14 teams will qualify for FRANCE '98
9 Group Winners plus the best runner-up directly
qualify.
The 8 runners-up will be drawn in 4 pairs and play qualifying home and away matches with 4 winners
also qualifying for the World Cup.
France qualify as hosts
* Qualified for FRANCE '98
| GROUP 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| *Denmark | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 17 |
| Croatia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 |
| Greece | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 9 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 1 |
REMAINING MATCHES
| 20 Aug 97 | Sarajevo | Bosnia-Herzegovina | v | Denmark | 3:0 |
| 06 Sep 97 | Zagreb� | Croatia | v | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3:2 |
| 06 Sep 97 | Ljubljana� | Slovenia | v | Greece | 0:3 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Copenhagen� | Denmark | v | Croatia | 3:1 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Sarajevo | Bosnia-Herzegovina | v | Slovenia | 1:0 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Athens� | Greece | v | Denmark | 0:0 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Ljubljana� | Slovenia | v | Croatia | 1:3 |
| GROUP 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| *England | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 19 |
| Italy | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| Poland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Georgia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Moldova | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
REMAINING MATCHES
| 10 Sep 97 | London� | England | v | Moldova | 4:0 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Tbilisi� | Georgia | v | Italy | 0:0 |
| 24 Sep 97 | Chisinau� | Moldova | v | Georgia | 0:1 |
| 07 Oct 97 | Chisinau� | Moldova | v | Poland | 0:1 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Rome� | Italy | v | England | 0:0 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Tbilisi� | Georgia | v | Poland | 3:0 |
| GROUP 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| *Norway | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 20 |
| Hungary | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
| Finland | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
REMAINING MATCHES
| 20 Aug 97 | Helsinki | Finland | v | Norway | 0:4 |
| 20 Aug 97 | Budapest� | Hungary | v | Switzerland | 1:1 |
| 06 Sep 97 | Lausanne� | Switzerland | v | Finland | 1:2 |
| 06 Sep 97 | Baku� | Azerbaijan | v | Norway | 0:1 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Budapest� | Hungary | v | Azerbaijan | 3:1 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Oslo� | Norway | v | Switzerland | 5:0 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Helsinki | Finland | v | Hungary | 1:1 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Z�rich� | Switzerland | v | Azerbaijan | 5:0 |
| GROUP 4 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| *Austria | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 25 |
| *Scotland | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 23 |
| Sweden | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 21 |
| Latvia | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| Estonia | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 4 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 4 |
REMAINING MATCHES
| 20 Aug 97 | Tallinn� | Estonia | v | Austria | 0:3 |
| 20 Aug 97 | Minsk� | Belarus | v | Sweden | 1:2 |
| 06 Sep 97 | Vienna� | Austria | v | Sweden | 1:0 |
| 07 Sep 97 | Aberdeen� | Scotland | v | Belarus | 4:1 |
| 06 Sep 97 | Riga� | Latvia | v | Estonia | 1:0 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Solna | Sweden | v | Latvia | 1:0 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Minsk� | Belarus | v | Austria | 0:1 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Vienna� | Austria | v | Belarus | 4:0 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Edinburgh� | Scotland | v | Latvia | 2:0 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Solna | Sweden | v | Estonia | 1:0 |
| GROUP 5 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| *Bulgaria | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 18 |
| Russia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 17 |
| Israel | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
| Cyprus | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
| Luxemburg | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
REMAINING MATCHES
| 20 Aug 97 | Sofia� | Bulgaria | v | Israel | 1:0 |
| 07 Sep 97 | Luxemburg� | Luxembourg | v | Cyprus | 1:3 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Sofia� | Bulgaria | v | Russia | 1:0 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Limassol� | Cyprus | v | Luxembourg | 2:0 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Moscow� | Russia | v | Bulgaria | 4:2 |
| GROUP 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| *Spain | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 26 |
| Yugoslavia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 23 |
| Czech Republic | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 16 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 16 |
| Faroe Islands | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 6 |
| Malta | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
REMAINING MATCHES
| 20 Aug 97� | Teplice� | Czech Rep | v | Faroe Is. | 2:0 |
| 24 Aug 97 | Bratislava | Slovakia | v | Czech Rep. | 2:1 |
| 06 Sep 97 | Toftir� | Faroe Is. | v | Czech Rep. | 0:2 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Bratislava� | Slovakia | v | Yugoslavia | 1:1 |
| 24 Sep 97 | La Valletta� | Malta | v | Czech Rep. | 0:1 |
| 24 Sep 97 | Bratislava� | Slovakia | v | Spain | 1:2 |
| 11 Oct 97 | La Valletta� | Malta | v | Yugoslavia | 0:5 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Guijon� | Spain | v | Faroe Is. | 3:1 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Prague� | Czech Rep. | v | Slovakia | 3:0 |
| GROUP 7 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| *Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 19 |
| Belgium | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 18 |
| Turkey | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 14 |
| Wales | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 7 |
| San Marino | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
REMAINING MATCHES
| 20 Aug 97 | Istanbul� | Turkey | v | Wales | 6:4 |
| 06 Sep 97 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | v | Belgium | 3:1 |
| 10 Sep 97 | San Marino� | San Marino | v | Turkey | 0:5 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Bruxelles� | Belgium | v | Wales | 3:2 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Amsterdam� | Netherlands | v | Turkey | 0:0 |
| GROUP 8 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| *Romania | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 28 |
| Republic of Ireland | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 18 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 17 |
| FYR Macedonia | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 13 |
| Iceland | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 9 |
| Liechtenstein | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
REMAINING MATCHES
| 20 Aug 97 | Eschen� | Liechtenstein | v | Iceland | 0-4 |
| 20 Aug 97 | Dublin� | Ireland Rep. | v | Lithuania | 0:0 |
| 20 Aug 97 | Bucharest� | Romania | v | FYR Macedonia | 4:2 |
| 06 Sep 97 | Reykjavik� | Iceland | v | Ireland Rep. | 2:4 |
| 06 Sep 97 | Eschen� | Liechtenstein | v | Romania | 1:8 |
| 06 Sep 97 | Vilnius� | Lithuania | v | FYR Macedonia | 2:0 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Bucharest� | Romania | v | Iceland | 4:0 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Vilnius� | Lithuania | v | Ireland Rep. | 1:2 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Reykjavik� | Iceland | v | Liechtenstein | 4:0 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Dublin� | Ireland Rep. | v | Romania | 1:1 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Skopje� | FYR Macedonia | v | Lithuania | 1:2 |
| GROUP 9 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| *Germany | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 22 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
| Portugal | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 19 |
| Armenia | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Albania | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 4 |
REMAINING MATCHES
| 20 Aug 97 | Belfast� | N. Ireland | v | Germany | 1:3 |
| 20 Aug 97 | Setubal� | Portugal | v | Armenia | 3:1 |
| 20 Aug 97 | Kiev� | Ukraine | v | Albania | 1:0 |
| 06 Sep 97 | Berlin | Germany | v | Portugal | 1:1 |
| 06 Sep 97 | Yerevan� | Armenia | v | Albania | 3:0 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Zurich, SUI | Albania | v | N. Ireland | 1:0 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Hannover� | Germany | v | Armenia | 4:0 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Hannover� | Germany | v | Albania | 4:3 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Lisbon� | Portugal | v | N. Ireland | 1:0 |
| 11 Oct 97 | Yerevan� | Armenia | v | Ukraine | 0:2 |
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