"by Mats Hummels. Paul Pogba was awarded the Best Young Player award during the tournament. France automatically qualified for Euro 2016 by virtue of being hosts and were considered one of the tournament favorites considering the fact that they had won the last two major tournaments which they hosted. Karim Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa are not in squad for Euro 2016. France were drawn in Group A of the tournament alongside Romania, Switzerland and minnows Albania. France won their group with wins over Romania and Albania and a goalless draw against Switzerland and were poised to face the Republic"
"UEFA Euro 2004 Group A Group A of UEFA Euro 2004 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 12 June and was completed on 20 June. The group consisted of hosts Portugal, Spain, Russia and Greece. Portugal won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Greece. Spain and Russia failed to advance. Greece and Portugal faced each other again in the tournament final, with Greece emerging victorious. In the quarter-finals, <section begin=a1 /><section end=a1 /> <section begin=a2 /><section end=a2 /> <section begin=a3 /><section end=a3 /> <section begin=a4 /><section end=a4 />"
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"an average 2.56 goals per game. 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 8 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised 2006 FIFA World Cup winner Italy, Bulgaria, Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Georgia and Montenegro. The group was won by Italy, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up the Republic of Ireland entered the UEFA play-off stage. The representatives of the six federations met in Sofia, Bulgaria on 15 January 2008 to decide on a fixture calendar. There were 77"
"2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 8 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised 2006 FIFA World Cup winner Italy, Bulgaria, Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Georgia and Montenegro. The group was won by Italy, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up the Republic of Ireland entered the UEFA play-off stage. The representatives of the six federations met in Sofia, Bulgaria on 15 January 2008 to decide on a fixture calendar. There were 77 goals scored during the 30 games,"
"which included Germany, Portugal, Ukraine, Northern Ireland and Armenia, Albania got 4 points, but showed again that it can battle with the big powers. Its two matches with Germany saw them lose 2–3 at neutral ground and a 3–4 unfortunate defeat in Hannover, in both games taking a lead. Albania got a 1–0 win against Northern Ireland and a 2–2 tie against Armenia. In a relatively easy group, Albania couldn't go past one single victory at home turf at the expense of Georgia. However, there were some memorable draws against Greece 0–0 in Tirana, 2–2 in Norway, and 0–0 in"
"group winners qualified automatically, along with the six highest ranked second placed teams. The remaining two second placed teams – The Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland – contested a one-off play-off match in England to decide the final qualifier. With the extended format, three teams were able to qualify for their first European Championship: Bulgaria, Switzerland and Turkey. Croatia, the Czech Republic and Russia competed for the first time in their own right since the dissolution of Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union (though the Russian team is considered by FIFA to be the direct descendant of the Soviet"
"against Azerbaijan (due to the dispute concerning territory of Nagorno-Karabakh) and Georgia would not be drawn against Russia (due to the dispute regarding the territory of South Ossetia). Armenia and Azerbaijan were drawn together in Group A during the draw ceremony, forcing UEFA to reassign Armenia to Group B, as Azerbaijan had refused to play in Armenia when they had been drawn together during UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings. The following 18 dates were reserved for group"
"against FIFA over the decision until ultimately receiving a 5 million Euros settlement. Portugal won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Greece won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 2–2 on aggregate; Slovenia qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup on the away goals rule. After the game Russian fans followed the Republic of Ireland's lead. They demanded a replay of their World Cup qualification play-off against Slovenia on the official site of FIFA. However, there was not any reaction from FIFA on this event. 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification"
"drawn in Group A with hosts Portugal, Spain, and Greece. They were not among the favourites to progress and tournament preparations were hampered by injuries to defenders Sergei Ignashevich and Victor Onopko. Russia started their tournament against Spain but a late goal from Juan Carlos Valeron put Russia on the brink of another group stage elimination. Four days later, Russia became the first team officially eliminated after a 0–2 defeat to Portugal. The final game of the group resulted in a surprising 2–1 victory over Greece with Dmitri Kirichenko scoring one of the fastest goals of the tournament. In the"
"Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, and Tajikistan. Four out of 15 ex-republics were not members of the CIS: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania did not send their players; Georgia was not a member of the CIS at the time, but Georgian Kakhaber Tskhadadze was a part of the squad. Originally, Yugoslavia qualified for the final stage, but due to the Yugoslav wars, the team was disqualified and their qualifying group's runner-up, Denmark, took part in the championship. They shocked the continent when Peter Schmeichel saved Marco van Basten's penalty in the semi-final penalty shoot-out against the"
"remaining five teams that would join the host nation in the final tournament. Ten of the sixteen finalists participated in the previous tournament in 2000. Latvia made its first appearance in a major football competition, while Greece returned to the European Championship finals after a 24-year absence. Bulgaria, Croatia, Russia and Switzerland also took part in their second tournament finals since their debut in 1996. The draw for the group stage took place on 30 November 2003 at the Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, Portugal, where the 16 finalists were divided into four groups. The pot allocations were based on the"
"qualification to a UEFA European Championship final tournament: Albania, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Wales. Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Wales had each previously competed in the FIFA World Cup, while Albania and Iceland had never participated in a major tournament. Similarly, both Austria and Ukraine completed successful qualification campaigns for the first time, having only previously qualified as hosts (of 2008 and 2012 respectively). Scotland were the only team from the British Isles not to qualify for the finals, and 2004 champions Greece finished bottom in their group and failed to qualify for the first time since 2000. Two other"
"(5th to 8th) 14–7 Czech Republic 5th Place 12–28 Croatia Came fourth Andorra competed in stage six at Porto Carras (Greece) on 21 and 22 June. They were in group 1 with Luxembourg, Israel, Bosnia-Herzogovina and IRB experienced Russia. Group 2 contained Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus and IRB experienced Spain. Second place in the group was very achievable with a showdown with Spain likely in the last four. Group Games 42–10 Corfu (standing in for Israel) 35–5 Bosnia-Herzegovina 5–31 Russia 47–0 Luxembourg Knock Out (1st to 4th) 0–19 Spain 3rd Place 0–28 Italy Andorra did not qualify – they came"
"Twelfth Group Games 0–36 Russia 5–26 Romania 14–38 Poland 7–28 Germany 12–33 France Knock Out (9th to 12th) 0–49 Ukraine 17–26 Lithuania Andorra will competed in stage five at Ostrava (Czech Republic) on 14 and 15 June as 13th seeds. They were in group 2 with Belgium, Germany, Serbia and Slovakia. Group 1 contained Switzerland, Croatia, Czech Republic and IRB circuit experienced Spain and Portugal. This appeared to be a good opportunity to reach the last four. Failing that then a 5th place final with Croatia seemed likely. Group Games 12–17 Belgium 32–7 Slovakia 17–21 Germany 38–7 Serbia Knock Out"
"the host nation. Norway, Finland, and Israel took the places 4–6, while Indonesia, France, Albania, and Malta finished at the bottom of the group. The Soviet Union took first place in group 2, well ahead of Argentina and the Netherlands. Poland, Austria, and India made up the middle part of the group, while Portugal, the Philippines, Italy, and Monaco had to settle for the bottom. Group 3 was won by England, ahead of Czechoslovakia and Hungary. The three Nordic nations Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland had to settle for Final B. Meanwhile, Mongolia, Tunisia, Greece, and Bolivia finished at the bottom"
"Aleksandr Mostovoi, Vladimir Beschastnykh, and Valery Karpin. During qualifying, Russia overcame Scotland, Greece, Finland, San Marino, and the Faroe Islands to finish in first place with eight wins and two draws. In the final tournament Russia was in Group C with Germany, Czech Republic, and Italy. Group C was considered the 'group of death' with Russia dubbed the weakest team, and they were eliminated after losing 2–1 to Italy and 3–0 to Germany despite a goalless first half in the latter game. Russia's last game against the Czech Republic ended 3–3. Germany and Czech Republic went on to meet in"
"all successors of the Soviet Union and supported by Georgia and Armenia was blocked by Russia. The final decision on succession was taken on 1 June 1992 at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Stockholm. ---- ---- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 5) The qualification matches for Group 5 of the European zone (UEFA) of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament took place between May 1992 and November 1993. Group 5 consisted of 6 of the 39 teams entered into the European zone: Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Russia and Yugoslavia. In October 1992, however, after their"
"placed his faith in a great deal of the players who had taken part in the World Cup. Russia were placed in qualifying Group 8 alongside Faroe Islands, Finland, Greece, San Marino and Scotland. They finished in first place with eight wins and two draws from their ten games. At the tournament itself they were placed in Group C with Czech Republic, Germany and Italy – dubbed the ""group of death"", featuring the eventual tournament winners Germany and beaten finalists Czech Republic. Russia finished bottom of the group after a 2–1 defeat to Italy in the opening match and a"
"the Greeks and their progression through the tournament. As in 2004 Greece was drawn into the same group as the host nation, Poland on this occasion, and also had the pressure of playing in the tournament's opening match. Two familiar foes from its 2004 championship run, Russia and Czech Republic, joined Greece and Poland in Group A on 2 December 2011 at the tournament's final draw in Kiev. Upon drawing the lowest-ranked teams from Pots 1 and 2 as well as the second-lowest from Pot 4, Greece's prospects of passing the group stage at Euro 2012 were given a boost."
"Portugal 2–1. All 54 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Georgia qualifying automatically, the other 53 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament. The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which took place in autumn 2016, and Elite round, which took place in spring 2017. The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. ""Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002)."" The final draw was held in 13 April 2017, 14:00 GET (), at the Ballroom of Hotels & Preference Hualing in Tbilisi,"
"meeting on 27 May 2008. There were 107 goals scored during the 30 games, an average of 3.56 goals per game. 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Croatia, England, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Andorra. The group was won by England, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Ukraine entered the UEFA play-off stage. The fixture list was determined on 14 January 2008 in Zagreb, Croatia. The August 2009 date in the"
"previous final four years earlier. Italy finished third and England fourth, after both lost their semi-finals in penalty shootouts. This was the last tournament to feature a team from West Germany, with the country being reunified with East Germany a few months later in October, as well as teams from the Eastern Bloc prior to the end of the Cold War in 1991, as the Soviet Union, Romania, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia teams made appearances. Costa Rica, Ireland and the UAE made their first appearances in the finals. As of 2018, this was the last time the UAE qualified for a"
"at 09:30 CET (). The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following: Each group contained two teams from Pot A and two teams from Pot B. For political reasons, if Azerbaijan and Armenia (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Georgia and Russia (due to the disputed status of South Ossetia), were drawn in the same group, neither would host the mini-tournament. Moreover, Spain and Gibraltar could not be drawn in the same group due to the disputed status of Gibraltar. Notes Times up to 25 October 2014 were CEST (),"
"UEFA Euro 1996 Group C Group C of UEFA Euro 1996 was one of four groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 9 June and was completed on 19 June. The group consisted of Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic and Russia. Using FIFA World Rankings as a measure of the strength of the teams, ""The Guardian"" calculated in 2007 that the strongest ""Group of Death"" of all time was the Euro 1996 Group C. The teams (and world rankings) were Germany (2), Russia (3), Italy (7) and the Czech Republic (10). This record was surpassed by"
"in Moscow. Sixteen teams, including the teams advancing from the Group C competitions (Poland and Lithuania), were divided into two groups and competed in a round robin within their own groups. The top two teams from each group moved on to the page playoffs. Hungary, the leader of the Red Group, defeated Ireland, the leader of the Blue Group, sending Ireland to the semifinal. Russia, the second-ranked team in the Red Group, defeated England, the runner-up of the Blue Group, and advanced to the semifinal. Russia moved on to the gold medal game, where they defeated Hungary to win the"
"ranked 1–4 were drawn into one of the five-team groups. Georgia and Moldova registered for participation in the qualification matches and were drawn into Group 1 and Group 3, respectively, but ended up withdrawing from the qualification. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings. Below is a table containing all seven qualifying groups. Teams that have secured a place in the final tournament are highlighted in green. The order of teams is by final group position. The qualifying process started in October 2008."
"Iceland advanced for the playoff A-B. Russia qualified for the final tournament. Denmark and Finland advanced for the playoff A. Yugoslavia advanced for the playoff A-B. Belgium advanced for the playoff A-B. Czech Republic advanced for the playoff A-B. Romania advanced for the playoff A-B. Hungary advanced for the playoff A-B. ""Sweden won 10–3 on aggregate."" ""Denmark won 10–3 on aggregate."" ""Italy won 3–1 on aggregate."" ""England won 4–1 on aggregate."" Sweden, Denmark, Italy and England qualified for the final tournament. ""Iceland won 10–2 on aggregate."" ""Switzerland won 1–1 on away goals."" ""Netherlands won 5–0 on aggregate."" ""Czech Republic won"
"2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 4 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised 2006 FIFA World Cup hosts Germany along with Russia, Finland, Wales, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein. The group was won by Germany, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Russia entered the UEFA play-off stage. The fixtures for the group were determined on 10 January 2008, after a meeting between representatives of each nation in Frankfurt, Germany. The August 2009 date in the international match calendar was"
"defeated Turkey in the semifinal. They joined fourteen other teams in Group B to create two groups of eight, and a round robin was held within those groups. Hungary and Russia advanced from the Red Group, and Ireland and England advanced from the Blue Group. Hungary advanced straight to the final after defeating Ireland, while Russia advanced to the semifinal against Ireland after defeating England. Russia won the semifinal over Ireland, sending Ireland to the bronze medal game. England stole a win over Ireland in the bronze medal game, winning with a score of 8–4. The home team Russia proceeded"
"from Pot A and two teams from Pot B. For political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan (due to the disputed status of Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group. Times up to 24 October 2015 were CEST (), thereafter times were CET (). ""The match was completed with a 2–1 scoreline before a 3–0 default victory was awarded to Austria due to Albania fielding an ineligible player."" ""The match was completed with a 0–1 scoreline before a 0–3 default victory was awarded to Georgia due"
"the final of the previous edition, but were eliminated by France in the semi-finals. In the final, France were beaten 1–0 by Serbia. Eight national associations showed interested in hosting the final tournament, but only Lithuania, Germany, Hungary, and Slovenia reached the final bidding stage. On 4 October 2010, Lithuania were announced as the hosts in a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in Minsk, Belarus. The final round matches were held in three stadium venues located in three Lithuanian cities: Qualification for the final tournament occurred in two phases: a qualifying round and an elite round. During these rounds,"
"set to begin on 3–4 September 2010. Seedings were based on the UEFA national team coefficient ranking. Albania was drawn in Group D along with France, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, and Luxembourg. Josip Kuže parted ways with Albania three years and a half after he started the job, and in December 2011, Italian coach Gianni De Biasi replaced him. Albania started well the qualifiers and was, at one point, 2nd in group with 6 matches played, and 4 on hand, but failed to be successful in the last four, losing away in Slovenia and Iceland, as well as at"