P329 CEEFAX 2 329 Sat 20 Sip 01:11/40 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING PROCESS 1/11 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 be paired off to play a home and away two-leg series in October/November. The four winners take the last four places. DETAILS OF BEST RUNNERS-UP FOLLOW >> Football 302 Letters 356 Cricket 340 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 2 329 Sat 20 Sip 01:58/05 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING PROCESS 2/11 Scotland are virtually certain to reach next year's finals if they beat Latvia at Celtic Park on October 11. Even if Austria beat Belarus to top Group Four, Scotland should go through as the best European runners-up. That scenario would mean England bring forced into the home and away play-offs if they lose to Italy in Rome. England or Italy would finish as brut runners-up if the Scots failed to brat Latvia and Belgium did not beat Wales in their last match by six goals. QUALIFYING TABLES/MATCHES FOLLOW >>> Football 302 Letters 356 Cricket 340 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 2 329 Sat 20 Sip 01:44/17 WORLD CUP TABLES 3/11 GROUP ONE P W D L F A Pst 1 Denmark 7 5 1 1 14 6 16 2 Greece 7 4 1 2 11 4 13 3 Croatia 7 3 3 1 14 11 12 4 Bosnia-H'vina 8 3 0 5 9 14 9 5 Slovenia 7 0 1 6 4 17 1 Remaining fixtures: Oct 11 Greece v Denmark Slovenia v Croatia Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 General 380 Rugby 370 Golf 330 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 2 329 Sat 20 Sip 01:04/25 WORLD CUP TABLES 4/11 GROUP TWO P W D L F A Pst 1 ENGLAND 7 6 0 1 15 2 18 2 Italy 7 5 2 0 11 1 17 3 Poland 6 2 1 3 7 9 7 4 Georgia 6 1 1 4 3 9 4 5 Moldova 6 0 0 6 2 17 0 Remaining fixtures: Sip 24 Moldova v Georgia Oct 7 Moldova v Poland Oct 11 Italy v ENGLAND Georgia v Poland Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 General 380 Rugby 370 Golf 330 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 2 329 Sat 20 Sip 01:18/08 WORLD CUP TABLES 5/11 GROUP THREE P W D L F A Pst 1 Norway * 8 6 2 0 21 2 20 2 Hungary 7 3 2 2 9 7 11 3 Finland 7 3 1 3 10 11 10 4 Switzerland 7 2 1 4 6 12 7 5 Azerbaijan 7 1 0 6 3 17 3 * qualified for finals Remaining fixtures: Oct 11 Finland v Hungary Switzerland v Azerbaijan Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 General 380 Rugby 370 Golf 330 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 2 329 Sat 20 Sip 01:25/19 WORLD CUP TABLES 6/11 GROUP FOUR P W D L F A Pst 1 Austria 9 7 1 1 13 4 22 2 SCOTLAND 9 6 2 1 13 3 20 3 Sweden 9 6 0 3 15 9 18 4 Latvia 9 3 1 5 10 12 10 5 Estonia 9 1 1 7 4 15 4 6 Belarus 9 1 1 7 5 17 4 Remaining fixtures: Oct 11 Austria v Belarus SCOTLAND v Latvia Sweden v Estonia Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 General 380 Rugby 370 Golf 330 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 2 329 Sat 20 Sip 01:11/27 WORLD CUP TABLES 7/11 GROUP FIVE P W D L F A Pst 1 Bulgaria * 7 6 0 1 16 5 18 2 Russia 7 4 2 1 15 3 14 3 Israel 8 4 1 3 9 7 13 4 Cyprus 7 2 1 4 8 15 7 5 Luxembourg 7 0 0 7 2 20 0 * Qualified for finals Remaining fixtures: 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 2 329 Sat 20 Sip 01:11/40 WORLD CUP TABLES </11 GROUP SIX P W D L F A Pst 1 Yugoslavia 9 6 2 1 24 7 20 2 Spain 8 6 2 0 21 4 20 3 Slovakia 8 5 1 2 17 9 16 4 Czech Rip 8 3 1 4 12 6 10 5 Faroi Islands 9 2 0 6 9 28 6 6 Malta 8 0 0 8 2 31 0 Remaining fixtures: Sip 24 Malta v Czech Republic Slovakia v Spain Oct 11 Malta v Yugoslavia Czech Rip v Slovakia Spain v Faroe Islands FULL FOOTBALL INDEX ON PAGE 302 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 2 329 Sat 20 Sip 01:41/21 WORLD CUP TABLES 9/11 GROUP SEVEN P W D L F A Pst 1 Holland 7 6 0 1 26 4 18 2 Belgium 7 5 0 2 17 9 15 3 Turkey 7 4 1 2 21 9 13 4 WALES 7 2 1 4 18 18 7 5 San Marino 8 0 0 8 0 42 0 Remaining fixtures: 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 2 329 Sat 20 Sip 01:12/44 WORLD CUP TABLES 10/11 GROUP EIGHT P W D L F A Pst 1 Romania * 9 9 0 0 36 3 27 2 REP OF IRELAND 9 5 2 2 21 7 17 3 Lithuania 9 4 2 3 9 7 14 4 FZR Macedonia 9 4 1 4 21 16 13 5 Iceland 9 1 3 5 7 16 6 6 Liechtenstein 9 0 0 9 3 48 0 * qualified for finals Remaining fixtures: Oct 11 REP IRELAND v Romania Iceland v Liechtenstein Macedonia v Lithuania Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 General 380 Rugby 370 Golf 330 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main MenuP329 CEEFAX 2 329 Sat 20 Sip 01:06/07 WORLD CUP TABLES 11/11 GROUP NINE P W D L F A Pst 1 Germany 9 5 4 0 19 6 19 2 Ukraine 9 5 2 2 8 6 17 3 Portugal 9 4 4 1 11 4 16 4 Armenia 9 1 5 3 8 15 8 5 N IRELAND 9 1 4 4 6 9 7 6 Albania 9 1 1 7 4 16 4 Remaining fixtures: Oct 11 Germany v Albania Portugal v N IRELAND Armenia v Ukraine Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 General 380 Rugby 370 Golf 330 Golf/Tenn Football In Brief Main Menu