UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H
Group H of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament is one of the nine groups to decide the teams which qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group H consists of six teams: Italy, Croatia, Norway, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, and Malta,[2] where they play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Croatia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 13 | Advance to final tournament | — | 12 Jun | 5–1 | 10 Oct | 6–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Italy |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 13 Oct | 6 Sep | 2–1 | 3 Sep | ||
| 3 | Norway |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | Final tournament or play-offs | 6 Sep | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 12 Jun | 10 Oct | |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3 Sep | — | 13 Oct | 1–1 | ||
| 5 | Azerbaijan |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | 3 Sep | 10 Oct | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Malta |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | 13 Oct | 0–1 | 0–3 | 12 Jun | 6 Sep | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2015. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice.[4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
| Croatia |
6–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
Kramarić  11'Perišić 34', 45'Brozović 45+1'Modrić 57' (pen.)Sadygov 61' (o.g.) |
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Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
- Rashad Sadygov (playing against Croatia)
- Nikolay Bodurov (playing against Croatia)
- Yordan Minev (playing against Italy)
- Giorgio Chiellini (playing against Azerbaijan)
Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[3]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:
| Team | Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | Maksim Medvedev |  vs Russia (15 October 2013) | vs Bulgaria (9 September 2014) |
| Bulgaria | Petar Zanev |  vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) | vs Azerbaijan (9 September 2014) |
| Croatia | Josip Šimunić | Discriminatory behaviour vs Iceland (19 November 2013)[6] | vs Malta (9 September 2014) vs Bulgaria (10 October 2014) vs Azerbaijan (13 October 2014) vs Italy (16 November 2014) vs Norway (28 March 2015) vs Italy (12 June 2015) vs Azerbaijan (3 September 2015) |
| Ante Rebić | vs Mexico (23 June 2014)[7] | vs Malta (9 September 2014) | |
| Vedran Ćorluka | vs Norway (28 March 2015) | vs Italy (12 June 2015) | |
| Italy | Claudio Marchisio | vs Uruguay (24 June 2014)[7] | vs Norway (9 September 2014) |
| Leonardo Bonucci | vs Malta (13 October 2014) | vs Croatia (16 November 2014) | |
| Malta | Steve Borg | vs Croatia (9 September 2014)[8] | vs Norway (10 October 2014) vs Italy (13 October 2014) vs Bulgaria (16 November 2014) |
| Michael Mifsud | vs Italy (13 October 2014)[9] | vs Bulgaria (16 November 2014) vs Azerbaijan (28 March 2015) | |
| Norway | Tarik Elyounoussi | vs Bulgaria (13 October 2014) vs Azerbaijan (16 November 2014) vs Croatia (28 March 2015) | vs Azerbaijan (12 June 2015) |
Notes
- ↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 16 November 2014 and 28 March 2015, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
- ↑ Due to punishment handed by UEFA for crowd trouble in their home match against Norway on 28 March 2015, Croatia must play their next home qualifying game behind closed doors, and the Croatian FA were fined €50,000.[5]
References
- ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "Spain face Ukraine return in EURO 2016 qualifying". UEFA.com. 23 February 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "Russia given abandoned Montenegro tie by forfeit after riot". BBC Sport. 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Croatian player sanctioned for discriminatory behaviour". FIFA.com. 16 December 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Update on FIFA Disciplinary Committee decisions on World Cup cases". FIFA.com. 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "Borg handed three-match suspension by UEFA". Times of Malta. 24 September 2014.
- ↑ "Effiong feels he needs to prove himself to national team coach". Times of Malta. 3 March 2015.
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