Listed below are the dates and results for Group 3 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament. For an overview of the entire European zone, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA); for an overview of the entire qualification tournament, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Group 3 consisted of 7 of the 39 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Albania, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Spain. These 7 teams competed on a home-and-away basis for 2 of the 12 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.
One of the most popular topics of the group was the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland being in the same group.
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| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 | Spain | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 |
| 3 | Denmark | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 |
| 6 | Latvia | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | −17 |
| 7 | Albania | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 26 | −20 |
Spain and the Republic of Ireland qualified.
| 22 April 1992 | Spain | 3 – 0 | Albania | Seville, Spain | ||
| Míchel 2', 66' (pen.) Hierro 87' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) |
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| 28 April 1992 | Northern Ireland | 2 – 2 | Lithuania | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Wilson 13' Taggart 16' |
Report | Narbekovas 41' Fridrikas 48' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) |
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| 26 May 1992 | Republic of Ireland | 2 – 0 | Albania | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Aldridge 60' McGrath 80' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 29,727 Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands) |
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| 3 June 1992 | Albania | 1 – 0 | Lithuania | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Abazi 77' | Report | Stadium: Stadiumi Qemal Stafa Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Octavian Streng (Romania) |
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| 12 August 1992 | Latvia | 1 – 2 | Lithuania | Riga, Latvia | ||
| Linards 15' | Report | Poderis 66' Tereskinas 85' |
Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 6,897 Referee: Jozef Marko (Czechoslovakia) |
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| 26 August 1992 | Latvia | 0 – 0 | Denmark | Riga, Latvia | ||
| Report | Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 7,940 Referee: Alfred Wieser (Austria) |
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| 9 September 1992 | Republic of Ireland | 4 – 0 | Latvia | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Sheedy 30' Aldridge 59', 82' (pen.), 86' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
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| 9 September 1992 | Northern Ireland | 3 – 0 | Albania | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Clarke 14' Wilson 31' Magilton 44' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 20,000 |
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| 23 September 1992 | Latvia | 0 – 0 | Spain | Riga, Latvia | ||
| Report | Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 6,220 Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg) |
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| 23 September 1992 | Lithuania | 0 – 0 | Denmark | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||
| Report | Stadium: Žalgiris Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Angelov (Bulgaria) |
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| 14 October 1992 | Denmark | 0 – 0 | Republic of Ireland | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Report | Stadium: Parken Attendance: 40,100 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) |
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| 14 October 1992 | Northern Ireland | 0 – 0 | Spain | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
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| 28 October 1992 | Lithuania | 1 – 1 | Latvia | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||
| Fridrikas 85' | Report | Linards 44' | Stadium: Žalgiris Stadium Referee: Andrew Waddell (Scotland) |
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| 11 November 1992 | Albania | 1 – 1 | Latvia | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Kepa 67' | Report | Aleksiejenko 3' | Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Referee: Gerhard Kapl (Austria) |
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| 18 November 1992 | Northern Ireland | 0 – 1 | Denmark | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Report | H. Larsen 51' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) |
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| 18 November 1992 | Spain | 0 – 0 | Republic of Ireland | Seville, Spain | ||
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Alphonse Constantin (Belgium) |
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| 16 December 1992 | Spain | 5 – 0 | Latvia | Seville, Spain | ||
| Bakero 49' Guardiola 51' Alfonso 80' Beguiristain 82', 83' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania) |
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| 17 February 1993 | Albania | 1 – 2 | Northern Ireland | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Rrakili 90' | Report | Donaghy 15' McDonald 41' |
Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Vesselin Bogdanov (Bulgaria) |
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| 24 February 1993 | Spain | 5 – 0 | Lithuania | Seville, Spain | ||
| Cristóbal 5' Bakero 12' Beguiristain 17' Christiansen 86' Aldana 90' |
Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta) |
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| 31 March 1993 | Denmark | 1 – 0 | Spain | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Povlsen 20' | Report | Stadium: Parken Attendance: 40,272 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) |
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| 31 March 1993 | Republic of Ireland | 3 – 0 | Northern Ireland | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Townsend 20' Quinn 22' Staunton 28' |
Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland) |
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| 14 April 1993 | Denmark | 2 – 0 | Latvia | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Vilfort 23' Strudal 76' |
Report | Referee: Pedersen (Norway) |
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| 14 April 1993 | Lithuania | 3 – 1 | Albania | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||
| Baltusnikas 20' Sukristovas 25' Baranauskas 63' |
Report | Demollari 86' | Referee: Olafsson (Iceland) |
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| 28 April 1993 | Republic of Ireland | 1 – 1 | Denmark | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Quinn 75' | Report | Vilfort 27' | Referee: Harrel (France) |
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| 28 April 1993 | Spain | 3 – 1 | Northern Ireland | Seville, Spain | ||
| J. Salinas 21', 26' Hierro 41' |
Report | Wilson 11' | Referee: Sundell (Sweden) |
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| 15 May 1993 | Latvia | 0 – 0 | Albania | Riga, Latvia | ||
| Report | Referee: Howells (England) |
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| 25 May 1993 | Lithuania | 0 – 1 | Northern Ireland | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||
| Report | Dowie 8' | Referee: Palsi (Finland) |
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| 26 May 1993 | Albania | 1 – 2 | Republic of Ireland | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Kushta 8' | Report | Staunton 12' Cascarino 77' |
Referee: Cinciripini (Italy) |
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| 2 June 1993 | Denmark | 4 – 0 | Albania | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| J. Jensen 11' Pingel 20', 40' Möller 28' |
Report | Referee: Grabber (Austria) |
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| 2 June 1993 | Latvia | 1 – 2 | Northern Ireland | Riga, Latvia | ||
| Linards 55' | Report | Magilton 4' Taggart 15' |
Referee: Werner (Poland) |
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| 2 June 1993 | Lithuania | 0 – 2 | Spain | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||
| Report | Guerrero 73', 77' | Referee: Ionescu (Romania) |
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| 9 June 1993 | Latvia | 0 – 2 | Republic of Ireland | Riga, Latvia | ||
| Report | Aldridge 14' McGrath 42' |
Referee: Jol (Netherlands) |
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| 16 June 1993 | Lithuania | 0 – 1 | Republic of Ireland | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||
| Report | Staunton 38'[2] | Referee: Philippi (Luxembourg) |
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| 25 August 1993 | Denmark | 4 – 0 | Lithuania | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| L. Olsen 13' Pingel 44' B. Laudrup 64' Vilfort 71' |
Report | Referee: Bergmann (Iceland) |
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| 8 September 1993 | Albania | 0 – 1 | Denmark | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Report | Pingel 63' | Referee: Loizou (Cyprus) |
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| 8 September 1993 | Republic of Ireland | 2 – 0 | Lithuania | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Aldridge 4' Kernaghan 25' |
Report | Referee: Pedersen (Norway) |
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| 8 September 1993 | Northern Ireland | 2 – 0 | Latvia | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Quinn 35' Gray 80' |
Report | Referee: Correia (Portugal) |
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| 22 September 1993 | Albania | 1 – 5 | Spain | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Kushta 40' | Report | J. Salinas 4', 30', 58' Toni 18' Caminero 67' |
Referee: Harrel (France) |
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| 13 October 1993 | Denmark | 1 – 0 | Northern Ireland | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| B. Laudrup 83' | Report | Referee: Zhuk (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
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| 13 October 1993 | Republic of Ireland | 1 – 3 | Spain | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Sheridan 72' | Report | Caminero 11' J. Salinas 14', 26' |
Referee: Baldas (Italy) |
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| 17 November 1993 | Northern Ireland | 1 – 1 | Republic of Ireland | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Quinn 74' | Report | McLoughlin 78' | Referee: Çakar (Turkey) |
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| 17 November 1993 | Spain | 1 – 0 | Denmark | Seville, Spain | ||
| Hierro 63' | Report | Referee: Nikakis (Greece) |
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