1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
Group 2 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[a] England, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, and Poland. These five 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 | ||||||
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1 | England | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 19 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Italy | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 18 | Advance to second round | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Poland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 10 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
4 | Georgia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
5 | Moldova | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |
Source: [1]
Matches
Georgia | 0–2 | England |
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Report | Sheringham 15' Ferdinand 37' |
Poland | 2–1 | Moldova |
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Bałuszyński 4' K. Warzycha 77' (pen.) | Report | Cleşcenco 83' (pen.) |
England | 2–0 | Georgia |
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Sheringham 42' Shearer 90+1' | Report |
Poland | 0–2 | England |
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Report | Shearer 5' Sheringham 90' |
Georgia | 2–0 | Moldova |
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S. Arveladze 27' Kinkladze 51' | Report |
Georgia | 3–0 | Poland |
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A. Arveladze 55' Tskhadadze 68' Ketsbaia 74' | Report (incorrect substitutions) Report |
Goalscorers
There were 45 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Nick Barmby
- Les Ferdinand
- Paul Scholes
- Archil Arveladze
- Georgi Kinkladze
- Kakhaber Tskhadadze
- Roberto Baggio
- Pierluigi Casiraghi
- Roberto Di Matteo
- Christian Vieri
- Serghei Cleşcenco
- Alexandru Curtianu
- Henryk Bałuszyński
- Krzysztof Bukalski
- Marek Citko
- Adam Ledwoń
- Krzysztof Nowak
- Mirosław Trzeciak
- Krzysztof Warzycha
Notes
- ^ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
References
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1998, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
External links
- Group 2 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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