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UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Group 8

Standings and results for Group 8 of the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying tournament.

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   FR Yugoslavia 8 5 2 1 18 8 +10 17 Qualify for final tournament — 1–0 0–0 3–1 4–1
2   Republic of Ireland 8 5 1 2 14 6 +8 16 Advance to play-offs 2–1 — 2–0 1–0 5–0
3   Croatia 8 4 3 1 13 9 +4 15 2–2 1–0 — 3–2 2–1
4   Macedonia 8 2 2 4 13 14 −1 8 2–4 1–1 1–1 — 4–0
5   Malta 8 0 0 8 6 27 −21 0 0–3 2–3 1–4 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches edit

Republic of Ireland  2–0  Croatia
Irwin   4' (pen.)
Roy Keane   16'		 Report
Attendance: 34,000
Macedonia  4–0  Malta
Božinov   20', 47'
Šakiri   70', 76'		 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Malta  1–4  Croatia
Suda   29' (pen.) Report Šimić   54'
Vugrinec   67', 74'
Šuker   82'
Attendance: 5,170
Croatia  3–2  Macedonia
Šuker   16'
Boban   45', 70'		 Report Ćirić   2'
Šainovski   55'
Attendance: 8,541
Republic of Ireland  5–0  Malta
Robbie Keane   17', 19'
Roy Keane   54'
Quinn   62'
Breen   82'		 Report
Attendance: 34,500
Malta  1–2  Macedonia
Sixsmith   69' Report Nikolovski   49'
Zaharievski   63'
Attendance: 4,671
FR Yugoslavia  1–0  Republic of Ireland
Mijatović   64' Report
Attendance: 28,250
Malta  0–3  FR Yugoslavia
Report Nađ   22', 55'
Milošević   90+1'
Attendance: 5,167
Macedonia  1–1  Croatia
Hristov   80' Report Šuker   20'
Attendance: 10,000
FR Yugoslavia  4–1  Malta
Mijatović   34'
Milošević   48', 90'
Kovačević   74'		 Report Saliba   6'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Morgan Norman (Sweden)
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Macedonia
Quinn   60' Report
Attendance: 28,108
FR Yugoslavia  0–0  Croatia
Report
Attendance: 48,282
Croatia  2–1  Malta
Stanić   34'
Soldo   55'		 Report Carabott   60'
Attendance: 19,205
Republic of Ireland  2–1  FR Yugoslavia
Robbie Keane   54'
Kennedy   69'		 Report Stanković   60'
Attendance: 31,400
Croatia  1–0  Republic of Ireland
Šuker   90+1' Report
Attendance: 21,032
FR Yugoslavia  3–1  Macedonia
Stojković   37', 54'
Savićević   77'		 Report Ćirić   64' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,320
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Macedonia  2–4  FR Yugoslavia
Šakiri   60'
Ćirić   90'		 Report Milošević   1'
Babunski   4' (o.g.)
Stanković   14'
Drulović   38'
Attendance: 13,000
Malta  2–3  Republic of Ireland
Said   61'
Carabott   68' (pen.)		 Report Keane   13'
Breen   20'
Staunton   72'
Attendance: 8,122
Croatia  2–2  FR Yugoslavia
Bokšić   20'
Stanić   47'		 Report Mijatović   26'
Stanković   31'
Attendance: 38,743
Macedonia  1–1  Republic of Ireland
Stavrevski   90' Report Quinn   18'
Attendance: 6,500

Goalscorers edit

There were 64 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes edit

  1. ^ Played at neutral ground due to the Kosovo War.
  2. ^ Originally to be played in 27 March 1999, postponed because of the disruption caused to travel from the Balkan region by the Nato air strikes on Serbia.[1][2][3][4]
  3. ^ Originally to be played in 31 March 1999, postponed because of the disruption caused to travel from the Balkan region by the Nato air strikes on Serbia.[1][2][3][4]
  4. ^ Originally to be played in 27 March 1999, postponed because of the disruption caused to travel from the Balkan region by the Nato air strikes on Serbia.[1][2][3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Sport: Ireland/Macedonia match postponed - RTE". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 24 March 1999. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Football: Republic qualifier has to be called off". The Independent. 25 March 1999. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Decision to postpone Irish game welcomed". Irish Independent. 25 March 1999. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "UEFA kick for touch". Irish Independent. 21 April 1999. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

External links edit

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