1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

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Group 7 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] 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
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:[citation needed]

Results[]

San Marino 0–5 Wales
Report Melville Goal 20'
Hughes Goal 32'43'
Giggs Goal 50'
Pembridge Goal 85'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,613

Belgium 2–1 Turkey
Degryse Goal 11'
Oliveira Goal 37'
Report Yalçin Goal 56'
Attendance: 33,024
Wales 6–0 San Marino
Saunders Goal 1'74'
Hughes Goal 25'54'
Melville Goal 34'
Robinson Goal 45'
Report
Attendance: 15,150

Wales 1–3 Netherlands
Saunders Goal 17' Report Hooijdonk Goal 72'75'
R. de Boer Goal 79'
San Marino 0–3 Belgium
Report Verheyen Goal 11'
Nilis Goal 20'49'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,353
Referee: (Armenia)

Netherlands 7–1 Wales
Bergkamp Goal 21'72'78'
R. de Boer Goal 32'
Jonk Goal 33'
F. de Boer Goal 43'
Cocu Goal 60'
Report Saunders Goal 38'
Turkey 7–0 San Marino
Derelioğlu Goal 25'38'51'59'
Şükür Goal 56'63'
Sağlam Goal 81'
Report
Attendance: 19,654
Referee: (Moldova)

Belgium 0–3 Netherlands
Report Bergkamp Goal 24'
Seedorf Goal 29'
Jonk Goal 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 36,953
Wales 0–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: (Romania)

Netherlands 4–0 San Marino
Kluivert Goal 44'
F. de Boer Goal 58'90'
Hooijdonk Goal 82'
Report
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: (Israel)
Wales 1–2 Belgium
Speed Goal 60' Report Crasson Goal 24'
Staelens Goal 45'
Attendance: 14,650
Referee: (Sweden)

Turkey 1–0 Netherlands
Şükür Goal 53' Report
Attendance: 17,000

San Marino 0–6 Netherlands
Report Bergkamp Goal 40'88'
Winter Goal 62'
Hooijdonk Goal 69'
F. de Boer Goal 73'
Bosman Goal 83'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 2,832
Turkey 1–3 Belgium
Derelioğlu Goal 35' Report Oliveira Goal 14'32'45'

Belgium 6–0 San Marino
Staelens Goal 15'84'
Van Meir Goal 26'
E.Mpenza Goal 27'45'
Oliveira Goal 33'
Report
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: (Czech Republic)

Turkey 6–4 Wales
Şükür Goal 5'37'77'82'
Goal 8'
Çetin Goal 61'
Report Blake Goal 18'
Savage Goal 20'
Saunders Goal 31'
Melville Goal 52'

Netherlands 3–1 Belgium
Stam Goal 32'
Kluivert Goal 54'
Bergkamp Goal 84'
Report Staelens Goal 67' (pen.)
Attendance: 48,000
San Marino 0–5 Turkey
Report Gobbi Goal 27' (o.g.)
Erdem Goal 30'81'
Şükür Goal 74'
Mandirali Goal 78'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 947
Referee: Serhiy Tatulian (Ukraine)

Netherlands 0–0 Turkey
Report
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Belgium 3–2 Wales
Staelens Goal 4' (pen.)
Claessens Goal 32'
Wilmots Goal 39'
Report Pembridge Goal 53' (pen.)
Giggs Goal 66'
Attendance: 18,233

Goal scorers[]

8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
own goals


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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