1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

Group 6 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, Malta, Slovakia, Spain, and Yugoslavia. These six 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            
1   Spain 10 8 2 0 26 6 +20 26 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup 2–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 4–0
2   Yugoslavia 10 7 2 1 29 7 +22 23 Advance to second round 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 6–0
3   Czech Republic 10 5 1 4 16 6 +10 16 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 6–0
4   Slovakia 10 5 1 4 18 14 +4 16 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 6–0
5   Faroe Islands 10 2 0 8 10 31 −21 6 2–6 1–8 0–2 1–2 2–1
6   Malta 10 0 0 10 2 37 −35 0 0–3 0–5 0–1 0–2 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

Yugoslavia  3–1  Faroe Islands
Savićević   3', 29'
Milošević   37'
Report J. Petersen   53'

Yugoslavia  6–0  Malta
Mirković   2'
Mijatović   39'
D. Stojković   45+1'
Milošević   68'
Savićević   70' (pen.), 73'
Report

Faroe Islands  1–2  Slovakia
Müller   60' Report Moravčik   13'
Dubovský   88'
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Faroe Islands  2–6  Spain
T. Jónsson   46'
Arge   90'
Report Luis Enrique   37'
Alfonso   63', 83', 86'
Johannesen   70' (o.g.)
Hierro   85'
Attendance: 4,200

Czech Republic  6–0  Malta
Berger   11', 63' (pen.)
Nedvěd   29'
Kubík   77'
Šmicer   83'
Frýdek   86'
Report
Attendance: 15,099

Slovakia  6–0  Malta
Tittel   13', 90'
Šimon   15'
Zeman   37'
Timko   56'
Dubovský   59'
Report
Attendance: 2,236

Faroe Islands  1–8  Yugoslavia
Müller   28' Report Milošević   6', 37', 45'
Jokanović   11', 57'
Mijatović   29'
Jugović   57'
D. Stojković   90' (pen.)
Czech Republic  0–0  Spain
Report
Attendance: 19,223
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Slovakia  3–0  Faroe Islands
Dubovský   20'
Jančula   44'
Šimon   57' (pen.)
Report

Yugoslavia  1–0  Czech Republic
Mijatović   18' Report
Attendance: 46,577
Spain  4–1  Slovakia
Pizzi   31'
Amor   47'
Luis Enrique   51'
Hierro   62'
Report Tittel   39'

Spain  2–0  Yugoslavia
Guardiola   19'
Raúl   37'
Report

Malta  0–3  Spain
Report Guerrero   8', 26', 33'
Attendance: 3,200

Spain  4–0  Malta
Guardiola   25'
Alfonso   40', 47'
Pizzi   89'
Report

Malta  0–2  Slovakia
Report Jančula   38'
Tittel   90'
Attendance: 4,202
Czech Republic  1–2  Yugoslavia
Bejbl   75' Report Mijatović   28'
Milošević   90+1'
Attendance: 17,137
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Yugoslavia  1–1  Spain
Mijatović   87' (pen.) Report Hierro   19' (pen.)
Attendance: 49,253
Malta  1–2  Faroe Islands
Sultana   8' Report Ø. Hansen   60'
T. Jónsson   89'
Attendance: 8,188
Referee: Dani Koren (Israel)

Spain  1–0  Czech Republic
Hierro   41' (pen.) Report
Yugoslavia  2–0  Slovakia
Savićević   17'
Mijatović   75'
Report
Faroe Islands  2–1  Malta
Arge   7'
T. Jónsson   42'
Report G. Agius   48'

Czech Republic  2–0  Faroe Islands
Kuka   15'
Kozel   26'
Report

Slovakia  2–1  Czech Republic
Jančula   45'
Majoroš   55'
Report Šmicer   15'
Attendance: 22,500

Faroe Islands  0–2  Czech Republic
Report Šmicer   16'
Kuka   33'
Attendance: 2,700
Slovakia  1–1  Yugoslavia
Majoroš   65' Report Mihajlović   80'
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Slovakia  1–2  Spain
Majoroš   75' Report Kiko   47'
Amor   76'
Attendance: 13,667
Malta  0–1  Czech Republic
Report Bejbl   32'
Attendance: 1,622

Spain  3–1  Faroe Islands
Luis Enrique   18', 82'
Oli   28'
Report J. K. Hansen   45'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Malta  0–5  Yugoslavia
Report Milošević   8'
Mihajlović   24'
Savićević   44'
Mijatović   55'
Jugović   76'
Attendance: 1,107
Czech Republic  3–0  Slovakia
Šmicer   54'
Siegl   70'
Novotný   73'
Report
Attendance: 5,428

Notes edit

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

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