1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
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Group 9 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[a] Albania, Armenia, Germany, Northern Ireland, Portugal, and Ukraine. 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 | Germany |
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 22 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| 2 | Ukraine |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 20 | Advance to second round | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Portugal |
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 19 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Armenia |
10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 8 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Northern Ireland |
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Albania |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
Source: [1]
Matches
| Northern Ireland | 0–1 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rebrov  79' |
| Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Armenia |
|---|---|---|
| Lennon 29' |
Report | Assadourian 8' |
| Germany | 1–1 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Möller 40' |
Report | Taggart 38' |
| Portugal | 1–0 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando Couto 58' |
Report |
| Albania | 1–1 | Armenia |
|---|---|---|
| Franholli 57' |
Report | Ter-Petrosyan 90' |
| Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Dowie 12', 21' |
Report |
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: John McDermott (Republic of Ireland)
| Ukraine | 2–1 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Kosovskyi 3' Shevchenko 70' |
Report | Dowie 14' (pen.) |
| Ukraine | 1–1 | Armenia |
|---|---|---|
| Shevchenko 6' |
Report | Petrosyan 77' |
| Portugal | 2–0 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| João V. Pinto 14' Figo 70' |
Report |
| Northern Ireland | 1–3 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes 59' |
Report | Bierhoff 72', 77', 78' |
| Portugal | 3–1 | Armenia |
|---|---|---|
| Domingos 23' Figo 31'Pedro Barbosa 55' |
Report | Assadourian 46' |
| Albania | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Haxhi 65' |
Report |
| Armenia | 0–2 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shevchenko 33' Maksymov 54' |
| Portugal | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Conceição 18' |
Report |
Goalscorers
There were 66 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Bajram Franholli- Altin Haxhi
- Igli Tare
- Rudi Vata
Garnik Avalyan- Karapet Mikaelyan
- Artur Petrosyan
- Hakob Ter-Petrosyan
- Harutyun Vardanyan
Mario Basler- Fredi Bobić
- Thomas Helmer
- Stefan Kuntz
- Olaf Marschall
- Andreas Möller
Michael Hughes- Neil Lennon
- Gerry Taggart
Sérgio Conceição- Rui Costa
- Fernando Couto
- Hélder Cristóvão
- Domingos Paciência
Vitaliy Kosovskyi- Serhiy Popov
1 own goal
- Jurgen Kohler (playing against Albania)
Notes
- Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
- Played in neutral ground due to the 1997 rebellion in Albania.