Group 6 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[a] Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, Malta, Slovakia, Spain, and Yugoslavia. 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 | Spain
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10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 26 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | FR Yugoslavia
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10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 23 | Advance to second round | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic
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10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 16 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 4 | Slovakia
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10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 16 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 5 | Faroe Islands
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10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 6 | 2–6 | 1–8 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 6 | Malta
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10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 37 | −35 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
Source: [1]
Matches
| FR Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Faroe Islands |
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Savićević  3', 29'Milošević 37' |
Report | J. Petersen 53' |
| FR Yugoslavia | 6–0 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Mirković 2' Mijatović 39'D. Stojković 45+1'Milošević 68'Savićević 70' (pen.), 73' |
Report |
| Faroe Islands | 2–6 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| T. Jónsson 46' Arge 90' |
Report | Luis Enrique 37' Alfonso 63', 83', 86'Johannesen 70' (o.g.)Hierro 85' |
| Faroe Islands | 1–8 | FR Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Müller 28' |
Report | Milošević 6', 37', 45' Jokanović 11', 57'Mijatović 29'Jugović 57'D. Stojković 90' (pen.) |
| FR Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Czech Republic |
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| Mijatović 18' |
Report |
| Spain | 2–0 | FR Yugoslavia |
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| Guardiola 19' Raúl 37' |
Report |
| Czech Republic | 1–2 | FR Yugoslavia |
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| Bejbl 75' |
Report | Mijatović 28' Milošević 90+1' |
| Malta | 1–2 | Faroe Islands |
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| Sultana 8' |
Report | Ø. Hansen 60' T. Jónsson 89' |
| Spain | 1–0 | Czech Republic |
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| Hierro 41' (pen.) |
Report |
| FR Yugoslavia | 2–0 | Slovakia |
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| Savićević 17' Mijatović 75' |
Report |
| Faroe Islands | 2–1 | Malta |
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| Arge 7' T. Jónsson 42' |
Report | G. Agius 48' |
| Czech Republic | 2–0 | Faroe Islands |
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| Kuka 15' Kozel 26' |
Report |
| Faroe Islands | 0–2 | Czech Republic |
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| Report | Šmicer 16' Kuka 33' |
| Slovakia | 1–1 | FR Yugoslavia |
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| Majoroš 65' |
Report | Mihajlović 80' |
| Malta | 0–1 | Czech Republic |
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| Report | Bejbl 32' |
| Spain | 3–1 | Faroe Islands |
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| Luis Enrique 18', 82' Oli 28' |
Report | J. K. Hansen 45' |
| Malta | 0–5 | FR Yugoslavia |
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| Report | Milošević 8' Mihajlović 24'Savićević 44'Mijatović 55'Jugović 76' |
Goalscorers
There were 101 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.37 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Óli Johannesen (against Spain)
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.