1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
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The 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 1996. The final tournament was held in 1998 in Romania.
The 46 national teams were divided into nine groups (eight groups of 5 + one group of 6). The records of the nine group winners were compared, and the eighth and ninth ranked teams played-off against each other for the eight quarter finals spot. One of the eight quarter-finalist were then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.
Qualifying Groups[edit]
Draw[edit]
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
Group 1[edit]
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- Greece qualify as group winners
Group 2[edit]
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Group 3[edit]
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- Norway qualify as group winners
Group 4[edit]
- Sweden qualify as group winners
Group 5[edit]
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- Russia qualify as group winners
Group 6[edit]
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- Spain qualify as group winners
Group 7[edit]
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Group 8[edit]
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Group 9[edit]
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Ranking of group winners[edit]
List of qualifying group winners. Teams 1–7 qualify automatically. Teams 8 & 9 play-off for the eighth spot. Only results between top four teams in group are used.
Qualifying play-off[edit]
4–4 on aggregate, Greece won on away goals rule.
See also[edit]
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