World Cup 1998 Qualifiers : Austria beats Belarus 1-0
MINSK, Sep. 10, 1997 (AMP) — France 98 (European Qualifiers) : Austria defeated Belarus by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 1998 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday night.
The result put the Austrians top of Group 4 with 22 points. Belarus is bottom with 4 points. In their last game, Austria will meet Belarus on October 11, while Belarus will face Austria.
Fixtures and Results : Group 4
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Overview
Belarus at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 1 participation in the qualifications
Austria at the World Cup
- 7 appearances (first in 1934)
- 13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
- Statistics: Third Place (1954) Fourth Place (1934)
Belarus
0:1
Austria
0:1 (0:0)
- 10 September 1997
- 19:00
- Minsk
Group 4
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Austria | 22 |
 Scotland | 20 |
 Sweden | 18 |
 Latvia | 10 |
 Estonia | 4 |
| Belarus | 4 |
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