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The UEFA U-21 Championship 1998, which spanned two years (1996-98), had 46 entrants. Before the quarter-finals stage, Romania were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, comprising of four matches in total.
The exclusion (for political reasons) of the team from Serbia and Montenegro, then known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ended. Bosnia and Herzegovina was another former state of Yugoslavia who competed, for the first time.
Spain U-21s won the competition for the second time.
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.
[edit] Qualifying
[edit] Group 1
- Greece 0-2 Slovenia
- Greece 1-0 Bosnia & Herz.
- Slovenia 0-3 Denmark
- Bosnia & Herz. 3-1 Croatia
- Denmark 1-3 Greece
- Slovenia 2-0 Bosnia & Herz.
- Croatia 0-1 Greece
- Croatia 2-0 Denmark
- Bosnia & Herz. 0-0 Greece
- Croatia 2-0 Slovenia
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- Greece 2-0 Croatia
- Denmark 2-1 Slovenia
- Denmark 5-0 Bosnia & Herz.
- Bosnia & Herz. 1-1 Denmark
- Croatia 6-1 Bosnia & Herz.
- Slovenia 1-3 Greece
- Denmark 1-0 Croatia
- Bosnia & Herz. 1-2 Slovenia
- Greece 2-3 Denmark
- Slovenia 1-2 Croatia
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 Greece qualify as group winners
Greece (16pts) Denmark (16pts) head-to-head:
1-3 in DEN, 2-3 in GRE
.: Greece better (5-4 on aggregate)
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[edit] Group 2
| Qualifying Group 2 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
 England |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
18 |
| 2 |
 Georgia |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
| 3 |
 Italy |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
6 |
11 |
| 4 |
 Poland |
8 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
15 |
8 |
| 5 |
 Moldova |
8 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
17 |
4 |
- Moldova 0-2 England
- Moldova 0-3 Italy
- England 0-0 Poland
- Italy 6-0 Georgia
- Georgia 0-1 England
- Poland 1-3 Moldova
- England 1-0 Italy
- Italy 6-0 Moldova
- Poland 1-1 Italy
- England 0-0 Georgia
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- Italy 1-1 Poland
- Poland 1-1 England
- Georgia 1-0 Moldova
- Poland 2-2 Georgia
- England 1-0 Moldova
- Georgia 2-0 Italy
- Moldova 0-0 Georgia
- Moldova 2-3 Poland
- Georgia 5-1 Poland
- Italy 0-1 England
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England qualify as group winners
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[edit] Group 3
- Norway 1-1 France
- Hungary 0-1 Finland
- Finland 1-1 Switzerland
- Norway 4-1 Hungary
- Switzerland 3-7 Norway
- France 2-0 Hungary
- France 1-0 Switzerland
- Norway 3-0 Finland
- Switzerland 4-1 Hungary
- France 2-1 Finland
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- Finland 1-1 France
- Hungary 2-0 Norway
- Hungary 2-2 Switzerland
- Finland 0-0 Norway
- Switzerland 2-1 Finland
- Hungary 2-4 France
- Norway 4-1 Switzerland
- Finland 3-1 Hungary
- Switzerland 0-0 France
- France 2-3 Norway
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 Norway qualify as group winners
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[edit] Group 4
- Sweden 1-3 Belarus
- Austria 4-0 Scotland
- Belarus 3-1 Estonia
- Latvia 0-2 Sweden
- Estonia 1-1 Belarus
- Latvia 0-0 Scotland
- Estonia 0-1 Scotland
- Sweden 4-1 Austria
- Belarus 2-0 Latvia
- Austria 0-0 Latvia
- Scotland 1-4 Sweden
- Scotland 4-0 Estonia
- Scotland 1-2 Austria
- Latvia 0-3 Belarus
- Austria 7-1 Estonia
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- Sweden 2-1 Scotland
- Estonia 0-1 Latvia
- Belarus 1-0 Scotland
- Latvia 1-3 Austria
- Estonia 0-2 Sweden
- Belarus 0-1 Sweden
- Estonia 0-1 Austria
- Latvia 0-1 Estonia
- Austria 0-4 Sweden
- Scotland 0-3 Belarus
- Belarus 1-1 Austria
- Sweden 5-0 Latvia
- Sweden 5-0 Estonia
- Scotland 2-4 Latvia
- Austria 2-0 Belarus
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 Sweden qualify as group winners
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[edit] Group 9
- Armenia 3-4 Portugal
- Ukraine 1-0 Portugal
- Albania 2-4 Portugal
- Armenia 0-1 Germany
- Albania 3-2 Armenia
- Portugal 1-0 Ukraine
- Portugal 1-2 Germany
- Albania 0-3 Ukraine
- Albania 0-4 Germany
- Germany 2-0 Ukraine
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- Ukraine 7-0 Armenia
- Ukraine 1-1 Germany
- Portugal 1-1 Albania
- Ukraine 1-0 Albania
- Portugal 8-1 Armenia
- Germany 1-1 Portugal
- Armenia 2-0 Albania
- Germany 7-0 Armenia
- Armenia 0-1 Ukraine
- Germany 2-0 Albania
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 Germany qualify as group winners
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[edit] Group Winners
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.
Qualification Playoff
- Greece 2-0 England
- England 4-2 Greece
4-4: Greece win 2-0 on away goals
Greece qualify
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[edit] Knockout Stages
Held in Romania, May 23-31, 1998.
[edit] Squads
See 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads
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Quarter Finals
- Germany 0-1 Greece
Greece through
to semi-finals
- Netherlands 2-1 Romania
 Netherlands through
to semi-finals
- Spain 1-0 Russia
 Spain through
to semi-finals
- Norway 1-0 Sweden
Norway through
to semi-finals
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Semi Finals
- Netherlands 0-3 Greece
Greece through to final
- Spain 1-0 Norway
Spain through to final
Consolation Round
- Romania 0-1 Germany
- Russia 0-2 Sweden
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5th Place Match
Germany finish fifth
Sweden finish sixth
7th Place Match
 Russia finish seventh
 Romania finish eighth
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Final
Spain finish as Champions
Greece finish as runners-up
3rd Place Match
Norway finish third
Netherlands finish fourth
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[edit] External links
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