# Teams participating: 37 The winner of each group will advance to quarterfinals that will be played Cup System (Home and away matches). The winners of the four quarterfinal matches will advance to the Olympic Games, unless one of them is England, Scotland or Wales, which shall be replaced by the next qualified team. The fifth-European Olympic spot will be determined from among the four defeated quarterfinalists in the following manner: Only results obtained against the teams placed second, third and fourth in the group and in the quarterfinals will be taken into account. The method of determining the teams will be: a) Number of points obtained b) Goal difference c) Number of goals scored d) Number of goals conceded e) Number of away goals scored f) Fair Play conduct of the teams at all matches in this competition. g) Drawing of lots
September 4, 1994 Israel - Poland 2-2 Tel Aviv September 6, 1994 Romania - Azerbaijan 5-2 Bucuresti Slovakia - France 0-3 Myjava October 7, 1994 France - Romania 0-0 Le Puy October 11, 1994 Israel - Slovakia 2-0 Ashdod Poland - Azerbaijan 5-0 Ostrowiec November 11, 1994 Romania - Slovakia 0-0 Bucuresti November 15, 1994 Poland - France 0-4 Chorzow Azerbaijan - Israel 1-2 Trabzon December 13, 1994 Israel - Romania 0-1 Jaffa Azerbaijan - France 0-5 Trabzon March 28, 1995 Israel - France 1-1 Ashdod Romania - Poland 1-2 Bucuresti Slovakia - Azerbaijan 3-0 Presov April 25, 1995 Poland - Israel 1-0 Chorzow Azerbaijan - Romania 0-5 Trabzon April 26, 1995 France - Slovakia 0-1 Rennes June 6, 1995 Poland - Slovakia 1-0 Rydultowy Romania - Israel 1-0 Bucuresti August 15, 1995 Azerbaijan - Slovakia 1-0 Trabzon August 16, 1995 France - Poland 4-1 Le Touquet September 5, 1995 Poland - Romania 3-3 Rydultowy Slovakia - Israel 1-1 Presov September 6, 1995 France - Azerbaijan 5-0 Bourges October 10, 1995 Israel - Azerbaijan 4-0 Ashdod Slovakia - Poland 3-1 Trnava October 11, 1995 Romania - France 0-0 Bucuresti November 14, 1995 Azerbaijan - Poland 1-2 Trabzon Slovakia - Romania 3-1 Presov November 15, 1995 France - Israel 3-0 Rouen France 10 6 3 1 25- 3 21 Poland 10 5 2 3 18-18 17 Romania 10 4 4 2 17-10 16 Slovakia 10 4 2 4 11-10 14 Israel 10 3 3 4 12-11 12 Azerbaijan 10 1 0 9 5-36 3
September 6, 1994 Belgium - Armenia 7-0 Gant September 7, 1994 Cyprus - Spain 0-6 Larnaca Macedonia - Denmark 5-3 Kocani October 8, 1994 Armenia - Cyprus 1-2 Abovian October 11, 1994 Denmark - Belgium 0-1 Kobenhavn Macedonia - Spain 0-1 Bitola October 15, 1994 Belgium - Macedonia 7-0 Eupen Spain - Denmark 1-0 Cordoba October 16, 1994 Cyprus - Armenia 2-1 Larnaca December 16, 1994 Belgium - Spain 3-3 Brussels December 17, 1994 Macedonia - Cyprus 1-0 Kocani March 28, 1995 Spain - Belgium 1-1 Malaga March 29, 1995 Cyprus - Denmark 1-5 Larnaca April 26, 1995 Belgium - Cyprus 1-0 Louvain Denmark - Macedonia 5-2 Brondby Armenia - Spain 0-3 Abovian May 10, 1995 Armenia - Macedonia 2-0 Abovian June 6, 1995 Spain - Armenia 4-0 Grenada June 7, 1995 Denmark - Cyprus 4-0 Brondby Macedonia - Belgium 3-0 Kavardaci August 15, 1995 Armenia - Denmark 2-3 Abovian September 5, 1995 Belgium - Denmark 2-2 Malines Macedonia - Armenia 3-2 Stip September 6, 1995 Spain - Cyprus 3-1 Almeira October 6, 1995 Armenia - Belgium 0-3 Abovian October 10, 1995 Denmark - Spain 5-1 Aarhus October 11, 1995 Cyprus - Macedonia 3-2 Limassol November 14, 1995 Denmark - Armenia 4-0 Brondby Spain - Macedonia 4-0 Alicante November 15, 1995 Cyprus - Belgium 1-1 Nicosia Spain 10 7 2 1 27-10 23 Belgium 10 5 4 1 26-10 19 Denmark 10 6 1 3 31-15 19 Macedonia 10 4 0 6 16-27 12 Cyprus 10 3 1 6 10-25 10 Armenia 10 1 0 9 8-31 3
September 6, 1994 Hungary - Turkey 2-1 Budapest Iceland - Sweden 0-1 Hafnarfjordur October 11, 1994 Switzerland - Sweden 0-5 Solothurn Turkey - Iceland 3-0 Istanbul November 15, 1994 Sweden - Hungary 0-1 Helsingborg Switzerland - Iceland 2-1 Nyon December 13, 1995 Turkey-Switzerland 1-1 Istanbul March 28, 1995 Hungary - Switzerland 1-0 Budapest Turkey - Sweden 0-0 Istanbul April 25, 1995 Hungary - Sweden 2-1 Debrecen Switzerland - Turkey 0-2 Neuchâtel May 31, 1995 Sweden - Iceland 1-0 Sundsvall June 10, 1995 Iceland - Hungary 1-1 Reykjavik August 15, 1995 Iceland - Switzerland 2-4 Hafnarfjordur September 5, 1995 Sweden - Switzerland 1-0 Halmstad Turkey - Hungary 2-1 Istanbul October 10, 1995 Iceland - Turkey 2-3 Varnarvöllur Switzerland - Hungary 2-3 Wettingen November 11, 1995 Hungary - Iceland 3-1 Budapest November 14, 1995 Sweden - Turkey 6-1 Malmö Hungary 8 6 1 1 14- 8 19 Sweden 8 5 1 2 15- 4 16 Turkey 8 4 2 2 13-12 14 Switzerland 8 2 1 5 9-16 7 Iceland 8 0 1 7 7-18 1
September 3, 1994 Estonia - Croatia 1-2 Pärnu September 6, 1994 Ukraine - Lithuania 3-2 Kyiv September 8, 1994 Slovenia - Italy 1-1 Nova Gorica October 6, 1994 Estonia - Italy 1-4 Tallinn October 8, 1994 Croatia - Lithuania 2-0 Zagreb October 11, 1994 Ukraine - Slovenia 1-0 Kyiv November 12, 1994 Ukraine - Estonia 3-0 Kyiv November 15, 1994 Slovenia - Lithuania 3-0 Velenje November 16, 1994 Italy - Croatia 2-1 Caltanissetta March 23, 1995 Italy - Estonia 7-0 Catanzaro March 24, 1995 Croatia - Ukraine 1-0 Zageb March 28, 1995 Lithuania - Croatia 0-1 Panevezys Slovenia - Estonia 5-0 Murska Sobota March 29, 1995 Ukraine - Italy 2-1 Kyiv April 25, 1995 Croatia - Slovenia 0-2 Zageb Estonia - Ukraine 2-5 Pärnu April 27, 1995 Lithuania - Italy 0-2 Kaunas June 6, 1995 Lithuania - Slovenia 1-2 Panevezys June 10, 1995 Estonia - Slovenia 1-2 Pärnu Ukraine - Croatia 1-1 Kyiv August 15, 1995 Estonia - Lithuania 0-5 Pärnu September 2, 1995 Croatia - Estonia 1-0 Vrazdin September 5, 1995 Lithuania - Ukraine 3-3 Vilnius September 7, 1995 Italy - Slovenia 1-0 Vicenza October 5, 1995 Croatia - Italy 2-2 Vrazdin October 10, 1995 Lithuania - Estonia 3-0 Vilnius Slovenia - Ukraine 0-5 Ljubljana November 10, 1995 Italy - Ukraine 2-1 Marera November 14, 1995 Slovenia - Croatia 4-2 Celje November 15, 1995 Italy - Lithuania 0-0 Pistoia Italy 10 6 3 1 22-8 21 Ukraine 10 6 2 2 24-12 20 Slovenia 10 6 1 3 19-12 19 Croatia 10 5 2 3 13-12 17 Lithuania 10 2 2 6 14-16 8 Estonia 10 0 0 10 5-37 0
September 5, 1994 Czech Rep.- Malta 1-0 Opava September 6, 1994 Luxemburg - Netherlands 0-4 Esch/Alzette September 8, 1994 Norway - Belarus 4-0 Hønefoss October 11, 1994 Malta - Czech Republic 0-7 Paola Norway - Netherlands 1-0 Bergen Belarus - Luxemburg 3-0 Minsk November 15, 1994 Netherlands-Czech Rep. 2-2 Utrecht December 13, 1994 Malta - Norway 2-3 Paola Netherlands - Luxemburg 3-0 Utrecht Febuary 21, 1995 Malta - Luxemburg 1-0 Gozo March 28, 1995 Luxemburg - Norway 0-8 Beggen Netherlands - Malta 4-0 Tilburg Czech Rep.- Belarus 2-0 Ostrava April 25, 1995 Norway - Luxemburg 5-0 Bergen Belarus - Malta 4-0 Minsk Czech Rep.- Netherlands 2-2 Teplice May 24, 1995 Belarus - Norway 4-2 Minsk June 6, 1995 Luxemburg - Czech Rep. 0-7 Dudelange Norway - Malta 3-0 Tønsberg Belarus - Netherlands 3-1 Minsk August 15, 1995 Norway - Czech Rep. 3-4 Stavanger September 5, 1995 Luxemburg - Malta 0-0 Oberkorn Netherlands - Belarus 3-0 Tilburg Czech Republic - Norway 1-2 Ceske October 6, 1995 Belarus - Czech Rep. 0-3 Minsk October 10, 1995 Luxemburg - Belarus 0-5 Pétange Malta - Netherlands 0-2 Valetta November 11, 1995 Malta - Belarus 1-1 Gozo November 14, 1995 Netherlands - Norway 2-1 Heerenveen Czech Rep.- Luxemburg 4-0 Praha Czech Republic 10 7 2 1 33- 9 23 Norway 10 7 0 3 32-13 21 Netherlands 10 6 2 2 23- 9 20 Belarus 10 5 1 4 20-16 16 Malta 10 1 2 7 4-25 5 Luxemburg 10 0 1 9 0-40 1
September 6, 1994 England - Portugal 0-0 Leicester Latvia - Ireland 1-1 Riga Ocotber 8, 1994 Latvia - Portugal 0-1 Riga October 10, 1994 Austria - England 1-3 Kapfenberg November 12, 1994 Portugal - Austria 2-0 Santarem November 15, 1994 England - Ireland 1-0 Newcastle March 27, 1995 Ireland - England 0-2 Dublin March 28, 1995 Austria - Latvia 0-0 Salzburg April 25, 1995 Ireland - Portugal 1-1 Dublin Latvia - England 0-1 Riga June 2, 1995 Portugal - Latvia 4-0 Viseu June 7, 1995 England - Latvia 4-0 Burnley June 10, 1995 Ireland - Austria 3-0 Dublin August 15, 1995 Latvia - Austria 0-2 Ozolnieki September 2, 1995 Portugal - England 2-0 Santa Maria September 5, 1995 Austria - Ireland 1-0 Amstetten October 10, 1995 Austria - Portugal 0-1 Wiener Neustadt Ireland - Latvia 1-0 Galway November 14, 1995 England - Austria 2-1 Middlesborough Portugal - Ireland 3-1 Leiria Portugal 8 6 2 0 14- 2 20 England 8 6 1 1 13- 4 19 Ireland 8 2 2 4 7- 9 8 Austria 8 2 1 5 5-11 7 Latvia 8 0 2 6 1-14 2
September 6, 1994 Georgia - Moldova 3-0 Tbilisi October 11, 1994 Bulgaria - Georgia 1-0 Sofia Moldova - Wales 1-0 Chisinau November 15, 1994 Bulgaria - Moldova 2-0 Sofia Georgia - Wales 1-2 Tbilisi December 13, 1994 Wales - Bulgaria 1-1 Swansea December 14, 1994 Moldova - Germany 1-1 Chisinau March 28, 1995 Bulgaria - Wales 3-1 Plovdiv Georgia - Germany 0-2 Rustavi April 25, 1995 Germany - Wales 1-0 Wuppertal Moldova - Bulgaria 0-0 Chisinau June 6, 1995 Bulgaria - Germany 2-0 Sofia Wales - Georgia 5-1 Cardiff September 5, 1995 Germany - Georgia 3-0 Regensburg Wales - Moldova 1-0 Cardiff October 7, 1995 Germany - Moldova 3-1 Solingen October 10, 1995 Wales - Germany 1-5 Cardiff Georgia - Bulgaria 1-2 Tbilisi November 14, 1995 Germany - Bulgaria 7-0 Frankfurt Moldova - Georgia 2-1 Speia Germany 8 6 1 1 22- 5 19 Bulgaria 8 5 2 1 11-10 17 Wales 8 3 1 4 11-13 10 Moldova 8 2 2 4 5-11 8 Georgia 8 1 0 7 7-17 3
September 6, 1994 Finland - Scotland 1-0 Salo October 11, 1994 Greece - Finland 3-4 Kilkis Russia - San Marino 3-0 Moskva November 15, 1994 Greece - San Marino 4-0 Athinai Scotland - Russia 2-1 Cumbernauld December 13, 1994 Finland - San Marino 4-0 Helsinki Greece - Scotland 1-2 Athinai March 28, 1995 San Marino - Finland 0-6 San Marino Russia - Scotland 1-2 Moskva April 25, 1995 Greece - Russia 0-1 Chalkidiki San Marino - Scotland 0-1 San Marino June 6, 1995 San Marino - Russia 0-7 San Marino June 10, 1995 Finland - Greece 1-0 Tampere August 15, 1995 Finland - Russia 1-1 Turku Scotland - Greece 3-0 Kilmarnock September 5, 1995 San Marino - Greece 1-3 San Marino September 6, 1995 Scotland - Finland 5-0 Cumbernauld October 10, 1995 Russia - Greece 0-1 Moskva November 14, 1995 Scotland - San Marino 1-0 Glasgow Russia - Finland 3-0 Moskva Scotland 8 7 0 1 16- 4 21 Finland 8 5 1 2 17-12 16 Russia 8 4 1 3 17- 6 13 Greece 8 3 0 5 12-12 9 San Marino 8 0 0 8 1-29 0
The winner of the eight groups advance to the Quarterfinal round,
which will be played in the cup system. The four winners of the
Quarterfinal round advance to the semifinals and finals, to be played
in a tournament in one of the four countries that have advanced to
the Semifinal round. The top five countries from Europe advance to
Atlanta, although England, Wales and Scotland are ineligible, and if
one of them places in the top five spots, they will be replaced by
the next best team.
First leg :
12.03.1996 Hungary - Scotland 2-1 Budapest
13.03.1996 Germany - France 0-0 Osnabrück
13.03.1996 Portugal - Italy 1-0 Lisboa
13.03.1996 Spain - Czech Rep, 2-1 Granada
Second leg :
26.03.1996 Scotland - Hungary 3-1 Edinburgh [Scotland 4-3 on agg]
26.03.1996 France - Germany 4-1 Metz [France 4-1 on agg]
27.03.1996 Italy - Portugal 2-0 Palermo [Italy 2-1 on agg]
27.03.1996 Czech Rep.- Spain 1-2 Praha [Spain 4-2 on agg]
France, Italy, and Spain qualified for Atlanta as semifinalists (note
that Scotland are not eligible for Atlanta).
Ranking of Quarterfinalists (to determine best quarterfinal losers):
1.Hungary 8 6 0 2 13-10 18 Qualified for Atlanta
2.Portugal 8 5 2 1 10- 4 17 Qualified for Atlanta
3.Germany 8 4 2 2 18- 9 14
4.Czech Republic 8 3 2 3 16-13 11
Hungary and Portugal qualified for Atlanta as best quarterfinal losers.
FINAL ROUND
The Final Round was staged in Barcelona, Spain from May 28-31.
Semifinals:
28.05.1996 Barcelona Italy - France 1-0
28.05.1996 Barcelona Spain - Scotland 2-1
Third place match:
31.05.1996 Barcelona France - Scotland 1-0
Final:
31.05.1996 Barcelona Italy - Spain 1-1 [aet, 4-2 pen]
The top 2 teams will qualify for the 1996 Olympic Games
18.02.96 Tandil Brazil 4-1 Peru 1. BRAZIL 4 3 1 0 11- 3 10 19.02.96 Tandil Bolivia 0-2 Uruguay 2. URUGUAY 4 3 1 0 9- 4 10 21.02.96 Tandil Brazil 3-1 Paraguay 3. Bolivia 4 1 0 3 6- 9 3 21.02.96 Tandil Peru 2-4 Uruguay 4. Paraguay 4 1 0 3 8-12 3 23.02.96 Tandil Bolivia 1-4 Brazil 5. Peru 4 1 0 3 7-13 3 23.02.96 Tandil Paraguay 4-2 Peru 25.02.96 Tandil Peru 2-1 Bolivia 25.02.96 Tandil Uruguay 3-2 Paraguay 27.02.96 Tandil Paraguay 1-4 Bolivia 27.02.96 Tandil Uruguay 0-0 Brazil
18.02.96 Mar del Plata Argentina 6-0 Ecuador 1. ARGENTINA 4 4 0 0 15- 1 12 18.02.96 Mar del Plata Venezuela 1-0 Colombia 2. VENEZUELA 4 2 1 1 6- 5 7 20.02.96 Mar del Plata Argentina 2-1 Chile 3. Chile 4 1 2 1 8- 5 5 20.02.96 Mar del Plata Ecuador 3-3 Colombia 4. Colombia 4 0 2 2 6-11 2 22.02.96 Mar del Plata Chile 4-0 Ecuador 5. Ecuador 4 0 1 3 5-18 1 22.02.96 Mar del Plata Venezuela 0-3 Argentina 24.02.96 Mar del Plata Colombia 3-3 Chile 24.02.96 Mar del Plata Ecuador 2-5 Venezuela 26.02.96 Mar del Plata Chile 0-0 Venezuela 26.02.96 Mar del Plata Colombia 0-4 Argentina
01.03.96 Mar del Plata Brazil 5-0 Venezuela 1. BRAZIL 3 2 1 0 10- 3 7 01.03.96 Mar del Plata Argentina 2-0 Uruguay 2. ARGENTINA 3 2 1 0 6- 2 7 03.03.96 Mar del Plata Brazil 3-1 Uruguay 3. Uruguay 3 1 0 2 4- 6 3 03.03.96 Mar del Plata Argentina 2-0 Venezuela 4. Venezuela 3 0 0 3 1-10 0 06.03.96 Mar del Plata Uruguay 3-1 Venezuele 06.03.96 Mar del Plata Brazil 2-2 Argentina Brazil and Argentina qualified for Atlanta '96. Topscorers: Marcelo Delgado Argentina 8 Milton Coimbra Bolivia 5 Hernan Crespo Argentina 5 Caio Brasil 5 Savio Brasil 5 Marcelo Salas Chile 4 Oswaldo McKenzie Colombia 3 Juninho Brasil 3 Hebert dos Santos Uruguay 3 Claudio Lopez Argentina 3 Nelson Abeijon Uruguay 2 Rubert Moran Venezuela 2 Rafael Castellin Venezuela 2 Virgilio Ferreira Paraguay 2 Arnaldo Villalba Paraguay 2 Souza Brasil 2 Jean Ferrari Peru 2 Ideal Team of the Tournament (chosen by journalists registered at this tournament) G: Rafael DUDAMEL [Venezuela] D: Gustavo LOMBARDI [Argentina] D: Nelson OLIVEIRA [Uruguay] D: Pablo PAZ [Argentina] D: ROBERTO CARLOS Da Silva [Brazil] M: Alexandre Da Silva "AMARAL" [Brazil] M: Pablo GALDAMES [Chile] M: Oswaldo Giroldo Junior "JUNINHO" [Brazil] M: Ariel ORTEGA [Argentina] F: Marcelo DELGADO [Argentina] F: Claudio LOPEZ [Argentina]
# Teams participating: 17
Feb. 17, 1995 Guatemala-Belize 4-0 March 5, 1995 Belize-Guatemala 2-2 Guatemala wins
Matches to be contested from 15 April to 31 December, 1995.
May 5, 1995 Guatemala-El Salvador 0-1
May 26,1995 El Salvador-Guatemala 1-1
El Salvador wins 2-1 on aggregate
Jul 29,1995 Bermuda-Costa Rica 0-2
Aug 6, 1995 Costa Rica-Bermuda 5-0
Costa Rica wins 7-0 on aggregate
Panama-Mexico: Panama apparently withdrew, Mexico qualified for final
tournament.
[Tournament played in Jamaica] June 4, 1995 Antigua-Cayman 1-2 Jamaica-St. Lucia 6-0 June 6, 1995 Antigua-Jamaica 1-6 Cayman-St. Lucia 0-4 June 8, 1995 Jamaica-Cayman 7-0 St. Lucia-Antigua 3-0 Jamaica 3 3 0 0 19-1 9 St. Lucia 3 2 0 1 7-6 6 Cayman 3 1 0 2 2-12 3 Antigua 3 0 0 3 2-11 0
[Tournament played in Trinidad & Tobago] August 23, 1995 Trinidad & Tobago-St. Vincent 2-1 August 25, 1995 Trinidad & Tobago-Guyana 5-0 August 27, 1995 Guyana-St. Vincent 1-2 Trinidad & Tobago 2 2 0 0 7-1 6 St. Vincent 2 1 0 1 3-3 3 Guyana 2 0 0 2 1-7 0 [Surinam apparently withdrew.]
[Tournament played in Edmonton, Canada]
May 10, 1996 Canada-Jamaica 3-0
May 11, 1996 Mexico-El Salvador 3-0
Costa Rica-Trinidad and Tobago 4-2
May 13, 1996 El Salvador-Jamaica 3-1
Trinidad and Tobago-Canada 0-0
Mexico-Costa Rica 4-0
May 15, 1996 Jamaica-Costa Rica 2-1
Canada-El Salvador 4-2
Mexico-Trinidad and Tobago 2-0
May 17, 1996 El Salvador-Trinidad/Tobago 1-2
Canada-Costa Rica 0-0
Mexico-Jamaica 2-1
May 19, 1996 Canada-Mexico 0-1
Jamaica-Trinidad and Tobago 3-2
El Salvador-Costa Rica 1-4
Mexico 5 5 0 0 12-1 15 Qualified
Canada 5 2 2 1 7-3 8
Costa Rica 5 2 1 2 9-9 7
Trinidad & Tobago 5 1 1 3 6-10 4
El Salvador 5 1 0 4 7-14 3
Jamaica 5 2 0 3 7-11 6
30 13 4 13 48-48 43
Mexico qualified for Atlanta '96; Canada to play off with Oceania winners
(Australia).
May 26, 1996 Canada-Australia 2-2
June 2, 1996 Australia-Canada 5-0
# Teams participating: 27
Withdrawals: Guinea-Bissau, Djibouti January 15, 1995 Burundi - Djibouti (Djibouti withdrawal) January 29, 1995 Djibouti - Burundi Winner=Burundi January 15, 1995 Lesotho - Namibia 1-0 January 28, 1995 Namibia - Lesotho 3-0 Winner=Namibia January 15, 1995 Burkina Faso - Guinea Bissau (Guinea Bissau withdrawal) January 29, 1995 Guinea Bissau - Burkina Faso Winner=Burkina Faso
April 15, 1995 Nigeria - Kenya 0-0 April 16,1995 Egypt - Mauritius 1-0 Zambia - Botswana 2-0 Zimbabwe - Malawi 4-0 April 29, 1995 Kenya - Nigeria 0-3 (Nigeria 3-0) Malawi - Zimbabwe 0-0 (Zimbabwe 4-0) April 30,1995 Botswana - Zambia 1-4 (Zambia 6-1) Mauritius - Egypt 0-1 (Egypt 2-0)
April 14, 1995 Algeria - Guinea 1-1 April 16, 1995 Mali - Togo 1-2 Morocco - Senegal 0-0 Tunisia - Burkina Faso 4-1 April 29, 1995 Senegal - Morocco 1-0 (Senegal 1-0) April 30, 1995 Guinea - Algeria 2-0 (Guinea 3-1) Togo - Mali 1-0 (Togo 3-1) Burkina Faso - Tunisia 1-0 (Tunisia 4-2)
April 15, 1995 South Africa - Burundi 1-1 April 16, 1995 Cameroon - Namibia 0-0 Gabon - Angola 1-3 Ghana - Congo 0-0 April 29, 1995 Namibia - Cameroon 0-1 (Cameroon 1-0) April 30, 1995 Angola - Gabon 2-0 (Angola 5-1) Burundi - South Africa 4-1 (Burundi 5-2) Congo - Ghana (Congo withdrew) --- (Ghana advances)
The 2nd round was played in accordance with the Cup system - (12 teams). Six teams advance to the third round.
August 12, 1995 Nigeria - Egypt 3-2 August 13, 1995 Zimbabwe - Zambia 1-1 August 25, 1995 Egypt - Nigeria 1-1 (Nigeria 4-3) August 27, 1995 Zambia - Zimbabwe 1-2 (Zimbabwe 3-2)
August 12, 1995 Senegal - Guinea 2-3
August 17, 1995 Tunisia - Togo 1-1
August 26, 1995 Guinea - Senegal 2-0 (Guinea 5-2)
August 27, 1995 Togo - Tunisia 2-1 (Togo 3-2; Togo later
suspended because of
age limit violation)
August 13, 1995 Ghana - Angola 3-1 Burundi - Cameroon 1-0 August 27, 1995 Angola - Ghana 1-0 (Ghana 3-2) Cameroon - Burundi 2-0 (Cameroon 2-1)
March 3, 1996 Zimbabwe - Nigeria 0-1
Tunisia - Guinea 5-2
Ghana - Cameroon 3-0
March 16, 1996 Nigeria - Zimbabwe 1-0 (Nigeria 2-0)
March 17, 1996 Guinea - Tunisia 2-0 (Tunisia 5-4)
Cameroon - Ghana 0-0 (Ghana 3-0)
Ghana, Nigeria and Tunisia qualified for Atlanta '96.
# Teams participating: 25
1st round competition will take place between June 24, 1995 and October 20, 1995.
June 24, 1995 Singapore-Malaysia 2-0 July 2, 1995 China-Singapore 4-0 July 9, 1995 China-Malaysia 2-1 July 16, 1995 Malaysia-Singapore 0-0 July 23, 1995 Malaysia-China 0-2 July 29, 1995 Singapore-China 1-3 China 4 4 0 0 11-2 12 Singapore 4 1 1 2 3-7 4 Malaysia 4 0 1 3 1-6 1 China to next round
May 26, 1995 Thailand-Japan 0-5 May 28, 1995 Japan-Taiwan 4-1 May 30, 1995 Thailand-Taiwan 7-0 June 8, 1995 Thailand-Taiwan 5-0 June 11, 1995 Japan-Taiwan 6-0 June 14, 1995 Japan-Thailand 1-0 Japan 4 4 0 0 16-1 12 Thailand 4 2 0 2 12-6 6 Taiwan 4 0 0 4 1-22 0 Japan to next round
May 21, 1995 Hongkong-South Korea 0-5 May 25, 1995 Indonesia-South Korea 1-2 May 30, 1995 Indonesia-Hongkong 1-0 August 19, 1995 South Korea-Hongkong 7-0 August 22, 1995 South Korea-Indonesia 1-0 August 26, 1995 Hongkong-Indonesia 1-4 South Korea 4 4 0 0 15-1 12 Indonesia 4 2 0 2 6-4 6 Hongkong 4 0 0 4 1-17 0 South Korea to next round
October 7, 1995 Pakistan-Oman 0-2 October 11, 1995 Pakistan-India 1-2 October 18, 1995 Oman-India 3-2 October 22, 1995 India-Pakistan 3-1 October 25, 1995 Oman-Pakistan 6-0 October 29, 1995 India-Oman 1-2 Oman 4 4 0 0 13-3 12 India 4 2 0 2 8-7 6 Pakistan 4 0 0 4 2-13 0 Oman to next round
May 20, 1995 Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan 1-5
May 20, 1995 Tajikistan - Kazakhstan 0-3
June 10, 1995 Kyrgyzstan - Kazakhstan 2-2
Uzbekistan - Tajikistan 2-0
June 24, 1995 Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan 1-2
Tajikistan - Kyrgyzstan 3-0
August 12, 1995 Uzbekistan - Kyrgyzstan 2-1
Kazakhstan - Tajikistan 3-1
September 2, 1995 Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan 6-0
Tajikistan - Uzbekistan 1-1
October 7, 1995 Kyrgyzstan - Tajikistan 5-4
Kazakhstan - Uzbekistan 3-1
Kazakhstan 6 5 1 0 19-5 16
Uzbekistan 6 3 1 2 12-8 10
Tajikistan 6 1 1 4 9-14 4
Kyrgyzstan 6 1 1 4 9-22 4
Kazakhstan to next round
August 24, 1995 Saudi Arabia - Syria 2-0 August 31, 1995 Kuwait - Saudi Arabia 0-1 September 8, 1995 Syria - Kuwait 0-1 September 15, 1995 Syria - Saudi Arabia 0-1 September 21, 1995 Saudi Arabia - Kuwait 0-0 September 28, 1995 Kuwait - Syria 2-2 Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 4-0 10 Kuwait 4 1 2 1 3-3 5 Syria 4 0 1 3 2-6 1 Saudi Arabia to next round
September 13, 1995 Turkmenistan - Iran 2-4 September 23, 1995 UAE - Turkmenistan 2-1 September 29, 1995 Iran - UAE 1-1 October 5, 1995 Iran - Turkmenistan 4-0 October 15, 1995 Turkmenistan - UAE 1-1 October 22, 1995 UAE - Iran 1-0 UAE 4 2 2 0 5-3 8 Iran 4 2 1 1 9-4 7 Turkmenistan 4 0 1 3 4-11 1 UAE to next round
September 15, 1995 Jordan - Qatar 1-2 September 22, 1995 Qatar - Iraq 0-0 September 29,1995 Jordan - Iraq 0-4 October 6, 1995 Qatar - Jordan 4-2 October 13,1995 Iraq - Qatar 3-2 October 20, 1995 Iraq - Jordan 1-1 Iraq 4 2 2 0 8-3 8 Qatar 4 2 1 1 8-6 7 Jordan 4 0 1 3 4-11 1 Iraq to next round
The second round and finals of the Olympic Qualifiers (U-23 teams) are being played in Malaysia from 16 to 27 March 1996. Three of the four semifinal entrants will qualify for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, USA.
March 16, 1996 Iraq - Japan 1-1
UAE - Oman 1-3
March 18, 1996 Iraq - UAE 3-1
Japan - Oman 4-1
March 20, 1996 Japan - UAE 1-0
Iraq - Oman 1-0
Japan 3 2 1 0 6-2 7
Iraq 3 2 1 0 5-2 7
Oman 3 1 0 2 4-6 3
United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 2-7 0
The winners and runners-up qualify for the third round.
March 17, 1996 Kazakhstan - China 2-4
South Korea - Saudi Arabia 1-1
March 19, 1996 Kazakhstan - South Korea 1-2
China - Saudi Arabia 1-1
March 21, 1996 China - South Korea 0-3
Kazakhstan - Saudi Arabia 0-4
South Korea 3 2 1 0 6-2 7
Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 6-2 5
China 3 1 1 1 5-6 4
Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 3-10 0
The winners and runners-up qualify for the third round.
March 24 A. Japan - Saudi Arabia 2-1 B. South Korea - Iraq 2-1
March 27 C. South Korea - Japan 2-1 D. Saudi Arabia - Iraq 1-0 [aet] Qualified for Atlanta '96: South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia.
[Tournament in Adelaide]
Jan 13 - Fiji 4-0 Solomon Islands
Australia 9-1 Vanuatu
Jan 15 - Solomon Islands 2-1 Vanuatu
New Zealand 1-2 Fiji
Jan 17 - Solomon Islands 2-0 Australia [awarded; Australia won 4-0 but
Vanuatu 0-10 New Zealand used an ineligible sub]
Jan 19 - New Zealand 2-0 Solomon Islands
Australia 10-0 Fiji
Jan 21 - Fiji 4-0 Vanuatu
New Zealand 0-5 Australia
Jan 23 - Vanuatu 1-1 Solomon Islands
Fiji 1-3 New Zealand
Jan 25 - Solomon Islands 1-1 Fiji
Vanuatu 0-12 Australia
Jan 27 - New Zealand 5-1 Vanuatu
Australia 7-0 Solomon Islands
Jan 29 - Solomon Islands 0-6 New Zealand
Fiji 0-5 Australia
Jan 31 - Vanuatu 1-0 Fiji
Australia 0-1 New Zealand
1.Australia 8 6 0 2 48- 4 18
2.New Zealand 8 6 0 2 28- 9 18
3.Fiji 8 3 1 4 12-21 10
4.Solomon Islands 8 2 2 4 6-22 8
5.Vanuatu 8 1 1 6 5-43 4
Australia will play Canada (the second place finisher of
the North and Central American and Caribean Group), in home and away
matches May 26 and June 2, 1996, with the winner advancing to Atlanta.
May 26, 1996 Canada-Australia 2-2
June 2, 1996 Australia-Canada 5-0
Information provided by T. Michael Flinn (peleflinn@aol.com), Thomas Esamie, Hamid Dastkar, José Luis Pierrend, Geoff Fraser, Erik Garin (garinerik@hispeed.ch), Boz Sabeti (bo29@starnetinc.com), Mehrdad Masoudi (bj895@freenet.carleton.ca), Hooshyar Naraghi (bavafa@netcom.com), Sooraj Nair (nair@hawaii.edu and Stephen Halchuk (halchuk@seismo.emr.ca)
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