UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Group 8

Standings and results for Group 8 of the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying tournament.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  FR Yugoslavia 8 5 2 1 18 8 +10 17 Qualify for final tournament — 1–0 0–0 3–1 4–1
2  Republic of Ireland 8 5 1 2 14 6 +8 16 Advance to play-offs 2–1 — 2–0 1–0 5–0
3  Croatia 8 4 3 1 13 9 +4 15 2–2 1–0 — 3–2 2–1
4  Macedonia 8 2 2 4 13 14 −1 8 2–4 1–1 1–1 — 4–0
5  Malta 8 0 0 8 6 27 −21 0 0–3 2–3 1–4 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Croatia
Irwin  4' (pen.)
Roy Keane  16'		 Report
Attendance: 34,000
Macedonia 4–0 Malta
Božinov  20', 47'
Šakiri  70', 76'		 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Malta 1–4 Croatia
Suda  29' (pen.) Report Šimić  54'
Vugrinec  67', 74'
Šuker  82'
Attendance: 5,170
Referee: Bohdan Benedik (Slovakia)
Croatia 3–2 Macedonia
Šuker  16'
Boban  45', 70'		 Report Ćirić  2'
Šainovski  55'
Attendance: 8,541
Republic of Ireland 5–0 Malta
Robbie Keane  17', 19'
Roy Keane  54'
Quinn  62'
Breen  82'		 Report
Attendance: 34,500
Malta 1–2 Macedonia
Sixsmith  69' Report Nikolovski  49'
Zaharievski  63'
Attendance: 4,671
FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Mijatović  64' Report
Attendance: 28,250
Malta 0–3 FR Yugoslavia
Report Nađ  22', 55'
Milošević  90+1'
Attendance: 5,167
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)
Macedonia 1–1 Croatia
Hristov  80' Report Šuker  20'
Attendance: 10,000
FR Yugoslavia 4–1 Malta
Mijatović  34'
Milošević  48', 90'
Kovačević  74'		 Report Saliba  6'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Morgan Norman (Sweden)
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Macedonia
Quinn  60' Report
Attendance: 28,108
FR Yugoslavia 0–0 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 48,282
Croatia 2–1 Malta
Stanić  34'
Soldo  55'		 Report Carabott  60'
Attendance: 20,000
Republic of Ireland 2–1 FR Yugoslavia
Robbie Keane  54'
Kennedy  69'		 Report Stanković  60'
Attendance: 31,400
Croatia 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Šuker  90+1' Report
Attendance: 30,000
FR Yugoslavia 3–1 Macedonia
Stojković  37', 54'
Savićević  77'		 Report Ćirić  64' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Macedonia 2–4 FR Yugoslavia
Šakiri  60'
Ćirić  90'		 Report Milošević  1'
Babunski  4' (o.g.)
Stanković  14'
Drulović  38'
Attendance: 13,000
Malta 2–3 Republic of Ireland
Said  61'
Carabott  68' (pen.)		 Report Keane  13'
Breen  20'
Staunton  72'
Attendance: 8,122
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
Croatia 2–2 FR Yugoslavia
Bokšić  20'
Stanić  47'		 Report Mijatović  26'
Stanković  31'
Attendance: 38,743
Macedonia 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Stavrevski  90' Report Quinn  18'
Attendance: 4,500

Goalscorers

There were 64 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes
  1. Played at neutral ground due to the Kosovo War.
  2. Originally to be played in 27 March 1999, postponed because of the disruption caused to travel from the Balkan region by the Nato air strikes on Serbia.[1][2][3][4]
  3. Originally to be played in 31 March 1999, postponed because of the disruption caused to travel from the Balkan region by the Nato air strikes on Serbia.[1][2][3][4]
  4. Originally to be played in 27 March 1999, postponed because of the disruption caused to travel from the Balkan region by the Nato air strikes on Serbia.[1][2][3][4]

References
  1. "Sport: Ireland/Macedonia match postponed - RTE". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 24 March 1999. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. "Football: Republic qualifier has to be called off". The Independent. 25 March 1999. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "Decision to postpone Irish game welcomed". Irish Independent. 25 March 1999. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. "UEFA kick for touch". Irish Independent. 21 April 1999. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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