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
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 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Denmark | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 20 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 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 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
- ^ Head-to-head points: Northern Ireland 4, Denmark 1.
- The Denmark v Sweden match was abandoned in the 89th minute at 3–3 following a fan attack on the referee. The match was awarded as a 3–0 forfeit win to Sweden by UEFA following a hearing on 8 June 2007.
Matches
Group F fixtures were settled at a meeting between the participants in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Northern Ireland | 0–3 | Iceland |
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Report | Þorvaldsson 13' Hreiðarsson 20' Guðjohnsen 37' |
Latvia | 0–1 | Sweden |
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Report | Källström 38' |
Spain | 4–0 | Liechtenstein |
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Torres 20' Villa 45', 62' L. García 66' |
Report |
Sweden | 3–1 | Liechtenstein |
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Allbäck 2', 69' Rosenberg 89' |
Report | M. Frick 27' |
Iceland | 0–2 | Denmark |
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Report | Rommedahl 5' Tomasson 33' |
Northern Ireland | 3–2 | Spain |
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Healy 20', 65', 80' | Report | Xavi 14' Villa 52' |
Denmark | 0–0 | Northern Ireland |
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Report |
Latvia | 4–0 | Iceland |
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Karlsons 14' Verpakovskis 15', 25' Višņakovs 52' |
Report |
Sweden | 2–0 | Spain |
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Elmander 10' Allbäck 82' |
Report |
Iceland | 1–2 | Sweden |
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Viðarsson 6' | Report | Källström 8' Wilhelmsson 59' |
Liechtenstein | 0–4 | Denmark |
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Report | D. Jensen 29' Gravgaard 32' Tomasson 51', 64' |
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' |
Spain | 2–1 | Denmark |
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Morientes 34' Villa 45+1' |
Report | Gravgaard 49' |
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' |
Spain | 1–0 | Iceland |
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Iniesta 80' | Report |
Iceland | 1–1 | Liechtenstein |
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B. Gunnarsson 27' | Report | Rohrer 69' |
Denmark | 0–3 Awarded | Sweden |
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Report |
Latvia | 0–2 | Spain |
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Report | Villa 45' Xavi 60' |
Sweden | 5–0 | Iceland |
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Allbäck 11', 51' A. Svensson 42' Mellberg 45' Rosenberg 50' |
Report |
Liechtenstein | 0–2 | Spain |
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Report | Villa 8', 14' |
Latvia | 0–2 | Denmark |
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Report | Rommedahl 15', 17' |
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 |
Sweden | 0–0 | Denmark |
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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 | 2–1 | Northern Ireland |
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Björnsson 6' Gillespie 90+1' (o.g.) |
Report | Healy 72' (pen.) |
Spain | 2–0 | Latvia |
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Xavi 13' Torres 86' |
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' |
Denmark | 1–3 | Spain |
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Tomasson 87' | Report | Tamudo 14' Ramos 40' Riera 89' |
Denmark | 3–1 | Latvia |
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Tomasson 7' (pen.) U. Laursen 27' Rommedahl 90' |
Report | Gorkšs 80' |
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.) |
Northern Ireland | 2–1 | Denmark |
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Feeney 62' Healy 80' |
Report | Bendtner 51' |
Spain | 3–0 | Sweden |
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Capdevila 14' Iniesta 39' Ramos 65' |
Report |
Denmark | 3–0 | Iceland |
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Bendtner 34' Tomasson 44' Kahlenberg 59' |
Report |
Spain | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
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Xavi 52' | Report |
Sweden | 2–1 | Latvia |
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Allbäck 1' Källström 57' |
Report | Laizāns 26' |
Goalscorers
There were 121 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match.
13 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
- Nicklas Bendtner
- Michael Gravgaard
- Morten Nordstrand
- Ģirts Karlsons
- Aleksejs Višņakovs
- Thomas Beck
- Kyle Lafferty
- Sergio Ramos
- Fernando Torres
- Olof Mellberg
- Markus Rosenberg
- Anders Svensson
- Christian Wilhelmsson
1 goal
- Daniel Agger
- Leon Andreasen
- 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
- Freddie Ljungberg
1 own goal
- Dzintars Zirnis (against Liechtenstein)
- Chris Baird (against Latvia)
- Keith Gillespie (against Iceland)
Notes
- The Denmark v Sweden match was abandoned in the 89th minute with the score at 3–3, following a fan attack on the referee. UEFA awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win to Sweden following a hearing on 8 June 2007.
- ^ Denmark required to play two qualifying games at least 140 km away from Copenhagen as punishment for the abandonment of their previous home match.
- ^ The goal tally takes into account the original result of fixtures that were subsequently forfeited, not the awarded scoreline.
References
- "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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External links
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