| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | aggr. | | 29.10.97 | Zagreb |  Croatia | 2-0 |  Ukraine | 1-0 | 3-1 | | 15.11.97 | Kyiv | Ukraine | 1-1 | Croatia | 1-1 | | 29.10.97 | Moskva |  Russia | 1-1 |  Italy | 0-0 | 1-2 | | 15.11.97 | Napoli | Italy | 1-0 | Russia | 0-0 | | 29.10.97 | Dublin |  Ireland | 1-1 |  Belgium | 1-1 | 2-3 | | 15.11.97 | Brussels | Belgium | 2-1 | Ireland | 1-0 | | 29.10.97 | Budapest |  Hungary | 1-7 |  Yugoslavia | 0-5 | 1-12 | | 15.11.97 | Beograd | Yugoslavia | 5-0 | Hungary | 3-0 |
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| Ranking of Second Placed Teams was made taking into consideration the points against the first 4 teams in each Group. | | Scotland qualified as best 2nd ranked team |
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| Group 1 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Denmark | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14: | 6 | | 2. Croatia | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17: | 12 | | 3. Greece | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11: | 4 | | 4. Bosna Herzeg. | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9: | 14 | | 5. Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5: | 20 |
| Team | De | Cr | Gr | Bo | Sl | | Denmark | --- | 3:1 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 4:0 | | Croatia | 1:1 | --- | 1:1 | 3:2 | 3:3 | | Greece | 0:0 | 0:1 | --- | 3:0 | 2:0 | | Bosna Herzeg. | 3:0 | 1:4 | 0:1 | --- | 1:0 | | Slovenia | 0:2 | 1:3 | 0:3 | 1:2 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | 24.04.96 | Athens |  Greece | 2-0 |  Slovenia | 0-0 | | 01.09.96 | Kalamata | Greece | 3-0 | Bosna Herzeg. | 1-0 | | 01.09.96 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | 0-2 |  Denmark | 0-0 | | 08.10.96 | Bologna (ITA) | Bosna Herzeg. | 1-4 | Croatia | 1-2 | | 09.10.96 | Kopenhagen | Denmark | 2-1 | Greece | 1-1 | | 10.11.96 | Zagreb | Croatia | 1-1 | Greece | 1-1 | | 10.11.96 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | 1-2 | Bosna Herzeg. | 1-2 | | 29.03.97 | Split | Croatia | 1-1 | Denmark | 0-0 | | 02.04.97 | Split | Croatia | 3-3 | Slovenia | 2-1 | | 02.04.97 | Sarajevo | Bosna Herzeg. | 0-1 | Greece | 0-0 | | 30.04.97 | Kopenhagen | Denmark | 4-0 | Slovenia | 2-0 | | 30.04.97 | Thessaloniki | Greece | 0-1 | Croatia | 0-0 | | 08.06.97 | Kopenhagen | Denmark | 2-0 | Bosna Herzeg. | 0-0 | | 20.08.97 | Sarajevo | Bosna Herzeg. | 3-0 | Denmark | 3-0 | | 06.09.97 | Zagreb | Croatia | 3-2 | Bosna Herzeg. | 2-1 | | 06.09.97 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | 0-3 | Greece | 0-0 | | 10.09.97 | Kopenhagen | Denmark | 3-1 | Croatia | 3-1 | | 10.09.97 | Sarajevo | Bosna Herzeg. | 1-0 | Slovenia | 1-0 | | 11.10.97 | Athens | Greece | 0-0 | Denmark | 0-0 | | 11.10.97 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | 1-3 | Croatia | 0-2 |
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| Group 2 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. England | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15: | 2 | | 2. Italy | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11: | 1 | | 3. Poland | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10: | 12 | | 4. Georgia | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7: | 9 | | 5. Moldova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2: | 21 |
| Team | En | It | Po | Ge | Mo | | England | --- | 0:1 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 4:0 | | Italy | 0:0 | --- | 3:0 | 1:0 | 3:0 | | Poland | 0:2 | 0:0 | --- | 4:1 | 2:1 | | Georgia | 0:2 | 0:0 | 3:0 | --- | 2:0 | | Moldova | 0:3 | 1:3 | 0:3 | 0:1 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | 01.09.96 | Chisinau | Moldova | 0-3 |  England | 0-2 | | 05.10.96 | Chisinau | Moldova | 1-3 | Italy | 1-1 | | 09.10.96 | London | England | 2-1 |  Poland | 2-1 | | 09.10.96 | Perugia | Italy | 1-0 |  Georgia | 1-0 | | 09.11.96 | Tbilisi | Georgia | 0-2 | England | 0-2 | | 10.11.96 | Katowice | Poland | 2-1 | Moldova | 1-0 | | 12.02.97 | London | England | 0-1 | Italy | | | 29.03.97 | Trieste | Italy | 3-0 | Moldova | 2-0 | | 02.04.97 | Chorzow | Poland | 0-0 | Italy | 0-0 | | 30.04.97 | London | England | 2-0 | Georgia | 1-0 | | 30.04.97 | Napoli | Italy | 3-0 | Poland | 2-0 | | 31.05.97 | Chorzow | Poland | 0-2 | England | 0-1 | | 07.06.97 | Batumi | Georgia | 2-0 | Moldova | 1-0 | | 14.06.97 | Chowrzow | Poland | 4-1 | Georgia | 2-1 | | 10.09.97 | London | England | 4-0 | Moldova | 1-0 | | 10.09.97 | Tbilisi | Georgia | 0-0 | Italy | 0-0 | | 24.09.97 | Chisinau | Moldova | 0-1 | Georgia | 0-1 | | 07.10.97 | Chisinau | Moldova | 0-3 | Poland | 0-1 | | 11.10.97 | Tbilisi | Georgia | 3-0 | Poland | 0-0 | | 11.10.97 | Roma | Italy | 0-0 | England | 0-0 |
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| Group 3 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Norway | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21: | 2 | | 2. Hungary | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10: | 9 | | 3. Finland | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11: | 12 | | 4. Switzerland | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11: | 12 | | 5. Azerbaidjan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4: | 22 |
| Team | No | Hu | Fi | Sw | Az | | Norway | --- | 3:0 | 1:1 | 5:0 | 5:0 | | Hungary | 1:1 | --- | 1:0 | 1:1 | 3:2 | | Finland | 0:4 | 1:1 | --- | 2:3 | 3:0 | | Switzerland | 0:1 | 1:0 | 1:2 | --- | 5:0 | | Azerbaidjan | 0:1 | 0:3 | 1:2 | 1:0 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | 02.06.96 | Oslo |  Norway | 5-0 |  Azerbaijan | 2-0 | | 31.08.96 | Baku | Azerbaijan | 1-0 |  Switzerland | 1-0 | | 01.09.96 | Budapest | Hungary | 1-0 |  Finland | 1-0 | | 06.10.96 | Helsinki | Finland | 2-3 | Switzerland | 1-2 | | 09.10.96 | Oslo | Norway | 3-0 | Hungary | 0-0 | | 10.11.96 | Bern | Switzerland | 0-1 | Norway | 0-1 | | 10.11.96 | Baku | Azerbaijan | 0-3 | Hungary | 0-1 | | 02.04.97 | Baku | Azerbaijan | 1-2 | Finland | 0-1 | | 30.04.97 | Zurich | Switzerland | 1-0 | Hungary | 0-0 | | 30.04.97 | Oslo | Norway | 1-1 | Finland | 0-0 | | 08.06.97 | Helsinki | Finland | 3-0 | Azerbaijan | 0-0 | | 08.06.97 | Budapest | Hungary | 1-1 | Norway | 1-1 | | 20.08.97 | Helsinki | Finland | 0-4 | Norway | 0-2 | | 20.08.97 | Budapest | Hungary | 1-1 | Switzerland | 0-0 | | 06.09.97 | Lausanne | Switzerland | 1-2 | Finland | 0-1 | | 06.09.97 | Baku | Azerbaijan | 0-1 | Norway | 0-1 | | 10.09.97 | Budapest | Hungary | 3-1 | Azerbaijan | 2-0 | | 10.09.97 | Oslo | Norway | 5-0 | Switzerland | 0-0 | | 11.10.97 | Helsinki | Finland | 1-1 | Hungary | 0-0 | | 11.10.97 | Zurich | Switzerland | 5-0 | Azerbaijan | 3-0 |
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| Group 4 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Austria | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17: | 4 | | 2. Scotland | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15: | 3 | | 3. Sweden | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16: | 9 | | 4. Latvia | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10: | 14 | | 5. Estonia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4: | 16 | | 6. Belarus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5: | 21 |
| Team | Au | Sc | Sw | La | Es | Be | | Austria | --- | 0:0 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 4:0 | | Scotland | 2:0 | --- | 1:0 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 4:1 | | Sweden | 0:1 | 2:1 | --- | 1:0 | 1:0 | 5:1 | | Latvia | 1:3 | 0:2 | 1:2 | --- | 1:0 | 2:0 | | Estonia | 0:3 | 0:0 | 2:3 | 1:3 | --- | 1:0 | | Belarus | 0:1 | 0:1 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 1:0 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | 01.06.96 | Stockholm |  Sweden | 5-1 |  Belarus | 2-0 | | 31.08.96 | Wien |  Austria | 0-0 |  Scotland | 0-0 | | 31.08.96 | Minsk | Belarus | 1-0 | Estonia | 1-0 | | 01.09.96 | Riga | Latvia | 1-2 | Sweden | 0-2 | | 05.10.96 | Tallinn | Estonia | 1-0 | Belarus | 0-0 | | 05.10.96 | Riga | Latvia | 0-2 | Scotland | 0-1 | | 09.10.96 | Minsk | Belarus | 1-1 | Latvia | 0-1 | | 09.10.96 | Stockholm | Sweden | 0-1 | Austria | 0-1 | | 09.11.96 | Wien | Austria | 2-1 | Latvia | 1-1 | | 10.11.96 | Glasgow | Scotland | 1-0 | Sweden | 1-0 | | 11.02.97 | Monaco (MON) | Estonia | 0-0 | Scotland | 0-0 | | 29.03.97 | Kilmarnock | Scotland | 2-0 | Estonia | 1-0 | | 02.04.97 | Glasgow | Scotland | 2-0 | Austria | 1-0 | | 30.04.97 | Riga | Austria | 2-0 | Estonia | 0-0 | | 30.04.97 | Goteborg | Sweden | 2-1 | Scotland | 1-0 | | 30.04.97 | Riga | Latvia | 2-0 | Belarus | 1-0 | | 18.05.97 | Kadriorg | Estonia | 1-3 | Latvia | 1-0 | | 08.06.97 | Tallinn | Estonia | 2-3 | Sweden | 0-1 | | 08.06.97 | Riga | Latvia | 1-3 | Austria | 0-0 | | 08.06.97 | Minsk | Belarus | 0-1 | Scotland | 0-0 | | 20.08.97 | Tallinn | Estonia | 0-3 | Austria | 0-0 | | 20.08.97 | Minsk | Belarus | 1-2 | Sweden | 1-0 | | 06.09.97 | Wien | Austria | 1-0 | Sweden | 0-0 | | 06.09.97 | Riga | Latvia | 1-0 | Estonia | 0-0 | | 07.09.97 | Aberdeen | Scotland | 4-1 | Belarus | 1-0 | | 10.09.97 | Solna | Sweden | 1-0 | Latvia | 0-0 | | 10.09.97 | Minsk | Belarus | 0-1 | Austria | 0-0 | | 11.10.97 | Wien | Austria | 4-0 | Belarus | 4-0 | | 11.10.97 | Glasgow | Scotland | 2-0 | Latvia | 1-0 | | 11.10.97 | Solna | Sweden | 1-0 | Estonia | 1-0 |
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| Group 5 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Bulgaria | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18: | 9 | | 2. Russia | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19: | 5 | | 3. Israel | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9: | 7 | | 4. Cyprus | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10: | 15 | | 5. Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2: | 22 |
| Team | Bu | Ru | Is | Cy | Lu | | Bulgaria | --- | 1:0 | 1:0 | 4:1 | 4:0 | | Russia | 4:2 | --- | 2:0 | 4:0 | 3:0 | | Israel | 2:1 | 1:1 | --- | 2:0 | 1:0 | | Cyprus | 1:3 | 1:1 | 2:0 | --- | 2:0 | | Luxembourg | 1:2 | 0:4 | 0:3 | 1:3 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | 01.09.96 | Ramat Gan | Israel | 2-1 |  Bulgaria | 1-1 | | 01.09.96 | Moskva | Russia | 4-0 | Cyprus | 2-0 | | 08.10.96 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1-2 | Bulgaria | 1-2 | | 09.10.96 | Ramat Gan | Israel | 1-1 | Russia | 0-0 | | 10.11.96 | Limassol | Cyprus | 2-0 | Israel | 2-0 | | 10.11.96 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0-2 | Russia | 0-2 | | 14.12.96 | Limassol | Cyprus | 1-3 | Bulgaria | 1-2 | | 15.12.96 | Ramat Gan | Israel | 1-0 | Luxembourg | 1-0 | | 29.03.97 | Paralimni | Cyprus | 1-1 | Russia | 1-1 | | 31.03.97 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0-3 | Israel | 0-1 | | 02.04.97 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 4-1 | Cyprus | 3-0 | | 30.04.97 | Ramat Gan | Israel | 2-0 | Cyprus | 1-0 | | 30.04.97 | Moskva | Russia | 3-0 | Luxembourg | 1-0 | | 08.06.97 | Burgas | Bulgaria | 4-0 | Luxembourg | 1-0 | | 08.06.97 | Moskva | Russia | 2-0 | Israel | 2-0 | | 20.08.97 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 1-0 | Israel | 0-0 | | 07.09.97 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1-3 | Cyprus | 1-1 | | 10.09.97 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 1-0 | Russia | 0-0 | | 11.10.97 | Limassol | Cyprus | 2-0 | Luxembourg | 0-0 | | 11.10.97 | Moskva | Russia | 4-2 | Bulgaria | 2-0 |
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| Group 6 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Spain | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26: | 6 | | 2. Yugoslavia | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29: | 7 | | 3. Czechia | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16: | 6 | | 4. Slovakia | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18: | 14 | | 5. Faroe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10: | 31 | | 6. Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2: | 37 |
| Team | Sp | Yu | Cz | Sl | Fa | Ma | | Spain | --- | 2:0 | 1:0 | 4:1 | 3:1 | 4:0 | | Yugoslavia | 1:1 | --- | 1:0 | 2:0 | 3:1 | 6:0 | | Czechia | 0:0 | 1:2 | --- | 3:0 | 2:0 | 6:0 | | Slovakia | 1:2 | 1:1 | 2:1 | --- | 3:0 | 6:0 | | Faroe | 2:6 | 1:8 | 0:2 | 1:2 | --- | 2:1 | | Malta | 0:3 | 0:5 | 0:1 | 0:2 | 1:2 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | 24.04.96 | Beograd | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | Faroe | 3-0 | | 02.06.96 | Beograd | Yugoslavia | 6-0 |  Malta | 3-0 | | 31.08.96 | Toftir | Faroe | 1-2 |  Slovakia | 0-1 | | 04.09.96 | Toftir | Faroe | 2-6 |  Spain | 0-1 | | 18.09.96 | Teplice |  Czechia | 6-0 | Malta | 2-0 | | 22.09.96 | Bratislava | Slovakia | 6-0 | Malta | 3-0 | | 06.10.96 | Toftir | Faroe | 1-8 | Yugoslavia | 1-5 | | 09.10.96 | Praha | Czechia | 0-0 | Spain | 0-0 | | 23.10.96 | Bratislava | Slovakia | 3-0 | Faroe | 2-0 | | 10.11.96 | Beograd | Yugoslavia | 1-0 | Czechia | 1-0 | | 13.11.96 | Santa Cruz | Spain | 4-1 | Slovakia | 1-1 | | 14.12.96 | Valencia | Spain | 2-0 | Yugoslavia | 2-0 | | 18.12.96 | La Valletta | Malta | 0-3 | Spain | 0-3 | | 12.02.97 | Alicante | Spain | 4-0 | Malta | 2-0 | | 31.03.97 | La Valletta | Malta | 0-2 | Slovakia | 0-1 | | 02.04.97 | Praha | Czechia | 1-2 | Yugoslavia | 0-1 | | 30.04.97 | Beograd | Yugoslavia | 1-1 | Spain | 0-1 | | 30.04.97 | La Valletta | Malta | 1-2 | Faroe | 1-0 | | 08.06.97 | Toftir | Faroe | 2-1 | Malta | 2-0 | | 08.06.97 | Valladolid | Spain | 1-0 | Czechia | 1-0 | | 20.08.97 | Teplice | Czechia | 2-0 | Faroe | | | 24.08.97 | Bratislava | Slovakia | 2-1 | Czechia | 1-1 | | 08.06.97 | Beograd | Yugoslavia | 2-0 | Slovakia | 1-0 | | 06.09.97 | Toftir | Faroe | 0-2 | Czechia | 0-2 | | 10.09.97 | Bratislava | Slovakia | 1-1 | Yugoslavia | 0-0 | | 24.09.97 | La Valletta | Malta | 0-1 | Czechia | | | 24.09.97 | Bratislava | Slovakia | 1-2 | Spain | 0-0 | | 11.10.97 | La Valletta | Malta | 0-5 | Yugoslavia | 0-3 | | 11.10.97 | Praha | Czechia | 3-0 | Slovakia | 0-0 | | 11.10.97 | Gijon | Spain | 3-1 | Faroe | 2-1 |
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| Group 7 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Netherlands | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26: | 4 | | 2. Belgium | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20: | 11 | | 3. Turkey | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21: | 9 | | 4. Wales | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20: | 21 | | 5. San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0: | 42 |
| Team | Ne | Be | Tu | Wa | Sa | | Netherlands | --- | 3:1 | 0:0 | 7:1 | 4:0 | | Belgium | 0:3 | --- | 2:1 | 3:2 | 6:0 | | Turkey | 1:0 | 1:3 | --- | 6:4 | 7:0 | | Wales | 1:3 | 1:2 | 0:0 | --- | 6:0 | | San Marino | 0:6 | 0:3 | 0:5 | 0:5 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | 02.06.96 | San Marino | San Marino | 0-5 |  Wales | 0-3 | | 31.08.96 | Brussels | Belgium | 2-1 |  Turkey | 2-0 | | 31.08.96 | Cardiff | Wales | 6-0 | San Marino | 4-0 | | 05.10.96 | Cardiff | Wales | 1-3 |  Netherlands | 1-0 | | 09.10.96 | San Marino | San Marino | 0-3 | Belgium | 0-2 | | 09.11.96 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | 7-1 | Wales | 4-1 | | 10.11.96 | Istanbul | Turkey | 7-0 | San Marino | 2-0 | | 14.12.96 | Cardiff | Wales | 0-0 | Turkey | 0-0 | | 14.12.96 | Brussels | Belgium | 0-3 | Netherlands | 0-2 | | 29.03.97 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 4-0 | San Marino | 1-0 | | 29.03.97 | Cardiff | Wales | 1-2 | Belgium | 0-2 | | 02.04.97 | Bursa | Turkey | 1-0 | Netherlands | 0-0 | | 30.04.97 | San Marino | San Marino | 0-6 | Netherlands | 0-1 | | 30.04.97 | Istanbul | Turkey | 1-3 | Belgium | 1-3 | | 07.06.97 | Brussels | Belgium | 6-0 | San Marino | 5-0 | | 20.08.97 | Istanbul | Turkey | 6-4 | Wales | 3-3 | | 06.09.97 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 3-1 | Belgium | 1-0 | | 10.09.97 | San Marino | San Marino | 0-5 | Turkey | 0-2 | | 11.10.97 | Brussels | Belgium | 3-2 | Wales | 3-0 | | 11.10.97 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 0-0 | Turkey | 0-0 |
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| Group 8 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Romania | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 38: | 5 | | 2. Ireland | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22: | 8 | | 3. Lithuania | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12: | 9 | | 4. Macedonia | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22: | 18 | | 5. Iceland | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11: | 16 | | 6. Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3: | 52 |
| Team | Ro | Ir | Li | Ma | Ic | Li | | Romania | ---- | 1:0 | 3:0 | 4:2 | 4:0 | 8:0 | | Ireland | 1:1 | ---- | 0:0 | 3:0 | 0:0 | 5:0 | | Lithuania | 1:2 | 1:2 | ---- | 2:0 | 2:0 | 2:1 | | Macedonia | 0:3 | 3:2 | 1:2 | ---- | 1:0 | 3:0 | | Iceland | 0:4 | 2:4 | 0:0 | 1:1 | ---- | 4:0 | | Liechtenstein | 1:8 | 0:5 | 0:2 | 1:11 | 0:4 | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | 24.04.96 | Skopje | Macedonia | 3-0 | Liechtenstein | 1-0 | | 01.06.96 | Reykjavik |  Iceland | 1-1 | Macedonia | 0-0 | | 31.08.96 | Eschen | Liechtenstein | 0-5 | Ireland | 0-4 | | 31.08.96 | Bucuresti |  Romania | 3-0 | Lithuania | 1-0 | | 05.10.96 | Vilnius | Lithuania | 2-0 | Iceland | 1-0 | | 09.10.96 | Reykjavik | Iceland | 0-1 | Romania | | | 09.10.96 | Vilnius | Lithuania | 2-1 | Liechtenstein | 1-0 | | 09.10.96 | Dublin | Ireland | 3-0 | Macedonia | 1-0 | | 09.11.96 | Eschen | Liechtenstein | 1-11 | Macedonia | 0-6 | | 10.11.96 | Dublin | Ireland | 0-0 | Iceland | 0-0 | | 14.12.96 | Skopje | Macedonia | 0-3 | Romania | 0-2 | | 29.03.97 | Bucuresti | Romania | 8-0 | Liechtenstein | 3-0 | | 02.04.97 | Vilnius | Lithuania | 0-1 | Romania | 0-0 | | 02.04.97 | Skopje | Macedonia | 3-2 | Ireland | 2-1 | | 30.04.97 | Bucuresti | Romania | 1-0 | Ireland | 1-0 | | 30.04.97 | Eschen | Liechtenstein | 0-2 | Lithuania | 0-0 | | 21.05.97 | Dublin | Ireland | 5-0 | Liechtenstein | 3-0 | | 07.06.97 | Skopje | Macedonia | 1-0 | Iceland | 0-0 | | 11.06.97 | Reykjavik | Iceland | 0-0 | Lithuania | 0-0 | | 20.08.97 | Eschen | Liechtenstein | 0-4 | Iceland | 0-2 | | 20.08.97 | Dublin | Ireland | 0-0 | Lithuania | 0-0 | | 20.08.97 | Bucuresti | Romania | 4-2 | Macedonia | 2-0 | | 06.09.97 | Reykjavik | Iceland | 2-4 | Ireland | 1-1 | | 06.09.97 | Eschen | Liechtenstein | 1-8 | Romania | 0-6 | | 06.09.97 | Vilnius | Lithuania | 2-0 | Macedonia | 1-0 | | 10.09.97 | Bucuresti | Romania | 4-0 | Iceland | 2-0 | | 10.09.97 | Vilnius | Lithuania | 1-2 | Ireland | 0-1 | | 11.10.97 | Reykjavik | Iceland | 4-0 | Liechtenstein | 0-0 | | 11.10.97 | Dublin | Ireland | 1-1 | Romania | 0-0 | | 11.10.97 | Skopje | Macedonia | 1-2 | Lithuania | 1-0 |
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| Group 9 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Germany | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23: | 9 | | 2. Ukraine | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10: | 6 | | 3. Portugal | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12: | 4 | | 4. Armenia | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8: | 17 | | 5. Northern Ireland | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6: | 10 | | 6. Albania | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7: | 20 |
| Team | Ge | Uk | Po | Ar | No | Al | | Germany | --- | 2:0 | 1:1 | 4:0 | 1:1 | 4:3 | | Ukraine | 0:0 | --- | 2:1 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 1:0 | | Portugal | 0:0 | 1:0 | --- | 3:1 | 1:0 | 2:0 | | Armenia | 1:5 | 0:2 | 0:0 | --- | 0:0 | 3:0 | | Northern Ireland | 1:3 | 0:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | --- | 2:0 | | Albania | 2:3 | 0:1 | 0:3 | 1:1 | 1:0 | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | att. | | 31.08.96 | Yerevan | Armenia | 0-0 |  Portugal | 0-0 | | 31.08.96 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 0-1 | Ukraine | 0-0 | | 05.10.96 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 1-1 | Armenia | 1-1 | | 05.10.96 | Kyiv | Ukraine | 2-1 | Portugal | 1-0 | | 09.10.96 | Tirana |  Albania | 0-3 | Portugal | 0-1 | | 09.10.96 | Yerevan | Armenia | 1-5 |  Germany | 0-3 | | 09.11.96 | Tirana | Albania | 1-1 | Armenia | 0-0 | | 09.11.96 | Nurnberg | Germany | 1-1 | Northern Ireland | 1-1 | | 09.11.96 | Porto | Portugal | 1-0 | Ukraine | 0-0 | | 14.12.96 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 2-0 | Albania | 2-0 | | 14.12.96 | Lisboa | Portugal | 0-0 | Germany | 0-0 | | 29.03.97 | Granada (ESP) | Albania | 0-1 | Ukraine | 0-1 | | 29.03.97 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 0-0 | Portugal | 0-0 | | 02.04.97 | Kyiv | Ukraine | 2-1 | Northern Ireland | 1-1 | | 02.04.97 | Granada (ESP) | Albania | 2-3 | Germany | 0-0 | | 30.04.97 | Yerevan | Armenia | 0-0 | Northern Ireland | 0-0 | | 30.04.97 | Bremen | Germany | 2-0 | Ukraine | 0-0 | | 07.05.97 | Kyiv | Ukraine | 1-1 | Armenia | 1-0 | | 07.06.97 | Porto | Portugal | 2-0 | Albania | 1-0 | | 07.06.97 | Kyiv | Ukraine | 0-0 | Germany | 0-0 | | 20.08.97 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 1-3 | Germany | 0-0 | | 20.08.97 | Setubal | Portugal | 3-1 | Armenia | 2-0 | | 20.08.97 | Kyiv | Ukraine | 1-0 | Albania | 0-0 | | 06.09.97 | Berlin | Germany | 1-1 | Portugal | 0-0 | | 06.09.97 | Yerevan | Armenia | 3-0 | Albania | 0-0 | | 10.09.97 | Tirana | Albania | 1-0 | Northern Ireland | 0-0 | | 10.09.97 | Dortmund | Germany | 4-0 | Armenia | 0-0 | | 11.10.97 | Yerevan | Armenia | 0-2 | Ukraine | 0-1 | | 11.10.97 | Hannover | Germany | 4-3 | Albania | 0-0 | | 11.10.97 | Lisboa | Portugal | 1-0 | Northern Ireland | 1-0 |
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