1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
1998 UEFA Under-21 Championship
| 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship |
| Tournament details |
| Host country |
Romania |
| Final positions |
| Champions |
Spain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
Greece |
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, consisting 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 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.
Qualifying
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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Group 2
| Qualifying Group 2 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
England |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
998 |
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 991-0 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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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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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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Group 5
- Russia 2-1 Cyprus
- Israel 2-0 Bulgaria
- Israel 1-0 Russia
- Luxembourg 0-4 Bulgaria
- Luxembourg 1-7 Russia
- Cyprus 1-1 Israel
- Cyprus 3-0 Bulgaria
- Israel 2-1 Luxembourg
- Cyprus 0-4 Russia
- Luxembourg 0-5 Israel
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- Bulgaria 3-1 Cyprus
- Russia 8-0 Luxembourg
- Israel 4-3 Cyprus
- Bulgaria 3-0 Luxembourg
- Russia 1-1 Israel
- Bulgaria 3-1 Israel
- Luxembourg 1-2 Cyprus
- Bulgaria 1-2 Russia
- Russia 3-2 Bulgaria
- Cyprus 5-0 Luxembourg
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Russia qualify as group winners
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Group 6
- Yugoslavia 1-0 Malta
- Czech Rep. 4-0 Malta
- Slovakia 3-0 Malta
- Czech Rep. 1-2 Spain
- Yugoslavia 3-0 Czech Rep.
- Spain 1-1 Slovakia
- Spain 1-0 Yugoslavia
- Malta 0-3 Spain
- Spain 1-0 Malta
- Malta 0-6 Slovakia
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- Czech Rep. 0-1 Yugoslavia
- Yugoslavia 1-2 Spain
- Yugoslavia 1-0 Slovakia
- Spain 4-0 Czech Rep.
- Slovakia 0-1 Czech Rep.
- Slovakia 0-1 Yugoslavia
- Malta 0-5 Czech Rep.
- Slovakia 3-4 Spain
- Czech Rep. 2-3 Slovakia
- Malta 0-6 Yugoslavia
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Spain qualify as group winners
Faroe Islands did not enter
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Group 7
- San Marino 0-3 Wales
- Wales 4-0 San Marino
- Belgium 1-2 Turkey
- Wales 0-2 Netherlands
- San Marino 1-5 Belgium
- Netherlands 0-1 Wales
- Turkey 3-0 San Marino
- Wales 0-3 Turkey
- Belgium 2-2 Netherlands
- Netherlands 6-0 San Marino
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- Wales 1-0 Belgium
- Turkey 0-1 Netherlands
- Turkey 1-2 Belgium
- San Marino 0-7 Netherlands
- Belgium 3-0 San Marino
- Turkey 3-0 Wales
- Netherlands 5-2 Belgium
- San Marino 1-4 Turkey
- Netherlands 3-0 Turkey
- Belgium 1-0 Wales
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Netherlands qualify as group winners
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Group 8
- Iceland 2-0 R.Macedonia
- Romania 2-1 Lithuania
- Lithuania 0-3 Iceland
- Ireland 4-0 R.Macedonia
- Iceland 2-3 Romania
- Ireland 0-1 Iceland
- R.Macedonia 0-1 Romania
- Lithuania 1-2 Romania
- R.Macedonia 0-4 Ireland
- Romania 1-0 Ireland
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- R.Macedonia 1-1 Iceland
- Iceland 0-2 Lithuania
- Ireland 2-0 Lithuania
- Romania 3-0 R.Macedonia
- Iceland 1-0 Ireland
- Lithuania 1-0 R.Macedonia
- Lithuania 2-1 Ireland
- Romania 4-0 Iceland
- Ireland 0-2 Romania
- R.Macedonia 2-1 Lithuania
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Romania qualify as group winners
Liechtenstein did not enter
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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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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 on away goals
Greece qualify
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Knockout stages
Held in Romania, May 23-31, 1998.
Squads
See 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads
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