1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4
Football tournament qualification stage
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Group 4 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[a] Austria, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Scotland and Sweden. 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Austria |
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 25 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Scotland |
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 23 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Sweden |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 21 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 4 | Latvia |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 10 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Estonia |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Belarus |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
Source: [1]
Matches
| Sweden | 5–1 | Belarus |
|---|---|---|
K. Andersson  20', 62' (pen.)Dahlin 30'P. Andersson 77'Larsson 87' |
Report | Byalkevich 75' |
| Estonia | 1–0 | Belarus |
|---|---|---|
| Hohlov-Simson 52' |
Report |
| Belarus | 1–1 | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Makowski 78' |
Report | Zemļinskis 16' |
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.
| Sweden | 2–1 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| K. Andersson 43', 63' |
Report | Gallacher 83' |
| Belarus | 0–1 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | McAllister 49' (pen.) |
| Estonia | 2–3 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Oper 74' Kristal 84' |
Report | Dahlin 14' Zetterberg 53' (pen.)K. Andersson 71' |
| Belarus | 1–2 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Gurenko 38' |
Report | K. Andersson 74' Zetterberg 84' |
| Latvia | 1–0 | Estonia |
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| Zemļinskis 87' (pen.) |
Report |
| Belarus | 0–1 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pfeifenberger 50' |
| Sweden | 1–0 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Zetterberg 25' |
Report |
Goalscorers
There were 67 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.23 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Andreas Heraf- Heimo Pfeifenberger
- Ivica Vastić
Valyantsin Byalkevich- Sergei Gurenko
- Petr Kachuro
Sergei Hohlov-Simson- Marko Kristal
- Andres Oper
- Indrek Zelinski
Vitālijs Astafjevs- Vladimirs Babičevs
- Aleksandrs Jelisejevs
Tom Boyd- John Collins
- Gordon Durie
- Darren Jackson
- John McGinlay
- Gary McAllister
Patrik Andersson- Mattias Jonson
- Henrik Larsson
1 own goal
- Janek Meet (against Scotland)
- Marek Lemsalu (against Latvia)
Notes
- Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
- The Scotland v Belarus match was moved from the original scheduled date of 6 September 1997 as it fell on the Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales on London, England.