The qualification matches for Group 3 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between April 1992 and November 1993. The teams competed on a home-and-away basis with the winner and runner-up claiming 2 of the 12 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone. The group consisted of Albania, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Spain.[1]
One of the most notable topics of the group was the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland being in the same group ('The Troubles' were still ongoing). The Republic would clinch qualification in the final round of games by drawing away to their northern rivals, while Spain's 1–0 win over Denmark meant they qualified as winners.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Spain
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12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 19 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland
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12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 18 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Denmark
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12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 18 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Northern Ireland
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12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Lithuania
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12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 6 | Latvia
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12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 7 | Albania
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12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 4 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Spain | 3–0 | Albania |
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Míchel  2', 66' (pen.)Hierro 87' |
Report |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
| Northern Ireland | 2–2 |  Lithuania |
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| Wilson 13' Taggart 16' |
Report | Narbekovas 41' Fridrikas 48' |
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
| Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | Albania |
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| Aldridge 60' McGrath 80' |
Report |
Attendance: 29,727
Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands)
Albania  | 1–0 | Lithuania |
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| Abazi 77' |
Report |
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Octavian Streng (Romania)
| Latvia | 1–2 | Lithuania |
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| Linards 15' |
Report | Poderis 66' Tereškinas 85' |
Attendance: 6,897
Referee: Jozef Marko (Czechoslovakia)
| Latvia | 0–0 | Denmark |
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| Report |
Attendance: 8,124
Referee: Alfred Wieser (Austria)
| Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | Latvia |
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| Sheedy 30' Aldridge 59', 82' (pen.), 86' |
Report |
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
| Northern Ireland | 3–0 | Albania |
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| Clarke 14' Wilson 31'Magilton 44' |
Report |
Attendance: 4,756
Referee: Marnix Sandra (Belgium)
| Latvia | 0–0 | Spain |
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| Report |
Attendance: 6,220
Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)
| Lithuania | 0–0 | Denmark |
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| Report |
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Lube Spasov (Bulgaria)
| Denmark | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Report |
Attendance: 40,100
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
| Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Spain |
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| Report |
Attendance: 10,343
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
| Lithuania | 1–1 | Latvia |
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| Fridrikas 85' |
Report | Linards 44' |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Andrew Waddell (Scotland)
| Albania | 1–1 | Latvia |
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| Kepa 67' |
Report | Aleksejenko 3' |
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Gerhard Kapl (Austria)
| Northern Ireland | 0–1 | Denmark |
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| Report | H. Larsen 51' |
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
| Spain | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Report |
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Alphonse Constantin (Belgium)
| Spain | 5–0 | Latvia |
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| Bakero 49' Guardiola 51'Alfonso 80'Begiristain 82', 83' |
Report |
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)
| Albania | 1–2 | Northern Ireland |
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| Rraklli 90' |
Report | Donaghy 15' McDonald 41' |
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Vesselin Bogdanov (Bulgaria)
| Spain | 5–0 | Lithuania |
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| Cristóbal 5' Bakero 12'Begiristain 17'Christiansen 86'Aldana 90' |
Report |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)
| Denmark | 1–0 | Spain |
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| Povlsen 20' |
Report |
Attendance: 40,272
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
| Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Northern Ireland |
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| Townsend 20' Quinn 22'Staunton 28' |
Report |
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
| Denmark | 2–0 | Latvia |
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| Vilfort 23' Strudal 76' |
Report |
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
| Lithuania | 3–1 | Albania |
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| Baltušnikas 20' Sukristovas 25'Baranauskas 63' |
Report | Demollari 86' |
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Eyjólfur Olafsson (Iceland)
| Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Denmark |
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| Quinn 75' |
Report | Vilfort 27' |
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
| Spain | 3–1 | Northern Ireland |
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| J. Salinas 21', 26' Hierro 41' |
Report | Wilson 11' |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
| Latvia | 0–0 | Albania |
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| Report |
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)
| Lithuania | 0–1 | Northern Ireland |
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| Report | Dowie 8' |
Attendance: 6,500
| Albania | 1–2 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Kushta 8' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Staunton 12' Cascarino 77' |
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Walter Cinciripini (Italy)
| Denmark | 4–0 | Albania |
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| J. Jensen 11' Pingel 20', 40'Møller 28' |
Report |
Attendance: 39,503
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)
| Latvia | 1–2 | Northern Ireland |
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| Linards 55' |
Report | Magilton 4' Taggart 15' |
Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Piotr Werner (Poland)
| Lithuania | 0–2 | Spain |
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| Report | Guerrero 73', 77' |
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Gheorghe Ionescu (Romania)
| Latvia | 0–2 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Report | Aldridge 14' McGrath 42' |
Attendance: 5,113
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
| Lithuania | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Report | Staunton 38'[5] |
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)
| Denmark | 4–0 | Lithuania |
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| L. Olsen 13' Pingel 44'B. Laudrup 64'Vilfort 71' |
Report |
Attendance: 40,282
Referee: Brági Bergmann (Iceland)
| Albania | 0–1 | Denmark |
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| Report | Pingel 63' |
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Loizos Loizou (Cyprus)
| Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | Lithuania |
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| Aldridge 4' Kernaghan 25' |
Report |
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
| Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Latvia |
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| Quinn 35' Gray 80' |
Report |
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: João Pinto Correia (Portugal)
| Albania | 1–5 | Spain |
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| Kushta 40' |
Report | J. Salinas 4', 30', 58' Toni 18'Caminero 67' |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
| Denmark | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
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| B. Laudrup 83' |
Report |
Attendance: 40,242
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
| Republic of Ireland | 1–3 | Spain |
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| Sheridan 72' |
Report | Caminero 11' J. Salinas 14', 26' |
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
| Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Quinn 74' |
Report | McLoughlin 78' |
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
| Spain | 1–0 | Denmark |
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| Hierro 63' |
Report |
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)
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