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Football tournament qualifying stage

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

Italy and France secured qualification to the tournament proper on 17 November 2007 following Italy's 2–1 win against Scotland, becoming the fifth and sixth teams in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy France Scotland Ukraine Lithuania Georgia (country) Faroe Islands
1  Italy 12 9 2 1 22 9 +13 29 Qualify for final tournament — 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1
2  France 12 8 2 2 25 5 +20 26 3–1 — 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 5–0
3  Scotland 12 8 0 4 21 12 +9 24 1–2 1–0 — 3–1 3–1 2–1 6–0
4  Ukraine 12 5 2 5 18 16 +2 17 1–2 2–2 2–0 — 1–0 3–2 5–0
5  Lithuania 12 5 1 6 11 13 −2 16 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 — 1–0 2–1
6  Georgia 12 3 1 8 16 19 −3 10 1–3 0–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 — 3–1
7  Faroe Islands 12 0 0 12 4 43 −39 0 1–2 0–6 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–6 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Group B fixtures were decided with a random draw conducted on Thursday 9 March 2006, because fixtures could not be agreed between delegates. Ukraine was the only side unable to come to a consensus with the rest of the group.

Faroe Islands 0–6 Georgia
Report Mujiri 16'
Iashvili 18'
Arveladze 37', 62', 82'
Kobiashvili 51' (pen.)
Svangaskard, ToftirAttendance: 2,114Referee: Michael Ross (Northern Ireland)
Scotland 6–0 Faroe Islands
Fletcher 7'
McFadden 10'
Boyd 24' (pen.), 38'
Miller 30' (pen.)
O'Connor 85'		 Report
Celtic Park, GlasgowAttendance: 50,059Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)
Georgia 0–3 France
Report Malouda 7'
Saha 15'
Asatiani 47' (o.g.)
Boris Paichadze Stadium, TbilisiAttendance: 53,500Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
Italy 1–1 Lithuania
Inzaghi 30' Report Danilevičius 21'
Stadio San Paolo, NaplesAttendance: 43,440Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Ukraine 3–2 Georgia
Shevchenko 31'
Rotan 61'
Rusol 80'		 Report Arveladze 38'
Demetradze 60'
NSC Olimpiysky, KyivAttendance: 35,000Referee: Jaroslav Jara (Czech Republic)
Lithuania 1–2 Scotland
Miceika 85' Report Dailly 46'
Miller 62'
S.Darius and S.Girėnas, KaunasAttendance: 6,500Referee: Vladimir Hrinak (Slovakia)
France 3–1 Italy
Govou 2', 55'
Henry 18'		 Report Gilardino 20'
Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 78,831Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Faroe Islands 0–1 Lithuania
Report Skerla 89'
Tórsvøllur, TórshavnAttendance: 1,982Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Ireland)
Scotland 1–0 France
Caldwell 67' Report
Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 50,456Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Italy 2–0 Ukraine
Oddo 71' (pen.)
Toni 79'		 Report
Stadio Olimpico, RomeAttendance: 49,149Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Ukraine 2–0 Scotland
Kucher 60'
Shevchenko 90' (pen.)		 Report
NSC Olimpiysky, KyivAttendance: 55,000Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Georgia 1–3 Italy
Shashiashvili 26' Report De Rossi 18'
Camoranesi 63'
Perrotta 71'
Boris Paichadze Stadium, TbilisiAttendance: 48,000Referee: Mike Riley (England)
France 5–0 Faroe Islands
Saha 1'
Henry 22'
Anelka 77'
Trezeguet 78', 84'		 Report
Stade Auguste Bonal, MontbéliardAttendance: 19,314Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
Scotland 2–1 Georgia
Boyd 11'
Beattie 89'		 Report Arveladze 41'
Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 50,850Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)
Faroe Islands 0–2 Ukraine
Report Yezerskiy 20'
Husyev 57'
Svangaskard, ToftirAttendance: 717Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Lithuania 0–1 France
Report Anelka 73'
S.Darius and S.Girėnas, KaunasAttendance: 8,740Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Ukraine 1–0 Lithuania
Husyev 47' Report
Chornomorets Stadium, OdesaAttendance: 33,600Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
Georgia 3–1 Faroe Islands
Siradze 25'
Iashvili 46', 90+5' (pen.)		 Report R. Jacobsen 57'
Boris Paichadze Stadium, TbilisiAttendance: 12,000Referee: Pavel Saliy (Kazakhstan)
Italy 2–0 Scotland
Toni 12', 70' Report
Stadio San Nicola, BariAttendance: 37,600Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Lithuania 1–0 Georgia
Mikoliūnas 78' Report
S.Darius and S.Girėnas, KaunasAttendance: 6,400Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland)
France 2–0 Ukraine
Ribéry 57'
Anelka 71'		 Report
Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 80,051Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Faroe Islands 1–2 Italy
R. Jacobsen 77' Report Inzaghi 12', 48'
Tórsvøllur, TórshavnAttendance: 5,987Referee: Robert Małek (Poland)
Faroe Islands 0–2 Scotland
Report Maloney 31'
O'Connor 35'
Svangaskard, ToftirAttendance: 4,100Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
France 1–0 Georgia
Nasri 33' Report
Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps, AuxerreAttendance: 19,345Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
Lithuania 0–2 Italy
Report Quagliarella 31', 45'
S.Darius and S.Girėnas, KaunasAttendance: 7,800Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
Scotland 3–1 Lithuania
Boyd 31'
McManus 77'
McFadden 83'		 Report Danilevičius 61' (pen.)
Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 51,349Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Georgia 1–1 Ukraine
Siradze 87' Report Shelayev 7'
Boris Paichadze Stadium, TbilisiAttendance: 24,000Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Italy 0–0 France
Report
San Siro, MilanAttendance: 81,200Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Lithuania 2–1 Faroe Islands
Jankauskas 8'
Danilevičius 52'		 Report R. Jacobsen 90+3'
S.Darius and S.Girėnas, KaunasAttendance: 5,500Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Bulgaria)
Ukraine 1–2 Italy
Shevchenko 71' Report Di Natale 41', 77'
Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, KyivAttendance: 41,500Referee: Howard Webb (England)
France 0–1 Scotland
Report McFadden 64'
Parc des Princes, ParisAttendance: 43,342Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
Scotland 3–1 Ukraine
Miller 4'
McCulloch 10'
McFadden 68'		 Report Shevchenko 24'
Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 50,589Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
Faroe Islands 0–6 France
Report Anelka 6'
Henry 8'
Benzema 50', 81'
Rothen 66'
Ben Arfa 90+4'
Tórsvøllur, TórshavnAttendance: 1,980Referee: Gabriele Rossi (San Marino)
Italy 2–0 Georgia
Pirlo 44'
Grosso 84'		 Report
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, GenoaAttendance: 23,057Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila (Spain)
Ukraine 5–0 Faroe Islands
Kalynychenko 40', 49'
Husyev 43', 45'
Vorobei 64'		 Report
NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, KyivAttendance: 3,000Referee: Haim Jakov (Israel)
Georgia 2–0 Scotland
Mchedlidze 16'
Siradze 64'		 Report
Boris Paichadze Stadium, TbilisiAttendance: 29,377Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)
France 2–0 Lithuania
Henry 80', 81' Report
Stade de la Beaujoire, NantesAttendance: 36,650Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Scotland 1–2 Italy
Ferguson 65' Report Toni 2'
Panucci 90+1'
Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 51,301Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Lithuania 2–0 Ukraine
Savėnas 41'
Danilevičius 67'		 Report
S.Darius and S.Girėnas, KaunasAttendance: 2,800Referee: David Malcolm (Northern Ireland)
Georgia 0–2 Lithuania
Report Kšanavičius 52', 90+6'
Boris Paichadze Stadium, TbilisiAttendance: 21,300Referee: Ljubomir Krstevski (Macedonia)
Italy 3–1 Faroe Islands
Benjaminsen 11' (o.g.)
Toni 36'
Chiellini 41'		 Report R. Jacobsen 83'
Stadio Alberto Braglia, ModenaAttendance: 16,142Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
Ukraine 2–2 France
Voronin 14'
Shevchenko 46'		 Report Henry 20'
Govou 34'
NSC Olympiyskiy, KyivAttendance: 7,800Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Goalscorers

There were 117 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 2.79 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. "Scotland 1-2 Italy". 17 November 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. Bathgate, Stuart. "Scotland dealt an even hand as Euro 2008 draw resolved", The Scotsman, 10 March 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2007.
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