1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

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Group 5 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [1] 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.

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Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg
1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 8602189+918Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 1–0 4–1 4–0
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8521195+1417Advance to second round 4–2 — 2–0 4–0 3–0
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 841397+213 2–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–0
4Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 83141015−510 1–3 1–1 2–0 — 2–0
5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 8008222−200 1–2 0–4 0–3 1–3 —
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Israel  Flag of Israel.svg2–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Harazi Soccerball shade.svg34'
Banin Soccerball shade.svg62' (pen.)		 Report Balakov Soccerball shade.svg3' (pen.)
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Nikiforov Soccerball shade.svg8', 50'
Kolyvanov Soccerball shade.svg34'
Beschastnykh Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report
Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1–2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Langers Soccerball shade.svg20' Report Balakov Soccerball shade.svg14' (pen.)
Kostadinov Soccerball shade.svg37'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 3,775
Referee: Yevi Kollari (Albania)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Brumer Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Kolyvanov Soccerball shade.svg82'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report Tikhonov Soccerball shade.svg34'
Kanchelskis Soccerball shade.svg38'
Beschastnykh Soccerball shade.svg50'
Karpin Soccerball shade.svg77'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 5,660
Referee: Juha Hirviniemi (Finland)
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg2–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Gogić Soccerball shade.svg9', 15' (pen.) Report
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Gheorghe Constantin (Romania)
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg1–3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Pittas Soccerball shade.svg29' Report Balakov Soccerball shade.svg23'
Balakov Soccerball shade.svg34'
Iliev Soccerball shade.svg70'
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Ohana Soccerball shade.svg39' Report
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 24,400
Referee: John Ashman (Wales)
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg1–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Gogić Soccerball shade.svg31' Report Simutenkov Soccerball shade.svg32'
Dimotiko, Paralimni
Attendance: 3,199
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Report Zohar Soccerball shade.svg11', 79'
Banin Soccerball shade.svg56' (pen.)
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 6,607
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg4–1Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Borimirov Soccerball shade.svg2'
Kostadinov Soccerball shade.svg35', 45'
Yordanov Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report Okkas Soccerball shade.svg62'
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Kechinov Soccerball shade.svg20'
Grishin Soccerball shade.svg55'
Simutenkov Soccerball shade.svg58'		 Report
Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg2–0Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Ohana Soccerball shade.svg3', 72' Report
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg4–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Stoichkov Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.)
Kostadinov Soccerball shade.svg47'
Balakov Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)
Lechkov Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report
Neftochimik Stadium, Burgas
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Radimov Soccerball shade.svg8'
Kosolapov Soccerball shade.svg38'		 Report
Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Penev Soccerball shade.svg65' Report
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Sándor Piller (Hungary)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1–3Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
Amodio Soccerball shade.svg14' Report Papavasiliou Soccerball shade.svg6'
Ioannou Soccerball shade.svg55', 79'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Gylfi Thor Orrason (Iceland)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg55' Report
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Alenichev Soccerball shade.svg13', 57'
Kolyvanov Soccerball shade.svg41'
Yuran Soccerball shade.svg52'		 Report Gruev Soccerball shade.svg68'
Kostadinov Soccerball shade.svg78'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg2–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Papavasiliou Soccerball shade.svg79'
Spoljaric Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bujar Pregja (Albania)

Notes

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

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