| First 2 from each Group qualify to Main Qualification Tournament Women Q 1998  |   
|  Group composition |  | Group A | Wells (AUT) | BUL | ROU | TUR | GEO | AUT |   |  | Group B | Sl. Konjice (SLO) | FRA | LAT | BEL | SLO | ENG |   |  | Group C | Helsinki (FIN) | GRE | BLR | SWE | FIN | NOR |   |  | Group D | Madeira (POR) | CRO | ISR | NED | POR | SUI | IRL |   
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| Group A | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1. Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 343: | 279 |  | 2. Romania | 3 | 1 | 335: | 250 |  | 3. Turkey | 2 | 2 | 297: | 289 |  | 4. Georgia | 1 | 3 | 298: | 351 |  | 5. Austria | 0 | 4 | 233: | 337 |   
| Team | Bu | Ro | Tu | Ge | Au |  | Bulgaria | ----- | 85:84 | 73:59 | 96:83 | 89:53 |  | Romania |   | ----- | 85:66 | 81:50 | 85:49 |  | Turkey |   |   | ----- | 101:73 | 71:58 |  | Georgia |   |   |   | ----- | 92:73 |  | Austria |   |   |   |   | ----- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Wells (AUT) |  | 21.05 | 15:30 |   Turkey | 71-58 |   Austria | 31-30 |  | 21.05 | 18:00 |   Bulgaria | 96-83 | Georgia | 49-36 |  | 22.05 | 18:00 |   Bulgaria | 85-84 |   Romania | 40-39 |  | 22.05 | 20:00 |   Turkey | 101-73 | Georgia | 47-31 |  | 23.05 | 18:00 |   Romania | 85-49 |   Austria | 49-26 |  | 23.05 | 20:00 |   Bulgaria | 73-59 |   Turkey | 25-26 |  | 24.05 | 16:00 |   Romania | 85-66 |   Turkey | 45-27 |  | 24.05 | 20:00 | Georgia | 92-73 |   Austria | 48-33 |  | 25.05 | 15:00 |   Romania | 81-50 | Georgia | 48-20 |  | 25.05 | 17:00 |   Bulgaria | 89-53 |   Austria | 51-29 |   
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| Group B | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1. France | 4 | 0 | 285: | 199 |  | 2. Latvia | 3 | 1 | 276: | 266 |  | 3. Belgium | 2 | 2 | 252: | 269 |  | 4. Slovenia | 1 | 3 | 285: | 288 |  | 5. England | 0 | 4 | 241: | 317 |   
| Team | Fr | La | Be | Sl | En |  | France | ---- | 80:52 | 69:43 | 74:50 | 62:54 |  | Latvia |   | ---- | 63:51 | 82:70 | 79:65 |  | Belgium |   |   | ---- | 77:70 | 81:67 |  | Slovenia |   |   |   | ---- | 95:55 |  | England |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Sl. Konjice (SLO) |  | 21.05 | 18:00 |   France | 80-52 | Latvia | 48-27 |  | 21.05 | 20:15 |   Slovenia | 95-55 |   England | 43-25 |  | 22.05 | 18:00 |   France | 74-50 |   Slovenia | 36-18 |  | 22.05 | 20:00 |   Belgium | 81-67 |   England | 43-29 |  | 23.05 | 18:00 |   France | 62-54 |   England | 35-24 |  | 23.05 | 20:00 | Latvia | 63-51 |   Belgium | 29-16 |  | 24.05 | 18:00 |   France | 69-43 |   Belgium | 37-28 |  | 24.05 | 20:00 | Latvia | 82-70 |   Slovenia | 36-42 |  | 25.05 | 18:00 |   Belgium | 77-70 |   Slovenia | 41-45 |  | 25.05 | 20:00 | Latvia | 79-65 |   England | 41-34 |   
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| Group C | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1. Greece | 3 | 1 | 318: | 295 |  | 2. Belarus | 3 | 1 | 324: | 280 |  | 3. Sweden | 2 | 2 | 338: | 307 |  | 4. Finland | 2 | 2 | 285: | 287 |  | 5. Norway | 0 | 4 | 282: | 378 |   
| Team | Gr | Be | Sw | Fi | No |  | Greece | ----- | 64:62 | 92:85 |   | 111:78 |  | Belarus |   | ----- | 87:84 | 83:68 | 92:64 |  | Sweden |   |   | ----- | 81:60 | 88:68 |  | Finland | 70:51 |   |   | ----- | 87:72 |  | Norway |   |   |   |   | ----- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Helsinki (FIN) |  | 21.05 |   Greece | 92-85 |   Sweden | 43-44 |  | 21.05 |   Finland | 87-72 |   Norway | 40-38 |  | 22.05 |   Belarus | 83-68 |   Finland | 48-29 |  | 22.05 |   Greece | 111-78 |   Norway | 59-39 |  | 23.05 |   Sweden | 88-68 |   Norway | 44-29 |  | 23.05 |   Greece | 64-62 |   Belarus | 37-43 |  | 24.05 |   Finland | 70-51 |   Greece | 43-27 |  | 24.05 |   Belarus | 87-84 |   Sweden | 45-47 |  | 25.05 |   Belarus | 92-64 |   Norway | 41-27 |  | 25.05 |   Sweden | 81-60 |   Finland | 47-34 |   
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| Group D | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1. Croatia | 5 | 0 | 447: | 274 |  | 2. Israel | 3 | 2 | 370: | 331 |  | 3. Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 371: | 343 |  | 4. Portugal | 3 | 2 | 336: | 313 |  | 5. Switzerland | 1 | 4 | 277: | 406 |  | 6. Ireland | 0 | 5 | 249: | 383 |   
| Team | Cr | Is | Ne | Po | Sw | Ir |  | Croatia | ----- | 85:72 | 89:57 | 76:57 | 107:56 | 90:32 |  | Israel |   | ----- | 81:59 |   | 70:50 | 82:69 |  | Netherlands |   |   | ----- | 79:65 | 96:56 | 80:52 |  | Portugal |   | 68:65 |   | ----- | 76:54 | 70:39 |  | Switzerland |   |   |   |   | ----- | 61:57 |  | Ireland |   |   |   |   |   | ----- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Madeira (POR) |  | 21.05 | 16:30 |   Netherlands | 96-56 |   Switzerland | 50-37 |  | 21.05 | 18:30 |   Croatia | 76-57 |   Portugal | 35-31 |  | 21.05 | 20:45 |   Israel | 82-69 |   Ireland | 45-29 |  | 22.05 | 16:30 |   Croatia | 89-57 |   Netherlands | 46-30 |  | 22.05 | 18:30 |   Portugal | 70-39 |   Ireland | 36-27 |  | 22.05 | 20:30 |   Israel | 70-50 |   Switzerland | 33-20 |  | 23.05 | 16:30 |   Croatia | 90-32 |   Ireland | 49-13 |  | 23.05 | 18:30 |   Portugal | 76-54 |   Switzerland | 29-21 |  | 23.05 | 20:30 |   Israel | 81-59 |   Netherlands | 41-33 |  | 24.05 | 15:30 |   Switzerland | 61-57 |   Ireland | 32-29 |  | 24.05 | 17:30 |   Netherlands | 79-65 |   Portugal | 33-38 |  | 24.05 | 19:30 |   Croatia | 85-72 |   Israel | 35-33 |  | 25.05 | 14:00 |   Netherlands | 80-52 |   Ireland | 38-28 |  | 25.05 | 16:00 |   Portugal | 68-65 |   Israel | 27-32 |  | 25.05 | 18:00 |   Croatia | 107-56 |   Switzerland | 52-31 |   
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