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 Greece Turkey Norway Bosnia and Herzegovina Moldova Hungary Malta
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: 2,000
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)
Hungary 1–4 Norway
Gera 90' (pen.) Report Solskjær 15', 44'
Strømstad 31'
Pedersen 41'
Attendance: 12,283
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: 11,800
Moldova 2–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rogaciov 13', 32' (pen.) Report Misimović 63'
Grlić 68'
Attendance: 7,114
Hungary 0–1 Turkey
Report Tuncay 41'
Attendance: 6,800
Greece 1–0 Norway
Katsouranis 33' Report
Attendance: 21,189
Malta 2–1 Hungary
Schembri 14', 53' Report Torghelle 19'
Attendance: 3,600
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: 8,000
Moldova 1–1 Malta
Epureanu 85' Report Mallia 73'
Attendance: 8,033
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: 31,405
Hungary 2–0 Moldova
Priskin 9'
Gera 63'		 Report
Attendance: 6,150
Malta 0–1 Greece
Report Basinas 66' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,700
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: 17,244
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: 10,500
Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)
Greece 2–1 Moldova
Charisteas 30'
Lyberopoulos 90+5'		 Report Frunză 80'
Attendance: 19,000
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: 10,500
Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria)
Moldova 0–1 Norway
Report Iversen 49'
Attendance: 10,173
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: 2,000
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)
Hungary 2–0 Malta
Feczesin 34'
Tőzsér 77'		 Report
Attendance: 7,633
Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia)
Moldova 1–1 Turkey
Frunză 11' Report Ümit 63'
Attendance: 9,815
Greece 3–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Charisteas 10'
Gekas 57'
Lyberopoulos 72'		 Report Hrgović 54'
Ibišević 90'
Attendance: 30,250
Malta 2–3 Moldova
Scerri 71'
M. Mifsud 84' (pen.)		 Report Bugaev 24' (pen.)
Frunză 31', 35'
Attendance: 7,069
Referee: Igorj Ishchenko (Ukraine)
Turkey 0–1 Greece
Report Amanatidis 79'
Attendance: 22,818
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: 23,783
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Greece 5–0 Malta
Gekas 32', 72', 74'
Basinas 54'
Amanatidis 61'		 Report
Attendance: 31,332
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: 20,106
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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