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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

Group 2 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[a] 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   England 8 6 1 1 15 2 +13 19 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup — 0–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
2   Italy 8 5 3 0 11 1 +10 18 Advance to second round 0–0 — 3–0 1–0 3–0
3   Poland 8 3 1 4 10 12 −2 10 0–2 0–0 — 4–1 2–1
4   Georgia 8 3 1 4 7 9 −2 10 0–2 0–0 3–0 — 2–0
5   Moldova 8 0 0 8 2 21 −19 0 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–1 —
Source: [1]

Matches

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Moldova  0–3  England
Report Barmby   24'
Gascoigne   26'
Shearer   61'
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)
Moldova  1–3  Italy
Curtianu   12' Report Ravanelli   8', 87'
Casiraghi   67'
Attendance: 4,085
England  2–1  Poland
Shearer   25', 38' Report Citko   7'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 74,663
Italy  1–0  Georgia
Ravanelli   43' Report
Attendance: 14,012
Georgia  0–2  England
Report Sheringham   15'
Ferdinand   37'
Attendance: 48,000
Poland  2–1  Moldova
Bałuszyński   4'
K. Warzycha   77' (pen.)		 Report Cleşcenco   83' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
England  0–1  Italy
Report Zola   19'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 75,056
Italy  3–0  Moldova
Maldini   24'
Zola   45'
Vieri   50'		 Report
Attendance: 17,677
Poland  0–0  Italy
Report
Attendance: 32,000
England  2–0  Georgia
Sheringham   42'
Shearer   90+1'		 Report
Wembley, London
Attendance: 71,208
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Italy  3–0  Poland
Di Matteo   24'
Maldini   36'
R.Baggio   62'		 Report
Attendance: 35,237
Poland  0–2  England
Report Shearer   5'
Sheringham   90'
Attendance: 25,000
Georgia  2–0  Moldova
S. Arveladze   27'
Kinkladze   51'		 Report
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
Poland  4–1  Georgia
Ledwoń   32'
Trzeciak   34'
Bukalski   74' (pen.)
K. Nowak   90'		 Report S. Arveladze   24'
Attendance: 1,022
England  4–0  Moldova
Scholes   29'
Wright   46', 90'
Gascoigne   81'		 Report
Attendance: 74,102
Georgia  0–0  Italy
Report
Attendance: 51,117
Moldova  0–1  Georgia
Report Ketsbaia   10'
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Dani Koren (Israel)
Moldova  0–3  Poland
Report (incorrect substitutions)
Report		 Juskowiak   23', 56', 60'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey)
Italy  0–0  England
Report
Attendance: 65,892
Georgia  3–0  Poland
A. Arveladze   55'
Tskhadadze   68'
Ketsbaia   74'		 Report (incorrect substitutions)
Report
Attendance: 15,000

Goalscorers

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There were 45 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1998, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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