1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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Group 2 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] England, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, and Poland. 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  England 8 6 1 1 15 2 13 19
2  Italy 8 5 3 0 11 1 10 18
3  Poland 8 3 1 4 10 12 −2 10
4  Georgia 8 3 1 4 7 9 −2 10
5  Moldova 8 0 0 8 2 21 −19 0

Results

1 September 1996
18:00 UTC+03:00
Moldova  0–3  England
(Report) Barmby Goal 24'
Gascoigne Goal 26'
Shearer Goal 61'
Republican, Chişinău
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

5 October 1996
21:15 UTC+03:00
Moldova  1–3  Italy
Curtianu Goal 12' (Report) Ravanelli Goal 8', 87'
Casiraghi Goal 67'
Republican, Chişinău
Attendance: 4,085
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

9 October 1996
20:00 UTC+1
England  2–1  Poland
Shearer Goal 25', 38' (Report) Citko Goal 7'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 74,663
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

9 October 1996
20:30 UTC+2
Italy  1–0  Georgia
Ravanelli Goal 43' (Report)
Stadio Renato Curi, Perugia
Attendance: 14,012
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)

9 November 1996
16:00 UTC+5
Georgia  0–2  England
(Report) Sheringham Goal 15'
Ferdinand Goal 37'

10 November 1996
20:15 UTC+2
Poland  2–1  Moldova
Bałuszyński Goal 4'
K. Warzycha Goal 77' (pen.)		 (Report) Cleşcenco Goal 83' (pen.)
GKS, Katowice
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sotirios Vorgias (Greece)

12 February 1997
20:00 UTC
England  0–1  Italy
(Report) Zola Goal 19'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 75,056
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

29 March 1997
20:45 UTC+2
Italy  3–0  Moldova
Maldini Goal 24'
Zola Goal 45'
Vieri Goal 50'		 (Report)
Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste
Attendance: 17,677
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

2 April 1997
20:30 UTC+2
Poland  0–0  Italy
(Report)
Slaski, Chorzów
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

30 April 1997
20:00 UTC+1
England  2–0  Georgia
Sheringham Goal 42'
Shearer Goal 90+1'		 (Report)
Wembley, London
Attendance: 71,208
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

30 April 1997
20:30 UTC+2
Italy  3–0  Poland
Di Matteo Goal 24'
Maldini Goal 36'
R.Baggio Goal 62'		 (Report)

31 May 1997
20:30 UTC+2
Poland  0–2  England
(Report) Shearer Goal 5'
Sheringham Goal 90'
Slaski, Chorzów
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

7 June 1997
19:15 UTC+4
Georgia  2–0  Moldova
Arveladze Goal 27'
Kinkladze Goal 51'		 (Report)
Dinamo, Batumi
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

14 June 1997
20:30 UTC+2
Poland  4–1  Georgia
Ledwoń Goal 32'
Trzeciak Goal 34'
Bukalski Goal 74' (pen.)
K. Nowak Goal 90'		 (Report) Arveladze Goal 24'
GKS, Katowice
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

10 September 1997
20:00 UTC+1
England  4–0  Moldova
Scholes Goal 29'
Wright Goal 46', 90'
Gascoigne Goal 81'		 (Report)
Wembley, London
Attendance: 74,102
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

10 September 1997
21:00 UTC+4
Georgia  0–0  Italy
(Report)
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 51,117
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

24 September 1997
19:00 UTC+3
Moldova  0–1  Georgia
(Report) Ketsbaia Goal 10'
Republican, Chişinău
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Dani Koren (Israel)

7 October 1997
19:00 UTC+3
Moldova  0–3  Poland
(Report) (incorrect substitutions)
(Report)		 Juskowiak Goal 23', 56', 60'
Republican, Chişinău
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey)

11 October 1997
20:45 UTC+2
Italy  0–0  England
(Report)
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 65,892
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

11 October 1997
16:00 UTC+4
Georgia  3–0  Poland
Arveladze Goal 55'
Tskhadadze Goal 68'
Ketsbaia Goal 74'		 (Report) (incorrect substitutions)
(Report)

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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