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
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Greece
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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
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12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 24 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Norway
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12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 23 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 13 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Moldova
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12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 12[a] | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 6 | Hungary
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12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 12[a] | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 7 | Malta
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12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — |
Matches
[edit]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 |
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Pace  6'M. Mifsud 86' |
Report | Barbarez 4' Hrgović 10'Bartolović 45+1'Muslimović 49'Misimović 51' |
| Moldova | 0–1 | Greece |
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| Report | Lyberopoulos 78' |
| Turkey | 2–0 | Malta |
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| Nihat 56' Tümer 77' |
Report |
| Greece | 1–0 | Norway |
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| Katsouranis 33' |
Report |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–4 | Greece |
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| Report | Charisteas 8' (pen.) Patsatzoglou 82'Samaras 85'Katsouranis 90+4' |
| Norway | 1–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Carew 50' (pen.) |
Report | Misimović 18' Muslimović 33' |
| Greece | 2–0 | Hungary |
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| Gekas 16' Seitaridis 29' |
Report |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–2 | Turkey |
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| Muslimović 27' Džeko 45+2'Ćustović 90' |
Report | Şükür 13' Sabri 39' |
| Greece | 2–1 | Moldova |
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| Charisteas 30' Lyberopoulos 90+5' |
Report | Frunză 80' |
| Hungary | 1–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Gera 39' (pen.) |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–1 | Moldova |
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| Report | Bugaev 22' |
| Greece | 3–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Charisteas 10' Gekas 57'Lyberopoulos 72' |
Report | Hrgović 54' Ibišević 90' |
| Turkey | 0–1 | Greece |
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| Report | Amanatidis 79' |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–2 | Norway |
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| Report | Hagen 5' B. Riise 74' |
| Turkey | 1–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Nihat 43' |
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Goalscorers
[edit]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
Sergej Barbarez- Mladen Bartolović
- Adnan Čustović
- Edin Džeko
- Ivica Grlić
- Vedad Ibišević
Christos Patsatzoglou- Georgios Samaras
- Giourkas Seitaridis
Ákos Buzsáky- Pál Dárdai
- Róbert Feczesin
- Szabolcs Huszti
- Tamás Priskin
- Sándor Torghelle
- Dániel Tőzsér
George Mallia- Jamie Pace
- Brian Said
- Terence Scerri
Serghei Alexeev- Alexandru Epureanu
- Nicolae Josan
Martin Andresen- Daniel Braaten
- Simen Brenne
- Kristofer Hæstad
- Thorstein Helstad
- Bjørn Helge Riise
Mehmet Aurélio- Emre Belözoğlu
- Servet Çetin
- Gökdeniz Karadeniz
- Ümit Karan
- Sabri Sarıoğlu
1 own goal
- Vilmos Vanczák (against Greece)
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Turkey were ordered to play their first three home matches at a neutral ground and behind closed doors after violence in their World Cup Qualifying playoff with Switzerland on 16 November 2005.
- ^ Match delayed by 35 minutes by match referee Mike Riley after flares were thrown from the stands, minutes after the kick-off.
- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ UEFA. "Holders Greece start in Moldova". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ FIFA Media Dept. "FIFA suspends the Hellenic Football Federation". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
- ^ FIFA Media Dept. "FIFA lifts suspension on Hellenic Football Federation". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.