Group 2 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:

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, and

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. 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

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Goalscorers

Notes

References

External links

Group 2 Detailed Results at RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup) 1 1996–97 in English football 1997–98 in English football 1996–97 in Georgian football 1997–98 in Georgian football 1996–97 in Italian football 1997–98 in Italian football 1996–97 in Moldovan football 1997–98 in Moldovan football 1996–97 in Polish football 1997–98 in Polish football