UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group F
Standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament.
Standings
Key:
- Teams highlighted in green qualified for the finals
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(*) The abandoned match between Denmark and Sweden was a 3–0 win awarded to Sweden, after a UEFA hearing on 8 June 2007[1][2]
Notes on the tie-breaking situation:
- Northern Ireland and Denmark are ranked by their head-to-head records:
- Northern Ireland – 4 pts (2–1 H vs Denmark, 0–0 A vs Denmark)
- Denmark – 1 pt (0–0 H vs Northern Ireland, 1–2 A vs Northern Ireland)
Notes on the qualified teams:
- 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
Matches
Group F fixtures were settled at a meeting between the participants in Copenhagen, Denmark.[3]
Denmark  |
0–3[4] abandoned |
 Sweden |
|---|---|---|
Agger  34' Tomasson 62' Andreasen 75' |
Report | Elmander 7', 26' Hansson 23' |
Latvia  |
4–1 |  Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|
| Karlsons 14' Verpakovskis 30'Laizāns 63'Višņakovs 87' |
Report | Zirnis 13' (o.g.) |
Goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Healy |  Northern Ireland |
13 |
| 2 | Jon Dahl Tomasson* | Denmark |
7 |
| David Villa |  Spain | ||
| 4 | Marcus Allbäck | Sweden |
6 |
| 5 | Māris Verpakovskis | Latvia |
5 |
| 6 | Mario Frick | Liechtenstein |
4 |
| Dennis Rommedahl | Denmark | ||
| Xavi | Spain | ||
| 9 | Eiður Guðjohnsen |  Iceland |
3 |
| Andrés Iniesta | Spain | ||
| Kim Källström | Sweden | ||
| Juris Laizāns | Latvia | ||
- 2 goals
- Denmark: Nicklas Bendtner, Michael Gravgaard, Morten Nordstrand
- Latvia: Ģirts Karlsons, Aleksejs Višņakovs
- Liechtenstein: Thomas Beck
- Northern Ireland: Kyle Lafferty
- Spain: Sergio Ramos, Fernando Torres
- Sweden: Johan Elmander*, Olof Mellberg, Markus Rosenberg, Anders Svensson, Christian Wilhelmsson
- 1 goal
- Denmark: Daniel Jensen, Thomas Kahlenberg, Martin Laursen, Ulrik Laursen
- Iceland: Ármann Smári Björnsson, Brynjar Gunnarsson, Emil Hallfreðsson, Hermann Hreiðarsson, Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson, Arnar Viðarsson
- Latvia: Kaspars Gorkšs, Oskars Kļava
- Liechtenstein: Franz Burgmeier, Raphael Rohrer
- Northern Ireland: Warren Feeney, Grant McCann
- Spain: Joan Capdevila, Luis García, Fernando Morientes, Albert Riera, Raúl Tamudo
- Sweden: Fredrik Ljungberg
- Own goals
- Latvia: Dzintars Zirnis (for Liechtenstein)
- Northern Ireland: Chris Baird (for Latvia), Keith Gillespie (for Iceland)
(*) Goals scored in the Denmark vs Sweden match are not included in goalscoring totals as the match was abandoned in the 89th minute and the score annulled up to that point
References
- ↑ UEFA, via Internet Archive
- ↑ UEFA, via Internet Archive
- ↑ Lars Berendt, Pia Schou Nielsen and Jacob Wadland (14 February 2006). "Danmark starter og slutter med Island" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
- ↑ Match abandoned after 89 minutes by the referee with the score level at 3–3. Match awarded 3–0 in favour of Sweden by UEFA disciplinary committee on 8 June 2007. UEFA, via Internet Archive
- 1 2 Denmark required to play two qualifying games at least 140km away from Copenhagen as punishment for the abandonment of their previous home match.
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