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Group 1 consisted of five teams entered into the European zone: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, and Slovenia. 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 8 5 2 1 14 6 +8 17 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup 3–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
2   Croatia 8 4 3 1 17 12 +5 15 Advance to second round 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–3
3   Greece 8 4 2 2 11 4 +7 14 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–0
4   Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 3 0 5 9 14 −5 9 3–0 1–4 0–1 1–0
5   Slovenia 8 0 1 7 5 20 −15 1 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–2
Source: [ citation needed]

Results

Greece 2–0  Slovenia
Lima-Batista 55'
Nikolaidis 65'
Report
Attendance: 5,053
Referee: Rune Pedersen ( Norway)

Slovenia 0–2  Denmark
Report A. Nielsen 78'
Schjønberg 89'

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–4  Croatia
Salihamidžić 25' Report Bilić 13'
Vlaović 32'
Bokšić 64', 85'
Denmark 2–1  Greece
Zagorakis 25' ( o.g.)
B. Laudrup 52'
Report Donis 35'
Attendance: 40,262
Referee: Paul Durkin ( England)

Croatia 1–1  Greece
Šuker 44' Report Nikolaidis 9'
Attendance: 24,000
Slovenia 1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zahovič 41' ( pen.) Report Bolić 5'
Kodro 33'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Charles Agius ( Malta)

Croatia 1–1  Denmark
Šuker 49' Report B. Laudrup 82'
Attendance: 33,865

Croatia 3–3  Slovenia
Prosinečki 33'
Boban 43', 60'
Report Gliha 45', 65', 66'
Attendance: 15,365
Referee: Paul Durkin ( England)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1  Greece
Report Frantzeskos 73'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Alain Sars ( France)

Denmark 4–0  Slovenia
A. Nielsen 3', 55'
P. Pedersen 28'
B. Laudrup 50'
Report
Attendance: 41,278
Referee: Hellmut Krug ( Germany)
Greece 0–1  Croatia
Report Šuker 74'

Denmark 2–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rieper 67'
Molnar 89'
Report
Attendance: 41,592

Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0  Denmark
Mujčin 19'
Bolić 25', 35'
Report
Attendance: 36,500

Croatia 3–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bilić 27'
Marić 39'
Boban 79'
Report Ladić 17' ( o.g.)
Salihamidžić 55'
Attendance: 16,518
Referee: Hugh Dallas ( Scotland)
Slovenia 0–3  Greece
Report Alexandris 54'
Konstantinidis 89'
Machlas 90+1'

Denmark 3–1  Croatia
B. Laudrup 15'
M. Laudrup 34'
Molnar 40'
Report Šuker 44'
Attendance: 41,381
Referee: Sándor Puhl ( Hungary)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0  Slovenia
Bolić 22' Report
Attendance: 18,000

Greece 0–0  Denmark
Report
Attendance: 64,272
Slovenia 1–3  Croatia
Zahovič 72' Report Šuker 11'
Soldo 39'
Bokšić 50'

Notes

  1. ^ Match played in Bologna due to the renovation of the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium.

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