1994 FIFA World Cup qualification

October 2017 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 21 March 1992 – 17 November 1993 147 6 497 1446 JPN Kazuyoshi Miura(13 goals) 1990 1998 The 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 1994 FIFA World Cup featured 24 teams with one place reserved for the host nation, United States, and one place for the defending champions, Germany. The remaining 22 places were determined by a qualification process, in which 147 teams, from the six FIFA confederations, competed. Most of the successful teams were determined within these confederations, with a limited number of inter-confederation play-offs occurring at the end of the process. Fifteen teams withdrew: Liechtenstein, Cuba, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Myanmar and Western Samoa, and three teams were excluded: Yugoslavia and Libya due to UN sanctions, and Chile for the El Maracanazo cheating incident during 1990 qualification. A total of 130 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 497 qualifying matches were played, and 1446 goals were scored (an average of 2.91 per match).http://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year) 27 July 2007 32 FIFA.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180612164508/https://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf 12 June 2018 The first qualification match, between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, was played on 21 March 1992, and the Puerto Rican forward Marcos Lugris scored the first goal in qualification.https://www.rsssf.org/tables/94qual.html World Cup 1994 qualifications Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 13 October 2017 Qualification ended on 17 November 1993, when European qualification ended and the OFC–CONMEBOL play-off match was played. Eighteen of FIFA's twenty-four top-ranked countries eventually qualified.https://www.rsssf.org/tables/94q.html World Cup 1994 Qualifying Stokkermans Karel Jarreta Sergio Henrique 9 June 2016 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 13 October 2017 Qualified teams center|thumb|700x700px|#0000ff Country qualified for World Cup#ffcc00 Country failed to qualify#000000 Country did not enter World Cup#e0e0e0 Country not a FIFA member http://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110717045303/http://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf dead 17 July 2011 History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year) 27 July 2007 FIFA.com 13 October 2017https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/feb/15/forgotten-story-17-november-1993 The forgotten story of … 17 November 1993 Smyth Rob 15 February 2012 The Guardian 13 October 2017 en-GB 0261-3077 TeamMethod of qualificationDate of qualificationFinals appearanceStreakPrevious best performanceFIFA RankingThe rankings are shown as of 19 November 1993. These are the rankings used for the final draw.https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=5/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160622202000/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=5/index.html dead 22 June 2016 The FIFA World Ranking November 1993 19 November 1993 FIFA.com en-GB 13 October 2017USAHosts4 July 1988 data-sort-value="5" |5th |2 | data-sort-value="3" |Third place (1930) |27 |- | align="left" |GER |Defending champions |8 July 1990 | data-sort-value="13" |13thThis is the 3rd appearance of Germany at the FIFA World Cup. However, FIFA considers West Germany's results as Germany's. |11 | data-sort-value="1" |Winners (1954, 1974, 1990)Germany's best result is third place in 1934. However, FIFA considers West Germany's results as Germany's. |3 |- | align="left" |MEX |CONCACAF Final Round winners |9 May 1993 | data-sort-value="10" |10th |1 (Last: 1986) | data-sort-value="5" |Quarter-finals (1970, 1986) |17 |- | align="left" |GRE |UEFA Group 5 winners |23 May 1993 | data-sort-value="1" |1st |1 | data-sort-value="8" |— |32 |- | align="left" |RUS 1991 |UEFA Group 5 runners-up |2 June 1993 | data-sort-value="8" |8thThis is the 1st appearance of Russia at the FIFA World Cup. However, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR. |4 | data-sort-value="4" |Fourth place (1966) |14 |- | align="left" |COL |CONMEBOL Group A winners |5 September 1993 | data-sort-value="3" |3rd |2 | data-sort-value="6" |Round of 16 (1990) |21 |- | align="left" |BOL |CONMEBOL Group B runners-up |19 September 1993 | data-sort-value="3" |3rd |1 (Last: 1950) | data-sort-value="7" |Group stage (1930, 1950) |59 |- | align="left" |BRA |CONMEBOL Group B winners |19 September 1993 | data-sort-value="15" |15th |15 | data-sort-value="1" |Winners (1958, 1962, 1970) |4 |- | align="left" |NGA |CAF Final Round Group A winners |8 October 1993 | data-sort-value="1" |1st |1 | data-sort-value="8" |— |16 |- | align="left" |CMR |CAF Final Round Group C winners |10 October 1993 | data-sort-value="3" |3rd |2 | data-sort-value="5" |Quarter-finals (1990) |24 |- | align="left" |MAR |CAF Final Round Group B winners |10 October 1993 | data-sort-value="3" |3rd |1 (Last: 1986) | data-sort-value="6" |Round of 16 (1986) |30 |- | align="left" |NOR |UEFA Group 2 winners |13 October 1993 | data-sort-value="2" |2nd |1 (Last: 1938) | data-sort-value="6" |Round of 16 (1938) |5 |- | align="left" |SWE |UEFA Group 6 winners |13 October 1993 | data-sort-value="9" |9th |2 | data-sort-value="2" |Runners-up (1958) |11 |- | align="left" |KOR 1984 |AFC Final Round runners-up |28 October 1993 | data-sort-value="4" |4th |3 | data-sort-value="7" |Group stage (1954, 1986, 1990) |39 |- | align="left" |KSA |AFC Final Round winners |28 October 1993 | data-sort-value="1" |1st |1 | data-sort-value="8" |— |38 |- | align="left" |BEL |UEFA Group 4 runners-up |17 November 1993 | data-sort-value="9" |9th |4 | data-sort-value="4" |Fourth place (1986) |22 |- | align="left" |BUL |UEFA Group 6 runners-up |17 November 1993 | data-sort-value="6" |6th |1 (Last: 1986) | data-sort-value="6" |Round of 16 (1986) |23 |- | align="left" |ITA |UEFA Group 1 winners |17 November 1993 | data-sort-value="13" |13th |9 | data-sort-value="1" |Winners (1934, 1938, 1982) |1 |- | align="left" |NED |UEFA Group 2 runners-up |17 November 1993 | data-sort-value="6" |6th |2 | data-sort-value="2" |Runners-up (1974, 1978) |2 |- | align="left" |IRL |UEFA Group 3 runners-up |17 November 1993 | data-sort-value="2" |2nd |2 | data-sort-value="5" |Quarter finals (1990) |13 |- | align="left" |ROU |UEFA Group 4 winners |17 November 1993 | data-sort-value="6" |6th |2 | data-sort-value="6" |Round of 16 (1934, 1938, 1990) |12 |- | align="left" |ESP |UEFA Group 3 winners |17 November 1993 | data-sort-value="9" |9th |5 | data-sort-value="4" |Fourth place (1950) |7 |- | align="left" |SUI |UEFA Group 1 runners-up |17 November 1993 | data-sort-value="7" |7th |1 (Last: 1966) | data-sort-value="5" |Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954) |9 |- | align="left" |ARG |Inter-confederation play-off winners |17 November 1993 | data-sort-value="11" |11th |6 | data-sort-value="1" |Winners (1978, 1986) |9 |} Qualification process thumb|Madison Square Garden in New York City hosted the qualification draw The draw was made in New York on 8 December 1991 at Madison Square Garden.https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/11/theater/new-paramount-theater-to-give-radio-city-a-run-for-its-music.html New Paramount Theater to Give Radio City a Run for Its Music Holden Stephen 11 September 1991 The New York Times 13 October 2017 en-US 0362-4331 For the first time, three teams qualified from the African zone, because of its performance in the previous tournament. The 24 spots available in the 1994 World Cup were distributed among the continental zones as follows: Europe (UEFA): 13 places. 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Germany, while the other 12 places were contested by 38 teams (including Israel). South America (CONMEBOL): 3.5 places, contested by 9 teams. North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 2.25 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier United States, while the other 1.25 places were contested by 22 teams. Africa (CAF): 3 places, contested by 40 teams. Asia (AFC): 2 places, contested by 29 teams. Oceania (OFC): 0.25 places, contested by 7 teams. UEFA, AFC and CAF have a guaranteed number of places, whereas the number of qualifiers from other confederations is dependent on play-offs between OFC's first-placed team and CONCACAF's second-placed team and the winner of this fixture against CONMEBOL's fourth-placed team. After the first round of 1994 FIFA World Cup finals, the percentage of teams from each confederation that passed through to the round of 16 was as follows:https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1994usa 1994 FIFA World Cup USA FIFA.com en-GB 15 October 2017 AFC (Asia): 50% (1 of 2 places) CAF (Africa): 33% (1 of 3 places) CONCACAF (North, Central American and Caribbean): 100% (2 of 2 places) CONMEBOL (South America): 50% (2 of 4 places) OFC (Oceania): n/a (0 of 0 places) UEFA (Europe): 77% (10 of 13 places) Summary of qualification 450x450pxConfederationTeams startedTeams that secured qualificationTeams that were eliminatedTotal places in finalsQualifying start dateQualifying end dateAFC2922728 April 199328 October 1993CAF4033739 October 199210 October 1993CONCACAF22+11+1211+121 March 199215 August 1993CONMEBOL945418 July 199317 November 1993OFC70707 June 199217 November 1993UEFAIsrael did not become a full member of UEFA until 1994, but competed in European qualification in the run-up to membership.38+112+12612+122 April 199217 November 1993Total145+222+212322+221 March 199217 November 1993 Tiebreakers For FIFA World Cup qualifying stages using a league format, the method used for separating teams level on points is the same for all Confederations. If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked by: goal difference in all group matches greater number of goals scored in all group matches For FIFA World Cup qualifying stages using a home-and-away knockout format, the team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out. Confederation qualification AFC 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)Qualification for AFC teams consisted of two rounds. Round one saw the teams divided into 6 groups, each team playing the others in their group twice. The winner of each group then went into a final group where they played each other once. The qualification process began with 29 national teams vying for two spots. Saudi Arabia and Korea Republic qualified. LegendCountries that directly qualified for the 1994 World Cup Final positions (final round) RankTeamPldPts1KSA572KOR 1984563JPN 1947564IRQ 1991555IRN546PRK52 CAF 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)Qualification for CAF teams also consisted of two rounds. Round one saw the teams divided into 9 groups, each team playing the others in their group twice. The winners of these groups then went into three final groups where they played each other twice. The qualification process began with 40 national teams vying for three spots. Nigeria, Morocco and Cameroon qualified. LegendCountries that directly qualified for the 1994 World Cup Final positions (final round) 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF Final Round) Group A TeamPldPtsNGA45CIV45ALG42Group B TeamPldPtsMAR46ZAM 196445SEN41Group C TeamPldPtsCMR46ZIM44GUI42 CONCACAF 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)There were three rounds of play for CONCACAF teams. Mexico and Canada received byes and advanced to the second round directly. The remaining teams were divided into Caribbean and Central American zones. In the Caribbean zone, 14 teams played in knockout matches on a home-and-away basis to determine three winners advancing to the second round. In the Central American zone, the six teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners advanced to the second round. In the second round, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. They played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the final round. In the final round, the four teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner qualified. The runner-up advanced to the CONCACAF–OFC intercontinental play-off. Mexico took the guaranteed spot and Canada qualified for the play-off. LegendCountries that directly qualified for the 1994 World CupCountries that advanced to the CONCACAF–OFC play-off Final positions (final round) RankTeamPld Matches playedPts Points1MEX6102CAN673SLV644HON 194963 CONMEBOL 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)Nine CONMEBOL teams entered the competition (Chile was banned by FIFA due to the 1989 El Maracanazo''). The nine teams were divided into two groups. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. Group A had one guaranteed place and one play-off spot, while Group B had two spots for the finals. Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia qualified automatically and Argentina qualified for the play-off. LegendCountries that directly qualified for the 1994 World CupCountries that advanced to the CONCACAF/OFC–CONMEBOL play-off Final positions (group stage) Group A TeamPld Matches playedPts PointsCOL610ARG67PAR 199066PER61Group B TeamPldPtsBRA812BOL811URU810ECU85VEN 193082 OFC 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)Qualification for OFC teams consisted of two rounds. Seven teams entered initially and were divided into two groups, but Western Samoa withdrew. The two group winners then played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner advanced to the CONCACAF–OFC intercontinental play-off. Australia won the tie and advanced. Second round 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC second round New Zealand 0–4 Australia 0–1 0–3 UEFA 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 38 were initially involved in UEFA qualifying, but Liechtenstein withdrew and Yugoslavia was suspended. The thirty-six teams were divided into six groups: five groups of six teams each (before Yugoslavia was suspended leaving their group with five teams) and one group of seven teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up qualified. Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Romania, Belgium, Greece, Russia, Sweden, and Bulgaria all qualified. LegendCountries that directly qualified for the 1994 World Cup Final positions (group stage) auto Group 1 y n n 1em Group 2 y n n 1em Group 3 y n n auto Group 4 y n n 1em Group 5 y n n 1em Group 6 y n n Inter-confederation play-offs 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) For the first time ever, there were two rounds of play in the inter-confederation play-offs. The teams from CONCACAF and OFC first played each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner then played against the team from CONMEBOL on a home-and-away basis. The winner qualified. Bracket Bracket First round: CONCACAF v OFC 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off) playoff1 Second round: OFC v CONMEBOL 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off) playoff2 Top goalscorers 13 goals JPN Kazuyoshi Miura 9 goals ROU Florin Răducioiu 8 goals IRQ Alaa Kadhim NGA Rashidi Yekini KOR Ha Seok-ju THA Piyapong Pue-On WAL Ian Rush References External links 1994 FIFA World Cup USA Preliminaries RSSSF - 1994 World Cup Qualification Qualification Category:FIFA World Cup qualification