1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

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Group 7 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [a] Belgium, Netherlands, San Marino, Turkey, and Wales. 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 the Netherlands.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8611264+2219Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup — 3–1 0–0 7–1 4–0
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 86022011+918Advance to second round 0–3 — 2–1 3–2 6–0
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 8422219+1214 1–0 1–3 — 6–4 7–0
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 82152021−17 1–3 1–2 0–0 — 6–0
5Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 8008042−420 0–6 0–3 0–5 0–5 —
Source: [1]

Matches

San Marino  Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg0–5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report Melville Soccerball shade.svg20'
Hughes Soccerball shade.svg32', 43'
Giggs Soccerball shade.svg50'
Pembridge Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,613
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Degryse Soccerball shade.svg11'
Oliveira Soccerball shade.svg37'		 Report Yalçin Soccerball shade.svg56'
Roi Baudouin, Brussels
Attendance: 33,024
Referee: David Elleray (England)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg6–0Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino
Saunders Soccerball shade.svg1', 74'
Hughes Soccerball shade.svg25', 54'
Melville Soccerball shade.svg34'
Robinson Soccerball shade.svg45'		 Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 15,150
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg1–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Saunders Soccerball shade.svg17' Report Hooijdonk Soccerball shade.svg72', 75'
R. de Boer Soccerball shade.svg79'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 34,560
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)
San Marino  Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg0–3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report Verheyen Soccerball shade.svg11'
Nilis Soccerball shade.svg20', 49'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,353
Referee: Gevorg Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg7–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Bergkamp Soccerball shade.svg21', 72', 78'
R. de Boer Soccerball shade.svg32'
Jonk Soccerball shade.svg33'
F. de Boer Soccerball shade.svg43'
Cocu Soccerball shade.svg60'		 Report Saunders Soccerball shade.svg38'
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 26,210
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg7–0Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino
Derelioğlu Soccerball shade.svg25', 38', 51', 59'
Şükür Soccerball shade.svg56', 63'
Sağlam Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report
Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 19,654
Referee: Vladimir Antonov (Moldova)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report Bergkamp Soccerball shade.svg24'
Seedorf Soccerball shade.svg29'
Jonk Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)
Roi Baudouin, Brussels
Attendance: 36,953
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg0–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Aron Huzu (Romania)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–0Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino
Kluivert Soccerball shade.svg44'
F. de Boer Soccerball shade.svg58', 90'
Hooijdonk Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg1–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Speed Soccerball shade.svg60' Report Crasson Soccerball shade.svg24'
Staelens Soccerball shade.svg45'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 14,650
Referee: Christer Fällström (Sweden)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Şükür Soccerball shade.svg53' Report
Ataturk, Bursa
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
San Marino  Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg0–6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report Bergkamp Soccerball shade.svg40', 88'
Winter Soccerball shade.svg62'
Hooijdonk Soccerball shade.svg69'
F. de Boer Soccerball shade.svg73'
Bosman Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 2,832
Referee: Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Derelioğlu Soccerball shade.svg35' Report Oliveira Soccerball shade.svg14', 32', 45'
Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 21,350
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg6–0Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino
Staelens Soccerball shade.svg15', 84'
Van Meir Soccerball shade.svg26'
E.Mpenza Soccerball shade.svg27', 45'
Oliveira Soccerball shade.svg33'		 Report
Roi Baudouin, Brussels
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Pavlin Jirku (Czech Republic)
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg6–4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Şükür Soccerball shade.svg5', 37', 77', 82'
Akyüz Soccerball shade.svg8'
Çetin Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Report Blake Soccerball shade.svg18'
Savage Soccerball shade.svg20'
Saunders Soccerball shade.svg31'
Melville Soccerball shade.svg52'
Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 9,710
Referee: Marek Kowalczyk (Poland)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Stam Soccerball shade.svg32'
Kluivert Soccerball shade.svg54'
Bergkamp Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Staelens Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.)
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
San Marino  Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg0–5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report Gobbi Soccerball shade.svg27' (o.g.)
Erdem Soccerball shade.svg30', 81'
Şükür Soccerball shade.svg74'
Mandirali Soccerball shade.svg78'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 947
Referee: Serhiy Tatulian (Ukraine)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Staelens Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.)
Claessens Soccerball shade.svg32'
Wilmots Soccerball shade.svg39'		 Report Pembridge Soccerball shade.svg53' (pen.)
Giggs Soccerball shade.svg66'
Roi Baudouin, Brussels
Attendance: 18,233
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Goalscorers

There were 87 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.35 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

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.

References

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