Euro 2016 Qualification

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Group I

Armenia 2-3 Portugal

Group D

Ireland 1-1 Scotland

Poland 4-0 Georgia

Group F

Finland 0-1 Hungary

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Group D

Gibraltar 0-7 Germany

1- Poland 14 pts

2- Germany 13

3- Scotland 11

4- Ireland 9

5- Georgia 3

6- Gibraltar 0

Group F

Faroe Isl 2-1 Greece

N. Ireland 0-0 Romania

1- Romania 14 pts

2- Northern Ireland 13

3- Hungary 11

4- Faroe Islands 6

5- Finland 4

6- Greece 2

Group I

Denmark 2-0 Serbia

1- Portugal 12 pts

2- Denmark 10

3- Albania 7

4- Serbia 1

5- Armenia 1

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Group E

Slovenia 2-3 England

Estonia 2-0 San Marino

Group C

Ukraine 3-0 Luxembourg

Group G

Russia 0-1 Austria

Liechtenstein 1-1 Moldova

[Rob. 2038]

9 Points out of 9. A Win is a Win. I did say we will get a 100 Per Cent record through this Qualifying Group even before the First Game was played. We will be talking about this next Year, with England having 30 Points out of 30, I'm quite certain of that.

Six wins out of six for us now. Say it quietly, but Tony could be proven right here.

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Group C

Belarus 0-1 Spain

Slovakia 2-1 Macedonia

1- Slovakia 18 pts

2- Spain 15

3- Ukraine 12

4- Belarus 4

5- Macedonia 3

6- Luxembourg 1

Group E

Lithuania 1-2 Switzerland

1- England 18 pts

2- Switzerland 12

3- Slovenia 9

4- Estonia 7

5- Lithuania 6

6- San Marino 1

Group G

Sweden 3-1 Montenegro

1- Austria 16 pts

2- Sweden 12

3- Russia 8

4- Montenegro 5

5- Liechtenstein 5

6- Moldova 2

[Tony E Loves Architecture 168]

Six wins out of six for us now. Say it quietly, but Tony could be proven right here.

Well, I was accused of being biased, but I actually did think we would get 30 points out of 30 points.

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Group A

Czech Rep 2-1 Kazakhstan

Netherlands 0-1 Iceland
Turkey 1-1 Latvia

1- Iceland 18 pts

2- Czech Rep 16

3- Netherlands 10

4- Turkey 9

5- Latvia 4

6- Kazakhstan 1

Group B

Israel 4-0 Andorra

Belgium 3-1 Bosnia Herzegovina

Cyprus 0-1 Wales

1- Wales 17 pts

2- Belgium 14

3- Israel 12

4- Cyprus 9

5- Bosnia H 8

6- Andorra 0

Group H

Azerbaijan 0-0 Croatia

Italy 1-0 Malta

Bulgaria 0-1 Norway

1- Italy 15 pts

2- Croatia 14

3- Norway 13

4- Bulgaria 8

5- Azerbaijan 5

6- Malta 1

[arwebb 133]

Absolutely delighted for our friends on the other side of the Severn Bridge in Wales who are now almost certainly going to their first tournament since 1958. They did reach the quarter-finals of the 1976 European Championship, but only four teams made it to the finals tournament in those days.

They need one more win from three games, the first of which is at home to Israel on Sunday and the last of which is at home to Andorra next month. Chris Coleman has done a wonderful job.

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It will be great if we will see Wales, Iceland, Austria, Northern Ireland and maybe Hungary,Scotland, Norway and Albania in this Uefa Euro.

[Faster 545]

Iceland would have to go 0-0-3 to screw up qualification now. With games at home against Kazakhstan and Latvia its a done deal. In fact I believe an Icelandic draw on Sunday will see them through because of the two wins against Netherlands. Who are right there with Turkey as the biggest disappointments of qualification.

Wales will qualify with a win at home against Israel. Belgium will have to wait until they visit Andorra to be assured.

Slovakia will qualify with a win against Ukraine on September 8. Or a win against Spain but not holding my breathe. Another group that can be wrapped by this round if Ukraine stumbles against Belarus.

Nothing can be decided today in Group D, but two German wins, a Polish win and two Scottish loses could see Germany and Poland qualified by the 7th.

England is win and in, Switzerland beating Slovenia will see them almost there. Slovenia does have the easiest schedule to the end of qualification and could get an automatic 3rd place if they can go 3-0-1.

Group F is like D, not a lot can happen.

A Swedish and Austrian win would see Austria qualify.

Group H and Group I are the only group where no set of results can see qualification before October. Go Norway.

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Group D

Germany 3-1 Poland

Georgia 1-0 Scotland

Gibraltar 0-4 Ireland

1- Germany 16 pts

2- Poland 14

3- Ireland 12

4- Scotland 11

5- Georgia 6

6- Gibraltar 0

Group F

Greece 0-1 Finland

Hungary 0-0 Romania

Faroe Islands 1-3 Northern Ireland

1- Northern Ireland 16 pts

2- Romania 15

3- Hungary 12

4- Finland 7

5- Faroe Isl 6

6- Greece 2

Group I

Denmark 0-0 Albania

Serbia 2-0 Armenia

1- Portugal 12 pts

2- Denmark 11

3- Albania 11

4- Armenia 1

5- Serbia 1

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San Marino 0-6 England

England qualified for Euro 2016!

[Rob. 2038]

First team to qualify. Nice job.

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Group C

Spain 2-0 Slovakia

Ukraine 3-1 Belarus

Luxembourg 1-0 Macedonia

1- Spain 18 pts

2- Slovakia 18

3- Ukraine 15

4- Belarus 4

5- Luxembourg 4

6- Macedonia 3

Group E

San Marino 0-6 England

Estonia 1-0 Lithuania

Switzerland 3-2 Slovenia

1- England 21 pts QLF

2- Switzerland 15

3- Estonia 10

4- Slovenia 9

5- Lithuania 6

6- San Marino 1

Group G

Russia 1-0 Sweden

Austria 1-0 Moldova

Montenegro 2-0 Liechtenstein

1- Austria 19 pts

2- Sweden 12

3- Russia 11

4- Montenegro 8

5- Liechtenstein 5

6- Moldova 2

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Group A

Turkey 3-0 Netherlands

Latvia 1-2 Czech Rep

Iceland 0-0 Kazakhstan

1- Iceland 19 pts QLF

2- Czech Republic 19 QLF

3- Turkey 12

4- Netherlands 10

5- Latvia 4

6- Kazakhstan 2

Group B

Wales 0-0 Israel

Bosnia Herzegovina 3-0 Andorra

Cyprus 0-1 Belgium

1- Wales 18 pts

2- Belgium 17

3- Israel 13

4- Bosnia Herzegovina 11

5- Cyprus 9

6- Andorra 0

Group H

Norway 2-0 Croatia

Italy 1-0 Bulgaria

Malta 2-2 Azerbaijan

1- Italy 18 pts

2- Norway 16

3- Croatia 15

4- Bulgaria 8

5- Azerbaijan 6

6- Malta 2

Teams qualified: England, Iceland, Czech Republic and France

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Even by Welsh sporting standards, to be heartbroken 4 times in one weekend takes some doing

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Group D

Scotland 2-3 Germany

Poland 8-1 Gibraltar

Ireland 1-0 Georgia

1- Germany 19 pts

2- Poland 17

3- Ireland 15

4- Scotland 11

5- Georgia 6

6- Gibraltar 0

Group F

Northern Ireland 1-1 Hungary

Finland 1-0 Faroe Isl

Romania 0-0 Greece

1- Northern Ireland 17

2- Romania 16

3- Hungary 13

4- Finland 10

5- Faroe Islands 6

6- Greece 3

Group I

Armenia 0-0 Denmark

Albania 0-1 Portugal

1- Portugal 15 pts

2- Denmark 12

3- Albania 11

4- Armenia 2

5- Serbia 1

[Rob. 2038]

England 2-0 Switzerland

England win the group

Wayne Rooney becomes England's all-time top goalscorer

And Tony's prediction that England would win all of their qualification games is looking more likely than not.

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Group C

Belarus 2-0 Luxembourg

Macedoinia 0-1 Spain

Slovakia 0-0 Ukraine

1- Spain 21 pts

2- Slovakia 19

3- Ukraine 16

4- Belarus 7

5- Luxembourg 4

6- Macedonia 3

Group E

England 2-0 Switzerland

Slovenia 1-0 Estonia

Lithuania 2-1 San Marino

1- England 24 pts QLF

2- Switzerland 15

3- Slovenia 12

4- Estonia 10

5- Lithuania 9

6- San Marino 1

Group G

Sweden 1-4 Austria

Moldova 0-2 Montenegro

Liechtenstein 0-7 Russia

1- Austria 22 pts QLF

2- Russia 14

3- Sweden 12

4- Montenegro 11

5- Liechtenstein 5

6- Moldova 2

Teams qualified: England, Iceland, Czech Republic, Austria and France

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Croatia loses 1 point in qualifying for swastika incident

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA on Friday rejected Croatia's appeal against the one-point deduction in its European Championship qualifying group after a swastika was painted on the field before a match against Italy.

UEFA upheld all its original decisions, meaning Croatia must also play its next two home qualifiers in an empty stadium, starting against Bulgaria on Oct. 10.

Croatia is also barred from playing qualifiers in the city of Split, which hosted the 1-1 draw with Italy on June 12, and the Croatian football federation must pay a fine of 100,000 euros ($110,000).

Croatia remains third in Group H after the sanction, four points behind leader Italy and two behind Norway after eight matches. Coach Niko Kovac was fired earlier this month after his side picked up only one point from its last two games, a 0-0 draw in Azerbaijan and a 2-0 defeat in Norway.

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AP

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/53273e8548394806b8f545393b6334bc/croatia-loses-1-point-qualifying-swastika-incident

Group H

1- Italy 18 pts

2- Norway 16

3- Croatia 14

4- Bulgaria 8

5- Azerbaijan 6

6- Malta 2

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Group D

Ireland 1-0 Germany

Scotland 2-2 Poland

Georgia 4-0 Gibraltar

1- Germany 19 pts

2- Poland 18

3- Ireland 18

4- Scotland 12

5- Georgia 9

6- Gibraltar 0

Group F

Northern Ireland 3-1Greece

Romania 1-1 Finland

Hungary 2-1 Faroe Islands

1- Northern Ireland 20 pts QLF

2- Romania 17

3- Hungary 16

4- Finland 11

5- Faroe Islands 6

6- Greece 3

Group I

Portugal 1-0 Denmark

Albania 0-2 Serbia

1- Portugal 18 pts QLF

2- Denmark 12

3- Albania 11

4- Serbia 4

5- Armenia 2

Teams qualified: England, Iceland, Czech Republic, Austria, Northern Ireland, Portugal and France

[yoshi 330]

Great to see another home nation to join England at last. Welcome Northern Ireland, hopefully Wales will join you on Saturday, & maybe even Ireland too

(Maybe the French could put us all in one group - that'd be nice )

[Rob. 2038]

Amazing for NI!

England win their ninth qualifier in a row having already qualified and topped our group, and nobody's that bothered. There's quite a gap between the quality of teams in our group and the quality we'll face in France methinks.

Still, 75k at Wembley for a dead rubber. Pretty good going.

(not going to mention tomorrow's dead rubber in the Rugby....less happy circumstances)

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Group E

England 2-0 Estonia

Slovenia 1-1 Lithuania

Switzerland 7-0 San Marino

1- England 27 pts QLF

2- Switzerland 18 QLF

3- Slovenia 13

4- Estonia 10

5- Lithuania 10

6- San Marino 1

Group C

Spain 4-0 Luxemborug

Slovakia 0-1 Belarus

Macedonia 0-2 Ukraine

1- Spain 24 pts QLF

2- Slovakia 19

3- Ukraine 19

4- Belarus 10

5- Luxembourg 4

6- Macedonia 3

Group G

Montenegro 2-3 Austria

Liechtenstein 0-2 Sweden

Moldova 1-2 Russia

1- Austria 25 pts QLF

2- Russia 17

3- Sweden 15

4- Montenegro 11

5- Liechtenstein 5

6- Moldova 2

Qualified Teams: England, Iceland, Czech Republic, Austria, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain and France

[Olympian2004 511]

Germany has played a very shaky qualification so far - and only adding to that picture is the fact that they'll have to wait until the last day of the regular qualifiers in order to (hopefully) qualify. Tomorrow, they'll have to achieve at least a draw against Georgia tomorrow in order to secure direct qualification - something which shouldn't be a difficult task under normal circumstances. But the circumstances have rarely been normal in this qualifying round for Germany. Furthermore, goalgetter Mario Götze is now seriously injured so that he can't play for the remainder of 2015.