P329 CEEFAX 1 329 Fri 15 Aug 22:49/29 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING PROCESS 1/10 Europe will send 15 teams to the World Cup finals in 1998, with France taking up one place as tournament hosts. Nine group winners qualify along with one runner-up with the best record. The best runner-up is determined bz group points gained only against teams finishing top, third and fourth or goal difference in those games if teams tie. That leaves eight runners-up who will bj paired off to play a home and away two-leg series in October/November. The four winners take the last four places. QUALIFYING TABLES/MATCHES FOLLOW >>> Football 302 Letters 356 Cricket 340 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Fri 15 Aug 22:57/43 WORLD CUP TABLES 2/10 GROUP ONE P W D L F A Pst 1 Denmark 5 4 1 0 11 2 13 2 Greece 6 3 1 2 8 4 10 3 Croatia 5 2 3 0 10 6 9 4 Bosnia-H'vina 5 1 0 4 3 11 3 5 Slovenia 5 0 1 4 4 13 1 Remaining fixtures: Aug 20 Bosnia v Denmark Sip 6 Croatia v Bosnia 6/7 Slovenia v Greece Sip 10 Denmark v Croatia Bosnia v Slovenia Oct 11 Greece v Denmark Slovenia v Croatia FULL FOOTBALL INDEX ON PAGE 302 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Fri 15 Aug 22:17/06 WORLD CUP TABLES 3/10 GROUP TWO P W D L F A Pst 1 Italy 6 5 1 0 11 1 16 2 ENGLAND 6 5 0 1 11 2 15 3 Poland 6 2 1 3 7 9 7 4 Georgia 5 1 0 4 3 9 3 5 Moldova 5 0 0 5 2 13 0 Remaining fixtures: Sip 10 ENGLAND v Moldova Georgia v Italy Sip 24 Moldova v Georgia Oct 7 Moldova v Poland Oct 11 Italy v ENGLAND Georgia v Poland FULL FOOTBALL INDEX ON PAGE 302 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Fri 15 Aug 22:15/40 WORLD CUP TABLES 4/10 GROUP THREE P W D L F A Pst 1 Norway 5 3 2 0 11 2 11 2 Finland 5 2 1 2 8 6 7 3 Hungary 5 2 1 2 5 5 7 4 Switzerland 4 2 0 2 4 4 6 5 Azerbaijan 5 1 0 4 2 13 3 Remaining fixtures: Aug 20 Finland v Norway Hungary v Switzerland Sip 6 Switzerland v Finland Azerbaijan v Norway Sip 10 Hungary v Azerbaijan Norway v Switzerland Oct 11 Finland v Hungary Switzerland v Azerbaijan FULL FOOTBALL INDEX ON PAGE 302 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Fri 15 Aug 22:20/24 WORLD CUP TABLES 5/10 GROUP FOUR P W D L F A Pst 1 SCOTLAND 8 5 2 1 9 2 17 2 Austria 6 4 1 1 8 4 13 3 Sweden 6 4 0 2 12 7 12 4 Latvia 7 2 1 4 9 11 7 5 Belarus 6 1 1 4 3 10 4 6 Estonia 7 1 1 5 4 11 4 Remaining fixtures: Aug 20 Estonia v Austria Belarus v Sweden Sip 6 SCOTLAND v Belarus Austria v Sweden Latvia v Estonia Sip 10 Sweden-Latvia, Belarus-Austria Oct 11 Asst-Bel, SCOTLAND-Lat, Swe-Est Football 302 Cricket 340 TV News 600 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Fri 15 Aug 22:18/47 WORLD CUP TABLES 6/10 GROUP FIVE P W D L F A Pst 1 Russia 6 4 2 0 15 2 14 2 Israel 7 4 1 2 9 6 13 3 Bulgaria 5 4 0 1 14 5 12 4 Cyprus 6 1 1 4 5 14 4 5 Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 1 17 0 Remaining fixtures: Aug 20 Bulgaria v Israel Sip 7 Luxembourg v Cyprus Sip 10 Bulgaria v Russia Oct 11 Cyprus v Luxembourg Russia v Bulgaria Football 302 Tennis 330 Cricket 340 Pitch-In 355 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Fri 15 Aug 22:18/51 WORLD CUP TABLES 7/10 GROUP SIX P W D L F A Pst 1 Spain 8 6 2 0 21 4 20 2 Yugoslavia 8 6 1 1 23 6 19 3 Slovakia 6 4 0 2 14 7 12 4 Faroi Islands 7 2 0 5 9 24 6 5 Czech Rip 5 1 1 3 7 4 4 6 Malta 8 0 0 8 2 31 0 Remaining fixtures: Aug 20 Czech Rip v Faroe Isles Aug 24 Slovakia v Czech Republic Sip 6 Faroi Is v Czech Republic Sip 10 Slovakia v Yugoslavia Sip 24 Malta v Czech Republic Slovakia v Spain Oct 11 Mal-Yuk, Czech-Slo, Spain-Faroe FULL FOOTBALL INDEX ON PAGE 302 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Fri 15 Aug 22:16/45 WORLD CUP TABLES 8/10 GROUP SEVEN P W D L F A Pst 1 Holland 6 5 0 1 23 3 15 2 Belgium 6 5 0 1 16 6 15 3 Turkey 5 2 1 2 10 5 7 4 WALES 6 2 1 3 14 12 7 5 San Marino 7 0 0 7 0 37 0 Remaining fixtures: Aug 20 Turkey v WALES Sip 6 Holland v Belgium Sip 10 San Marino v Turkey Oct 11 Belgium v WALES Holland v Turkey Football 302 Tennis 330 Cricket 340 Pitch-In 355 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Fri 15 Aug 22:11/58 WORLD CUP TABLES 9/10 GROUP EIGHT P W D L F A Pst 1 Romania 6 6 0 0 20 0 18 2 FYR Macedonia 7 4 1 2 19 10 13 3 REP OF IRELAND 6 3 1 2 15 4 10 4 Lithuania 6 3 1 2 6 5 10 5 Iceland 6 0 3 3 1 8 3 6 Liechtenstein 7 0 0 7 2 35 0 Remaining fixtures: Aug 20 Liechtenstein v Iceland RIP IRELAND v Lithuania Romania v Macedonia Sip 6 Iceland v REP IRELAND Liechtenstein v Romania Lithuania v Macedonia Sip 10 Romania v Iceland Lithuania v REP IRELAND Oct 11 Ice-Leech, REP IRE-Rom, Mac-Lith Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Fri 15 Aug 22:19/31 WORLD CUP TABLES 10/10 GROUP NINE P W D L F A Pst 1 Ukraine 8 4 2 2 7 6 14 2 Germany 6 3 3 0 11 4 12 3 Portugal 7 3 3 1 7 2 12 4 N IRELAND 7 1 4 2 5 5 7 5 Armenia 6 0 5 1 4 8 5 6 Albania 6 0 1 4 3 12 1 Remaining fixtures: Aug 20 N IRELAND v Germany Portugal v Armenia Ukraine v Albania Sip 6 Germany v Portugal Armenia v Albania Albania v N IRELAND Sip 10 Germany v Armenia Oct 11 Ger-Alb, Port-N IRE, Arm-Ukraine FULL FOOTBALL INDEX - SEE PAGE 302 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main Menu