UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B

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 were the only side unable to come to consensus with the rest of the group.[1]

16 August 2006
18:00 UTC+1
Faroe Islands  0–6  Georgia
Report Mujiri  16'
Iashvili  18'
Arveladze  37', 62', 82'
Kobiashvili  51' (pen.)
Svangaskard, Toftir
Attendance: 2,114
Referee: Michael Ross (Northern Ireland)

2 September 2006
15:00 UTC+1
Scotland  6–0  Faroe Islands
Fletcher  7'
McFadden  10'
Boyd  24' (pen.), 38'
Miller  30' (pen.)
O'Connor  85'		 Report
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,059
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)

2 September 2006
20:00 UTC+4
Georgia  0–3  France
Report Malouda  7'
Saha  15'
Asatiani  47' (o.g.)

2 September 2006
20:50 UTC+2
Italy  1–1  Lithuania
Inzaghi  30' Report Danilevičius  21'
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

6 September 2006
19:00 UTC+3
Ukraine  3–2  Georgia
Shevchenko  31'
Rotan  61'
Rusol  80'		 Report Arveladze  38'
Demetradze  60'
NSC Olimpiysky, Kiev
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jaroslav Jara (Czech Republic)

6 September 2006
19:30 UTC+3
Lithuania  1–2  Scotland
Miceika  85' Report Dailly  46'
Miller  62'

6 September 2006
21:00 UTC+2
France  3–1  Italy
Govou  2', 55'
Henry  18'		 Report Gilardino  20'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,800
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

7 October 2006
15:00 UTC+1
Faroe Islands  0–1  Lithuania
Report Skerla  89'
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Attendance: 1,982
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Ireland)

7 October 2006
17:00 UTC+1
Scotland  1–0  France
Caldwell  67' Report
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 52,500
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

7 October 2006
20:50 UTC+2
Italy  2–0  Ukraine
Oddo  71' (pen.)
Toni  79'		 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 49,149
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

11 October 2006
19:00 UTC+3
Ukraine  2–0  Scotland
Kucher  60'
Shevchenko  90' (pen.)		 Report
NSC Olimpiysky, Kiev
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

11 October 2006
20:00 UTC+4
Georgia  1–3  Italy
Shashiashvili  26' Report De Rossi  18'
Camoranesi  63'
Perrotta  71'
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

11 October 2006
21:00 UTC+2
France  5–0  Faroe Islands
Saha  1'
Henry  22'
Anelka  77'
Trézéguet  78', 84'		 Report
Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard
Attendance: 19,314
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)

24 March 2007
15:00 UTC+0
Scotland  2–1  Georgia
Boyd  11'
Beattie  89'		 Report Arveladze  41'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,850
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)

24 March 2007
15:00 UTC+0
Faroe Islands  0–2  Ukraine
Report Yezerskiy  20'
Husyev  57'
Svangaskard, Toftir
Attendance: 717
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

24 March 2007
19:00 UTC+2
Lithuania  0–1  France
Report Anelka  73'

28 March 2007
18:00 UTC+3
Ukraine  1–0  Lithuania
Husyev  47' Report
Chornomorets Stadium, Odessa
Attendance: 33,600
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

28 March 2007
18:00 UTC+4
Georgia  3–1  Faroe Islands
Siradze  25'
Iashvili  46', 90+5' (pen.)		 Report R. Jacobsen  57'
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pavel Saliy (Kazakhstan)

28 March 2007
20:50 UTC+2
Italy  2–0  Scotland
Toni  12', 70' Report
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

2 June 2007
21:00 UTC+3
Lithuania  1–0  Georgia
Mikoliūnas  78' Report

2 June 2007
21:00 UTC+2
France  2–0  Ukraine
Ribéry  57'
Anelka  71'		 Report

2 June 2007
19:45 UTC+1
Faroe Islands  1–2  Italy
R. Jacobsen  77' Report Inzaghi  12', 48'
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Attendance: 5,987
Referee: Robert Małek (Poland)

6 June 2007
17:15 UTC+1
Faroe Islands  0–2  Scotland
Report Maloney  31'
O'Connor  35'
Svangaskard, Toftir
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)

6 June 2007
21:00 UTC+2
France  1–0  Georgia
Nasri  33' Report

6 June 2007
21:45 UTC+3
Lithuania  0–2  Italy
Report Quagliarella  31', 45'

8 September 2007
15:00 UTC+1
Scotland  3–1  Lithuania
Boyd  31'
McManus  77'
McFadden  83'		 Report Danilevičius  61' (pen.)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 51,349
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

8 September 2007
19:00 UTC+4
Georgia  1–1  Ukraine
Siradze  87' Report Shelayev  7'

8 September 2007
20:50 UTC+2
Italy  0–0  France
Report
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

12 September 2007
20:00 UTC+3
Lithuania  2–1  Faroe Islands
Jankauskas  8'
Danilevičius  52'		 Report R. Jacobsen  90+3'
S.Darius and S.Girėnas, Kaunas
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Bulgaria)

12 September 2007
21:45 UTC+3
Ukraine  1–2  Italy
Shevchenko  71' Report Di Natale  41', 77'

12 September 2007
21:00 UTC+2
France  0–1  Scotland
Report McFadden  64'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

13 October 2007
15:00 UTC+1
Scotland  3–1  Ukraine
Miller  4'
McCulloch  10'
McFadden  68'		 Report Shevchenko  24'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,589
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

13 October 2007
16:00 UTC+1
Faroe Islands  0–6  France
Report Anelka  6'
Henry  8'
Benzema  50', 81'
Rothen  66'
Ben Arfa  90+4'
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Attendance: 8,076
Referee: Gabriele Rossi (San Marino)

13 October 2007
20:50 UTC+2
Italy  2–0  Georgia
Pirlo  44'
Grosso  84'		 Report
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 23,057
Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila (Spain)

17 October 2007
19:00 UTC+3
Ukraine  5–0  Faroe Islands
Kalynychenko  40', 49'
Husyev  43', 45'
Vorobei  64'		 Report
NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Haim Jakov (Israel)

17 October 2007
21:00 UTC+4
Georgia  2–0  Scotland
Mchedlidze  16'
Siradze  64'		 Report

17 October 2007
21:00 UTC+2
France  2–0  Lithuania
Henry  80', 81' Report
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 36,350
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

17 November 2007
17:00 UTC+0
Scotland  1–2  Italy
Ferguson  65' Report Toni  2'
Panucci  90+1'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 51,301
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

17 November 2007
20:00 UTC+2
Lithuania  2–0  Ukraine
Savėnas  41'
Danilevičius  67'		 Report
S.Darius and S.Girėnas, Kaunas
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: David Malcolm (Northern Ireland)

21 November 2007
19:30 UTC+4
Georgia  0–2  Lithuania
Report Kšanavičius  52', 90+6'
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ljubomir Krstevski (Macedonia)

21 November 2007
20:30 UTC+1
Italy  3–1  Faroe Islands
Benjaminsen  11' (o.g.)
Toni  36'
Chiellini  41'		 Report R. Jacobsen  83'
Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

21 November 2007
21:30 UTC+2
Ukraine  2–2  France
Voronin  14'
Shevchenko  46'		 Report Henry  20'
Govou  34'
NSC Olympiyskiy, Kiev
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Goalscorers

Pos Player Country Goals
1 Thierry Henry  France 6
2 Shota Arveladze  Georgia 5
Andriy Shevchenko  Ukraine
Luca Toni  Italy
5 Nicolas Anelka  France 4
Kris Boyd  Scotland
Tomas Danilevičius  Lithuania
Oleh Husyev  Ukraine
Rógvi Jacobsen  Faroe Islands
James McFadden  Scotland
11 Sidney Govou  France 3
Alexander Iashvili  Georgia
Filippo Inzaghi  Italy
Kenny Miller  Scotland
David Siradze  Georgia

 France: Karim Benzema, Louis Saha, David Trezeguet
 Italy: Antonio Di Natale, Fabio Quagliarella
 Lithuania: Audrius Kšanavičius
 Scotland: Garry O'Connor
 Ukraine: Maksym Kalynychenko

 France: Hatem Ben Arfa, Florent Malouda, Samir Nasri, Franck Ribéry, Jérôme Rothen
 Georgia: Georgi Demetradze, Levan Kobiashvili, Levan Mchedlidze, Davit Mujiri, Georgi Shashiashvili
 Italy: Mauro Camoranesi, Giorgio Chiellini, Daniele De Rossi, Alberto Gilardino, Fabio Grosso, Massimo Oddo, Christian Panucci, Simone Perrotta, Andrea Pirlo
 Lithuania: Edgaras Jankauskas, Darius Miceika, Saulius Mikoliūnas, Mantas Savėnas, Andrius Skerla
 Scotland: Craig Beattie, Gary Caldwell, Christian Dailly, Barry Ferguson, Darren Fletcher, Shaun Maloney, Lee McCulloch, Stephen McManus
 Ukraine: Oleksandr Kucher, Ruslan Rotan, Andriy Rusol, Oleh Shelayev, Andriy Vorobei, Andriy Voronin, Volodymyr Yezerskiy

 Faroe Islands: Fróði Benjaminsen (for  Italy)
 Georgia: Malkhaz Asatiani (for  France)

References

  1. ↑ Bathgate, Stuart. "Scotland dealt an even hand as Euro 2008 draw resolved", The Scotsman, 10 March 2006. Accessed 27 March 2007.
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