Here is a look at the current standings in European qualifying for the 1999 Women’s World Cup:
Group 1
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| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Sweden | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 15 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Spain | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
*-advances to USA ’99.
RESULTS Aug. 30, 1997 — Iceland 1 Sweden 3.
Sept. 7 — Iceland 3 Ukraine 2.
Sept. 28 — Sweden 3 Ukraine 2.
Nov. 2 — Spain 1 Ukraine 2.
May 3, 1998 — Spain 1 Sweden 2.
May 24 — Sweden 3 Spain 1.
June 7 — Ukraine 2 Spain 1.
June 14 — Iceland 1 Spain 1.
Aug. 8 — Ukraine 0 Sweden 5.
Aug. 26 — Sweden vs. Iceland.
Aug. 30 — Ukraine vs. Iceland.
Final Group 2 Standings
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| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Italy | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| **Finland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| France | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
*-advances to USA ’99 **-advances to playoff vs. Group 4 runner-up
RESULTS Sept. 6, 1997 — Finland 1 Switzerland 0.
Oct. 4 — Switzerland 1 France 2.
Oct. 18 — France 2 Finland 2.
Nov. 1 — Switzerland 1 Italy 3.
Nov. 22 — Italy 0 France 0.
April 11, 1998 — France 2 Italy 3.
May 2 — France 3 Switzerland 0.
May 5 — Italy 1 Finland 0.
May 16 — Italy 2 Switzerland 0.
May 23 — Finland 1 France 0.
June 6 – – Switzerland 0 Finland 1.
June 27 — Finland 1 Italy 2.
Group 3
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| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Germany | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Norway | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| England | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
RESULTS Sept. 25, 1997 — Germany 3 England 0.
Oct. 1 — Norway 6 Netherlands 1.
Oct. 30 — England 1 Netherlands 0.
Nov. 6 — Germany 1 Norway 0.
Dec. 13 — Netherlands 1 Germany 0.
March 8, 1998 — England 0 Germany 1.
April 2 — Germany 2 Netherlands 1.
April 18 — Netherlands 0 Norway 0.
May 14 — England 1 Norway 2.
May 23 — Netherlands 2 England 1.
June 17 — Norway 3 Germany 2.
Aug. 15 — Norway vs. England.
Group 4
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| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Denmark | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 12 |
| Russia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
| Portugal | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 6 |
| Belgium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
RESULTS Aug. 21, 1997 — Denmark 3 Russia 1.
Sept. 27 — Belgium 1 Denmark 2.
Oct. 11 — Belgium 3 Russia 4.
Oct. 29 — Denmark 4 Portugal 0.
Nov. 8 — Portugal 0 Russia 2.
Feb. 28, 1998 — Portugal 2 Belgium 0.
April 4 — Belgium 0 Portugal 2.
April 25 — Russia 2 Portugal 0.
May 16 — Portugal 0 Denmark 7.
May 23 — Russia 5 Belgium 1.
Aug. 22 — Russia vs. Denmark.
Aug. 28 — Denmark vs. Belgium. The four group winners advance to the 1999 Women’s World Cup, while the four runners-up will be drawn into two home-and-away playoffs for the final two European berths at USA ’99. Sweden is the automatic qualifier from Group 1, while Italy is the automatic qualifier from Group 2. They join Brazil, China, Japan, North Korea and the United States in the 16-team field.
