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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 18 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 17 | Advance to second round | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — |
Luxembourg ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Langers ![]() |
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Balakov ![]() Kostadinov ![]() |
Luxembourg ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Tikhonov ![]() Kanchelskis ![]() Beschastnykh ![]() Karpin ![]() |
Israel ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ohana ![]() |
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Cyprus ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Gogić ![]() |
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Simutenkov ![]() |
Russia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kechinov ![]() Grishin ![]() Simutenkov ![]() |
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Bulgaria ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Stoichkov ![]() Kostadinov ![]() Balakov ![]() Lechkov ![]() |
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Luxembourg ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Amodio ![]() |
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Papavasiliou ![]() Ioannou ![]() |
Cyprus ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Papavasiliou ![]() Spoljaric ![]() |
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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
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 18 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 17 | Advance to second round | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
5 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — |
Luxembourg ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Langers ![]() |
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Balakov ![]() Kostadinov ![]() |
Luxembourg ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Tikhonov ![]() Kanchelskis ![]() Beschastnykh ![]() Karpin ![]() |
Israel ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ohana ![]() |
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Cyprus ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Gogić ![]() |
Report |
Simutenkov ![]() |
Russia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kechinov ![]() Grishin ![]() Simutenkov ![]() |
Report |
Bulgaria ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Stoichkov ![]() Kostadinov ![]() Balakov ![]() Lechkov ![]() |
Report |
Luxembourg ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Amodio ![]() |
Report |
Papavasiliou ![]() Ioannou ![]() |
Cyprus ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Papavasiliou ![]() Spoljaric ![]() |
Report |
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