1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
# 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

Group 3 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Azerbaijan, Finland, Hungary, Norway, and Switzerland. 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.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Norway | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 20 | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Hungary | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 | Advance to second round | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 10 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 3 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
