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.

Standings

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Bulgaria 8 6 0 2 18 9 9 18
2  Russia 8 5 2 1 19 5 14 17
3  Israel 8 4 1 3 9 7 2 13
4  Cyprus 8 3 1 4 10 15 −5 10
5  Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 2 22 −20 0

Results

September 1, 1996
18:00 UTC+3
Israel  2–1  Bulgaria
Harazi Goal 34'
Banin Goal 62'		 Report Balakov Goal 3' (pen.)
National Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

September 1, 1996
19:00 UTC+3
Russia  4–0  Cyprus
Nikiforov Goal 8', 50'
Kolyvanov Goal 34'
Beschastnykh Goal 81'		 Report
Dinamo, Moscow
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

October 8, 1996
20:00 UTC+2
Luxembourg  1–2  Bulgaria
Langers Goal 20' Report Balakov Goal 14' (pen.)
Kostadinov Goal 37'

October 9, 1996
18:00 UTC+3
Israel  1–1  Russia
Brumer Goal 65' Report Kolyvanov Goal 82'
National Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

November 10, 1996
17:00 UTC+1
Luxembourg  0–4  Russia
Report Tikhonov Goal 34'
Kanchelskis Goal 38'
Beschastnykh Goal 50'
Karpin Goal 77'

November 10, 1996
18:00 UTC+2
Cyprus  2–0  Israel
Gogić Goal 9', 15' (pen.) Report
Tsirion, Limassol
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Gheorghe Constantin (Romania)

December 14, 1996
16:00 UTC+2
Cyprus  1–3  Bulgaria
Pittas Goal 29' Report Kostadinov Goal 23'
Balakov Goal 34'
Iliev Goal 70'
Tsirion, Limassol
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland)

December 15, 1996
18:00 UTC+2
Israel  1–0  Luxembourg
Ohana Goal 39' Report
National Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 24,400
Referee: John Ashman (Wales)

March 29, 1997
18:30 UTC+2
Cyprus  1–1  Russia
Gogić Goal 31' Report Simutenkov Goal 32'
Dimotiko, Paralimni
Attendance: 3,199
Referee: Juan Ansuategui Roca (Spain)

March 31, 1997
17:00 UTC+2
Luxembourg  0–3  Israel
Report Zohar Goal 11', 79'
Banin Goal 86' (pen.)

April 2, 1997
18:00 UTC+3
Bulgaria  4–1  Cyprus
Borimirov Goal 2'
Kostadinov Goal 35', 45'
Yordanov Goal 66'		 Report Okkas Goal 62'

April 30, 1997
19:00 UTC+3
Russia  3–0  Luxembourg
Kechinov Goal 20'
Grishin Goal 55'
Simutenkov Goal 58'		 Report
Dinamo, Moscow
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland)

April 30, 1997
18:00 UTC+3
Israel  2–0  Cyprus
Ohana Goal 3', 72' Report
National Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine)

June 8, 1997
20:00 UTC+3
Bulgaria  4–0  Luxembourg
Stoichkov Goal 43' (pen.)
Kostadinov Goal 47'
Balakov Goal 50' (pen.)
Lechkov Goal 81'		 Report
Neftochimik, Burgas
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

June 8, 1997
19:00 UTC+3
Russia  2–0  Israel
Radimov Goal 8'
Kosolapov Goal 38'		 Report
Dinamo, Moscow
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

August 20, 1997
20:00 UTC+3
Bulgaria  1–0  Israel
Penev Goal 65' Report
Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Sándor Piller (Hungary)

September 7, 1997
17:00 UTC+2
Luxembourg  1–3  Cyprus
Amodio Goal 14' Report Papavasiliou Goal 6'
Ioannou Goal 55', 79'

September 10, 1997
19:30 UTC+3
Bulgaria  1–0  Russia
Ivanov Goal 55' Report

October 11, 1997
19:00 UTC+3
Russia  4–2  Bulgaria
Alenichev Goal 13', 57'
Kolyvanov Goal 41'
Yuran Goal 52'		 Report Gruev Goal 68'
Kostadinov Goal 78'
Luzhniki, Moscow
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

October 11, 1997
19:00 UTC+3
Cyprus  2–0  Luxembourg
Papavasiliou Goal 79'
Spoljaric Goal 85'		 Report
Tsirion, 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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