Group 5 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[a] 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.
There were 58 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.9 goals per match.
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