1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
Group 2 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] England, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, and Poland. 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 |
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Group winners and one best runner-up among all groups directly qualified for the finals |
Remaining group runners-up advanced to the play-offs |
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Results
Georgia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Sheringham ![]() Ferdinand ![]() |
Poland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Bałuszyński ![]() K. Warzycha ![]() |
Report | Cleşcenco ![]() |
England ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Sheringham ![]() Shearer ![]() |
Report |
Poland ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Shearer ![]() Sheringham ![]() |
Georgia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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S. Arveladze ![]() Kinkladze ![]() |
Report |
Moldova ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report (incorrect substitutions) Report |
Juskowiak ![]() |
Goal scorers
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Paul Gascoigne Ian Wright Temuri Ketsbaia Paolo Maldini Gianfranco Zola
- 1 goal
Notes
- 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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