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==Code==

This page describes the qualification procedure for the [[2008 UEFA European Football Championship]], also called ''Euro 2008''.

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==Seedings==

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''Qualification coefficients'' were used to rank the teams according to their results in the [[2004 European Championship (qualifying)|2004 European Championships qualifying stage]], and the [[Football World Cup 2006 - European Qualification Groups|2006 World Cup qualifying stage]]. Only the group matches, and not any additional playoffs, count towards the coefficients, also determining which pot a national team is put in. Some points to note:

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*Greece are European Champions, and so are automatically seeded in the top pool.

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*Portugal did not have to qualify for Euro 2004 as the hosts.

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*Germany did not have to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2006, as the hosts. Their record from the [[Football World Cup 2002 (qualification UEFA)|qualifying stage of the 2002 World Cup]] is used instead.

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*Kazakhstan have never competed in the European Championships, so only their World Cup record is used. The team's last continental qualifying was for the [[Asian Cup 2000|2000 Asian Cup]]. Its record in that competition (P4,Pts6) is not used.

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The draw took place on [[27 January]], [[2006]] in [[Montreux]], [[Switzerland]] and the draw procedure is explained [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/EURO/news/Kind=1/newsId=386707.html here].

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{| class="wikitable"

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!width=25%|Pot 1

!width=25%|Pot 2

!width=25%|Pot 3

!width=25%|Pot 4

|- style="vertical-align: top;"

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*{{GREf}}

*{{NEDf}}

*{{PORf}}

*{{ENGf}}

*{{CZEf}}

*{{FRAf}}

*{{SWEf}}

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*{{GERf}}

*{{CROf}}

*{{ITAf}}

*{{TURf}}

*{{POLf}}

*{{ESPf}}

*{{ROUf}}

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*{{SERf}}

*{{RUSf}}

*{{DENf}}

*{{NORf}}

*{{BULf}}

*{{UKRf}}

*{{SVKf}}

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*{{BIHf}}

*{{IRLf}}

*{{BELf}}

*{{LVAf}}

*{{ISRf}}

*{{SCOf}}

*{{SVNf}}

|-

!Pot 5

!Pot 6

!Pot 7

|- style="vertical-align: top;"

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*{{HUNf}}

*{{FINf}}

*{{ESTf}}

*{{WALf}}

*{{LTUf}}

*{{ALBf}}

*{{ISLf}}

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*{{GEOf}}

*{{MKDf}}

*{{BLRf}}

*{{ARMf}}

*{{NIRf}}

*{{CYPf}}

*{{MDAf}}

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*{{LIEf}}

*{{AZEf}}

*{{ANDf}}

*{{MLTf}}

*{{FROf}}

*{{KAZf}}

*{{LUXf}}

*{{SMRf}}

|}

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==Tie-Breakers==

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.

# Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question.

# Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question.

# Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question.

# Higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question.

# If, after applying criteria 1) to 4) to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6) and 7) will apply.

# Results of all group matches: 1. Superior goal difference 2. Higher number of goals scored 3. Higher number of goals scored away from home 4. Fair play conduct.

# Drawing of lots.

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==Groups==

The qualifying process started in August 2006. Austria and Switzerland have already qualified for the tournament finals as host nations.

The Qualifying Format has been changed compared to the previous tournament. The winners and runners-up from seven groups will automatically qualify for the Championship, with the hosts filling the other two slots in the 16-team tournament. The move means there will no longer be play-offs between teams finishing in second place in the groups. Six of the qualifying groups will contain seven teams, and the other eight.

As the official successor of the previous football association, [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] will inherit the position originally allotted to [[Serbia and Montenegro]] in Group A prior to the disolution of the state union. [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]] is currently applying for membership to UEFA and will not participate in Euro 2008.

'''Please see [[Talk:2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying#Proper standings sequence and head-to-head rules application|discussion]] of UEFA's head-to-head rules, and understand the ''Tie-Breakers'' section, above, before editing tables below, to avoid errors.'''

===Group A===

{{main|2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group A}}

{|

|valign="top" width="440" |

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-

!width=165|Team

!width=20|Pts

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|D

!width=20|L

!width=20|GF

!width=20|GA

!width=20|GD

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{SERf}}

|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||3||1||+2

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{FINf}}

|'''5'''||3||1||2||0||4||2||+2

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{PORf}}

|'''4'''||2||1||1||0||4||1||+3

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{BELf}}

|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||1||1||0

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{POLf}}

|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||3||4||-1

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{KAZf}}

|'''2'''||3||0||2||1||1||2||-1

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{ARMf}}

|'''1'''||2||0||1||1||0||1||-1

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{AZEf}}

|'''1'''||3||0||1||2||1||5||-4

|}

====Fixtures====

Group A fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants on 10 February 2006.

{|width=100%

|-

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2006'''

*Wednesday [[11 October]] [[2006]]

: Poland vs. Portugal

: Belgium vs. Azerbaijan

: Kazakhstan vs. Finland

: Serbia vs. Armenia

*Wednesday [[15 November]] [[2006]]

: Portugal vs. Kazakhstan

: Belgium vs. Poland

: Finland vs. Armenia

:'''2007'''

*Saturday [[24 March]][[2007]]

: Portugal vs. Belgium

: Poland vs. Azerbaijan

: Kazakhstan vs. Serbia

*Wednesday [[28 March]] [[2007]]

: Serbia vs. Portugal

: Poland vs. Armenia

: Azerbaijan vs. Finland

|width=33% valign=top|<!---Do not delete the table attributes, left--->

:'''2007 cont.'''

*Saturday [[2 June]][[2007]]

: Belgium vs. Portugal

: Azerbaijan vs. Poland

: Finland vs. Serbia

: Kazakhstan vs. Armenia

*Wednesday [[6 June]][[2007]]

: Armenia vs. Poland

: Finland vs. Belgium

: Kazakhstan vs. Azerbaijan

*Wednesday [[22 August]][[2007]]

: Armenia vs. Portugal

: Finland vs. Kazakhstan

: Belgium vs. Serbia

*Saturday [[8 September]][[2007]]

: Portugal vs. Poland

: Azerbaijan vs. Armenia

: Serbia vs. Finland

*Wednesday [[12 September]][[2007]]

: Portugal vs. Serbia

: Finland vs. Poland

: Armenia vs. Azerbaijan

: Kazakhstan vs. Belgium

|width=33% valign=top|<!---Do not delete the table attributes, left--->

:'''2007 cont.'''

*Saturday [[13 October]][[2007]]

: Azerbaijan vs. Portugal

: Poland vs. Kazakhstan

: Armenia vs. Serbia

: Belgium vs. Finland

*Wednesday [[17 October]][[2007]]

: Kazakhstan vs. Portugal

: Azerbaijan vs. Serbia

: Belgium vs. Armenia

*Saturday [[17 November]][[2007]]

: Portugal vs. Armenia

: Poland vs. Belgium

: Serbia vs. Kazakhstan

: Finland vs. Azerbaijan

*Wednesday [[21 November]][[2007]]

: Portugal vs. Finland

: Serbia vs. Poland

: Armenia vs. Kazakhstan

: Azerbaijan vs. Belgium

|}

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===Group B===

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{{main|2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group B}}

{|

|valign="top" width="440" |

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-

!width=165|Team

!width=20|Pts

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|D

!width=20|L

!width=20|GF

!width=20|GA

!width=20|GD

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{SCOf}}

|'''9'''||3||3||0||0||9||1||+8

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{FRAf}}

|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||6||2||+4

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{LTUf}}

|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||3||3||0

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{ITAf}}

|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||4||4||0

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{UKRf}}

|'''3'''||2||1||0||1||3||4||-1

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{GEOf}}

|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||8||6||+2

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{FROf}}

|'''0'''||3||0||0||3||0||13||-13

|}

====Fixtures====

'''Group B''' fixtures were decided with a random draw conducted on Thursday [[March 9]][[2006]], because fixtures could not be agreed between delegates. Ukraine were unhappy with what they saw as an unfair fixtures advantage given to France and Italy by the other countries.{{cn}}

{|width=100%

|-

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2006'''

*Wednesday [[11 October]] [[2006]]

: France vs. Faroe Islands

: Georgia vs. Italy

: Ukraine vs. Scotland

:'''2007'''

*Saturday [[24 March]] [[2007]]

: Lithuania vs. France

: Scotland vs. Georgia

*Wednesday [[28 March]] [[2007]]

: Georgia vs. Faroe Islands

: Italy vs. Scotland

: Ukraine vs. Lithuania

*Saturday [[2 June]] [[2007]]

: Faroe Islands vs. Italy

: France vs. Ukraine

: Lithuania vs. Georgia

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:'''2007 cont.'''

*Wednesday [[6 June]] [[2007]]

: Faroe Islands vs. Scotland

: France vs. Georgia

: Lithuania vs. Italy

*Wednesday [[22 August]] [[2007]]

: Faroe Islands vs. Ukraine

*Saturday [[8 September]] [[2007]]

: Georgia vs. Ukraine

: Italy vs. France

: Scotland vs. Lithuania

*Wednesday [[12 September]] [[2007]]

: France vs. Scotland

: Lithuania vs. Faroe Islands

: Ukraine vs. Italy

|width=33% valign=top|<!---Do not delete the table attributes, left--->

:'''2007 cont.'''

*Saturday [[13 October]] [[2007]]

: Faroe Islands vs. France

: Italy vs. Georgia

: Scotland vs. Ukraine

*Wednesday [[17 October]] [[2007]]

: France vs. Lithuania

: Georgia vs. Scotland

: Ukraine vs. Faroe Islands

*Saturday [[17 November]] [[2007]]

: Lithuania vs. Ukraine

: Scotland vs. Italy

*Wednesday [[21 November]] [[2007]]

: Georgia vs. Lithuania

: Italy vs. Faroe Islands

: Ukraine vs. France

|}

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===Group C===

<!-- (10/7/2006) Check the UEFA Standings if you're in doubt. The correct standings are Gre - Tur - Nor - Bih - Hun - Mda - Mlt -->

<!-- (10/8/2006) DO NOT CHANGE THE STANDINGS. GREECE _IS_ SUPPOSED TO BE ON TOP, TURKEY IS 2ND AND NORWAY IS 3RD. GOAL DIFFERENCE DOESN'T COME INTO ACCOUNT DUE TO THE NEW RANKING METHOD USED. -->

{{main|2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group C}}

{|

|valign="top" width="440" |

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-

!width=165|Team

!width=20|Pts

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|D

!width=20|L

!width=20|GF

!width=20|GA

!width=20|GD

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{GREf}}

|'''6'''||2||2||0||0||2||0||+2

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{TURf}}

|'''6'''||2||2||0||0||3||0||+3

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{NORf}}

|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||6||2||+4

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{BIHf}}

|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||8||7||+1

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{HUNf}}

|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||4||6||-2

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{MDAf}}

|'''1'''||3||0||1||2||2||5||-3

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{MLTf}}

|'''0'''||2||0||0||2||2||7||-5

|}

====Fixtures====

'''Group C''' fixtures were negotiated and finally decided by a draw at a meeting between the participants in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] on [[17 February]] [[2006]]. <ref>{{cite web|author=UEFA|title=Holders Greece start in Moldova|publisher=UEFA.com |accessdate=September 3 |accessyear=2006|url=http://access.euro2004.com/competitions/EURO/news/Kind=1/newsId=395551.html}}</ref>

{| width=100%

|-

|width=30% valign=top|

:'''2006'''

*Wednesday [[11 October]] [[2006]]

:Turkey vs. Moldova

:Malta vs. Hungary

:Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Greece

:'''2007'''

*Saturday [[24 March]] [[2007]]

:Greece vs. Turkey

:Moldova vs. Malta

:Norway vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina

*Wednesday [[28 March]] [[2007]]

:Turkey vs. Norway

:Malta vs. Greece

:Hungary vs. Moldova

*Saturday [[2 June]] [[2007]]

:Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Turkey

:Norway vs. Malta

:Greece vs. Hungary

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2007 cont.'''

*Wednesday [[6 June]] [[2007]]

:Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Malta

:Greece vs. Moldova

:Norway vs. Hungary

*Saturday [[8 September]] [[2007]]

:Malta vs. Turkey

:Moldova vs. Norway

:Hungary vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina

*Wednesday [[12 September]] [[2007]]

:Norway vs. Greece

:Turkey vs. Hungary

:Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Moldova

*Saturday [[13 October]] [[2007]]

:Moldova vs. Turkey

:Hungary vs. Malta

:Greece vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2007 cont.'''

*Wednesday [[17 October]] [[2007]]

:Turkey vs. Greece

:Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Norway

:Malta vs. Moldova

*Saturday [[17 November]] [[2007]]

:Norway vs. Turkey

:Greece vs. Malta

:Moldova vs. Hungary

*Wednesday [[21 November]] [[2007]]

:Turkey vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina

:Malta vs. Norway

:Hungary vs. Greece

|}

On [[July 3]], [[2006]], the [[Hellenic Football Federation]] was indefinitely suspended from all international competition. Although no announcement was made regarding this tournament in particular, this seemed to preclude the Greek team from participating. <ref>{{cite web|author=FIFA Media Dept.|title=FIFA suspends the Hellenic Football Federation

|publisher=FIFA.com |accessdate=September 3 |accessyear=2006|url=http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,118144,00.html?articleid=118144}}</ref>

Following action by the Greek government, FIFA subsequently lifted the suspension on [[July 12]], [[2006]]. <ref>{{cite web|author=FIFA Media Dept.|title=FIFA lifts suspension on Hellenic Football Federation |publisher=FIFA.com |accessdate=September 3 |accessyear=2006|url=http://fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,118189,00.html?articleid=118189}}</ref>

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===Group D===

{{main|2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group D}}

{|

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-

!width=165|Team

!width=20|Pts

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|D

!width=20|L

!width=20|GF

!width=20|GA

!width=20|GD

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{CZEf}}

|'''9'''||3||3||0||0||12||1||+11

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{GERf}}

|'''6'''||2||2||0||0||14||0||+14

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{SVKf}}

|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||11||5||+6

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{CYPf}}

|'''3'''||2||1||0||1||6||8||-2

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{IRLf}}

|'''0'''||2||0||0||2||2||6||-4

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{WALf}}

|'''0'''||2||0||0||2||2||7||-5

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{SMRf}}

|'''0'''||2||0||0||2||0||20||-20

|}

====Fixtures====

'''Group D''' fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]] on [[9 February]] [[2006]].

{|width=100%

|-

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2006'''

*Wednesday [[11 October]] [[2006]]

:Republic of Ireland vs. Czech Republic

:Slovakia vs. Germany

:Wales vs. Cyprus

*Wednesday [[15 November]] [[2006]]

:Cyprus vs. Germany

:Republic of Ireland vs. San Marino

:'''2007'''

*Wednesday [[7 February]] [[2007]]

:San Marino vs. Republic of Ireland

*Saturday [[24 March]] [[2007]]

:Czech Republic vs. Germany

:Republic of Ireland vs. Wales

:Cyprus vs. Slovakia

*Wednesday [[28 March]] [[2007]]

:Wales vs. San Marino

:Republic of Ireland vs. Slovakia

:Czech Republic vs. Cyprus

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2007 cont.'''

*Saturday [[2 June]] [[2007]]

:Germany vs. San Marino

:Wales vs. Czech Republic

:Cyprus vs. Slovakia

*Wednesday [[6 June]] [[2007]]

:Germany vs. Slovakia

*Wednesday [[22 August]] [[2007]]

:San Marino vs. Cyprus

*Saturday [[8 September]] [[2007]]

:San Marino vs. Czech Republic

:Wales vs. Germany

:Slovakia vs. Republic of Ireland

*Wednesday [[12 September]] [[2007]]

:Czech Republic vs. Republic of Ireland

:Slovakia vs. Wales

:Cyprus vs. San Marino

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2007 cont.'''

*Saturday [[13 October]] [[2007]]

:Republic of Ireland vs. Germany

:Cyprus vs. Wales

:Slovakia vs. San Marino

*Wednesday [[17 October]] [[2007]]

:Germany vs. Czech Republic

:Republic of Ireland vs. Cyprus

:San Marino vs. Wales

*Saturday [[17 November]] [[2007]]

:Czech Republic vs. Slovakia

:Germany vs. Cyprus

:Wales vs. Republic of Ireland

*Wednesday [[21 November]] [[2007]]

:Cyprus vs. Czech Republic

:Germany vs. Wales

:San Marino vs. Slovakia

|}

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===Group E===

{{main|2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group E}}

{|

|valign="top" width="440" |

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-

!width=165|Team

!width=20|Pts

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|D

!width=20|L

!width=20|GF

!width=20|GA

!width=20|GD

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{ENGf}}

|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||6||0||+6

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{ISRf}}

|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||6||2||+4

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{CROf}}

|'''4'''||2||1||1||0||7||0||+7

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{MKDf}}

|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||1||1||0

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{RUSf}}

|'''2'''||2||0||2||0||1||1||0

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{ESTf}}

|'''0'''||2||0||0||2||0||2||-2

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{ANDf}}

|'''0'''||3||0||0||3||1||16||-15

|}

====Fixtures====

'''Group E''' fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in [[Nyon]], [[Switzerland]], on [[March 3]][[2006]].

{|width=100%

|-

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2006'''

*Wednesday [[11 October]] [[2006]]

:Croatia vs. England

:Russia vs. Estonia

:Andorra vs. FYR Macedonia

*Wednesday [[15 November]] [[2006]]

:Israel vs. Croatia

:FYR Macedonia vs. Russia

:'''2007'''

*Saturday [[24 March]] [[2007]]

:Israel vs. England

:Estonia vs. Russia

:Croatia vs. FYR Macedonia

*Wednesday [[28 March]] [[2007]]

:Andorra vs. England

:Israel vs. Estonia

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2007 cont.'''

*Saturday [[2 June]] [[2007]]

:Estonia vs. Croatia

:Russia vs. Andorra

:FYR Macedonia vs. Israel

*Wednesday [[6 June]] [[2007]]

:Estonia vs. England

:Andorra vs. Israel

:Croatia vs. Russia

*Wednesday [[22 August]] [[2007]]

:Estonia vs. Andorra

*Saturday [[8 September]] [[2007]]

:England vs. Israel

:Russia vs. FYR Macedonia

:Croatia vs. Estonia

*Wednesday [[12 September]] [[2007]]

:England vs. Russia

:Andorra vs. Croatia

:FYR Macedonia vs. Estonia

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2007 cont.'''

*Saturday [[13 October]] [[2007]]

:England vs. Estonia

*Wednesday [[17 October]] [[2007]]

:Russia vs. England

:Croatia vs. Israel

:FYR Macedonia vs. Andorra

*Saturday [[17 November]] [[2007]]

:FYR Macedonia vs. Croatia

:Israel vs. Russia

:Andorra vs. Estonia

*Wednesday [[21 November]] [[2007]]

:England vs. Croatia

:Israel vs. FYR Macedonia

:Andorra vs. Russia

|}

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===Group F===

{{main|2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group F}}

{|

|valign="top" width="440" |

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-

!width=165|Team

!width=20|Pts

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|D

!width=20|L

!width=20|GF

!width=20|GA

!width=20|GD

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{SWEf}}

|'''9'''||3||3||0||0||6||1||+5

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{DENf}}

|'''4'''||2||1||1||0||2||0||+2

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{NIRf}}

|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||3||5||-2

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{LVAf}}

|'''3'''||2||1||0||1||4||1||+3

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{ESPf}}

|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||6||5||+1

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{ISLf}}

|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||3||6||-3

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{LIEf}}

|'''0'''||2||0||0||2||1||7||-6

|}

====Fixtures====

'''Group F''' fixtures were settled at a meeting between the participants in [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]. <ref>{{cite web|author=Danish Football Association (DBU)|title=Danmark starter og slutter med Island |publisher=DBU |accessdate=September 3 |accessyear=2006|url=http://dbu.dk/news/newsShow.aspx?id=99015 |language=Danish}}</ref>

{|width=100%

|-

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2006'''

* Wednesday [[11 October]] [[2006]]

: Iceland vs. Sweden

: Liechtenstein vs. Denmark

: Northern Ireland vs. Latvia

:'''2007'''

* Saturday [[24 March]] [[2007]]

: Spain vs. Denmark

: Liechtenstein vs. Northern Ireland

* Wednesday [[28 March]] [[2007]]

: Northern Ireland vs. Sweden

: Liechtenstein vs. Latvia

: Spain vs. Iceland

* Saturday [[2 June]] [[2007]]

: Denmark vs. Sweden

: Latvia vs. Spain

: Iceland vs. Liechtenstein

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2007 cont.'''

* Wednesday [[6 June]] [[2007]]

: Liechtenstein vs. Spain

: Sweden vs. Iceland

: Latvia vs. Denmark

* Wednesday [[22 June]] [[2007]]

: Northern Ireland vs. Liechtenstein

* Saturday [[8 September]] [[2007]]

: Sweden vs. Denmark

: Latvia vs. Northern Ireland

: Iceland vs. Spain

* Wednesday [[12 September]] [[2007]]

: Iceland vs. Northern Ireland

: Spain vs. Latvia

: Denmark vs. Liechtenstein

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2007 cont.'''

* Saturday [[13 October]] [[2007]]

: Denmark vs. Spain

: Liechtenstein vs. Sweden

: Iceland vs. Latvia

* Wednesday [[17 October]] [[2007]]

: Sweden vs. Northern Ireland

: Liechtenstein vs. Iceland

: Denmark vs. Latvia

* Saturday [[17 November]] [[2007]]

: Spain vs. Sweden

: Northern Ireland vs. Denmark

: Latvia vs. Liechtenstein

* Wednesday [[21 November]] [[2007]]

: Spain vs. Northern Ireland

: Denmark vs. Iceland

: Sweden vs. Latvia

|}

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===Group G===

{{main|2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group G}}

{|

|valign="top" width="440" |

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-

!width=165|Team

!width=20|Pts

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|D

!width=20|L

!width=20|GF

!width=20|GA

!width=20|GD

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{ROMf}}

|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||7||3||+4

|- style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{NEDf}}

|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||5||1||+4

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{BULf}}

|'''5'''||3||1||2||0||6||3||+3

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{SVNf}}

|'''3'''||2||1||0||1||2||3||-1

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{ALBf}}

|'''1'''||2||0||1||1||2||4||-2

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{BLRf}}

|'''1'''||3||0||1||2||3||8||-5

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{LUXf}}

|'''0'''||2||0||0||2||0||3||-3

|}

|width="50"|&nbsp;

|valign="middle"|

*Belarus 2-2 Albania

*Romania 2-2 Bulgaria

*Luxembourg 0-1 '''Netherlands'''

*'''Bulgaria''' 3-0 Slovenia

*Albania 0-2 '''Romania'''

*'''Netherlands''' 3-0 Belarus

*'''Romania''' 3-1 Belarus

*Bulgaria 1-1 Netherlands

*'''Slovenia''' 2-0 Luxembourg

|}

====Fixtures====

'''Group G''' fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]] on [[16 February]] [[2006]].

{|width=100%

|-

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2006'''

*Wednesday [[11 October]] [[2006]]

:Belarus vs. Slovenia

:Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria

:Netherlands vs. Albania

:'''2007'''

*Saturday [[24 March]] [[2007]]

:Netherlands vs. Romania

:Luxembourg vs. Belarus

:Albania vs. Slovenia

*Wednesday [[28 March]] [[2007]]

:Romania vs. Luxembourg

:Slovenia vs. Netherlands

:Bulgaria vs. Albania

*Saturday [[2 June]] [[2007]]

:Slovenia vs. Romania

:Albania vs. Luxembourg

:Belarus vs. Bulgaria

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2007 cont.'''

*Wednesday [[6 June]] [[2007]]

:Romania vs. Slovenia

:Luxembourg vs. Albania

:Bulgaria vs. Belarus

*Saturday [[8 September]] [[2007]]

:Belarus vs. Romania

:Netherlands vs. Bulgaria

:Luxembourg vs. Slovenia

*Wednesday [[12 September]] [[2007]]

:Slovenia vs. Belarus

:Bulgaria vs. Luxembourg

:Albania vs. Netherlands

*Saturday [[13 October]] [[2007]]

:Romania vs. Netherlands

:Belarus vs. Luxembourg

:Slovenia vs. Albania

|width=33% valign=top|

:'''2007 cont.'''

*Wednesday [[17 October]] [[2007]]

:Luxembourg vs. Romania

:Netherlands vs. Slovenia

:Albania vs. Bulgaria

*Saturday [[17 November]] [[2007]]

:Bulgaria vs. Romania

:Netherlands vs. Luxembourg

:Albania vs. Belarus

*Wednesday [[21 November]] [[2007]]

:Romania vs. Albania

:Belarus vs. Netherlands

:Slovenia vs. Bulgaria

|}

==Top goalscorers==

{{main|2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying goalscorers}}

{| class="wikitable"

|-

!Scorer

!Goals

!Nation

!Club

|-

|[[Lukas Podolski]]

|style="text-align:center;"|5

|{{GERf}}

|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]

|-

|[[Shota Arveladze]]

|style="text-align:center;"|4

|{{GEOf}}

|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[AZ Alkmaar]]

|-

|[[Marek Mintál]]

|style="text-align:center;"|4

|{{SVKf}}

|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[1. FC Nürnberg]]

|-

|[[Mladen Petrić]]

|style="text-align:center;"|4

|{{CROf}}

|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[FC Basel]]

|-

|[[Martin Petrov]]

|style="text-align:center;"|4

|{{BULf}}

|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Atletico Madrid]]

|-

|[[Zvjezdan Misimović]]

|style="text-align:center;"|3

|{{BIHf}}

|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[VfL Bochum]]

|-

|[[Jan Koller]]

|style="text-align:center;"|3

|{{CZEf}}

|{{flagicon|France}} [[AS Monaco]]

|-

|[[Peter Crouch]]

|style="text-align:center;"|3

|{{ENGf}}

|{{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]

|-

|[[David Healy (footballer)|David Healy]]

|style="text-align:center;"|3

|{{NIRf}}

|{{flagicon|England}} [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]

|-

|[[David Villa]]

|style="text-align:center;"|3

|{{ESPf}}

|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]

|-

|[[Marcus Allbäck]]

|style="text-align:center;"|3

|{{SWEf}}

|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[F.C. Copenhagen]]

|-

|[[Robin van Persie]]

|style="text-align:center;"|3

|{{NEDf}}

|{{flagicon|England}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]

|-

|[[Jari Litmanen]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{FINf}}

|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Malmö FF]]

|-

|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{PORf}}

|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]

|-

|[[Nikola Žigić]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{SERf}}

|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Racing Santander|Racing]]

|-

|[[Sidney Govou]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{FRAf}}

|{{flagicon|France}} [[Olympique Lyonnais]]

|-

|[[Kris Boyd]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{SCOf}}

|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]

|-

|[[Kenny Miller]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{SCOf}}

|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]

|-

|[[Zlatan Muslimović]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{BIHf}}

|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]

|-

|[[Zoltán Gera]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{HUNf}}

|{{flagicon|England}} [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]

|-

|[[Sergei Rogaciov]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{MDAf}}

|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[FC Aktobe-Lento]]

|-

|[[Ole Gunnar Solskjær]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{NORf}}

|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]

|-

|[[Fredrik Strømstad]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{NORf}}

|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[I.K. Start]]

|-

|[[Constantinos Charalambides]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{CYPf}}

|{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]

|-

|[[Michalis Konstantinou]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{CYPf}}

|{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Olympiacos]]

|-

|[[Milan Baroš]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{CZEf}}

|{{flagicon|England}} [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]

|-

|[[David Lafata]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{CZEf}}

|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[FK Jablonec 97]]

|-

|[[Libor Sionko]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{CZEf}}

|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]

|-

|[[Thomas Hitzlsperger]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{GERf}}

|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[VfB Stuttgart]]

|-

|[[Miroslav Klose]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{GERf}}

|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Werder Bremen]]

|-

|[[Bastian Schweinsteiger]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{GERf}}

|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich]]

|-

|[[Miroslav Karhan]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{SVKf}}

|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[VfL Wolfsburg]]

|-

|[[Filip Šebo]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{SVKf}}

|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]

|-

|[[Jermain Defoe]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{ENGf}}

|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]

|-

|[[Amit Ben-Shushan]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{ISRf}}

|{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Beitar Jerusalem]]

|-

|[[Māris Verpakovskis]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{LVAf}}

|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Dynamo Kyiv]]

|-

|[[Ciprian Marica]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{ROMf}}

|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Shakhtar Donetsk]]

|-

|[[Adrian Mutu]]

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|{{ROMf}}

|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C.F. Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]

|}

===Own Goals===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

!Scorer

!Nation

!Opponent

|-

|[[Malkhaz Asatiani]]

|{{GEOf}}

|[[France]]

|-

|[[Martin Jiránek]]

|{{CZEf}}

|[[Wales]]

|-

|}

==Qualified nations==

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==Reaction to the draw==

On the day of the draw, many people thought that Group E was favourable to England's qualification chances, and that Group B was decidedly unfavourable to Scotland's qualifying chances. <ref>{{cite web|author=BBC|title=Smith expects Scots' hardest task |publisher=BBC |accessdate=September 3 |accessyear=2006|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4645618.stm}}</ref> This group was given added spice when two of its members, Italy and France, reached the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] final.

Group C ended up being the only group that featured no teams in the {{wc|2006}} finals, and grouped rivals [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] and [[Greece national football team|Greece]], who were also in the same group at the {{wc|2006}} qualifications.

Group B features the two 2006 World Cup finalists plus World Cup quarter-finalists Ukraine. The World Cup final rematch between Italy and France was one of the most anticipated matches of the qualifiers, with France beating Italy 3:1

==See also==

*[[UEFA coefficients]]

*[[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying goalscorers]]

==References==

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==External links==

*[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/EURO/news/Kind=1/newsId=352326.html ''EURO 2008™ seedings confirmed''] at UEFA.com

*[http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19079.pdf Competition regulations (PDF file)] at UEFA.com

*[http://www.bloxster.net/rdasilva/4979/ Euro 2008 coefficient] according to rdasilva's blog

*[http://www.geocities.com/footballspreadsheets/index.html Euro 2008 spreadsheet] — computes standings from scores

*[http://www.euro2008net.com/en/ Euro 2008 unofficial statistics]

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