1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7
Football tournament qualification stage
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Group 7 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[a] Belgium, Netherlands, San Marino, Turkey, and Wales. 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 19 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Belgium |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 18 | Advance to second round | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | |
| 3 | Turkey |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 14 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 6–4 | 7–0 | ||
| 4 | Wales |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 7 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 6–0 | ||
| 5 | San Marino |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | −42 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–5 | — |
Source: [1]
Matches
| Wales | 1–3 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Saunders  17' |
Report | Hooijdonk 72', 75' R. de Boer 79' |
| San Marino | 0–3 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Verheyen 11' Nilis 20', 49' |
| Netherlands | 7–1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Bergkamp 21', 72', 78' R. de Boer 32'Jonk 33'F. de Boer 43'Cocu 60' |
Report | Saunders 38' |
| Turkey | 7–0 | San Marino |
|---|---|---|
| Derelioğlu 25', 38', 51', 59' Şükür 56', 63'Sağlam 81' |
Report |
| Netherlands | 4–0 | San Marino |
|---|---|---|
| Kluivert 44' F. de Boer 58', 90'Hooijdonk 82' |
Report |
| Turkey | 1–0 | Netherlands |
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| Şükür 53' |
Report |
| San Marino | 0–6 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bergkamp 40', 88' Winter 62'Hooijdonk 69'F. de Boer 73'Bosman 83' |
| Turkey | 1–3 | Belgium |
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| Derelioğlu 35' |
Report | Oliveira 14', 32', 45' |
| Netherlands | 0–0 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Goalscorers
There were 87 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.35 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Luca Gobbi (against Turkey)
Notes
- Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.