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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

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Group 4 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Austria, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Scotland and Sweden. 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 10 8 1 1 17 4 +13 25 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup — 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–0
2  Scotland 10 7 2 1 15 3 +12 23 2–0 — 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–1
3  Sweden 10 7 0 3 16 9 +7 21 0–1 2–1 — 1–0 1–0 5–1
4  Latvia 10 3 1 6 10 14 −4 10 1–3 0–2 1–2 — 1–0 2–0
5  Estonia 10 1 1 8 4 16 −12 4 0–3 0–0 2–3 1–3 — 1–0
6  Belarus 10 1 1 8 5 21 −16 4 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 —
Source:

Matches

Sweden 5–1 Belarus
K. Andersson 20', 62' (pen.)
Dahlin 30'
P. Andersson 77'
Larsson 87'		 Report Byalkevich 75'
Råsunda Stadium, StockholmAttendance: 30,014Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Austria 0–0 Scotland
Report
Ernst Happel Stadion, ViennaAttendance: 27,600Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)
Belarus 1–0 Estonia
Makowski 35' Report
Dinamo, MinskAttendance: 7,500Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia)
Latvia 1–2 Sweden
Rimkus 56' Report Dahlin 16'
K. Andersson 21'
Daugavas stadions, RigaAttendance: 9,200Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
Latvia 0–2 Scotland
Report Collins 18'
Jackson 80'
Daugavas stadions, RigaAttendance: 9,500Referee: Jiří Ulrich (Czech Republic)
Estonia 1–0 Belarus
Hohlov-Simson 52' Report
Kadriong, TallinnAttendance: 1,500Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Republic of Ireland)
Sweden 0–1 Austria
Report Herzog 11'
Råsunda Stadium, StockholmAttendance: 36,859Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)
Belarus 1–1 Latvia
Makowski 78' Report Zemļinskis 16'
Dinamo, MinskAttendance: 7,300Referee: Sergo Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)
Austria 2–1 Latvia
Polster 43'
Herzog 73'		 Report Rimkus 44'
Ernst Happel Stadion, ViennaAttendance: 15,700Referee: Milan Mitrović (Slovenia)
Scotland 1–0 Sweden
McGinlay 7' Report
Ibrox, GlasgowAttendance: 46,738Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
Estonia 0–0 Scotland
Report
Stade Louis II, MonacoAttendance: 3,766Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia)

This game was a replay of the original game that took place in Tallinn on 9 October where the Estonian team failed to show up.

Scotland 2–0 Estonia
Boyd 25'
Meet 52' (o.g.)		 Report
Rugby Park, KilmarnockAttendance: 17,996Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
Scotland 2–0 Austria
Gallacher 25', 78' Report
Celtic Park, GlasgowAttendance: 43,259Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
Austria 2–0 Estonia
Vastić 48'
Stöger 87'		 Report
Ernst Happel Stadion, ViennaAttendance: 27,500Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)
Sweden 2–1 Scotland
K. Andersson 43', 63' Report Gallacher 83'
Ullevi Stadion, GothenburgAttendance: 40,302Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Latvia 2–0 Belarus
Ševļakovs 36', 83' Report
Daugavas stadions, RigaAttendance: 4,200Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)
Estonia 1–3 Latvia
Zelinski 5' Report Babičevs 53'
Jelisejevs 80'
Lemsalu 87' (o.g.)
Kadriong, TallinnAttendance: 2,500Referee: Darko Cvitkovic (Croatia)
Latvia 1–3 Austria
Astafjevs 88' Report Heraf 55'
Polster 81'
Stöger 82'
Daugavas stadions, RigaAttendance: 9,200Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
Belarus 0–1 Scotland
Report McAllister 49' (pen.)
Dinamo, MinskAttendance: 12,000Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
Estonia 2–3 Sweden
Oper 74'
Kristal 84'		 Report Dahlin 14'
Zetterberg 53' (pen.)
K. Andersson 71'
Kadriorg, TallinnAttendance: 2,500Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
Estonia 0–3 Austria
Report Polster 47', 69', 90'
Kariorg, TallinnAttendance: 2,200Referee: Georgios Fassolis (Greece)
Belarus 1–2 Sweden
Gurenko 38' Report K. Andersson 74'
Zetterberg 84'
Dinamo, MinskAttendance: 9,000Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)
Austria 1–0 Sweden
Herzog 76' Report
Ernst Happel Stadion, ViennaAttendance: 48,500Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)
Latvia 1–0 Estonia
Zemļinskis 87' (pen.) Report
Daugavas stadions, RigaAttendance: 2,500Referee: Otar Guntadze (Georgia)
Scotland 4–1 Belarus
Gallacher 7', 58'
Hopkin 54', 88'		 Report Kachuro 73' (pen.)
Pittodrie Stadium, AberdeenAttendance: 20,160Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Belarus 0–1 Austria
Report Pfeifenberger 50'
Dinamo, MinskAttendance: 7,000Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Sweden 1–0 Latvia
Jonson 88' Report
Råsunda Stadium, StockholmAttendance: 20,251Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Austria 4–0 Belarus
Polster 3', 16' (pen.)
Stöger 6', 42'		 Report
Ernst Happel Stadion, ViennaAttendance: 48,500Referee: Aron Huzu (Romania)
Scotland 2–0 Latvia
Gallacher 43'
Durie 80'		 Report
Celtic Park, GlasgowAttendance: 47,613Referee: Sándor Piller (Hungary)
Sweden 1–0 Estonia
Zetterberg 25' Report
Råsunda Stadium, StockholmAttendance: 18,702Referee: Stefan Ormandzhiev (Bulgaria)

Goalscorers

There were 67 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.23 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
  2. The Scotland v Belarus match was moved from the original scheduled date of 6 September 1997 as it fell on the Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales on London, England.

References

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

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