World Cup 1998 Qualifiers : Spain beats Slovakia 2-1
BRATISLAVA, Sep. 24, 1997 (AMP) — France 98 (European Qualifiers) : Spain defeated Slovakia by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 1998 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday night.
The result put the Spaniard top of Group 6 with 23 points. Slovakia is third with 16 points. In their last game, Spain will meet the Faroe islands on October 11, while Slovakia will face Czech republic.
Fixtures and Results : Group 6
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Overview
Slovakia at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 1 participation in the qualifications
Spain at the World Cup
- 9 appearances (first in 1934)
- 14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
- Statistics: Fourth Place (1950)
Slovakia
1:2
Spain
1:2 (0:0)
- 24 September 1997
- 20:15
- Bratislava
Group 6
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Spain | 23 |
 Yugoslavia | 20 |
| Slovakia | 16 |
 Czech republic | 13 |
 Faroe islands | 6 |
 Malta | 0 |
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