Group 7 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [lower-alpha 1] 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 19 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Belgium | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 18 | Advance to second round | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | |
| 3 | Turkey | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 14 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 6–4 | 7–0 | ||
| 4 | Wales | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 7 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 6–0 | ||
| 5 | San Marino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | −42 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–5 | — |
| Wales | 1–3 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Saunders  17' | Report | Hooijdonk 72', 75' R. de Boer 79' |
| San Marino | 0–3 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Verheyen 11' Nilis 20', 49' |
| Netherlands | 7–1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Bergkamp 21', 72', 78' R. de Boer 32'Jonk 33'F. de Boer 43'Cocu 60' | Report | Saunders 38' |
| Turkey | 7–0 | San Marino |
|---|---|---|
| Derelioğlu 25', 38', 51', 59' Şükür 56', 63'Sağlam 81' | Report |
| Netherlands | 4–0 | San Marino |
|---|---|---|
| Kluivert 44' F. de Boer 58', 90'Hooijdonk 82' | Report |
| Turkey | 1–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Şükür 53' | Report |
| San Marino | 0–6 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bergkamp 40', 88' Winter 62'Hooijdonk 69'F. de Boer 73'Bosman 83' |
| Turkey | 1–3 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Derelioğlu 35' | Report | Oliveira 14', 32', 45' |
| Turkey | 6–4 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Şükür 5', 37', 77', 82' Akyüz 8'Çetin 61' | Report | Blake 18' Savage 20'Saunders 31'Melville 52' |
| Netherlands | 0–0 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
There were 87 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.35 goals per match.
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