1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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Group 2 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [a] England, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, and Poland. 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 England.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg
1Flag of England.svg  England 8611152+1319Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup — 0–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8530111+1018Advance to second round 0–0 — 3–0 1–0 3–0
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 83141012−210 0–2 0–0 — 4–1 2–1
4Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 831479−210 0–2 0–0 3–0 — 2–0
5Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova 8008221−190 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–1 —
Source: [1]

Matches

Moldova  Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg0–3Flag of England.svg  England
Report Barmby Soccerball shade.svg24'
Gascoigne Soccerball shade.svg26'
Shearer Soccerball shade.svg61'
Republican Stadium, Chişinău
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg1–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Curtianu Soccerball shade.svg12' Report Ravanelli Soccerball shade.svg8', 87'
Casiraghi Soccerball shade.svg67'
Republican Stadium, Chişinău
Attendance: 4,085
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)
England  Flag of England.svg2–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Shearer Soccerball shade.svg25', 38' Report Citko Soccerball shade.svg7'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 74,663
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–0Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
Ravanelli Soccerball shade.svg43' Report
Stadio Renato Curi, Perugia
Attendance: 14,012
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg0–2Flag of England.svg  England
Report Sheringham Soccerball shade.svg15'
Ferdinand Soccerball shade.svg37'
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Jorge Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–1Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova
Bałuszyński Soccerball shade.svg4'
K. Warzycha Soccerball shade.svg77' (pen.)		 Report Cleşcenco Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)
GKS Stadium, Katowice
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sotirios Vorgias (Greece)
England  Flag of England.svg0–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report Zola Soccerball shade.svg19'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 75,056
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova
Maldini Soccerball shade.svg24'
Zola Soccerball shade.svg45'
Vieri Soccerball shade.svg50'		 Report
Nereo Rocco Stadium, Trieste
Attendance: 17,677
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
England  Flag of England.svg2–0Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
Sheringham Soccerball shade.svg42'
Shearer Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report
Wembley, London
Attendance: 71,208
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Di Matteo Soccerball shade.svg24'
Maldini Soccerball shade.svg36'
R.Baggio Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report
San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 35,237
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0–2Flag of England.svg  England
Report Shearer Soccerball shade.svg5'
Sheringham Soccerball shade.svg90'
Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg2–0Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova
S. Arveladze Soccerball shade.svg27'
Kinkladze Soccerball shade.svg51'		 Report
Central Stadium, Batumi
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg4–1Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
Ledwoń Soccerball shade.svg32'
Trzeciak Soccerball shade.svg34'
Bukalski Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen.)
K. Nowak Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report S. Arveladze Soccerball shade.svg24'
GKS Stadium, Katowice
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
England  Flag of England.svg4–0Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova
Scholes Soccerball shade.svg29'
Wright Soccerball shade.svg46', 90'
Gascoigne Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report
Wembley, London
Attendance: 74,102
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg0–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 51,117
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg0–1Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
Report Ketsbaia Soccerball shade.svg10'
Republican Stadium, Chişinău
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Dani Koren (Israel)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg0–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report (incorrect substitutions)
Report 		Juskowiak Soccerball shade.svg23', 56', 60'
Republican Stadium, Chişinău
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–0Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Olimpic Stadium, Rome
Attendance: 65,892
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg3–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
A. Arveladze Soccerball shade.svg55'
Tskhadadze Soccerball shade.svg68'
Ketsbaia Soccerball shade.svg74'		 Report (incorrect substitutions)
Report
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Goalscorers

There were 45 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. ↑ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.

References

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