Season plan Qualifiers
group 1 (1996-04-24 - 1997-10-11)
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Slovenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denmark
Croatia
| Position | Team | M. | W | D | L | Goals | Dif. | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14:6 | 8 | 17 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17:12 | 5 | 15 | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11:4 | 7 | 14 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9:14 | -5 | 9 | |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5:20 | -15 | 1 |
group 2 (1996-09-01 - 1997-10-11)
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England
Italy
Georgia
Poland
group 3 (1996-06-02 - 1997-10-11)
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Azerbaijan
Switzerland
Finland
| Position | Team | M. | W | D | L | Goals | Dif. | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21:2 | 19 | 20 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10:8 | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11:12 | -1 | 11 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11:12 | -1 | 10 | |
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3:22 | -19 | 3 |
group 4 (1996-06-01 - 1997-10-11)
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Belarus
Estonia
Scotland
group 5 (1996-09-01 - 1997-10-11)
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Bulgaria
Cyprus
| Position | Team | M. | W | D | L | Goals | Dif. | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18:9 | 9 | 18 | |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19:5 | 14 | 17 | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9:7 | 2 | 13 | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10:15 | -5 | 10 | |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2:22 | -20 | 0 |
group 6 (1996-04-24 - 1997-10-11)
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Faroe Islands
Malta
Slovakia
Spain
| Position | Team | M. | W | D | L | Goals | Dif. | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26:6 | 20 | 26 | |
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29:7 | 22 | 23 | |
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16:6 | 10 | 16 | |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18:14 | 4 | 16 | |
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10:31 | -21 | 6 | |
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2:37 | -35 | 0 |
group 7 (1996-06-02 - 1997-10-11)
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Wales
Türkiye
Netherlands
| Position | Team | M. | W | D | L | Goals | Dif. | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26:4 | 22 | 19 | |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20:11 | 9 | 18 | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21:9 | 12 | 14 | |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20:21 | -1 | 7 | |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0:42 | -42 | 0 |
group 8 (1996-04-24 - 1997-10-11)
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Liechtenstein
Republic of Ireland
Lithuania
| Position | Team | M. | W | D | L | Goals | Dif. | Pt. |
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| 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 37:4 | 33 | 28 | |
| 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22:8 | 14 | 18 | |
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11:8 | 3 | 17 | |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22:18 | 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11:16 | -5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3:52 | -49 | 0 |
group 9 (1996-08-31 - 1997-10-11)
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Portugal
Ukraine
Germany