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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification              
1   Greece 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   Turkey 12 7 3 2 25 11 +14 24 0–1 2–2 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–0
3   Norway 12 7 2 3 27 11 +16 23 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 4–0
4   Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 4 1 7 16 22 −6 13 0–4 3–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–0
5   Moldova 12 3 3 6 12 19 −7 12[a] 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–0 1–1
6   Hungary 12 4 0 8 11 22 −11 12[a] 1–2 0–1 1–4 1–0 2–0 2–0
7   Malta 12 1 2 9 10 31 −21 5 0–1 2–2 1–4 2–5 2–3 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Moldova +1, Hungary −1.

Matches edit

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  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pace   6'
M. Mifsud   86'
Report Barbarez   4'
Hrgović   10'
Bartolović   45+1'
Muslimović   49'
Misimović   51'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)
Hungary  1–4  Norway
Gera   90' (pen.) Report Solskjær   15', 44'
Strømstad   31'
Pedersen   41'
Moldova  0–1  Greece
Report Lyberopoulos   78'
Attendance: 10,500

Norway  2–0  Moldova
Strømstad   74'
Iversen   79'
Report
Attendance: 23,848
Turkey  2–0  Malta
Nihat   56'
Tümer   77'
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–3  Hungary
Misimović   64' (pen.) Report Huszti   36' (pen.)
Gera   46'
Dárdai   49'
Attendance: 11,800

Moldova  2–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rogaciov   13', 32' (pen.) Report Misimović   63'
Grlić   68'
Hungary  0–1  Turkey
Report Tuncay   41'
Greece  1–0  Norway
Katsouranis   33' Report
Attendance: 21,189

Malta  2–1  Hungary
Schembri   14', 53' Report Torghelle   19'
Attendance: 3,600
Turkey  5–0  Moldova
Şükür   35', 37' (pen.), 43', 73'
Tuncay   68'
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–4  Greece
Report Charisteas   8' (pen.)
Patsatzoglou   82'
Samaras   85'
Katsouranis   90+4'
Attendance: 8,000

Moldova  1–1  Malta
Epureanu   85' Report Mallia   73'
Attendance: 8,033
Referee: Vusal Aliyev (Azerbaijan)
Norway  1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Carew   50' (pen.) Report Misimović   18'
Muslimović   33'
Attendance: 16,987
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Greece  1–4  Turkey
Kyrgiakos   6' Report Tuncay   27'
Gökhan   55'
Tümer   70'
Gökdeniz   81'
Attendance: 31,405

Hungary  2–0  Moldova
Priskin   9'
Gera   63'
Report
Malta  0–1  Greece
Report Basinas   66' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,700
Turkey  2–2  Norway
Hamit Altıntop   72', 90' Report Brenne   31'
Andresen   40'

Greece  2–0  Hungary
Gekas   16'
Seitaridis   29'
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–2  Turkey
Muslimović   27'
Džeko   45+2'
Ćustović   90'
Report Şükür   13'
Sabri   39'
Norway  4–0  Malta
Hæstad   31'
Helstad   73'
Iversen   79'
Riise   90+1'
Report
Attendance: 16,364
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

Norway  4–0  Hungary
Iversen   22'
Braaten   57'
Carew   60', 78'
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–0  Malta
Muslimović   6' Report
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)
Greece  2–1  Moldova
Charisteas   30'
Lyberopoulos   90+5'
Report Frunză   80'

Hungary  1–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gera   39' (pen.) Report
Malta  2–2  Turkey
Said   41'
Schembri   76'
Report Halil Altıntop   45'
Servet   78'
Attendance: 10,500
Moldova  0–1  Norway
Report Iversen   49'
Attendance: 10,173

Norway  2–2  Greece
Carew   15'
Riise   39'
Report Kyrgiakos   7', 30'
Attendance: 24,080
Turkey  3–0  Hungary
Gökhan   68'
Aurélio   72'
Halil Altıntop   90+3'
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–1  Moldova
Report Bugaev   22'

Hungary  2–0  Malta
Feczesin   34'
Tőzsér   77'
Report
Moldova  1–1  Turkey
Frunză   11' Report Ümit   63'
Attendance: 9,815
Greece  3–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Charisteas   10'
Gekas   57'
Lyberopoulos   72'
Report Hrgović   54'
Ibišević   90'
Attendance: 30,250

Malta  2–3  Moldova
Scerri   71'
M. Mifsud   84' (pen.)
Report Bugaev   24' (pen.)
Frunză   31', 35'
Attendance: 7,069
Turkey  0–1  Greece
Report Amanatidis   79'
Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–2  Norway
Report Hagen   5'
B. Riise   74'

Moldova  3–0  Hungary
Bugaev   13'
Josan   23'
Alexeev   86'
Report
Norway  1–2  Turkey
Hagen   12' Report Emre   31'
Nihat   59'
Attendance: 23,783
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Greece  5–0  Malta
Gekas   32', 72', 74'
Basinas   54'
Amanatidis   61'
Report
Attendance: 31,332

Malta  1–4  Norway
M. Mifsud   53' Report Iversen   25', 27' (pen.), 45'
Pedersen   75'
Attendance: 6,000
Turkey  1–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nihat   43' Report
Hungary  1–2  Greece
Buzsáky   7' Report Vanczák   22' (o.g.)
Basinas   59' (pen.)
Attendance: 32,300
Referee: Rob Styles (England)

Goalscorers edit

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

1 own goal

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f 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.
  2. ^ Match delayed by 35 minutes by match referee Mike Riley after flares were thrown from the stands, minutes after the kick-off.
  3. ^ a b Greece forced to play away from Athens for two matches after crowd disturbances in the game against Turkey on 24 March 2007.

References edit

  1. ^ UEFA. "Holders Greece start in Moldova". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ^ FIFA Media Dept. "FIFA suspends the Hellenic Football Federation". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
  3. ^ FIFA Media Dept. "FIFA lifts suspension on Hellenic Football Federation". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.