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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 edit

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 edit

Greece  2–0  Slovenia
Lima-Batista   55'
Nikolaidis   65'		 Report
Attendance: 5,053
Slovenia  0–2  Denmark
Report A. Nielsen   78'
Schjønberg   89'
Attendance: 5,000
Greece  3–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ouzounidis   41'
Apostolakis   79'
Nikolaidis   84'		 Report
Attendance: 4,020
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–4  Croatia
Salihamidžić   25' Report Bilić   13'
Vlaović   32'
Bokšić   64', 85'
Attendance: 1,500
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'
Attendance: 24,000
Slovenia  1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zahovič   41' (pen.) Report Bolić   5'
Kodro   33'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
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'
Attendance: 10,730
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
Attendance: 36,500
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'
Attendance: 4,689
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'
Attendance: 5,500

Goalscorers edit

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 edit

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

References edit

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

External links edit

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