Group 6 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:[1] Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, Malta, Slovakia, Spain, and Yugoslavia. These six 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  Spain 10 8 2 0 26 6 +20 26 Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 4–0
2  Yugoslavia 10 7 2 1 29 7 +22 23 Advance to second round 1–1 — 1–0 2–0 3–1 6–0
3  Czech Republic 10 5 1 4 16 6 +10 16 0–0 1–2 — 3–0 2–0 6–0
4  Slovakia 10 5 1 4 18 14 +4 16 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 3–0 6–0
5  Faroe Islands 10 2 0 8 10 31 −21 6 2–6 1–8 0–2 1–2 — 2–1
6  Malta 10 0 0 10 2 37 −35 0 0–3 0–5 0–1 0–2 1–2 —
Source:

Results

Yugoslavia 3–1 Faroe Islands
Savićević 3', 29'
Milošević 37'		 Report J. Petersen 53'
Attendance: 16,325
Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)
Yugoslavia 6–0 Malta
Mirković 2'
Mijatović 39'
D. Stojković 45+1'
Milošević 68'
Savićević 70' (pen.), 73'		 Report
Attendance: 11,617
Faroe Islands 1–2 Slovakia
Müller 60' Report Moravčik 13'
Dubovský 88'
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Faroe Islands 2–6 Spain
T. Jónsson 46'
Arge 90'		 Report Luis Enrique 37'
Alfonso 63', 83', 86'
Johannesen 70' (o.g.)
Hierro 85'
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Philippe Leduc (France)
Czech Republic 6–0 Malta
Berger 11', 63' (pen.)
Nedvěd 29'
Kubík 77'
Šmicer 83'
Frýdek 86'		 Report
Attendance: 15,099
Referee: Mateo Beušan (Croatia)
Slovakia 6–0 Malta
Tittel 13', 90'
Šimon 15'
Zeman 37'
Timko 56'
Dubovský 59'		 Report
Attendance: 2,236
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Greece)
Faroe Islands 1–8 Yugoslavia
Müller 28' Report Milošević 6', 37', 45'
Jokanović 11', 57'
Mijatović 29'
Jugović 57'
D. Stojković 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,017
Czech Republic 0–0 Spain
Report
Attendance: 19,223
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Slovakia 3–0 Faroe Islands
Dubovský 20'
Jančula 44'
Šimon 57' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 5,442
Referee: Salem Prolic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Yugoslavia 1–0 Czech Republic
Mijatović 18' Report
Attendance: 46,577
Spain 4–1 Slovakia
Pizzi 31'
Amor 47'
Luis Enrique 51'
Hierro 62'		 Report Tittel 39'
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Spain 2–0 Yugoslavia
Guardiola 19'
Raúl 37'		 Report
Attendance: 37,000
Malta 0–3 Spain
Report Guerrero 8', 26', 33'
Attendance: 3,200
Spain 4–0 Malta
Guardiola 25'
Alfonso 40', 47'
Pizzi 89'		 Report
Attendance: 28,000
Malta 0–2 Slovakia
Report Jančula 38'
Tittel 90'
Attendance: 4,202
Czech Republic 1–2 Yugoslavia
Bejbl 75' Report Mijatović 28'
Milošević 90+1'
Attendance: 17,137
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Yugoslavia 1–1 Spain
Mijatović 87' (pen.) Report Hierro 19' (pen.)
Attendance: 49,253
Malta 1–2 Faroe Islands
Sultana 8' Report Ø. Hansen 60'
T. Jónsson 89'
Attendance: 8,188
Referee: Dani Koren (Israel)
Spain 1–0 Czech Republic
Hierro 41' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 24,544
Yugoslavia 2–0 Slovakia
Savićević 17'
Mijatović 75'		 Report
Attendance: 22,044
Faroe Islands 2–1 Malta
Arge 7'
T. Jónsson 42'		 Report G. Agius 48'
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Republic of Ireland)
Czech Republic 2–0 Faroe Islands
Kuka 15'
Kozel 26'		 Report
Attendance: 8,322
Referee: Algirdas Dubinskas (Lithuania)
Slovakia 2–1 Czech Republic
Jančula 45'
Majoroš 55'		 Report Šmicer 15'
Attendance: 22,500
Faroe Islands 0–2 Czech Republic
Report Šmicer 16'
Kuka 33'
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Bernard Saules (France)
Slovakia 1–1 Yugoslavia
Majoroš 65' Report Mihajlović 80'
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Slovakia 1–2 Spain
Majoroš 75' Report Kiko 47'
Amor 76'
Attendance: 13,667
Malta 0–1 Czech Republic
Report Bejbl 32'
Attendance: 1,622
Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)
Spain 3–1 Faroe Islands
Luis Enrique 18', 82'
Oli 28'		 Report J. K. Hansen 45'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Malta 0–5 Yugoslavia
Report Milošević 8'
Mihajlović 24'
Savićević 44'
Mijatović 55'
Jugović 76'
Attendance: 1,107
Czech Republic 3–0 Slovakia
Šmicer 54'
Siegl 70'
Novotný 73'		 Report
Attendance: 5,428

Notes

  1. ↑ Only 49 of the entered teams actually competed in the qualification tournament: France qualified for the World Cup automatically as host.
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