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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              
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 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Northern Ireland 4, Denmark 1.
  2. ^ The Denmark v Sweden match was abandoned in the 89th minute at 3–3 following a fan attack on the referee.[1][2][3][4] The match was awarded as a 3–0 forfeit win to Sweden by UEFA following a hearing on 8 June 2007.[5][6][7]

Matches edit

Group F fixtures were settled at a meeting between the participants in Copenhagen, Denmark.[8]

Northern Ireland  0–3  Iceland
Report Þorvaldsson   13'
Hreiðarsson   20'
Guðjohnsen   37'
Attendance: 13,552
Latvia  0–1  Sweden
Report Källström   38'
Attendance: 7,500
Spain  4–0  Liechtenstein
Torres   20'
Villa   45', 62'
L. García   66'		 Report
Attendance: 13,876
Sweden  3–1  Liechtenstein
Allbäck   2', 69'
Rosenberg   89'		 Report M. Frick   27'
Attendance: 17,735
Iceland  0–2  Denmark
Report Rommedahl   5'
Tomasson   33'
Attendance: 10,007
Northern Ireland  3–2  Spain
Healy   20', 65', 80' Report Xavi   14'
Villa   52'
Attendance: 13,885
Denmark  0–0  Northern Ireland
Report
Attendance: 41,482
Latvia  4–0  Iceland
Karlsons   14'
Verpakovskis   15', 25'
Višņakovs   52'		 Report
Attendance: 6,800
Sweden  2–0  Spain
Elmander   10'
Allbäck   82'		 Report
Attendance: 33,056
Iceland  1–2  Sweden
Viðarsson   6' Report Källström   8'
Wilhelmsson   59'
Attendance: 8,725
Liechtenstein  0–4  Denmark
Report D. Jensen   29'
Gravgaard   32'
Tomasson   51', 64'
Attendance: 2,665
Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)
Northern Ireland  1–0  Latvia
Healy   35' Report
Attendance: 13,500
Liechtenstein  1–4  Northern Ireland
Burgmeier   90+1' Report Healy   52', 75', 83'
McCann   90+2'
Attendance: 4,340
Spain  2–1  Denmark
Morientes   34'
Villa   45+1'		 Report Gravgaard   49'
Attendance: 73,575
Liechtenstein  1–0  Latvia
M. Frick   17' Report
Attendance: 1,680
Northern Ireland  2–1  Sweden
Healy   31', 58' Report Elmander   26'
Attendance: 13,500
Spain  1–0  Iceland
Iniesta   80' Report
Attendance: 18,326
Iceland  1–1  Liechtenstein
B. Gunnarsson   27' Report Rohrer   69'
Attendance: 5,139
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
Main article: Denmark v Sweden (UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying)
Denmark  0–3
Awarded[note 1]		  Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 42,083
Latvia  0–2  Spain
Report Villa   45'
Xavi   60'
Attendance: 10,000
Sweden  5–0  Iceland
Allbäck   11', 51'
A. Svensson   42'
Mellberg   45'
Rosenberg   50'		 Report
Attendance: 33,338
Liechtenstein  0–2  Spain
Report Villa   8', 14'
Attendance: 5,739
Latvia  0–2  Denmark
Report Rommedahl   15', 17'
Attendance: 7,500
Northern Ireland  3–1  Liechtenstein
Healy   5', 35'
Lafferty   56'		 Report M. Frick   89'
Attendance: 13,544
Latvia  1–0  Northern Ireland
Baird   56' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 7,500
Sweden  0–0  Denmark
Report
Attendance: 33,082
Iceland  1–1  Spain
Hallfreðsson   40' Report Iniesta   86'
Attendance: 9,483
Denmark  4–0  Liechtenstein
Nordstrand   3', 36'
M. Laursen   12'
Tomasson   18'		 Report
Attendance: 20,005
Iceland  2–1  Northern Ireland
Björnsson   6'
Gillespie   90+1' (o.g.)		 Report Healy   72' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,727
Spain  2–0  Latvia
Xavi   13'
Torres   86'		 Report
Attendance: 22,560
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Iceland  2–4  Latvia
Guðjohnsen   4', 52' Report Kļava   27'
Laizāns   31'
Verpakovskis   37', 46'
Attendance: 5,865
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
Liechtenstein  0–3  Sweden
Report Ljungberg   19'
Wilhelmsson   29'
A. Svensson   56'
Attendance: 4,131
Denmark  1–3  Spain
Tomasson   87' Report Tamudo   14'
Ramos   40'
Riera   89'
Attendance: 19,849
Denmark  3–1  Latvia
Tomasson   7' (pen.)
U. Laursen   27'
Rommedahl   90'		 Report Gorkšs   80'
Attendance: 19,004
Liechtenstein  3–0  Iceland
Frick   28'
T. Beck   80', 82'		 Report
Attendance: 2,589
Sweden  1–1  Northern Ireland
Mellberg   15' Report Lafferty   72'
Attendance: 33,112
Latvia  4–1  Liechtenstein
Karlsons   14'
Verpakovskis   30'
Laizāns   63'
Višņakovs   87'		 Report Zirnis   13' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,800
Northern Ireland  2–1  Denmark
Feeney   62'
Healy   80'		 Report Bendtner   51'
Attendance: 12,997
Spain  3–0  Sweden
Capdevila   14'
Iniesta   39'
Ramos   65'		 Report
Attendance: 67,055
Denmark  3–0  Iceland
Bendtner   34'
Tomasson   44'
Kahlenberg   59'		 Report
Attendance: 15,393
Spain  1–0  Northern Ireland
Xavi   52' Report
Attendance: 30,339
Sweden  2–1  Latvia
Allbäck   1'
Källström   57'		 Report Laizāns   26'
Attendance: 26,128

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

1 own goal

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Denmark hearing tomorrow". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Denmark-Sweden game abandoned after fan attacks referee". Reuters. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. ^ "Sweden awarded abandoned UEFA clash". Brisbane Times. 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  4. ^ "Soccer-UEFA to decide on Denmark-Sweden abandonment". Reuters. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  5. ^ "Copenhagen contest goes to Sweden". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ^ "UEFA awards Sweden 3-0 win over Denmark". Reuters. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  7. ^ "Sweden awarded abandoned UEFA clash". Brisbane Times. 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  8. ^ Lars Berendt, Pia Schou Nielsen and Jacob Wadland (14 February 2006). "Danmark starter og slutter med Island" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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