Group 1
Sept. 5 in Liverpool, England Wales 0 Italy 2 (Fuser 20, Vieri 77). Half: 0-1. Att.: 23,160.
Sept. 5 in Minsk Belarus 0 Denmark 0. Att.: 35,000.
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Belarus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Oct. 10 — Italy vs. Switzerland, Denmark vs. Wales.
Group 2
Sept. 5 in Tbilisi Georgia 1 (A.Arveladze 65) Albania 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 35,000.
Sept. 6 in Athens Greece 2 (Machlas pen. 55, Frantzeskos 58) Slovenia 2 (Zahovic 19, 63). Half: 0-1. Att.: 40,000.
Sept. 6 in Oslo Norway 1 (Solbakken 17) Latvia 3 (Pahars 11, Stolcers 53, Zemlinskis pen. 64). Half: 1-1. Att.: 11,030.
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Albania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Oct. 10 — Albania vs. Greece, Slovenia vs. Norway, Latvia vs. Georgia.
Group 3
Sept. 5 in Helsinki Finland 3 (Kolkka 8, Johansson 44, Paatelainen 63) Moldova 2 (Oprea 10, 11). Half: 2-2. Att.: 18,000.
Sept. 5 in Istanbul Turkey 3 (Derelioglu 19, 58, Havutcu pen. 49) Northern Ireland 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 26,500.
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| No. Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Oct. 10 — Turkey vs. Germany, No. Ireland vs. Finland.
Group 4
Sept. 5 in Kiev Ukraine 3 (Popov 14, Skachenko 24, Rebrov pen. 74) Russia 2 (Varlamov 67, Onopko 87). Half: 2-0. Att.: 82,000.
Sept. 5 in Reykjavik Iceland 1 (Dadason 33) France 1 (Dugarry 36). Half: 1-1. Att.: 10,500.
Sept. 5 in Yerevan Armenia 3 (Avalyan 40, Yesyan 71, 90) Andorra 1 (Lucendo pen. 86). Half: 1-0. Att.: 8,000.
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Iceland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Andorra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Oct. 10 — Andorra vs. Ukraine, Russia vs. France, Armenia vs. Iceland.
Group 5
Sept. 5 in Stockholm Sweden 2 (A.Andersson 32, Mjallby 33) England 1 (Shearer 2). Half: 2-1. Att.: 36,000.
Sept. 6 in Sofia Bulgaria 0 Poland 3 (Czereszewski 19, 45, Iwan 47). Half: 0-2. Att.: 20,000.
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Oct. 10 — Poland vs. Luxembourg, England vs. Bulgaria.
Group 6
Sept. 5 in Nicosia Cyprus 3 (Engomitis 44, Gogic 48, Spoljaric 77) Spain 2 (Raul 72, Morientes 84). Half: 1-0. Att.: 20,000.
Sept. 5 in Vienna Austria 1 (Reinmayr 7) Israel 1 (Nimny pen. 68). Half: 1-0. Att.: 20,000.
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Oct. 10 — Cyprus vs. Austria, San Marino vs. Israel.
Group 7
Sept. 2 in Bucharest Romania 7 (Gh.Popescu 18, Munteanu 30, Ilie 32, 45, 51, Moldovan 56, own goal 60) Liechtenstein 0. Half: 4-0. Att.: 6,000.
Sept. 5 in Kosice Slovakia 3 (Fabus 17, Dubovsky pen. 26, Moravcik 40) Azerbaijan 0. Half: 3-0. Att.: 3,243.
Sept. 6 in Budapest Hungary 1 (Horvath 32) Portugal 3 (Sa Pinto 56, 76, Rui Costa 84). Half: 1-0. Att.: 50,000.
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Oct. 10 — Portugal vs. Romania, Liechtenstein vs. Slovakia, Azerbaijan vs. Hungary.
Group 8
Sept. 5 in Dublin Ireland 2 (Irwin pen. 4, Keane 15) Croatia 0. Half: 2-0. Att.: 34,000.
Sept. 6 in Skopje Macedonia 4 (Bozinov 20, 48, Sakiri 75, 80) Malta 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 5,000.
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Macedonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Malta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Oct. 10 — Malta vs. Croatia, Yugoslavia vs. Ireland.
Group 9
Sept. 5 in Vilnius Lithuania 0 Scotland 0. Att.: 4,000.
Sept. 5 in Sarajevo Bosnia 1 (Barbarez 75) Estonia 1 (Own goal 28). Half: 0-1. Att.: 21,000.
Sept. 6 in Toftir Faroe Islands 0 Czech Republic 1 (Smicer 84). Half: 0-0. Att.: 2,000.
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Estonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Bosnia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Czech Rep. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Faroe Isl. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Oct. 10 — Bosnia vs. Czech Rep., Scotland vs. Estonia, Lithuania vs. Faroe Isl.
