1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

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Group 3 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [lower-alpha 1] Azerbaijan, Finland, Hungary, Norway, and Switzerland. 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 Norway.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8620212+1920Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup 3–0 1–1 5–0 5–0
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8332108+212Advance to second round 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 83231112111 0–4 1–1 2–3 3–0
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 83141112110 0–1 1–0 1–2 5–0
5Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 8107322193 0–1 0–3 1–2 1–0
Source: [1]

Matches

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg5–0Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Solbakken Soccerball shade.svg7', 46'
Solskjær Soccerball shade.svg37', 89'
Strandli Soccerball shade.svg59'
Report
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 14,012
Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)

Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg1–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Rzayev Soccerball shade.svg28' Report
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Orosz Soccerball shade.svg15' Report
Nepstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Sumiala Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.)
Kolkka Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report Lombardo Soccerball shade.svg14'
Sforza Soccerball shade.svg34'
Yakin Soccerball shade.svg54'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,217
Referee: Gylfi Thor Orrason (Iceland)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Rekdal Soccerball shade.svg83', 89', 90' (pen.) Report
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 22,480
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg0–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report Leonhardsen Soccerball shade.svg32'
Wankdorf Stadion, Bern
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg0–3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report Nyilas Soccerball shade.svg42', 67' (pen.)
Urbán Soccerball shade.svg77'
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Dragutin Poljak (Croatia)

Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg1–2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Suleymanov Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.) Report Litmanen Soccerball shade.svg26'
Paatelainen Soccerball shade.svg64'
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Solskjær Soccerball shade.svg83' Report Sumiala Soccerball shade.svg60'
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 22,782
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Türkyilmaz Soccerball shade.svg83' Report
Hardturm, Zürich
Attendance: 17,300
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Kovács Soccerball shade.svg22' Report Rudi Soccerball shade.svg9'
Nepstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 25,300
Referee: David Elleray (England)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg3–0Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Vanhala Soccerball shade.svg60'
Litmanen Soccerball shade.svg65'
Sumiala Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 13,417
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0–4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report Solbakken Soccerball shade.svg9'
Rudi Soccerball shade.svg12'
J.Flo Soccerball shade.svg48'
T.A.Flo Soccerball shade.svg84'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 35,520
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Klausz Soccerball shade.svg52' Report Chapuisat Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Nepstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg0–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report T.A.Flo Soccerball shade.svg42'
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Kunz Soccerball shade.svg90+1' Report Litmanen Soccerball shade.svg16'
Sumiala Soccerball shade.svg79'

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg5–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Jakobsen Soccerball shade.svg46'
Solbakken Soccerball shade.svg51'
Eggen Soccerball shade.svg65'
Østenstad Soccerball shade.svg75'
T.A.Flo Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 22,603
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Klausz Soccerball shade.svg8'
Halmai Soccerball shade.svg44'
Illés Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Lychkin Soccerball shade.svg71'
Nepstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 8,112
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Sumiala Soccerball shade.svg63' Report Moilanen Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (o.g.)
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 31,617
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg5–0Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Türkyilmaz Soccerball shade.svg13', 23', 69' (pen.)
Yakin Soccerball shade.svg43'
Chapuisat Soccerball shade.svg51'
Report
Hardturm, Zürich
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland)

Goalscorers

There were 56 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

5 goals

4 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.

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References

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