Standings and results for Group 8 of the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying tournament.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FR Yugoslavia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 17 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 16 | Advance to play-offs | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 15 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Macedonia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 8 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Malta | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
| Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Irwin 4' (pen.) Roy Keane 16' | Report |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
| Macedonia | 4–0 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Božinov 20', 47' Šakiri 70', 76' | Report |
Gradski stadion, Skopje
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
| Malta | 1–4 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Suda 29' (pen.) | Report | Šimić 54' Vugrinec 67', 74' Šuker 82' |
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 5,170
Referee: Bohdan Benedik (Slovakia)
| Croatia | 3–2 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Šuker 16' Boban 45', 70' | Report | Ćirić 2' Šainovski 55' |
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 8,541
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
| Republic of Ireland | 5–0 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Keane 17', 19' Roy Keane 54' Quinn 62' Breen 82' | Report |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen (Norway)
| Malta | 1–2 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Sixsmith 69' | Report | Nikolovski 49' Zaharievski 63' |
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 4,671
Referee: Sergei Shmolik (Belarus)
| FR Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Mijatović 64' | Report |
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 28,250
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
| Malta | 0–3 | FR Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nađ 22', 55' Milošević 90+1' |
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 5,167
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)
| Macedonia | 1–1 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Hristov 80' | Report | Šuker 20' |
Gradski stadion, Skopje
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
| FR Yugoslavia | 4–1 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Mijatović 34' Milošević 48', 90' Kovačević 74' | Report | Saliba 6' |
Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Morgan Norman (Sweden)
| Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Quinn 60' | Report |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 28,108
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
| FR Yugoslavia | 0–0 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 48,282
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
| Croatia | 2–1 | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Stanić 34' Soldo 55' | Report | Carabott 60' |
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 19,205
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | FR Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Keane 54' Kennedy 69' | Report | Stanković 60' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 31,400
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
| Croatia | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Šuker 90+1' | Report |
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 21,032
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
| FR Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Stojković 37', 54' Savićević 77' | Report | Ćirić 64' (pen.) |
Partizan Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 20,320
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
| Macedonia | 2–4 | FR Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Šakiri 60' Ćirić 90' | Report | Milošević 1' Babunski 4' (o.g.) Stanković 14' Drulović 38' |
Gradski stadion, Skopje
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
| Malta | 2–3 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Said 61' Carabott 68' (pen.) | Report | Keane 13' Breen 20' Staunton 72' |
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 8,122
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
| Croatia | 2–2 | FR Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Bokšić 20' Stanić 47' | Report | Mijatović 26' Stanković 31' |
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 38,743
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
| Macedonia | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Stavrevski 90' | Report | Quinn 18' |
Gradski stadion, Skopje
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Juan Fernández Marín (Spain)
Goalscorers
There were 64 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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