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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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tourney_name1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
dates24 April 1996 – 15 November 1997
num_teams49
confederations1
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top_scorerFRY Predrag Mijatović
(14 goals)
prevseason[1994](1994-fifa-world-cup-qualification-uefa)
nextseason[2002](2002-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.

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.

Seeding

The teams were divided into five pools as shown in table below (November 1995 rankings shown in brackets).

TeamRank
** **2
** **3
** **4
5
** **6
** **8
** **10
11
** **12

|

TeamRank
** **14
15
16
18
** **20
21
** **25
** **26
29

|

TeamRank
31
33
35
** **38
** **39
40
41
45
46

|-valign=top |

TeamRank
48
54
57
60
70
71
75
77
** **80

|

TeamRank
87
88
89
90
98
107
112
116
126
136
142
151
NR

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Summary

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

Group 1

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

Group 2

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

Group 3

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

Group 4

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

Group 5

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

Group 6

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

Group 7

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

Group 8

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

Group 9

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

Ranking of second-placed teams

As some groups had six teams and others had five, the matches vs the fifth and sixth place teams were discarded for the purposes of the ranking, though discarding results against the sixth placed team would have been sufficient.

Second round

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round

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Qualified teams

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

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup**[1](1)**
9 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup), [1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), *[1938](1938-fifa-world-cup)*, [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup), [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup), [1978](1978-fifa-world-cup), [1982](1982-fifa-world-cup), [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup))
1 ([1986](1986-fifa-world-cup))
9 ([1950](1950-fifa-world-cup), [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup), [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup), ***[1966](1966-fifa-world-cup)***, [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup), [1982](1982-fifa-world-cup), [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup))
2 ([1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), [1994](1994-fifa-world-cup))
6 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup), [1978](1978-fifa-world-cup), [1982](1982-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup))
6 ([1962](1962-fifa-world-cup), [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup), [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup), [1974](1974-fifa-world-cup), [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup), [1994](1994-fifa-world-cup))
9 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup), [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup), [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup), [1978](1978-fifa-world-cup), *[1982](1982-fifa-world-cup)*, [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup), [1994](1994-fifa-world-cup))
6 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), [1974](1974-fifa-world-cup), [1978](1978-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup), [1994](1994-fifa-world-cup))
6 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup), [1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup), [1994](1994-fifa-world-cup))
13 ([1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), **[1954](1954-fifa-world-cup)****[2](2)**, [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, ***[1974](1974-fifa-world-cup)*****[2](2)**, [1978](1978-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, [1982](1982-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup)**[2](2)**, **[1990](1990-fifa-world-cup)****[2](2)**, [1994](1994-fifa-world-cup))
7 ([1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup), [1974](1974-fifa-world-cup), [1978](1978-fifa-world-cup), [1982](1982-fifa-world-cup), [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup))
0 (debut)
13 (***[1934](1934-fifa-world-cup)***, **[1938](1938-fifa-world-cup)**, [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup), [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup), [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup), [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup), [1974](1974-fifa-world-cup), [1978](1978-fifa-world-cup), **[1982](1982-fifa-world-cup)**, [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup), [1994](1994-fifa-world-cup))
9 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup), [1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup), [1982](1982-fifa-world-cup), [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup), [1994](1994-fifa-world-cup))
8 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**, [1950](1950-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**, [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**, [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**, [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**, [1974](1974-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**, [1982](1982-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**, [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup)**[3](3)**)

:1 Bold 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.

Top goalscorers

  • Predrag Mijatović

  • Savo Milošević

  • Gheorghe Popescu

  • Hakan Şükür

  • Toni Polster

  • Tony Cascarino

  • Dennis Bergkamp

  • Kennet Andersson

  • Dejan Savićević

  • Luís Oliveira

  • Emil Kostadinov

  • Oliver Bierhoff

  • Viorel Moldovan

  • Kevin Gallacher Below are full goalscorer lists for all groups and the play-offs:

  • Group 1

  • Group 2

  • Group 3

  • Group 4

  • Group 5

  • Group 6

  • Group 7

  • Group 8

  • Group 9

  • Play-offs

Notes

  • To date, this was the last time that Portugal failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, and the only time Italy qualified for a FIFA World Cup through the playoffs (having lost in 2018 and 2022).

References

References

  1. (21 November 1995). "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – November 1995 (UEFA)". Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
  2. (30 November 1995). "The 1998 FIFA World Cup - Preliminary Draw in Paris". Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
  3. "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1998, football - table and standings".
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