1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
# 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

Group 5 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Israel, Luxembourg, and Russia. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 18 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Russia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 17 | Advance to second round | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Israel | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — |
