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This page describes the qualification procedure for Euro 2008.

Seedings

Qualification coefficients were used to rank the teams according to their results in the 2004 European Championships qualifying stage, and the 2006 World Cup qualifying stage. Only the group matches, and not any additional playoffs, count towards the coefficients, also determining which pot a national team is put in. Some points to note:

The draw took place on 27 January, 2006 in Montreux, Switzerland and the draw procedure is explained [here].

It remains to be seen how the dissolution of the union of Serbia and Montenegro will affect this qualifying campaign.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Greece
  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • England
  • Czech Republic
  • France
  • Sweden
    Germany
  • Croatia
  • Italy
  • Turkey
  • Poland
  • Spain
  • Romania
     Serbia and Montenegro
    Russia
  • Denmark
  • Norway
  • Bulgaria
  • Ukraine
  • Slovakia
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Belgium
  • Latvia
  • Israel
  • Scotland
  • Slovenia
    Pot 5 Pot 6 Pot 7
    Hungary
    
  • Finland
  • Estonia
  • Wales
  • Lithuania
  • Albania
  • Iceland
    Georgia
  • Republic of Macedonia
  • Belarus
  • Armenia
  • Northern Ireland
  • Cyprus
  • Moldova
    Liechtenstein
  • Azerbaijan
  • Andorra
  • Malta
  • Faroe Islands
  • Kazakhstan
  • Luxembourg
  • San Marino

    Tie-Breakers

    If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.
    1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question.
    2. Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question.
    3. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question.
    4. Higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question.
    5. If, after applying criteria 1) to 4) to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6) and 7) will apply.
    6. Results of all group matches: 1. Superior goal difference 2. Higher number of goals scored 3. Higher number of goals scored away from home 4. Fair play conduct.
    7. Drawing of lots.

    Groups

    The qualifying process will start in August 2006, a month after the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Austria and Switzerland have already qualified for the tournament finals as host nations.

    The Qualifying Format has been changed compared to the previous tournament. The winners and runners-up from seven groups will automatically qualify for the Championship, with the hosts filling the other two slots in the 16-team tournament. The move means there will no longer be play-offs between teams finishing in second place in the groups. Six of the qualifying groups will contain seven teams, and the other eight.

    Serbia will assume the place originally allotted to Serbia and Montenegro in Group A prior to Montenegro's declaration of independence. Inclusion of the new Montenegro national football team in another qualifying group has not been ruled out, but is seen as unlikely due to the short timespan between Montenegro's independence and the start of qualifying.

    Group A

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
    Portugal
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Poland
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
     Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Belgium
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Finland
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Armenia
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Azerbaijan
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Kazakhstan
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Fixtures

    2006
    • Wednesday 16 August 2006
    Belgium vs. Kazakhstan
  • Saturday 2 September 2006
  • Poland vs. Finland
    Serbia vs. Azerbaijan
  • Wednesday 6 September 2006
  • Finland vs. Portugal
    Poland vs. Serbia
    Armenia vs. Belgium
    Azerbaijan vs. Kazakhstan
  • Saturday 7 October 2006
  • Kazakhstan vs.Poland
    Armenia vs. Finland
    Serbia vs.Belgium
    Portugal vs. Azerbaijan
  • Wednesday 11 October 2006
  • Poland vs. Portugal
    Belgium vs. Azerbaijan
    Kazakhstan vs. Finland
    Serbia vs. Armenia
  • Wednesday 15 November 2006
  • Portugal vs. Kazakhstan
    Belgium vs. Poland
    Finland vs. Armenia
    2007
    • Saturday 24 March 2007
    Portugal vs. Belgium
    Poland vs. Azerbaijan
    Kazakhstan vs. Serbia
  • Wednesday 28 March 2007
  • Serbia vs. Portugal
    Poland vs. Armenia
    Azerbaijan vs. Finland
  • Saturday 2 June 2007
  • Belgium vs. Portugal
    Azerbaijan vs. Poland
    Finland vs. Serbia
    Kazakhstan vs. Armenia
  • Wednesday 6 June 2007
  • Armenia vs. Poland
    Finland vs. Belgium
    Kazakhstan vs. Azerbaijan
  • Wednesday 22 August 2007
  • Armenia vs. Portugal
    Finland vs. Kazakhstan
    Belgium vs. Serbia
  • Saturday 8 September 2007
  • Portugal vs. Poland
    Azerbaijan vs. Armenia
    Serbia vs. Finland
    2007 cont.
    • Wednesday 12 September 2007
    Portugal vs. Serbia
    Finland vs. Poland
    Armenia vs. Azerbaijan
    Kazakhstan vs. Belgium
  • Saturday 13 October 2007
  • Azerbaijan vs. Portugal
    Poland vs. Kazakhstan
    Armenia vs. Serbia
    Belgium vs. Finland
  • Wednesday 17 October 2007
  • Kazakhstan vs. Portugal
    Azerbaijan vs. Serbia
    Belgium vs. Armenia
  • Saturday 17 November 2007
  • Portugal vs. Armenia
    Poland vs. Belgium
    Serbia vs. Kazakhstan
    Finland vs.Azerbaijan
  • Wednesday 21 November 2007
  • Portugal vs. Finland
    Serbia vs. Poland
    Armenia vs. Kazakhstan
    Azerbaijan vs. Belgium

    Group B

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
    France
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Italy
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Ukraine
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Scotland
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Lithuania
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Georgia
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Faroe Islands
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Fixtures

    A random draw was conducted on Thursday March 9, 2006, because fixtures could not be agreed between delegates.
    2006
    • Wednesday 16 August 2006
    Faroe Islands vs. Georgia
  • Saturday 2 September 2006
  • Georgia vs. France
    Italy vs. Lithuania
    Scotland vs. Faroe Islands
  • Wednesday 6 September 2006
  • France vs. Italy
    Lithuania vs.Scotland
    Ukraine vs. Georgia
  • Saturday 7 October 2006
  • Faroe Islands vs. Lithuania
    Italy vs. Ukraine
    Scotland vs. France
  • Wednesday 11 October 2006
  • France vs. Faroe Islands
    Georgia vs. Italy
    Ukraine vs. Scotland
    2007
    • Saturday 24 March 2007
    Lithuania vs. France
    Scotland vs. Georgia
  • Wednesday 28 March 2007
  • Georgia vs. Faroe Islands
    Italy vs. Scotland
    Ukraine vs. Lithuania
  • Saturday 2 June 2007
  • Faroe Islands vs. Italy
    France vs. Ukraine
    Lithuania vs. Georgia
  • Wednesday 6 June 2007
  • Faroe Islands vs. Scotland
    France vs. Georgia
    Lithuania vs. Italy
  • Wednesday 22 August 2007
  • Faroe Islands vs. Ukraine
  • Saturday 8 September 2007
  • Georgia vs. Ukraine
    Italy vs. France
    Scotland vs. Lithuania
    2007 cont.
    • Wednesday 12 September 2007
    France vs. Scotland
    Lithuania vs. Faroe Islands
    Ukraine vs. Italy
  • Saturday 13 October 2007
  • Faroe Islands vs. France
    Italy vs. Georgia
    Scotland vs. Ukraine
  • Wednesday 17 October 2007
  • France vs. Lithuania
    Georgia vs. Scotland
    Ukraine vs. Faroe Islands
  • Saturday 17 November 2007
  • Lithuania vs. Ukraine
    Scotland vs. Italy
  • Wednesday 21 November 2007
  • Georgia vs. Lithuania
    Italy vs. Faroe Islands
    Ukraine vs. France

    Group C

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
    Greece*
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Turkey
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Norway
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Hungary
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Moldova
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Malta
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    * - On July 3, 2006, the Hellenic Football Federation was indefinitely suspended from all international competition. Although no announcement was made regarding this tournament in particular, this seemed to preclude the Greek team from participating.[link] Following action by the Greek government, FIFA subsequently lifted the suspension on July 12, 2006. [link]

    Fixtures

    Group C fixtures were negotiated and finally decided by a draw at a meeting between the participants in Istanbul, Turkey on 17 February 2006. [link]

    2006
    • Saturday 2 September 2006
    Moldova vs. Greece
    Malta vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
    Hungary vs. Norway
  • Wednesday 6 September 2006
  • Turkey vs. Malta
    Norway vs. Moldova
    Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Hungary
  • Saturday 7 October 2006
  • Hungary vs. Turkey
    Greece vs. Norway
    Moldova vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Wednesday 11 October 2006
  • Turkey vs. Moldova
    Malta vs. Hungary
    Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Greece
    2007
    • Saturday 24 March 2007
    Greece vs. Turkey
    Moldova vs. Malta
    Norway vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Wednesday 28 March 2007
  • Turkey vs. Norway
    Malta vs. Greece
    Hungary vs. Moldova
  • Saturday 2 June 2007
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Turkey
    Norway vs. Malta
    Greece vs. Hungary
  • Wednesday 6 June 2007
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Malta
    Greece vs. Moldova
    Norway vs. Hungary
  • Saturday 8 September 2007
  • Malta vs. Turkey
    Moldova vs. Norway
    Hungary vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
    2007 cont.
    • Wednesday 12 September 2007
    Norway vs. Greece
    Turkey vs. Hungary
    Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Moldova
  • Saturday 13 October 2007
  • Moldova vs. Turkey
    Hungary vs. Malta
    Greece vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Wednesday 17 October 2007
  • Turkey vs. Greece
    Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Norway
    Malta vs. Moldova
  • Saturday 17 November 2007
  • Norway vs. Turkey
    Greece vs. Malta
    Moldova vs. Hungary
  • Wednesday 21 November 2007
  • Turkey vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
    Malta vs. Norway
    Hungary vs. Greece


    Group D

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
    Czech Republic
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Germany
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Slovakia
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Republic of Ireland
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Wales
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Cyprus
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    San Marino
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Fixtures

    Group D fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in Frankfurt, Germany on 9 February 2006.
    2006
    • Saturday 2 September 2006
    Czech Republic vs. Wales
    Germany vs. Republic of Ireland
    Slovakia vs. Cyprus
  • Wednesday 6 September 2006
  • San Marino vs. Germany
    Slovakia vs. Czech Republic
  • Saturday 7 October 2006
  • Czech Republic vs. San Marino
    Cyprus vs. Republic of Ireland
    Wales vs. Slovakia
  • Wednesday 11 October 2006
  • Republic of Ireland vs. Czech Republic
    Slovakia vs. Germany
    Wales vs. Cyprus
  • Wednesday 15 November 2006
  • Cyprus vs. Germany
    Republic of Ireland vs. San Marino
    2007
    • Wednesday 7 February 2007
    San Marino vs. Republic of Ireland
  • Saturday 24 March 2007
  • Czech Republic vs. Germany
    Republic of Ireland vs. Wales
    Cyprus vs. Slovakia
  • Wednesday 28 March 2007
  • Wales vs. San Marino
    Republic of Ireland vs. Slovakia
    Czech Republic vs. Cyprus
  • Saturday 2 June 2007
  • Germany vs. San Marino
    Wales vs. Czech Republic
    Cyprus vs. Slovakia
  • Wednesday 6 June 2007
  • Germany vs. Slovakia
  • Wednesday 22 August 2007
  • San Marino vs. Cyprus
  • Saturday 8 September 2007
  • San Marino vs. Czech Republic
    Wales vs. Germany
    Slovakia vs. Republic of Ireland
    2007 cont.
    • Wednesday 12 September 2007
    Czech Republic vs. Republic of Ireland
    Slovakia vs. Wales
    Cyprus vs. San Marino
  • Saturday 13 October 2007
  • Republic of Ireland vs. Germany
    Cyprus vs. Wales
    Slovakia vs. San Marino
  • Wednesday 17 October 2007
  • Germany vs. Czech Republic
    Republic of Ireland vs. Cyprus
    San Marino vs. Wales
  • Saturday 17 November 2007
  • Czech Republic vs. Slovakia
    Germany vs. Cyprus
    Wales vs. Republic of Ireland
  • Wednesday 21 November 2007
  • Cyprus vs. Czech Republic
    Germany vs. Wales
    San Marino vs. Slovakia

    Group E

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
    England
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Croatia
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Russia
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Israel
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Estonia
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Republic of Macedonia
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Andorra
    
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Fixtures

    Group E fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in Nyon, Switzerland, on March 32006.

    Group F

    Fixtures

    The fixtures for group F were settled at a meeting between the participants in Copenhagen, Denmark. [link]

    Group G

    Fixtures

    Group G fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 16 February 2006.

    Qualified nations

    Austria and 
      Switzerland as hosts.
    

    Reaction to the draw

    On the day of the draw, many people thought that Group E was favourable to England's qualification chances [link], and that Group B was decidedly unfavourable to Scotland's qualifying chances. [link] This group was given added spice when two of its members, Italy and France, reached the 2006 FIFA World Cup final.

    See also

    External links

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