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World Cup Soccer presented by EDS

Final European (UEFA) World Cup Qualifying Results

Posted: Thur December 11, 1997 at 4:27 p.m. EST


Playoffs results

Second leg; November 15th, 1997
Belgium 2, Ireland 1 (at Brussels) (Belgium qualified 3-2 on aggregate score) Ukraine 1, Croatia 1 (at Kiev) (Croatia qualified 3-1 on aggregate score) Yugoslavia 5, Hungary 0 (at Belgrade) (Yugoslavia qualified 12-1 on aggregate score) Italy 1, Russia 0 (at Naples) (Italy qualified 2-1 on aggregate score) First leg; October 29th, 1997
Italy 1, Russia 1 (at Moscow) Croatia 2, Ukraine 0 (at Zagreb, Croatia) Yugoslavia 7, Hungary 1 (at Budapest) Belgium 1, Ireland 1 (at Dublin) Group Qualifying Final Results
GROUP 1
W L T GF GA PTS
x-Denmark 5 1 2 14 6 17 p-Croatia 4 1 3 17 12 15 Greece 4 2 2 11 4 14 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 5 0 9 14 9 Slovenia 0 7 1 5 20 1 Group 1 Results
Greece 2, Slovenia 0 Greece 3, Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 Denmark 2, Greece 1 Denmark 2, Slovenia 0 Croatia 4 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2, Slovenia 1 Croatia 1, Greece 1 Croatia 1, Denmark 1 Croatia 3, Slovenia 3 Greece 1, Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 Denmark 4, Slovenia 0 Croatia 1, Greece 0 Denmark 2, Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3, Denmark 0 Greece 3, Slovenia 0 Croatia 3, Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 Denmark 3, Croatia 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1, Slovenia 0 Greece 0, Denmark 0 Croatia 3, Slovenia 1 GROUP 2
W L T GF GA PTS
x-England 6 1 1 15 2 19 p-Italy 5 0 3 11 1 18 Poland 3 4 1 10 12 10 Georgia 3 4 1 7 9 10 Moldova 0 8 0 2 21 0 Group 2 Results
England 3, Moldova 0 Italy 3, Moldova 1 England 2, Poland 1 Italy 1, Georgia 0 England 2, Georgia 0 Poland 2, Moldova 1 Italy 1, England 0 Italy 3, Moldova 0 Poland 0, Italy 0 England 2, Georgia 0 Italy 3, Poland 0 England 2, Poland 0 Georgia 2, Moldova 0 Poland 4, Georgia 1 Georgia 0, Italy 0 England 4, Moldova 0 Georgia 1, Moldova 0 Poland 3, Moldova 0 Italy 0, England 0 Georgia 3, Poland 0 GROUP 3
W L T GF GA PTS
x-Norway 6 0 2 21 2 19 p-Hungary 3 2 3 10 8 12 Finland 3 3 2 11 12 11 Switzerland 3 4 1 11 12 10 Azerbaijan 1 7 0 3 22 3 Group 3 Results
Norway 5, Azerbaijan 0 Azerbaijan 1, Switzerland 0 Hungary 1, Finland 0 Switzerland 3, Finland 2 Norway 3, Hungary 0 Norway 1, Switzerland 0 Hungary 3, Azerbaijan 0 Finland 2, Azerbaijan 1 Norway 1, Finland 1 Switzerland 1, Hungary 0 Finland 3, Azerbaijan 0 Hungary 1, Norway 1 Norway 4, Finland 0 Hungary 1, Switzerland 1 Norway 1, Azerbaijan 0 Finland 2, Switzerland 1 Norway 5, Switzerland 0 Hungary 3, Azerbaijan 1 Finland 1, Hungary 1 Switzerland 5, Azerbaijan 0 GROUP 4
W L T GF GA PTS
x-Austria 8 1 1 17 4 25 x-Scotland 7 1 2 15 3 23 Sweden 7 3 0 16 9 21 Latvia 3 6 1 10 14 10 Estonia 1 8 1 4 16 4 Belarus 1 8 1 5 21 4 Group 4 Results
Sweden 5, Belarus 1 Austria 0, Scotland 0 Belarus 1, Estonia 0 Sweden 2, Latvia 1 Estonia 1, Belarus 0 Scotland 2, Latvia 0 Austria 1, Sweden 0 Belarus 1, Latvia 1 Austria 2, Latvia 1 Scotland 1, Sweden 0 Estonia 0, Scotland 0 Scotland 2, Estonia 0 Scotland 2, Austria 0 Austria 2, Estonia 0 Sweden 2, Scotland 1 Latvia 2, Belarus 0 Latvia 3, Estonia 1 Scotland 1, Belarus 0 Sweden 3, Estonia 2 Austria 3, Latvia 1 Austria 3, Estonia 0 Sweden 2, Belarus 1 Latvia 1, Estonia 0 Austria 1, Sweden 0 Scotland 4, Belarus 1 Austria 1, Belarus 0 Sweden 1, Latvia 0 Austria 4, Belarus 0 Scotland 2, Latvia 0 Sweden 1, Estonia 0 GROUP 5
W L T GF GA PTS
x-Bulgaria 6 2 0 18 9 18 p-Russia 5 1 2 19 5 17 Israel 4 3 1 9 7 13 Cyprus 3 4 1 10 15 10 Luxembourg 0 8 0 2 22 0 Group 5 Results
Israel 2, Bulgaria 1 Russia 4, Cyprus 0 Bulgaria 2, Luxembourg 1 Israel 1, Russia 1 Cyprus 2, Israel 0 Russia 4, Luxembourg 0 Bulgaria 3, Cyprus 1 Israel 1, Luxembourg 0 Cyprus 1, Russia 1 Israel 3, Luxembourg 0 Bulgaria 4, Cyprus 1 Israel 2, Cyprus 0 Russia 3, Luxembourg 0 Bulgaria 4, Luxembourg 0 Russia 2, Israel 0 Bulgaria 1, Israel 0 Cyprus 3, Luxembourg 1 Bulgaria 1, Russia 0 Cyprus 2, Luxembourg 0 Russia 4, Bulgaria 2 GROUP 6
W L T GF GA PTS
x-Spain 8 0 2 26 6 26 p-Yugoslavia 7 1 2 29 7 23 Czech Republic 5 4 1 16 6 16 Slovakia 5 4 1 18 14 16 Faroe Islands 2 8 0 10 31 6 Malta 0 10 0 2 37 0 Group 6 Results
Yugoslavia 3, Faroe Islands 1 Yugoslavia 6, Malta 0 Slovakia 2, Faroe Islands 1 Spain 6, Faroe Islands 2 Czech Republic 6, Malta 0 Slovakia 6, Malta 0 Yugoslavia 8, Faroe Islands 1 Czech Republic 0, Spain 0 Slovakia 3, Faroe Islands 0 Yugoslavia 1, Czech Republic 0 Spain 4, Slovakia 1 Spain 2, Yugoslavia 0 Spain 3, Malta 0 Spain 4, Malta 0 Slovakia 2, Malta 0 Yugoslavia 2, Czech Republic 1 Faroe Islands 2, Malta 1 Yugoslavia 1, Spain 1 Faroe Islands 2, Malta 1 Spain 1, Czech Republic 0 Yugoslavia 2, Slovakia 0 Czech Republic 2, Faroe Islands 0 Slovakia 2, Czech Republic 1 Czech Republic 2, Faroe Islands 0 Slovakia 1, Yugoslavia 1 Spain 2, Slovakia 1 Czech Republic 1, Malta 0 Spain 3, Faroe Islands 1 Czech Republic 3, Slovakia 0 Yugoslavia 5, Malta 0 GROUP 7
W L T GF GA PTS
x-Netherlands 7 1 0 26 4 19 p-Belgium 6 2 0 20 11 18 Turkey 4 2 2 21 9 14 Wales 2 5 1 20 21 7 San Marino 0 7 0 0 42 0 Group 7 Results
Wales 5, San Marino 0 Belgium 2, Turkey 1 Wales 6, San Marino 0 Netherlands 3, Wales 1 Belgium 3, San Marino 0 Netherlands 7, Wales 1 Turkey 7, San Marino 0 Wales 0, Turkey 0 Netherlands 3, Belgium 0 Belgium 2, Wales 1 Netherlands 4, San Marino 0 Turkey 1, Netherlands 0 Netherlands 6, San Marino 0 Belgium 3, Turkey 1 Belgium 6, San Marino 0 Turkey 6, Wales 4 Netherlands 3, Belgium 1 Turkey 5, San Marino 0 Belgium 3, Wales 2 Netherlands 0, Turkey 0 GROUP 8
W L T GF GA PTS
x-Romania 9 0 1 37 4 28 p-Ireland 5 2 3 22 8 18 Lithuania 5 3 2 11 8 17 Macedonia 4 5 1 22 18 13 Iceland 2 5 3 11 16 9 Liechtenstein 0 10 0 3 52 0 Group 8 Results
Macedonia 3, Liechtenstein 0 Iceland 1, Macedonia 1 Ireland 5, Liechtenstein 0 Romania 3, Lithuania 0 Lithuania 2, Iceland 0 Romania 4, Iceland 0 Ireland 3, Macedonia 0 Lithuania 2, Liechtenstein 1 Macedonia 11, Liechtenstein 1 Ireland 0, Iceland 0 Romania 3, Macedonia 0 Romania 8, Liechtenstein 0 Romania 1, Lithuania 0 Macedonia 3, Ireland 2 Lithuania 2, Liechtenstein 0 Romania 1, Ireland 0 Ireland 5, Liechtenstein 0 Macedonia 1, Iceland 0 Iceland 0, Lithuania 0 Iceland 4, Liechtenstein 0 Ireland 0, Lithuania 0 Romania 4, Macedonia 2 Romania 8, Liechtenstein 1 Ireland 4, Iceland 2 Lithuania 2, Macedonia 0 Romania 4, Iceland 0 Ireland 2, Lithuania 1 Iceland 4, Liechtenstein 0 Ireland 1, Romania 1 Lithuania 2, Macedonia 1 GROUP 9
W L T GF GA PTS
x-Germany 6 0 4 23 9 22 p-Ukraine 6 2 2 10 6 20 Portugal 5 1 4 12 4 19 Armenia 1 4 5 8 17 8 Northern Ireland 1 5 4 6 10 7 Albania 1 7 1 7 20 4 Group 9 Results
Ukraine 1, Northern Ireland 0 Armenia 0, Portugal 0 Northern Ireland 1, Armenia 1 Ukraine 2, Portugal 1 Portugal 3, Albania 0 Germany 5, Armenia 1 Albania 1, Armenia 1 Germany 1, Northern Ireland 1 Portugal 1, Ukraine 0 Portugal 0, Germany 0 Northern Ireland 2, Albania 0 Ukraine 1, Albania 0 Northern Ireland 0, Portugal 0 Germany 3, Albania 2 Ukraine 2, Northern Ireland 1 Germany 2, Ukraine 0 Armenia 0, Northern Ireland 0 Ukraine 1, Armenia 1 Ukraine 0, Germany 0 Portugal 2, Albania 0 Germany 3, Northern Ireland 1 Portugal 3, Armenia 1 Ukraine 1, Albania 0 Armenia 3, Albania 0 Germany 1, Portugal 1 Albania 1, Northern Ireland 0 Germany 4, Armenia 0 Germany 4, Albania 3 Portugal 1, Northern Ireland 0 Ukraine 2, Armenia 0 NOTE: The nine group winners, as well as Scotland, with the best second-place record, qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. By winning their respective playoff matches, Italy, Belgium, Croatia and Yugoslavia also claimed berths. As the host nation, France automatically qualified for the tournament. x-Advances to 1998 FIFA World Cup in France p-Advances to playoff

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