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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 
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]
| Faroe Islands  | 0–6 |  Georgia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mujiri  16' Iashvili  18' Arveladze  37', 62', 82' Kobiashvili  51' (pen.) | 
| Scotland  | 6–0 |  Faroe Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Fletcher  7' McFadden  10' Boyd  24' (pen.), 38' Miller  30' (pen.) O'Connor  85' | Report | 
| Italy  | 1–1 |  Lithuania | 
|---|---|---|
| Inzaghi  30' | Report | Danilevičius  21' | 
| Ukraine  | 3–2 |  Georgia | 
|---|---|---|
| Shevchenko  31' Rotan  61' Rusol  80' | Report | Arveladze  38' Demetradze  60' | 
| Faroe Islands  | 0–1 |  Lithuania | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Skerla  89' | 
| Georgia  | 1–3 |  Italy | 
|---|---|---|
| Shashiashvili  26' | Report | De Rossi  18' Camoranesi  63' Perrotta  71' | 
| Faroe Islands  | 0–2 |  Ukraine | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yezerskiy  20' Husyev  57' | 
| Georgia  | 3–1 |  Faroe Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Siradze  25' Iashvili  46', 90+5' (pen.) | Report | R. Jacobsen  57' | 
| Lithuania  | 1–0 |  Georgia | 
|---|---|---|
| Mikoliūnas  78' | Report | 
| Faroe Islands  | 1–2 |  Italy | 
|---|---|---|
| R. Jacobsen  77' | Report | Inzaghi  12', 48' | 
| Faroe Islands  | 0–2 |  Scotland | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Maloney  31' O'Connor  35' | 
| Lithuania  | 0–2 |  Italy | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Quagliarella  31', 45' | 
| Lithuania  | 2–1 |  Faroe Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Jankauskas  8' Danilevičius  52' | Report | R. Jacobsen  90+3' | 
| Ukraine  | 1–2 |  Italy | 
|---|---|---|
| Shevchenko  71' | Report | Di Natale  41', 77' | 
| Ukraine  | 5–0 |  Faroe Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Kalynychenko  40', 49' Husyev  43', 45' Vorobei  64' | Report | 
| Georgia  | 2–0 |  Scotland | 
|---|---|---|
| Mchedlidze  16' Siradze  64' | Report | 
| Lithuania  | 2–0 |  Ukraine | 
|---|---|---|
| Savėnas  41' Danilevičius  67' | Report | 
| Georgia  | 0–2 |  Lithuania | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kšanavičius  52', 90+6' | 
| Italy  | 3–1 |  Faroe Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Benjaminsen  11' (o.g.) Toni  36' Chiellini  41' | Report | R. Jacobsen  83' | 
Goalscorers
There were 117 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 2.79 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
 Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa
 Florent Malouda Florent Malouda
 Samir Nasri Samir Nasri
 Franck Ribéry Franck Ribéry
 Jérôme Rothen Jérôme Rothen
 Giorgi Demetradze Giorgi Demetradze
 Levan Kobiashvili Levan Kobiashvili
 Levan Mchedlidze Levan Mchedlidze
 Davit Mujiri Davit Mujiri
 Giorgi Shashiashvili Giorgi Shashiashvili
 Mauro Camoranesi Mauro Camoranesi
 Giorgio Chiellini Giorgio Chiellini
 Daniele De Rossi Daniele De Rossi
 Alberto Gilardino Alberto Gilardino
 Fabio Grosso Fabio Grosso
 Massimo Oddo Massimo Oddo
 Christian Panucci Christian Panucci
 Simone Perrotta Simone Perrotta
 Andrea Pirlo Andrea Pirlo
 Edgaras Jankauskas Edgaras Jankauskas
 Darius Miceika Darius Miceika
 Saulius Mikoliūnas Saulius Mikoliūnas
 Mantas Savėnas Mantas Savėnas
 Andrius Skerla Andrius Skerla
 Craig Beattie Craig Beattie
 Gary Caldwell Gary Caldwell
 Christian Dailly Christian Dailly
 Barry Ferguson Barry Ferguson
 Darren Fletcher Darren Fletcher
 Shaun Maloney Shaun Maloney
 Lee McCulloch Lee McCulloch
 Stephen McManus Stephen McManus
 Oleksandr Kucher Oleksandr Kucher
 Ruslan Rotan Ruslan Rotan
 Andriy Rusol Andriy Rusol
 Oleh Shelayev Oleh Shelayev
 Andriy Vorobey Andriy Vorobey
 Andriy Voronin Andriy Voronin
 Volodymyr Yezerskiy Volodymyr Yezerskiy
1 own goal
 Fróði Benjaminsen (against Italy) Fróði Benjaminsen (against Italy)
 Malkhaz Asatiani (against France) Malkhaz Asatiani (against France)
References
- ↑ Bathgate, Stuart. "Scotland dealt an even hand as Euro 2008 draw resolved", The Scotsman, 10 March 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2007.
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