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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

Group 4 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[a] 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Österreich 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   Schweden 10 7 0 3 16 9 +7 21 0–1 2–1 — 1–0 1–0 5–1
4   Lettland 10 3 1 6 10 14 −4 10 1–3 0–2 1–2 — 1–0 2–0
5   Estland 10 1 1 8 4 16 −12 4 0–3 0–0 2–3 1–3 — 1–0
6   Weißrussland 10 1 1 8 5 21 −16 4 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 —
Source: [1]

Matches

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Schweden  5–1  Weißrussland
K. Andersson   20', 62' (pen.)
Dahlin   30'
P. Andersson   77'
Larsson   87'		 Bericht Byalkevich   75'
Attendance: 30,014
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Österreich  0–0  Scotland
Bericht
Attendance: 27,600
Weißrussland  1–0  Estland
Makowski   35' Bericht
Attendance: 7,500
Lettland  1–2  Schweden
Rimkus   56' Bericht Dahlin   16'
K. Andersson   21'
Attendance: 9,200
Lettland  0–2  Scotland
Bericht Collins   18'
Jackson   80'
Attendance: 9,500
Estland  1–0  Weißrussland
Hohlov-Simson   52' Bericht
Attendance: 1,500
Schweden  0–1  Österreich
Bericht Herzog   11'
Attendance: 36,859
Weißrussland  1–1  Lettland
Makowski   78' Bericht Zemļinskis   16'
Attendance: 7,300
Österreich  2–1  Lettland
Polster   43'
Herzog   73'		 Bericht Rimkus   44'
Attendance: 15,700
Scotland  1–0  Schweden
McGinlay   7' Bericht
Attendance: 46,738
Estland  0–0  Scotland
Bericht
Attendance: 3,766

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  Estland
Boyd   25'
Meet   52' (o.g.)		 Bericht
Attendance: 17,996
Scotland  2–0  Österreich
Gallacher   25', 78' Bericht
Attendance: 43,259
Österreich  2–0  Estland
Vastić   48'
Stöger   87'		 Bericht
Attendance: 27,500
Schweden  2–1  Scotland
K. Andersson   43', 63' Bericht Gallacher   83'
Attendance: 40,302
Lettland  2–0  Weißrussland
Ševļakovs   36', 83' Bericht
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)
Estland  1–3  Lettland
Zelinski   5' Bericht Babičevs   53'
Jelisejevs   80'
Lemsalu   87' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,500
Lettland  1–3  Österreich
Astafjevs   88' Bericht Heraf   55'
Polster   81'
Stöger   82'
Attendance: 9,200
Weißrussland  0–1  Scotland
Bericht McAllister   49' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
Estland  2–3  Schweden
Oper   74'
Kristal   84'		 Bericht Dahlin   14'
Zetterberg   53' (pen.)
K. Andersson   71'
Attendance: 2,500
Estland  0–3  Österreich
Bericht Polster   47', 69', 90'
Attendance: 2,200
Weißrussland  1–2  Schweden
Gurenko   38' Bericht K. Andersson   74'
Zetterberg   84'
Attendance: 9,000
Österreich  1–0  Schweden
Herzog   76' Bericht
Attendance: 48,500
Lettland  1–0  Estland
Zemļinskis   87' (pen.) Bericht
Attendance: 2,500
Scotland  4–1  Weißrussland
Gallacher   7', 58'
Hopkin   54', 88'		 Bericht Kachuro   73' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,160
Weißrussland  0–1  Österreich
Bericht Pfeifenberger   50'
Attendance: 7,000
Schweden  1–0  Lettland
Jonson   88' Bericht
Attendance: 20,251
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Österreich  4–0  Weißrussland
Polster   3', 16' (pen.)
Stöger   6', 42'		 Bericht
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Aron Huzu (Romania)
Scotland  2–0  Lettland
Gallacher   43'
Durie   80'		 Bericht
Attendance: 47,613
Schweden  1–0  Estland
Zetterberg   25' Bericht
Attendance: 18,702

Goalscorers

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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

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  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

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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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