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1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). A total of 50 UEFA teams entered the competition; Andorra, which joined FIFA and UEFA in November 1996 while the qualifiers were underway, could not enter. The European zone was allocated 15 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. France, the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition between 49 teams. The 49 teams were divided into nine groups, four groups of six teams and five groups of five teams. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up would be ranked according to their records against the 1st, 3rd and 4th-placed team in their groups, and the team with the best record would also qualify. The other runners-up would advance to the UEFA Play-offs. In the play-offs, the 8 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predrag Mijatović
Predrag Mijatović ( sr-cyrl, Предраг Мијатовић; born 19 January 1969) is a Montenegrin Association football, football administrator and former player who played as a Striker (association football), striker. At club level, Mijatović played for six clubs: FK Budućnost Podgorica, Budućnost, FK Partizan, Partizan, Valencia CF, Valencia, Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid, ACF Fiorentina, Fiorentina and Levante UD, Levante. Internationally, he played for Serbia and Montenegro national football team, FR Yugoslavia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and at the UEFA Euro 2000. During his career at Real Madrid he was widely considered as one of the best strikers in the world. Mijatović scored 28 goals in the 1995–96 La Liga season for Valencia CF, Valencia, which prompted a move to Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid, where he scored a goal in the 1998 UEFA Champions League final which ensured Madrid's first European Cup in 32 years. In 1997, Mijatović was named runner-up for the 1997 Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Group 8 may refer to: * Group 8 (Sweden), a feminist movement in Sweden * Group 8 element, a series of elements in the Periodic Table * Group 8 Rugby League, a rugby league competition * G8, or Group of 8, an inter-governmental political forum from 1997 until 2014 * NASA Astronaut Group 8, 1978 * Group VIII, former nomenclature for the noble gas The noble gases (historically the inert gases, sometimes referred to as aerogens) are the members of Group (periodic table), group 18 of the periodic table: helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), radon (Rn) and, in some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Team Appearances In The FIFA World Cup
This article lists the performances of each of the national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA World Cup. As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the final tournaments. Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments up to the 2022 edition, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. To date, eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay; the current champions are Argentina. The most successful nation in the competition are currently Brazil, who have won the cup on five occasions. Five teams have appeared in FIFA World Cup finals without winning, while eleven more have appeared in semi-finals. Ranking of teams by number of appearances Debut of national teams Each successive World Cup has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Using FIFA's view on successor teams, the total number of teams that have participated in the Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification (UEFA Play-off)
The 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe) — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. 174 teams entered the qualification rounds, while two places were reserved for France and Brazil as host nation and defending champions, respectively. Qualified teams * Norway was eliminated from the group stage of the 1994 World Cup, while they exited the 1938 tournament in the first round of what was then a pure knockout tournament. Qualification process The distribution by confederation for the 1998 FIFA World Cup was: * AFC (Asia): 3 or 4 places * CAF (Africa): 5 places * CONCACAF (North America): 3 places * CONMEBOL (South America): 4 places (+ Brazil qualified automatically as 1994 FIFA World Cup winners for a to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification – UEFA Second Round
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the Impeachment of Bill Clinton, House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster (1998), Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake, Afghani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification – UEFA Group 3
Group 3 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Azerbaijan, Finland, Hungary, Norway, and Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. 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 Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Goalscorers Notes References External linksGroup 3 Detailed Results at RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup) 1 1996–97 in Azerbaijani football 1997–98 in Azerbaijani football 1996 in Finnish football 1997 in Finnish football 1996–97 in Hungarian football 1997–98 in Hungarian football 1996 in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification – UEFA Group 9
Group 9 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Albania national football team, Albania, Armenia national football team, Armenia, Germany national football team, Germany, Northern Ireland national football team, Northern Ireland, Portuguese national football team, Portugal, and Ukraine national football team, Ukraine. These six teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in 1998 FIFA World Cup, the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots. Standings Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Goalscorers Notes References External linksGroup 9 Detailed Results at RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup) 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), 9 1996–97 in Albanian football 1997–98 in Albanian football 1996–97 in Armenian football 1997 in Armenian football 1996–97 in Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification – UEFA Group 8
Group 8 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Iceland national football team, Iceland, Liechtenstein national football team, Liechtenstein, Lithuania national football team, Lithuania, Macedonia national football team, Macedonia, Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland, and Romania national football team, Romania. These six teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in 1998 FIFA World Cup, the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots. Standings Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Goalscorers Notes References External linksGroup 8 Detailed Results at RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup) 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), 8 1996 in Icelandic football 1997 in Icelandic football 1996–97 in Liechtenstein football 1997–98 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification – UEFA Group 6
Group 6 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Czech Republic national football team, Czech Republic, Faroe Islands national football team, Faroe Islands, Malta national football team, Malta, Slovakia national football team, Slovakia, Spain national football team, Spain, and Serbia and Montenegro national football team, Yugoslavia. These six teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in 1998 FIFA World Cup, the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots. Standings Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Goalscorers Notes References External links Group 6 Detailed Results at RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup) 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), 6 1996–97 in Czech football 1997–98 in Czech football 1996 in Faroe Islands football 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification – UEFA Group 1
Group 1 consisted of five teams entered into the European zone: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, and Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati .... 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 Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Goalscorers Notes References External linksGroup 1 Detailed Results at RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup) 1 1996–97 in Bosnia and Herzegovina football 1997–98 in Bosnia and Herzegovina football 1996–97 in Croatian football 1997–98 in Croatian football 1996–97 in Danish football 1997� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification – UEFA Group 5
Group 5 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Israel, Luxembourg, and Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders .... 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 Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Goalscorers Notes References External links Group 5 Detailed Results at RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup) 5 1996–97 in Bulgarian football Qual 1996–97 in Cypriot football 1997–98 in Cypriot football 1996–97 in Israeli football 1997–98 in Israeli football 1996–97 in Luxembourgian football 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification – UEFA Group 7
Group 7 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Belgium, Netherlands, San Marino, Turkey, and Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic .... 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 Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Goalscorers Notes References External links Group 7 Detailed Results at RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup) 7 1996–97 in Belgian football Qual 1996–97 in Dutch football Qual 1996–97 in San Marino football 1997–98 in San Marino football 1996–97 in Turkish football 1997–98 in Turkish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
