Back Kvalifikace na Mistrovství světa ve fotbale 1994 (UEFA) Czech Clasificación de UEFA para la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1994 Spanish מוקדמות מונדיאל 1994 - אירופה HE Qualificazioni al campionato mondiale di calcio 1994 - UEFA Italian 1994 FIFAワールドカップ・ヨーロッパ予選 Japanese 1994년 FIFA 월드컵 유럽 지역 예선 Korean Wereldkampioenschap voetbal 1994 (kwalificatie UEFA) Dutch Mistrzostwa Świata w Piłce Nożnej 1994 (eliminacje strefy UEFA) Polish Eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo FIFA de 1994 - Europa Portuguese Чемпионат мира по футболу 1994 (отборочный турнир, УЕФА) Russian
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| Dates | 22 April 1992 – 17 November 1993 |
| Teams | 36 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 500 (2.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,661,334 (20,117 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Florin Răducioiu(9 goals) |
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A total of 39 UEFA teams entered qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. However, Liechtenstein withdrew before the draw was made. The CIS, then Russia took the Soviet Union's spot after the Soviet Union dissolved while FIFA suspended Yugoslavia due to United Nations sanctions stemming from the Yugoslav wars. The European zone was allocated 13 from 24 places in the final tournament. Germany, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 12 spots open for competition between 37 teams.
The 37 teams were divided into six groups, five of six teams each and one of seven teams (though Group 5 ended up with just five teams following Yugoslavia's suspension). The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis with the group winners and runners-up qualifying for the final tournament.
San Marino and Faroe Islands competed in World Cup qualifiers for the first time, and Israel moved to UEFA after competing in Oceanian zone for 1986 and 1990 qualification, while Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia competed separately after playing as a part of the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1990.