Qualifying Groups     

Holland and Belgium qualified as hosts.
Group winners and best runner-up  qualify for finals. Other eight second placed teams enter playoffs.

Group 1

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1998

5 Sept

Belarus

Denmark

0-0

1998

5 Sept

Wales

Italy

0-2

1998

10 Oct

Denmark

Wales

1-2

1998

10 Oct

Italy

Switzerland

2-0

1998

14 Oct

Switzerland

Denmark

1-1

1998

14 Oct

Wales

Belarus

3-2

1999

27 Mar

Belarus

Switzerland

0-1

1999

27 Mar

Denmark

Italy

1-2

1999

31 Mar

Italy

Belarus

1-1

1999

31 Mar

Switzerland

Wales

2-0

1999

5 June

Denmark

Belarus

1-0

1999

5 June

Italy

Wales

4-0

1999

9 June

Switzerland

Italy

0-0

1999

9 June

Wales

Denmark

0-2

1999

4 Sept

Belarus

Wales

1-2

1999

4 Sept

Denmark

Switzerland

2-1

1999

8 Sept

Italy

Denmark

2-3

1999

8 Sept

Switzerland

Belarus

2-0

1999

9 Oct

Belarus

Italy

0-0

1999

9 Oct

Wales

Switzerland

0-2

Team

Plyd 

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

Italy

8

4

3

1

13

5

15

Denmark

8

4

2

2

9

5

14

Switzerland

8

4

2

2

11

8

14

Wales

8

3

0

5

7

16

9

Belarus

8

0

3

5

4

10

3

Group 2

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1998

5 Sept

Georgia

Albania

1-0

1998

6 Sept

Greece

Slovenia

2-2

1998

6 Sept

Norway

Latvia

1-3

1998

10 Oct

Latvia

Georgia

1-0

1998

10 Oct

Slovenia

Norway

1-2

1998

14 Oct

Greece

Georgia

3-0

1998

14 Oct

Norway

Albania

2-2

1998

14 Oct

Slovenia

Latvia

1-0

1998

18 Nov

Albania

Greece

0-0

1999

27 Mar

Georgia

Slovenia

1-1

1999

27 Mar

Greece

Norway

0-2

1999

31 Mar

Latvia

Greece

0-0

1999

28 Apr

Georgia

Norway

1-4

1999

28 Apr

Latvia

Albania

0-0

1999

30 May

Norway

Georgia

1-0

1999

5 June

Albania

Norway

1-2

1999

5 June

Georgia

Greece

1-2

1999

5 June

Latvia

Slovenia

1-2

1999

9 June

Albania

Slovenia

0-1

1999

9 June

Greece

Latvia

1-2

1999

18 Aug

Slovenia

Albania

2-0

1999

4 Sept

Albania

Latvia

3-3

1999

4 Sept

Norway

Greece

1-0

1999

4 Sept

Slovenia

Georgia

2-1

1999

8 Sept

Georgia

Latvia

2-2

1999

8 Sept

Norway

Slovenia

4-0

1999

6 Oct

Greece

Albania

2-0

1999

9 Oct

Albania

Georgia

2-1

1999

9 Oct

Latvia

Norway

1-2

1999

9 Oct

Slovenia

Greece

0-3

Team

Plyd 

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

Norway

10

8

1

1

21

9

25

Slovenia

10

5

2

3

12

14

17

Greece

10

4

3

3

13

8

15

Latvia

10

3

4

3

13

12

13

Albania

10

1

4

5

8

14

7

Georgia

10

1

2

7

8

18

5

Group 3

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1998

5 Sept

Finland

Moldova

3-2

1998

5 Sept

Turkey

Northern Ireland

3-0

1998

10 Oct

Northern Ireland

Finland

1-0

1998

10 Oct

Turkey

Germany

1-0

1998

14 Oct

Moldova

Germany

1-3

1998

14 Oct

Turkey

Finland

1-3

1998

18 Nov

Northern Ireland

Moldova

2-2

1999

27 Mar

Northern Ireland

Germany

0-3

1999

27 Mar

Turkey

Moldova

2-0

1999

31 Mar

Germany

Finland

2-0

1999

31 Mar

Moldova

Northern Ireland

0-0

1999

4 June

Germany

Moldova

6-1

1999

5 June

Finland

Turkey

2-4

1999

9 June

Moldova

Finland

0-0

1999

4 Sept

Finland

Germany

1-2

1999

4 Sept

Northern Ireland

Turkey

0-3

1999

8 Sept

Germany

Northern Ireland

4-0

1999

8 Sept

Moldova

Turkey

1-1

1999

9 Oct

Finland

Northern Ireland

4-1

1999

9 Oct

Germany

Turkey

0-0

Team

Plyd 

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

Germany

8

6

1

1

20

4

19

Turkey

8

5

2

1

15

6

17

Finland

8

3

1

4

13

13

10

Northern Ireland

8

1

2

5

4

19

5

Moldova

8

0

4

4

7

17

4

Group 4

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1998

5 Sept

Armenia

Andorra

3-1

1998

5 Sept

Iceland

France

1-1

1998

5 Sept

Ukraine

Russia

3-2

1998

10 Oct

Andorra

Ukraine

0-2

1998

10 Oct

Armenia

Iceland

0-0

1998

10 Oct

Russia

France

2-3

1998

14 Oct

France

Andorra

2-0

1998

14 Oct

Iceland

Russia

1-0

1998

14 Oct

Ukraine

Armenia

2-0

1999

27 Mar

Andorra

Iceland

0-2

1999

27 Mar

Armenia

Russia

0-3

1999

27 Mar

France

Ukraine

0-0

1999

31 Mar

France

Armenia

2-0

1999

31 Mar

Russia

Andorra

6-1

1999

31 Mar

Ukraine

Iceland

1-1

1999

5 June

France

Russia

2-3

1999

5 June

Iceland

Armenia

2-0

1999

5 June

Ukraine

Andorra

4-0

1999

9 June

Andorra

France

0-1

1999

9 June

Armenia

Ukraine

0-0

1999

9 June

Russia

Iceland

1-0

1999

4 Sept

Iceland

Andorra

3-0

1999

4 Sept

Russia

Armenia

2-0

1999

4 Sept

Ukraine

France

0-0

1999

8 Sept

Andorra

Russia

1-2

1999

8 Sept

Armenia

France

2-3

1999

8 Sept

Iceland

Ukraine

0-1

1999

9 Oct

Andorra

Armenia

0-3

1999

9 Oct

France

Iceland

3-2

1999

9 Oct

Russia

Ukraine

1-1

Team

Plyd 

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

France

10

6

3

1

17

10

21

Ukraine

10

5

5

0

14

4

20

Russia

10

6

1

3

22

12

19

Iceland

10

4

3

3

12

7

15

Armenia

10

2

2

6

8

15

8

Andorra

10

0

0

10

3

28

0

Group 5

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1998

5 Sept

Sweden

England

2-1

1998

6 Sept

Bulgaria

Poland

0-3

1998

10 Oct

England

Bulgaria

0-0

1998

10 Oct

Poland

Luxembourg

3-0

1998

14 Oct

Bulgaria

Sweden

0-1

1998

14 Oct

Luxembourg

England

0-3

1999

27 Mar

England

Poland

3-1

1999

27 Mar

Sweden

Luxembourg

2-0

1999

31 Mar

Luxembourg

Bulgaria

0-2

1999

31 Mar

Poland

Sweden

0-1

1999

4 June

Poland

Bulgaria

2-0

1999

5 June

England

Sweden

0-0

1999

9 June

Bulgaria

England

1-1

1999

9 June

Luxembourg

Poland

2-3

1999

4 Sept

England

Luxembourg

6-0

1999

4 Sept

Sweden

Bulgaria

1-0

1999

8 Sept

Luxembourg

Sweden

0-1

1999

8 Sept

Poland

England

0-0

1999

9 Oct

Sweden

Poland

2-0

1999

10 Oct

Bulgaria

Luxembourg

3-0

Team

Plyd 

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

Sweden

8

7

1

0

10

1

22

England

8

3

4

1

14

4

13

Poland

8

4

1

3

12

8

13

Bulgaria

8

2

2

4

6

8

8

Luxembourg

8

0

0

8

2

23

0

Group 6

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1998

5 Sept

Austria

Israel

1-1

1998

5 Sept

Cyprus

Spain

3-2

1998

10 Oct

Cyprus

Austria

0-3

1998

10 Oct

San Marino

Israel

0-5

1998

14 Oct

Israel

Spain

1-2

1998

14 Oct

San Marino

Austria

1-4

1998

18 Nov

San Marino

Cyprus

0-1

1999

10 Feb

Cyprus

San Marino

4-0

1999

27 Mar

Spain

Austria

9-0

1999

28 Mar

Israel

Cyprus

3-0

1999

31 Mar

San Marino

Spain

0-6

1999

28 Apr

Austria

San Marino

7-0

1999

5 June

Spain

San Marino

9-0

1999

6 June

Israel

Austria

5-0

1999

4 Sept

Austria

Spain

1-3

1999

5 Sept

Cyprus

Israel

3-2

1999

8 Sept

Israel

San Marino

8-0

1999

8 Sept

Spain

Cyprus

8-0

1999

10 Oct

Austria

Cyprus

3-1

1999

10 Oct

Spain

Israel

3-0

Team

Plyd 

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

Spain

8

7

0

1

42

5

21

Israel

8

4

1

3

25

9

13

Austria

8

4

1

3

19

20

13

Cyprus

8

4

0

4

12

21

12

San Marino

8

0

0

8

1

44

0

Group 7

Year

Date    

Home

Away

Score

1998

2 Sept

Romania

Liechtenstein

7-0

1998

5 Sept

Slovakia

Azerbaijan

3-0

1998

6 Sept

Hungary

Portugal

1-3

1998

10 Oct

Azerbaijan

Hungary

0-4

1998

10 Oct

Liechtenstein

Slovakia

0-4

1998

10 Oct

Portugal

Romania

0-1

1998

14 Oct

Hungary

Romania

1-1

1998

14 Oct

Liechtenstein

Azerbaijan

2-1

1998

14 Oct

Slovakia

Portugal

0-3

1999

26 Mar

Portugal

Azerbaijan

7-0

1999

27 Mar

Hungary

Liechtenstein

7-0

1999

27 Mar

Romania

Slovakia

0-0

1999

31 Mar

Azerbaijan

Romania

0-1

1999

31 Mar

Liechtenstein

Portugal

0-5

1999

31 Mar

Slovakia

Hungary

0-0

1999

5 June

Azerbaijan

Liechtenstein

4-0

1999

5 June

Portugal

Slovakia

1-0

1999

5 June

Romania

Hungary

2-0

1999

9 June

Hungary

Slovakia

0-1

1999

9 June

Portugal

Lichtenstein

8-0

1999

9 June

Romania

Azerbaijan

4-0

1999

4 Sept

Azerbaijan

Portugal

1-1

1999

4 Sept

Liechtenstein

Hungary

0-0

1999

4 Sept

Slovakia

Romania

1-5

1999

8 Sept

Hungary

Azerbaijan

3-0

1999

8 Sept

Slovakia

Liechtenstein

2-0

1999

8 Sept

Romania

Portugal

1-1

1999

9 Oct

Azerbaijan

Slovakia

0-1