Group 8 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [a] 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 | +33 | 28 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
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10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 18 | Advance to second round | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 17 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 13 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
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10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 9 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 52 | −49 | 0 | 1–8 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–11 | 0–4 | — |
Macedonia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Milosevski ![]() Babunski ![]() Zaharievski ![]() |
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Iceland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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A. Gudjónsson ![]() |
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Memedi ![]() |
Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Townsend ![]() O'Neill ![]() Quinn ![]() Harte ![]() |
Iceland ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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D. Munteanu ![]() Hagi ![]() Gh. Popescu ![]() Petrescu ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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McAteer ![]() Cascarino ![]() |
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Lithuania ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Jankauskas ![]() Narbekovas ![]() |
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H.Zech ![]() |
Liechtenstein ![]() | 1–11 | ![]() |
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F. Schädler ![]() |
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Glavevski ![]() Hristov ![]() Stojkovski ![]() T.Micevski ![]() Ćirić ![]() V.Micevski ![]() |
Romania ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() |
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V. Moldovan ![]() Popescu ![]() Hagi ![]() Petrescu ![]() Craioveanu ![]() |
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Lithuania ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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V. Moldovan ![]() |
Macedonia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Stojkovski ![]() Hristov ![]() |
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McLoughlin ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Romania ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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A.Ilie ![]() |
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Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Jankauskas ![]() Ražanauskas ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Connolly ![]() Cascarino ![]() |
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Romania ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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V. Moldovan ![]() Gâlcă ![]() Dumitrescu ![]() |
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Djokic ![]() |
Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Daníelsson ![]() Gunnarsson ![]() Sg. Jónsson ![]() T. Gudmundsson ![]() |
Liechtenstein ![]() | 1–8 | ![]() |
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M.Frick ![]() |
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V. Moldovan ![]() Craioveanu ![]() Doboş ![]() D. Munteanu ![]() Barbu ![]() |
Iceland ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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B. Gunnarsson ![]() H. Sigurdsson ![]() |
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Connolly ![]() Keane ![]() Kennedy ![]() |
Lithuania ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Ivanauskas ![]() Preikšaitis ![]() |
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Lithuania ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Žiukas ![]() |
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Cascarino ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Cascarino ![]() |
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Hagi ![]() |
Iceland ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Th. Gudjonsson ![]() T. Gudmundsson ![]() A. Gudjónsson ![]() B. Gudjónsson ![]() |
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There were 106 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.53 goals per match.
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2 goals
1 goal
Group 8 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [a] 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 | +33 | 28 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 18 | Advance to second round | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 17 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 13 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
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10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 9 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 52 | −49 | 0 | 1–8 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–11 | 0–4 | — |
Macedonia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Milosevski ![]() Babunski ![]() Zaharievski ![]() |
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Iceland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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A. Gudjónsson ![]() |
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Memedi ![]() |
Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Townsend ![]() O'Neill ![]() Quinn ![]() Harte ![]() |
Iceland ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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D. Munteanu ![]() Hagi ![]() Gh. Popescu ![]() Petrescu ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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McAteer ![]() Cascarino ![]() |
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Lithuania ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Jankauskas ![]() Narbekovas ![]() |
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H.Zech ![]() |
Liechtenstein ![]() | 1–11 | ![]() |
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F. Schädler ![]() |
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Glavevski ![]() Hristov ![]() Stojkovski ![]() T.Micevski ![]() Ćirić ![]() V.Micevski ![]() |
Romania ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() |
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V. Moldovan ![]() Popescu ![]() Hagi ![]() Petrescu ![]() Craioveanu ![]() |
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Lithuania ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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V. Moldovan ![]() |
Macedonia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Stojkovski ![]() Hristov ![]() |
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McLoughlin ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Romania ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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A.Ilie ![]() |
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Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Jankauskas ![]() Ražanauskas ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Connolly ![]() Cascarino ![]() |
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Romania ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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V. Moldovan ![]() Gâlcă ![]() Dumitrescu ![]() |
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Djokic ![]() |
Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Daníelsson ![]() Gunnarsson ![]() Sg. Jónsson ![]() T. Gudmundsson ![]() |
Liechtenstein ![]() | 1–8 | ![]() |
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M.Frick ![]() |
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V. Moldovan ![]() Craioveanu ![]() Doboş ![]() D. Munteanu ![]() Barbu ![]() |
Iceland ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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B. Gunnarsson ![]() H. Sigurdsson ![]() |
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Connolly ![]() Keane ![]() Kennedy ![]() |
Lithuania ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Ivanauskas ![]() Preikšaitis ![]() |
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Lithuania ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Žiukas ![]() |
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Cascarino ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Cascarino ![]() |
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Hagi ![]() |
Iceland ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Th. Gudjonsson ![]() T. Gudmundsson ![]() A. Gudjónsson ![]() B. Gudjónsson ![]() |
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There were 106 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.53 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal