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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

Legend
Group winners and one best runner-up among all groups directly qualified for the finals
Remaining group runners-up advanced to the play-offs
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 8 6 0 2 18 9 +9 18
 Russia 8 5 2 1 19 5 +14 17
 Israel 8 4 1 3 9 7 +2 13
 Cyprus 8 3 1 4 10 15 −5 10
 Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 2 22 −20 0
  Bulgaria Cyprus Israel Luxembourg Russia
Bulgaria  – 4–1 1–0 4–0 1–0
Cyprus  1–3 – 2–0 2–0 1–1
Israel  2–1 2–0 – 1–0 1–1
Luxembourg  1–2 1–3 0–3 – 0–4
Russia  4–2 4–0 2–0 3–0 –

Results

Israel 2–1 Bulgaria
Harazi 34'
Banin 62'		 Report Balakov 3' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,200
Russia 4–0 Cyprus
Nikiforov 8', 50'
Kolyvanov 34'
Beschastnykh 81'		 Report
Dinamo, Moscow
Attendance: 8,500
Luxembourg 1–2 Bulgaria
Langers 20' Report Balakov 14' (pen.)
Kostadinov 37'
Attendance: 3,775
Israel 1–1 Russia
Brumer 65' Report Kolyvanov 82'
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Luxembourg 0–4 Russia
Report Tikhonov 34'
Kanchelskis 38'
Beschastnykh 50'
Karpin 77'
Attendance: 5,660
Cyprus 2–0 Israel
Gogić 9', 15' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 10,500
Cyprus 1–3 Bulgaria
Pittas 29' Report Kostadinov 23'
Balakov 34'
Iliev 70'
Attendance: 6,500
Israel 1–0 Luxembourg
Ohana 39' Report
Attendance: 24,400
Referee: John Ashman (Wales)
Cyprus 1–1 Russia
Gogić 31' Report Simutenkov 32'
Attendance: 3,199
Luxembourg 0–3 Israel
Report Zohar 11', 79'
Banin 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,607
Bulgaria 4–1 Cyprus
Borimirov 2'
Kostadinov 35', 45'
Yordanov 66'		 Report Okkas 62'
Attendance: 16,000
Russia 3–0 Luxembourg
Kechinov 20'
Grishin 55'
Simutenkov 58'		 Report
Dinamo, Moscow
Attendance: 9,200
Israel 2–0 Cyprus
Ohana 3', 72' Report
Attendance: 32,000
Bulgaria 4–0 Luxembourg
Stoichkov 43' (pen.)
Kostadinov 47'
Balakov 50' (pen.)
Lechkov 81'		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Russia 2–0 Israel
Radimov 8'
Kosolapov 38'		 Report
Dinamo, Moscow
Attendance: 22,000
Bulgaria 1–0 Israel
Penev 65' Report
Attendance: 32,000
Luxembourg 1–3 Cyprus
Amodio 14' Report Papavasiliou 6'
Ioannou 55', 79'
Attendance: 3,022
Bulgaria 1–0 Russia
Ivanov 55' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Russia 4–2 Bulgaria
Alenichev 13', 57'
Kolyvanov 41'
Yuran 52'		 Report Gruev 68'
Kostadinov 78'
Luzhniki, Moscow
Attendance: 19,000
Cyprus 2–0 Luxembourg
Papavasiliou 79'
Spoljaric 85'		 Report
Attendance: 4,000

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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