1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

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Group 9 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [lower-alpha 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.

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Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Armenia.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10640239+1422Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 4–3
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 10622106+420Advance to second round 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 10541124+819 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0
4Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1015481798 1–5 0–2 0–0 0–0 3–0
5Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1014561047 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–0
6Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania 10118720134 2–3 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–0
Source: [1]

Matches

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0–1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report Rebrov Soccerball shade.svg79'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 9,358
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg0–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 6,015
Referee: Karol Ihring (Slovakia)

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg2–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Popov Soccerball shade.svg4'
Maksymov Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report João V. Pinto Soccerball shade.svg83'
Olimpiysky, Kyiv
Attendance: 51,385
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1–1Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Lennon Soccerball shade.svg29' Report Assadourian Soccerball shade.svg8'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 8,357
Referee: Krsto Danilovski (Macedonia)

Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg1–5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Mikaelyan Soccerball shade.svg85' Report Häßler Soccerball shade.svg20', 39'
Klinsmann Soccerball shade.svg26'
Bobić Soccerball shade.svg69'
Kuntz Soccerball shade.svg81'
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Albania  Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg0–3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report Figo Soccerball shade.svg10'
Hélder Soccerball shade.svg75'
Rui Costa Soccerball shade.svg88'
Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Oguz Sarvan (Turkey)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–1Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Möller Soccerball shade.svg40' Report Taggart Soccerball shade.svg38'
Frankenstadion, Nuremberg
Attendance: 40,718
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Fernando Couto Soccerball shade.svg58' Report
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 19,106
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Albania  Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg1–1Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Franholli Soccerball shade.svg57' Report Ter-Petrosyan Soccerball shade.svg90'
Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg0–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg2–0Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania
Dowie Soccerball shade.svg12', 21' Report
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 7,935
Referee: Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)

Albania  Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg0–1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report Rebrov Soccerball shade.svg40'
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)

Albania  Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg2–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Kola Soccerball shade.svg61', 90+2' (pen.) Report Kirsten Soccerball shade.svg63', 80', 83'
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg2–1Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Kosovsky Soccerball shade.svg3'
Shevchenko Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report Dowie Soccerball shade.svg14' (pen.)
Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Bierhoff Soccerball shade.svg62'
Basler Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report
Weserstadion, Bremen
Attendance: 33,242
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg0–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Report
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–1Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Shevchenko Soccerball shade.svg6' Report Petrosyan Soccerball shade.svg77'
Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Olimpyskiy, Kyiv
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–0Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania
João V. Pinto Soccerball shade.svg14'
Figo Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report
Estadio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Hughes Soccerball shade.svg59' Report Bierhoff Soccerball shade.svg72', 77', 78'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 12,037
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–0Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania
Rebrov Soccerball shade.svg86' Report
Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3–1Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Domingos Soccerball shade.svg23'
Figo Soccerball shade.svg31'
Pedro Barbosa Soccerball shade.svg55'
Report Assadourian Soccerball shade.svg46'
Estadio do Bonfim, Setúbal
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Marcel Lica (Romania)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Kirsten Soccerball shade.svg80' Report Barbosa Soccerball shade.svg70'
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 75,841
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg3–0Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania
Vardanyan Soccerball shade.svg56'
Assadourian Soccerball shade.svg81'
Avalyan Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)
Report
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–0Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Klinsmann Soccerball shade.svg70', 84'
Häßler Soccerball shade.svg85'
Kirsten Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg1–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Haxhi Soccerball shade.svg65' Report

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–3Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania
Helmer Soccerball shade.svg64'
Bierhoff Soccerball shade.svg78', 90'
Marschall Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report Kohler Soccerball shade.svg55' (o.g.)
Tare Soccerball shade.svg80'
Vata Soccerball shade.svg87'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 44,522
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg0–2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report Shevchenko Soccerball shade.svg33'
Maksymov Soccerball shade.svg54'
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Conceição Soccerball shade.svg18' Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 31,847
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Goalscorers

There were 66 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
  2. 1 2 3 Played in neutral ground due to the 1997 rebellion in Albania.

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References

  1. "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1998, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 May 2024.