1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round

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The 1998 FIFA World Cup European Qualification Playoffs were a set of home-and-away playoffs to decide the final four places granted to national football teams from European nations (more precisely, UEFA members) for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

By the rules of the UEFA qualifying tournament, the first-place finishers in each of the nine groups received automatic berths, along with the best second-place team that had earned the most points against the top four teams in their individual group.

The eight remaining second-place teams were competed in this round: An open draw was held on 13 October 1997 at FIFA headquarters in Zürich.

The playoffs were decided by the standard FIFA method of aggregate score, with away goals and, if necessary, extra time with the possibility of a penalty shootout at the end of the second leg. The winner of each playoff was awarded a place in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Matches[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Croatia  3–1  Ukraine 2–0 1–1
Russia  1–2  Italy 1–1 0–1
Republic of Ireland  2–3  Belgium 1–1 1–2
Hungary  1–12  FR Yugoslavia 1–7 0–5

First leg[]

Croatia 2–0 Ukraine
Bilić 11'
Vlaović 49'
Report
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Russia 1–1 Italy
Cannavaro 52' (o.g.) Report Vieri 49'
Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 15,000

Hungary 1–7 FR Yugoslavia
Illés 88' Report Brnović 2'
Đukić 6'
Savićević 10'
Mijatović 26', 41', 51'
Milošević 63'

Republic of Ireland 1–1 Belgium
Irwin 7' Report Nilis 29'
Attendance: 32,305
Referee: László Vagner (Hungary)

Second leg[]

FR Yugoslavia 5–0 Hungary
Milošević 18'
Mijatović 44', 45' (pen.), 71', 88'
Report
Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade
Attendance: 48,498
Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey)

Yugoslavia won 12–1 on aggregate.


Ukraine 1–1 Croatia
Shevchenko 5' Report Bokšić 27'
Olimpiysky, Kyiv
Attendance: 77,500
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Croatia won 3–1 on aggregate.


Belgium 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Oliveira 25'
Nilis 70'
Report Houghton 58'

Belgium won 3–2 on aggregate.


Italy 1–0 Russia
Casiraghi 53' Report

Italy won 2–1 on aggregate.

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