Group 3 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [a] 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 20 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
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8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 | Advance to second round | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 10 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
5 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
Azerbaijan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Rzayev ![]() |
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Switzerland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Leonhardsen ![]() |
Azerbaijan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Suleymanov ![]() |
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Litmanen ![]() Paatelainen ![]() |
Switzerland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Türkyilmaz ![]() |
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Hungary ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Klausz ![]() |
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Chapuisat ![]() |
Azerbaijan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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T.A.Flo ![]() |
Norway ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Jakobsen ![]() Solbakken ![]() Eggen ![]() Østenstad ![]() T.A.Flo ![]() |
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Switzerland ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Türkyilmaz ![]() Yakin ![]() Chapuisat ![]() |
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There were 56 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Group 3 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [a] 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 20 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 | Advance to second round | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 10 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
5 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
Azerbaijan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Rzayev ![]() |
Report |
Switzerland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
Leonhardsen ![]() |
Azerbaijan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Suleymanov ![]() |
Report |
Litmanen ![]() Paatelainen ![]() |
Switzerland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Türkyilmaz ![]() |
Report |
Hungary ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Klausz ![]() |
Report |
Chapuisat ![]() |
Azerbaijan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
T.A.Flo ![]() |
Norway ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Jakobsen ![]() Solbakken ![]() Eggen ![]() Østenstad ![]() T.A.Flo ![]() |
Report |
Switzerland ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Türkyilmaz ![]() Yakin ![]() Chapuisat ![]() |
Report |
There were 56 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal