1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

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Group 3 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Azerbaijan, Finland, Hungary, Norway, and Switzerland. 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
1  Norway 8 6 2 0 21 2 +19 20 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup — 3–0 1–1 5–0 5–0
2  Hungary 8 3 3 2 10 8 +2 12 Advance to second round 1–1 — 1–0 1–1 3–1
3  Finland 8 3 2 3 11 12 −1 11 0–4 1–1 — 2–3 3–0
4   Switzerland 8 3 1 4 11 12 −1 10 0–1 1–0 1–2 — 5–0
5  Azerbaijan 8 1 0 7 3 22 −19 3 0–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 —
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Norway 5–0 Azerbaijan
Solbakken 7', 46'
Solskjær 37', 89'
Strandli 59'		 Report
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 14,012
)
Norway 3–0 Hungary
Rekdal 83', 89', 90' (pen.) Report
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 22,480
)
Hungary 1–1 Norway
Kovács
22'		 Report Rudi 9'
Nepstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 25,300
)
Finland 0–4 Norway
Report Solbakken 9'
Rudi 12'
J.Flo 48'
T.A.Flo 84'
Attendance: 35,520
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
Hungary 1–1  Switzerland
Klausz 52' Report Chapuisat 90+1'
Nepstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 40,000
)
Norway 5–0  Switzerland
Jakobsen 46'
Solbakken 51'
Eggen 65'
Østenstad 75'
T.A.Flo
85'		 Report
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 22,603
)
Switzerland 5–0 Azerbaijan
Türkyilmaz 13', 23', 69' (pen.)
Yakin 43'
Chapuisat 51'		 Report
Attendance: 7,600

Notes

  1. ^ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.

External links

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