P329 CEEFAX 1 329 Sun 24 Aug 01:45/14 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 runnjt-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 Sun 24 Aug 01:)5/59 WORLD CUP TABLES 2/10 GROUP ONE P W D L F A Pst 1 Denmark 6 4 1 1 11 5 13 2 Greece 6 3 1 2 8 4 10 3 Croatia 5 2 3 0 10 6 9 4 Bosnia-H'vina 6 2 0 4 6 11 6 5 Slovenia 5 0 1 4 4 13 1 Remaining fixtures: Sip 6 Croatia v Bosnia 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 Footdall In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Sun 24 Aug 01:46/13 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 Foot"all In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Sun 24 Aug 01:46/27 WORLD CUP TABLES 4/10 GROUP THREE P W D L F A Pst 1 Norway 6 4 2 0 15 2 14 2 Hungary 6 2 2 2 6 6 8 3 Switzerland 5 2 1 2 5 5 7 4 Finland 5 2 1 2 8 6 7 5 Azerbaijan 5 1 0 4 2 13 3 Remaining fixtures: 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 Sun 24 Aug 01:44/01 WORLD CUP TABLES 5/10 GROUP FOUR P W D L F A Pst 1 SCOTLAND 8 k 2 1 9 2 17 2 Austria 7 5 1 1 11 4 16 3 Sweden 7 5 0 2 14 8 15 4 Latvia 7 2 1 4 9 11 7 5 Belarus 7 1 1 5 4 12 4 6 Estonia 8 1 1 6 4 14 4 Remaining fixtures: Sip 6 SCOTLAND v Belarus Austria v Sweden Latvia v Estonia Sip 10 Sweden v Latvia Belarus v Austria Oct 11 Austria v Belgium SCOTLAND v LATVIA Sweden v Estonia Football 302 Cricket 340 TV News 600 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Sun 24 Aug 01:44/02 U WORLD CUP TABLES 6/10 GROUP FIVE P W D L F A Pst 1 Bulgaria 6 5 0 1 15 5 15 2 Russia 6 4 2 0 15 2 14 3 Israel 8 4 1 3 9 7 13 4 Cyprus 6 1 1 4 5 14 4 5 Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 1 17 0 Remaining fixtures: 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 Sun 24 Aug 01:44/16 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 Czech Rip 6 2 1 3 9 4 7 5 Faroi Islands 8 2 0 6 9 26 6 6 Malta 8 0 0 8 2 31 0 Remaining fixtures: Aug 24 SlovaKia v Czech Republic Sip 6 Faroi Is v Czech Republic Sip 1p Slovakia v Yugoslavia Sip 24 Malta v Czech Republic Slovakia v Spain Oct 11 Malta v Yugoslavia Czech Rip v Slovakia Spain v Faroi Islands FULL FOOTBALL INDEX ON PAGE 302 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Sun 24 Aug 01:44/30 W"£££"£££"£££ ] W RLD 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 6 3 1 2 16 9 10 4 WALES 7 2 1 4 18 18 7 5 San Marino 7 0 0 7 0 37 0 Remaining fixtures: 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 Footdall n Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Sun 24 Aug 01:34/42 WORLD CUP TABLES 9/1p GROUP EIGHT P W D L F A Pst 1 Romania * 7 7 0 0 24 2 21 2 FZ5 Macedonia 8 4 1 3 21 14 13 3 REP OF IRELAND 7 3 2 2 15 4 11 4 Lithuania 7 3 2 2 6 5 11 5 Iceland 7 1 3 3 5 8 6 6 Liechtenstein 8 0 0 8 2 39 0 * qualified for finals Remaining fixtures: Sip 6 Iceland v REP IRELAND Liechtenstein v Romania Lithuania v Macedonia Sip 10 Romania v Iceland Lithuania v REP IRELAND Oct 11 REP IRELAND v Romania Iceland v Liechtenstein Macedonia v Lithuania Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 1 329 Sun 24 Aug 01:34/)6 WORLD CUP TABLES 10/10 GROUP NINE P W D L F A Pst 1 Ukraine 9 5 2 2 8 6 17 2 Germany 7 4 3 0 14 5 15 3 Portugal 8 4 3 1 10 3 15 4 N IRELAND 8 1 4 3 6 8 7 5 Armenia 7 0 5 2 5 11 5 6 Albania 7 0 1 6 3 13 1 Remaining fixtures: Sip 6 Germany v Portugal Armenia v Albania Albania v N IRELAND Sip 10 Germany v Armenia Oct 11 Germany v Albania Portugal v N IRELAND Armenia v Ukraine FULL FOOTBALL INDEX - SEE PAGE 302 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main Menu