1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The 1999 UEFA Women's World Cup qualification was held between 21 August 1997 and 11 October 1998. The 16 teams belonging to Class A of European women's football were drawn into four groups, from which the group winners qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The four runners-up were drawn into two home-and-away knock-out matches, winners of those matches also qualifying. Sweden, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Germany and Russia qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[1]

CLASS A

Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Sweden	18	6	6	0	0	18	5
Ukraine	9	6	3	0	3	9	13
Iceland	5	6	1	2	3	5	9
Spain	2	6	0	2	4	5	10

30 August 1997

Iceland	1–3	Sweden
Ottarsdottir	SvFF Report (in Swedish)	Svensson Allberg

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Attendance: 300

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7 September 1997

Iceland	3–2	Ukraine

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

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28 September 1997

Sweden	3–2	Ukraine
Tornqvist Andersson ? (o.g.)	SvFF Report (in Swedish)	Mazourenko Verezubova

Studenternas IP, Uppsala

Attendance: 3430

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1 November 1997

Spain	1–2	Ukraine
Mateos 82'	Report	Zinchenko 40', 45'

Estadi La Bòbila, Gavà

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Nicole Novidi Bengnat(Switzerland)

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3 May 1998

Spain	1–2	Sweden
?	SvFF Report (in Swedish)	Ljungberg Svensson

Motril, Spain

Attendance: 1,000

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24 May 1998

Sweden	3–1	Spain
Törnqvist Svensson ?	SvFF Report (in Swedish)	?

Söderstadion, Stockholm

Attendance: 3,302

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31 May 1998

Spain	0–0	Iceland

Palencia, Spain

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7 June 1998

Ukraine	2–1	Spain

Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv

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14 June 1998

Iceland	1–1	Spain

Kópavogur, Iceland

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8 August 1998

Ukraine	0–5	Sweden
	SvFF Report (in Swedish)	Bengtsson Tornqvist Lilja Ljungberg Ackerfors

Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv

Attendance: 2500

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26 August 1998

Sweden	2–0	Iceland
Sandell Svensson	SvFF Report (in Swedish)

Norrvalla Stadium, Skellefteå

Attendance: 2614

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30 August 1998

Ukraine	1–0	Iceland

Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv

Sweden qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Italy	16	6	5	1	0	11	4
Finland	10	6	3	1	2	6	5
France	8	6	2	2	2	9	7
Switzerland	0	6	0	0	6	2	12

6 September 1997

Finland	1–0	Switzerland

Jakobstad, Finland

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4 October 1997

Switzerland	1–2	France

Bern, Switzerland

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18 October 1997

France	2–2	Finland

Le Creusot, France

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1 November 1997

Switzerland	1–3	Italy

Nyon, Switzerland

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22 November 1997

Italy	0–0	France

Como, Italy

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11 April 1998

France	2–3	Italy

Blois, France

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2 May 1998

France	3–0	Switzerland

Bruay-la-Buissière, France

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5 May 1998

Italy	1–0	Finland

Cagliari, Italy

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16 May 1998

Italy	2–0	Switzerland

Perugia, Italy

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23 May 1998

Finland	1–0	France

Helsinki, Finland

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6 June 1998

Switzerland	0–1	Finland

Sursee, Switzerland

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27 June 1998

Finland	1–2	Italy

Espoo, Finland

Italy qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Group 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Norway	13	6	4	1	1	13	5
Germany	12	6	4	0	2	9	5
Netherlands	7	6	2	1	3	5	10
England	3	6	1	0	5	3	10

25 September 1997

Germany	3–0	England

Dessau, Germany

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1 October 1997

Norway	6–1	Netherlands
Pettersen 4', 9', 76' Riise 33' Medalen 79' Lehn 86'	Report (in Dutch)	Roos 60'

Bislett Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 339

Referee: Zygmunt Ziober (Poland)

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30 October 1997

England	1–0	Netherlands
Smith 60'	Report (in Dutch)

Upton Park, London

Attendance: 2,002

Referee: Asim Khudiev (Azerbaijan)

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6 November 1997

Germany	1–0	Norway

Bayreuth, Germany

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13 December 1997

Netherlands	1–0	Germany
Noom 64'	Report (in Dutch)

Polman Stadion, Almelo

Attendance: 4,200

Referee: Gitte Lyngo Nielsen (Denmark)

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8 March 1998

England	0–1	Germany

London, England

Attendance: 4,917 (National Record)

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2 April 1998

Germany	2–1	Netherlands
Voss 80' Koning 82' (o.g.)	Report (in Dutch)	Migchelsen 45'

Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion, Herford

Attendance: 5,970

Referee: Kazimir Znaydinski (Belarus)

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18 April 1998

Netherlands	0–0	Norway
	Report (in Dutch)

De Baandert, Sittard

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Lassin Isaksen (Faroe Islands)

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14 May 1998

England	1–2	Norway

Manchester, England

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23 May 1998

Netherlands	2–1	England
Noom 1', 46'	Report (in Dutch)	??? 2'

Sportpark Olympia, Waalwijk

Referee: Mammedov Khagani (Azerbaijan)

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17 June 1998

Norway	3–2	Germany

Ulefoss, Norway

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15 August 1998

Norway	2–0	England

Lillestrøm, Norway

Norway qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Group 4

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Denmark	18	6	6	0	0	22	3
Russia	12	6	4	0	2	15	9
Portugal	6	6	2	0	4	4	15
Belgium	0	6	0	0	6	5	19

21 August 1997

Denmark	3–1	Russia

Hjørring Stadium, Hjørring

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27 September 1997

Belgium	1–2	Denmark

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

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11 October 1997

Belgium	3–4	Russia

Leuven, Belgium

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29 October 1997

Denmark	4–0	Portugal
Krogh 28', 87' Flæng 48' Anne Nielsen 78'	Report

Hjørring Stadium, Hjørring

Referee: Gerard Perry (Republic of Ireland)

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8 November 1997

Portugal	0–2	Russia
	Report	Barbashina 12' Kamarova 90'

Complexo Desportivo Fernando Mamede, Beja

Referee: Vibeke Karlsen (Norway)

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28 February 1998

Portugal	2–0	Belgium
Carla Couto 8' Paula Reis 68'	Report

Estádio Municipal de Cantanhede, Cantanhede

Referee: Tiziana Calamosca (Italy)

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4 April 1998

Belgium	0–2	Portugal
	Report	Ana Rita 7' Anabela 61'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia)

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25 April 1998

Russia	2–0	Portugal
Barbashina 10' Kamarova 24'	Report

Estádio Luch, Tula

Referee: Benedik Bolidan

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16 May 1998

Portugal	0–7	Denmark
	Report	Christina B. Petersen 1' Merete Pedersen 4', 62' Monica 24' (o.g.) Anne Nielsen 38' Krogh 69' Rasmussen 76'

Estádio-João-Paulo-II, Angra do Heroísmo (Azores)

Referee: Michael Ross (Northern Ireland)

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23 May 1998

Russia	5–1	Belgium

Selyatino, Russia

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22 August 1998

Russia	1–2	Denmark

Selyatino, Russia

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29 August 1998

Denmark	4–0	Belgium

Odense, Denmark

Denmark qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

CLASS B

Group 5

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Scotland	14	6	4	2	0	38	3
Czech Republic	14	6	4	2	0	37	2
Estonia	3	6	1	0	5	6	31
Lithuania	3	6	1	0	5	3	48

16 August 1997

Lithuania	3–2	Estonia

Vilnius, Lithuania

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20 August 1997

Czech Republic	6–0	Estonia

Lanžhot, Czech Republic

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3 September 1997

Estonia	1–7	Scotland

Tallinn, Estonia

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7 September 1997

Lithuania	0–5	Scotland

Vilnius, Lithuania

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7 October 1997

Estonia	0–8	Czech Republic

Tallinn, Estonia

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10 October 1997

Lithuania	0–12	Czech Republic

Vilnius, Lithuania

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26 April 1998

Czech Republic	1–1	Scotland

Český Dub, Czech Republic

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3 May 1998

Scotland	7–0	Estonia

Ayr, Scotland

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16 May 1998

Czech Republic	9–0	Lithuania

Sedlčany, Czech Republic

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23 May 1998

Scotland	1–1	Czech Republic

Caledonian Stadium, Inverness

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30 May 1998

Scotland	17–0	Lithuania

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

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27 June 1998

Estonia	3–0	Lithuania

Tallinn, Estonia

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Group 6

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Poland	16	6	5	1	0	15	4
Republic of Ireland	10	6	3	1	2	8	4
Belarus	5	6	1	2	3	8	9
Wales	2	6	0	2	4	7	21

10 September 1997

Belarus	0–1	Poland

Mogilev, Belarus

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21 September 1997

Belarus	0–1	Republic of Ireland
	Report	Power 55'

Mogilev, Belarus

Referee: Galina Doneva (Bulgaria)

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8 October 1997

Poland	2–2	Wales

Zamość, Poland

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12 October 1997

Belarus	4–1	Wales

Mogilev, Belarus

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2 November 1997

Republic of Ireland	0–1	Poland
	Report	Szondermajer 44'

Tolka Park, Dublin

Referee: Niklas á Liðarenda (Faroe Islands)

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7 December 1997

Wales	0–3	Republic of Ireland
	Report	O'Shea 2' McNally 28', 90'

Bangor, Wales

Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

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8 March 1998

Republic of Ireland	4–0	Wales
Reilly 29' Kierans 57' Saurin 68', 90'	Report

Bray, Republic of Ireland

Referee: Maria Patrascu (Romania)

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1 May 1998

Wales	1–5	Poland

Barry, Wales

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24 May 1998

Wales	3–3	Belarus

Haverfordwest, Wales

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6 June 1998

Poland	3–0	Republic of Ireland
Nieczypor 10', 57' Szondermajer 30'	Report

Łuków, Poland

Referee: Algirdas Dubinskas (Lithuania)

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17 June 1998

Poland	3–1	Belarus

Piekary Śląskie, Poland

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27 June 1998

Republic of Ireland	0–0	Belarus
	Report

Drogheda, Republic of Ireland

Referee: Andrei Iacovlev

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Group 7

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
FR Yugoslavia	18	6	6	0	0	24	4
Bulgaria	7	6	2	1	3	11	12
Turkey	5	6	1	2	3	6	15
Greece	4	6	1	1	4	8	18
Georgia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

•  Georgia withdrew after two matches.

10 September 1997

FR Yugoslavia	11–0 Annulled	Georgia

Kula, Yugoslavia

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25 September 1997

Georgia	0–1 Annulled	Turkey

Rustavi, Georgia

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28 September 1997

Greece	1–5	Bulgaria

Nea Kallikratia, Greece

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30 October 1997

Turkey	0–5	FR Yugoslavia

Sakarya, Turkey

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2 November 1997

Greece	2–3	FR Yugoslavia

Athens, Greece

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23 November 1997

Bulgaria	1–2	Turkey

Sofia, Bulgaria

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5 December 1997

FR Yugoslavia	2–0	Bulgaria

Kruševac, Yugoslavia

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17 December 1997

Turkey	1–1	Greece

Istanbul, Turkey

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8 March 1998

Greece	3–2	Turkey

Thessaloniki, Greece

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12 April 1998

Bulgaria	3–0	Greece

Sandanski, Bulgaria

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20 May 1998

FR Yugoslavia	4–0	Turkey

Kula, Yugoslavia

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6 June 1998

Bulgaria	1–6	FR Yugoslavia

Sofia, Bulgaria

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20 June 1998

FR Yugoslavia	4–1	Greece

Kruševac, Yugoslavia

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20 June 1998

Turkey	1–1	Bulgaria

Tekirdağ, Turkey

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Group 8

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Romania	18	8	5	3	0	30	6
Slovakia	17	8	5	2	1	33	5
Hungary	16	8	5	1	2	32	9
Israel	3	8	1	0	7	6	31
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	8	1	0	7	5	55

2 September 1997

Slovakia	11–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lisková 3' Beregszasziova 5' Botková 13', 33', 74' Geržová 35' Lukácsová 40', 57', 62' Gážiová 70' Štefúnová 89'	/ SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Kerla  12' Zukanovic  35' Kero  64' Hurem  68' Skandro  73' Salcinovic  83'

Šaľa, Slovakia

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13 September 1997

Romania	1–1	Slovakia
Laslo  37' Grigore 38'	/ SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Gajdošová 9'

Câmpina, Romania

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17 September 1997

Hungary	10–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ruff 4', 38', 63', 90' Dombai-Nagy 40' Bökk 49' Mester 55' Paraoánu 65', 90' Főfai 76'	Report

Komló, Hungary

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11 October 1997

Romania	4–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Enache 42', 59', 71' Pufulete 73'	Report	Serdarevic  79'

Câmpina, Romania

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22 October 1997

Slovakia	4–0	Hungary
Babuliaková 10', 66' Botková 21' Geržová 49' Lukácsová  76'	SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Nagy  45' Sebestyén  64'

Trenčín, Slovakia

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2 November 1997

Israel	0–7	Romania
	Report	Enache 7', 33' Grigore 8' Surdu 11', 69' Ciorba 15', 22'

Bat Yam, Israel

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12 December 1997

Romania	3–1	Hungary
Ciorba 13', 37' Surdu 32' Berinczan  55' Pintea  85'	Report	Milasin  48'

Câmpina, Romania

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1 April 1998

Israel	0–4	Slovakia
	IFA report (in Hebrew) SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Juríková 3', 24' Beregszasziova 49', 55'

Bat Yam, Israel

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8 April 1998

Israel	5–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jan 41' (pen.), 55', 85', 86' Hajaj 51'	IFA Report (in Hebrew)

Bat Yam, Israel

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26 April 1998

Slovakia	1–1	Romania
Knoppová  18' Botková 43' Juríková  78'	/ SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Ciorba 19'  90' Abrasu  32' Mache  75'

Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia

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1 May 1998

Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–7	Slovakia
Serdarevic  24'	/ SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Beregszasziova 2' Babuliaková 5', 8' Gajdošová 24' Škodlerová 64' Botková 82' Lukácsová 88'

Hrasnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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3 May 1998

Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–9	Hungary
Pehić  41' Pavlovic  45' Bilic  79'	Report	Ruff 3', 73', 81'  56' Sebestyén 18' Dombai-Nagy 26', 84' Masic 45' (o.g.) Bajkó 69', 87'

Hrasnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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13 May 1998

Slovakia	5–0	Israel
Čillíková 2' Babuliaková 11' Škodlerová 47', 54' Gajdošová 59'	/ SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Gonen  32' Belhassen  58'

Prešov, Slovakia

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17 May 1998

Hungary	5–0	Israel
Bajkó 20', 65', 83' Ruff 42', 49' Paraoánu  53' Szabo  85'	Report	Dayan  61' Birn  61' Navah  74'

Kecskemét, Hungary

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17 May 1998

Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–8	Romania
Kerla 62'  30' Masic  41' Serdarevic  69'	Report	Enache 6', 25', 66', 70'  35' Surdu 8' Grigore 13', 21' Pufulete 29' Pintea  32' Ghevrec-Vasilescu  57'

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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3 June 1998

Hungary	3–0	Slovakia
Mester  19' Bajkó 30' Fülöp 63', 68'	/ SFZ Report (in Slovak)	Škodlerová  8' Kúdelová  22' Benediková  67'

Bük, Hungary

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27 June 1998

Hungary	2–2	Romania
Bökk 40' Paraoánu  62' Marko 68' Ruff  78'	Report	Leu  5' Pufulete 9' Ducan 11'

Siófok, Hungary

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15 August 1998

Israel	0–2	Hungary
	Report	Bökk 21' Mester 82'

Bat Yam, Israel

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18 August 1998

Bosnia and Herzegovina	4–1	Israel
Pehić 31', 56', 85', 90' Zec  65'	Report	Hagag 88'

Vogošća, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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26 August 1998

Romania	4–0	Israel
Enache 39', 84' Pufulete 47' Mache  49' Grigore 74'	Report	Awisat  9' Antman  81'

Câmpina, Romania

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Playoff A

12 September 1998

Russia	2–1	Finland

Moscow, Russia

11 October 1998

Finland	1–2	Russia

Helsinki, Finland

Russia qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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17 September 1998

Germany	5–0	Ukraine

Fulda, Germany

11 October 1998

Ukraine	1–1	Germany

Kyiv, Ukraine

Germany qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Playoff B

12 September 1998

Poland	0–1	Switzerland

Ostrowiec, Poland

10 October 1998

Switzerland	4–0	Poland

Renens, Switzerland

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13 September 1998

FR Yugoslavia	3–0	Belgium

Belgrade, Yugoslavia

10 October 1998

Belgium	1–1	FR Yugoslavia

Leuven, Belgium

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13 September 1998

Romania	1–4	England

Câmpina, Romania

11 October 1998

England	2–1	Romania

High Wycombe, England

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13 September 1998

Scotland	0–3	Spain
		Jiménez 29' Mateos 66' Monforte 75'

Stirling, Scotland

11 October 1998

Spain	4–1	Scotland
Gimbert ?' Monforte ?' Cabezón ?' Marco ?'		Fleeting ?'

Córdoba, Spain

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