1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

Group 7 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Belgium, Netherlands, San Marino, Turkey, and Wales. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Netherlands 8 6 1 1 26 4 +22 19 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup 3–1 0–0 7–1 4–0
2   Belgium 8 6 0 2 20 11 +9 18 Advance to second round 0–3 2–1 3–2 6–0
3   Turkey 8 4 2 2 21 9 +12 14 1–0 1–3 6–4 7–0
4   Wales 8 2 1 5 20 21 −1 7 1–3 1–2 0–0 6–0
5   San Marino 8 0 0 8 0 42 −42 0 0–6 0–3 0–5 0–5
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

San Marino  0–5  Wales
Report Melville   20'
Hughes   32', 43'
Giggs   50'
Pembridge   85'

Belgium  2–1  Turkey
Degryse   11'
Oliveira   37'
Report Yalçin   56'
Attendance: 33,024
Wales  6–0  San Marino
Saunders   1', 74'
Hughes   25', 54'
Melville   34'
Robinson   45'
Report
Attendance: 15,150

Wales  1–3  Netherlands
Saunders   17' Report Hooijdonk   72', 75'
R. de Boer   79'
San Marino  0–3  Belgium
Report Verheyen   11'
Nilis   20', 49'

Netherlands  7–1  Wales
Bergkamp   21', 72', 78'
R. de Boer   32'
Jonk   33'
F. de Boer   43'
Cocu   60'
Report Saunders   38'
Turkey  7–0  San Marino
Derelioğlu   25', 38', 51', 59'
Şükür   56', 63'
Sağlam   81'
Report

Belgium  0–3  Netherlands
Report Bergkamp   24'
Seedorf   29'
Jonk   89' (pen.)
Attendance: 36,953
Wales  0–0  Turkey
Report
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Aron Huzu (Romania)

Netherlands  4–0  San Marino
Kluivert   44'
F. de Boer   58', 90'
Hooijdonk   82'
Report
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)
Wales  1–2  Belgium
Speed   60' Report Crasson   24'
Staelens   45'

Turkey  1–0  Netherlands
Şükür   53' Report
Attendance: 17,000

San Marino  0–6  Netherlands
Report Bergkamp   40', 88'
Winter   62'
Hooijdonk   69'
F. de Boer   73'
Bosman   83'
Turkey  1–3  Belgium
Derelioğlu   35' Report Oliveira   14', 32', 45'

Belgium  6–0  San Marino
Staelens   15', 84'
Van Meir   26'
E.Mpenza   27', 45'
Oliveira   33'
Report
Attendance: 24,000

Turkey  6–4  Wales
Şükür   5', 37', 77', 82'
Akyüz   8'
Çetin   61'
Report Blake   18'
Savage   20'
Saunders   31'
Melville   52'

Netherlands  3–1  Belgium
Stam   32'
Kluivert   54'
Bergkamp   84'
Report Staelens   67' (pen.)
Attendance: 48,000
San Marino  0–5  Turkey
Report Gobbi   27' (o.g.)
Erdem   30', 81'
Şükür   74'
Mandirali   78'

Netherlands  0–0  Turkey
Report
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Belgium  3–2  Wales
Staelens   4' (pen.)
Claessens   32'
Wilmots   39'
Report Pembridge   53' (pen.)
Giggs   66'
Attendance: 18,233

Goal scorers edit

8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
own goals


Notes edit

  1. ^ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.

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