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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