1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

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Group 7 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Belgium, Netherlands, San Marino, Turkey, and Wales. 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

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Netherlands 8 6 1 1 26 4 22 19
2  Belgium 8 6 0 2 20 11 9 18
3  Turkey 8 4 2 2 21 9 12 14
4  Wales 8 2 1 5 20 21 −1 7
5  San Marino 8 0 0 8 0 42 −42 0

Results

June 2, 1996
20:30 UTC+2
San Marino  0–5  Wales
Report Melville Goal 20'
Hughes Goal 32', 43'
Giggs Goal 50'
Pembridge Goal 85'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,613
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

August 31, 1996
20:30 UTC+2
Belgium  2–1  Turkey
Degryse Goal 11'
Oliveira Goal 37'		 Report Yalçin Goal 56'
Roi Baudouin, Brussels
Attendance: 33,024
Referee: David Elleray (England)

August 31, 1996
15:00 UTC+1
Wales  6–0  San Marino
Saunders Goal 1', 74'
Hughes Goal 25', 54'
Melville Goal 34'
Robinson Goal 45'		 Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 15,150
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

October 5, 1996
19:00 UTC+1
Wales  1–3  Netherlands
Saunders Goal 17' Report Hooijdonk Goal 72', 75'
R. de Boer Goal 79'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 34,560
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

October 9, 1996
20:30 UTC+2
San Marino  0–3  Belgium
Report Verheyen Goal 11'
Nilis Goal 20', 49'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,353
Referee: Kevork Oganesyan (Armenia)

November 9, 1996
20:00 UTC+1
Netherlands  7–1  Wales
Bergkamp Goal 21', 72', 78'
R. de Boer Goal 32'
Jonk Goal 33'
F. de Boer Goal 43'
Cocu Goal 60'		 Report Saunders Goal 38'
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 26,210
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

November 10, 1996
20:00 UTC+2
Turkey  7–0  San Marino
Derelioğlu Goal 25', 38', 51', 59'
Şükür Goal 56', 63'
Sağlam Goal 81'		 Report
Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 19,654
Referee: Vladimir Antonov (Moldova)

December 14, 1996
20:00 UTC+1
Belgium  0–3  Netherlands
Report Bergkamp Goal 24'
Seedorf Goal 29'
Jonk Goal 89' (pen.)
Roi Baudouin, Bruxelles
Attendance: 36,953
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

December 14, 1996
15:00 UTC
Wales  0–0  Turkey
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Aron Huzu (Romania)

March 29, 1997
20:00 UTC+1
Netherlands  4–0  San Marino
Kluivert Goal 44'
F. de Boer Goal 58', 90'
Hooijdonk Goal 82'		 Report
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)

March 29, 1997
19:00 UTC
Wales  1–2  Belgium
Gary Speed Goal 60' Report Crasson Goal 24'
Staelens Goal 45'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 14,650
Referee: Christer Fällström (Sweden)

April 2, 1997
20:30 UTC+3
Turkey  1–0  Netherlands
Şükür Goal 53' Report
Ataturk, Bursa
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)

April 30, 1997
20:30 UTC+2
San Marino  0–6  Netherlands
Report Bergkamp Goal 40', 88'
Winter Goal 62'
Hooijdonk Goal 69'
F. de Boer Goal 73'
Bosman Goal 83'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 2,832
Referee: Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)

April 30, 1997
20:30 UTC+2
Turkey  1–3  Belgium
Derelioğlu Goal 35' Report Oliveira Goal 14', 32', 45'
Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 21,350
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

June 7, 1997
20:00 UTC+2
Belgium  6–0  San Marino
Staelens Goal 15', 84'
Van Meir Goal 26'
E.Mpenza Goal 27', 45'
Oliveira Goal 33'		 Report
Roi Baudouin, Bruxelles
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Pavlin Jirku (Czech Republic)

August 20, 1997
20:30 UTC+3
Turkey  6–4  Wales
Şükür Goal 5', 37', 77', 82'
Akyüz Goal 8'
Çetin Goal 61'		 Report Blake Goal 18'
Savage Goal 20'
Saunders Goal 31'
Melville Goal 52'
Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 9,710
Referee: Marek Kowalczyk (Poland)

September 6, 1997
20:00 UTC+2
Netherlands  3–1  Belgium
Stam Goal 32'
Kluivert Goal 54'
Bergkamp Goal 84'		 Report Staelens Goal 67' (pen.)
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

September 10, 1997
20:30 UTC+2
San Marino  0–5  Turkey
Report Gobbi Goal 27' (o.g.)
Erdem Goal 30', 81'
Şükür Goal 74'
Mandirali Goal 78'

October 11, 1997
20:00 UTC+2
Netherlands  0–0  Turkey
Report
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

October 11, 1997
20:00 UTC+2
Belgium  3–2  Wales
Staelens Goal 4' (pen.)
Claessens Goal 32'
Wilmots Goal 39'		 Report Pembridge Goal 53' (pen.)
Giggs Goal 66'
Roi Baudouin, Bruxelles
Attendance: 18,233
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Notes

  1. ↑ 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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