1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
# 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

Group 9 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Albania, Armenia, Germany, Northern Ireland, Portugal, and Ukraine. 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Germany | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 22 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 20 | Advance to second round | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Portugal | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 19 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Armenia | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 8 | | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Northern Ireland | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 6 | Albania | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 4 | | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
