In Group E of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament, Croatia secured qualification to the finals on 17 November 2007 following Israel's 2–1 win against Russia, becoming the seventh team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so. Russia secured qualification to the tournament finals on 21 November 2007 following a 1–0 win against Andorra, and Croatia's 3–2 win against England, becoming the fourteenth and last team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 29 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Russia | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 24 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | England | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 23 | 2–3 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Israel | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 23 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 5 | Macedonia | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 6 | Estonia | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 7 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 7 | Andorra | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 42 | −40 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: England 4, Israel 1.
Matches
Group E fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in Nyon, Switzerland, on 3 March 2006.
| Estonia | 0–1 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sedloski 73' |
| England | 5–0 | Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Crouch 5', 66' Gerrard 13' Defoe 38', 47' | Report |
| Estonia | 0–1 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Colautti 8' |
| Russia | 0–0 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Israel | 4–1 | Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Benayoun 9' Ben-Shushan 11' Gershon 43' (pen.) Tamuz 69' | Report | Fernandez 84' |
| Macedonia | 0–1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Crouch 46' |
| Russia | 1–1 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Arshavin 5' | Report | Ben-Shushan 84' |
| England | 0–0 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Croatia | 7–0 | Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Petrić 12', 37', 48', 50' Klasnić 58' Balaban 62' Modrić 83' | Report |
| Andorra | 0–3 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pandev 13' Noveski 16' Naumoski 31' |
| Russia | 2–0 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Pogrebnyak 78' Sychev 90' | Report |
| Croatia | 2–0 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Eduardo 61' G. Neville 68' (o.g.) | Report |
| Macedonia | 0–2 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bystrov 18' Arshavin 32' |
| Israel | 3–4 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Colautti 8', 89' Benayoun 68' | Report | Srna 35' (pen.) Eduardo 39', 54', 72' |
| Estonia | 0–2 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bystrov 66' Kerzhakov 78' |
| Israel | 0–0 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Croatia | 2–1 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Srna 58' Eduardo 88' | Report | Sedloski 36' |
| Israel | 4–0 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Tal 19' Colautti 29' Sahar 77', 80' | Report |
| Andorra | 0–3 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gerrard 54', 76' Nugent 90+2' |
| Estonia | 0–1 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Eduardo 32' |
| Russia | 4–0 | Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Kerzhakov 8', 16', 49' Sychev 71' | Report |
| Macedonia | 1–2 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Stojkov 13' | Report | Yitzhaki 11' Colautti 44' |
| Andorra | 0–2 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tamuz 37' Colautti 53' |
| Croatia | 0–0 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Estonia | 0–3 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Report | J. Cole 37' Crouch 54' Owen 62' |
| Estonia | 2–1 | Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Piiroja 34' Zelinski 90+2' | Report | Silva 87' |
| Russia | 3–0 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| V. Berezutski 8' Arshavin 84' Kerzhakov 88' | Report |
| England | 3–0 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Wright-Phillips 20' Owen 49' Richards 66' | Report |
| Croatia | 2–0 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Eduardo 39', 45+1' | Report |
| Andorra | 0–6 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Srna 34' Petrić 38', 44' Kranjčar 49' Eduardo 55' Rakitić 64' |
| Macedonia | 1–1 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Maznov 30' | Report | Piiroja 17' |
| England | 3–0 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Owen 7', 31' Ferdinand 84' | Report |
| England | 3–0 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Wright-Phillips 11' Rooney 32' Rähn 33' (o.g.) | Report |
| Croatia | 1–0 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Eduardo 52' | Report |
| Russia | 2–1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pavlyuchenko 69' (pen.), 73' | Report | Rooney 29' |
| Macedonia | 3–0 | Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Naumoski 30' Sedloski 44' Pandev 59' | Report |
| Andorra | 0–2 | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Oper 31' Lindpere 60' |
| Israel | 2–1 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Barda 10' Golan 90+2' | Report | Bilyaletdinov 61' |
| Macedonia | 2–0 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Maznov 71' Naumoski 83' | Report |
| Israel | 1–0 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Barda 35' | Report |
| Andorra | 0–1 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sychev 38' |
| England | 2–3 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Lampard 56' (pen.) Crouch 65' | Report | Kranjčar 8' Olić 14' Petrić 77' |
Goalscorers
There were 109 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match.
10 goals
- Eduardo
7 goals
- Mladen Petrić
6 goals
- Roberto Colautti
5 goals
- Peter Crouch
- Aleksandr Kerzhakov
4 goals
- Michael Owen
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Juli Fernández
- Fernando Silva
- Boško Balaban
- Ivan Klasnić
- Luka Modrić
- Ivica Olić
- Ivan Rakitić
- Joe Cole
- Rio Ferdinand
- Frank Lampard
- David Nugent
- Micah Richards
- Joel Lindpere
- Andres Oper
- Indrek Zelinski
- Shimon Gershon
- Omer Golan
- Idan Tal
- Barak Yitzhaki
- Nikolče Noveski
- Aco Stojkov
- Vasili Berezutski
- Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
- Pavel Pogrebnyak
1 own goal
- Gary Neville (against Croatia)
- Taavi Rähn (against England)
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