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1998 FIFA World Cup (qualifying tournament, UEFA)

This article provides details of the 1998 World Cup qualifier for the European Continental Zone ( UEFA ) . An overview of the qualifying tournament is presented in the article World Cup 1998 (qualifying tournament) .

50 UEFA countries have applied for participation in the 1998 World Cup . The European continental zone received 15 (out of 32) permits for the final tournament. France France (the hostess of the championship) received a ticket automatically, the remaining 14 places were played in the qualifying tournament between 49 countries.

49 countries were divided into 9 groups - four groups of 6 teams and five groups of 5 teams. Teams played each with each house and away. Winners of groups received permits. Teams that took second places in the groups were ranked according to the results of meetings with the teams that took 1st, 3rd and 4th places in the groups. The best of these teams also received a ticket. The rest participated in the UEFA butt games.

In UEFA butt matches, 8 teams were paired, each pair in two matches (at home and away) determined one ticket holder.

Group 1

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oneДания Denmark17eightfive2one146eight
2Хорватия Croatia15eightfour3one1712five
3Греция Greece14eightfour22elevenfour7
fourFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1998).svg Bosnia and Herzegovina9eight30five914-five
fiveСловения Sloveniaoneeight0one7five20-15

Group 2

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oneАнглия Englandnineteeneight6oneone15213
2  Italy18eightfive30elevenoneten
3  Polandteneight3onefourten12-2
four  Georgiateneight3onefour79-2
five  Moldova0eight00eight221-nineteen
September 1, 1996
Moldova  0: 3   England
GoalsBarmby , 24
Gascoigne , 25
Shearer , 61
Republican Stadium , Chisinau
Spectators: 9,500
Judge:   Ilkka Koho
October 5, 1996
Moldova  13   Italy
Kurtiyan , 13GoalsRavanelli , 10, 86
Kaziraghi , 69
Republican Stadium , Chisinau
Spectators: 4,085
Judge:   Gerd Grabher
October 9, 1996
England  2: 1   Poland
Shearer , 25, 38GoalsMarek Zitko, 7
Wembley , London
Spectators: 74,663
Judge:   Helmut Circle
October 9, 1996
Italy  ten   Georgia
Ravanelli , 43Goals
Renato Curi, Perugia
Spectators: 14 012
Judge:   Eric Blarw
November 9, 1996
Georgia  0: 2   England
GoalsSheringham , 15
Ferdinand , 37
Boris Paychadze , Tbilisi
Spectators: 48,000
Judge:   Jorge Monteiro Coroadou
November 10, 1996
Poland  2: 1   Moldova
Balushinsky , 3
Vazikha 76		GoalsKleschenko , 84
SCS Katowice, Katowice
Spectators: 8,000
Judge:   Sotirios Vorgias
February 12, 1997
England  0: 1   Italy
GoalsZola , 20
Wembley , London
Spectators: 75 056
Judge:   Sandor Poole
March 29, 1997
Italy  thirty   Moldova
Maldini , 24
Zola , 44
Vieri , 49		Goals
Nereo Rocco , Trieste
Spectators: 17 677
Judge:   Gilles Vessier
April 2, 1997
Poland  0: 0   Italy
Slaski , Chorzow
Spectators: 32,000
Judge:   Kim Milton Nielsen
April 30, 1997
Italy  thirty   Poland
Di Matteo , 23
Maldini , 38
R. Baggio , 61		Goals
Sao Paolo , Naples
Spectators: 35,237
Judge:   Jose Maria Garcia Aranda
April 30, 1997
England  20   Georgia
Sheringham , 42
Shearer , 90 + 2		Goals
Wembley , London
Spectators: 71 208
Judge:   Remy Arrel
May 31, 1997
Poland  0: 2   England
GoalsShearer 5
Sheringham , 90
Slaski , Chorzow
Spectators: 25,000
Judge:   Urs Mayer
June 7, 1997
Georgia  20   Moldova
Sh. Arveladze , 27
Kinkladze , 51		Goals
Dynamo , Batumi
Spectators: 12,500
Judge:   Charles Agius
June 14, 1997
Poland  4: 1   Georgia
Ledvon , 33
Tshetsyak , 35
Krzysztof Bukalski, 70
Novak , 90		GoalsSh. Arveladze , 26
SCS Katowice, Katowice
Spectators: 1,022
Judge:   Gunter Benkyo
September 10, 1997
England  4-0   Moldova
Scholes , 26
Wright , 46, 90
Gascoigne 81		Goals
Wembley , London
Spectators: 74 102
Judge:   Karl-Eric Nilsson
September 10, 1997
Georgia  0: 0   Italy
Boris Paychadze , Tbilisi
Spectators: 51 117
Judge:   Rune Pedersen
September 24, 1997
Moldova  0: 1   Georgia
GoalsKetsbaia 10
Republican Stadium , Chisinau
Spectators: 5,300
Judge:   Dani Koren
October 7, 1997
Moldova  0: 3   Poland
GoalsYuskovyak , 23, 55, 60
Republican Stadium , Chisinau
Spectators: 8,000
Judge:   Metin Tokat
October 11, 1997
Georgia  thirty   Poland
A. Arveladze , 53
Tskhadadze , 66
Ketsbaia , 72		Goals
Boris Paychadze , Tbilisi
Spectators: 15,000
Judge:   Lubos Michel
October 11, 1997
Italy  0: 0   England
Olympic Stadium , Rome
Spectators: 65 892
Judge:   Mario van der ende

Group 3

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one  Norway20eight620212nineteen
2  Hungary12eight332teneight2
3  Finlandeleveneight323eleven12-one
four  Switzerlandteneight3onefoureleven12-one
five  Azerbaijan3eightone07322-nineteen
June 2, 1996
Norway  50   Azerbaijan
Stolbakken , 7, 46
Solskjer 36, 89
Frank Strandley 59		Goals
Stadium: Ullevol , Oslo
Spectators: 14 012
Judge:   Alan Snoddy
August 31, 1996
Azerbaijan  ten   Switzerland
Rzayev , 26Goals
Stadium: Tofig Bahramov , Baku
Spectators: 15,000
Judge:   Richard Wojcik
September 1, 1996
Hungary  ten   Finland
Ferenc Orosh, 15Goals
Stadium: Nepstadion , Budapest
Spectators: 14,500
Judge:   Hartmut Strampe
October 6, 1996
Finland  2: 3   Switzerland
Sumiala , 41
Kolka , 75		GoalsMassimo Lombardo, 14
Sforza , 34
M. Yakin , 54
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Helsinki
Spectators: 7,217
Judge:   Gyulfi Tor Orrasson
October 9, 1996
Norway  thirty   Hungary
Rekdal , 83, 88, 90 - pen.Goals
Stadium: Ullevol , Oslo
Spectators: 22,480
Judge:   Hugh dallas
November 10, 1996
Switzerland  0: 1   Norway
GoalsLeonardsen 32
Stadium: Wankdorf , Bern
Spectators: 22,000
Judge:   Manuel Diaz Vega
November 10, 1996
Azerbaijan  0: 3   Hungary
GoalsElek Nyilash, 42, 67 - pen.
Florian Urban 77
Stadium: Tofig Bahramov , Baku
Spectators: 30,000
Judge:   Dragutin Pole
April 2, 1997
Azerbaijan  12   Finland
Suleymanov , 83- pen.GoalsLitmanen , 26
Paatelainen , 64
Stadium: Tofig Bahramov , Baku
Spectators: 19,000
Judge:   Graham Pol
April 30, 1997
Norway  eleven   Finland
Solskjer 82GoalsSumiala , 59
Stadium: Ullevol , Oslo
Spectators: 22,782
Judge:   Marcus Merck
April 30, 1997
Switzerland  ten   Hungary
Turkilmaz , 83Goals
Stadium: Hardturm , Zurich
Spectators: 17 300
Judge:   Leif Sundell
June 8, 1997
Finland  thirty   Azerbaijan
Jari Vanhala, 60
Litmanen , 65
Sumiala , 82		Goals
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Helsinki
Spectators: 13,417
Judge:   Alain Hamer
June 8, 1997
Hungary  eleven   Norway
Zoltan Kovacs, 22GoalsPetter Rudy, 9
Stadium: Nepstadion , Budapest
Spectators: 25 300
Judge:   David Ellery
August 20, 1997
Finland  0: 4   Norway
GoalsSolbakken , 8
Petter Rudy, 12
J. Flu , 48
T.A. Flu , 84
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Helsinki
Spectators: 35 520
Judge:   Vadim Zhuk
August 20, 1997
Hungary  eleven   Switzerland
Laszlo Klaus, 52GoalsChapuisa , 90 + 1
Stadium: Nepstadion , Budapest
Spectators: 40,000
Judge:   Michelle Piro
September 6, 1997
Azerbaijan  0: 1   Norway
GoalsT.A. Flu , 42
Stadium: Tofig Bahramov , Baku
Spectators: 8,000
Judge:   Gunter Benkyo
September 6, 1997
Switzerland  12   Finland
Adrian Kunz, 90GoalsLitmanen , 16
Sumiala , 79
Stadium: Stad Olympic de la Pontes
Spectators: 15,000
Judge:   Stefano Braschi
September 10, 1997
Norway  50   Switzerland
Mini Jacobsen , 46
Solbakken , 51
Eggen , 65
Estenstad 78
T.A. Flu , 85		Goals
Stadium: Ullevol , Oslo
Spectators: 22 603
Judge:   Helmut Circle
September 10, 1997
Hungary  3: 1   Azerbaijan
Laszlo Klaus, 8
Gabor Halmai, 43
Bela Illes 89		GoalsLychkin , 70
Stadium: Nepstadion , Budapest
Spectators: 8 112
Judge:   Atanas Uzunov
October 11, 1997
Finland  eleven   Hungary
Sumiala , 63GoalsTeuvo Moylanen, 90 + 1- ag
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Helsinki
Spectators: 31 617
Judge:   Bernd Heinemann
October 11, 1997
Switzerland  50   Azerbaijan
Turkilmaz , 12, 22, 68
M. Yakin , 42
Chapuisa , 50		Goals
Stadium: Hardturm , Zurich
Spectators: 7,600
Judge:   John roboham

Group 4

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one  Austria25teneightoneone17four13
2  Scotland23ten72one15312
3  Sweden21ten703sixteen97
four  Latviatenten3one6ten14-four
five  Estoniafourtenoneoneeightfoursixteen-12
6  Belarusfourtenoneoneeightfive21-sixteen
June 1, 1996
Sweden  5: 1   Belarus
C. Andersson , 20, 62
Dalin , 29
P. Andersson , 76
Larsson , 87		GoalsBelkevich , 74
Rosunda , Stockholm
Spectators: 30 014
Judge:   Remy Arrel
August 31, 1996
Belarus  ten   Estonia
Makovsky , 35Goals
Dynamo , Minsk
Spectators: 7,500
Judge:   Sergey Khusainov
August 31, 1996
Austria  0: 0   Scotland
Ernst Happel , Vienna
Spectators: 27,600
Judge:   Michelle Piro
September 1, 1996
Latvia  12   Sweden
Rimkus , 56GoalsDalin , 16
C. Andersson , 21
Daugava, Riga
Spectators: 9,200
Judge:   Laszlo Wagner
October 5, 1996
Estonia  ten   Belarus
Khokhlov-Simson , 51Goals
Kadriorg , Tallinn
Spectators: 1,500
Judge:   Richard O'Hanlon
October 5, 1996
Latvia  0: 2   Scotland
GoalsCollins , 17
Jackson 78
Daugava, Riga
Spectators: 9,500
Judge:   Jiri Ulrich
October 9, 1996
Sweden  0: 1   Austria
GoalsHerzog , 11
Rosunda , Stockholm
Spectators: 36,859
Judge:   Vaclav Krondle
October 9, 1996
Belarus  eleven   Latvia
Makovsky , 65GoalsZemlinsky , 15
Dynamo , Minsk
Spectators: 7,300
Judge:   Sergo Kvaratskhelia
November 9, 1996
Austria  2: 1   Latvia
Polster , 43
Herzog , 73		GoalsRimkus , 44
Ernst Happel , Vienna
Spectators: 15,700
Judge:   Milan Mitrovich
November 10, 1996
Scotland  ten   Sweden
John McGinley, 7Goals
Ibrox , Glasgow
Spectators: 46 738
Judge:   Jose Maria Garcia Aranda
February 11, 1997
Estonia  0: 0   Scotland
Louis II , Monte Carlo
Spectators: 3,766
Judge:   Miroslav Radoman
Initially, the match was supposed to be held on October 9, 1996 in Tallinn , but was moved to Monte Carlo due to the fact that Estonia did not show up to play in Tallinn in protest against postponing the game to an earlier time.
March 29, 1997
Scotland  20   Estonia
Boyd 25
Yanek Meet, 52- ag		Goals
Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Spectators: 17,996
Judge:   Bernd Heinemann
April 2, 1997
Scotland  20   Austria
Gallagher , 25, 72Goals
Celtic Park , Glasgow
Spectators: 43,259
Judge:   Nikolay Levnikov
April 30, 1997
Latvia  20   Belarus
Shevlyakov , 37, 87Goals
Daugava, Riga
Spectators: 4,200
Judge:   Ilkka Koho
April 30, 1997
Sweden  2: 1   Scotland
C. Andersson , 43, 63GoalsGallagher , 83
Ullevi , Gothenburg
Spectators: 40 302
Judge:   Pierluigi Collina
April 30, 1997
Austria  20   Estonia
Vastic , 48
Steger , 87		Goals
Ernst Happel , Vienna
Spectators: 27,500
Judge:   Arman Ancion
May 18, 1997
Estonia  13   Latvia
Zielinski , 4GoalsBabichev , 53
Eliseev , 80
Lemsalu 86- ag
Kadriorg , Tallinn
Spectators: 2,500
Judge:   Darko Tsvitkovich
June 8, 1997
Belarus  0: 1   Scotland
GoalsMcAllister , 50
Dynamo , Minsk
Spectators: 12,000
Judge:   Ahmet Chakar
June 8, 1997
Latvia  13   Austria
Astafiev , 87GoalsHeraf , 54
Polster , 80
Steger , 81
Daugava, Riga
Spectators: 9,200
Judge:   Dick yol
June 8, 1997
Estonia  2: 3   Sweden
Crystal , 74, 84GoalsDalin , 14
Zetterberg , 53
C. Andersson , 71
Kadriorg , Tallinn
Spectators: 2,500
Judge:   Richard Wojcik
August 20, 1997
Estonia  0: 3   Austria
GoalsPolster , 47, 69, 88
Kadriorg , Tallinn
Spectators: 2,200
Judge:   Georgios Fassolis
August 20, 1997
Belarus  12   Sweden
Gurenko , 39GoalsC. Andersson , 75
Zetterberg , 84
Dynamo , Minsk
Spectators: 9,000
Judge:   Dermot Gallagher
September 6, 1997
Latvia  ten   Estonia
Zemlinsky , 86Goals
Daugava, Riga
Spectators: 2,500
Judge:   Otar Guntadze
September 6, 1997
Austria  ten   Sweden
Herzog 75Goals
Ernst Happel , Vienna
Spectators: 48,500
Judge:   Antonio Lopez Nieto
September 7, 1997
Scotland  4: 1   Belarus
Gallagher , 3, 57
David Hopkin, 54, 87		GoalsKachuro , 73
Pittodry , Aberdeen
Spectators: 20 160
Judge:   Mario van der ende
September 10, 1997
Belarus  0: 1   Austria
GoalsPfeifenberger 49
Dynamo , Minsk
Spectators: 7,000
Judge:   Serge Mumealer
September 10, 1997
Sweden  ten   Latvia
Younson , 87Goals
Rosunda , Stockholm
Spectators: 20 251
Judge:   Marcus Merck
October 11, 1997
Austria  4-0   Belarus
Polster , 3, 16
Steger , 6, 42		Goals
Ernst Happel , Vienna
Spectators: 48,500
Judge:   Aron Husu
October 11, 1997
Sweden  ten   Estonia
Zetterberg , 25Goals
Rosunda , Stockholm
Spectators: 18 702
Judge:   Stefan Ormanjiev
October 11, 1997
Scotland  20   Latvia
Gallagher , 42
Dury 72		Goals
Celtic Park , Glasgow
Spectators: 47 613
Judge:   Sandor Piller

Group 5

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one  Bulgaria18eight6021899
2  Russia17eightfive2onenineteenfive14
3  Israel13eightfourone3972
four  Republic of Cyprusteneight3onefourten15-five
five  Luxembourg0eight00eight222-20
September 1, 1996
Israel  2: 1   Bulgaria
Ronen Harazi, 34
Tal Banin, 62- pen.		GoalsBalakov , 3
Stadium: Ramat Gan , Ramat Gan
Spectators: 13,200
Judge:   Alfredo Trentalagna
September 1, 1996
Russia  4-0   Cyprus
Nikiforov , 8, 50
Kolyvanov , 34
Beschastnykh , 81		Goals
Stadium: Dynamo , Moscow
Spectators: 8,500
Judge:   Karl-Eric Nilsson
October 8, 1996
Luxembourg  12   Bulgaria
Langers , 20GoalsBalakov , 14- pen.
Kostadinov , 38
Stadium: Josie Barthel , Luxembourg
Spectators: 3,775
Judge:   Evi Collari
October 9, 1996
Israel  eleven   Russia
Gadi Brumer, 64GoalsKolyvanov , 80
Stadium: Ramat Gan , Ramat Gan
Spectators: 32,000
Judge:   Mark Butta
November 10, 1996
Cyprus  20   Israel
Gogich , 9, 15 - pen.Goals
Stadium: Cirion Athletic Center , Limassol
Spectators: 10,500
Judge:   George Constantine
November 10, 1996
Luxembourg  0: 4   Russia
GoalsTikhonov , 34
Kanchelskis , 38
Beschastnykh , 55
Karpin , 81
Stadium: Josie Barthel , Luxembourg
Spectators: 5,660
Judge:   Juha Hirviniemi
December 14, 1996
Cyprus  13   Bulgaria
Pitas , 29GoalsKostadinov , 23
Balakov , 34
Ilian Iliev, 70
Stadium: Cirion Athletic Center , Limassol
Spectators: 6,500
Judge:   John roboham
December 15, 1996
Israel  ten   Luxembourg
Ohana , 38Goals
Stadium: Ramat Gan , Ramat Gan
Spectators: 24,400
Judge:   John Ashman
March 29, 1997
Cyprus  eleven   Russia
Gogich , 31GoalsSimutenkov , 33
Stadium: Thasos Marku, Paralimni
Spectators: 3,199
Judge:   Juan Ansuathega Roca
March 31, 1997
Luxembourg  0: 3   Israel
GoalsZohar , 11, 79
Tal Banin, 56 - pen.
Stadium: Josie Barthel , Luxembourg
Viewers: 6,066
Judge:   Rene Temmink
April 2, 1997
Bulgaria  4: 1   Cyprus
Borimirov , 2
Kostadinov , 35, 45
Yordanov , 66		GoalsOkkas , 62
Stadium: Vasil Levski , Sofia
Spectators: 33,000
Judge:   Serge Mumealer
April 30, 1997
Israel  20   Cyprus
Ohana , 3, 72Goals
Stadium: Ramat Gan , Ramat Gan
Spectators: 32,000
Judge:   Vasily Melnichuk
April 30, 1997
Russia  thirty   Luxembourg
Kechinov , 20
Grishin , 55
Simutenkov , 58		Goals
Stadium: Dynamo , Moscow
Spectators: 9,200
Judge:   John roboham
June 8, 1997
Russia  20   Israel
Radimov , 8
Kosolapov , 38		Goals
Stadium: Dynamo , Moscow
Spectators: 22,000
Judge:   Gerd Grabher
June 8, 1997
Bulgaria  4-0   Luxembourg
Stoichkov , 43
Kostadinov , 47
Balakov , 50 pins.
Lechkov , 81		Goals
Stadium: Petrochemist , Burgas
Spectators: 20,000
Judge:   Luciliu Batishta
August 20, 1997
Bulgaria  ten   Israel
Penev , 71Goals
Stadium: Vasil Levski , Sofia
Spectators: 20,000
Judge:   Sandor Piller
September 7, 1997
Luxembourg  13   Cyprus
Paolo Amodio, 7GoalsPapavasiliou 6
Ioannis Ioannou, 55, 79
Stadium: Josie Barthel , Luxembourg
Spectators: 3,022
Judge:   Gyulfi Orasson
September 10, 1997
Bulgaria  ten   Russia
Ivanov , 55Goals
Stadium: Vasil Levski , Sofia
Spectators: 55,000
Judge:   Vaclav Krondle
October 11, 1997
Cyprus  20   Luxembourg
Papavasiliou , 79
Shpolyarich , 85		Goals
Stadium: Cirion Athletic Center , Limassol
Spectators: 5,000
Judge:   Buyar Pregya
October 11, 1997
Russia  4: 2   Bulgaria
Alenichev , 14, 57
Kolyvanov , 41 - pen.
Juran , 52 - pen.		GoalsIlya Gruev, 68
Kostadinov , 78
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium , Moscow
Spectators: 21,000
Judge:   Pierluigi Payretto

Group 6

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one  Spain26teneight2026620
2  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia23ten72one29th722
3  Czechsixteentenfiveonefoursixteen6ten
four  Slovakiasixteentenfiveonefour1814four
five  Faroe islands6ten20eightten31-21
6  Malta0ten00ten237-35
April 24, 1996
Yugoslavia  3: 1   Faroe islands
Savichevich , 3, 29
Milosevic , 37		GoalsJon Petersen, 53
Stadium: Crvena Star , Belgrade
Spectators: 16,325
Judge:   Roland Beck
June 2, 1996
Yugoslavia  6: 0   Malta
Mirkovich , 2
Miyatovich , 39
Stoykovich , 45
Milosevic , 68
Savichevich , 70- pen. , 72		Goals
Stadium: Crvena Star , Belgrade
Spectators: 11 617
Judge:   Hermann Albrecht
August 31, 1996
Faroe islands  12   Slovakia
Jan Allan Muller, 60GoalsMorawczyk , 13
Dubovsky , 88
Stadium: Swangaskar, Toftir
Spectators: 1 445
Judge:   Terrier Hauge
September 4, 1996
Faroe islands  2: 6   Spain
T. Jonsson , 46
Uni Arge, 90		GoalsLuis Enrique , 37
Alfonso , 63, 83, 86
Johannesen , 70th
Hierro , 85
Stadium: Swangaskar, Toftir
Spectators: 4,200
Judge:   Philip Leduc
September 18, 1996
Czech  6: 0   Malta
Berger , 11, 63- pen.
Nedved , 29
Cube , 77
Schmitser , 83
Frideck , 86		Goals
Stadium: At Stinadlech , Teplice
Spectators: 15,099
Judge:   Mateo Beushan
September 22, 1996
Slovakia  6: 0   Malta
Dushan Tittel, 13, 90
Julius Simon, 15
Marian Zeman, 37
Yaroslav Timko, 56
Dubovsky , 59		Goals
Stadium: Tegelnoe field , Bratislava
Spectators: 2,236
Judge:   Giorgios Bikas
October 6, 1996
Faroe islands  18   Yugoslavia
Jan Allan Muller, 27GoalsMilosevic , 6, 37, 45
Yokanovich , 11, 57
Miyatovich , 29
Yugovich , 57
Stoykovich , 90 pins.
Stadium: Swangaskar, Toftir
Spectators: 1 017
Judge:   Leslie Irvine
October 9, 1996
Czech  0: 0   Spain
Stadium: Letensky Stadium , Prague
Spectators: 19,223
Judge:   Anders Frisk
October 23, 1996
Slovakia  thirty   Faroe islands
Dubovsky , 20
Tibor Yanchula, 44
Julius Simon, 57 - pen.		Goals
Stadium: Tegelnoe field , Bratislava
Spectators: 5,442
Judge:   Salem Prolich
November 10, 1996
Yugoslavia  ten   Czech
Miyatovich , 9Goals
Stadium: Crvena Star , Belgrade
Spectators: 46 577
Judge:   Dick yol
November 13, 1996
Spain  4: 1   Slovakia
Pizzi , 30
Amor , 47
Luis Enrique , 57
Hierro , 61		GoalsDushan Tittel, 39
Stadium: Eliodore Rodriguez Lopez , Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Spectators: 13,500
Judge:   Marcus Merck
December 14, 1996
Spain  20   Yugoslavia
Guardiola , 19- pen.
Raul , 37		Goals
Stadium: Mestalla , Valencia
Spectators: 37,000
Judge:   Serge Mumealer
December 18, 1996
Malta  0: 3   Spain
GoalsGuerrero , 8, 26, 33
Stadium: National Stadium , Ta-Kali
Spectators: 3,200
Judge:   Nikolay Levnikov
February 12, 1997
Spain  4-0   Malta
Guardiola , 25
Alfonso , 40, 47
Pizzi , 89		Goals
Stadium: Jose Rico Perez, Alicante
Spectators: 28,000
Judge:   Stephen Lodge
March 31, 1997
Malta  0: 2   Slovakia
GoalsTibor Yanchula, 38
Dushan Tittel, 90
Stadium: National Stadium , Ta-Kali
Spectators: 4 202
Judge:   Marek Kowalczyk
April 2, 1997
Czech  12   Yugoslavia
Bable 69GoalsMiyatovich , 27
Milosevic , 90 + 2
Stadium: Letensky Stadium , Prague
Spectators: 17 137
Judge:   Mark Butta
April 30, 1997
Malta  12   Faroe islands
Stefan Sultana, 8GoalsO. Hansen , 60
T. Jonsson , 89
Stadium: National Stadium , Ta-Kali
Spectators: 8 188
Judge:   Dani Koren
April 30, 1997
Yugoslavia  eleven   Spain
Miyatovich , 80GoalsHierro , 19
Stadium: Crvena Star , Belgrade
Spectators: 49 253
Judge:   Rune Pedersen
June 8, 1997
Faroe islands  2: 1   Malta
Uni Arge, 7
T. Jonsson , 42		GoalsAgius , 48
Stadium: Swangaskar, Toftir
Spectators: 6,400
Judge:   Richard O'Hanlon
June 8, 1997
Yugoslavia  20   Slovakia
Savichevich , 17
Miyatovich , 75		Goals
Stadium: Crvena Star , Belgrade
Spectators: 22 044
Judge:   Peter Mikkelsen
June 8, 1997
Spain  ten   Czech
Hierro , 41- pen.Goals
Stadium: Jose Sorrilla , Valladolid
Spectators: 24 544
Judge:   Hugh dallas
August 20, 1997
Czech  20   Faroe islands
Cook , 14- pen.
Lyubosh Kozel, 27		Goals
Stadium: At Stinadlech , Teplice
Spectators: 8 322
Judge:   Algirdas Dubinskas
August 24, 1997
Slovakia  2: 1   Czech
Tibor Yanchula, 45
Joseph Mayorosh, 55		GoalsSchmitser , 14
Stadium: Tegelnoe field , Bratislava
Spectators: 22,500
Judge:   Pierrot Ceccarini
September 6, 1997
Faroe islands  0: 2   Czech
GoalsSchmitser , 16
Cook , 32 pins.
Stadium: Swangaskar, Toftir
Spectators: 2,700
Judge:   Bernard Salt
September 10, 1997
Slovakia  eleven   Yugoslavia
Josef Mayorosh, 64GoalsMikhailovich , 79
Stadium: Tegelnoe field , Bratislava
Spectators: 22,500
Judge:   Anders Frisk
September 24, 1997
Malta  0: 1   Czech
GoalsBable , 33
Stadium: National Stadium , Ta-Kali
Spectators: 1,622
Judge:   Aman Ancion
September 24, 1997
Slovakia  12   Spain
Joseph Mayorosh, 75GoalsKiko , 47
Amor , 77
Stadium: Tegelnoe field , Bratislava
Spectators: 13,667
Judge:   Laszlo Wagner
October 11, 1997
Malta  0: 5   Yugoslavia
GoalsMilosevic , 8
Mikhailovich , 34
Savichevich , 44
Miyatovich , 54
Yugovich , 76
Stadium: National Stadium , Ta-Kali
Spectators: 1 107
Judge:   Dermot Gallagher
October 11, 1997
Czech  thirty   Slovakia
Schmitser , 54
Siegel 71
Novotny , 73		Goals
Stadium: Letensky Stadium , Prague
Spectators: 5,428
Judge:   Urs Mayer
October 11, 1997
Spain  3: 1   Faroe islands
Luis Enrique , 19, 84
Oliverio Alvarez, 25		GoalsJens Christian Hansen 44
Stadium: El Molinon , Gijón
Spectators: 10,000
Judge:   Jacek Pomegranate

Group 7

MTeamABOUTANDATNPMHMPRM
one  Netherlandsnineteeneight6oneone26four22
2  Belgium18eight60220eleven9
3  Turkey14eightfour2221912
four  Wales7eight2onefive2021-one
five  San marino0eight00eight042-42
June 2, 1996
San marino  0: 5   Wales
GoalsAndrew Melville, 22
Hughes 32, 42
Giggs 50
Mark Pembridge, 85
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Serravalle
Spectators: 1,613
Judge:   Lubos Michel
August 31, 1996
Wales  6: 0   San marino
Saunders , 1, 74
Hughes , 25, 54
Andrew Melville 34
John Robinson, 45		Goals
Stadium: Arms Park, Cardiff
Spectators: 15 150
Judge:   Alain Hamer
August 31, 1996
Belgium  2: 1   Turkey
Degris , 11
Louis Oliveira , 37		GoalsSerge Yalchin , 56
Stadium: King Baudouin , Brussels
Spectators: 33,024
Judge:   David Ellery
October 5, 1996
Wales  13   Netherlands
Saunders , 17GoalsKhoidonk , 72, 75
R. de Boer , 79
Stadium: Arms Park, Cardiff
Spectators: 34 560
Judge:   Antonio Lopez Nieto
October 9, 1996
San marino  0: 3   Belgium
GoalsVerheyen 10
Nilis , 19, 47
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Serravalle
Spectators: 1,353
Judge:   Gevorg Hovhannisyan
November 9, 1996
Netherlands  7: 1   Wales
Bergkamp , 21, 72, 78
R. de Boer , 32
Yonk , 33
F. de Boer , 43
Koku , 60		GoalsSaunders , 38
Stadium: Philips , Eindhoven
Spectators: 26,210
Judge:   Vitor Melo Pereira
November 10, 1996
Turkey  7: 0   San marino
Oktay , 25, 38, 51, 59
Hakan Shukur , 56, 63
Ertugrul Saglam , 81		Goals
Stadium: Ali Sami Yong , Istanbul
Spectators: 19,654
Judge:   Vladimir Antonov
December 14, 1996
Wales  0: 0   Turkey
Stadium: Arms Park, Cardiff
Spectators: 12,500
Judge:   Aron huzu
December 14, 1996
Belgium  0: 3   Netherlands
GoalsBergkamp , 24
Seedorf , 29
Yonk , 89- pen.
Stadium: King Baudouin , Brussels
Spectators: 36,953
Judge:   Pierluigi Payretto
March 29, 1997
Wales  12   Belgium
Speed 60GoalsCrasson 24
Stalens , 45
Stadium: Arms Park, Cardiff
Spectators: 14,650
Judge:   Christer Fellstrom
March 29, 1997
Netherlands  4-0   San marino
Kluivert , 44
F. de Boer , 58, 90
Khoidonk 82		Goals
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena , Amsterdam
Spectators: 47,000
Judge:   Amit Klein
April 2, 1997
Turkey  ten   Netherlands
Hakan Shukur , 53Goals
Stadium: Ataturk, Bursa
Spectators: 17,000
Judge:   Manuel Diaz Vega
April 30, 1997
Turkey  13   Belgium
Oktay , 35GoalsLouis Oliveira , 14, 32, 45
Stadium: Ali Sami Yong , Istanbul
Spectators: 21,350
Judge:   Bernd Heinemann
April 30, 1997
San marino  0: 6   Netherlands
GoalsBergkamp , 40, 88
Winter , 62
Hoidonk 69
F. de Boer 73
Bosman , 83
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Serravalle
Spectators: 2,832
Judge:   Andreas Georgiou
June 7, 1997
Belgium  6: 0   San marino
Stalens , 15, 84
Mayr , 26
Mpenza , 27, 45
Louis Oliveira , 33		Goals
Stadium: King Baudouin , Brussels
Spectators: 24,000
Judge:   Peacock Irku
August 20, 1997
Turkey  6: 4   Wales
Hakan Shukur , 5, 37, 77, 82
Saffet Akuse, 8
Oguz Cetin , 61		GoalsNathan Blake, 18
Savage , 20
Saunders , 31
Andrew Melville, 52
Stadium: Ali Sami Yong , Istanbul
Spectators: 9,710
Judge:   Marek Kowalczyk
September 6, 1997
Netherlands  3: 1   Belgium
Stam , 31
Kluivert , 53
Bergkamp , 83		GoalsStalens , 65
Stadium: De Quip , Rotterdam
Spectators: 48,000
Judge:   Kim Milton Nielsen
September 10, 1997
San marino  0: 5   Turkey
GoalsLuca Gobbi, 27- ag
Arif , 30, 81
Hakan Shukur , 74
Mandyraly , 78
Stadium: Olympic Stadium , Serravalle
Spectators: 947
Judge:   Sergey Tatulyan
October 11, 1997
Netherlands  0: 0   Turkey
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena , Amsterdam
Spectators: 48,000
Judge:   Leif Sundell
October 11, 1997
Belgium  3: 2   Wales
Stalens , 4
Geert Classens, 32
Wilmots , 39		GoalsMark Pembridge, 53
Giggs 66
Stadium: King Baudouin , Brussels
Spectators: 18 233
Judge:   Vitor Melo Pereira

Group 8

MTeamABOUTANDATNPMHMPRM
one  Romania28ten9one037four33
2  Ireland18tenfive3222eight14
3  Lithuania17tenfive23eleveneight3
four  North Macedonia13tenfouronefive2218four
five  Iceland9ten23fiveelevensixteen-five
6  Liechtenstein0ten00ten352-49
April 24, 1996
Macedonia  thirty   Liechtenstein
Sasho Milosevski, 6
Babunski 49
Srjan Zaharievsky, 78		Goals
Stadium: Gradsky , Skopje
Spectators: 11,500
Judge:   Loizos loizou
June 1, 1996
Iceland  eleven   Macedonia
A. Goodyonsen , 65GoalsNejmedin Memedi, 62
Stadium: Laugardalswellur , Reykjavik
Spectators: 3,649
Judge:   Rölof Linge
August 31, 1996
Romania  thirty   Lithuania
Moldovan , 20
Petrescu , 65
Gylke , 77		Goals
Stadium: Steaua Stadium , Bucharest
Spectators: 12,000
Judge:   Vasily Melnichuk
August 31, 1996
Liechtenstein  0: 5   Ireland
GoalsTownsend , 5
Kate O'Neill, 9
Quinn , 12, 61
Hart , 20
Stadium: Eschen Mauren Sportpark , Eschen
Spectators: 3,900
Judge:   Sergey Shmolik
October 5, 1996
Lithuania  20   Iceland
Yankauskas , 22
Vaidotas Šlekis, 72		Goals
Stadium: альalgiris , Vilnius
Spectators: 8,000
Judge:   Marnix Sandra
October 9, 1996
Iceland  0: 4   Romania
GoalsBergsson , 20- ag
Haji , 62
Popescu 76
Petrescu , 89
Stadium: Laugardalswellur , Reykjavik
Spectators: 3,064
Judge:   Claude Detrush
October 9, 1996
Ireland  thirty   Macedonia
Makatir , 8
Cascarino , 46, 70		Goals
Stadium: Lansdown Road , Dublin
Spectators: 31 671
Judge:   Knud Eric Fisker
October 9, 1996
Lithuania  2: 1   Liechtenstein
Jankauskas , 42
Narbekovas , 54		GoalsWorkshop , 52
Stadium: альalgiris , Vilnius
Spectators: 8,000
Judge:   Khagani Mammadov
November 9, 1996
Liechtenstein  1: 11   Macedonia
Franz Shedler, 79GoalsDavy Glavensky, 8, 12, 60
Georgi Hristov, 23
Mitko Stojkowski, 30, 43
Tony Michevsky, 45, 49
Sasha Chirich, 53, 87
Wanko Mieczewski, 90
Stadium: Sporthotel Eshen-Mauren , Liechtenstein
Spectators: 2,700
Judge:   Chaim Lipkovich
November 10, 1996
Ireland  0: 0   Iceland
Stadium: Lansdown Road , Dublin
Spectators: 32,620
Judge:   Stefan Ormanjiev
December 14, 1996
Macedonia  0: 3   Romania
GoalsPopescu , 36, 45, 90
Stadium: Gradsky , Skopje
Spectators: 14,000
Judge:   Roger Philippi
March 29, 1997
Romania  8: 0   Liechtenstein
Moldovan , 10
Popescu , 28, 30, 68, 88
Petrescu , 48
Haji , 47
Craiovyan , 71		Goals
Stadium: Steaua Stadium , Bucharest
Spectators: 3,000
Judge:   Roman Layuk
April 2, 1997
Macedonia  3: 2   Ireland
Mitko Stojkowski, 28, 44
Georgi Hristov, 59		GoalsMcLaughlin , 8
D. Kelly , 78
Stadium: Gradsky , Skopje
Spectators: 11,000
Judge:   Alfredo Trentalagna
April 2, 1997
Lithuania  0: 1   Romania
GoalsMoldovan , 72
Stadium: альalgiris , Vilnius
Spectators: 7,000
Judge:   Edgar steinborn
April 30, 1997
Liechtenstein  0: 2   Lithuania
GoalsJankauskas , 65
Razhanauskas , 89
Stadium: Sporthotel Eshen-Mauren , Liechtenstein
Spectators: 812
Judge:   Buyar Pregya
April 30, 1997
Romania  ten   Ireland
Elijah 32Goals
Stadium: Steaua Stadium , Bucharest
Spectators: 18,000
Judge:   Mario van der ende
May 21, 1997
Ireland  50   Liechtenstein
Connolly , 28, 34, 41
Cascarino , 61, 80		Goals
Stadium: Lansdown Road , Dublin
Spectators: 33,200
Judge:   Andrey Butenko
June 7, 1997
Macedonia  ten   Iceland
Georgi Hristov, 54Goals
Stadium: Gradsky , Skopje
Spectators: 10,000
Judge:   Vadim Zhuk
June 11, 1997
Iceland  0: 0   Lithuania
Stadium: Laugardalswellur , Reykjavik
Spectators: 4,025
Judge:   Leslie Irvine
August 20, 1997
Liechtenstein  0: 4   Iceland
GoalsEinar Danielsson, 28
Gunnarsson , 40
Sigurdur Jonsson, 60
Gudmundsson , 61
Stadium: Sporthotel Eshen-Mauren , Liechtenstein
Spectators: 1,651
Judge:   Oleg Timofeev
August 20, 1997
Romania  4: 2   Macedonia
Moldovan , 36- pen. , 68
Gylke , 40
Dumitrescu , 66		GoalsMiroslav Djokic, 52, 90
Stadium: Steaua Stadium , Bucharest
Spectators: 12,000
Judge:   Metin Tokat
August 20, 1997
Ireland  0: 0   Lithuania
Stadium: Lansdown Road , Dublin
Spectators: 32,620
Judge:   Jorge Monteiro Coroadou
September 6, 1997
Iceland  2: 4   Ireland
Gunnarsson 44
Helgi Sigurdsson, 47		GoalsConnolly 13
Keen , 55, 65
Kennedy 79
Stadium: Laugardalswellur , Reykjavik
Spectators: 3 981
Judge:   Ante Kulušić
September 6, 1997
Liechtenstein  18   Romania
Freak , 62GoalsMoldovan , 5
Craiovyan , 10, 32
Dobosh , 35
Munteanu , 43, 45, 67
Barbu , 53
Stadium: Sporthotel Eshen-Mauren , Liechtenstein
Spectators: 5,100
Judge:   Alfred Micallef
September 6, 1997
Lithuania  20   Macedonia
Ivanauskas , 26
Preiksaitis 88		Goals
Stadium: альalgiris , Vilnius
Spectators: 6,000
Judge:   Luciliu Batishta
September 10, 1997
Romania  4-0   Iceland
Haji , 9, 82- pen.
Petrescu , 41
Gylke , 65		Goals
Stadium: Steaua Stadium , Bucharest
Spectators: 5,256
Judge:   David Ellery
September 10, 1997
Lithuania  12   Ireland
Thomas Jucas, 52GoalsCascarino , 17, 72
Stadium: альalgiris , Vilnius
Spectators: 7,000
Judge:   Giorgos Bikas
October 11, 1997
Ireland  eleven   Romania
Cascarino , 83GoalsHaji , 53
Stadium: Lansdown Road , Dublin
Spectators: 34,500
Judge:   Nikolay Levnikov
October 11, 1997
Iceland  4-0   Liechtenstein
Tordur Gudjonsson, 56
Gudmundsson , 59
Goodyonsen , 66
Bjarni Gudjonsson 73		Goals
Stadium: Laugardalswellur , Reykjavik
Spectators: 550
Judge:   Alan Howells
October 11, 1997
Macedonia  12   Lithuania
Artim Shakiri, 45GoalsBuytkus , 70, 81
Stadium: Gradsky , Skopje
Spectators: 4,000
Judge:   Miroslav Liba

Group 9

MTeamABOUTANDATNPMHMPRM
one  Germany22ten6four023912
2  Ukraine20ten622ten6four
3  Portugalnineteentenfivefourone12foureight
four  Armeniaeighttenonefivefoureight17-9
five  Northern Ireland7tenonefourfive6ten-four
6  Albaniafourtenoneoneeight720-13
August 31, 1996
Northern Ireland  0: 1   Ukraine
GoalsRebrov , 79
Windsor Park , Belfast
Spectators: 9 358
Judge:   Alain Sar
August 31, 1996
Armenia  0: 0   Portugal
Hrazdan , Yerevan
Spectators: 6 015
Judge:   Carol Ihring
October 5, 1996
Northern Ireland  eleven   Armenia
Lennon , 29GoalsEric Assaduryan, 8
Windsor Park , Belfast
Spectators: 8 357
Judge:   Krsto Danilovsky
October 5, 1996
Ukraine  2: 1   Portugal
Popov , 4
Maximov , 88		GoalsJoao Pinto , 83
Olympic Stadium , Kiev
Spectators: 51 385
Judge:   Kim Milton Nielsen
October 9, 1996
Albania  0: 3   Portugal
GoalsFigo 10
Kristovo , 78
Rui Costa , 87
Kemal Stafa , Tirana
Spectators: 16,000
Judge:   Oguz Sarvan
October 9, 1996
Armenia  15   Germany
Mikayelyan , 85GoalsHessler , 21, 39
Klinsmann , 25
Bobich , 69
Kunz , 80
Hrazdan , Yerevan
Spectators: 42,000
Judge:   Pierluigi Collina
November 9, 1996
Albania  eleven   Armenia
Frahalli , 57GoalsTer-Petrosyan , 90
Kemal Stafa , Tirana
Spectators: 7,000
Judge:   Fritz Stuchlik
November 9, 1996
Germany  eleven   Northern Ireland
Möller , 40GoalsTaggart 38
Frankenstadion , Nuremberg
Spectators: 40 718
Judge:   Ahmet Chakar
November 9, 1996


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