The qualification group stage matches were played from 15 August to 6 September 2006. Winners of the group stage were advanced to the play-offs.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
 Armenia 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
 Norway 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source:[citation needed]
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 – 2 Armenia
Ibričić 16'
Džeko 38'
Vršajević 82'		 Report Petrosyan 12'
Ghazaryan 90+2'
Bilino Polje, Zenica
Referee: Radek Matějek (Czech Republic)
Armenia 1 – 0 Norway
Gharabaghtsyan 22' Report
Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Referee: Albert Toussaint (Luxembourg)
Norway 1 – 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Johannesen 24' Report Ibišević 79'
Viking Stadion, Stavanger
Referee: Igor Zakharov (Russia)

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6
 Slovakia 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
 Albania 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
Slovakia 0 – 0 Albania
Report
NTC Senec, Senec
Referee: Veaceslav Banari (Moldova)
Albania 0 – 3 Spain
Report Silva 40', 72'
Kepa 57'
Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana
Referee: Siniša Zrnić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Spain 4 – 2 Slovakia
Kepa 59'
Valera 87'
Soldado 88'
Silva 90+1'		 Report Kopúnek 25'
Jendrišek 77'
Estadio Luis Suner, Alzira
Referee: Bülent Demirlek (Turkey)

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Serbia 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
 Lithuania 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
 Georgia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
Lithuania 1 – 0 Georgia
Panka 14' (pen.) Report
S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas
Referee: Petteri Kari (Finland)
Georgia 1 – 3 Serbia
Iashvili 45' Report Mrđa 17'
Babović 45+1'
Milovanović 66' (pen.)
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Serbastian Coltescu (Romania)
Serbia 2 – 0 Lithuania
Janković 29'
Smiljanić 65'		 Report
Stadion Vojvodine, Novi Sad
Referee: Asaf Kenan (Israel)

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
 Republic of Ireland 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
 Greece 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
Greece 0 – 2 Republic of Ireland
Report McShane 10'
Whelan 52'
Panionios Stadium, Athens
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Republic of Ireland 0 – 1 Belgium
Report Martens 58'
Terryland Park, Galway
Referee: Per Ivar Staberg (Norway)
Belgium 2 – 1 Greece
Haroun 69', 88' Report Vandelannoite 67' (o.g.)
Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp
Referee: Peter Sippel (Germany)

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6
 Austria 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
 Iceland 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source:[citation needed]
Austria 0 – 0 Iceland
Report
Sonnenseestadion, Ritzing
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Bulgaria)
Iceland 0 – 1 Italy
Report Montolivo 56'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark)
Italy 1 – 0 Austria
Montolivo 83' Report
T. Morgnani, Forlì
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 6
 Hungary 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 3
 Finland 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0
Source:[citation needed]
Hungary 5 – 0 Finland
Priskin 25', 78'
Feczesin 44', 81'
Balogh 72'		 Report
Megyeri úti stadion, Újpest
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
Finland 1 – 5 Russia
Lampi 41' Report Bazhenov 3', 89'
Savin 53', 80'
Denisov 75'
Turku Stadium, Turku
Referee: Johny Ver Eecke (Belgium)
Russia 3 – 1 Hungary
Denisov 21'
Bazhenov 54', 76'		 Report Feczesin 84'
Eduard Streltsov Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Daniel Stålhammar (Sweden)

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
 Poland 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
 Latvia 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]
Poland 3 – 1 Latvia
Błaszczykowski 43'
Kucharski 50' (pen.)
Szałachowski 90+2'		 Report Višņakovs 2'
Polonia Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 700
Referee: Sergiy Berezka (Ukraine)
Latvia 0 – 2 Portugal
Report Varela 62'
Machado 88'
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Switzerland)
Portugal 2 – 0 Poland
da Costa 53'
Machado 56'		 Report
Estàdio Dr. Jorge Sampaio, Vila Nova de Gaia
Attendance: 8322
Referee: Craig Alexander Thomson (Scotland)

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4
  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
 Moldova 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
England 2 – 2 Moldova
Walcott 3'
Nugent 76'		 Report Alexeev 75'
Zislis 86'
Portman Road, Ipswich
Referee: Vusal Aliyev (Azerbaijan)
Moldova 1 – 3  Switzerland
Suvorov 47' Report Džemaili 13', 19'
Estéban 28'
Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol
Referee: Manuel Jorge De Sousa (Portugal)
Switzerland 2 – 3 England
Vonlanthen 29' (pen.)
Barnetta 70'		 Report Walcott 13'
Nugent 19'
Milner 88'
Stadion Allmend, Lucerne
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

Group 9

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
 Belarus 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Cyprus 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
Belarus 1 – 0 Cyprus
Pavlyuchek 72' Report
City Stadium, Borisov
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Pavel Olšiak (Slovakia)
Cyprus 0 – 2 Czech Republic
Report Dimitriou 16' (o.g.)
Holenda 66'
Dasaki Stadium, Akhna
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Czech Republic 2 – 1 Belarus
Frejlach 68', 85' Report Kovel 90+3'
Městský fotbalový stadion, Uherské Hradiště
Attendance: 1,305
Referee: David McKeon (Ireland)

Group 10

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 6
 Romania 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
 Northern Ireland 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]
Romania 3 – 0 Northern Ireland
Pulhac 33'
Keserü 41'
Florescu 84' (pen.)		 Report
Stadionul Tineretului, Urziceni
Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Greece)
Northern Ireland 2 – 3 Germany
Shiels 69' (pen.)
Stewart 81'		 Report Hilbert 13'
Helmes 36'
Trochowski 66'
Mourneview Park, Lurgan
Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)
Germany 5 – 1 Romania
Gómez 13'
Helmes 19', 40'
Castro 78'
Hunt 84'		 Report Pulhac 74'
Jadestadion, Wilhelmshaven
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

Group 11

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
 Denmark 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
 Macedonia 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source:[citation needed]
Sweden 3 – 1 Macedonia
Goitom 15', 83'
Farnerud 65'		 Report Ivanovski 81'
Tingvalla IP, Karlstad
Referee: Andrejs Sipailo (Latvia)
Macedonia 0 – 3 Denmark
Report Curth 21', 69'
Lorentzen 50'
Gradski stadion, Skopje
Referee: Panayiotis Kailis (Cyprus)
Denmark 0 – 2 Sweden
Report Holmén 84'
Zengin 89'
Farum Park, Farum
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Group 12

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
 Ukraine 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
 Croatia 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source:[citation needed]
Ukraine 0 – 3 Bulgaria
Report Atanasov 43'
Bojinov 57', 64' (pen.)
Bannikov Stadium, Kyiv
Referee: Mark Whitby (Wales)
Bulgaria 2 – 1 Croatia
Bojinov 53'
Popov 81'		 Report Brkljača 58' (pen.)
Balgarska Armiya Stadium, Sofia
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Croatia 1 – 2 Ukraine
Bušić 61' Report Feshchuk 29'
Yatsenko 84'
Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Group 13

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
 Turkey 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
 Wales 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source:[citation needed]
Israel 3 – 2 Wales
Tamuz 26'
Srur 64'
Refaelov 79' (pen.)		 Report Williams 60', 66'
Mandemakers Stadion, Waalwijk
Referee: Paulius Malžinskas (Lithuania)
Wales 0 – 0 Turkey
Report
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Referee: Dragomir Tanović (Serbia)
Turkey 0 – 0 Israel
Report
19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Group 14

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
 Slovenia 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
 Scotland 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
Slovenia 1 – 0 Scotland
Burgič 56' Report
Fazanerija City Stadium, Murska Sobota
Referee: Marek Mikołajewski (Poland)
Scotland 1 – 3 France
Adam 86' (pen.) Report Briand 3', 83'
Zubar 16'
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Referee: Tiziano Pieri (Italy)
France 2 – 0 Slovenia
Gourcuff 65'
Sinama Pongolle 80'		 Report
Stade de la Licorne, Amiens
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

External links

2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification
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