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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

Group 3 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[a] Azerbaijan, Finland, Hungary, Norway, and Switzerland. 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Norway 8 6 2 0 21 2 +19 20 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup — 3–0 1–1 5–0 5–0
2   Hungary 8 3 3 2 10 8 +2 12 Advance to second round 1–1 — 1–0 1–1 3–1
3   Finland 8 3 2 3 11 12 −1 11 0–4 1–1 — 2–3 3–0
4    Switzerland 8 3 1 4 11 12 −1 10 0–1 1–0 1–2 — 5–0
5   Azerbaijan 8 1 0 7 3 22 −19 3 0–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 —
Source: [1]

Matches

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Norway  5–0  Azerbaijan
Solbakken   7', 46'
Solskjær   37', 89'
Strandli   59'		 Report
Attendance: 14,012
Azerbaijan  1–0   Switzerland
Rzayev   28' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Hungary  1–0  Finland
Orosz   15' Report
Attendance: 14,500
Finland  2–3   Switzerland
Sumiala   41' (pen.)
Kolkka   77'		 Report Lombardo   14'
Sforza   34'
Yakin   54'
Attendance: 7,217
Norway  3–0  Hungary
Rekdal   83', 89', 90' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 22,480
Switzerland  0–1  Norway
Report Leonhardsen   32'
Attendance: 22,000
Azerbaijan  0–3  Hungary
Report Nyilas   42', 67' (pen.)
Urbán   77'
Attendance: 30,000
Azerbaijan  1–2  Finland
Suleymanov   83' (pen.) Report Litmanen   26'
Paatelainen   64'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Norway  1–1  Finland
Solskjær   83' Report Sumiala   60'
Attendance: 22,782
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Switzerland  1–0  Hungary
Türkyilmaz   83' Report
Attendance: 17,300
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Hungary  1–1  Norway
Kovács   22' Report Rudi   9'
Attendance: 25,300
Finland  3–0  Azerbaijan
Vanhala   60'
Litmanen   65'
Sumiala   82'		 Report
Attendance: 13,417
Finland  0–4  Norway
Report Solbakken   9'
Rudi   12'
J.Flo   48'
T.A.Flo   84'
Attendance: 35,520
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
Hungary  1–1   Switzerland
Klausz   52' Report Chapuisat   90+1'
Attendance: 40,000
Azerbaijan  0–1  Norway
Report T.A.Flo   42'
Attendance: 8,000
Switzerland  1–2  Finland
Kunz   90+1' Report Litmanen   16'
Sumiala   79'
Attendance: 15,000
Norway  5–0   Switzerland
Jakobsen   46'
Solbakken   51'
Eggen   65'
Østenstad   75'
T.A.Flo   85'		 Report
Attendance: 22,603
Hungary  3–1  Azerbaijan
Klausz   8'
Halmai   44'
Illés   89'		 Report Lychkin   71'
Attendance: 8,112
Finland  1–1  Hungary
Sumiala   63' Report Moilanen   90+1' (o.g.)
Attendance: 31,617
Switzerland  5–0  Azerbaijan
Türkyilmaz   13', 23', 69' (pen.)
Yakin   43'
Chapuisat   51'		 Report
Attendance: 7,600

Goalscorers

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There were 56 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1998, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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