1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

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Group 1 consisted of five teams entered into the European zone: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, and Slovenia. These five 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 Denmark.svg Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg Flag of Slovenia.svg
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8521146+817Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup 3–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 84311712+515Advance to second round 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–3
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 8422114+714 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–0
4Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 830591459 3–0 1–4 0–1 1–0
5Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 8017520151 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Greece  Flag of Greece.svg2–0Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Lima-Batista Soccerball shade.svg55'
Nikolaidis Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 5,053
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg0–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report A. Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg78'
Schjønberg Soccerball shade.svg89'

Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg1–4Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Salihamidžić Soccerball shade.svg25' Report Bilić Soccerball shade.svg13'
Vlaović Soccerball shade.svg32'
Bokšić Soccerball shade.svg64', 85'
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Zagorakis Soccerball shade.svg25' (o.g.)
B. Laudrup Soccerball shade.svg52'
Report Donis Soccerball shade.svg35'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 40,262
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Šuker Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Nikolaidis Soccerball shade.svg9'
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg1–2Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zahovič Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.) Report Bolić Soccerball shade.svg5'
Kodro Soccerball shade.svg33'
Stadion za Bežigradom, Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Šuker Soccerball shade.svg49' Report B. Laudrup Soccerball shade.svg82'
Poljud, Split
Attendance: 33,865
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg3–3Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Prosinečki Soccerball shade.svg33'
Boban Soccerball shade.svg43', 60'
Report Gliha Soccerball shade.svg45', 65', 66'
Poljud, Split
Attendance: 15,365
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg0–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report Frantzeskos Soccerball shade.svg73'
Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4–0Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
A. Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg3', 55'
P. Pedersen Soccerball shade.svg28'
B. Laudrup Soccerball shade.svg50'
Report
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,278
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg0–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report Šuker Soccerball shade.svg74'

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–0Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rieper Soccerball shade.svg67'
Molnar Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,592
Referee: Karol Ihring (Slovakia)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg3–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Mujčin Soccerball shade.svg19'
Bolić Soccerball shade.svg25', 35'
Report
Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg3–2Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bilić Soccerball shade.svg27'
Marić Soccerball shade.svg39'
Boban Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report Ladić Soccerball shade.svg17' (o.g.)
Salihamidžić Soccerball shade.svg55'
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 16,518
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg0–3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report Alexandris Soccerball shade.svg54'
Konstantinidis Soccerball shade.svg89'
Machlas Soccerball shade.svg90+1'

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
B. Laudrup Soccerball shade.svg15'
M. Laudrup Soccerball shade.svg34'
Molnar Soccerball shade.svg40'
Report Šuker Soccerball shade.svg44'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,381
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg1–0Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Bolić Soccerball shade.svg22' Report
Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Taras Bezubiak (Russia)

Greece  Flag of Greece.svg0–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 64,272
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg1–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Zahovič Soccerball shade.svg72' Report Šuker Soccerball shade.svg11'
Soldo Soccerball shade.svg39'
Bokšić Soccerball shade.svg50'

Notes

  1. Match played in Bologna due to the renovation of the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium.

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