1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

Group 1 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] 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

Legend
Group winners and one best runner-up among all groups directly qualified for the finals
Remaining group runners-up advanced to the play-offs
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 8521146+817
 Croatia 84311712+515
 Greece 8422114+714
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8305914−59
 Slovenia 8017520−151
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Denmark Greece Slovenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina  – 1–4 3–0 0–1 1–0
Croatia  3–2 – 1–1 1–1 3–3
Denmark  2–0 3–1 – 2–1 4–0
Greece  3–0 0–1 0–0 – 2–0
Slovenia  1–2 1–3 0–2 0–3 –

Results

24 April 1996
20:00 UTC+3
Greece  2–0  Slovenia
Lima-Batista  55'
Nikolaidis  65'		 Report
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 5,053
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

1 September 1996
20:00 UTC+2
Slovenia  0–2  Denmark
Report A. Nielsen  78'
Schjønberg  89'

8 October 1996
20:00 UTC+2
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–4  Croatia
Salihamidžić  25' Report Bilić  13'
Vlaović  32'
Bokšić  64', 85'

9 October 1996
19:15 UTC+2
Denmark  2–1  Greece
Zagorakis  25' (o.g.)
B. Laudrup  52'		 Report Donis  35'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 40,262
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

10 November 1996
20:15 UTC+1
Croatia  1–1  Greece
Šuker  44' Report Nikolaidis  9'

10 November 1996
15:00 UTC+1
Slovenia  1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zahovič  41' (pen.) Report Bolić  5'
Kodro  33'
Stadion za Bežigradom, Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

29 March 1997
20:15 UTC+1
Croatia  1–1  Denmark
Šuker  49' Report B. Laudrup  82'
Poljud, Split
Attendance: 33,865
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

2 April 1997
20:15 UTC+2
Croatia  3–3  Slovenia
Prosinečki  33'
Boban  43', 60'		 Report Gliha  45', 65', 66'
Poljud, Split
Attendance: 15,365
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

2 April 1997
15:30 UTC+2
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–1  Greece
Report Frantzeskos  73'
Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

30 April 1997
19:15 UTC+2
Denmark  4–0  Slovenia
A. Nielsen  3', 55'
Pedersen  28'
Laudrup  50'		 Report
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,278
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

30 April 1997
21:00 UTC+3
Greece  0–1  Croatia
Report Šuker  74'

8 June 1997
15:00 UTC+2
Denmark  2–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rieper  67'
Molnar  89'		 Report
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,592
Referee: Karol Ihring (Slovakia)

20 August 1997
20:30 UTC+2
Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  Denmark
Mujčin  19'
Bolić  25', 35'		 Report

6 September 1997
20:15 UTC+2
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)

6 September 1997
20:15 UTC+2
Slovenia  0–3  Greece
Report Alexandris  54'
Konstantinidis  89'
Machlas  90+1'

10 September 1997
19:15 UTC+2
Denmark  3–1  Croatia
B. Laudrup  15'
M. Laudrup  34'
Molnar  40'		 Report Šuker  44'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,381
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

10 September 1997
20:15 UTC+2
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–0  Slovenia
Bolić  22' Report
Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Taras Bezubiak (Russia)

11 October 1997
21:00 UTC+3
Greece  0–0  Denmark
Report
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 64,272
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

11 October 1997
20:00 UTC+2
Slovenia  1–3  Croatia
Zahovič  72' Report Šuker  11'
Soldo  39'
Bokšić  50'
Stadion za Bežigradom, Ljubljana
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Amand Ancion (Belgium)

Notes

  1. ↑ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
  2. ↑ Match played in Bologna due to the renovation of the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium.

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