Group 2 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: England, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, and Poland.
These five 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | England | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 19 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Italy | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 18 | Advance to second round | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Poland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 10 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
4 | Georgia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
5 | Moldova | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |
Georgia | 0–2 | England |
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Report | Sheringham 15' Ferdinand 37' |
Poland | 2–1 | Moldova |
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Bałuszyński 4' K. Warzycha 77' (pen.) | Report | Cleşcenco 83' (pen.) |
England | 2–0 | Georgia |
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Sheringham 42' Shearer 90+1' | Report |
Poland | 0–2 | England |
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Report | Shearer 5' Sheringham 90' |
Georgia | 2–0 | Moldova |
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S. Arveladze 27' Kinkladze 51' | Report |
Moldova | 0–3 | Poland |
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Report (incorrect substitutions) Report | Juskowiak 23', 56', 60' |
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