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: [1] 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.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 83141012210 0–2 0–0 4–1 2–1
4Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 831479210 0–2 0–0 3–0 2–0
5Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 8008221190 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Moldova  Flag of Moldova.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.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'
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–1Flag of Moldova.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.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.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.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.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.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

Goal scorers

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.

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