UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group F
Standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament.
Spain secured qualification to the tournament proper on 17 November 2007 following a 3–0 win against Sweden, becoming the tenth team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so. Sweden secured qualification to the tournament proper on 21 November 2007 following a 2–1 win against Latvia, becoming the eleventh team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||||
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1 | Spain | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 28 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Sweden | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 26 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | ||
3 | Northern Ireland | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 20[a] | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Denmark | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 20[a] | 1–3 | 0–3[b] | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
5 | Latvia | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 12 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | ||
6 | Iceland | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 8 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | ||
7 | Liechtenstein | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — |
Matches
[edit]Group F fixtures were settled at a meeting between the participants in Copenhagen, Denmark.[8]
Northern Ireland | 0–3 | Iceland |
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Report | Þorvaldsson 13' Hreiðarsson 20' Guðjohnsen 37' |
Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Latvia |
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Healy 35' | Report |
Liechtenstein | 1–4 | Northern Ireland |
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Burgmeier 90+1' | Report | Healy 52', 75', 83' McCann 90+2' |
Liechtenstein | 1–0 | Latvia |
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M. Frick 17' | Report |
Northern Ireland | 2–1 | Sweden |
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Healy 31', 58' | Report | Elmander 26' |
Iceland | 1–1 | Liechtenstein |
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B. Gunnarsson 27' | Report | Rohrer 69' |
Liechtenstein | 0–2 | Spain |
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Report | Villa 8', 14' |
Northern Ireland | 3–1 | Liechtenstein |
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Healy 5', 35' Lafferty 56' | Report | M. Frick 89' |
Latvia | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
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Baird 56' (o.g.) | Report |
Iceland | 1–1 | Spain |
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Hallfreðsson 40' | Report | Iniesta 86' |
Denmark | 4–0 | Liechtenstein |
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Nordstrand 3', 36' M. Laursen 12' Tomasson 18' | Report |
Iceland | 2–4 | Latvia |
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Guðjohnsen 4', 52' | Report | Kļava 27' Laizāns 31' Verpakovskis 37', 46' |
Liechtenstein | 0–3 | Sweden |
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Report | Ljungberg 19' Wilhelmsson 29' A. Svensson 56' |
Liechtenstein | 3–0 | Iceland |
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Frick 28' T. Beck 80', 82' | Report |
Sweden | 1–1 | Northern Ireland |
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Mellberg 15' | Report | Lafferty 72' |
Latvia | 4–1 | Liechtenstein |
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Karlsons 14' Verpakovskis 30' Laizāns 63' Višņakovs 87' | Report | Zirnis 13' (o.g.) |
Spain | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
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Xavi 52' | Report |
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 121 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match.[note 3]
13 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Daniel Agger[note 3]
- Leon Andreasen[note 3]
- Daniel Jensen
- Thomas Kahlenberg
- Martin Laursen
- Ulrik Laursen
- Ármann Smári Björnsson
- Brynjar Gunnarsson
- Emil Hallfreðsson
- Hermann Hreiðarsson
- Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson
- Arnar Viðarsson
- Kaspars Gorkšs
- Oskars Kļava
- Franz Burgmeier
- Raphael Rohrer
- Warren Feeney
- Grant McCann
- Joan Capdevila
- Luis García
- Fernando Morientes
- Albert Riera
- Raúl Tamudo
- Petter Hansson[note 3]
- Freddie Ljungberg
1 own goal
- Dzintars Zirnis (against Liechtenstein)
- Chris Baird (against Latvia)
- Keith Gillespie (against Iceland)
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Denmark v Sweden match was abandoned in the 89th minute with the score at 3–3, following a fan attack on the referee.[9] UEFA awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win to Sweden following a hearing on 8 June 2007.[10]
- ^ a b Denmark required to play two qualifying games at least 140 km away from Copenhagen as punishment for the abandonment of their previous home match.
- ^ a b c d e f The goal tally takes into account the original result of fixtures that were subsequently forfeited, not the awarded scoreline.
References
[edit]- ^ "Denmark hearing tomorrow". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Denmark-Sweden game abandoned after fan attacks referee". Reuters. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Sweden awarded abandoned UEFA clash". Brisbane Times. 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Soccer-UEFA to decide on Denmark-Sweden abandonment". Reuters. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Copenhagen contest goes to Sweden". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "UEFA awards Sweden 3-0 win over Denmark". Reuters. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Sweden awarded abandoned UEFA clash". Brisbane Times. 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Lars Berendt, Pia Schou Nielsen and Jacob Wadland (14 February 2006). "Danmark starter og slutter med Island" [Denmark starts and ends with Iceland] (in Danish). DBU. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
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