UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A

Football tournament

Standings and results for Group A of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament.

Poland secured qualification to the tournament proper on 17 November 2007 following a 2–0 win against Belgium, becoming the eighth team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so. Portugal secured qualification to the tournament proper on 21 November 2007 following a 0–0 draw against Finland, becoming the thirteenth team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	14	8	4	2	24	12	+12	28	Qualify for final tournament	—	2–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–0	5–0
2	Portugal	14	7	6	1	24	10	+14	27	Qualify for final tournament	2–2	—	1–1	0–0	4–0	3–0	1–0	3–0
3	Serbia	14	6	6	2	22	11	+11	24		2–2	1–1	—	0–0	1–0	1–0	3–0	1–0
4	Finland	14	6	6	2	13	7	+6	24		0–0	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	2–1	1–0	2–1
5	Belgium	14	5	3	6	14	16	−2	18		0–1	1–2	3–2	0–0	—	0–0	3–0	3–0
6	Kazakhstan	14	2	4	8	11	21	−10	10		0–1	1–2	2–1	0–2	2–2	—	1–2	1–1
7	Armenia	12	2	3	7	4	13	−9	9		1–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	—	Canc.
8	Azerbaijan	12	1	2	9	6	28	−22	5		1–3	0–2	1–6	1–0	0–1	1–1	Canc.	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

^ Head-to-head points: Serbia 4, Finland 1.
^ The matches between Azerbaijan and Armenia were cancelled by UEFA with both associations receiving no points, as the two national associations failed to resolve political and security disagreements.

Matches

16 August 200619:45 CEST

Belgium	0–0	Kazakhstan
	Report

Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, BrusselsAttendance: 15,495Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)

2 September 200620:15 CEST

Serbia	1–0	Azerbaijan
Žigić 72'	Report

Red Star Stadium, BelgradeAttendance: 0Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany) 2 September 200620:30 CEST

Poland	1–3	Finland
Garguła 89'	Report	Litmanen 54', 76' (pen.) Väyrynen 84'

Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, BydgoszczAttendance: 13,000Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

6 September 200619:00 UTC+05:00

Azerbaijan	1–1	Kazakhstan
Ladaga 16'	Report	Byakov 36'

Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, BakuAttendance: 8,500Referee: Zsolt Szabo (Hungary) 6 September 200621:00 UTC+05:00

Armenia	0–1	Belgium
	Report	Van Buyten 41'

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, YerevanAttendance: 4,122Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria) 6 September 200620:00 EEST

Finland	1–1	Portugal
Johansson 22'	Report	Nuno Gomes 42'

Olympic Stadium, HelsinkiAttendance: 38,015Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) 6 September 200620:30 CEST

Poland	1–1	Serbia
Matusiak 30'	Report	Lazović 71'

Stadion Wojska Polskiego, WarsawAttendance: 4,918Referee: Graham Poll (England)

7 October 200621:00 UTC+06:00

Kazakhstan	0–1	Poland
	Report	Smolarek 52'

Almaty Central Stadium, AlmatyAttendance: 22,000Referee: Edo Trivkovic (Croatia) 7 October 200621:00 UTC+05:00

Armenia	0–0	Finland
	Report

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, YerevanAttendance: 2,800Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) 7 October 200620:15 CEST

Serbia	1–0	Belgium
Žigić 54'	Report

Red Star Stadium, BelgradeAttendance: 16,901Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) 7 October 200621:00 WEST

Portugal	3–0	Azerbaijan
Ronaldo 25', 63' Carvalho 31'	Report

Bessa XXI, PortoAttendance: 14,000Referee: Mark Halsey (England)

11 October 200622:00 UTC+06:00

Kazakhstan	0–2	Finland
	Report	Litmanen 29' Hyypiä 64'

Almaty Central Stadium, AlmatyAttendance: 17,863Referee: Athanassios Briakos (Greece) 11 October 200620:15 CEST

Serbia	3–0	Armenia
Stanković 54' (pen.) Lazović 62' Žigić 90+2'	Report

Red Star Stadium, BelgradeAttendance: 10,987Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece) 11 October 200620:30 CEST

Poland	2–1	Portugal
Smolarek 9', 18'	Report	Nuno Gomes 90+2'

Silesian Stadium, ChorzówAttendance: 38,199Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) 11 October 200620:45 CEST

Belgium	3–0	Azerbaijan
Simons 24' (pen.) Vandenbergh 47' Dembélé 82'	Report

Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, BrusselsAttendance: 11,917Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)

15 November 200619:00 EET

Finland	1–0	Armenia
Nurmela 10'	Report

Telia 5G -areena, HelsinkiAttendance: 9,445Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) 15 November 200620:30 CET

Belgium	0–1	Poland
	Report	Matusiak 19'

King Baudouin Stadium, BrusselsAttendance: 37,578Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland) 15 November 200621:00 WET

Portugal	3–0	Kazakhstan
Simão 8', 86' Ronaldo 30'	Report

Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, CoimbraAttendance: 27,000Referee: René Rogalla (Switzerland)

24 March 200719:00 UTC+06:00

Kazakhstan	2–1	Serbia
Ashirbekov 47' Zhumaskaliyev 61'	Report	Žigić 68'

Almaty Central Stadium, AlmatyAttendance: 19,600Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) 24 March 200718:00 CET

Poland	5–0	Azerbaijan
Bąk 3' Dudka 6' Łobodziński 34' Krzynówek 58' Kaźmierczak 84'	Report

Stadion Wojska Polskiego, WarsawAttendance: 12,000Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) 24 March 200721:00 WET

Portugal	4–0	Belgium
Nuno Gomes 53' Ronaldo 55', 75' Quaresma 68'	Report

José Alvalade, LisbonAttendance: 47,009Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

28 March 200720:00 UTC+05:00

Azerbaijan	1–0	Finland
Imamaliev 83'	Report

Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, BakuAttendance: 14,500Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) 28 March 200720:30 CEST

Poland	1–0	Armenia
Żurawski 26'	Report

Kielce City Stadium, KielceAttendance: 13,450Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) 28 March 200720:30 CEST

Serbia	1–1	Portugal
Janković 37'	Report	Tiago 5'

Red Star Stadium, BelgradeAttendance: 46,810Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)

2 June 200718:00 UTC+06:00

Kazakhstan	1–2	Armenia
Baltiev 88' (pen.)	Report	Arzumanyan 31' Hovsepian 39' (pen.)

Almaty Central Stadium, AlmatyAttendance: 17,100Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) 2 June 200721:00 UTC+05:00

Azerbaijan	1–3	Poland
Subašić 6'	Report	Smolarek 63' Krzynówek 66', 90'

Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, BakuAttendance: 25,800Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus) 2 June 200719:15 EEST

Finland	0–2	Serbia
	Report	Janković 3' Jovanović 86'

Olympic Stadium, HelsinkiAttendance: 33,615Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) 2 June 200720:45 CEST

Belgium	1–2	Portugal
Fellaini 55'	Report	Nani 43' Postiga 64'

King Baudouin Stadium, BrusselsAttendance: 45,383Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

6 June 200719:00 UTC+06:00

Kazakhstan	1–1	Azerbaijan
Baltiev 53'	Report	Nadirov 30'

Almaty Central Stadium, AlmatyAttendance: 11,800Referee: Albert Toussaint (Luxembourg) 6 June 200720:15 EEST

Finland	2–0	Belgium
Johansson 27' A. Eremenko 71'	Report

Olympic Stadium, HelsinkiAttendance: 34,818Referee: Mike Riley (England) 6 June 200720:30 UTC+05:00

Armenia	1–0	Poland
Hamlet Mkhitaryan 66'	Report

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, YerevanAttendance: 9,800Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

22 August 200719:00 UTC+05:00

Armenia	1–1	Portugal
Arzumanyan 10'	Report	Ronaldo 37'

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, YerevanAttendance: 14,935Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) 22 August 200719:00 EEST

Finland	2–1	Kazakhstan
A. Eremenko 13' Tainio 61'	Report	Byakov 23'

Tampere Stadium, TampereAttendance: 13,047Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) 22 August 200720:45 CEST

Belgium	3–2	Serbia
Dembélé 10', 88' Mirallas 30'	Report	Kuzmanović 73', 90+1'

King Baudouin Stadium, BrusselsAttendance: 19,202Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

8 September 2007

Azerbaijan	Cancelled	Armenia
	Report

8 September 200720:15 CEST

Serbia	0–0	Finland
	Report

Red Star Stadium, BelgradeAttendance: 10,530Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) 8 September 200721:00 WEST

Portugal	2–2	Poland
Maniche 50' Ronaldo 73'	Report	Lewandowski 44' Krzynówek 88'

Estádio da Luz, LisbonAttendance: 48,000Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

12 September 2007

Armenia	Cancelled	Azerbaijan
	Report

12 September 200721:00 UTC+06:00

Kazakhstan	2–2	Belgium
Byakov 39' Smakov 77' (pen.)	Report	Geraerts 13' Mirallas 24'

Almaty Central Stadium, AlmatyAttendance: 18,100Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania) 12 September 200719:00 EEST

Finland	0–0	Poland
	Report

Olympic Stadium, HelsinkiAttendance: 34,088Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) 12 September 200721:00 WEST

Portugal	1–1	Serbia
Simão 11'	Report	Ivanović 88'

Estádio José Alvalade, LisbonAttendance: 47,000Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

13 October 200720:00 UTC+05:00

Armenia	0–0	Serbia
	Report

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, YerevanAttendance: 7,150Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) 13 October 200721:00 UTC+05:00

Azerbaijan	0–2	Portugal
	Report	Bruno Alves 12' Almeida 45'

Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, BakuAttendance: 29,300Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) 13 October 200720:30 CEST

Poland	3–1	Kazakhstan
Smolarek 56', 64', 65'	Report	Byakov 20'

Stadion Wojska Polskiego, WarsawAttendance: 11,040Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway) 13 October 200720:45 CEST

Belgium	0–0	Finland
	Report

King Baudouin Stadium, BrusselsAttendance: 21,393Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

17 October 200720:00 UTC+06:00

Kazakhstan	1–2	Portugal
Byakov 90+5'	Report	Makukula 84' Ronaldo 90+1'

Almaty Central Stadium, AlmatyAttendance: 25,057Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) 17 October 200721:00 UTC+05:00

Azerbaijan	1–6	Serbia
Aliyev 26'	Report	Tošić 4' Žigić 22', 42' Janković 41' Smiljanic 75' Lazović 84'

Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, BakuAttendance: 3,100Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria) 17 October 200720:45 CEST

Belgium	3–0	Armenia
Sonck 63' Dembélé 69' Geraerts 76'	Report

King Baudouin Stadium, BrusselsAttendance: 14,812Referee: Johannes Valgeirsson (Iceland)

17 November 200716:05 EET

Finland	2–1	Azerbaijan
Forssell 79' Kuqi 86'	Report	Gurbanov 63'

Helsinki Olympic Stadium, HelsinkiAttendance: 10,325Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) 17 November 200720:30 CET

Poland	2–0	Belgium
Smolarek 45', 49'	Report

Silesian Stadium, ChorzówAttendance: 41,450Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) 17 November 200721:00 WET

Portugal	1–0	Armenia
Almeida 42'	Report

Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, LeiriaAttendance: 22,048Referee: Mike Riley (England)

21 November 200719:00 UTC+04:00

Armenia	0–1	Kazakhstan
	Report	Ostapenko 64'

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, YerevanAttendance: 3,100Referee: Bruno Faye (France) 21 November 200721:00 UTC+04:00

Azerbaijan	0–1	Belgium
	Report	Pieroni 52'

Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, BakuAttendance: 7,000Referee: Asaf Kenan (Israel) 21 November 200719:45 WET

Portugal	0–0	Finland
	Report

Estádio do Dragão, PortoAttendance: 49,000Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) 21 November 200720:45 CET

Serbia	2–2	Poland
Žigić 68' Lazović 70'	Report	Murawski 28' Matusiak 46'

Red Star Stadium, BelgradeAttendance: 3,247Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

24 November 200718:00 CET

Serbia	1–0	Kazakhstan
Ostapenko 79' (o.g.)	Report

Partizan Stadium, BelgradeAttendance: 400Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Goalscorers

There were 118 goals scored in 54 matches, for an average of 2.19 goals per match.

9 goals

Ebi Smolarek

8 goals

Cristiano Ronaldo

7 goals

Nikola Žigić

5 goals

Dmitry Byakov

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Sergei Ostapenko (against Serbia)

Notes

Serbia played their home match against Azerbaijan behind closed doors as they were punished for a previous crowd disturbance during their last match of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.
^ The matches between Azerbaijan and Armenia were cancelled by UEFA with both associations receiving no points. This was due to the failure of the two national associations to resolve political and security disagreements.
The match was originally scheduled for 17 November 2007, 20:45 CET, at Stadion Partizana, Belgrade, but was postponed prior to kick-off by Spanish referee Cantalejo, due to heavy snowfall in Belgrade. The match was rescheduled for 18 November 2007, 14:00 CET, but was postponed again to 24 November 2007 due to heavy snowfall.

References

^ "EXCO unveils World Cup programme". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
^ "UEFA cancel Armenia v Azerbaijan Euro qualifiers". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. 23 June 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
Zoran Milosavljevic. "Zigic goal gives Serbia 1–0 win over Azerbaijan". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
UEFA Archived 6 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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