UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 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 12 7 3 2 25 11 +14 24 0–1 — 2–2 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–0
3  Norway 12 7 2 3 27 11 +16 23 2–2 1–2 — 1–2 2–0 4–0 4–0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 4 1 7 16 22 −6 13 0–4 3–2 0–2 — 0–1 1–3 1–0
5  Moldova 12 3 3 6 12 19 −7 12[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 — 3–0 1–1
6  Hungary 12 4 0 8 11 22 −11 12[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 0–1 1–4 1–0 2–0 — 2–0
7  Malta 12 1 2 9 10 31 −21 5 0–1 2–2 1–4 2–5 2–3 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Moldova +1, Hungary −1.

Matches

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
Pace  6'
M. Mifsud  86'		 Report Barbarez  4'
Hrgović  10'
Bartolović  45+1'
Muslimović  49'
Misimović  51'
Attendance: 4,000
Hungary 1–4 Norway
Gera  90' (pen.) Report Solskjær  15', 44'
Strømstad  31'
Pedersen  41'
Attendance: 10,500
Moldova 0–1 Greece
Report Lyberopoulos  78'
Attendance: 10,500
Norway 2–0 Moldova
Strømstad  74'
Iversen  79'		 Report
Attendance: 23,848
Turkey 2–0 Malta
Nihat  56'
Tümer  77'		 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Spain)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3 Hungary
Misimović  64' (pen.) Report Huszti  36' (pen.)
Gera  46'
Dárdai  49'
Attendance: 18,000
Moldova 2–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rogaciov  13', 32' (pen.) Report Misimović  63'
Grlić  68'
Attendance: 11,000
Hungary 0–1 Turkey
Report Tuncay  41'
Attendance: 9,500
Greece 1–0 Norway
Katsouranis  33' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)
Malta 2–1 Hungary
Schembri  14', 53' Report Torghelle  19'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Johny Ver Eecke (Belgium)
Turkey 5–0 Moldova
Şükür  35', 37' (pen.), 43', 73'
Tuncay  68'		 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–4 Greece
Report Charisteas  8' (pen.)
Patsatzoglou  82'
Samaras  85'
Katsouranis  90+4'
Attendance: 10,000
Moldova 1–1 Malta
Epureanu  85' Report Mallia  73'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vusal Aliyev (Azerbaijan)
Norway 1–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Carew  50' (pen.) Report Misimović  18'
Muslimović  33'
Attendance: 16,987
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Greece 1–4 Turkey
Kyrgiakos  6' Report Tuncay  27'
Gökhan  55'
Tümer  70'
Gökdeniz  81'
Attendance: 34,000
Hungary 2–0 Moldova
Priskin  9'
Gera  63'		 Report
Attendance: 6,200
Malta 0–1 Greece
Report Basinas  66' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000
Turkey 2–2 Norway
Hamit Altıntop  72', 90' Report Brenne  31'
Andresen  40'
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Greece 2–0 Hungary
Gekas  16'
Seitaridis  29'		 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 Turkey
Muslimović  27'
Džeko  45+2'
Ćustović  90'		 Report Şükür  13'
Sabri  39'
Attendance: 20,000
Norway 4–0 Malta
Hæstad  31'
Helstad  73'
Iversen  79'
Riise  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 16,364
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Norway 4–0 Hungary
Iversen  22'
Braaten  57'
Carew  60', 78'		 Report
Attendance: 19,198
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Malta
Muslimović  6' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)
Greece 2–1 Moldova
Charisteas  30'
Lyberopoulos  90+5'		 Report Frunză  80'
Attendance: 22,000
Hungary 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gera  39' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 10,877
Malta 2–2 Turkey
Said  41'
Schembri  76'		 Report Halil Altıntop  45'
Servet  78'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria)
Moldova 0–1 Norway
Report Iversen  49'
Attendance: 15,000
Norway 2–2 Greece
Carew  15'
Riise  39'		 Report Kyrgiakos  7', 30'
Attendance: 24,080
Turkey 3–0 Hungary
Gökhan  68'
Aurélio  72'
Halil Altıntop  90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 28,020
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1 Moldova
Report Bugaev  22'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)
Hungary 2–0 Malta
Feczesin  34'
Tőzsér  77'		 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia)
Moldova 1–1 Turkey
Frunză  11' Report Ümit  63'
Attendance: 10,500
Greece 3–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Charisteas  10'
Gekas  57'
Lyberopoulos  72'		 Report Hrgović  54'
Ibišević  90'
Attendance: 35,000
Malta 2–3 Moldova
Scerri  71'
M. Mifsud  84' (pen.)		 Report Bugaev  24' (pen.)
Frunză  31', 35'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Igorj Ishchenko (Ukraine)
Turkey 0–1 Greece
Report Amanatidis  79'
Attendance: 24,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 Norway
Report Hagen  5'
B. Riise  74'
Attendance: 1,500
Moldova 3–0 Hungary
Bugaev  13'
Josan  23'
Alexeev  86'		 Report
Attendance: 6,483
Norway 1–2 Turkey
Hagen  12' Report Emre  31'
Nihat  59'
Attendance: 24,080
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Greece 5–0 Malta
Gekas  32', 72', 74'
Basinas  54'
Amanatidis  61'		 Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sten Kaldama (Estonia)
Malta 1–4 Norway
M. Mifsud  53' Report Iversen  25', 27' (pen.), 45'
Pedersen  75'
Attendance: 6,000
Turkey 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nihat  43' Report
Attendance: 22,000
Hungary 1–2 Greece
Buzsáky  7' Report Vanczák  22' (o.g.)
Basinas  59' (pen.)
Attendance: 32,300
Referee: Rob Styles (England)

Goalscorers

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

1 own goal

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. Match delayed by 35 minutes by match referee Mike Riley after flares were thrown from the stands, minutes after the kick-off.
  3. Greece forced to play away from Athens for two matches after crowd disturbances in the game against Turkey on 24 March 2007.

References
  1. UEFA. "Holders Greece start in Moldova". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. FIFA Media Dept. "FIFA suspends the Hellenic Football Federation". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
  3. FIFA Media Dept. "FIFA lifts suspension on Hellenic Football Federation". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
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