Group 9 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone:
Albania
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,
Armenia
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,
Germany
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,
Northern Ireland
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,
Portugal
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, and
Ukraine
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. These six teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in
the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.
Standings
Matches
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Goalscorers
Notes
References
External links
Group 9 Detailed Results at RSSSF
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9
1996–97 in Albanian football
1997–98 in Albanian football
1996–97 in Armenian football
1997 in Armenian football
1996–97 in German football
qual
1996–97 in Northern Ireland association football
1997–98 in Northern Ireland association football
1996–97 in Portuguese football
1997–98 in Portuguese football
1996–97 in Ukrainian football
1997–98 in Ukrainian football