UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C
Standings and results for Group C of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament.
Greece secured qualification to the tournament proper on 17 October 2007 following a 1–0 win against Turkey, becoming the second team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so. Turkey secured qualification to the tournament proper on 21 November 2007 following a 1–0 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina, becoming the twelfth team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||||
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1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 31 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 24 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |||
3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 23 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |||
4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 13 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |||
5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | |||
6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | |||
7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — |
- Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Moldova +1, Hungary −1.
Matches
Group C fixtures were negotiated and finally decided by a draw at a meeting between the participants in Istanbul, Turkey on 17 February 2006.[1]
On 3 July 2006, the Hellenic Football Federation was indefinitely suspended from all international competition due to concerns about its autonomy from the Greek government. Although no announcement was made regarding this tournament in particular, this seemed to preclude the Greek team from participating.[2] Following rectifying action by the Greek government, FIFA subsequently lifted the suspension on 12 July 2006, allowing Greece to participate in qualifying.[3]
Malta | 2–5 | |
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Pace M. Mifsud |
Report | Barbarez Hrgović Bartolović Muslimović Misimović |
Turkey | 2–0 | |
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Nihat Tümer |
Report |
Greece | 1–0 | |
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Katsouranis |
Report |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–4 | |
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Report | Charisteas Patsatzoglou Samaras Katsouranis |
Norway | 1–2 | |
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Carew |
Report | Misimović Muslimović |
Greece | 2–0 | |
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Gekas Seitaridis |
Report |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–2 | |
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Muslimović Džeko Ćustović |
Report | Şükür Sabri |
Greece | 2–1 | |
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Charisteas Lyberopoulos |
Report | Frunză |
Hungary | 1–0 | |
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Gera |
Report |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–1 | |
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Report | Bugaev |
Greece | 3–2 | |
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Charisteas Gekas Lyberopoulos |
Report | Hrgović Ibišević |
Turkey | 0–1 | |
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Report | Amanatidis |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–2 | |
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Report | Hagen B. Riise |
Turkey | 1–0 | |
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Nihat |
Report |
Goalscorers
There were 126 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Sergej Barbarez Mladen Bartolović Adnan Čustović Edin Džeko Ivica Grlić Vedad Ibišević Christos Patsatzoglou Georgios Samaras Giourkas Seitaridis Ákos Buzsáky Pál Dárdai Róbert Feczesin Szabolcs Huszti Tamás Priskin Sándor Torghelle Dániel Tőzsér George Mallia Jamie Pace Brian Said Terence Scerri Serghei Alexeev Alexandru Epureanu Nicolae Josan Martin Andresen Daniel Braaten Simen Brenne Kristofer Hæstad Thorstein Helstad Bjørn Helge Riise Mehmet Aurélio Emre Belözoğlu Servet Çetin Gökdeniz Karadeniz Ümit Karan Sabri Sarıoğlu
1 own goal
Vilmos Vanczák (against Greece)
Notes
- Turkey were ordered to play their first three home matches at a neutral ground and behind closed doors after violence in their World Cup Qualifying playoff with Switzerland on 16 November 2005.
- Match delayed by 35 minutes by match referee Mike Riley after flares were thrown from the stands, minutes after the kick-off.
- Greece forced to play away from Athens for two matches after crowd disturbances in the game against Turkey on 24 March 2007.
References
- UEFA. "Holders Greece start in Moldova". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- FIFA Media Dept. "FIFA suspends the Hellenic Football Federation". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
- FIFA Media Dept. "FIFA lifts suspension on Hellenic Football Federation". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.