The five teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Croatia qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Belgium advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against the Czech Republic. The group had seen a very close three-way battle between Croatia, Scotland and Belgium, with several draws between the top three sides: ultimately it was only decided towards the end when Belgium's defeat of Scotland put paid to all but the mathematical goal-difference chances of the Scots, and left Belgium in first place in the group, only to be defeated by Croatia in the final match, with Croatia thus overtaking them for first place in the group and finishing unbeaten.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 18 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Belgium | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 17 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 10–1 | |
| 3 | Scotland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Latvia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 5 | San Marino | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 30 | −27 | 1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Latvia | 0–4 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wilmots  5'B. Peeters 13'Cavens 83'G. Verheyen 90' |
| San Marino | 0–2 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Elliott 71' Hutchison 73' |
| Croatia | 1–1 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Bokšić 16' | Report | K. Gallacher 24' |
| San Marino | 0–1 | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jeļisejevs 9' |
| Belgium | 10–1 | San Marino |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderhaeghe 10', 50' É. Mpenza 13'Goor 26', 60'Baseggio 64'Wilmots 72'B. Peeters 76', 84', 88' | Report | Selva 90' |
| Latvia | 1–1 | San Marino |
|---|---|---|
| Pahars 1' | Report | Albani 59' |
| San Marino | 1–4 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Selva 11' | Report | Wilmots 10', 89' (pen.) G.Verheyen 60'Sonck 68' |
| San Marino | 0–4 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | N. Kovač 40' Prosinečki 48' (pen.), 90'Soldo 77' |
| Belgium | 2–0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| N. Van Kerckhoven 28' Goor 90' | Report |
There were 60 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Mihails Zemļinskis (against Belgium)