1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

Group 1 consisted of five teams entered into the European zone: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, and Slovenia. 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Denmark 8 5 2 1 14 6 +8 17 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup 3–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
2   Croatia 8 4 3 1 17 12 +5 15 Advance to second round 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–3
3   Greece 8 4 2 2 11 4 +7 14 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–0
4   Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 3 0 5 9 14 −5 9 3–0 1–4 0–1 1–0
5   Slovenia 8 0 1 7 5 20 −15 1 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–2
Source: [1]

Matches

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Greece  2–0  Slovenia
Lima-Batista   55'
Nikolaidis   65'
Report
Attendance: 5,053

Slovenia  0–2  Denmark
Report A. Nielsen   78'
Schjønberg   89'
Greece  3–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ouzounidis   41'
Apostolakis   79'
Nikolaidis   84'
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Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–4  Croatia
Salihamidžić   25' Report Bilić   13'
Vlaović   32'
Bokšić   64', 85'
Denmark  2–1  Greece
Zagorakis   25' (o.g.)
B. Laudrup   52'
Report Donis   35'
Attendance: 40,262
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

Croatia  1–1  Greece
Šuker   44' Report Nikolaidis   9'
Slovenia  1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zahovič   41' (pen.) Report Bolić   5'
Kodro   33'

Croatia  1–1  Denmark
Šuker   49' Report B. Laudrup   82'
Attendance: 33,865

Croatia  3–3  Slovenia
Prosinečki   33'
Boban   43', 60'
Report Gliha   45', 65', 66'
Attendance: 15,365
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–1  Greece
Report Frantzeskos   73'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Denmark  4–0  Slovenia
A. Nielsen   3', 55'
P. Pedersen   28'
B. Laudrup   50'
Report
Attendance: 41,278
Greece  0–1  Croatia
Report Šuker   74'

Denmark  2–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rieper   67'
Molnar   89'
Report
Attendance: 41,592

Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  Denmark
Mujčin   19'
Bolić   25', 35'
Report

Croatia  3–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bilić   27'
Marić   39'
Boban   79'
Report Ladić   17' (o.g.)
Salihamidžić   55'
Attendance: 16,518
Slovenia  0–3  Greece
Report Alexandris   54'
Konstantinidis   89'
Machlas   90+1'

Denmark  3–1  Croatia
B. Laudrup   15'
M. Laudrup   34'
Molnar   40'
Report Šuker   44'
Attendance: 41,381
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–0  Slovenia
Bolić   22' Report
Attendance: 18,000

Greece  0–0  Denmark
Report
Attendance: 64,272
Slovenia  1–3  Croatia
Zahovič   72' Report Šuker   11'
Soldo   39'
Bokšić   50'

Goalscorers

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There were 56 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ Match played in Bologna due to the renovation of the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium.

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1998, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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