1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
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Group 5 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Bulgaria, Cyprus, Israel, Luxembourg, and Russia. 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.
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Standings
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Bulgaria | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
2 | Russia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 17 |
3 | Israel | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
4 | Cyprus | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 |
5 | Luxembourg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 |
Results
Notes
- ↑ 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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- 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1996–97 in Bulgarian football
- 1997–98 in Bulgarian football
- 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
- 1997–98 in Luxembourgian football
- 1996 in Russian football
- 1997 in Russian football