QUALIFICATION MATCHES Preliminary Round Group 1 (in Netherlands) 15.10.1996 Bathmen Wales 0-2 Netherlands 15.10.1996 Bathmen Scotland 1-1 Lithuania 17.10.1996 Hattem Lithuania 0-2 Netherlands 17.10.1996 Raalte Scotland 2-1 Wales 19.10.1996 Hattem Lithuania 4-2 Wales 19.10.1996 Raalte Netherlands 2-1 Scotland 1.Netherlands 3 3 0 0 6- 1 9 2.Lithuania 3 1 1 1 5- 5 4 3.Scotland 3 1 1 1 4- 4 4 4.Wales 3 0 0 3 3- 8 0 Group 2 (in Sweden) 07.10.1996 Tallhojden France 5-0 Latvia 07.10.1996 Nybro Faroe Islands 0-5 Sweden 09.10.1996 Smedby Faroe Islands 0-2 France 09.10.1996 Färjestaden Sweden 1-0 Latvia 11.10.1996 Nybro Latvia 2-1 Faroe Islands 11.10.1996 Kalmar Sweden 1-1 France 1.France 3 2 1 0 8- 1 7 2.Sweden 3 2 1 0 7- 1 7 3.Latvia 3 1 0 2 2- 7 3 4.Faroe Islands 3 0 0 3 1- 9 0 Group 3 (in Norway) 02.09.1996 Larvik Norway 2-1 Belarus 04.09.1996 Larvik Belarus 4-0 Estonia 06.09.1996 Sandefjord Estonia 0-3 Norway 1.Norway 2 2 0 0 5- 1 6 2.Belarus 2 1 0 1 5- 2 3 3.Estonia 2 0 0 2 0- 7 0 Group 4 (in Ireland) 22.10.1996 Dublin Denmark 2-2 Rep.of Ireland 24.10.1996 Dublin Poland 1-1 Denmark 26.10.1996 Dublin Rep.of Ireland 1-1 Poland 1.Rep.of Ireland 2 0 2 0 3- 3 2 2.Denmark 2 0 2 0 3- 3 2 3.Poland 2 0 2 0 2- 2 2 Group 5 (in England) 09.10.1996 Scunthorpe Finland 2-0 Northern Ireland 11.10.1996 York England 1-0 Finland 13.10.1996 York N. Ireland 0-4 England 1.England 2 2 0 0 5- 0 6 2.Finland 2 1 0 1 2- 1 3 3.Northern Ireland 2 0 0 2 0- 6 0 Group 6 04.09.1996 Sakarya Turkey 5-3 Belgium 18.09.1996 Eupen Belgium 1-2 Germany 22.09.1996 Ludwigshafen Germany 2-4 Turkey 28.09.1996 Lisboa Portugal 4-2 Belgium 17.10.1996 Sakarya Turkey 0-2 Germany 17.10.1996 Arlon Belgium 1-3 Portugal 30.10.1996 Sakarya Turkey 2-1 Portugal 03.11.1996 Cottbus Germany 2-1 Portugal 14.11.1996 Tongeren Belgium 0-1 Turkey 20.11.1996 Ponta DelgadaPortugal 5-1 Germany 28.11.1996 Santarem Portugal 5-0 Turkey 28.11.1996 Bochum Germany 4-1 Belgium 1.Portugal 6 4 0 2 19- 8 12 2.Germany 6 4 0 2 13-12 12 3.Turkey 6 4 0 2 12-13 12 4.Belgium 6 0 0 6 8-19 0 Group 7 (in Slovakia) 25.09.1996 Borsky MikulaMacedonia 0-2 Slovakia 27.09.1996 Myjava Croatia 3-0 Macedonia 29.09.1996 Banovce Slovakia 0-4 Croatia 1.Croatia 2 2 0 0 7- 0 6 2.Slovakia 2 1 0 1 2- 4 3 3.Macedonia 2 0 0 2 0- 5 0 Group 8 (in Switzerland) 30.09.1996 Herisau Austria 2-2 Switzerland 02.10.1996 Herisau Azerbaijan 1-0 Austria 04.10.1996 Gossau Switzerland 1-0 Azerbaijan 1.Switzerland 2 1 1 0 3- 2 4 2.Azerbaijan 2 1 0 1 1- 1 3 3.Austria 2 0 1 1 2- 3 1 Group 9 (in Luxembourg) 12.11.1996 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0-3 Malta 14.11.1996 Cessange Malta 0-6 Czech Republic 16.11.1996 Hobscheid Czech Republic 4-1 Luxembourg 1.Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 10- 1 6 2.Malta 2 1 0 1 3- 6 3 3.Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 1- 7 0 Group 10 (in Spain) 18.11.1996 Palma de M. Slovenia 0-2 Spain 20.11.1996 Palma de M. Albania 0-0 Slovenia 22.11.1996 La Puebla Spain 4-1 Albania 1.Spain 2 2 0 0 6- 1 6 2.Slovenia 2 0 1 1 0- 2 1 3.Albania 2 0 1 1 1- 4 1 Group 11 (in Romania) 22.10.1996 Plopeni Moldova 1-2 Ukraine 22.10.1996 Ploesti Romania 1-2 Israel 24.10.1996 Ploesti Israel 2-1 Ukraine 24.10.1996 Plopeni Romania 5-0 Moldova 26.10.1996 Ploesti Israel 2-1 Moldova 26.10.1996 Ploesti Ukraine 1-2 Romania 1.Israel 3 3 0 0 6- 3 9 2.Romania 3 2 0 1 8- 3 6 3.Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4- 5 3 4.Moldova 3 0 0 3 2- 9 0 Group 12 18.09.1996 Corfou Greece 0-0 Italy 02.10.1996 Beograd Yugoslavia 0-1 Greece 17.10.1996 Terracina Italy 2-0 Greece 31.10.1996 Anagni Italy 1-1 Yugoslavia 13.11.1996 Beograd Yugoslavia 2-1 Italy 27.11.1996 Trikala Greece 0-5 Yugoslavia 1.Yugoslavia 4 2 1 1 8- 3 7 2.Italy 4 1 2 1 4- 3 5 3.Greece 4 1 1 2 1- 7 4 Group 13 (in Cyprus) 21.10.1996 Paphos Russia 1-0 Cyprus 23.10.1996 Paphos Hungary 1-1 Russia 25.10.1996 Paphos Cyprus 0-2 Hungary 1.Hungary 2 1 1 0 3- 1 4 2.Russia 2 1 1 0 2- 1 4 3.Cyprus 2 0 0 2 0- 3 0 Group 14 (in Bulgaria) 15.10.1996 Lovetch Bulgaria 2-2 Georgia 17.10.1996 Lovetch Armenia 0-8 Bulgaria 19.10.1996 Lovetch Georgia 2-2 Armenia 1.Bulgaria 2 1 1 0 10- 2 4 2.Georgia 2 0 2 0 4- 4 2 3.Armenia 2 0 1 1 2-10 1 Intermediary Round Group 1 11.04.1997 Alkmaar Netherlands 0-3 France 07.05.1997 Bourges France 3-0 Netherlands Group 2 07.05.1997 Bergen Norway 1-2 Ireland 20.05.1997 Dublin Rep.of Ireland 3-0 Norway Group 3 29.04.1997 Bury England 2-1 Portugal 13.05.1997 Angra Hero. Portugal 3-0 England Group 4 01.05.1997 Zadar Croatia 0-1 Switzerland 14.05.1997 Gland Switzerland 0-0 Croatia Group 5 07.05.1997 C.Budejovice Czech Republic 1-2 Spain 14.05.1997 Alcazar SJ Spain 0-0 Czech Republic Group 6 26.03.1997 Loznica Yugoslavia 3-2 Israel 16.04.1997 Holon Israel 2-0 Yugoslavia Group 7 09.04.1997 Debrecen Hungary 1-0 Bulgaria 23.04.1997 Pleven Bulgaria 1-3 Hungary FINAL TOURNAMENT Iceland, 24 - 31 July 1997 Group A 24.07.97 Kopavogur Portugal 2-0 Hungary 24.07.97 Reykjavik Spain 1-1 Iceland 26.07.97 Akranes Portugal 1-0 Iceland 26.07.97 Kaplakrikav. Spain 2-1 Hungary 28.07.97 Laugardalsv. Iceland 2-2 Hungary 28.07.97 Reykjavik Portugal 2-0 Spain 1.Portugal 3 3 0 0 5- 0 9 2.Spain 3 1 1 1 3- 4 4 3.Iceland 3 0 2 1 3- 4 2 4.Hungary 3 0 1 2 3- 6 1 Group B 24.07.97 Hafnarfjördur France 3-2 Ireland 24.07.97 Akranes Switzerland 3-0 Israel 26.07.97 Reykjavik France 2-0 Israel 26.07.97 Fjölnirvöllur Ireland 1-0 Switzerland 28.07.97 Fjölnirvöllur France 1-0 Switzerland 28.07.97 Kopavogur Ireland 1-1 Israel 1.France 3 3 0 0 6- 2 9 2.Ireland 3 1 1 1 4- 4 4 3.Switzerland 3 1 0 2 3- 2 3 4.Israel 3 0 1 2 1- 6 1 For the 3rd place 31.07.97 Hafnarfjördur Spain 2-1 Ireland Final 31.07.97 Reykjavik France 1-0 Portugal [asdet] [Saha]
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