For the final round of the 1995 Rugby Union World Cup , which was held in South Africa in May and June , the eight participants in the quarter-finals of the 1991 World Cup and the host were automatically eligible to start. The remaining seven available places in the tournament were filled by the winners of regional qualifying tournaments.
The qualifying tournaments were divided into five continental groups. A total of 45 teams took part, including 7 from Africa , 6 from America , 8 from Asia , 20 from Europe and 2 from Oceania .
Qualified teams
* automatically authorized to start
Africa
Africa received a starting place for the finals. In the group stages there were three points for a win, two for a draw and one for a loss; no bonus points were awarded.
Round 1
In two groups, four and three teams each played against each other once. The group winners and runners-up advanced to round 2.
- Group A
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Namibia Namibia
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3
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0
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0
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165: 55
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9
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| 2.
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Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
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2
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0
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1
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118: 69
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7th
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| 3.
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Kenya Kenya
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1
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0
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2
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40: 105
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5
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| 4th
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 Arabia
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0
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0
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3
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64: 138
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3
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Namibia and Zimbabwe qualified for the second round.
- Group B
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
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2
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0
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0
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34:19
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6th
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| 2.
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Morocco Morocco
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1
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0
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1
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9:20
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4th
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| 3.
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Tunisia Tunisia
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0
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0
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2
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21:25
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2
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Ivory Coast and Morocco qualified for the second round
round 2
In the group, the four teams played against each other once. The group winner qualified for the World Cup.
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
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2
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0
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1
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39:39
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7th
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| 2.
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Namibia Namibia
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1
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1
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1
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53:49
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6th
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| 3.
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Morocco Morocco
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1
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1
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1
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42:46
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6th
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| 4th
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Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
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1
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0
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2
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51:51
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5
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The Ivory Coast qualified as Africa 1 for the World Cup finals.
America
North and South America together had a fixed starting place for the final round. In the group stages there were three points for a win, two for a draw and one for a loss; no bonus points were awarded.
- North America
The United States qualified for the play-off.
- South America
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Argentina Argentina
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3
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0
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0
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140: 20
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9
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| 2.
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Uruguay Uruguay
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2
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0
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1
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91:28
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7th
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| 3.
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Paraguay 1990 Paraguay
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1
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0
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2
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31: 142
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5
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| 4th
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Chile Chile
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0
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0
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3
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37: 109
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3
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Argentina qualified for the play-off.
- Play-off
Argentina qualified as America 1 for the World Cup finals.
Asia
Asia received a starting place for the finals. The Asian Cup in 1994 in Kuala Lumpur served as qualification .
- Group A
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Japan Japan
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3
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0
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0
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220: 17
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9
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| 2.
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Chinese Taipei Taiwan
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2
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0
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1
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53:80
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7th
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| 3.
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Malaysia Malaysia
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1
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0
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2
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47: 138
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5
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| 4th
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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
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0
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0
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3
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30: 115
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3
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October 22, 1994
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Japan Japan
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56: 5
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Chinese Taipei Taiwan
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Kuala Lumpur
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October 24, 1994
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Malaysia Malaysia
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15:23
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Chinese Taipei Taiwan
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Kuala Lumpur
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October 26, 1994
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Chinese Taipei Taiwan
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25: 9
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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
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Kuala Lumpur
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Japan qualified for the play-off.
- Group B
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Korea South South Korea
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3
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0
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0
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183: 31
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9
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| 2.
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Hong Kong 1959 Hong Kong
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2
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0
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1
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274: 41
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7th
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| 3.
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Thailand Thailand
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1
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0
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2
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80: 163
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5
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| 4th
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Singapore Singapore
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0
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0
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3
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21: 323
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3
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- Play-off
Japan qualified as Asia 1 for the World Cup finals.
Europe
Europe got three starting places for the finals. In the group stages there were three points for a win, two for a draw and one for a loss; no bonus points were awarded.
Round 1
The group winners of the two groups advanced to the second round.
- Group A
The selection of Luxembourg , who were drawn in this group, did not participate.
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Switzerland Switzerland
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1
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0
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1
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17: 8
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4th
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Denmark Denmark
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1
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0
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1
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8: 6
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4th
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| 3.
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Andorra Andorra
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1
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0
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1
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3:14
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4th
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Switzerland qualifies for the second round.
- Group B
The team from Yugoslavia drawn in this group was excluded from all sporting competitions by resolution 757 of the UN Security Council because of the upcoming wars .
Israel qualifies for the second round.
round 2
The group winners of the four groups and the runners-up from the groups of four advanced to the third round.
- Group A
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country
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Victories
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Netherlands Netherlands
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3
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0
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0
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129: 12
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9
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| 2.
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Czech Republic Czech Republic
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2
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0
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1
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68:49
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7th
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| 3.
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Sweden Sweden
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1
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0
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2
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39:75
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5
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| 4th
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Israel Israel
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0
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0
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3
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10: 110
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3
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October 31, 1993
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Sweden Sweden
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26:10
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Israel Israel
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The hague
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The Netherlands and the Czech Republic qualified for the third round.
- Group B
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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Spain Spain
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3
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0
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0
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144: 21
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9
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| 2.
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Portugal Portugal
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2
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0
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1
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55:40
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7th
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| 3.
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Belgium Belgium
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1
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0
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2
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51:78
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5
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| 4th
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Switzerland Switzerland
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0
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0
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3
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3: 114
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3
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Spain and Portugal qualified for the third round.
- Group C
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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Russia 1991 Russia
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2
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0
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0
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56:14
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6th
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| 2.
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Poland Poland
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1
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0
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1
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28:47
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4th
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| 3.
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Georgia 1990 Georgia
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0
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0
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2
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15:38
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2
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Russia qualifies for the third round.
- Group D
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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Germany Germany
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2
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0
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0
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58:10
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6th
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| 2.
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Latvia Latvia
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1
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0
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1
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12:33
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4th
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| 3.
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Lithuania 1989 Lithuania
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0
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0
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2
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11:38
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2
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Germany qualifies for the third round.
Round 3
In the groups three teams played against each other once. The group winners qualified for the World Cup and for the fourth round.
- Group A
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Italy Italy
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2
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0
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0
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167: 17
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6th
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| 2.
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Netherlands Netherlands
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1
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0
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1
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47:72
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4th
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| 3.
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Czech Republic Czech Republic
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0
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0
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2
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17: 142
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2
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Italy qualified for the fourth round.
- Group B
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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 Wales
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2
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0
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0
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156: 11
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6th
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| 2.
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Spain Spain
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1
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0
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1
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35:73
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4th
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| 3.
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Portugal Portugal
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0
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0
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2
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30: 137
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2
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Wales qualified for the fourth round.
- Group C
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Romania Romania
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2
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0
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0
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90: 6
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6th
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| 2.
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Russia 1991 Russia
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1
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0
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1
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67:35
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4th
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| 3.
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Germany Germany
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0
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0
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2
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11: 127
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2
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Romania qualified for the fourth round.
Round 4
The fourth round decided the corresponding final round places of the three permanent European World Cup participants.
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country
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Victories
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Unent.
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Ndlg.
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Result
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Points
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| 1.
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Wales
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2
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0
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0
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45:28
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6th
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| 2.
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Italy Italy
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1
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0
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1
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43:35
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4th
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| 3.
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Romania Romania
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0
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0
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2
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15:40
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2
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Wales qualified as Europe 1 , Italy as Europe 2 and Romania as Europe 3 for the World Cup finals.
Oceania
Oceania received a starting place for the finals.
Tonga qualified as Oceania 1 for the World Cup finals.
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