1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8
Group 8 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Iceland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Republic of Ireland, and Romania. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.
Standings
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Group winners and one best runner-up among all groups directly qualified for the finals |
Remaining group runners-up advanced to the play-offs |
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Results
Liechtenstein ![]() |
1–11 | ![]() |
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F. Schädler ![]() |
Report | Glavevski ![]() Hristov ![]() Stojkovski ![]() T.Micevski ![]() Ćirić ![]() V.Micevski ![]() |
Romania ![]() |
8–0 | ![]() |
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V. Moldovan ![]() Popescu ![]() Hagi ![]() Petrescu ![]() Craioveanu ![]() |
Report |
Macedonia ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Stojkovski ![]() Hristov ![]() |
Report | McLoughlin ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Liechtenstein ![]() |
1–8 | ![]() |
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M.Frick ![]() |
Report | V. Moldovan ![]() Craioveanu ![]() Doboş ![]() D. Munteanu ![]() Barbu ![]() |
Iceland ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
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B. Gunnarsson ![]() H. Sigurdsson ![]() |
Report | Connolly ![]() Keane ![]() Kennedy ![]() |
Iceland ![]() |
4-0 | ![]() |
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Th. Gudjonsson ![]() T. Gudmundsson ![]() A. Gudjónsson ![]() B. Gudjónsson ![]() |
Report |
Notes
- ↑ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
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