1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

The qualification matches for Group 5 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between May 1992 and November 1993.

Group 5 consisted of 6 of the 39 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Russia and Yugoslavia. In October 1992, however, after their away game against Iceland and home game with Russia were both postponed, Yugoslavia was suspended by FIFA as a result of the United Nations sanctions against that country stemming from the Yugoslav wars. The remaining 5 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.

Note: The draw was made on 8 December 1991, at that time  Yugoslavia was not yet called  FR Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia was excluded[2] due to UN sanctions in connection with the war in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

During the draw  Russia was known as  Soviet Union and in 1992 as  CIS, under which it competed at the UEFA Euro 1992. Following dissolution of the Soviet Union, a proposition of Ukraine to arrange a separate tournament for all successors of the Soviet Union and supported by Georgia and Armenia was blocked by Russia.[3] The final decision on succession was taken on 1 June 1992[2] at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Stockholm.[3]