With Europe beginning the home stretch of qualifying for the 1998 World Cup on Aug. 20, here’s a look at the results so far:

Group 1

April 24, 1996 in Athens Greece 2 Slovenia 0. Goals: Batista 56, Nikolaides 66. Att.: 10,000. Sept. 1 in Athens Greece 3 Bosnia 0. Goals: Ouzunidis 42, Apostolakis 77, Nikolaidis 83. Att.: 7,000. Sept. 1 in Ljubljana Slovenia 0 Denmark 2. Goals: Nielsen 78, Andersen 89. Att.: 5,000. Oct. 8 in Bologna, Italy Bosnia 1 Croatia 4. Goals: Salihamidzic 25; Bilic 14, Vlaovic 32, Boksic 63, 84. Att.: n/a. Oct. 9 in Copenhagen Denmark 2 Greece 1. Goals: Own goal 25, B. Laudrup 50; Donis 35. Att.: 40,226. Nov. 10 in Ljubljana Slovenia 1 Bosnia 2. Goals: Zahovic pen. 41; Bolic 5, Kodro 32. Att.: 4,000. Nov. 10 in Zagreb Croatia 1 Greece 1. Goals: Suker 45; Nikolaidis 9. Att.: 40,000. March 29, 1997 in Split Croatia 1 Denmark 1. Goals: Suker 50; B. Laudrup 82. Att.: 34,000. April 2 in Sarajevo Bosnia 0 Greece 1. Goal: Franceskos 74. Att.: 30,000. April 2 in Split Croatia 3 Slovenia 3. Goals: Prosinecki 33, Boban 43, 60; Gliha 45, 65, 67. Att.: 15,000. April 30 in Copenhagen Denmark 4 Slovenia 0. Goals: Nielsen 4, 56, Pedersen 28, B.Laudrup 52. Att.: 41,278. April 30 in Salonika Greece 0 Croatia 1. Goal: Suker 74. Att.: 35,000. June 8 in Copenhagen Denmark 2 Bosnia 0. Goals: Rieper 67, Molnar 90. Att.: 41,592.
TEAM GP W T L GF GA P
Denmark 5 4 1 0 11 2 13
Greece 6 3 1 2 8 4 10
Croatia 5 2 3 0 10 6 9
Bosnia 5 1 0 4 3 11 3
Slovenia 5 0 1 4 4 13 1

SCHEDULE

Aug. 20 — Bosnia vs. Denmark Sept. 6 — Croatia vs. Bosnia Sept. 6 or 7 — Slovenia vs. Greece Sept. 10 — Denmark vs. Croatia, Bosnia vs. Slovenia Oct. 11 — Greece vs. Denmark, Slovenia vs. Croatia

Group 2

Sept. 1, 1996 in Chisinau Moldova 0 England 3. Goals: Barmby 24, Gascoigne 25, Shearer 61. Att.: 9,500. Oct. 5 in Chisinau Moldova 1 Italy 3. Goals: Curtianu 11; Ravanelli 8, 87, Casiraghi 68. Att.: 15,000. Oct. 9 in Perugia Italy 1 Georgia 0. Goal: Ravanelli 42. Att.: 16,146. Oct. 9 in London England 2 Poland 1. Goals: Shearer 24, 37; Citko 6. Att.: 74,663. Nov. 9 in Tblisi Georgia 0 England 2. Goals: Sheringham 15, Ferdinand 37. Att.: 75,000. Nov. 10 in Katowice Poland 2 Moldova 1. Goals: Baluszynski 4, Warzycha pen. 76; Clescenco pen. 78. Att.: 8,000. Feb. 12, 1997 in London England 0 Italy 1. Goal: Zola 20. Att.: 75,055. March 29 in Trieste Italy 3 Moldova 0. Goals: Maldini 24, Zola 44, Vieri 49. Att.: 25,000. April 2 in Chorzow Poland 0 Italy 0. Att.: 32,000. April 30 in Naples Italy 3 Poland 0. Goals: Di Matteo 23, Maldini 37, R.Baggio 63. Att.: 35,000. April 30 in London England 2 Georgia 0. Goals: Sheringham 42, Shearer 90. Att.: 71,208. May 31 in Chorzow Poland 0 England 2. Goals: Shearer 5, Sheringham 90. Att.: 30,000. June 7 in Tbilisi Georgia 2 Moldova 0. Goals: Arveladze 27, Kinkladze pen. 51. Att.: 17,000. June 14 in Katowice Poland 4 Georgia 1. Goals: Ledwon 33, Trzeciak 35, Bukalski pen. 70, Nowak 89; S. Arveladze 24. Half: 2-1. Att.: 1,000.
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

June 2, 1996 in Oslo Norway 5 Azerbaijan 0. Goals: Solbakken 8, 46, Solskjaer 37, 89, Strandli 60. Att.: 14,012. Aug. 31 in Baku Azerbaijan 1 Switzerland 0. Goal: Rzayev 28. Att.: 20,000. Sept. 1 in Budapest Hungary 1 Finland 0. Goal: Orosz 16. Att.: 10,000 Oct. 6 in Helsinki Finland 2 Switzerland 3. Goals: Sumiala pen. 40, Kolkka 74; Lombardo 14, Sforza 34, Yakin 53. Att.: 7,220. Oct. 9 in Oslo Norway 3 Hungary 0. Goals: Rekdal 83, 89, 90. Att.: 22,480. Nov. 10 in Berne Switzerland 0 Norway 1. Goals: Leonhardsen 32. Att.: 22,000. Nov. 10 in Baku Azerbaijan 0 Hungary 3. Goals: Nyilas 43, pen. 67, Urban 78. Att.: 31,000. April 2, 1997 in Baku Azerbaijan 1 Finland 2. Goals: Suleymanov pen. 80; Litmanen 25, Paatelainen 66. Att.: 20,000. April 30 in Oslo Norway 1 Finland 1. Goals: Solskjaer 83; Sumiala 60. Att.: 22,287. April 30 in Zurich Switzerland 1 Hungary 0. Goal: Turkyilmaz 83. Att.: 17,300. June 8 in Helsinki Finland 3 Azerbaijan 0. Goals: Vanhala 69, Litmanen 64, Sumiala 81. Att.: 13,417. June 8 in Budapest Hungary 1 Norway 1. Goals: Kovacs 22; Rudi 8. Att.: 20,000.
TEAM GP W T L GF GA P
Norway 5 3 2 0 11 2 11
Finland 5 2 1 2 8 6 7
Hungary 5 2 1 2 5 5 7
Switzerland 4 2 0 2 4 4 6
Azerbaijan 5 1 0 4 2 13 3

SCHEDULE

Aug. 20 — Finland vs. Norway, Hungary vs. Switzerland Sept. 6 — Switzerland vs. Finland, Azerbaijan vs. Norway Sept. 10 — Hungary vs. Azerbaijan, Norway vs. Switzerland Oct. 11 — Finland vs. Hungary, Switzerland vs. Azerbaijan

Group 4

June 1, 1996 in Stockholm Sweden 5 Belarus 1. Goals: K. Andersson pen. 19, 62, Dahlin 30, P. Andersson 77, Larsson 88; Belkevich 75. Att.: 30,014. Aug. 31 in Vienna Austria 0 Scotland 0. Att.: 29,500. Aug. 31 in Minsk Belarus 1 Estonia 0. Goal: Makovsky 35. Att.: 6,000. Sept. 1 in Riga Latvia 1 Sweden 2. Goals: Rimkus 56; Dahlin 16, K.Andersson 21. Att.: 5,000. Oct. 5 in Tallinn Estonia 1 Belarus 0. Goal: Hohlov-Simson 52. Att.: 900. Oct. 5 in Riga Latvia 0 Scotland 2. Goals: Collins 18, Jackson 77. Att.: 9,500. Oct. 9 in Stockholm Sweden 0 Austria 1. Goal: Herzog 11. Att.: 36,859. Oct. 9 in Minsk Belarus 1 Latvia 1. Goals: Makovsky 78; Zemlitsky 16. Att.: 5,000. Nov. 9 in Vienna Austria 2 Latvia 1. Goals: Polster 43, Herzog 74; Rimkus 45. Att.: 15,700. Nov. 10 in Glasgow Scotland 1 Sweden 0. Goal: McGinlay 8. Att.: 50,000. Feb. 11, 1997 in Monaco Estonia 0 Scotland 0. Att.: 4,000. March 29 in Kilmarnock Scotland 2 Estonia 0. Goals: Boyd 25, own goal 53. Att.: 17,996. April 2 in Glasgow Scotland 2 Austria 0. Goals: Gallacher 24, 77. Att.: 43,295. April 30 in Stockholm Sweden 2 Scotland 1. Goals: K. Andersson 43, 63; Gallacher 83. Att.: 40,000. April 30 in Riga Latvia 2 Belarus 0. Goals: Shevlyakov 38, 83. Att.: 3,000. April 30 in Vienna Austria 2 Estonia 0. Goals: Vastic 48, Stoeger 87. Att.: 27,500. May 18 in Tallinn Estonia 1 Latvia 3. Goals: Zelinski 1; Babitches 53, Jeliseev 78, own goal 86. Att.: 3,000. June 8 in Minsk Belarus 0 Scotland 1. Goal: G. McAllister pen. 50. Att.: 12,000. June 8 in Riga Latvia 1 Austria 3. Goals: Astafjev 87; Heraf 55, Polster 81, Stoeger 85. Att.: 7,000. June 8 in Tallinn Estonia 2 Sweden 3. Goals: Dahlin 13, Zetterberg pen. 53, K. Andersson 73; Oper 75, Kristal 85. Att.: 2,500.
TEAM GP W T L GF GA P
Scotland 8 5 2 1 9 2 17
Austria 6 4 1 1 8 4 13
Sweden 6 4 0 2 12 7 12
Latvia 7 2 1 4 9 11 7
Belarus 6 1 1 4 3 10 4
Estonia 7 1 1 5 4 11 4

SCHEDULE

Aug. 20 — Estonia vs. Austria, Belarus vs. Sweden Sept. 6 — Austria vs. Sweden, Scotland vs. Belarus, Latvia vs. Estonia Sept. 10 — Sweden vs. Latvia, Belarus vs. Austria Oct. 11 — Austria vs. Belarus, Scotland vs. Latvia, Sweden vs. Estonia

Group 5

Sept. 1, 1996 in Tel Aviv Israel 2 Bulgaria 1. Goals: Harazi 35, Benin pen. 57; Balakov pen. 3. Att.: 24,000. Sept. 1 in Moscow Russia 4 Cyprus 0. Goals: Nikiforov 7, 51, Kolyvanoc 34, Bestchastnykh 82. Att.: n/a. Oct. 8 in Luxembourg City Luxembourg 1 Bulgaria 2. Goals: Langers 20; Balakov pen. 14, Kostadinov 37. Att.: 3,800. Oct. 9 in Tel Aviv Israel 1 Russia 1. Goals: Brumer 64; Kolyvanov 79. Att.: 38,000. Nov. 10 in Luxembourg City Luxembourg 0 Russia 4. Goals: Tikhonov 35, Kanchelskis 39, Beschastnykh 58, Karpin 81. Att.: 5,650. Nov. 10 in Nicosia Cyprus 2 Israel 0. Goals: Gogic 9, pen. 15. Att.: 10,000. Dec. 14 in Nicosia Cyprus 1 Bulgaria 3. Goals: Pittas 29; Balakov 23, 34, Iliev 70. Att.: 16,000. Dec. 15 in Tel Aviv Israel 1 Luxembourg 0. Goal: Ohana 40. Att.: 28,000. March 29, 1997 in Paralimni Cyprus 1 Russia 1. Goals: Gogic 31; Simutenkov 32. Att.: 4,000. March 31 in Luxembourg City Luxembourg 0 Israel 3. Goals: Zohar 11, 80, Banin 56. Att.: 6,066. April 2 in Sofia Bulgaria 4 Cyprus 1. Goals: Borimirov 2, Kostadinov 36, 45, Yordanov 66; Okkas 61. Att.: 30,000. April 30 in Tel Aviv Israel 2 Cyprus 0. Goals: Ohana 3, 72. Att.: 35,000. April 30 in Moscow Russia 3 Luxembourg 0. Goals: Kechinov 20, Grishin 58, Stimutenkov 60. Att.: 10,000. June 8 in Moscow Russia 2 Israel 0. Goals: Radimov 8, Kosolapov 38. Att.: 30,000. June 8 in Bourgas Bulgaria 4 Luxembourg 0. Goals: Stoichkov pen. 43, Kostadinov 47, Balakov pen. 50, Lechkov 81. Att.: 22,000.
TEAM GP W T L GF GA P
Russia 6 4 2 0 15 2 14
Israel 7 4 1 2 9 6 13
Bulgaria 5 4 0 1 14 5 12
Cyprus 6 1 1 4 5 14 4
Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 1 17 0

SCHEDULE

Aug. 20 — Bulgaria vs. Israel Sept. 7 — Luxembourg vs. Cyprus Sept. 10 — Bulgaria vs. Russia Oct. 11 — Cyprus vs. Luxembourg, Russia vs. Bulgaria

Group 6

April 24, 1996 in Belgrade Yugoslavia 3 Faeroe Islands 1. Goals: Savicevic 3, 30, Milosevic 38; Petersen 54. Att.: n/a. June 2 in Belgrade Yugoslavia 6 Malta 0. Goals: Milosevic 2, 68, Mijatovic 39, Stojkovic 45, Savicevic pen. 70, 73. Att.: 20,000. Aug. 31 in Toftir Faeroe Islands 1 Slovakia 2. Goals: Mueller 60; Moravcik 13, Dubovsky 88. Att.: 1,445. Sept. 4 in Toftir Faeroe Islands 2 Spain 6. Goals: T.Jonsson 47, Arge 90; Luis Enrique 37, Alfonso 63, 84, 87, own goal 70, Hierro 85. Att.: 4,000. Sept. 18 in Teplice Czech Rep. 6 Malta 0. Goals: Berger 12, pen. 62, Nedved 24, Kubik 77, Smicer 83, Frydek 87. Att.: 11,000 Sept. 22 in Bratislava Slovakia 6 Malta 0. Goals: Tittel 13, 81, Simon 16, Zeman 36, Timko 56, Dubovsky 59. Att.: 2,236. Oct. 6 in Toftir Faeroe Islands 1 Yugoslavia 8. Goals: Mueller 26; Milosevic 7, 36, 45, Jokanovic 10, 57, Mijatovic 30, Jugovic 68, Stojkovic 90. Att.: 1,017. Oct. 9 in Prague Czech Republic 0 Spain 0. Att.: 19,223. Oct. 23 in Bratislava Slovakia 3 Faeroe Islands 0. Goals: Dubovsky 20, Jancula 44, Simon pen. 57. Att.: 5,500. Nov. 10 in Belgrade Yugoslavia 1 Czech Republic 0. Goal: Mijatovic 18. Att.: 50,000. Nov. 13 in Tenerife Spain 4 Slovakia 1. Goals: Pizzi 32, Amor 46, Luis Enrique 56, Hierro 61; Tittel 39. Att.: 35,000. Dec. 14 in Valencia Spain 2 Yugoslavia 0. Goals: Guardiola pen. 19, Raul 38. Att.: 49,000. Dec. 18 in Ta’Qali Malta 0 Spain 3. Goals: Guerrero 8, 25, 33. Att.: 2,000. Feb. 12, 1997 in Alicante Spain 4 Malta 0. Goals: Guardiola 25, Alfonso 40, 46, Pizzi 90. Att.: n/a. March 31 in La Valletta Malta 0 Slovakia 2. Goals: Jancula 38, Tittel 90. Att.: 5,000. April 2 in Prague Czech Rep. 1 Yugoslavia 2. Goals: Bejbl 75; Mijatovic 28, Milosevic 90. Att.: 19,137. April 30 in Belgrade Yugoslavia 1 Spain 1. Goals: Mijatovic (pen.) 87; Hierro (pen.) 19. Att.: 53,000. April 30 in Valletta Malta 1 Faeroe Islands 2. Goals: Sultana 8; O.Hansen (pen.) 60, Jonsson 90. Att.: 5,000. June 8 in Toftir Faroe Islands 2 Malta 1. Goals: Arge 6, Jonsson 41; Agius pen. 47. Att.: 6,400. June 8 in Belgrade Yugoslavia 2 Slovakia 0. Goals: Savicevic 17, Mijatovic 75. Att.: 40,000. June 8 in Valladolid Spain 1 Czech Republic 0. Goal: Hierro pen. 40. Att.: 25,000.
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 6 4 0 2 14 7 12
Faroe Isl. 7 2 0 5 9 24 6
Czech Rep. 5 1 1 3 7 4 4
Malta 8 0 0 8 2 31 0

SCHEDULE

Aug 20 — Czech Republic vs. Faeroe Islands Aug. 24 — Slovakia vs. Czech Republic Sept. 6 — Faeroe Islands vs. Czech Republic 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

June 2, 1996 in San Marino San Marino 0 Wales 5. Goals: Melville 20, Hughes 32, 43, Giggs 50, Pembridge 85. Att.: 1,613. Aug. 31 in Brussels Belgium 2 Turkey 1. Goals: DeGryse 13, Oliviera 38; Yalcin 61. Att.: 30,000. Aug. 31 in Cardiff Wales 6 San Marino 0. Goals: Saunders 2, 75, Hughes 25, 54, Melville 33, Robinson 45. Att.: 15,150. Oct. 5 in Cardiff Wales 1 Netherlands 3. Goals: Saunders 17; Van Hooydonk 72, 75, R. De Boer 79. Att.: 25,000. Oct. 9 in Serravalle San Marino 0 Belgium 3. Goals: Verheyen 10, Nilis 20, 46. Att.: 1,353. Nov. 9 in Eindhoven Netherlands 7 Wales 1. Goals: Bergkamp 22, 73, 79, R. De Boer 33, Jonk 34, F. De Boer 45, Cocu 62; Saunders 40. Att.: 27,000. Nov. 10 in Istanbul Turkey 7 San Marino 0. Goals: Oktay 24, 38, 50, 60, Hakan 55, 65, Ertugrul 80. Att.: 35,000. Dec. 14 in Cardiff Wales 0 Turkey 0. Att.: 14,206. Dec. 14 in Brussels Belgium 0 Netherlands 3. Goals: Bergkamp 25, Seedorf 29, Jonk pen. 90. Att.: 36,500. March 29, 1997 in Amsterdam Netherlands 4 San Marino 0. Goals: Kluivert 44, F. De Boer 58, 90, Van Hooydonk 82. Att.: 48,000. March 29 in Cardiff Wales 1 Belgium 2. Goals: Speed 67; Crasson 24, Staelens 44. Att.: 15,000. April 2 in Bursa Turkey 1 Netherlands 0. Goal: Sukur 52. Att.: 30,000. April 30 in Istanbul Turkey 1 Belgium 3. Goals: Oktay 35; Oliviera 12, 31, 45. Att.: 29,000. April 30 in San Marino San Marino 0 Netherlands 6. Goals: Bergkamp 40, 90, Winter 63, Van Hooydonk 70, F.De Boer 74, Bosman 85. Att.: 2,800 June 7 in Brussels Belgium 6 San Marino 0. Goals: Staelens 16, 85, Van Meir 26, Mpenza 27, 45, Oliveira 33. Att.: 22,000.
TEAM GP W T L GF GA P
Netherlands 6 5 0 1 23 3 15
Belgium 6 5 0 1 16 6 15
Turkey 5 2 1 2 10 5 7
Wales 6 2 1 3 14 12 7
San Marino 7 0 0 7 0 37 0

SCHEDULE

Aug. 20 — Turkey vs. Wales Sept. 6 — Netherlands vs. Belgium Sept. 10 — San Marino vs. Turkey Oct. 11 — Belgium vs. Wales, Netherlands vs. Turkey

Group 8

April 24, 1996 in Skopje Macedonia 3 Liechtenstein 0. Goals: Milosevski 5, Babunski pen. 48, Zaharievski 80. Att.: 12,000. June 1 in Reykjavik Iceland 1 Macedonia 1. Goals: Gudjonssen 64; Medi 60. Att.: 5,000. Aug. 31 in Bucharest Romania 3 Lithuania 0. Goals: Moldovan 21, Petrescu 65, Galca 77. Att.: 9,000. Aug. 31 in Eschen Liechtenstein 0 Ireland 5. Goals: Townsend 5, O’Neill 7, Quinn 11, 61, Harte 19. Att.: n/a. Oct. 5 in Vilnius Lithuania 2 Iceland 0. Goals: Jankauskas pen. 22, Shlekys 73. Att.: 4,000. Oct. 9 in Vilnius Lithuania 2 Liechtenstein 1. Goals: Jankauskas 43, Narbekovas 55; Zech 53. Att.: 5,000. Oct. 9 in Dublin Ireland 3 Macedonia 0. Goals: McAteer 8, Cascarino 47, 70. Att.: 31,600. Oct. 9 in Reykjavik Iceland 0 Romania 4. Goals: Moldovan 22, Hagi 60, Popescu 75, Petrescu 89. Att.: 4,000. Nov. 9 in Eschhen Liechtenstein 1 Macedonia 11. Goals: Schaedler 79; Gavevski 8, 13, 60, Hristov 23, Stojkovski 38, 44, T. Micevski 45, 49, Ciric 54, pen. 88, V. Micevski 90. Att.: 2,600. Nov. 10 in Dublin Ireland 0 Iceland 0. Att.: 33,800. Dec. 14, 1997 in Skopje Macedonia 0 Romania 3. Goals: Popescu 37, 45, pen. 90. Att.: 14,000. March 29 in Bucharest Romania 8 Liechtenstein 0. Goals: Moldovan 10, Popescu 28, 30, 68, 82, Hagi 47, Petrescu 49, Craioveanu 71. Att.: 2,500. April 2 in Skopje Macedonia 3 Ireland 2. Goals: Stojkovski pen. 29, pen. 44, Hristov 60; McLoughlin 8, Kelly 78. Att.: 8,000. April 2 in Vilnius Lithuania 0 Romania 1. Goal: Moldovan 75. Att.: 10,000. April 30 in Bucharest Romania 1 Ireland 0. Goal: Ilie 32. Att.: 18,000. April 30 in Vaduz Liechtenstein 0 Lithuania 2. Goals: Razanauskas 65, Skarbalius 90. Att.: 800. May 21 in Dublin Ireland 5 Liechtenstein 0. Goals: Connolly 28, 35, 41, Cascarino 60, 78. Att.: 33,000. June 7 in Skopje Macedonia 1 Iceland 0. Goal: Hristov 53. Att.: 15,000. June 11 in Reykjavik Iceland 0 Lithuania 0. Att.: 4,500.
TEAM GP W T L GF GA P
Romania 6 6 0 0 20 0 18
Macedonia 7 4 1 2 19 10 13
Ireland 6 3 1 2 15 4 10
Lithuania 6 3 1 2 6 5 10
Iceland 6 0 3 3 1 8 3
Liechtenstein 7 0 0 7 2 36 0

SCHEDULE

Aug. 19 — Liechtenstein vs. Iceland Aug. 20 — Ireland vs. Lithuania, Romania vs. Macedonia Sept. 6 — Iceland vs. Ireland, Liechtenstein vs. Romania, Lithuania vs. Macedonia Sept. 10 — Romania vs. Iceland, Lithuania vs. Ireland Oct. 11 — Iceland vs. Liechtenstein, Ireland vs. Romania, Macedonia vs. Lithuania

Group 9

Aug. 31, 1996 in Yerevan Armenia 0 Portugal 0. Att.: 5,000. Aug. 31 in Belfast No. Ireland 0 Ukraine 1. Goal: Rebrov 79. Att.: 9,358. Oct. 5 in Kiev Ukraine 2 Portugal 1. Goals: Popov 5, Maksimov 88; Figo 83. Att.: 40,000. Oct. 5 in Belfast No. Ireland 1 Armenia 1. Goals: Lennon 30; Adouyan 8. Att.: 8,357. Oct. 9 in Yerevan Armenia 1 Germany 5. Goals: Mikaelyan 85; Haessler 20, 39, Klinsmann 26, Bobic 69, Kuntz 80. Att.: 50,000. Oct. 9 in Tirana Albania 0 Portugal 3. Goals: Figo 11, Helder 77, Rui Costa 89. Att.: 10,000. Nov. 9 in Tirana Albania 1 Armenia 1. Goals: Fraholli 58; Ter-Petrosyan 90. Att.: 7,000. Nov. 9 in Nuremburg Germany 1 No. Ireland 1. Goals: Moeller 41; Taggart 39. Att.: 40,718. Nov. 9 in Oporto Portugal 1 Ukraine 0. Goal: Fernando Couto 58. Att.: 30,000. Dec. 14 in Belfast Northern Ireland 2 Albania 0. Goals: Dowie 12, 21. Att.: 7,935. Dec. 14 in Lisbon Portugal 0 Germany 0. Att.: 50,000. March 29, 1997 in Granada, Spain Albania 0 Ukraine 1. Goal: Rebrov 39. Att.: 250. March 29 in Belfast No. Ireland 0 Portugal 0. Att.: 9,395. April 2 in Kiev Ukraine 2 No. Ireland 1. Goals: Kosovsky 3, Shevchenko 71; Dowie pen. 15. Att.: 75,000. April 2 in Granada, Spain Albania 2 Germany 3. Goals: Kola pen. 61, pen. 90; Kirsten 64, 80, 84. Att.: 8,000. April 30 in Yerevan Armenia 0 Northern Ireland 0. Att.: 10,000. April 30 in Bremen Germany 2 Ukraine 0. Goals: Bierhoff 63, Basler 72. Att.: 33,242. May 21 in Kiev Ukraine 1 Armenia 1. Goals: Shevchenko 6; Petroysan 75. Att.: 50,000. June 7 in Kiev Ukraine 0 Germany 0. Att.: 55,000. June 7 in Oporto Portugal 2 Albania 0. Goals: Joao Pinto 14, Luis Figo 71. Att.: 25,000.
TEAM GP W T L GF GA P
Ukraine 8 4 2 2 7 6 14
Germany 6 3 3 0 11 4 12
Portugal 7 3 3 1 7 2 12
No. Ireland 7 1 4 2 5 5 7
Armenia 5 0 4 1 4 8 4
Albania 7 0 2 5 3 12 1

SCHEDULE

Aug. 20 — No. Ireland vs. Germany, Portugal vs. Armenia, Ukraine vs. Albania Sept. 6 — Germany vs. Portugal, Armenia vs. Albania Sept. 10 — Albania vs. No. Ireland, Germany vs. Armenia Oct. 11 — Germany vs. Albania, Portugal vs. No. Ireland, Armenia vs. Ukraine