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Europe Each group winner from the final round of UEFA, the second place team with the most points, plus France as the host country automatically qualify for France. '98. The remaining eight second-place teams in each group earn spots in the playoff for the four remaining UEFA bids. See below for playoff schedule. | Group 1 | Gm | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Denmark | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 17 | | Croatia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | | Greece | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 14 | | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 9 | | Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 1 |
| Group 2 | Gm | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *England | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 19 | | Italy | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 18 | | Poland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 10 | | Georgia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | | Moldova | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Group 3 | Gm | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Norway | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 20 | | Hungary | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | | Finland | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | Switzerland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | | Azerbaijan | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| Group 4 | Gm | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Austria | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 25 | | *Scotland | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 23 | | Sweden | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 21 | | Latvia | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 10 | | Estonia | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4 | | Belarus | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 4 |
Note: Scotland qualifies ahead of Yugoslavia even though both teams finished in second place with 23 points in their respective groups because Scotland earned more of its points against the first, third and fourth placed teams in its division. | Group 5 | Gm | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Bulgaria | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 18 | | Russia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 17 | | Israel | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 | | Cyprus | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 10 | | Luxemborg | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Group 6 | Gm | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Spain | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 26 | | Yugoslavia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 23 | | Czech Republic | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 16 | | Slovakia | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 16 | | Faroe Islands | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 6 | | Malta | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
Note: Scotland qualifies ahead of Yugoslavia even though both teams finished in second place with 23 points in their respective groups because Scotland earned more of its points against the first, third and fourth placed teams in its division. | Group 7 | Gm | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 19 | | Belgium | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 18 | | Turkey | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 14 | | Wales | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 7 | | San Marino | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Group 8 | Gm | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Romania | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 28 | | Ireland | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 18 | | Lithuania | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 17 | | Macedonia | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 13 | | Iceland | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 9 | | Liechtenstein | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| Group 9 | Gm | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Germany | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 22 | | Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 20 | | Portugal | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 19 | | Armenia | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 8 | | Northern Ireland | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | | Albania | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 4 |
Playoff Games: Oct. 29– Russia vs. Italy; Hungary vs. Yugoslavia; Ireland vs. Belgium; Croatia vs. Ukraine. Nov. 15– Ukraine vs. Croatia; Yugoslavia vs. Hungary; Belgium vs. Ireland; Italy vs. Russia.
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