1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8
Group 8 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Iceland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Republic of Ireland, and Romania. 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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| 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
Liechtenstein  |
1–11 |  Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
F. Schädler  78' |
Report | Glavevski 8', 12', 60' Hristov 23'Stojkovski 30', 43'T.Micevski 45', 49'Ćirić 53', 87'V.Micevski 90' |
Romania  |
8–0 | Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|
| V. Moldovan 10' Popescu 28', 30', 68', 88'Hagi 47'Petrescu 48'Craioveanu 71' |
Report |
| Macedonia |
3–2 |  Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Stojkovski 28', 44' (pen.) Hristov 59' |
Report | McLoughlin 8' Kelly 78' |
| Liechtenstein |
1–8 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| M.Frick 62' |
Report | V. Moldovan 5' Craioveanu 10', 32'Doboş 35'D. Munteanu 43', 45', 67'Barbu 53' |
Iceland  |
2–4 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| B. Gunnarsson 45' H. Sigurdsson 47' |
Report | Connolly 13' Keane 55', 65'Kennedy 79' |
| Iceland |
4-0 | Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|
| Th. Gudjonsson 58' T. Gudmundsson 60'A. Gudjónsson 66'B. Gudjónsson 73' |
Report |
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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