1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

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 8602189+918
 Russia 8521195+1417
 Israel 841397+213
 Cyprus 83141015−510
 Luxembourg 8008222−200
  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

1 September 1996
18:00 UTC+3
Israel  2–1  Bulgaria
Harazi  34'
Banin  62'		 Report Balakov  3' (pen.)

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

8 October 1996
20:00 UTC+2
Luxembourg  1–2  Bulgaria
Langers  20' Report Balakov  14' (pen.)
Kostadinov  37'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 3,775
Referee: Yevi Kollari (Albania)

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

10 November 1996
17:00 UTC+1
Luxembourg  0–4  Russia
Report Tikhonov  34'
Kanchelskis  38'
Beschastnykh  50'
Karpin  77'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 5,660
Referee: Juha Hirviniemi (Finland)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 September 1997
17:00 UTC+2
Luxembourg  1–3  Cyprus
Amodio  14' Report Papavasiliou  6'
Ioannou  55', 79'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Gylfi Thor Orrason (Iceland)

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

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

11 October 1997
19:00 UTC+3
Cyprus  2–0  Luxembourg
Papavasiliou  79'
Spoljaric  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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