1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
Group 9 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] 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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Germany | 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 | Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 20 | Advance to second round | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
3 | Portugal | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 19 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
4 | Armenia | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 8 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
5 | Northern Ireland | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
6 | Albania | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
Source:
Results
Northern Ireland | 0–1 | Ukraine |
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Report | Rebrov 79' |
Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Armenia |
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Lennon 29' | Report | Assadourian 8' |
Germany | 1–1 | Northern Ireland |
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Möller 40' | Report | Taggart 38' |
Portugal | 1–0 | Ukraine |
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Fernando Couto 58' | Report |
Albania | 1–1 | Armenia |
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Franholli 57' | Report | Ter-Petrosyan 90' |
Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Albania |
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Dowie 12', 21' | Report |
Albania | 0–1 | Ukraine |
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Report | Rebrov 40' |
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: John McDermott (Republic of Ireland)
Ukraine | 2–1 | Northern Ireland |
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Kosovsky 3' Shevchenko 70' |
Report | Dowie 14' (pen.) |
Ukraine | 1–1 | Armenia |
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Shevchenko 6' | Report | Petrosyan 77' |
Portugal | 2–0 | Albania |
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João V. Pinto 14' Figo 70' |
Report |
Northern Ireland | 1–3 | Germany |
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Hughes 59' | Report | Bierhoff 72', 77', 78' |
Portugal | 3–1 | Armenia |
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Domingos 23' Figo 31' Pedro Barbosa 55' |
Report | Assadourian 46' |
Albania | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
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Haxhi 65' | Report |
Germany | 4–3 | Albania |
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Helmer 64' Bierhoff 78', 90' Marschall 85' |
Report | Kohler 55' (o.g.) Tare 80' Vata 87' |
Armenia | 0–2 | Ukraine |
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Report | Shevchenko 33' Maksymov 54' |
Portugal | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
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Conceição 18' | Report |
Notes
- Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
- Played in neutral ground due to the 1997 rebellion in Albania.
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