The qualification matches for Group 3 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between April 1992 and November 1993. The teams competed on a home-and-away basis with the winner and runner-up claiming 2 of the 12 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The group consisted of Albania, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Spain.Only 37 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: Germany qualified for the World Cup automatically as defending champions and Liechtenstein withdrew before the draw was made Additionally, Yugoslavia was suspended by FIFA due to UN sanctions stemming from the Yugoslav wars.
One of the most notable topics of the group was the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland being in the same group ('The Troubles' were still ongoing). The Republic would clinch qualification in the final round of games by drawing away to their northern rivals, while Spain's 1–0 win over Denmark meant they qualified as winners.'There was poison in the air': 25 years on from that night in Windsor Park, Irish Times, 10 November 2018
Standings
Results
Goalscorers
7 goals
Julio Salinas
6 goals
John Aldridge
4 goals
Frank Pingel
3 goals
Kim Vilfort Steve Staunton Ainārs Linards Kevin Wilson Txiki Begiristain Fernando Hierro
2 goals
Sokol Kushta Brian Laudrup Paul McGrath Niall Quinn Robertas Fridrikas Jim Magilton Jimmy Quinn Gerry Taggart José Mari Bakero José Luis Caminero Julen Guerrero Míchel
1 goal
Edmond Abazi Sulejman Demollari Ilir Kepa Altin Rraklli John Jensen Henrik Larsen Peter Møller Lars Olsen Flemming Povlsen Mark Strudal Tony Cascarino Alan Kernaghan Alan McLoughlin Kevin Sheedy John Sheridan Andy Townsend Oļegs Aleksejenko Virginijus Baltušnikas Stasys Baranauskas Arminas Narbekovas Eimantas Poderis Viačeslavas Sukristovas Andrėjus Tereškinas Colin Clarke Mal Donaghy Iain Dowie Phil Gray Alan McDonald Adolfo Aldana Thomas Christiansen Pep Guardiola Cristóbal Parralo Alfonso Pérez Toni
Notes
External links Group 3 Detailed Results at RSSSF