   35', 45'
Yordanov   66'
Report Okkas   62'

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
Russia  2–0  Israel
Radimov   8'
Kosolapov   38'
Report
Attendance: 22,000

Bulgaria  1–0  Israel
Penev   65' Report

Luxembourg  1–3  Cyprus
Amodio   14' Report Papavasiliou   6'
Ioannou   55', 79'
Bulgaria  1–0  Russia
Ivanov   55' Report

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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