Qualified for final tournament: Cyprus (host)
PRELIMINARY ROUND
(the winners qualify for intermediary round)
GROUP 1 (played in Portugal)
PORTUGAL 3 3 0 0 7- 3 9
Hungary 3 2 0 1 8- 3 6
Slovenia 3 1 0 2 3- 7 3
Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 3- 8 0
16-10-97 Mangualde, Hungary 4-1 (2-1) Bulgaria
Lamego, Portugal 3-1 (0-0) Slovenia
18-10-97 Sta.Comba Dão, Slovenia 2-1 (1-0) Bulgaria
Viseu, Portugal 2-1 (0-1) Hungary
20-10-97 Tondela, Portugal 2-1 (2-0) Bulgaria
Nelas, Hungary 3-0 (1-0) Slovenia
GROUP 2 (played in Nymburk, Czech Republic)
14-10-97 Armenia 4-0 (3-0) Albania
Slovakia 3-3 (2-0) Czech Rep.
16-10-97 Armenia 4-3 (0-2) Czech Rep.
Slovakia 7-2 (5-1) Albania
18-10-97 Czech Rep. 2-1 (2-0) Albania
Armenia 1-1 (1-0) Slovakia
ARMENIA 3 2 1 0 9- 4 7
Slovakia 3 1 2 0 11- 6 5
Czech Rep. 3 1 1 1 8- 8 4
Albania 3 0 0 3 3-13 0
GROUP 3 (home/away match)
15- 8-97 Plopeni, Romania 4-1 (1-1) Macedonia
7- 9-97 Rustavi, Georgia 2-1 (0-0) Romania
24- 9-97 Kilkis, Greece 2-1 (1-1) Georgia
28- 9-97 Struga, Macedonia 1-2 (1-1) Georgia
2-10-97 Plopeni, Romania 2-0 (1-0) Georgia
8-10-97 Bitola, Macedonia 0-2 (0-0) Greece
22-10-97 Agios Nicolao Greece 4-1 (2-0) Macedonia
31-10-97 Tetovo, Macedonia 5-2 (3-2) Romania
5-11-97 Ioannina, Greece 1-0 (0-0) Romania
19-11-97 Plopeni, Romania 3-0 (1-0) Greece
22-11-97 Tbilisi, Georgia 3-0 (1-0) Macedonia
26-11-97 Tbilisi, Georgia 0-0 (0-0) Greece
GREECE 6 4 1 1 9- 5 13
Georgia 6 3 1 2 8- 6 10
Romania 6 3 0 3 12- 9 9
Macedonia 6 1 0 5 8-17 3
GROUP 4 (played in Chisinau, Moldova)
20-10-97 Moldova 1-0 (0-0) Azerbaijan
22-10-97 Ireland 4-2 (3-1) Ireland
24-10-97 Ireland 1-0 (0-0) Moldova
IRELAND 2 2 0 0 5- 2 6
Moldova 2 1 0 1 1- 1 3
Azerbaijan 2 0 0 2 2- 5 0
GROUP 5 (home/away match)
9- 9-97 Rotherham, England 0-0 (0-0) Yugoslavia
11-10-97 Loznica, Yugoslavia 0-4 (0-1) England
16-10-97 Beograd, Yugoslavia 3-0 (1-0) Russia
26-10-97 Moskva, Russia 2-1 (1-1) England
30-10-97 Tula, Russia 2-2 (0-1) Yugoslavia
14-11-97 Crewe, England 3-2 (2-1) Russia
ENGLAND 4 2 1 1 8- 4 7
Yugoslavia 4 1 2 1 5- 6 5
Russia 4 1 1 2 6- 9 4
GROUP 6 (played in France)
11-10-97 Valence, Scotland 1-5 (0-1) France
Valence, Denmark 4-0 (2-0) Bosnia-Herceg.
13-10-97 Annonay, France 2-0 (1-0) Bosnia-Herceg.
Montélimar, Scotland 5-0 (2-0) Denmark
15-10-97 Annonay, Bosnia-Herc. 0-3 (0-1) Scotland
Montélimar, France 2-0 (0-0) Denmark
FRANCE 3 3 0 0 9- 1 9
Scotland 3 2 0 1 9- 5 6
Denmark 3 1 0 2 4- 7 3
Bosnia-Herc. 3 0 0 3 0- 9 0
GROUP 7 (played in Malta)
17-11-97 Ta'Qali, Malta 0-4 (0-1) Switzerland
Hamrun, Ukraine 2-1 (2-1) Luxembourg
19-11-97 Hamrun, Malta 1-1 (0-1) Ukraine
Hamrun, Switzerland 4-0 (2-0) Luxembourg
21-11-97 Corradino, Malta 1-0 (0-0) Luxembourg
Hamrun, Switzerland 2-0 (1-0) Ukraine
SWITZERLAND 3 3 0 0 10- 0 9
Ukraine 3 1 1 1 3- 4 4
Malta 3 1 1 1 2- 5 4
Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 1- 7 0
GROUP 8 (played in Northern Ireland)
3-11-97 Bangor, Croatia 2-1 (1-1) N. Ireland
5-11-97 Belfast, Andorra 0-10 (0-6) Croatia
7-11-97 Belfast, N. Ireland 5-0 (3-0) Andorra
CROATIA 2 2 0 0 12- 1 6
N.Ireland 2 1 0 1 6- 2 3
Andorra 2 0 0 2 0-15 0
GROUP 9 (played in Israel)
20-10-97 Ashkelon, Israel 2-0 (1-0) Israel
22-10-97 Kiriat Gan, Netherlands 12-0 (7-0) San Marino
24-10-97 Ashkelon, Israel 14-0 (9-0) San Marino
ISRAEL 2 2 0 0 16- 0 6
Netherlands 2 1 0 1 12- 2 3
San Marino 2 0 0 2 0-26 0
GROUP 10 (home/away match)
24- 9-97 Deinze, Belgium 0-1 (0-0) Italy
2-10-97 Plasencia, Spain 2-0 (0-0) Belgium
15-10-97 Frosinone, Italy 2-0 (2-0) Belgium
29-10-97 Orense, Spain 3-1 (2-0) Italy
5-11-97 Eupen, Belgium 0-2 (0-1) Spain
20-11-97 Andria, Italy 1-3 (1-2) Spain
SPAIN 4 4 0 0 10- 2 12
Italy 4 2 0 2 5- 6 6
Belgium 4 0 0 4 0- 7 0
GROUP 11 (played in Finland)
15-10-97 Kuusankoski, Finland 2-3 (0-1) Lithuania
Heinolaa, Austria 2-0 (1-0) Iceland
17-10-97 Lahti, Austria 1-1 (0-1) Lithuania
Nastola, Finland 3-1 (0-1) Iceland
19-10-97 Lahti, Finland 4-3 (1-2) Austria
Kouvala, Iceland 1-3 (1-1) Lithuania
LITHUANIA 3 2 1 0 7- 4 7
Finland 3 2 0 1 9- 7 6
Austria 3 1 1 1 6- 5 4
Iceland 3 0 0 3 2- 8 0
GROUP 12 (played in Sweden)
6-10-97 Vinberg, Sweden 4-0 (1-0) Belarus
Halmstad, Latvia 1-1 (0-1) Turkey
8-10-97 Getinge, Belarus 2-1 (0-1) Latvia
Halmstad, Turkey 2-0 (2-0) Sweden
10-10-97 Laholm, Sweden 1-0 (0-0) Latvia
Falkenberg, Turkey 1-0 (1-0) Belarus
TURKEY 3 2 1 0 4- 1 7
Sweden 3 2 0 1 5- 2 6
Belarus 3 1 0 2 2- 6 3
Latvia 3 0 1 2 2- 4 1
GROUP 13 (played in Ulefoss, Norway)
22- 9-97 Wales 3-2 (2-0) Norway
24- 9-97 Poland 1-1 (0-1) Wales
26- 9-97 Norway 0-2 (0-0) Poland
POLAND 2 1 1 0 3- 1 4
Wales 2 1 1 0 4- 3 4
Norway 2 0 0 2 2- 5 0
GROUP 14 (played in Germany)
19-10-97 Wiesbaden, Germany 4-1 (2-0) Estonia
21-10-97 Ober-Roden, Estonia 1-1 (0-0) Faroe Islands
23-10-97 Hanau, Faroe Isl. 0-7 (0-3) Germany
GERMANY 2 2 0 0 11- 1 6
Estonia 2 0 1 1 2- 5 1
Faroe Islands 2 0 1 1 1- 8 1
INTERMEDIARY ROUND
(knock-out; winners qualify for final tournament)
18- 4-98 Nazaré, Portugal 2-1 (0-1) Armenia
16- 5-98 Yerevan, Armenia 0-2 (0-0) Portugal
25- 3-98 Veria, Greece 0-1 (0-1) Ireland
14- 5-98 Dublin, Ireland 2-0 (0-0) Greece
26- 3-98 Stockport, England 3-0 (2-0) France
23- 4-98 Rodez, France 1-0 (0-0) England
22- 4-98 Sugiez, Switzerland 0-0 (0-0) Croatia
20- 5-98 Varazdin, Croatia 2-0 (0-0) Switzerland
8- 4-98 Ashkelon, Israel 0-2 (0-2) Spain
21- 4-98 Aranjuez, Spain 1-2 (0-1) Israel
5- 5-98 Istanbul, Turkey 2-0 (1-0) Lithuania
19- 5-98 Vilnius, Lithuania 3-0 (2-0) Turkey
28- 4-98 Wronki, Poland 2-1 (1-0) Germany
5- 5-98 Offenbach, Germany 1-0 (1-0) Poland
[Germany on away goal]
FINAL TOURNAMENT (played in Cyprus)
GROUP A
19- 7-98 Larnaca, Lithuania 1-7 (0-1) Germany
Larnaca, Spain 2-1 (0-0) Portugal
21- 7-98 Larnaca, Portugal 2-0 (1-0) Lithuania
Larnaca, Germany 4-1 (4-1) Spain
23- 7-98 Larnaca, Portugal 2-0 (2-0) Germany
Larnaca, Spain 2-1 (0-0) Lithuania
1.Germany 3 2 0 1 11- 4 6
2.Portugal 3 2 0 1 5- 2 6
3.Spain 3 2 0 1 5- 6 6
4.Lithuania 3 0 0 3 2-11 0
GROUP B
19- 7-98 Ayia Napa, Ireland 5-2 (3-2) Croatia
Paralimni, England 2-1 (2-1) Cyprus
21- 7-98 Paralimni, Croatia 3-0 (2-0) Cyprus
Derynia, England 1-0 (0-0) Ireland
23- 7-98 Derynia, Croatia 3-0 (1-0) England
Agia Napa, Ireland 3-0 (2-0) Cyprus
1.Ireland 3 2 0 1 8- 3 6
2.Croatia 3 2 0 1 8- 5 6
3.England 3 2 0 1 3- 4 6
4.Cyprus 3 0 0 3 1- 8 0
THIRD PLACE MATCH
26- 7-98 Larnaca, Portugal 0-0 (0-0) Croatia
Croatia won 5-4 on pens.
FINAL
26- 7-98 Larnaca, Rep.of Ireland 1-1 (0-0) Germany [4-3 pen]
[Alan Quinn; Gensler]
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