Standings and results for Group 8 of the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying tournament.
Group 8 consisted of Andorra, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and Estonia. Group winners were Bulgaria. Croatia and Belgium finished equal on points in for second place, however Croatia qualified for the play-offs due to goal difference in their head-to-head records.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 17 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Croatia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | Advance to play-offs | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 16 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Estonia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 8 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Andorra | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
- Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Croatia +3, Belgium −3.
Matches
| Croatia | 0–0 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek
Attendance: 10,766
Referee: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín (Spain)
| Belgium | 0–2 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Janković 17' Petrov 63' |
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 30,950
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
| Bulgaria | 2–0 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Petrov 22' Berbatov 37' | Report |
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
| Andorra | 0–1 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sonck 61' |
Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia)
| Bulgaria | 2–1 | Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Chilikov 37' Balakov 58' | Report | Lima 80' |
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)
| Estonia | 0–1 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sonck 2' |
Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
| Croatia | 4–0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Srna 9' Pršo 55' Marić 70' Leko 76' | Report |
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 18,117
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
| Estonia | 0–0 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
| Croatia | 2–0 | Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Rapaić 10' (pen.), 43' | Report |
Stadion Varteks, Varaždin
Attendance: 8,290
Referee: Marian Salomir (Romania)
| Andorra | 0–2 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zelinski 26', 74' |
Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 850
Referee: Ali Aydin (Turkey)
| Estonia | 2–0 | Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Allas 22' Viikmäe 31' | Report |
Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Attila Juhos (Hungary)
| Bulgaria | 2–2 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Berbatov 52' Todorov 71' (pen.) | Report | Petrov 30' (o.g.) Clement 55' |
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 42,099
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
| Estonia | 0–1 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kovač 76' |
Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
| Belgium | 3–0 | Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Goor 21', 69' Sonck 45' | Report |
Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent
Attendance: 11,747
Referee: Siarhei Shmolik (BLR)
| Andorra | 0–3 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kovač 4' Šimunić 16' Roso 71' |
| Bulgaria | 2–0 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Petrov 16' Berbatov 66' | Report |
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 25,128
Referee: Franz-Xaver Wack (Germany)
| Andorra | 0–3 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Berbatov 11', 24' Hristov 58' |
Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 450
Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)
| Belgium | 2–1 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Sonck 35', 43' | Report | Šimić 37' |
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 35,682
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
| Croatia | 1–0 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Olić 48' | Report |
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 31,363
Referee: Gilles Veissiere (France)
| Belgium | 2–0 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Piiroja 41' (o.g.) Buffel 60' | Report |
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 22,408
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Goalscorers
There were 41 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.05 goals per match.
5 goals
- Wesley Sonck
- Dimitar Berbatov
2 goals
- Bart Goor
- Stiliyan Petrov
- Niko Kovač
- Milan Rapaić
- Indrek Zelinski
1 goal
- Antoni Lima
- Thomas Buffel
- Philippe Clement
- Krasimir Balakov
- Georgi Chilikov
- Marian Hristov
- Zoran Janković
- Martin Petrov
- Svetoslav Todorov
- Jerko Leko
- Tomislav Marić
- Ivica Olić
- Dado Pršo
- Đovani Roso
- Dario Šimić
- Josip Šimunić
- Darijo Srna
- Teet Allas
- Kristen Viikmäe
1 own goal
- Stiliyan Petrov (against Belgium)
- Raio Piiroja (against Belgium)
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