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; Andorra, which joined FIFA and UEFA in November 1996 while the qualifiers were underway, could not enter. 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






  • 1 First round


    • 1.1 Summary


    • 1.2 Group 1


    • 1.3 Group 2


    • 1.4 Group 3


    • 1.5 Group 4


    • 1.6 Group 5


    • 1.7 Group 6


    • 1.8 Group 7


    • 1.9 Group 8


    • 1.10 Group 9


    • 1.11 Ranking of second-placed teams




  • 2 Play-offs


    • 2.1 Matches




  • 3 Qualified teams


  • 4 Goalscorers


  • 5 Notes


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





First round


First round was group play. The draw was made on 12 December 1995, and was based on the November 1995 FIFA World Rankings.[1][2]


The teams were divided into six pools as shown in table below (November 1995 rankings shown in brackets). The national teams which eventually qualified for the final tournament are presented in bold and the national teams who took part in the play-offs are presented in italic.
























Drawing pools
Pool 1
 Pool 2
 Pool 3

 Germany (2)
 Spain (3)
 Italy (4)
 Russia (5)
 Norway (6)
 Denmark (8)
 Netherlands (10)
 Sweden (11)
 Romania (12)

 Bulgaria (14)
  Switzerland (15)
 Portugal (16)
 Czech Republic (18)
 England (20)
 Republic of Ireland (21)
 Scotland (25)
 Belgium (26)
 Greece (29)

 Turkey (31)
 Poland (33)
 Slovakia (35)
 Austria (38)
 Croatia (39)
 Israel (40)
 Finland (41)
 Lithuania (45)
 Northern Ireland (46)
Pool 4
 Pool 5
 Pool 6

 Iceland (48)
 Latvia (54)
 Wales (57)
 Hungary (60)
 Cyprus (70)
 Ukraine (71)
 Slovenia (75)
 Georgia (77)
 Yugoslavia (80)

 Albania (87)
 Belarus (88)
 Malta (89)
 Macedonia (90)

 Luxembourg (98)
 Moldova (107)
 Armenia (112)
 Faroe Islands (116)
 Estonia (126)
 Azerbaijan (136)
 San Marino (142)
 Liechtenstein (151)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (not ranked)


Summary



  Winner of each group and the best runner-up qualified directly for the 1998 FIFA World Cup


  The remaining Runners-up advanced to the second round (play-offs)


  Other teams were eliminated after the first round















































Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9


Denmark

England

Norway

Austria

Bulgaria

Spain

Netherlands

Romania

Germany


Croatia

Italy

Hungary

Scotland

Russia

Yugoslavia

Belgium

Republic of Ireland

Ukraine


Greece

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slovenia

Poland

Georgia

Moldova

Finland

Switzerland

Azerbaijan

Sweden

Latvia

Estonia

Belarus

Israel

Cyprus

Luxembourg

Czech Republic

Slovakia

Faroe Islands

Malta

Turkey

Wales

San Marino

Lithuania

Macedonia

Iceland

Liechtenstein

Portugal

Armenia

Northern Ireland

Albania


Group 1


Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1








































































Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts

 Denmark
 8 5 2 1 14 6 +8
17

 Croatia
 8 4 3 1 17 12 +5
15

 Greece
 8 4 2 2 11 4 +7
14

 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 8 3 0 5 9 14 −5
9

 Slovenia
 8 0 1 7 5 20 −15
1



















































 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Denmark
Greece
Slovenia

Bosnia and Herzegovina 
 –
1–4
3–0
0–1
1–0

Croatia 
3–2
 –
1–1
1–1
3–3

Denmark 
2–0
3–1
 –
2–1
4–0

Greece 
3–0
0–1
0–0
 –
2–0

Slovenia 
1–2
1–3
0–2
0–3
 –



Group 2


Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2








































































Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts

 England
 8 6 1 1 15 2 +13
19

 Italy
 8 5 3 0 11 1 +10
18

 Poland
 8 3 1 4 10 12 −2
10

 Georgia
 8 3 1 4 7 9 −2
10

 Moldova
 8 0 0 8 2 21 −19
0



















































 
England
Georgia (country)
Italy
Moldova
Poland

England 
 –
2–0
0–1
4–0
2–1

Georgia 
0–2
 –
0–0
2–0
3–0

Italy 
0–0
1–0
 –
3–0
3–0

Moldova 
0–3
0–1
1–3
 –
0–3

Poland 
0–2
4–1
0–0
2–1
 –



Group 3


Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3








































































Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts

 Norway
 8 6 2 0 21 2 +19
20

 Hungary
 8 3 3 2 10 8 +2
12

 Finland
 8 3 2 3 11 12 −1
11

  Switzerland
 8 3 1 4 11 12 −1
10

 Azerbaijan
 8 1 0 7 3 22 −19
3



















































 
Azerbaijan
Finland
Hungary
Norway
Switzerland

Azerbaijan 
 –
1–2
0–3
0–1
1–0

Finland 
3–0
 –
1–1
0–4
2–3

Hungary 
3–1
1–0
 –
1–1
1–1

Norway 
5–0
1–1
3–0
 –
5–0

Switzerland  
5–0
1–2
1–0
0–1
 –



Group 4


Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4



















































































Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts

 Austria
 10 8 1 1 17 4 +13
25

 Scotland
 10 7 2 1 15 3 +12
23

 Sweden
 10 7 0 3 16 9 +7
21

 Latvia
 10 3 1 6 10 14 −4
10

 Estonia
 10 1 1 8 4 16 −12
4

 Belarus
 10 1 1 8 5 21 −16
4


































































 
Austria
Belarus
Estonia
Latvia
Scotland
Sweden

Austria 
 –
4–0
2–0
2–1
0–0
1–0

Belarus 
0–1
 –
1–0
1–1
0–1
1–2

Estonia 
0–3
1–0
 –
1–3
0–0
2–3

Latvia 
1–3
2–0
1–0
 –
0–2
1–2

Scotland 
2–0
4–1
2–0
2–0
 –
1–0

Sweden 
0–1
5–1
1–0
1–0
2–1
 –



Group 5


Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5








































































Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts

 Bulgaria
 8 6 0 2 18 9 +9
18

 Russia
 8 5 2 1 19 5 +14
17

 Israel
 8 4 1 3 9 7 +2
13

 Cyprus
 8 3 1 4 10 15 −5
10

 Luxembourg
 8 0 0 8 2 22 −20
0



















































 
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Israel
Luxembourg
Russia

Bulgaria 
 –
4–1
1–0
4–0
1–0

Cyprus 
1–3
 –
2–0
2–0
1–1

Israel 
2–1
2–0
 –
1–0
1–1

Luxembourg 
1–2
1–3
0–3
 –
0–4

Russia 
4–2
4–0
2–0
3–0
 –



Group 6


Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6



















































































Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts

 Spain
 10 8 2 0 26 6 +20
26

 Yugoslavia
 10 7 2 1 29 7 +22
23

 Czech Republic
 10 5 1 4 16 6 +10
16

 Slovakia
 10 5 1 4 18 14 +4
16

 Faroe Islands
 10 2 0 8 10 31 −21
6

 Malta
 10 0 0 10 2 37 −35
0


































































 
Czech Republic
Faroe Islands
Malta
Slovakia
Spain
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Czech Republic 
 –
2–0
6–0
3–0
0–0
1–2

Faroe Islands 
0–2
 –
2–1
1–2
2–6
1–8

Malta 
0–1
1–2
 –
0–2
0–3
0–5

Slovakia 
2–1
3–0
6–0
 –
1–2
1–1

Spain 
1–0
3–1
4–0
4–1
 –
2–0

Yugoslavia 
1–0
3–1
6–0
2–0
1–1
 –



Group 7


Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7








































































Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts

 Netherlands
 8 6 1 1 26 4 +22
19

 Belgium
 8 6 0 2 20 11 +9
18

 Turkey
 8 4 2 2 21 9 +12
14

 Wales
 8 2 1 5 20 21 −1
7

 San Marino
 8 0 0 8 0 42 −42
0



















































 
Belgium
Netherlands
San Marino
Turkey
Wales

Belgium 
 –
0–3
6–0
2–1
3–2

Netherlands 
3–1
 –
4–0
0–0
7–1

San Marino 
0–3
0–6
 –
0–5
0–5

Turkey 
1–3
1–0
7–0
 –
6–4

Wales 
1–2
1–3
6–0
0–0
 –



Group 8


Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8



















































































Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts

 Romania
 10 9 1 0 37 4 +33
28

 Republic of Ireland
 10 5 3 2 22 8 +14
18

 Lithuania
 10 5 2 3 11 8 +3
17

 Macedonia
 10 4 1 5 22 18 +4
13

 Iceland
 10 2 3 5 11 16 −5
9

 Liechtenstein
 10 0 0 10 3 52 −49
0


































































 
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Ireland
Romania

Iceland 
 –
4–0
0–0
1–1
2–4
0–4

Liechtenstein 
0–4
 –
0–2
1–11
0–5
1–8

Lithuania 
2–0
2–1
 –
2–0
1–2
0–1

Macedonia 
1–0
3–0
1–2
 –
3–2
0–3

Republic of Ireland 
0–0
5–0
0–0
3–0
 –
1–1

Romania 
4–0
8–0
3–0
4–2
1–0
 –



Group 9


Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9



















































































Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts

 Germany
 10 6 4 0 23 9 +14
22

 Ukraine
 10 6 2 2 10 6 +4
20

 Portugal
 10 5 4 1 12 4 +8
19

 Armenia
 10 1 5 4 8 17 −9
8

 Northern Ireland
 10 1 4 5 6 10 −4
7

 Albania
 10 1 1 8 7 20 −13
4


































































 
Albania
Armenia
Germany
Northern Ireland
Portugal
Ukraine

Albania 
 –
1–1
2–3
1–0
0–3
0–1

Armenia 
3–0
 –
1–5
0–0
0–0
0–2

Germany 
4–3
4–0
 –
1–1
1–1
2–0

Northern Ireland 
2–0
1–1
1–3
 –
0–0
0–1

Portugal 
2–0
3–1
0–0
1–0
 –
1–0

Ukraine 
1–0
1–1
0–0
2–1
2–1
 –



Ranking of second-placed teams


Record against the 1st, 3rd and 4th-placed team in their groups.

















































































































Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts

 Scotland
 6 4 1 1 8 2 +6
13

 Italy
 6 3 3 0 5 0 +5
12

 Belgium
 6 4 0 2 11 11 0
12

 Russia
 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7
11

 Croatia
 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3
11

 Yugoslavia
 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2
11

 Republic of Ireland
 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2
8

 Ukraine
 6 2 2 2 5 5 0
8

 Hungary
 6 1 3 2 4 7 −3
6


Play-offs


Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA play-off)


Matches






































Team 1
Agg.
 Team 2
 1st leg
 2nd leg

Croatia 
 3–1
 Ukraine
2–0
1–1

Russia 
 1–2
 Italy
1–1
0–1

Republic of Ireland 
 2–3
 Belgium
1–1
1–2

Hungary 
 1–12
 Yugoslavia
1–7
0–5


Qualified teams


The following 15 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.



































































































Team
 Qualified as
 Qualified on
 Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 France Hosts 2 July 1992 9 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986)
 Denmark Group 1 winners 11 October 1997 1 (1986)
 England Group 2 winners 11 October 1997 10 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990)
 Norway Group 3 winners 6 September 1997 2 (1938, 1994)
 Austria Group 4 winners 11 October 1997 6 (1934, 1954, 1958, 1978, 1982, 1990)
 Bulgaria Group 5 winners 10 September 1997 6 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1994)
 Spain Group 6 winners 11 October 1997 9 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)
 Netherlands Group 7 winners 11 October 1997 6 (1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994)
 Romania Group 8 winners 18 August 1997 6 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990, 1994)
 Germany Group 9 winners 11 October 1997 13 (1934, 1938, 19542, 19582, 19622, 19662, 19702, 19742, 19782, 19822, 19862, 19902, 1994)
 Scotland Best runner-up 11 October 1997 7 (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)
 Croatia Play-off winners 15 November 1997 0 (debut)
 Italy Play-off winners 15 November 1997 13 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)
 Belgium Play-off winners 15 November 1997 9 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)
 Yugoslavia Play-off winners 15 November 1997 8 (19303, 19503, 19543, 19583, 19623, 19743, 19823, 19903)



1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.


2 Competed as West Germany. A separate team for East Germany also participated in qualifications during this time, having only competed in 1974.


3 Competed as Yugoslavia.



Goalscorers


14 goals






9 goals






8 goals






7 goals










6 goals










5 goals










4 goals










3 goals










2 goals










1 goal










1 own goal











Notes


  • To date, this was the last time that Portugal failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup.


References





  1. ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – November 1995 (UEFA)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 November 1995. Retrieved 3 February 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "The 1998 FIFA World Cup - Preliminary Draw in Paris". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 November 1995. Retrieved 6 February 2018.




External links



  • UEFA Qualifier results with full game box scores at Scoreshelf.com









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