The stat Since the introduction of the play-offs in 1998, every team victorious in the first leg has gone on to qualify. That was true of Croatia and Yugoslavia in 1998, Turkey and Slovenia in 2002 and the Czech Republic, Spain and Switzerland in 2006. Sides that managed to draw away from home in the opener have also gone on to progress, as was the case with Italy and Belgium in 1998 and Germany in 2002.