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

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Bulgaria 8602189918
2  Russia 85211951417
3  Israel 841397213
4  Cyprus 83141015−510
5  Luxembourg 8008222−200

Results

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

September 1, 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)

October 8, 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)

October 9, 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)

November 10, 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)

November 10, 1996
18:00 UTC+2
Cyprus  2–0  Israel
Gogić  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  29' Report Kostadinov  23'
Balakov  34'
Iliev  70'
Tsirion, Limassol
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland)

December 15, 1996
18:00 UTC+2
Israel  1–0  Luxembourg
Ohana  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  31' Report Simutenkov  32'
Dimotiko, Paralimni
Attendance: 3,199
Referee: Juan Ansuategui Roca (Spain)

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

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

April 30, 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)

April 30, 1997
18:00 UTC+3
Israel  2–0  Cyprus
Ohana  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  43' (pen.)
Kostadinov  47'
Balakov  50' (pen.)
Lechkov  81' 		Report
Neftochimik, Burgas
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

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

August 20, 1997
20:00 UTC+3
Bulgaria  1–0  Israel
Penev  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  14' Report Papavasiliou  6'
Ioannou  55', 79'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Gylfi Thor Orrason (Iceland)

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

October 11, 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)

October 11, 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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