1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 5 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Cyprus, France, Norway, Scotland and Yugoslavia.

The group was won by Yugoslavia, who qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Scotland also qualified as runners-up.

Standings

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Yugoslavia 8 6 2 0 16 6 +10 14  Scotland 8 4 2 2 12 12 0 10  France 8 3 3 2 10 7 +3 9  Norway 8 2 2 4 10 9 +1 6  Cyprus 8 0 1 7 6 20 −14 1

Cyprus  – 1 – 1 0 – 3 2 – 3 1 – 2 France  2 – 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 0 0 – 0 Norway  3 – 1 1 – 1 – 1 – 2 1 – 2 Scotland  2 – 1 2 – 0 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 Yugoslavia  4 – 0 3 – 2 1 – 0 3 – 1 –

Results

Norway  v  Scotland

14 September 1988

Norway	1 – 2	Scotland
Fjørtoft  44'	(Report)	McStay  14' Johnston  62'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 22,769 Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

France  v  Norway

28 September 1988

France	1 – 0	Norway
Papin  84' (pen.)	(Report)

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Gunther Habermann (East Germany)

Scotland  v  Yugoslavia

19 October 1988

Scotland	1 – 1	Yugoslavia
Johnston  19'	(Report)	Katanec  37'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 42,771 Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)

Cyprus  v  France

22 October 1988

Cyprus	1 – 1	France
Pittas  78' (pen.)	(Report)	Xuereb  44'

Makario Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

Cyprus  v  Norway

2 November 1988

Cyprus	0 – 3	Norway
	(Report)	Sørloth  57', 78' Osvold  90'

Tsirion Stadium, Limassol Attendance: 7,767 Referee: Edgar Azzopardi (Malta)

Yugoslavia  v  France

19 November 1988

Yugoslavia	3 – 2	France
Spasić  11' Sušić  76' Stojković  82'	(Report)	Perez  3' Sauzée  68'

JNA Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 7,489 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Yugoslavia  v  Cyprus

11 December 1988

Yugoslavia	4 – 0	Cyprus
Savićević  13', 33', 82' Hadžibegić  44' (pen.)	(Report)

Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade Attendance: 15,246 Referee: Todor Kolev (Bulgaria)

Cyprus  v  Scotland

8 February 1989

Cyprus	2 – 3	Scotland
Koliandris  13' Ioannou  47'	(Report)	Johnston  9' Gough  54', 90'

Tsirion Stadium, Limassol Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

Scotland  v  France

8 March 1989

Scotland	2 – 0	France
Johnston  28', 52'	(Report)

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 65,204 Referee: Jiri Stiegler (Czechoslovakia)

Scotland  v  Cyprus

26 April 1989

Scotland	2 – 1	Cyprus
Johnston  26' McCoist  63'	(Report)	Nicolau  62'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 50,081 Referee: Gudmundur Haraldsson (Iceland)

France  v  Yugoslavia

29 April 1989

France	0 – 0	Yugoslavia
	(Report)

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 34,287 Referee: Tulio Lanese (Italy)

Norway  v  Cyprus

21 May 1989

Norway	3 – 1	Cyprus
Osvold  16' Sørloth  34' Bratseth  35'	(Report)	Koliandris  44'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 10,271 Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Norway  v  Yugoslavia

14 June 1989

Norway	1 – 2	Yugoslavia
Fjørtoft  89'	(Report)	Stojković  21' Vujović  86'

Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo Attendance: 22,740 Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Soviet Union)

Norway  v  France

5 September 1989

Norway	1 – 1	France
Bratseth  84'	(Report)	Papin  40' (pen.)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 8,564 Referee: Todor Kolev (Bulgaria)

Yugoslavia  v  Scotland

6 September 1989

Yugoslavia	3 – 1	Scotland
Katanec  52' Gillespie  58' (o.g.) Vujović  59'	(Report)	Durie  37'

Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb Attendance: 42,500 Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)

Yugoslavia  v  Norway

11 October 1989

Yugoslavia	1 – 0	Norway
Hadžibegić  44' (pen.)	(Report)

Olympic Stadium, Sarajevo Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)

France  v  Scotland

11 October 1989

France	3 – 0	Scotland
Deschamps  26' Cantona  63' Durand  89'	(Report)

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Cyprus  v  Yugoslavia

28 October 1989

Cyprus	1 – 2	Yugoslavia
Pittas  38' (pen.)	(Report)	Stanojković  5' Pančev  49'

Olympic Stadium, Athens1 Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)

Scotland  v  Norway

15 November 1989

Scotland	1 – 1	Norway
McCoist  44'	(Report)	Johnsen  89'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 63,987 Referee: Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

France  v  Cyprus

18 November 1989

France	2 – 0	Cyprus
Deschamps  25' Blanc  75'	(Report)

Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Attendance: 34,687 Referee: Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union)

• Note 1: This match was played on neutral ground instead of in Cyprus because Cyprus was penalised for rioting during the Cyprus vs Scotland match.

Goalscorers

There were 54 goals scored during the 20 games, an average of 2.7 goals per game.