Group 1 consisted of five teams entered into the European zone: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, and Slovenia. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 8 5 2 1 14 6 +8 17 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup — 3–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
2  Croatia 8 4 3 1 17 12 +5 15 Advance to second round 1–1 — 1–1 3–2 3–3
3  Greece 8 4 2 2 11 4 +7 14 0–0 0–1 — 3–0 2–0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 3 0 5 9 14 −5 9 3–0 1–4 0–1 — 1–0
5  Slovenia 8 0 1 7 5 20 −15 1 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–2 —
Source:

Results

Greece 2–0 Slovenia
Lima-Batista 55'
Nikolaidis 65'		 Report
Attendance: 5,053
Slovenia 0–2 Denmark
Report A. Nielsen 78'
Schjønberg 89'
Attendance: 5,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–4 Croatia
Salihamidžić 25' Report Bilić 13'
Vlaović 32'
Bokšić 64', 85'
Attendance: 1,500
Denmark 2–1 Greece
Zagorakis 25' (o.g.)
B. Laudrup 52'		 Report Donis 35'
Attendance: 40,262
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
Croatia 1–1 Greece
Šuker 44' Report Nikolaidis 9'
Attendance: 24,000
Slovenia 1–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zahovič 41' (pen.) Report Bolić 5'
Kodro 33'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
Croatia 1–1 Denmark
Šuker 49' Report B. Laudrup 82'
Attendance: 33,865
Croatia 3–3 Slovenia
Prosinečki 33'
Boban 43', 60'		 Report Gliha 45', 65', 66'
Attendance: 15,365
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1 Greece
Report Frantzeskos 73'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Denmark 4–0 Slovenia
A. Nielsen 3', 55'
P. Pedersen 28'
B. Laudrup 50'		 Report
Attendance: 41,278
Greece 0–1 Croatia
Report Šuker 74'
Attendance: 10,730
Denmark 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rieper 67'
Molnar 89'		 Report
Attendance: 41,592
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 Denmark
Mujčin 19'
Bolić 25', 35'		 Report
Attendance: 36,500
Croatia 3–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bilić 27'
Marić 39'
Boban 79'		 Report Ladić 17' (o.g.)
Salihamidžić 55'
Attendance: 16,518
Slovenia 0–3 Greece
Report Alexandris 54'
Konstantinidis 89'
Machlas 90+1'
Attendance: 4,689
Denmark 3–1 Croatia
B. Laudrup 15'
M. Laudrup 34'
Molnar 40'		 Report Šuker 44'
Attendance: 41,381
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Slovenia
Bolić 22' Report
Attendance: 18,000
Greece 0–0 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 64,272
Slovenia 1–3 Croatia
Zahovič 72' Report Šuker 11'
Soldo 39'
Bokšić 50'
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)

Notes

  1. ↑ Match played in Bologna due to the renovation of the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium.
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