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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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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
editGreece | 2–0 | Slovenia |
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Lima-Batista 55' Nikolaidis 65' |
Report |
Slovenia | 0–2 | Denmark |
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Report | A. Nielsen 78' Schjønberg 89' |
Greece | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Ouzounidis 41' Apostolakis 79' Nikolaidis 84' |
Report |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–4 | Croatia |
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Salihamidžić 25' | Report | Bilić 13' Vlaović 32' Bokšić 64', 85' |
Croatia | 1–1 | Greece |
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Šuker 44' | Report | Nikolaidis 9' |
Croatia | 1–1 | Denmark |
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Šuker 49' | Report | B. Laudrup 82' |
Denmark | 4–0 | Slovenia |
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A. Nielsen 3', 55' P. Pedersen 28' B. Laudrup 50' |
Report |
Denmark | 2–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Rieper 67' Molnar 89' |
Report |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | Denmark |
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Mujčin 19' Bolić 25', 35' |
Report |
Croatia | 3–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bilić 27' Marić 39' Boban 79' |
Report | Ladić 17' (o.g.) Salihamidžić 55' |
Slovenia | 0–3 | Greece |
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Report | Alexandris 54' Konstantinidis 89' Machlas 90+1' |
Denmark | 3–1 | Croatia |
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B. Laudrup 15' M. Laudrup 34' Molnar 40' |
Report | Šuker 44' |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | Slovenia |
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Bolić 22' | Report |
Goalscorers
editThere 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
- Dražen Ladić (against Bosnia & Herzegovina)
- Theodoros Zagorakis (against Denmark)
Notes
edit- ^ Match played in Bologna due to the renovation of the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium.
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1998, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 May 2024.