Group 4 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1]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.
^Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
^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.
External links
Group 4 Detailed Results at RSSSF
May 04, 2023
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Group 4 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone 1 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 Contents 1 Standings 1 1 Results 2 Notes 3 External linksStandings EditPos 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 02 Scotland 10 7 2 1 15 3 12 23 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 4 13 Sweden 10 7 0 3 16 9 7 21 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 14 Latvia 10 3 1 6 10 14 4 10 1 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 05 Estonia 10 1 1 8 4 16 12 4 0 3 0 0 2 3 1 3 1 06 Belarus 10 1 1 8 5 21 16 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 Source citation needed Results Edit 1 June 199618 30 UTC 2Sweden 5 1 BelarusK Andersson 20 62 pen Dahlin 30 P Andersson 77 Larsson 87 Report Byalkevich 75 Rasunda Stadium StockholmAttendance 30 014Referee Remi Harrel France 31 August 199620 30 UTC 2Austria 0 0 ScotlandReportErnst Happel Stadion ViennaAttendance 27 600Referee Michel Piraux Belgium 31 August 199618 30 UTC 3Belarus 1 0 EstoniaMakowski 35 ReportDinamo MinskAttendance 7 500Referee Sergei Khusainov Russia 1 September 199619 00 UTC 3Latvia 1 2 SwedenRimkus 56 Report Dahlin 16 K Andersson 21 Daugavas stadions RigaAttendance 9 200Referee Laszlo Vagner Hungary 5 October 199619 00 UTC 3Latvia 0 2 ScotlandReport Collins 18 Jackson 80 Daugavas stadions RigaAttendance 9 500Referee Jiri Ulrich Czech Republic 5 October 199615 00 UTC 3Estonia 1 0 BelarusHohlov Simson 52 ReportKadriong TallinnAttendance 1 500Referee Richard O Hanlon Republic of Ireland 9 October 199619 00 UTC 2Sweden 0 1 AustriaReport Herzog 11 Rasunda Stadium StockholmAttendance 36 859Referee Vaclav Krondl Czech Republic 9 October 199618 30 UTC 3Belarus 1 1 LatviaMakowski 78 Report Zemlinskis 16 Dinamo MinskAttendance 7 300Referee Sergo Kvaratskhelia Georgia 9 November 199618 15 UTC 1Austria 2 1 LatviaPolster 43 Herzog 73 Report Rimkus 44 Ernst Happel Stadion ViennaAttendance 15 700Referee Milan Mitrovic Slovenia 10 November 199615 00 UTCScotland 1 0 SwedenMcGinlay 7 ReportIbrox GlasgowAttendance 46 738Referee Jose Maria Garcia Aranda Spain 11 February 199720 00 UTC 1Estonia 0 0 ScotlandReportStade 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 29 March 199715 00 UTCScotland 2 0 EstoniaBoyd 25 Meet 52 o g ReportRugby Park KilmarnockAttendance 17 996Referee Bernd Heynemann Germany 2 April 199720 00 UTC 1Scotland 2 0 AustriaGallacher 25 78 ReportCeltic Park GlasgowAttendance 43 259Referee Nikolai Levnikov Russia 30 April 199720 00 UTC 2Austria 2 0 EstoniaVastic 48 Stoger 87 ReportErnst Happel Stadion ViennaAttendance 27 500Referee Armand Ancion Belgium 30 April 199719 30 UTC 2Sweden 2 1 ScotlandK Andersson 43 63 Report Gallacher 83 Ullevi Stadion GothenburgAttendance 40 302Referee Pierluigi Collina Italy 30 April 199717 00 UTC 3Latvia 2 0 BelarusSevlakovs 36 83 ReportDaugavas stadions RigaAttendance 4 200Referee Ilkka Koho Finland 18 May 199719 00 UTC 3Estonia 1 3 LatviaZelinski 5 Report Babicevs 53 Jelisejevs 80 Lemsalu 87 o g Kadriong TallinnAttendance 2 500Referee Darko Cvitkovic Croatia 8 June 199719 00 UTC 3Latvia 1 3 AustriaAstafjevs 88 Report Heraf 55 Polster 81 Stoger 82 Daugavas stadions RigaAttendance 9 200Referee Dick Jol Netherlands 8 June 199717 00 UTC 3Belarus 0 1 ScotlandReport McAllister 49 pen Dinamo MinskAttendance 12 000Referee Ahmet Cakar Turkey 8 June 199720 00 UTC 3Estonia 2 3 SwedenOper 74 Kristal 84 Report Dahlin 14 Zetterberg 53 pen K Andersson 71 Kadriorg TallinnAttendance 2 500Referee Ryszard Wojcik Poland 20 August 199718 30 UTC 3Estonia 0 3 AustriaReport Polster 47 69 90 Kariorg TallinnAttendance 2 200Referee Georgios Fassolis Greece 20 August 199720 30 UTC 3Belarus 1 2 SwedenGurenko 38 Report K Andersson 74 Zetterberg 84 Dinamo MinskAttendance 9 000Referee Dermot Gallagher England 6 September 199720 30 UTC 2Austria 1 0 SwedenHerzog 76 ReportErnst Happel Stadion ViennaAttendance 48 500Referee Antonio Lopez Nieto Spain 6 September 199720 30 UTC 3Latvia 1 0 EstoniaZemlinskis 87 pen ReportDaugavas stadions RigaAttendance 2 500Referee Otar Guntadze Georgia 7 September 1997 2 14 00 UTC 1Scotland 4 1 BelarusGallacher 7 58 Hopkin 54 88 Report Kachuro 73 pen Pittodrie Stadium AberdeenAttendance 20 160Referee Mario van der Ende Netherlands 10 September 199719 00 UTC 3Belarus 0 1 AustriaReport Pfeifenberger 50 Dinamo MinskAttendance 7 000Referee Serge Muhmenthaler Switzerland 10 September 199719 00 UTC 2Sweden 1 0 LatviaJonson 88 ReportRasunda Stadium StockholmAttendance 20 251Referee Markus Merk Germany 11 October 199716 00 UTC 2Austria 4 0 BelarusPolster 3 16 pen Stoger 6 42 ReportErnst Happel Stadion ViennaAttendance 48 500Referee Aron Huzu Romania 11 October 199715 00 UTC 1Scotland 2 0 LatviaGallacher 43 Durie 80 ReportCeltic Park GlasgowAttendance 47 613Referee Sandor Piller Hungary 11 October 199715 00 UTC 2Sweden 1 0 EstoniaZetterberg 25 ReportRasunda Stadium StockholmAttendance 18 702Referee Stefan Ormandzhiev Bulgaria Notes Edit Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host 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 External links EditGroup 4 Detailed Results at RSSSF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 4 amp oldid 1137611260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
