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

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

| Rank | Team |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
| 2 | Scotland |

**Results**
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Note 1: The match between Cyprus and Scotland was played on neutral ground in Greece instead of in Cyprus, due to the penalty imposed on Cyprus for rioting during their match against Scotland.

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

* **6 goals:**
+ Mo Johnston
* **3 goals:**
+ Gøran Sørloth (Norway)
+ Dejan Savićević (Yugoslavia)
* **2 goals:**
+ Christos Kolliandris (Cyprus)
+ Pambos Pittas (Cyprus)
+ Didier Deschamps (France)
+ Jean-Pierre Papin (France)
+ Rune Bratseth (Norway)
+ Jan Åge Fjørtoft (Norway)
+ Kjetil Osvold (Norway)
+ Ally McCoist (Scotland)
+ Richard Gough (Scotland)
+ Faruk Hadžibegić (Yugoslavia)
+ Srečko Katanec (Yugoslavia)
+ Dragan Stojković (Yugoslavia)
+ Zlatko Vujović (Yugoslavia)
* **1 goal:**
+ Yiannos Ioannou (Cyprus)
+ Floros Nicolaou (Cyprus)
+ Laurent Blanc (France)
+ Eric Cantona (France)
+ Jean-Philippe Durand (France)
+ Christian Perez (France)
+ Franck Sauzé (France)