Group 4 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [a] Austria, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Scotland and Sweden. 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 25 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Scotland | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 23 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Sweden | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 21 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 4 | Latvia | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 10 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Estonia | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Belarus | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Sweden | 5–1 | Belarus |
|---|---|---|
K. Andersson  20', 62' (pen.)Dahlin 30'P. Andersson 77'Larsson 87' | Report | Byalkevich 75' |
| Estonia | 1–0 | Belarus |
|---|---|---|
| Hohlov-Simson 52' | Report |
| Belarus | 1–1 | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Makowski 78' | Report | Zemļinskis 16' |
This game was a replay of the original game that took place in Tallinn on 9 October where the Estonian team failed to show up.
| Sweden | 2–1 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| K. Andersson 43', 63' | Report | Gallacher 83' |
| Belarus | 0–1 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | McAllister 49' (pen.) |
| Estonia | 2–3 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Oper 74' Kristal 84' | Report | Dahlin 14' Zetterberg 53' (pen.)K. Andersson 71' |
| Belarus | 1–2 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Gurenko 38' | Report | K. Andersson 74' Zetterberg 84' |
| Latvia | 1–0 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Zemļinskis 87' (pen.) | Report |
| Belarus | 0–1 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pfeifenberger 50' |
| Sweden | 1–0 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Zetterberg 25' | Report |
There were 67 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.23 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Andreas Heraf Heimo Pfeifenberger Ivica Vastić Valyantsin Byalkevich Sergei Gurenko Petr Kachuro Sergei Hohlov-Simson Marko Kristal Andres Oper Indrek Zelinski Vitālijs Astafjevs Vladimirs Babičevs Aleksandrs Jelisejevs Tom Boyd John Collins Gordon Durie Darren Jackson John McGinlay Gary McAllister Patrik Andersson Mattias Jonson Henrik Larsson 1 own goal
Janek Meet (against Scotland) Marek Lemsalu (against Latvia)