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The qualification matches for Group 4 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between April 1992 and November 1993. The group 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. The group consisted of Belgium, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Faroe Islands, Romania, and Wales. On 1 January 1993, Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; the two nations completed the qualifiers as a single team under the name Representation of Czechs and Slovaks. [1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Romania 10 7 1 2 29 12 +17 15 Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 1–1 5–1 2–1 7–0
2   Belgium 10 7 1 2 16 5 +11 15 1–0 — 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0
3   Czechs and Slovaks [a] 10 4 5 1 21 9 +12 13 5–2 1–2 — 1–1 3–0 4–0
4   Wales 10 5 2 3 19 12 +7 12 1–2 2–0 2–2 — 2–0 6–0
5   Cyprus 10 2 1 7 8 18 −10 5 1–4 0–3 1–1 0–1 — 3–1
6   Faroe Islands 10 0 0 10 1 38 −37 0 0–4 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–2 —
Source: [ citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ During the qualification Czechoslovakia split into the independent states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The two states completed the qualifiers jointly under the name "Representation of Czechs and Slovaks".

Results

Belgium 1–0  Cyprus
Wilmots 24' Report
Attendance: 15,314
Romania 7–0  Faroe Islands
Balint 4', 40', 78'
Hagi 14'
Lăcătuș 28' ( pen.)
Lupescu 44'
Pană 55'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Romania 5–1  Wales
Hagi 5', 35'
Lupescu 7', 24'
Balint 31'		 Report Rush 50'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Fabio Baldas ( Italy)
Faroe Islands 0–3  Belgium
Report Albert 30'
Wilmots 65', 71'
Attendance: 5,156
Faroe Islands 0–2  Cyprus
Report Sotiriou 30'
Papavasiliou 58'
Attendance: 4,129
Czechoslovakia 1–2  Belgium
Kadlec 77' Report Chovanec 45' ( o.g.)
Czerniatynski 83'
Attendance: 10,500
Wales 6–0  Faroe Islands
Rush 5', 64', 89'
Saunders 28'
Bowen 37'
Blackmore 71'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Czechoslovakia 4–0  Faroe Islands
Nemeček 23'
Kuka 84', 86'
Dubovsky 90' ( pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 16,278
Referee: Ahmet Çakar ( Turkey)
Belgium 1–0  Romania
Smidts 27' Report
Attendance: 21,000
Cyprus 0–1  Wales
Report Hughes 51'
Attendance: 12,000
Romania 1–1  Czechoslovakia
Dumitrescu 49' Report Nemeček 82' ( pen.)
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Joe Worrall ( England)
Belgium 2–0  Wales
Staelens 53'
Degryse 58'		 Report
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Jan Damgaard ( Denmark)
Cyprus 1–4  Romania
Pittas 39' ( pen.) Report Popescu 4'
Răducioiu 36'
Hagi 73'
Hanganu 86'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Neji Jouini ( Tunisia)
Cyprus 0–3  Belgium
Report Scifo 2', 5'
Albert 87'
Attendance: 3,000
Wales 2–0  Belgium
Giggs 18'
Rush 39'		 Report
Attendance: 27,002
Romania 2–1  Cyprus
Dumitrescu 33', 55' Report Sotiriou 23'
Attendance: 17,000
Cyprus 3–1  Faroe Islands
Xiourouppas 7'
Sotiriou 43'
Ioannou 75'		 Report Arge 82'
Attendance: 4,000
Representation of Czechs and Slovaks 1–1  Wales
Látal 41' Report Hughes 31'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Joël Quiniou ( France)
Belgium 3–0  Faroe Islands
Wilmots 33', 76'
Scifo 50' ( pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 20,641
Representation of Czechs and Slovaks 5–2  Romania
Vrabec 13'
Látal 37'
Dubovský 58', 84', 90'		 Report Răducioiu 26', 55'
Attendance: 15,000
Faroe Islands 0–3  Wales
Report Saunders 22'
Young 31'
Rush 69'
Attendance: 4,209
Referee: Vadim Zhuk ( Belarus)
Faroe Islands 0–3  Representation of Czechs and Slovaks
Report Hašek 3'
Poštulka 38', 44'
Attendance: 1,000
Wales 2–2  Representation of Czechs and Slovaks
Giggs 21'
Rush 35'		 Report Kuka 16'
Dubovský 67'
Attendance: 37,558
Faroe Islands 0–4  Romania
Report Răducioiu 23', 58', 60', 76'
Attendance: 2,724
Romania 2–1  Belgium
Răducioiu 67' ( pen.)
Dumitrescu 85'		 Report Scifo 88' ( pen.)
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl ( Hungary)
Wales 2–0  Cyprus
Saunders 70'
Rush 86'		 Report
Attendance: 30,825
Referee: Philip Don ( England)
Wales 1–2  Romania
Saunders 61' Report Hagi 32'
Răducioiu 83'
Attendance: 40,000

Goalscorers

9 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

  1. ^ When Romania broke Welsh hearts, Dafydd Pritchard / Chris Wathan, BBC Sport, 17 November 2023

External links

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