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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

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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'

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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