1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA).
A total of 50 UEFA teams entered the competition. The European zone was allocated 15 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. 
France, the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition between 49 teams.
The 49 teams were divided into nine groups, four groups of six teams and five groups of five teams. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up would be ranked according to their records against the 1st, 3rd and 4th-placed team in their groups, and the team with the best record would also qualify. The other runners-up would advance to the UEFA Play-offs.
In the play-offs, the 8 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.
Contents |
[edit] Group 1
Key:
- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals.
- Teams highlighted in orange qualified for the Play-offs.
[edit] Table
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark |
17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 |  Croatia |
15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 3 |  Greece |
14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
| 5 |  Slovenia |
1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -15 |
[edit] Results
April 24, 1996, Athens, Greece - Greece 2 - 0 Slovenia
September 1, 1996, Kalamata, Greece - Greece 3 - 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
September 1, 1996, Ljubljana, Slovenia - Slovenia 0 - 2 Denmark
October 8, 1996, Bologna, Italy - Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 - 4 Croatia
October 9, 1996, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 2 - 1 Greece
November 10, 1996, Ljubljana, Slovenia - Slovenia 1 - 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
November 10, 1996, Zagreb, Croatia - Croatia 1 - 1 Greece
March 29, 1997, Split, Croatia - Croatia 1 - 1 Denmark
April 2, 1997, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina - Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 - 1 Greece
April 2, 1997, Split, Croatia - Croatia 3 - 3 Slovenia
April 30, 1997, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 4 - 0 Slovenia
April 30, 1997, Thessaloniki, Greece - Greece 0 - 1 Croatia
June 8, 1997, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 2 - 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
August 20, 1997, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina - Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 - 0 Denmark
September 6, 1997, Zagreb, Croatia - Croatia 3 - 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
September 6, 1997, Ljubljana, Slovenia - Slovenia 0 - 3 Greece
September 10, 1997, Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark 3 - 1 Croatia
September 10, 1997, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina - Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 - 0 Slovenia
October 11, 1997, Ljubljana, Slovenia - Slovenia 1 - 3 Croatia
October 11, 1997, Athens, Greece - Greece 0 - 0 Denmark
[edit] Group 2
[edit] Table
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England |
19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 |  Italy |
18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  Poland |
10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
| 4 |  Georgia |
10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| 5 |  Moldova |
0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 | -19 |
[edit] Results
September 1, 1996, Chişinău, Moldova - Moldova 0 - 3 England
October 5, 1996, Chişinău, Moldova - Moldova 1 - 3 Italy
October 9, 1996, London, England - England 2 - 1 Poland
October 9, 1996, Perugia, Italy - Italy 1 - 0 Georgia
November 9, 1996, Tbilisi, Georgia - Georgia 0 - 2 England
November 10, 1996, Katowice, Poland - Poland 2 - 1 Moldova
February 12, 1997, London, England - England 0 - 1 Italy
March 29, 1997, Trieste, Italy - Italy 3 - 0 Moldova
April 2, 1997, Chorzów, Poland - Poland 0 - 0 Italy
April 30, 1997, Naples, Italy - Italy 3 - 0 Poland
April 30, 1997, London, England - England 2 - 0 Georgia
May 31, 1997, Chorzów, Poland - Poland 0 - 2 England
June 7, 1997, Batumi, Georgia - Georgia 2 - 0 Moldova
June 14, 1997, Chorzów, Poland - Poland 4 - 1 Georgia
September 10, 1997, London, England - England 4 - 0 Moldova
September 10, 1997, Tbilisi, Georgia - Georgia 0 - 0 Italy
September 24, 1997, Chişinău, Moldova - Moldova 0 - 1 Georgia
October 7, 1997, Chişinău, Moldova - Moldova 0 - 3 Poland
October 11, 1997, Tbilisi, Georgia - Georgia 3 - 0 Poland
October 11, 1997, Rome, Italy - Italy 0 - 0 England
[edit] Group 3
[edit] Table
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway |
20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 |  Hungary |
12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 |  Finland |
11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 5 |  Azerbaijan |
3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | -19 |
[edit] Results
June 2, 1996, Oslo, Norway - Norway 5 - 0 Azerbaijan
August 31, 1996, Baku, Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan 1 - 0 Switzerland
September 1, 1996, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 1 - 0 Finland
October 6, 1996, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 2 - 3 Switzerland
October 9, 1996, Oslo, Norway - Norway 3 - 0 Hungary
November 10, 1996, Berne, Switzerland - Switzerland 0 - 1 Norway
November 10, 1996, Baku, Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan 0 - 3 Hungary
April 2, 1997, Baku, Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan 1 - 2 Finland
April 30, 1997, Oslo, Norway - Norway 1 - 1 Finland
April 30, 1997, Zürich, Switzerland - Switzerland 1 - 0 Hungary
June 8, 1997, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 3 - 0 Azerbaijan
June 8, 1997, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 1 - 1 Norway
August 20, 1997, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 0 - 4 Norway
August 20, 1997, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 1 - 1 Switzerland
September 6, 1997, Baku, Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan 0 - 1 Norway
September 6, 1997, Lausanne, Switzerland - Switzerland 1 - 2 Finland
September 10, 1997, Oslo, Norway - Norway 5 - 0 Switzerland
September 10, 1997, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 3 - 1 Azerbaijan
October 11, 1997, Helsinki, Finland - Finland 1 - 1 Hungary
October 11, 1997, Zürich, Switzerland - Switzerland 5 - 0 Azerbaijan
[edit] Group 4
[edit] Table
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria |
25 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 |  Scotland |
23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 4 |  Latvia |
10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| 5 |  Estonia |
4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | -12 |
| 6 |  Belarus |
4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -16 |
[edit] Results
June 1, 1996, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 5 - 1 Belarus
August 31, 1996, Minsk, Belarus - Belarus 1 - 0 Estonia
August 31, 1996, Vienna, Austria - Austria 0 - 0 Scotland
September 1, 1996, Riga, Latvia - Latvia 1 - 2 Sweden
October 5, 1996, Tallinn, Estonia - Estonia 1 - 0 Belarus
October 5, 1996, Riga, Latvia - Latvia 0 - 2 Scotland
October 9, 1996, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 0 - 1 Austria
October 9, 1996, Minsk, Belarus - Belarus 1 - 1 Latvia
November 9, 1996, Vienna, Austria - Austria 2 - 1 Latvia
November 10, 1996, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 1 - 0 Sweden
February 11, 1997, Monaco - Estonia 0 - 0 Scotland
- This match was a replay ordered by FIFA after Estonia failed to arrive for the original fixture on October 9, 1996, which was abandoned after 3 seconds.
March 29, 1997, Kilmarnock, Scotland - Scotland 2 - 0 Estonia
April 2, 1997, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 2 - 0 Austria
April 30, 1997, Riga, Latvia - Latvia 2 - 0 Belarus
April 30, 1997, Gothenburg, Sweden - Sweden 2 - 1 Scotland
April 30, 1997, Vienna, Austria - Austria 2 - 0 Estonia
May 18, 1997, Tallinn, Estonia - Estonia 1 - 3 Latvia
June 8, 1997, Minsk, Belarus - Belarus 0 - 1 Scotland
June 8, 1997, Riga, Latvia - Latvia 1 - 3 Austria
June 8, 1997, Tallinn, Estonia - Estonia 2 - 3 Sweden
August 20, 1997, Tallinn, Estonia - Estonia 0 - 3 Austria
August 20, 1997, Minsk, Belarus - Belarus 1 - 2 Sweden
September 6, 1997, Riga, Latvia - Latvia 1 - 0 Estonia
September 6, 1997, Vienna, Austria - Austria 1 - 0 Sweden
September 7, 1997, Aberdeen, Scotland - Scotland 4 - 1 Belarus
September 10, 1997, Minsk, Belarus - Belarus 0 - 1 Austria
September 10, 1997, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 1 - 0 Latvia
October 11, 1997, Vienna, Austria - Austria 4 - 0 Belarus
October 11, 1997, Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden 1 - 0 Estonia
October 11, 1997, Glasgow, Scotland - Scotland 2 - 0 Latvia
[edit] Group 5
[edit] Table
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria |
18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 |  Russia |
17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 |  Israel |
13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 |  Cyprus |
10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
| 5 |  Luxembourg |
0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | -20 |
[edit] Results
September 1, 1996, Ramat Gan, Israel - Israel 2 - 1 Bulgaria
September 1, 1996, Moscow, Russia - Russia 4 - 0 Cyprus
October 8, 1996, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 1 - 2 Bulgaria
October 9, 1996, Ramat Gan, Israel - Israel 1 - 1 Russia
November 10, 1996, Limassol, Cyprus - Cyprus 2 - 0 Israel
November 10, 1996, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 0 - 4 Russia
December 14, 1996, Limassol, Cyprus - Cyprus 1 - 3 Bulgaria
December 15, 1996, Ramat Gan, Israel - Israel 1 - 0 Luxembourg
March 29, 1997, Paralimni, Cyprus - Cyprus 1 - 1 Russia
March 31, 1997, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 0 - 3 Israel
April 2, 1997, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 4 - 1 Cyprus
April 30, 1997, Ramat Gan, Israel - Israel 2 - 0 Cyprus
April 30, 1997, Moscow, Russia - Russia 3 - 0 Luxembourg
June 8, 1997, Moscow, Russia - Russia 2 - 0 Israel
June 8, 1997, Burgas, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 4 - 0 Luxembourg
August 20, 1997, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 1 - 0 Israel
September 7, 1997, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Luxembourg 1 - 3 Cyprus
September 10, 1997, Sofia, Bulgaria - Bulgaria 1 - 0 Russia
October 11, 1997, Limassol, Cyprus - Cyprus 2 - 0 Luxembourg
October 11, 1997, Moscow, Russia - Russia 4 - 2 Bulgaria
[edit] Group 6
[edit] Table
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain |
26 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 |  Czech Republic |
16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 |  Slovakia |
16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 |  Faroe Islands |
6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 31 | -21 |
| 6 |  Malta |
0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 37 | -35 |
[edit] Results
April 24, 1996, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 3 - 1 Faroe Islands
June 2, 1996, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 6 - 0 Malta
August 31, 1996, Toftir, Faroe Islands - Faroe Islands 1 - 2 Slovakia
September 4, 1996, Toftir, Faroe Islands - Faroe Islands 2 - 6 Spain
September 18, 1996, Teplice, Czech Republic - Czech Republic 6 - 0 Malta
September 22, 1996, Bratislava, Slovakia - Slovakia 6 - 0 Malta
October 6, 1996, Toftir, Faroe Islands - Faroe Islands 1 - 8 Yugoslavia
October 9, 1996, Prague, Czech Republic - Czech Republic 0 - 0 Spain
October 23, 1996, Bratislava, Slovakia - Slovakia 3 - 0 Faroe Islands
November 10, 1996, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 1 - 0 Czech Republic
November 13, 1996, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain - Spain 4 - 1 Slovakia
December 14, 1996, Valencia, Spain - Spain 2 - 0 Yugoslavia
December 18, 1996, Valletta, Malta - Malta 0 - 3 Spain
February 12, 1997, Alicante, Spain - Spain 4 - 0 Malta
March 31, 1997, Valletta, Malta - Malta 0 - 2 Slovakia
April 2, 1997, Prague, Czech Republic - Czech Republic 1 - 2 Yugoslavia
April 30, 1997, Valletta, Malta - Malta 1 - 2 Faroe Islands
April 30, 1997, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 1 - 1 Spain
June 8, 1997, Toftir, Faroe Islands - Faroe Islands 2 - 1 Malta
June 8, 1997, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 2 - 0 Slovakia
June 8, 1997, Valladolid, Spain - Spain 1 - 0 Czech Republic
August 20, 1997, Teplice, Czech Republic - Czech Republic 2 - 0 Faroe Islands
August 24, 1997, Bratislava, Slovakia - Slovakia 2 - 1 Czech Republic
September 6, 1997, Toftir, Faroe Islands - Faroe Islands 0 - 2 Czech Republic
September 10, 1997, Bratislava, Slovakia - Slovakia 1 - 1 Yugoslavia
September 24, 1997, Valletta, Malta - Malta 0 - 1 Czech Republic
September 24, 1997, Bratislava, Slovakia - Slovakia 1 - 2 Spain
October 11, 1997, Valletta, Malta - Malta 0 - 5 Yugoslavia
October 11, 1997, Prague, Czech Republic - Czech Republic 3 - 0 Slovakia
October 11, 1997, Gijón, Spain - Spain 3 - 1 Faroe Islands
[edit] Group 7
[edit] Table
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 |  Belgium |
18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| 3 |  Turkey |
14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 |  Wales |
7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 |
| 5 |  San Marino |
0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | -42 |
[edit] Results
June 2, 1996, City of San Marino, Republic of San Marino - San Marino 0 - 5 Wales
August 31, 1996, Cardiff, Wales - Wales 6 - 0 San Marino
August 31, 1996, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 2 - 1 Turkey
October 5, 1996, Cardiff, Wales - Wales 1 - 3 Netherlands
October 9, 1996, City of San Marino, Republic of San Marino - San Marino 0 - 3 Belgium
November 9, 1996, Eindhoven, Netherlands - Netherlands 7 - 1 Wales
November 10, 1996, Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey 7 - 0 San Marino
December 14, 1996, Cardiff, Wales - Wales 0 - 0 Turkey
December 14, 1996, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 0 - 3 Netherlands
March 29, 1997, Cardiff, Wales - Wales 1 - 2 Belgium
March 29, 1997, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands 4 - 0 San Marino
April 2, 1997, Bursa, Turkey - Turkey 1 - 0 Netherlands
April 30, 1997, Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey 1 - 3 Belgium
April 30, 1997, City of San Marino, Republic of San Marino - San Marino 0 - 6 Netherlands
June 7, 1997, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 6 - 0 San Marino
August 20, 1997, Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey 6 - 4 Wales
September 6, 1997, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands 3 - 1 Belgium
September 10, 1997, City of San Marino, Republic of San Marino - San Marino 0 - 5 Turkey
October 11, 1997, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Netherlands 0 - 0 Turkey
October 11, 1997, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 3 - 2 Wales
[edit] Group 8
[edit] Table
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romania |
28 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 33 |
| 2 |  Republic of Ireland |
18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 |  Lithuania |
17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 |  FYR Macedonia |
13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 5 |  Iceland |
9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 |
| 6 |  Liechtenstein |
0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 52 | -49 |
[edit] Results
April 24, 1996, Skopje, Macedonia - FYR Macedonia 3 - 0 Liechtenstein
June 1, 1996, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 1 - 1 FYR Macedonia
August 31, 1996, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 3 - 0 Lithuania
August 31, 1996, Eschen, Liechtenstein - Liechtenstein 0 - 5 Republic of Ireland
October 5, 1996, Vilnius, Lithuania - Lithuania 2 - 0 Iceland
October 9, 1996, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 0 - 4 Romania
October 9, 1996, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 3 - 0 FYR Macedonia
October 9, 1996, Vilnius, Lithuania - Lithuania 2 - 1 Liechtenstein
November 9, 1996, Eschen, Liechtenstein - Liechtenstein 1 - 11 FYR Macedonia
November 10, 1996, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Iceland
December 14, 1996, Skopje, Macedonia - FYR Macedonia 0 - 3 Romania
March 29, 1997, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 8 - 0 Liechtenstein
April 2, 1997, Skopje, Macedonia - FYR Macedonia 3 - 2 Republic of Ireland
April 2, 1997, Vilnius, Lithuania - Lithuania 0 - 1 Romania
April 30, 1997, Eschen, Liechtenstein - Liechtenstein 0 - 2 Lithuania
April 30, 1997, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland
May 21, 1997, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 5 - 0 Liechtenstein
June 7, 1997, Skopje, Macedonia - FYR Macedonia 1 - 0 Iceland
June 11, 1997, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 0 - 0 Lithuania
August 20, 1997, Eschen, Liechtenstein - Liechtenstein 0 - 4 Iceland
August 20, 1997, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 4 - 2 FYR Macedonia
August 20, 1997, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Lithuania
September 6, 1997, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 2 - 4 Republic of Ireland
September 6, 1997, Eschen, Liechtenstein - Liechtenstein 1 - 8 Romania
September 6, 1997, Vilnius, Lithuania - Lithuania 2 - 0 FYR Macedonia
September 10, 1997, Bucharest, Romania - Romania 4 - 0 Iceland
September 10, 1997, Vilnius, Lithuania - Lithuania 1 - 2 Republic of Ireland
October 11, 1997, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 1 - 1 Romania
October 11, 1997, Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland 4 - 0 Liechtenstein
October 11, 1997, Skopje, Macedonia - FYR Macedonia 1 - 2 Lithuania
[edit] Group 9
[edit] Table
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 |  Ukraine |
20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 |  Portugal |
19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Armenia |
8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 |
| 5 |  Northern Ireland |
7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
| 6 |  Albania |
4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -13 |
[edit] Results
August 31, 1996, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 0 - 1 Ukraine
August 31, 1996, Yerevan, Armenia - Armenia 0 - 0 Portugal
October 5, 1996, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 1 - 1 Armenia
October 5, 1996, Kiev, Ukraine - Ukraine 2 - 1 Portugal
October 9, 1996, Tirana, Albania - Albania 0 - 3 Portugal
October 9, 1996, Yerevan, Armenia - Armenia 1 - 5 Germany
November 9, 1996, Tirana, Albania - Albania 1 - 1 Armenia
November 9, 1996, Nuremberg, Germany - Germany 1 - 1 Northern Ireland
November 9, 1996, Porto, Portugal - Portugal 1 - 0 Ukraine
December 14, 1996, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 2 - 0 Albania
December 14, 1996, Lisbon, Portugal - Portugal 0 - 0 Germany
March 29, 1997, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 0 - 0 Portugal
March 29, 1997, Granada, Spain - Albania 0 - 1 Ukraine
April 2, 1997, Kiev, Ukraine - Ukraine 2 - 1 Northern Ireland
April 2, 1997, Granada, Spain - Albania 2 - 3 Germany
April 30, 1997, Yerevan, Armenia - Armenia 0 - 0 Northern Ireland
April 30, 1997, Bremen, Germany - Germany 2 - 0 Ukraine
May 7, 1997, Kiev, Ukraine - Ukraine 1 - 1 Armenia
June 7, 1997, Porto, Portugal - Portugal 2 - 0 Albania
June 7, 1997, Kiev, Ukraine - Ukraine 0 - 0 Germany
August 20, 1997, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland 1 - 3 Germany
August 20, 1997, Setúbal, Portugal - Portugal 3 - 1 Armenia
August 20, 1997, Kiev, Ukraine - Ukraine 1 - 0 Albania
September 6, 1997, Yerevan, Armenia - Armenia 3 - 0 Albania
September 6, 1997, Berlin, Germany - Germany 1 - 1 Portugal
September 10, 1997, Zürich, Switzerland - Albania 1 - 0 Northern Ireland
September 10, 1997, Dortmund, Germany - Germany 4 - 0 Armenia
October 11, 1997, Hannover, Germany - Germany 4 - 3 Albania
October 11, 1997, Yerevan, Armenia - Armenia 0 - 2 Ukraine
October 11, 1997, Lisbon, Portugal - Portugal 1 - 0 Northern Ireland
[edit] Ranking of runners-up
Record against the 1st, 3rd and 4th-placed team in their groups.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland |
13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Italy |
12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Belgium |
12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Russia |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Croatia |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Republic of Ireland |
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Ukraine |
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Hungary |
6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
[edit] Play-offs
October 29, 1997, Zagreb, Croatia - Croatia 2 - 0 Ukraine
November 15, 1997, Kiev, Ukraine - Ukraine 1 - 1 Croatia
Croatia qualified by the aggregate score of 3-1.
October 29, 1997, Moscow, Russia - Russia 1 - 1 Italy
November 15, 1997, Naples, Italy - Italy 1 - 0 Russia
Italy qualified by the aggregate score of 2-1.
October 29, 1997, Dublin, Ireland - Republic of Ireland 1 - 1 Belgium
November 15, 1997, Brussels, Belgium - Belgium 2 - 1 Republic of Ireland
Belgium qualified by the aggregate score of 3-2.
October 29, 1997, Budapest, Hungary - Hungary 1 - 7 Yugoslavia
November 15, 1997, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia 5 - 0 Hungary
Yugoslavia qualified by the aggregate score of 12-1.
[edit] See also
- 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
- 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
- 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
- 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
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