1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
Group 1 consisted of five teams entered into the European zone: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, and Slovenia. 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Denmark
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 17 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Croatia
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8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 15 | Advance to second round | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | |
| 3 | Greece
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 14 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 9 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Slovenia
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8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
| Greece | 2–0 | Slovenia |
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Lima-Batista  55'Nikolaidis 65' |
Report |
Norway
)| Slovenia | 0–2 | Denmark |
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| Report | A. Nielsen 78' Schjønberg 89' |
| Greece | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Ouzounidis 41' Apostolakis 79'Nikolaidis 84' |
Report |
Kalamata Metropolitan Stadium, Kalamata
Attendance: 4,020
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria
)| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–4 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Salihamidžić 25' |
Report | Bilić 13' Vlaović 32'Bokšić 64', 85' |
| Croatia | 1–1 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Šuker 44' |
Report | Nikolaidis 9' |
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands
)| Croatia | 1–1 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Šuker 49' |
Report | B. Laudrup 82' |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–1 | Greece |
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| Report | Frantzeskos 73' |
Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France
)| Denmark | 4–0 | Slovenia |
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| A. Nielsen 3', 55' P. Pedersen 28'B. Laudrup 50' |
Report |
| Denmark | 2–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Rieper 67' Molnar 89' |
Report |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | Denmark |
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| Mujčin 19' Bolić 25', 35' |
Report |
Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal
)| Croatia | 3–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Bilić 27' Marić 39'Boban 79' |
Report | Ladić 17' (o.g.) Salihamidžić 55' |
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 16,518
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland
)| Denmark | 3–1 | Croatia |
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| B. Laudrup 15' M. Laudrup 34'Molnar 40' |
Report | Šuker 44' |
Hungary
)| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | Slovenia |
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| Bolić 22' |
Report |
Taras Bezubiak (Russia
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