1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

Group 4 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Austria, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Scotland and Sweden. 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
Group winners and one best runner-up among all groups directly qualified for the finals
Remaining group runners-up advanced to the play-offs
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Austria 10811174+1325
 Scotland 10721153+1223
 Sweden 10703169+721
 Latvia 103161014−410
 Estonia 10118416−124
 Belarus 10118521−164
  Austria Belarus Estonia Latvia Scotland Sweden
Austria  4–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0
Belarus  0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2
Estonia  0–3 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–3
Latvia  1–3 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–2
Scotland  2–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–0
Sweden  0–1 5–1 1–0 1–0 2–1

Results

1 June 1996
18:30 UTC+2
Sweden  5–1  Belarus
K. Andersson  20', 62' (pen.)
Dahlin  30'
P. Andersson  77'
Larsson  87'
Report Byalkevich  75'
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 30,014
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

31 August 1996
20:30 UTC+2
Austria  0–0  Scotland
Report
Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 27,600
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

31 August 1996
18:30 UTC+3
Belarus  1–0  Estonia
Makowski  35' Report
Dinamo, Minsk
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Sergei Khussainov (Russia)

1 September 1996
19:00 UTC+3
Latvia  1–2  Sweden
Rimkus  56' Report Dahlin  16'
K. Andersson  21'
Daugavas stadions, Riga
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)

5 October 1996
19:00 UTC+3
Latvia  0–2  Scotland
Report Collins  18'
Jackson  80'
Daugavas stadions, Riga
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Jiří Ulrich (Czech Republic)

5 October 1996
15:00 UTC+3
Estonia  1–0  Belarus
Hohlov-Simson  52' Report
Kadriong, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Republic of Ireland)

9 October 1996
19:00 UTC+2
Sweden  0–1  Austria
Report Herzog  11'

9 October 1996
18:30 UTC+3
Belarus  1–1  Latvia
Makowski  78' Report Zemļinskis  16'
Dinamo, Minsk
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Sergo Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)

9 November 1996
18:15 UTC+1
Austria  2–1  Latvia
Polster  43'
Herzog  73'
Report Rimkus  44'

10 November 1996
15:00 UTC
Scotland  1–0  Sweden
McGinlay  7' Report
Ibrox, Glasgow
Attendance: 46,738
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

11 February 1997
20:00 UTC+1
Estonia  0–0  Scotland
Report
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Attendance: 3,766
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia)

This game was a replay of the original game that took place in Tallinn on 9 October where the Estonian team failed to show up.


29 March 1997
15:00 UTC
Scotland  2–0  Estonia
Boyd  25'
Meet  52' (o.g.)
Report
Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Attendance: 17,996
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

2 April 1997
20:00 UTC+1
Scotland  2–0  Austria
Gallacher  25', 78' Report
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 43,259
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

30 April 1997
20:00 UTC+2
Austria  2–0  Estonia
Vastić  48'
Stöger  87'
Report
Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)

30 April 1997
19:30 UTC+2
Sweden  2–1  Scotland
K. Andersson  43', 63' Report Gallacher  83'
Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg
Attendance: 40,302
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

30 April 1997
17:00 UTC+3
Latvia  2–0  Belarus
Ševļakovs  36', 83' Report
Daugavas stadions, Riga
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

18 May 1997
19:00 UTC+3
Estonia  1–3  Latvia
Zelinski  5' Report Babičevs  53'
Jelisejevs  80'
Lemsalu  87' (o.g.)
Kadriong, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Darko Cvitkovic (Croatia)

8 June 1997
19:00 UTC+3
Latvia  1–3  Austria
Astafjevs  88' Report Heraf  55'
Polster  81'
Stöger  82'
Daugavas stadions, Riga
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

8 June 1997
17:00 UTC+3
Belarus  0–1  Scotland
Report McAllister  49' (pen.)
Dinamo, Minsk
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

8 June 1997
20:00 UTC+3
Estonia  2–3  Sweden
Oper  74'
Kristal  84'
Report Dahlin  14'
Zetterberg  53'
K. Andersson  71'
Kadriorg, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

20 August 1997
18:30 UTC+3
Estonia  0–3  Austria
Report Polster  47', 69', 90'
Kariorg, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Georgios Fassolis (Greece)

20 August 1997
20:30 UTC+3
Belarus  1–2  Sweden
Gurenko  38' Report K. Andersson  74'
Zetterberg  84'
Dinamo, Minsk
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)

6 September 1997
20:30 UTC+2
Austria  1–0  Sweden
Herzog  76' Report

6 September 1997
20:30 UTC+3
Latvia  1–0  Estonia
Zemļinskis  87' (pen.) Report
Daugavas stadions, Riga
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Otar Guntadze (Georgia)

7 September 1997
14:00 UTC+1
Scotland  4–1  Belarus
Gallacher  7', 58'
Hopkin  54', 88'
Report Kachuro  73' (pen.)

10 September 1997
19:00 UTC+3
Belarus  0–1  Austria
Report Pfeifenberger  50'
Dinamo, Minsk
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

10 September 1997
19:00 UTC+2
Sweden  1–0  Latvia
Jonson  88' Report
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 20,251
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

11 October 1997
16:00 UTC+2
Austria  4–0  Belarus
Polster  3', 16' (pen.)
Stöger  6', 42'
Report
Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Aron Huzu (Romania)

11 October 1997
15:00 UTC+1
Scotland  2–0  Latvia
Gallacher  43'
Durie  80'
Report
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 47,613
Referee: Sándor Piller (Hungary)

11 October 1997
15:00 UTC+2
Sweden  1–0  Estonia
Zetterberg  25' Report
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 18,702
Referee: Stefan Ormandzhiev (Bulgaria)

Notes

  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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