Qualifying round All qualifiers were played from 6 to 8 November 1992.
Group 1 (Latvia) Played in
Riga. The winner qualified for the Group C, and the other two nations had to play each other for inclusion into the Group C2.
Latvia qualified for the Group C. Group 2 (Belarus) Played in
Minsk. The top two teams qualified for the Group C. Azerbaijan had the option of playing in this group, but did not.
Ukraine and Kazakhstan both qualified for the Group C. Group 3 (Croatia/Slovenia) Played as a home and home series in
Zagreb and
Ljubljana. The winner qualified for the Group C, and the loser played the qualifiers for the Group C2. Originally, Luxembourg was to play in this group but declined.
Slovenia qualified for the Group C. Group 4 (Turkey) Played in
Ankara. Originally, South Africa was to be in this group as well, but they went directly to the Group C instead.
Israel qualified for the Group C. First round Played from 12 to 18 March. The first and the second-placed team from each group of six advanced to the semifinals. In the finals, the winner gained promotion to the Group B. The three other semi-finalists, together with the two third-placed teams, remained to form the Group C1 in 1994. The remaining six nations would comprise Group C2, effectively being relegated. South Korea defeated Spain 7–3 to win what was expected to be a battle to remain in the Group C. Instead, Group C was divided into two parts, putting them both in the bottom tier.
Group 1 Played in
Bled.
Belgium, South Korea, and Israel were relegated to the Group C2. Group 2 Played in
Ljubljana.
Australia, Spain, and South Africa were relegated to the Group C2. Semifinals Relegation match Third place match Final Latvia was promoted to the Group B. ==Ranking and statistics==