1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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Group 8 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [lower-alpha 1] Iceland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Republic of Ireland, and Romania. 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 Romania.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 10910374+3328Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup 1–0 3–0 4–2 4–0 8–0
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 10532228+1418Advance to second round 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 5–0
3Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 10523118+317 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–1
4Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 104152218+413 0–3 3–2 1–2 1–0 3–0
5Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 10235111659 0–4 2–4 0–0 1–1 4–0
6Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 100010352490 1–8 0–5 0–2 1–11 0–4
Source: [1]

Matches

Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg3–0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Milosevski Soccerball shade.svg6'
Babunski Soccerball shade.svg49' (pen.)
Zaharievski Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
Gradski, Skopje
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Loizos Loizou (Cyprus)

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1–1Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
A. Gudjónsson Soccerball shade.svg63' Report Memedi Soccerball shade.svg60'

Romania  Flag of Romania.svg3–0Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Moldovan Soccerball shade.svg20'
Petrescu Soccerball shade.svg65'
Gâlcă Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report
Steaua, Bucharest
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine)
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg0–5Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report Townsend Soccerball shade.svg5'
O'Neill Soccerball shade.svg9'
Quinn Soccerball shade.svg12', 61'
Harte Soccerball shade.svg20'

Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg2–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Jankauskas Soccerball shade.svg22' (pen.)
Šlekys Soccerball shade.svg74'
Report
Zalgiris, Vilnius
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Marnix Sandra (Belgium)

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg0–4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report D. Munteanu Soccerball shade.svg21'
Hagi Soccerball shade.svg60'
Gh. Popescu Soccerball shade.svg75'
Petrescu Soccerball shade.svg81'
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg3–0Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
McAteer Soccerball shade.svg8'
Cascarino Soccerball shade.svg46', 70'
Report
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 31,671
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg2–1Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Jankauskas Soccerball shade.svg43'
Narbekovas Soccerball shade.svg55'
Report H.Zech Soccerball shade.svg53'
Zalgiris, Vilnius
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Xaqani Memmedov (Azerbaijan)

Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg1–11Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
F. Schädler Soccerball shade.svg78' Report Glavevski Soccerball shade.svg8', 12', 60'
Hristov Soccerball shade.svg23'
Stojkovski Soccerball shade.svg30', 43'
T.Micevski Soccerball shade.svg45', 49'
Ćirić Soccerball shade.svg53', 87'
V.Micevski Soccerball shade.svg90'
Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Haim Lipkovitz (Israel)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Report
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 32,620
Referee: Stefan Ormandzhiev (Bulgaria)

Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg0–3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report Popescu Soccerball shade.svg36', 45', 90' (pen.)
Gradski, Skopje
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)

Romania  Flag of Romania.svg8–0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
V. Moldovan Soccerball shade.svg10'
Popescu Soccerball shade.svg28', 30', 68', 88'
Hagi Soccerball shade.svg47'
Petrescu Soccerball shade.svg48'
Craioveanu Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report
Steaua, Bucharest
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)

Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg0–1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report V. Moldovan Soccerball shade.svg73'
Zalgiris, Vilnius
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Germany)
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg3–2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Stojkovski Soccerball shade.svg28', 44' (pen.)
Hristov Soccerball shade.svg59'
Report McLoughlin Soccerball shade.svg8'
Kelly Soccerball shade.svg78'
Gradski, Skopje
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
A.Ilie Soccerball shade.svg33' Report
Ghencea, Bucharest
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg0–2Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Report Jankauskas Soccerball shade.svg66'
Ražanauskas Soccerball shade.svg89'

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg5–0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Connolly Soccerball shade.svg28', 34', 41'
Cascarino Soccerball shade.svg61', 80'
Report
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 33,200
Referee: Andrei Butenko (Russia)

Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg1–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Hristov Soccerball shade.svg54' Report
Gradski, Skopje
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg0–0Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Report

Romania  Flag of Romania.svg4–2Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
V. Moldovan Soccerball shade.svg36', 68'
Gâlcă Soccerball shade.svg40'
Dumitrescu Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report Djokic Soccerball shade.svg52', 90'
Ghencea, Bucharest
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–0Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Report
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 32,620
Referee: Jorge Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg0–4Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Report Daníelsson Soccerball shade.svg28'
Gunnarsson Soccerball shade.svg40'
Sg. Jónsson Soccerball shade.svg62'
T. Gudmundsson Soccerball shade.svg63'

Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg1–8Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
M.Frick Soccerball shade.svg62' Report V. Moldovan Soccerball shade.svg5'
Craioveanu Soccerball shade.svg10', 32'
Doboş Soccerball shade.svg35'
D. Munteanu Soccerball shade.svg43', 45', 67'
Barbu Soccerball shade.svg53'
Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–4Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
B. Gunnarsson Soccerball shade.svg45'
H. Sigurdsson Soccerball shade.svg47'
Report Connolly Soccerball shade.svg13'
Keane Soccerball shade.svg55', 65'
Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg79'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 3,981
Referee: Ante Kulusic (Croatia)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg2–0Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
Ivanauskas Soccerball shade.svg27'
Preikšaitis Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report
Zalgiris, Vilnius
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Romania  Flag of Romania.svg4–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Hagi Soccerball shade.svg9', 82'
Petrescu Soccerball shade.svg41'
Gâlcă Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report
Ghencea, Bucharest
Attendance: 5,256
Referee: David Elleray (England)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg1–2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Žiukas Soccerball shade.svg51' Report Cascarino Soccerball shade.svg17', 72'
Zalgiris, Vilnius
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Greece)

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg1–1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Cascarino Soccerball shade.svg83' Report Hagi Soccerball shade.svg53'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg1–2Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Sakiri Soccerball shade.svg45' Report Buitkus Soccerball shade.svg70', 81'
Gradski, Skopje
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Miroslav Liba (Czech Republic)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg4–0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Th. Gudjonsson Soccerball shade.svg58'
T. Gudmundsson Soccerball shade.svg60'
A. Gudjónsson Soccerball shade.svg66'
B. Gudjónsson Soccerball shade.svg73'
Report
Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 550
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)

Goalscorers

There were 106 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.53 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 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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