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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 23 | Advance to second round | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 16 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 16 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 6 | 2–6 | 1–8 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 37 | −35 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
| FR Yugoslavia | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Savićević Milošević | Report | J. Petersen |
| FR Yugoslavia | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mirković Mijatović D. Stojković Milošević Savićević | Report |
| Faroe Islands | 2–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| T. Jónsson Arge | Report | Luis Enrique Alfonso Johannesen Hierro |
| Faroe Islands | 1–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Müller | Report | Milošević Jokanović Mijatović Jugović D. Stojković |
| FR Yugoslavia | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mijatović | Report |
| Spain | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Guardiola Raúl | Report |
| Czech Republic | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bejbl | Report | Mijatović Milošević |
| Malta | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sultana | Report | Ø. Hansen T. Jónsson |
| Spain | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hierro | Report |
| FR Yugoslavia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Savićević Mijatović | Report |
| Faroe Islands | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arge T. Jónsson | Report | G. Agius |
| Czech Republic | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuka Kozel | Report |
| Faroe Islands | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Šmicer Kuka |
| Slovakia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Majoroš | Report | Mihajlović |
| Malta | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bejbl |
| Spain | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Enrique Oli | Report | J. K. Hansen |
| Malta | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Milošević Mihajlović Savićević Mijatović Jugović |
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