1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
Appearance
Group 9 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[a] Albania, Armenia, Germany, Northern Ireland, Portugal, and Ukraine. These six 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 | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 22 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 20 | Advance to second round | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 19 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 8 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
5 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
6 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
Source: [1]
Matches[edit]
Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Rebrov ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Lennon ![]() |
Report | Assadourian ![]() |
Germany ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Möller ![]() |
Report | Taggart ![]() |
Portugal ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Fernando Couto ![]() |
Report |
Albania ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Franholli ![]() |
Report | Ter-Petrosyan ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Dowie ![]() |
Report |
Albania ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Rebrov ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: John McDermott (Republic of Ireland)
Ukraine ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kosovsky ![]() Shevchenko ![]() |
Report | Dowie ![]() |
Ukraine ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Shevchenko ![]() |
Report | Petrosyan ![]() |
Portugal ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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João V. Pinto ![]() Figo ![]() |
Report |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Hughes ![]() |
Report | Bierhoff ![]() |
Portugal ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Domingos ![]() Figo ![]() Pedro Barbosa ![]() |
Report | Assadourian ![]() |
Albania ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Haxhi ![]() |
Report |
Germany ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Helmer ![]() Bierhoff ![]() Marschall ![]() |
Report | Kohler ![]() Tare ![]() Vata ![]() |
Armenia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Shevchenko ![]() Maksymov ![]() |
Portugal ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Conceição ![]() |
Report |
Goalscorers[edit]
There were 66 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Bajram Franholli
Altin Haxhi
Igli Tare
Rudi Vata
Garnik Avalyan
Karapet Mikaelyan
Artur Petrosyan
Hakob Ter-Petrosyan
Harutyun Vardanyan
Mario Basler
Fredi Bobić
Thomas Helmer
Stefan Kuntz
Olaf Marschall
Andreas Möller
Michael Hughes
Neil Lennon
Gerry Taggart
Sérgio Conceição
Rui Costa
Fernando Couto
Hélder Cristóvão
Domingos Paciência
Vitaly Kosovsky
Serhiy Popov
1 own goal
Jurgen Kohler (playing against Albania)
Notes[edit]
- ^ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
- ^ a b c Played in neutral ground due to the 1997 rebellion in Albania.
References[edit]
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1998, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
External links[edit]
Categories:
- 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1996–97 in Albanian football
- 1997–98 in Albanian football
- 1996 in Armenian football
- 1997 in Armenian football
- 1996–97 in German football
- Germany at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
- 1996–97 in Northern Ireland association football
- 1997–98 in Northern Ireland association football
- 1996–97 in Portuguese football
- 1997–98 in Portuguese football
- 1996–97 in Ukrainian football
- 1997–98 in Ukrainian football