Group 1
Sept. 8 in Naples Italy 2 Denmark 3. Goals: Fuser 10, Vieri 34; Joergensen pen. 39, Wieghorst 57, Dahl Tomasson 63.
Half: 2-1.
Att.: 40,000.
Sept. 8 in Lausanne Switzerland 2 Belarus 0. Goals: Turkyilmaz 68, 86.
Half: 0-0.
Att.: 12,500.
| Country | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Denmark | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 14 |
| Italy | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Wales | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 9 |
| Belarus | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
Remaining matches Oct. 10 — Wales vs Switzerland, Belarus vs Italy.
Group 2
Sept. 8 in Oslo Norway 4 Slovenia 0. Goals: Own goal 15, Iversen 17, Solskjaer 30, Leonhardsen 67.
Half: 3-0.
Att.: 24,288.
Sept. 8 in Tbilisi Georgia 2 Latvia 2. Goals: Arveladze 30, Kavelashvili 52; Bleidelis 62, Stepanovs 90.
Half: 1-0.
Att.: 15,000.
| Country | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Norway | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 22 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 17 |
| Latvia | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
| Greece | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Georgia | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
| Albania | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
*Qualified.
Remaining matches Oct 6 — Greece vs Albania. Oct 9 — Albania vs Georgia, Slovenia vs Greece, Latvia vs Norway.
Group 3
Sept. 8 in Dortmund Germany 4 Northern Ireland 0. Goals: Bierhoff 2, Ziege 16, 33, 45.
Half: 4-0.
Att.: 41,000.
Sept. 8 in Chisinau Moldova 1 Turkey 1. Goals: Epureanu 3; Havatchu 76.
Half: 1-0.
Att.: 10,000.
| Country | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Germany | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 18 |
| Turkey | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 16 |
| Finland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5 |
| Moldova | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 |
Remaining matches Oct 9 — Germany vs Turkey, Finland vs Northern Ireland.
Group 4
Sept. 8 in Yerevan Armenia 2 France 3. Goals: Mikaelyan 6, Shakhgeldyan pen. 90; Djorkaeff pen. 45, Zidane 67, Laslandes 74.
Half: 1-1.
Att.: 12,000.
Sept. 8 in Andorra La Vella Andorra 1 Russia 2. Goals: Ruiz pen. 39; Onopko 22, 57.
Half: 1-1.
Att.: 1,000.
Sept. 8 in Reykjavik Iceland 0 Ukraine 1. Goal: Rebrov pen. 43.
Half: 0-1.
Att.: 7,700.
| Country | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Ukraine | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| Russia | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 18 |
| France | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 18 |
| Iceland | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
| Armenia | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 5 |
| Andorra | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
Remaining matches Oct 9 — France vs Iceland, Russia vs Ukraine, Andorra vs Armenia.
Group 5
Sept. 8 in Luxembourg Luxembourg 0 Sweden 1. Goal: Alexandersson 39.
Half: 0-1.
Att.: 4,228.
Sept. 8 in Warsaw Poland 0 England 0
Att.: 14,000.
| Country | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Sweden | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| England | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 13 |
| Poland | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
*Qualified.
Remaining matches Oct 9 – Sweden vs Poland. Oct 10 – Bulgaria vs Luxembourg.
Group 6
Sept. 8 in Badajoz Spain 8 Cyprus 0. Goals: Urzaiz 20, 25, 38, Guerrero 33, 42, 56, Martin 82, Hierro 88.
Half: 5-0.
Att.: 15,000.
Sept. 8 in Tel Aviv Israel 8 San Marino 0. Goals: Benayoun 25, 46, 70, Mizrahi 38, Revivo 40, 68, Sivilia 84, Abuksis 89.
Half: 3-0.
Att.: 20,000.
| Country | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Spain | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 18 |
| Israel | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 13 |
| Cyprus | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 12 |
| Austria | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 10 |
| San Marino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
*Qualified.
Remaining matches Oct 10 — Spain vs Israel, Austria vs Cyprus.
Group 7
Sept. 8 in Bucharest Romania 1 Portugal 1. Goals: Ilie 37; Figo 45.
Half: 1-1.
Att.: 24,000.
Sept. 8 in Bratislava Slovakia 2 Liechtenstein 0. Goals: Nemeth 4, Karhan 55.
Half: 1-0.
Att.: 3,052.
Sept. 8 in Budapest Hungary 3 Azerbaijan 0. Goals: Sebok 28, Egressy 51, Sowunmi 55.
Half: 1-0.
Att.: 1,500.
| Country | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Romania | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 21 |
| Portugal | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 20 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 14 |
| Hungary | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
| Azerbaijan | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 4 |
| Liechtenstein | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 4 |
Remaining matches Oct 9 — Liechtenstein vs Romania, Azerbaijan vs Slovakia. Oct 10 — Portugal vs Hungary.
Group 8
Sept. 8 in Skopje Macedonia 2 Yugoslavia 4. Goals: Saciri 60, Ciric 90; Milosevic 1, own goals 4, Stankovic 14, Drulovic 38.
Half: 0-4.
Att.: 14,000.
Sept. 8 in Valletta Malta 2 Ireland 3. Goals: Said 61, Carabott pen. 68; Keane 13, Breen 20, Staunton 72.
Half: 0-2.
Att.: n/a.
| Country | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Yugoslavia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 16 |
| Ireland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 15 |
| Croatia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 14 |
| Macedonia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 |
| Malta | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
Remaining matches Oct 10 — Croatia vs Yugoslavia, Macedonia vs Ireland.
Group 9
Sept. 8 in Tallinn Estonia 0 Scotland 0
Att.: 5,000.
Sept. 8 in Torshavn Faroe Islands 0 Lithuania 1. Goal: Ramelis 55.
Half: 0-0.
Att.: 450.
Sept. 8 in Teplice Czech Republic 3 Bosnia 0. Goals: Koller 26, Berger pen. 59, Poborsky 67.
Half: 1-0.
Att.: 10,125.
| Country | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Czech Republic | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 27 |
| Scotland | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Estonia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 |
| Bosnia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 |
| Faroe Islands | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 3 |
*Qualified.
Remaining matches: Oct 5 – -Scotland vs Bosnia. Oct 9 — Estonia vs Bosnia, Czech Republic vs Faroe Islands, Scotland vs Lithuania.
