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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates10 March 1996 – 29 November 1997
Teams174 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played643
Goals scored1,922 (2.99 per match)
Top scorer(s)IranKarim Bagheri
(19 goals)
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International football competition

The1998 FIFA World Cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the sixFIFAconfederations. Each confederation — theAFC (Asia),CAF (Africa),CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean),CONMEBOL (South America),OFC (Oceania), andUEFA (Europe) — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the1998 FIFA World Cup. 174 teams entered the qualification rounds, while two places were reserved forFrance andBrazil as host nation and defending champions, respectively.

Qualified teams

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  Country qualified for World Cup
  Country failed to qualify
  Country did not enter World Cup
  Country not a FIFA member
TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Consecutive
finals
appearances		Previous best
performance		FIFA ranking
at start of event[1]
 FranceHost2 July 199210th19861Third place (1958,1986)18
 Brazil1994 FIFA World Cup winners17 July 199416th199416Winners (1958,1962,1970,1994)1
 NigeriaCAF final round group 1 winners7 June 19972nd19942Round of 16 (1994)74
 TunisiaCAF final round group 2 winners8 June 19972nd19781Group stage (1978)21
 MoroccoCAF final round group 5 winners8 June 19974th19942Round of 16 (1986)13
 South AfricaCAF final round group 3 winners16 August 19971st—1—24
 CameroonCAF final round group 4 winners17 August 19974th19943Quarter-finals (1990)49
 RomaniaUEFA group 8 winners18 August 19977th19943Quarter-finals (1994)22
 NorwayUEFA group 3 winners6 September 19973rd19942*First round (1938,1994)7
 BulgariaUEFA group 5 winners10 September 19977th19942Fourth place (1994)35
 ArgentinaCONMEBOL winners10 September 199712th19947Winners (1978,1986)6
 ColombiaCONMEBOL 3rd place10 September 19974th19943Round of 16 (1990)10
 ParaguayCONMEBOL 2nd place10 September 19975th19861Round of 16 (1986)29
 DenmarkUEFA group 1 winners11 October 19972nd19861Round of 16 (1986)27
 EnglandUEFA group 2 winners11 October 199710th19901Winners (1966)5
 AustriaUEFA group 4 winners11 October 19977th19901Third place (1954)31
 SpainUEFA group 6 winners11 October 199710th19946Fourth place (1950)15
 NetherlandsUEFA group 7 winners11 October 19977th19943Runners-up (1974,1978)25
 GermanyUEFA group 9 winners11 October 199714th199412Winners (1954,1974,1990)2
 ScotlandUEFA group 4 runners-up11 October 19978th19901Group stage (1954,1958,1974,1978,1982,1986,1990)41
 MexicoCONCACAF fourth round winners12 October 199711th19942Quarter-finals (1970,1986)4
 South KoreaAFC final round group B winners18 October 19975th19944Group stage (1954,1986,1990,1994)20
 United StatesCONCACAF fourth round 2nd place9 November 19976th19943Third place (1930)11
 Saudi ArabiaAFC final round group A winners12 November 19972nd19942Round of 16 (1994)34
 CroatiaUEFA play-off winners15 November 19971st—1—19
 ItalyUEFA play-off winners15 November 199714th199410Winners (1934,1938,1982)14
 BelgiumUEFA play-off winners15 November 199710th19945Fourth place (1986)36
 FR YugoslaviaUEFA play-off winners15 November 19979th19901Fourth place (1930,1962)8
 JapanAFC play-off winners16 November 19971st—1—12
 JamaicaCONCACAF fourth round 3rd place16 November 19971st—1—30
 ChileCONMEBOL 4th place16 November 19977th19821Third place (1962)9
 IranAFC v OFC play-off winners29 November 19972nd19781Group stage (1978)42
  • Norway was eliminated from the group stage of the 1994 World Cup, while they exited the 1938 tournament in the first round of what was then a pure knockout tournament.

Qualification process

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The distribution by confederation for the 1998 FIFA World Cup was:

  • AFC (Asia): 3 or 4 places
  • CAF (Africa): 5 places
  • CONCACAF (North America): 3 places
  • CONMEBOL (South America): 4 places (+ Brazil qualified automatically as1994 FIFA World Cup winners for a total of 5 places)
  • OFC (Oceania): 0 or 1 place(s)
  • UEFA (Europe): 14 places (+ France qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 15 places)

Confederation qualification

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AFC

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Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

A total of 36 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 3.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.

There were three rounds of play:

  • First round: The 36 teams were divided into 10 groups of 3 or 4 teams each. The teams played against each other twice, except in Group 10, where the teams played against each other once. The group winners would advance to the final round.
  • Second round: The 10 teams were divided into 2 groups of 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up would advance to the AFC play-off.
  • Third round: The two teams played against each other once in Malaysia. The winner would qualify. The loser would advance to the AFC–OFC intercontinental play-offs.

Final positions (second round)

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Legend
Countries that qualified for the 1998 World Cup
Countries that advanced to thethird round
Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
Group AGroup B
TeamPldPts
 Saudi Arabia814
 Iran812
 China811
 Qatar810
 Kuwait88
TeamPldPts
 South Korea819
 Japan813
 United Arab Emirates89
 Uzbekistan86
 Kazakhstan86

Third round

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Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) § Third round
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Iran 2–3 (a.e.t.) Japan

CAF

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Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

A total of 38 CAF teams entered the competition. However,Mali andNiger both withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated five places (out of 32) in the final tournament.

There would be two rounds of play:

  • First round: Cameroon, Nigeria, Morocco and Egypt, the four highest-ranked teams according toFIFA, received byes and advanced to the final round directly. The remaining 32 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the final round.
  • Final round: The 20 teams were divided into five groups of four teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
Legend
Countries that qualified for the 1998 World Cup

Final positions (final round)

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Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) § Final round
Group 1Group 2Group 3
TeamPldPts
 Nigeria613
 Guinea612
 Kenya610
 Burkina Faso60
TeamPldPts
 Tunisia616
 Egypt610
 Liberia64
 Namibia64
TeamPldPts
 South Africa613
 Congo610
 Zambia68
 DR Congo62
Group 4Group 5
TeamPldPts
 Cameroon614
 Angola610
 Zimbabwe64
 Togo64
TeamPldPts
 Morocco616
 Sierra Leone57
 Ghana66
 Gabon51

CONCACAF

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Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
John Harkes playing for theUnited States in a fourth round qualifying match againstMexico on April 20, 1997

A total of 30 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Mexico, the US, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Canada, the six highest-ranked teams according toFIFA, receivedbyes and advanced to the third round directly. The remaining 24 teams were divided into two zones, based on geographical locations, as follows:

  • Caribbean Zone: The 20 teams played in three rounds of knockout matches on a home-and-away basis to determine four winners advancing to the third round.
  • Central American Zone: The four teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the third round.

In the third round, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. They played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the final round.

In the final round, the six teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify.

Legend
Countries that qualified for the 1998 World Cup

Final positions (fourth round)

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Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round
TeamPldPts
 Mexico1018
 United States1017
 Jamaica1014
 Costa Rica1012
 El Salvador1010
 Canada106

CONMEBOL

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Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.Brazil, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 4 spots open for competition between 9 teams.

The rules were very simple. The 9 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top 4 teams would qualify.

Legend
Countries that qualified for the 1998 World Cup

Final positions

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TeamPldPts
 Argentina1630
 Paraguay1629
 Colombia1628
 Chile1625
 Peru1625
 Ecuador1621
 Uruguay1621
 Bolivia1617
 Venezuela163

OFC

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Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

A total of 10 teams entered the competition. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.

There were three rounds of play:

  • First round: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tahiti, the four best ranked teams according toFIFA, received byes and advanced to the second round directly. The remaining 6 teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each, namely theMelanesian Group and thePolynesian Group, based on geographical considerations. The teams played against each other once. The winner of the Melanesian Group would advance to the second round. The runner-up of the Melanesian Group and the winner of the Polynesian Group would advance to the first round play-off. In theplay-off, they played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the second round.
  • Second round: The 6 teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the final round.
  • Final round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the AFC / OFC intercontinental play-off.

Final positions (third round)

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Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) § Final round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
New Zealand 0–5 Australia0–30–2

UEFA

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Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

A total of 50 UEFA teams entered the competition. The European zone was allocated 15 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.France, the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition between 49 teams.

The 49 teams were divided into nine groups, four groups of six teams and five groups of five teams. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up would be ranked according to their records against the 1st, 3rd and 4th-placed team in their groups, and the team with the best record would also qualify. The remaining runners-up would advance to the UEFA Play-offs.

In theplay-offs, the 8 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.

Legend
Countries that qualified for the 1998 World Cup
Countries that advanced to thePlay-offs

Final positions (first round)

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Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) § First round
Group 1
TeamPldPts
 Denmark817
 Croatia815
 Greece814
 Bosnia and Herzegovina89
 Slovenia81
Source:[2]
Group 2
TeamPldPts
 England819
 Italy818
 Poland810
 Georgia810
 Moldova80
Source:[2]
Group 3
TeamPldPts
 Norway820
 Hungary812
 Finland811
  Switzerland810
 Azerbaijan83
Source:[2]

Group 4
TeamPldPts
 Austria1025
 Scotland1023
 Sweden1021
 Latvia1010
 Estonia104
 Belarus104
Source:[2]
Group 5
TeamPldPts
 Bulgaria818
 Russia817
 Israel813
 Cyprus810
 Luxembourg80
Source:[2]
Group 6
TeamPldPts
 Spain1026
 FR Yugoslavia1023
 Czech Republic1016
 Slovakia1016
 Faroe Islands106
 Malta100
Source:[2]

Group 7
TeamPldPts
 Netherlands819
 Belgium818
 Turkey814
 Wales87
 San Marino80
Source:[2]
Group 8
TeamPldPts
 Romania1028
 Republic of Ireland1018
 Lithuania1017
 Macedonia1013
 Iceland109
 Liechtenstein100
Source:[2]
Group 9
TeamPldPts
 Germany1022
 Ukraine1020
 Portugal1019
 Armenia108
 Northern Ireland107
 Albania104
Source:[2]

Play-offs

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Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA play-off)
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Croatia 3–1 Ukraine2–01–1
Russia 1–2 Italy1–10–1
Republic of Ireland 2–3 Belgium1–11–2
Hungary 1–12 FR Yugoslavia1–70–5

Inter-confederation play-offs: AFC v OFC

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Main article:1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)

It was atwo-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of theOceania qualifying tournament,Australia, and the losing team in the AFC play-off from theAsian qualifying tournament,Iran. The games were played on 22 and 29 November 1997 inTehran andMelbourne respectively. Australia was hoping to play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time since1974 and Iran in1978. The second game is known in Iran as the Saga of Melbourne.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Iran 3–3 (a) Australia1–12–2

Top goalscorers

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19 goals
14 goals
12 goals
11 goals
6 goals

References

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  1. ^"FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking (20 May 1998)".FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 January 2012. Archived fromthe original on February 22, 2016.
  2. ^abcdefghi"FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1998, football - table and standings".soccer365.me. Retrieved9 May 2024.

External links

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