1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

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Group 1 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, and Slovenia. 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.

Standings

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Denmark 8 5 2 1 14 6 8 17
2  Croatia 8 4 3 1 17 12 5 15
3  Greece 8 4 2 2 11 4 7 14
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 3 0 5 9 14 −5 9
5  Slovenia 8 0 1 7 5 20 −15 1

Results

24 April 1996
20:00 UTC+3
Greece  2–0  Slovenia
Lima-Batista Goal 55'
Nikolaidis Goal 65'		 (Report)
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 5,053
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

1 September 1996
20:00 UTC+2
Slovenia  0–2  Denmark
(Report) A. Nielsen Goal 78'
Schjønberg Goal 89'

1 September 1996
17:30 UTC+3
Greece  3–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ouzounidis Goal 41'
Apostolakis Goal 79'
Nikolaidis Goal 84'		 (Report)

8 October 1996
20:00 UTC+2
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–4  Croatia
Salihamidžić Goal 25' (Report) Bilić Goal 13'
Vlaović Goal 32'
Bokšić Goal 64', 85'

9 October 1996
19:15 UTC+2
Denmark  2–1  Greece
Zagorakis Goal 25' (o.g.)
B. Laudrup Goal 52'		 (Report) Donis Goal 35'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 40,262
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

10 November 1996
20:15 UTC+1
Croatia  1–1  Greece
Šuker Goal 44' (Report) Nikolaidis Goal 9'
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

10 November 1996
15:00 UTC+1
Slovenia  1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zahovič Goal 41' (pen.) Report Bolić Goal 5'
Kodro Goal 33'
Stadion za Bežigradom, Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

29 March 1997
20:15 UTC+1
Croatia  1–1  Denmark
Šuker Goal 49' Report B. Laudrup Goal 82'
Poljud, Split
Attendance: 33,865
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

2 April 1997
20:15 UTC+2
Croatia  3–3  Slovenia
Prosinečki Goal 33'
Boban Goal 43', 60'		 Report Gliha Goal 45', 65', 66'
Poljud, Split
Attendance: 15,365
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

2 April 1997
15:30 UTC+2
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–1  Greece
Report Frantzeskos Goal 73'
Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

30 April 1997
19:15 UTC+2
Denmark  4–0  Slovenia
A. Nielsen Goal 3', 55'
Pedersen Goal 28'
Laudrup Goal 50'		 Report
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,278
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

30 April 1997
21:00 UTC+3
Greece  0–1  Croatia
Report Šuker Goal 74'

8 June 1997
15:00 UTC+2
Denmark  2–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rieper Goal 67'
Molnar Goal 89'		 Report
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,592
Referee: Karol Ihring (Slovakia)

20 August 1997
20:30 UTC+2
Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  Denmark
Mujčin Goal 19'
Bolić Goal 25', 35'		 Report
Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

6 September 1997
20:15 UTC+2
Croatia  3–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bilić Goal 27'
Marić Goal 39'
Boban Goal 79'		 Report Ladić Goal 17' (o.g.)
Salihamidžić Goal 55'
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 16,518
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

6 September 1997
20:15 UTC+2
Slovenia  0–3  Greece
Report Alexandris Goal 54'
Konstantinidis Goal 89'
Machlas Goal 90+1'

10 September 1997
19:15 UTC+2
Denmark  3–1  Croatia
B. Laudrup Goal 15'
M. Laudrup Goal 34'
Molnar Goal 40'		 Report Šuker Goal 44'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,381
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

10 September 1997
20:15 UTC+2
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–0  Slovenia
Bolić Goal 22' Report
Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Taras Bezubiak (Russia)

11 October 1997
21:00 UTC+3
Greece  0–0  Denmark
Report
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 64,272
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

11 October 1997
20:00 UTC+2
Slovenia  1–3  Croatia
Zahovič Goal 72' Report Šuker Goal 11'
Soldo Goal 39'
Bokšić Goal 50'

Notes

  1. ↑ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
  2. ↑ Match played in Bologna due to the renovation of the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium.

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