Group 9 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [lower-alpha 1] Albania, Armenia, Germany, Northern Ireland, Portugal, and Ukraine. 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 | Germany | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 22 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| 2 | Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 20 | Advance to second round | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Portugal | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 19 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Armenia | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 8 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Northern Ireland | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Albania | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Northern Ireland | 0–1 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rebrov  79' |
| Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Armenia |
|---|---|---|
| Lennon 29' | Report | Assadourian 8' |
| Germany | 1–1 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Möller 40' | Report | Taggart 38' |
| Portugal | 1–0 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando Couto 58' | Report |
| Albania | 1–1 | Armenia |
|---|---|---|
| Franholli 57' | Report | Ter-Petrosyan 90' |
| Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Dowie 12', 21' | Report |
| Albania | 0–1 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rebrov 40' |
| Albania | 2–3 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Kola 61', 90+2' (pen.) | Report | Kirsten 63', 80', 83' |
| Ukraine | 2–1 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Kosovsky 3' Shevchenko 70' | Report | Dowie 14' (pen.) |
| Ukraine | 1–1 | Armenia |
|---|---|---|
| Shevchenko 6' | Report | Petrosyan 77' |
| Portugal | 2–0 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| João V. Pinto 14' Figo 70' | Report |
| Northern Ireland | 1–3 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes 59' | Report | Bierhoff 72', 77', 78' |
| Portugal | 3–1 | Armenia |
|---|---|---|
| Domingos 23' Figo 31'Pedro Barbosa 55' | Report | Assadourian 46' |
Albania  | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Haxhi 65' | Report |
| Germany | 4–3 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Helmer 64' Bierhoff 78', 90'Marschall 85' | Report | Kohler 55' (o.g.) Tare 80'Vata 87' |
| Armenia | 0–2 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shevchenko 33' Maksymov 54' |
| Portugal | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Conceição 18' | Report |
There were 66 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Bajram Franholli Altin Haxhi Igli Tare Rudi Vata Garnik Avalyan Karapet Mikaelyan Artur Petrosyan Hakob Ter-Petrosyan Harutyun Vardanyan Mario Basler Fredi Bobić Thomas Helmer Stefan Kuntz Olaf Marschall Andreas Möller Michael Hughes Neil Lennon Gerry Taggart Sérgio Conceição Rui Costa Fernando Couto Hélder Cristóvão Domingos Paciência Vitaly Kosovsky Serhiy Popov 1 own goal
Jurgen Kohler (playing against Albania)
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