1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

Group 6 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[a] Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, Malta, Slovakia, Spain, and Yugoslavia. 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.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 10 8 2 0 26 6 +20 26 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 4–0
2  Yugoslavia 10 7 2 1 29 7 +22 23 Advance to second round 1–1 — 1–0 2–0 3–1 6–0
3  Czech Republic 10 5 1 4 16 6 +10 16 0–0 1–2 — 3–0 2–0 6–0
4  Slovakia 10 5 1 4 18 14 +4 16 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 3–0 6–0
5  Faroe Islands 10 2 0 8 10 31 −21 6 2–6 1–8 0–2 1–2 — 2–1
6  Malta 10 0 0 10 2 37 −35 0 0–3 0–5 0–1 0–2 1–2 —
Source: [1]

Matches

Yugoslavia 3–1 Faroe Islands
Savićević 3', 29'
Milošević 37'		 Report J. Petersen 53'
Attendance: 16,325
Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)
Yugoslavia 6–0 Malta
Mirković 2'
Mijatović 39'
D. Stojković 45+1'
Milošević 68'
Savićević 70' (pen.), 73'		 Report
Faroe Islands 1–2 Slovakia
Müller 60' Report Moravčik 13'
Dubovský 88'
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Faroe Islands 2–6 Spain
T. Jónsson 46'
Arge 90'		 Report Luis Enrique 37'
Alfonso 63', 83', 86'
Johannesen 70' (o.g.)
Hierro 85'
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Philippe Leduc (France)
Czech Republic 6–0 Malta
Berger 11', 63' (pen.)
Nedvěd 29'
Kubík 77'
Šmicer 83'
Frýdek 86'		 Report
Attendance: 15,099
Referee: Mateo Beušan (Croatia)
Slovakia 6–0 Malta
Tittel 13', 90'
Šimon 15'
Zeman 37'
Timko 56'
Dubovský 59'		 Report
Tehelne pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 2,236
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Greece)
Faroe Islands 1–8 Yugoslavia
Müller 28' Report Milošević 6', 37', 45'
Jokanović 11', 57'
Mijatović 29'
Jugović 57'
D. Stojković 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,017
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)
Czech Republic 0–0 Spain
Report
Attendance: 19,223
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Slovakia 3–0 Faroe Islands
Dubovský 20'
Jančula 44'
Šimon 57' (pen.)		 Report
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 5,442
Referee: Salem Prolic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Yugoslavia 1–0 Czech Republic
Mijatović 18' Report
Attendance: 46,577
Spain 4–1 Slovakia
Pizzi 31'
Amor 47'
Luis Enrique 51'
Hierro 62'		 Report Tittel 39'
Spain 2–0 Yugoslavia
Guardiola 19'
Raúl 37'		 Report
Malta 0–3 Spain
Report Guerrero 8', 26', 33'
Attendance: 3,200
Spain 4–0 Malta
Guardiola 25'
Alfonso 40', 47'
Pizzi 89'		 Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Stephen Lodge (England)
Malta 0–2 Slovakia
Report Jančula 38'
Tittel 90'
Attendance: 4,202
Czech Republic 1–2 Yugoslavia
Bejbl 75' Report Mijatović 28'
Milošević 90+1'
Attendance: 17,137
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Yugoslavia 1–1 Spain
Mijatović 87' (pen.) Report Hierro 19' (pen.)
Attendance: 49,253
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Malta 1–2 Faroe Islands
Sultana 8' Report Ø. Hansen 60'
T. Jónsson 89'
Attendance: 8,188
Referee: Dani Koren (Israel)
Spain 1–0 Czech Republic
Hierro 41' (pen.) Report
Yugoslavia 2–0 Slovakia
Savićević 17'
Mijatović 75'		 Report
Attendance: 22,044
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Faroe Islands 2–1 Malta
Arge 7'
T. Jónsson 42'		 Report G. Agius 48'
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Republic of Ireland)
Czech Republic 2–0 Faroe Islands
Kuka 15'
Kozel 26'		 Report
Attendance: 8,322
Referee: Algirdas Dubinskas (Lithuania)
Slovakia 2–1 Czech Republic
Jančula 45'
Majoroš 55'		 Report Šmicer 15'
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 22,500
Faroe Islands 0–2 Czech Republic
Report Šmicer 16'
Kuka 33'
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Bernard Saules (France)
Slovakia 1–1 Yugoslavia
Majoroš 65' Report Mihajlović 80'
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Slovakia 1–2 Spain
Majoroš 75' Report Kiko 47'
Amor 76'
Tehelne pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 13,667
Malta 0–1 Czech Republic
Report Bejbl 32'
Attendance: 1,622
Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)
Spain 3–1 Faroe Islands
Luis Enrique 18', 82'
Oli 28'		 Report J. K. Hansen 45'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Malta 0–5 Yugoslavia
Report Milošević 8'
Mihajlović 24'
Savićević 44'
Mijatović 55'
Jugović 76'
Attendance: 1,107
Czech Republic 3–0 Slovakia
Šmicer 54'
Siegl 70'
Novotný 73'		 Report
Attendance: 5,428

Goalscorers

There were 101 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.37 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ^ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1998, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

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