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 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Norway
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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 | |
| 2 | Hungary
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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 | Finland
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Switzerland
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 10 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 5 | Azerbaijan
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8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Results edit
| Azerbaijan | 1–0 | Switzerland |
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Rzayev  28' |
Report |
| Switzerland | 0–1 | Norway |
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| Report | Leonhardsen 32' |
| Azerbaijan | 1–2 | Finland |
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| Suleymanov 83' (pen.) |
Report | Litmanen 26' Paatelainen 64' |
| Switzerland | 1–0 | Hungary |
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| Türkyilmaz 83' |
Report |
| Hungary | 1–1 | Switzerland |
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| Klausz 52' |
Report | Chapuisat 90+1' |
| Azerbaijan | 0–1 | Norway |
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| Report | T.A.Flo 42' |
| Switzerland | 5–0 | Azerbaijan |
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| Türkyilmaz 13', 23', 69' (pen.) Yakin 43'Chapuisat 51' |
Report |
Notes edit
- ^ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.