1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
Group 9 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Albania, Armenia, Germany, Northern Ireland, Portugal, and Ukraine. 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
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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
Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Rebrov ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Lennon ![]() |
Report | Assadourian ![]() |
Germany ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Möller ![]() |
Report | Taggart ![]() |
Portugal ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Fernando Couto ![]() |
Report |
Albania ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Franholli ![]() |
Report | Ter-Petrosyan ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Dowie ![]() |
Report |
Albania ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Rebrov ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: John McDermott (Republic of Ireland)
Ukraine ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kosovsky ![]() Shevchenko ![]() |
Report | Dowie ![]() |
Ukraine ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Shevchenko ![]() |
Report | Petrosyan ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Hughes ![]() |
Report | Bierhoff ![]() |
Portugal ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Domingos ![]() Figo ![]() Pedro Barbosa ![]() |
Report | Assadourian ![]() |
Albania ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Haxhi ![]() |
Report |
Germany ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Helmer ![]() Bierhoff ![]() Marschall ![]() |
Report | Kohler ![]() Tare ![]() Vata ![]() |
Armenia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Shevchenko ![]() Maksymov ![]() |
Portugal ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Conceição ![]() |
Report |
Notes
- Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
- Played in neutral ground due to the 1997 rebellion in Albania.
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