UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C

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

Greece secured qualification to the tournament proper on 17 October 2007 following a 1–0 win against Turkey, becoming the second team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so. Turkey secured qualification to the tournament proper on 21 November 2007 following a 1–0 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina, becoming the twelfth team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Greece Turkey Norway Bosnia and Herzegovina Moldova Hungary Malta
1  Greece 12 10 1 1 25 10 +15 31 Qualify for final tournament — 1–4 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 5–0
2  Turkey 12 7 3 2 25 11 +14 24 0–1 — 2–2 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–0
3  Norway 12 7 2 3 27 11 +16 23 2–2 1–2 — 1–2 2–0 4–0 4–0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 4 1 7 16 22 −6 13 0–4 3–2 0–2 — 0–1 1–3 1–0
5  Moldova 12 3 3 6 12 19 −7 12[a] 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 — 3–0 1–1
6  Hungary 12 4 0 8 11 22 −11 12[a] 1–2 0–1 1–4 1–0 2–0 — 2–0
7  Malta 12 1 2 9 10 31 −21 5 0–1 2–2 1–4 2–5 2–3 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Moldova +1, Hungary −1.

Matches

Group C fixtures were negotiated and finally decided by a draw at a meeting between the participants in Istanbul, Turkey on 17 February 2006.[1]

On 3 July 2006, the Hellenic Football Federation was indefinitely suspended from all international competition due to concerns about its autonomy from the Greek government. Although no announcement was made regarding this tournament in particular, this seemed to preclude the Greek team from participating.[2] Following rectifying action by the Greek government, FIFA subsequently lifted the suspension on 12 July 2006, allowing Greece to participate in qualifying.[3]

Malta 2–5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pace 6'
M. Mifsud 86'		 Report Barbarez 4'
Hrgović 10'
Bartolović 45+1'
Muslimović 49'
Misimović 51'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark
)
Moldova 0–1 Greece
Report
Lyberopoulos
78'
Italy
)
Turkey 2–0 Malta
Nihat 56'
Tümer 77'		 Report
Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt[note 1]
Attendance: 0[note 1]
)
Moldova 2–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rogaciov 13', 32' (pen.
)		 Report Misimović 63'
Grlić 68'
Attendance: 7,114
Hungary 0–1 Turkey
Report
Tuncay
41'
Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest
Attendance: 6,800
)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–4 Greece
Report Charisteas 8' (pen.)
Patsatzoglou 82'
Samaras 85'
Katsouranis 90+4'
Russia
)
Norway 1–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Carew 50' (pen.) Report Misimović 18'
Muslimović 33'
Attendance: 16,987
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Greece 1–4 Turkey
Kyrgiakos 6' Report
Tuncay 27'
Gökhan 55'
Tümer 70'
Gökdeniz
81'
Karaiskákis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 31,405
)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 Turkey
Ćustović
90'		 Report Şükür 13'
Sabri 39'
Asim Ferhatović Hase, Sarajevo
Attendance: 13,800
)
Norway 4–0 Hungary
Iversen 22'
Braaten 57'
Carew 60', 78'		 Report
Attendance: 19,198
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Malta
Muslimović 6' Report
Asim Ferhatović Hase, Sarajevo
Attendance: 10,500
)
Hungary 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gera 39' (pen.
)		 Report
Stadion Sóstói, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 10,877
)
Norway 2–2 Greece
Carew 15'
Riise 39'		 Report
Kyrgiakos
7', 30'
Attendance: 24,080
Turkey 3–0 Hungary
Gökhan 68'
Aurélio 72'
Halil Altıntop 90+3'		 Report
Scotland
)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1 Moldova
Report
Bugaev
22'
Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 2,000
)
Greece 3–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lyberopoulos
72'		 Report Hrgović 54'
Ibišević 90'
Attendance: 30,250
Malta 2–3 Moldova
Scerri 71'
M. Mifsud 84' (pen.)		 Report
Bugaev 24' (pen.)
Frunză
31', 35'
Ukraine
)
Turkey 0–1 Greece
Report Amanatidis 79'
Attendance: 22,818
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 Norway
Report Hagen 5'
B. Riise 74'
Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 1,500
)
Norway 1–2 Turkey
Hagen 12' Report Emre 31'
Nihat 59'
Attendance: 23,783
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Greece 5–0 Malta
Gekas 32', 72', 74'
Basinas 54'
Amanatidis 61'		 Report
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 31,332
)
Hungary 1–2 Greece
Buzsáky 7' Report Vanczák 22' (o.g.)
Basinas 59' (pen.)
Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest
Attendance: 32,300
)

Goalscorers

There were 126 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ^
    World Cup Qualifying playoff
    with Switzerland on 16 November 2005.
  2. ^ Match delayed by 35 minutes by match referee Mike Riley after flares were thrown from the stands, minutes after the kick-off.
  3. ^ a b Greece forced to play away from Athens for two matches after crowd disturbances in the game against Turkey on 24 March 2007.

References

  1. ^ UEFA. "Holders Greece start in Moldova". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ^ FIFA Media Dept. "FIFA suspends the Hellenic Football Federation". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
  3. ^ FIFA Media Dept. "FIFA lifts suspension on Hellenic Football Federation". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
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