Group 1
Sept. 6 in Zagreb Croatia 3 Bosnia 2. Goals: Bilic 27, Maric 40, Boban 80; Own goal 18, Salihamidzic 55.
Croatia — Ladic, Jarni, Simic, Stimac, Juric, Bilic, Maric (Erceg, 73), Cvitanovic (Jurcic, 67), Suker, Boban, Boksic (Asanovic, 46).
Bosnia — Dedic, Repuh (Dadic, 52), Jasarevic, Besirevic, Konjic, Varesanovic, Halilovic (Zeric, 77), Mujcin (Bolic, 46), Demirovic, Salihamidzic, Baljic.
Att.: 30,000.
Sept. 6 in Ljubljana Slovenia 0 Greece 3. Goals: Alexandris 54, Konstantinidis 89, Machlas 90.
Slovenia — Boskovic, Englaro, Milanic, Krizan, Ceh (Seslar), Istenic, Novak, Karic (Gajser), Zahovic, Siljak (Osterc), Gliha.
Greece — Atmatsidis, Apostolakis, Ouzounidis, Kalitzakis, Karataidis, Frantzeskos, Zagorakis, Konstantinidis, Georgatos, Machlas, Alexandris (Giannakopoulos).
Att.: 2,500.
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| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Greece | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| Denmark | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| Croatia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 12 |
| Bosnia | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
SCHEDULE Sept. 10 — Denmark vs. Croatia; Bosnia vs. Slovenia;
Oct. 11 — Greece vs. Denmark; Slovenia vs. Croatia.
Group 2
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| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Italy | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| England | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
| Poland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Moldova | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
SCHEDULE Sept. 10 — England vs. Moldova; Georgia vs. Italy;
Sept. 24 — Moldova vs. Georgia;
Oct. 7 — Moldova vs. Poland;
Oct. 11 — Italy vs. England; Georgia vs. Poland.
Group 3
Sept. 6 in Baku Azerbaijan 0 Norway 1. Goal: T.A. Flo 43.
Azerbaijan — Zhidhov, Gaisumov, Agaeev, Kabbarov, Abusov (Karimov, 68), Gurbanov, Hsijkin (Musayev, 85), Huseinov (Rzajev, 78), Sirksajev, Sulimanov, Gulijev.
Norway — Grodas, Eggen, Berg, Bjornebye, J.Flo (Olsen, 83), Mykland, Strandli (Halle, 46), Solbakken, T.A.Flo, Rekdal (Skammelsrud, 74), Rudi.
Att.: 12,000.
Sept. 6 in Lausanne Switzerland 1 Finland 2. Goals: Kunz 90; Litmanen 16, Sumiala 79.
Switzerland — Lehmann, Ohrel, Walker, Henchoz, Wolf, Fournier, Sesa (Kunz, 57), Wicky, Cantaluppi (Zambaz, 70), Zuffi, Chapuisat.
Finland — Niemi, Rissanen, Tuomela, Reini, Koskinen, Mahlio, Vanhala (Lehkosuo, 46), Valakari (Kuivasto, 35), Sumiala, Litmanen, Paatelainen.
Att.: 15,000.
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| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Norway | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 17 |
| Finland | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Hungary | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
SCHEDULE Sept. 10 — Hungary vs. Azerbaijan; Norway vs. Switzerland;
Oct. 11 — Finland vs. Hungary; Switzerland vs. Azerbaijan.
Group 4
Sept. 6 in Riga Latvia 1 Estonia 0. Goal: Zemlinsky (pen.) 87.
Latvia — lineup n/a.
Estonia — lineup n/a.
Att.: 800.
Sept. 6 in Vienna Austria 1 Sweden 0. Goal: Herzog 76.
Austria — Konsel (Wohlfahrt, 82), Cerny, Schoettel, Pfeffer, Feiersinger, Maehlich, Vastic (Stoeger, 66), Pfeifenberger, Polster, Herzog, Prilasnig.
Sweden — Ravelli, Nilsson, P.Andersson, Bjoerklund, Kaamark, Alexandersson, Zetterberg, Mild (Blomqvist, 55), Thern, Dahlin, K.Andersson.
Att.: 48,000.
Sept. 7 in Aberdeen Scotland 4 Belarus 1. Goals: Gallacher 5, 56, Hopkin 54, 87; Katchouro (pen.) 73.
Scotland — Leighton, Burley, Boyd, Calderwood, Dailly, McKinlay, Gallacher (Dodds, 80), Lambert, Durie (McCoist, 46), McAllister (Hopkin, 49), Collins.
Belarus — Shantolosov, Geraschenko, Lavrik, Ostrovski, Dovnar, Jouravel (Cherninski, 64), Gerasimets (Balashov, 78), Gurenko (Orlovsky, 51), Belkevich, Katchouro, Kulchii.
Att.: 20,160.
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| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Scotland | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 20 |
| Austria | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 19 |
| Sweden | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 15 |
| Latvia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 |
| Estonia | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 4 |
SCHEDULE Sept. 10 — Sweden vs. Latvia; Belarus vs. Austria;
Oct. 11 — Austria vs. Belarus; Scotland vs. Latvia; Sweden vs. Estonia.
Group 5
Sept. 7 in in Luxembourg Luxembourg 1 Cyprus 3. Goals: Amodio 7; Papayassiliou 6, Ioannou 55, 79.
Luxembourg — Koch, Amodio, Weis, Lamborelle, Vanek, Saibene, Hellers, Cardoni, Groff, Thill, Langers (Theis, 67).
Cyprus — Panayiotou, Costa, Pittas, Christodoulou, Charalambous, Panayiotis, Melanarkitis (Engomitis, 57), Ioannou, Papayassiliou (Kaiafas, 81), Gogic (Okkas, 85), Malekos.
Att.: 3,000.
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| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 15 |
| Russia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 14 |
| Israel | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
| Cyprus | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 7 |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
SCHEDULE Sept. 10 — Bulgaria vs. Russia;
Oct. 11 — Cyprus vs. Luxembourg; Russia vs. Bulgaria.
Group 6
Sept. 6 in Toftir Faeroe Islands 0 Czech Republic 2. Goals: Smicer 16, Kuka (pen.) 32.
Faeroe Isl. — Knudsen, Johannsen, J.Hansen, Thorsteinsson, O.Hansen, Moerkoere, Jarnskor (Joensen, 72), Dam, Muller (Arge, 72), Jonsson, Petersen.
Czech Rep. — Srnicek, Latal, Suchoparek, Vlcek, Repka, Sloncik (Svoboda, 85), Nemec, Lasota (Hasek, 73), Kuka (Vacha, 55), Smicer, Bejbl.
Att.: 2,700.
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| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Spain | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 20 |
| Yugoslavia | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 19 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 15 |
| Czech Rep. | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| Faeroe Isl. | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 6 |
| Malta | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
SCHEDULE Sept. 10 — Slovakia vs. Yugoslavia;
Sept. 24 — Malta vs. Czech Republic; Slovakia vs. Spain;
Oct. 11 — Malta vs. Yugoslavia; Czech Republic vs. Slovakia; Spain vs. Faeroe Islands.
Group 7
Sept. 6 in Rotterdam Netherlands 3 Belgium 1. Goals: Stam 32, Kluivert 53, Bergkamp 84; Staelens (pen.) 67.
Netherlands — Van Der Sar, Reiziger, Stam, F. De Boer, Numan (Bogarde, 71), Seedorf (Van Bronckhorst, 87), Jonk, R. De Boer (Winter, 71), Cocu, Bergkamp, Kluivert.
Belgium — De Wilde, Crasson (Genaux, 46), Van Meir, Albert, Vidovic, Van Kerckhoven, Staelens, Van Der Elst, Scifo (De Bilde, 77), Oliveira, Mpenza (Schepens, 85).
Att.: 45,000.
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| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Netherlands | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 18 |
| Belgium | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 15 |
| Turkey | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 |
| Wales | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| San Marino | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
SCHEDULE Sept. 10 — San Marino vs. Turkey;
Oct. 11 — Belgium vs. Wales; Netherlands vs. Turkey.
Group 8
Sept. 6 in Reykjavik Iceland 2 Ireland 4. Goals: Gunnarsson 44, Sigurdsson 47; Connolly 13, Keane 53, 65, Kennedy 79.
Iceland — Finnbogasson, Sigurdsson, Hreidarsson, Jonsson, Gunnarsson (Gudjonsson, 88), Kristinsson, Bergsson, Danielsson (Gudmundsson, 69), Sugurdsson (Dadason, 66), Gudjonsson, Sverrisson.
Ireland — Given, Kelly, Kenna (McAteer, 63), Staunton, Harte, Cunningham, Keane, Townsend (Cascarino, 88), McLoughlin, Connolly, Kilbane (Kennedy, 46).
Att.: 8,000.
Sept. 6 in Vilnius Lithuania 2 Macedonia 0. Goals: Ivanauskas 26, Preikshaitis 88.
Lithuania — Stauce, Zhukas, Kanchelskis, Tereshkinas, Vainoras, Skerla, Slekys, Ivanauskas, Mikalajunas (Baltushnikas, 82), Jankauskas (Preikshaitis, 80), Narbekovas.
Macedonia — Ilic, Milosavo (Trenevski, 47), Stojkovski, Markovski, Nikolovsky, Sedlovski, Dzokic (Nemedi, 71), Micevski, Hristov, Babunski, Zaharievski (Shakiri, 65).
Att.: 7,000.
Sept. 6 in Eschen Liechtenstein 1 Romania 8. Goals: M.Frick 64; Moldovan 6, Craioveanu 10, 32, Dobos 36, Munteanu 44, 45, 69, Barbu 55.
Liechtenstein — lineup n/a
Romania — lineup n/a.
Att.: n/a.
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| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Romania | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 24 |
| Ireland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 14 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| Macedonia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Iceland | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| Liechtenstein | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 0 |
SCHEDULE Sept. 10 — Romania vs. Iceland; Lithuania vs. Ireland;
Oct. 11 — Iceland vs. Liechtenstein; Ireland vs. Romania; Macedonia vs. Lithuania.
Group 9
Sept. 6 in Berlin Germany 1 Portugal 1. Goals: Kirsten 81; Pedro Barbosa 71.
Germany — Koepke, Reuter (Babbel, 46), Heinrich (Wosz, 79), Kohler, Helmer, Ziege, Nowotny, Basler, Klinsmann, Haessler, Bierhoff (Kirsten, 70).
Portugal — Silvino, Beto, Helder, Oceano, Dimas, Paulo Sousa, Luis Figo, Joao Pinto (Sergio Conceicao, 77), Pedro Barbosa, Rui Costa , Paulinho Santos.
Att.: 75,800.
Sept. 6 in Yerevan Armenia 3 Albania 0. Goals: Vardanyan 60, Assaturyan 2, Avalyan (pen.) 88.
Armenia — Berezovsky, Krbashyan, Nazaryan, Hovsepyan, Avalyan, Vardanyan, Petrosyan (Yesayan, 39), Sargsyan (Ter-Petrosyan, 62), Mkhitaryan, Assaturyan, Mikaelyan (Avetisyan, n/a).
Albania — Strakosha Tole, Shulku, Xhumba, Vata, Rinday, Paco (Fakaya, 77), Haxhi, Kova, Rraklli, Tare (Fortizi, 74).
Att.: 5,000.
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| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Ukraine | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| Germany | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 16 |
| Portugal | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| No. Ireland | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Albania | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
SCHEDULE Sept. 10 — Albania vs. No. Ireland; Germany vs. Armenia;
Oct. 11 — Germany vs. Albania; Portugal vs. No. Ireland; Armenia vs. Ukraine.
