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. Flag of France 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.

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Flag of Denmark Denmark 17 8 5 2 1 14 6 8
2 Flag of Croatia Croatia 15 8 4 3 1 17 12 5
3 Flag of Greece Greece 14 8 4 2 2 11 4 7
4 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 8 3 0 5 9 14 -5
5 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 1 8 0 1 7 5 20 -15

[edit] Results

April 24, 1996, Athens, Greece - Flag of Greece Greece 2 - 0 Slovenia Flag of Slovenia

September 1, 1996, Kalamata, Greece - Flag of Greece Greece 3 - 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina

September 1, 1996, Ljubljana, Slovenia - Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 0 - 2 Denmark Flag of Denmark

October 8, 1996, Bologna, Italy - Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 - 4 Croatia Flag of Croatia

October 9, 1996, Copenhagen, Denmark - Flag of Denmark Denmark 2 - 1 Greece Flag of Greece

November 10, 1996, Ljubljana, Slovenia - Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 1 - 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina

November 10, 1996, Zagreb, Croatia - Flag of Croatia Croatia 1 - 1 Greece Flag of Greece

March 29, 1997, Split, Croatia - Flag of Croatia Croatia 1 - 1 Denmark Flag of Denmark

April 2, 1997, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina - Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 - 1 Greece Flag of Greece

April 2, 1997, Split, Croatia - Flag of Croatia Croatia 3 - 3 Slovenia Flag of Slovenia

April 30, 1997, Copenhagen, Denmark - Flag of Denmark Denmark 4 - 0 Slovenia Flag of Slovenia

April 30, 1997, Thessaloniki, Greece - Flag of Greece Greece 0 - 1 Croatia Flag of Croatia

June 8, 1997, Copenhagen, Denmark - Flag of Denmark Denmark 2 - 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina

August 20, 1997, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina - Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 - 0 Denmark Flag of Denmark

September 6, 1997, Zagreb, Croatia - Flag of Croatia Croatia 3 - 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina

September 6, 1997, Ljubljana, Slovenia - Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 0 - 3 Greece Flag of Greece

September 10, 1997, Copenhagen, Denmark - Flag of Denmark Denmark 3 - 1 Croatia Flag of Croatia

September 10, 1997, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina - Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 - 0 Slovenia Flag of Slovenia

October 11, 1997, Ljubljana, Slovenia - Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 1 - 3 Croatia Flag of Croatia

October 11, 1997, Athens, Greece - Flag of Greece Greece 0 - 0 Denmark Flag of Denmark

[edit] Group 2

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Flag of England England 19 8 6 1 1 15 2 13
2 Flag of Italy Italy 18 8 5 3 0 11 1 10
3 Flag of Poland Poland 10 8 3 1 4 10 12 -2
4 Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 10 8 3 1 4 7 9 -2
5 Flag of Moldova Moldova 0 8 0 0 8 2 21 -19

[edit] Results

September 1, 1996, Chişinău, Moldova - Flag of Moldova Moldova 0 - 3 England Flag of England

October 5, 1996, Chişinău, Moldova - Flag of Moldova Moldova 1 - 3 Italy Flag of Italy

October 9, 1996, London, England - Flag of England England 2 - 1 Poland Flag of Poland

October 9, 1996, Perugia, Italy - Flag of Italy Italy 1 - 0 Georgia Flag of Georgia (country)

November 9, 1996, Tbilisi, Georgia - Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 0 - 2 England Flag of England

November 10, 1996, Katowice, Poland - Flag of Poland Poland 2 - 1 Moldova Flag of Moldova

February 12, 1997, London, England - Flag of England England 0 - 1 Italy Flag of Italy

March 29, 1997, Trieste, Italy - Flag of Italy Italy 3 - 0 Moldova Flag of Moldova

April 2, 1997, Chorzów, Poland - Flag of Poland Poland 0 - 0 Italy Flag of Italy

April 30, 1997, Naples, Italy - Flag of Italy Italy 3 - 0 Poland Flag of Poland

April 30, 1997, London, England - Flag of England England 2 - 0 Georgia Flag of Georgia (country)

May 31, 1997, Chorzów, Poland - Flag of Poland Poland 0 - 2 England Flag of England

June 7, 1997, Batumi, Georgia - Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 2 - 0 Moldova Flag of Moldova

June 14, 1997, Chorzów, Poland - Flag of Poland Poland 4 - 1 Georgia Flag of Georgia (country)

September 10, 1997, London, England - Flag of England England 4 - 0 Moldova Flag of Moldova

September 10, 1997, Tbilisi, Georgia - Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 0 - 0 Italy Flag of Italy

September 24, 1997, Chişinău, Moldova - Flag of Moldova Moldova 0 - 1 Georgia Flag of Georgia (country)

October 7, 1997, Chişinău, Moldova - Flag of Moldova Moldova 0 - 3 Poland Flag of Poland

October 11, 1997, Tbilisi, Georgia - Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 3 - 0 Poland Flag of Poland

October 11, 1997, Rome, Italy - Flag of Italy Italy 0 - 0 England Flag of England

[edit] Group 3

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Flag of Norway Norway 20 8 6 2 0 21 2 19
2 Flag of Hungary Hungary 12 8 3 3 2 10 8 2
3 Flag of Finland Finland 11 8 3 2 3 11 12 -1
4 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 10 8 3 1 4 11 12 -1
5 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 3 8 1 0 7 3 22 -19

[edit] Results

June 2, 1996, Oslo, Norway - Flag of Norway Norway 5 - 0 Azerbaijan Flag of Azerbaijan

August 31, 1996, Baku, Azerbaijan - Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1 - 0 Switzerland Flag of Switzerland

September 1, 1996, Budapest, Hungary - Flag of Hungary Hungary 1 - 0 Finland Flag of Finland

October 6, 1996, Helsinki, Finland - Flag of Finland Finland 2 - 3 Switzerland Flag of Switzerland

October 9, 1996, Oslo, Norway - Flag of Norway Norway 3 - 0 Hungary Flag of Hungary

November 10, 1996, Berne, Switzerland - Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 0 - 1 Norway Flag of Norway

November 10, 1996, Baku, Azerbaijan - Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 0 - 3 Hungary Flag of Hungary

April 2, 1997, Baku, Azerbaijan - Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1 - 2 Finland Flag of Finland

April 30, 1997, Oslo, Norway - Flag of Norway Norway 1 - 1 Finland Flag of Finland

April 30, 1997, Zürich, Switzerland - Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1 - 0 Hungary Flag of Hungary

June 8, 1997, Helsinki, Finland - Flag of Finland Finland 3 - 0 Azerbaijan Flag of Azerbaijan

June 8, 1997, Budapest, Hungary - Flag of Hungary Hungary 1 - 1 Norway Flag of Norway

August 20, 1997, Helsinki, Finland - Flag of Finland Finland 0 - 4 Norway Flag of Norway

August 20, 1997, Budapest, Hungary - Flag of Hungary Hungary 1 - 1 Switzerland Flag of Switzerland

September 6, 1997, Baku, Azerbaijan - Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 0 - 1 Norway Flag of Norway

September 6, 1997, Lausanne, Switzerland - Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1 - 2 Finland Flag of Finland

September 10, 1997, Oslo, Norway - Flag of Norway Norway 5 - 0 Switzerland Flag of Switzerland

September 10, 1997, Budapest, Hungary - Flag of Hungary Hungary 3 - 1 Azerbaijan Flag of Azerbaijan

October 11, 1997, Helsinki, Finland - Flag of Finland Finland 1 - 1 Hungary Flag of Hungary

October 11, 1997, Zürich, Switzerland - Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 5 - 0 Azerbaijan Flag of Azerbaijan

[edit] Group 4

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Flag of Austria Austria 25 10 8 1 1 17 4 13
2 Flag of Scotland Scotland 23 10 7 2 1 15 3 12
3 Flag of Sweden Sweden 21 10 7 0 3 16 9 7
4 Flag of Latvia Latvia 10 10 3 1 6 10 14 -4
5 Flag of Estonia Estonia 4 10 1 1 8 4 16 -12
6 Flag of Belarus Belarus 4 10 1 1 8 5 21 -16

[edit] Results

June 1, 1996, Stockholm, Sweden - Flag of Sweden Sweden 5 - 1 Belarus Flag of Belarus

August 31, 1996, Minsk, Belarus - Flag of Belarus Belarus 1 - 0 Estonia Flag of Estonia

August 31, 1996, Vienna, Austria - Flag of Austria Austria 0 - 0 Scotland Flag of Scotland

September 1, 1996, Riga, Latvia - Flag of Latvia Latvia 1 - 2 Sweden Flag of Sweden

October 5, 1996, Tallinn, Estonia - Flag of Estonia Estonia 1 - 0 Belarus Flag of Belarus

October 5, 1996, Riga, Latvia - Flag of Latvia Latvia 0 - 2 Scotland Flag of Scotland

October 9, 1996, Stockholm, Sweden - Flag of Sweden Sweden 0 - 1 Austria Flag of Austria

October 9, 1996, Minsk, Belarus - Flag of Belarus Belarus 1 - 1 Latvia Flag of Latvia

November 9, 1996, Vienna, Austria - Flag of Austria Austria 2 - 1 Latvia Flag of Latvia

November 10, 1996, Glasgow, Scotland - Flag of Scotland Scotland 1 - 0 Sweden Flag of Sweden

February 11, 1997, Monaco - Flag of Estonia Estonia 0 - 0 Scotland Flag of 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 - Flag of Scotland Scotland 2 - 0 Estonia Flag of Estonia

April 2, 1997, Glasgow, Scotland - Flag of Scotland Scotland 2 - 0 Austria Flag of Austria

April 30, 1997, Riga, Latvia - Flag of Latvia Latvia 2 - 0 Belarus Flag of Belarus

April 30, 1997, Gothenburg, Sweden - Flag of Sweden Sweden 2 - 1 Scotland Flag of Scotland

April 30, 1997, Vienna, Austria - Flag of Austria Austria 2 - 0 Estonia Flag of Estonia

May 18, 1997, Tallinn, Estonia - Flag of Estonia Estonia 1 - 3 Latvia Flag of Latvia

June 8, 1997, Minsk, Belarus - Flag of Belarus Belarus 0 - 1 Scotland Flag of Scotland

June 8, 1997, Riga, Latvia - Flag of Latvia Latvia 1 - 3 Austria Flag of Austria

June 8, 1997, Tallinn, Estonia - Flag of Estonia Estonia 2 - 3 Sweden Flag of Sweden

August 20, 1997, Tallinn, Estonia - Flag of Estonia Estonia 0 - 3 Austria Flag of Austria

August 20, 1997, Minsk, Belarus - Flag of Belarus Belarus 1 - 2 Sweden Flag of Sweden

September 6, 1997, Riga, Latvia - Flag of Latvia Latvia 1 - 0 Estonia Flag of Estonia

September 6, 1997, Vienna, Austria - Flag of Austria Austria 1 - 0 Sweden Flag of Sweden

September 7, 1997, Aberdeen, Scotland - Flag of Scotland Scotland 4 - 1 Belarus Flag of Belarus

September 10, 1997, Minsk, Belarus - Flag of Belarus Belarus 0 - 1 Austria Flag of Austria

September 10, 1997, Stockholm, Sweden - Flag of Sweden Sweden 1 - 0 Latvia Flag of Latvia

October 11, 1997, Vienna, Austria - Flag of Austria Austria 4 - 0 Belarus Flag of Belarus

October 11, 1997, Stockholm, Sweden - Flag of Sweden Sweden 1 - 0 Estonia Flag of Estonia

October 11, 1997, Glasgow, Scotland - Flag of Scotland Scotland 2 - 0 Latvia Flag of Latvia

[edit] Group 5

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 18 8 6 0 2 18 9 9
2 Flag of Russia Russia 17 8 5 2 1 19 5 14
3 Flag of Israel Israel 13 8 4 1 3 9 7 2
4 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 10 8 3 1 4 10 15 -5
5 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 0 8 0 0 8 2 22 -20

[edit] Results

September 1, 1996, Ramat Gan, Israel - Flag of Israel Israel 2 - 1 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria

September 1, 1996, Moscow, Russia - Flag of Russia Russia 4 - 0 Cyprus Flag of Cyprus

October 8, 1996, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 1 - 2 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria

October 9, 1996, Ramat Gan, Israel - Flag of Israel Israel 1 - 1 Russia Flag of Russia

November 10, 1996, Limassol, Cyprus - Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 2 - 0 Israel Flag of Israel

November 10, 1996, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 0 - 4 Russia Flag of Russia

December 14, 1996, Limassol, Cyprus - Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 1 - 3 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria

December 15, 1996, Ramat Gan, Israel - Flag of Israel Israel 1 - 0 Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg

March 29, 1997, Paralimni, Cyprus - Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 1 - 1 Flag of Russia Russia

March 31, 1997, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 0 - 3 Israel Flag of Israel

April 2, 1997, Sofia, Bulgaria - Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 4 - 1 Cyprus Flag of Cyprus

April 30, 1997, Ramat Gan, Israel - Flag of Israel Israel 2 - 0 Cyprus Flag of Cyprus

April 30, 1997, Moscow, Russia - Flag of Russia Russia 3 - 0 Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg

June 8, 1997, Moscow, Russia - Flag of Russia Russia 2 - 0 Israel Flag of Israel

June 8, 1997, Burgas, Bulgaria - Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 4 - 0 Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg

August 20, 1997, Sofia, Bulgaria - Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 1 - 0 Israel Flag of Israel

September 7, 1997, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 1 - 3 Cyprus Flag of Cyprus

September 10, 1997, Sofia, Bulgaria - Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 1 - 0 Russia Flag of Russia

October 11, 1997, Limassol, Cyprus - Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 2 - 0 Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg

October 11, 1997, Moscow, Russia - Flag of Russia Russia 4 - 2 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria

[edit] Group 6

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Flag of Spain Spain 26 10 8 2 0 26 6 20
2 Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 23 10 7 2 1 29 7 22
3 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 16 10 5 1 4 16 6 10
4 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 16 10 5 1 4 18 14 4
5 Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 6 10 2 0 8 10 31 -21
6 Flag of Malta Malta 0 10 0 0 10 2 37 -35

[edit] Results

April 24, 1996, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 3 - 1 Faroe Islands Flag of the Faroe Islands

June 2, 1996, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 6 - 0 Malta Flag of Malta

August 31, 1996, Toftir, Faroe Islands - Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 1 - 2 Slovakia Flag of Slovakia

September 4, 1996, Toftir, Faroe Islands - Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 2 - 6 Spain Flag of Spain

September 18, 1996, Teplice, Czech Republic - Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 6 - 0 Malta Flag of Malta

September 22, 1996, Bratislava, Slovakia - Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 6 - 0 Malta Flag of Malta

October 6, 1996, Toftir, Faroe Islands - Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 1 - 8 Yugoslavia Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

October 9, 1996, Prague, Czech Republic - Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 0 - 0 Spain Flag of Spain

October 23, 1996, Bratislava, Slovakia - Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 3 - 0 Faroe Islands Flag of the Faroe Islands

November 10, 1996, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1 - 0 Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic

November 13, 1996, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain - Flag of Spain Spain 4 - 1 Slovakia Flag of Slovakia

December 14, 1996, Valencia, Spain - Flag of Spain Spain 2 - 0 Yugoslavia Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

December 18, 1996, Valletta, Malta - Flag of Malta Malta 0 - 3 Spain Flag of Spain

February 12, 1997, Alicante, Spain - Flag of Spain Spain 4 - 0 Malta Flag of Malta

March 31, 1997, Valletta, Malta - Flag of Malta Malta 0 - 2 Slovakia Flag of Slovakia

April 2, 1997, Prague, Czech Republic - Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 1 - 2 Yugoslavia Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

April 30, 1997, Valletta, Malta - Flag of Malta Malta 1 - 2 Faroe Islands Flag of the Faroe Islands

April 30, 1997, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1 - 1 Spain Flag of Spain

June 8, 1997, Toftir, Faroe Islands - Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 2 - 1 Malta Flag of Malta

June 8, 1997, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2 - 0 Slovakia Flag of Slovakia

June 8, 1997, Valladolid, Spain - Flag of Spain Spain 1 - 0 Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic

August 20, 1997, Teplice, Czech Republic - Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 2 - 0 Faroe Islands Flag of the Faroe Islands

August 24, 1997, Bratislava, Slovakia - Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 2 - 1 Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic

September 6, 1997, Toftir, Faroe Islands - Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 0 - 2 Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic

September 10, 1997, Bratislava, Slovakia - Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 1 - 1 Yugoslavia Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

September 24, 1997, Valletta, Malta - Flag of Malta Malta 0 - 1 Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic

September 24, 1997, Bratislava, Slovakia - Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 1 - 2 Spain Flag of Spain

October 11, 1997, Valletta, Malta - Flag of Malta Malta 0 - 5 Yugoslavia Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

October 11, 1997, Prague, Czech Republic - Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 3 - 0 Slovakia Flag of Slovakia

October 11, 1997, Gijón, Spain - Flag of Spain Spain 3 - 1 Faroe Islands Flag of the Faroe Islands

[edit] Group 7

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 19 8 6 1 1 26 4 22
2 Flag of Belgium Belgium 18 8 6 0 2 20 11 9
3 Flag of Turkey Turkey 14 8 4 2 2 21 9 12
4 Flag of Wales Wales 7 8 2 1 5 20 21 -1
5 Flag of San Marino San Marino 0 8 0 0 8 0 42 -42

[edit] Results

June 2, 1996, City of San Marino, Republic of San Marino - Flag of San Marino San Marino 0 - 5 Wales Flag of Wales

August 31, 1996, Cardiff, Wales - Flag of Wales Wales 6 - 0 San Marino Flag of San Marino

August 31, 1996, Brussels, Belgium - Flag of Belgium Belgium 2 - 1 Turkey Flag of Turkey

October 5, 1996, Cardiff, Wales - Flag of Wales Wales 1 - 3 Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands

October 9, 1996, City of San Marino, Republic of San Marino - Flag of San Marino San Marino 0 - 3 Belgium Flag of Belgium

November 9, 1996, Eindhoven, Netherlands - Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 7 - 1 Wales Flag of Wales

November 10, 1996, Istanbul, Turkey - Flag of Turkey Turkey 7 - 0 San Marino Flag of San Marino

December 14, 1996, Cardiff, Wales - Flag of Wales Wales 0 - 0 Turkey Flag of Turkey

December 14, 1996, Brussels, Belgium - Flag of Belgium Belgium 0 - 3 Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands

March 29, 1997, Cardiff, Wales - Flag of Wales Wales 1 - 2 Belgium Flag of Belgium

March 29, 1997, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 4 - 0 San Marino Flag of San Marino

April 2, 1997, Bursa, Turkey - Flag of Turkey Turkey 1 - 0 Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands

April 30, 1997, Istanbul, Turkey - Flag of Turkey Turkey 1 - 3 Belgium Flag of Belgium

April 30, 1997, City of San Marino, Republic of San Marino - Flag of San Marino San Marino 0 - 6 Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands

June 7, 1997, Brussels, Belgium - Flag of Belgium Belgium 6 - 0 San Marino Flag of San Marino

August 20, 1997, Istanbul, Turkey - Flag of Turkey Turkey 6 - 4 Wales Flag of Wales

September 6, 1997, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 3 - 1 Belgium Flag of Belgium

September 10, 1997, City of San Marino, Republic of San Marino - Flag of San Marino San Marino 0 - 5 Turkey Flag of Turkey

October 11, 1997, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 0 - 0 Turkey Flag of Turkey

October 11, 1997, Brussels, Belgium - Flag of Belgium Belgium 3 - 2 Wales Flag of Wales

[edit] Group 8

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Flag of Romania Romania 28 10 9 1 0 37 4 33
2 Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 18 10 5 3 2 22 8 14
3 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 17 10 5 2 3 11 8 3
4 Flag of the Republic of Macedonia FYR Macedonia 13 10 4 1 5 22 18 4
5 Flag of Iceland Iceland 9 10 2 3 5 11 16 -5
6 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 0 10 0 0 10 3 52 -49

[edit] Results

April 24, 1996, Skopje, Macedonia - Flag of the Republic of Macedonia FYR Macedonia 3 - 0 Liechtenstein Flag of Liechtenstein

June 1, 1996, Reykjavík, Iceland - Flag of Iceland Iceland 1 - 1 FYR Macedonia Flag of the Republic of Macedonia

August 31, 1996, Bucharest, Romania - Flag of Romania Romania 3 - 0 Lithuania Flag of Lithuania

August 31, 1996, Eschen, Liechtenstein - Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 0 - 5 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland

October 5, 1996, Vilnius, Lithuania - Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 2 - 0 Iceland Flag of Iceland

October 9, 1996, Reykjavík, Iceland - Flag of Iceland Iceland 0 - 4 Romania Flag of Romania

October 9, 1996, Dublin, Ireland - Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 - 0 FYR Macedonia Flag of the Republic of Macedonia

October 9, 1996, Vilnius, Lithuania - Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 2 - 1 Liechtenstein Flag of Liechtenstein

November 9, 1996, Eschen, Liechtenstein - Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1 - 11 FYR Macedonia Flag of the Republic of Macedonia

November 10, 1996, Dublin, Ireland - Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Iceland Flag of Iceland

December 14, 1996, Skopje, Macedonia - Flag of the Republic of Macedonia FYR Macedonia 0 - 3 Romania Flag of Romania

March 29, 1997, Bucharest, Romania - Flag of Romania Romania 8 - 0 Liechtenstein Flag of Liechtenstein

April 2, 1997, Skopje, Macedonia - Flag of the Republic of Macedonia FYR Macedonia 3 - 2 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland

April 2, 1997, Vilnius, Lithuania - Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 0 - 1 Romania Flag of Romania

April 30, 1997, Eschen, Liechtenstein - Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 0 - 2 Lithuania Flag of Lithuania

April 30, 1997, Bucharest, Romania - Flag of Romania Romania 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland

May 21, 1997, Dublin, Ireland - Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 5 - 0 Liechtenstein Flag of Liechtenstein

June 7, 1997, Skopje, Macedonia - Flag of the Republic of Macedonia FYR Macedonia 1 - 0 Iceland Flag of Iceland

June 11, 1997, Reykjavík, Iceland - Flag of Iceland Iceland 0 - 0 Lithuania Flag of Lithuania

August 20, 1997, Eschen, Liechtenstein - Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 0 - 4 Iceland Flag of Iceland

August 20, 1997, Bucharest, Romania - Flag of Romania Romania 4 - 2 FYR Macedonia Flag of the Republic of Macedonia

August 20, 1997, Dublin, Ireland - Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Lithuania Flag of Lithuania

September 6, 1997, Reykjavík, Iceland - Flag of Iceland Iceland 2 - 4 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland

September 6, 1997, Eschen, Liechtenstein - Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1 - 8 Romania Flag of Romania

September 6, 1997, Vilnius, Lithuania - Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 2 - 0 FYR Macedonia Flag of the Republic of Macedonia

September 10, 1997, Bucharest, Romania - Flag of Romania Romania 4 - 0 Iceland Flag of Iceland

September 10, 1997, Vilnius, Lithuania - Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 1 - 2 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland

October 11, 1997, Dublin, Ireland - Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 1 - 1 Romania Flag of Romania

October 11, 1997, Reykjavík, Iceland - Flag of Iceland Iceland 4 - 0 Liechtenstein Flag of Liechtenstein

October 11, 1997, Skopje, Macedonia - Flag of the Republic of Macedonia FYR Macedonia 1 - 2 Lithuania Flag of Lithuania

[edit] Group 9

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Flag of Germany Germany 22 10 6 4 0 23 9 12
2 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 20 10 6 2 2 10 6 4
3 Flag of Portugal Portugal 19 10 5 4 1 12 4 8
4 Flag of Armenia Armenia 8 10 1 5 4 8 17 -9
5 Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 7 10 1 4 5 6 10 -4
6 Flag of Albania Albania 4 10 1 1 8 7 20 -13

[edit] Results

August 31, 1996, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 0 - 1 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine

August 31, 1996, Yerevan, Armenia - Flag of Armenia Armenia 0 - 0 Portugal Flag of Portugal

October 5, 1996, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1 - 1 Armenia Flag of Armenia

October 5, 1996, Kiev, Ukraine - Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 2 - 1 Portugal Flag of Portugal

October 9, 1996, Tirana, Albania - Flag of Albania Albania 0 - 3 Portugal Flag of Portugal

October 9, 1996, Yerevan, Armenia - Flag of Armenia Armenia 1 - 5 Germany Flag of Germany

November 9, 1996, Tirana, Albania - Flag of Albania Albania 1 - 1 Armenia Flag of Armenia

November 9, 1996, Nuremberg, Germany - Flag of Germany Germany 1 - 1 Northern Ireland Flag of Northern Ireland

November 9, 1996, Porto, Portugal - Flag of Portugal Portugal 1 - 0 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine

December 14, 1996, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2 - 0 Albania Flag of Albania

December 14, 1996, Lisbon, Portugal - Flag of Portugal Portugal 0 - 0 Germany Flag of Germany

March 29, 1997, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 0 - 0 Portugal Flag of Portugal

March 29, 1997, Granada, Spain - Flag of Albania Albania 0 - 1 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine

April 2, 1997, Kiev, Ukraine - Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 2 - 1 Northern Ireland Flag of Northern Ireland

April 2, 1997, Granada, Spain - Flag of Albania Albania 2 - 3 Germany Flag of Germany

April 30, 1997, Yerevan, Armenia - Flag of Armenia Armenia 0 - 0 Northern Ireland Flag of Northern Ireland

April 30, 1997, Bremen, Germany - Flag of Germany Germany 2 - 0 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine

May 7, 1997, Kiev, Ukraine - Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 1 - 1 Armenia Flag of Armenia

June 7, 1997, Porto, Portugal - Flag of Portugal Portugal 2 - 0 Albania Flag of Albania

June 7, 1997, Kiev, Ukraine - Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 0 - 0 Germany Flag of Germany

August 20, 1997, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1 - 3 Germany Flag of Germany

August 20, 1997, Setúbal, Portugal - Flag of Portugal Portugal 3 - 1 Armenia Flag of Armenia

August 20, 1997, Kiev, Ukraine - Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 1 - 0 Albania Flag of Albania

September 6, 1997, Yerevan, Armenia - Flag of Armenia Armenia 3 - 0 Albania Flag of Albania

September 6, 1997, Berlin, Germany - Flag of Germany Germany 1 - 1 Portugal Flag of Portugal

September 10, 1997, Zürich, Switzerland - Flag of Albania Albania 1 - 0 Northern Ireland Flag of Northern Ireland

September 10, 1997, Dortmund, Germany - Flag of Germany Germany 4 - 0 Armenia Flag of Armenia

October 11, 1997, Hannover, Germany - Flag of Germany Germany 4 - 3 Albania Flag of Albania

October 11, 1997, Yerevan, Armenia - Flag of Armenia Armenia 0 - 2 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine

October 11, 1997, Lisbon, Portugal - Flag of Portugal Portugal 1 - 0 Northern Ireland Flag of 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
Flag of Scotland Scotland 13 6 4 1 1 8 2 6
Flag of Italy Italy 12 6 3 3 0 5 0 5
Flag of Belgium Belgium 12 6 4 0 2 11 11 0
Flag of Russia Russia 11 6 3 2 1 12 5 7
Flag of Croatia Croatia 11 6 3 2 1 11 8 3
Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 11 6 3 2 1 7 5 2
Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 8 6 2 2 2 8 6 2
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 8 6 2 2 2 5 5 0
Flag of Hungary Hungary 6 6 1 3 2 4 7 -3

[edit] Play-offs

October 29, 1997, Zagreb, Croatia - Flag of Croatia Croatia 2 - 0 Ukraine Flag of Ukraine

November 15, 1997, Kyiv, Ukraine - Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 1 - 1 Croatia Flag of Croatia

Croatia qualified by the aggregate score of 3-1.

October 29, 1997, Moscow, Russia - Flag of Russia Russia 1 - 1 Italy Flag of Italy

November 15, 1997, Naples, Italy - Flag of Italy Italy 1 - 0 Russia Flag of Russia

Italy qualified by the aggregate score of 2-1.

October 29, 1997, Dublin, Ireland - Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 1 - 1 Belgium Flag of Belgium

November 15, 1997, Brussels, Belgium - Flag of Belgium Belgium 2 - 1 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland

Belgium qualified by the aggregate score of 3-2.

October 29, 1997, Budapest, Hungary - Flag of Hungary Hungary 1 - 7 Yugoslavia Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

November 15, 1997, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 5 - 0 Hungary Flag of Hungary

Yugoslavia qualified by the aggregate score of 12-1.

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