The 1998 season was the seventh full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. The Estonia national football team failed to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The team ended up in fifth place in the final ranking of group 4, with one win, one draw and eight losses.
| Friendly 1998-05-09 |
Mexico | 6 – 0 | Estonia | Stadio Enzo Mazotti, Montecatini Terme Attendance: 500 Referee: Bolognino (ITA) |
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| García Aspe 2' (gk) Hernández 9', 52', 76' Ordiales 37', 58' |
| Friendly 1998-05-16 |
Estonia | 0 – 0 | Azerbaijan | Viljandi linnastaadion, Viljandi Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Hyytiä (FIN) |
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| ECQ [1] 1998-06-04 |
Estonia | 5 – 0 | Faroe Islands | Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ingvarsson (SWE) |
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| Viikmäe 12' Reim 40' Terehhov 75' Oper 86' Kirs 90' |
| Friendly 1998-06-22 |
Estonia | 2 – 1 | Andorra | Kuressaare Linnastaadion, Kuressaare Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Timofeyev (EST) |
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| Zelinski 29' Oper 76' |
Lucendo 55' |
| Baltic Cup 1998-06-25 |
Estonia | 0 – 2 | Latvia | Valga linnastaadion, Valga Attendance: 300 Referee: Dubinskas (LTU) |
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| Pahars 19' Babičevs 87' |
| Baltic Cup 1998-06-28 |
Estonia | 0 – 0 | Lithuania | Viljandi linnastaadion, Viljandi Attendance: 400 Referee: Lajuks (LAT) |
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| Friendly 1998-08-20 |
Estonia | 0 – 1 | Moldova | Spordikeskuse Staadion, Kohtla-Järve Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Timofeyev (EST) |
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| Cleşcenco 68' |
| ECQ 1998-09-05 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 – 1 | Estonia | Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Agius (MLT) |
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| Barbarez 74' | Hibić 29' (o.g.) |
| Friendly 1998-09-23 |
Estonia | 2 – 2 | Egypt | Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Lajuks (LAT) |
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| Kirs 29' Zelinski 43' |
Emam 77' Hassan 87' |
| ECQ 1998-10-10 |
Scotland | 3 – 2 | Estonia | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 16,930 Referee: Bento Marques (POR) |
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| Dodds 70', 85' Hohlov-Simson 79' (og) |
Hohlov-Simson 35' Smirnov 76' |
| ECQ 1998-10-14 |
Czech Republic | 4 – 1 | Estonia | Na Stínadlech, Teplice Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Olafsson (ISL) |
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| Nedved 8' Berger 20', 38' Meet 45' (og) |
Arbeiter 90+1' |
| Friendly 1998-11-18 |
Georgia | 3 – 1 | Estonia | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tblisi Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Malaguradze (GEO) |
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| Ashvetia 65', 85' Janashia 72' |
Arbeiter 82' |
| Friendly 1998-11-21 |
Armenia | 2 – 1 | Estonia | Kotayk Stadium, Abovyan Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Nalbandian (ARM) |
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| Barsegyan 8' Simonyan 17' |
Zelinski 55' |
| Friendly 1998-11-28 |
Azerbaijan | 2 – 1 | Estonia | Unknown, Gyandzha Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Mamedov (ARM) |
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| Sultanov 81' Mammadov 87' (pk) |
Kirs 68' |
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