UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D

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The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament. Group D consisted of six teams: Germany, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Georgia, and Gibraltar, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.

The top two teams, Germany and Poland, qualified directly for the finals. As third-placed Republic of Ireland weren't the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they won against Bosnia and Herzegovina and thus qualified as well.

Background

The Germany national football team was looking to maintain its record of qualifying for every European Championship since 1972. Scotland and the Republic of Ireland both proposed the expansion of the European Championship and it was considered "ironic" by the Republic of Ireland manager, Martin O'Neill, that the two were drawn in the same group. The chairman of the Polish Football Association, Zbigniew Boniek, stated that he was happy with the draw. Georgia national football team manager, Temur Ketsbaia, said that the new system would give Georgia the chance to qualify and said that Georgia would aim for third place in the group.

The Gibraltar national football team competed in the European Championship qualifiers for the first time after becoming members of UEFA in May 2013. Gibraltar play their home matches at Estádio Algarve in Faro, Algarve, Portugal, as their home ground, Victoria Stadium, has an artificial pitch and does not meet UEFA international standards. They were initially drawn in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C, but with Spain—who claims the territory—already in that group, UEFA moved Gibraltar to Group D.

Standings

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 10 7 1 2 24 9 +15 22 Qualify for final tournament — 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–0
2  Poland 10 6 3 1 33 10 +23 21 2–0 — 2–1 2–2 4–0 8–1
3  Republic of Ireland 10 5 3 2 19 7 +12 18 Advance to play-offs 1–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 7–0
4  Scotland 10 4 3 3 22 12 +10 15 2–3 2–2 1–0 — 1–0 6–1
5  Georgia 10 3 0 7 10 16 −6 9 0–2 0–4 1–2 1–0 — 4–0
6  Gibraltar 10 0 0 10 2 56 −54 0 0–7 0–7 0–4 0–6 0–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

Georgia 1–2 Republic of Ireland
  • Okriashvili 38'
 Report
  • McGeady 24', 90'
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Germany 2–1 Scotland
  • Müller 18', 70'
 Report
  • Anya 66'
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Attendance: 60,209
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Gibraltar 0–7 Poland
Report
  • Grosicki 11', 48'
  • Lewandowski 50', 53', 86', 90+2'
  • Szukała 58'
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal
Attendance: 1,620
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
Republic of Ireland 7–0 Gibraltar
  • Keane 6', 14', 18' (pen.)
  • McClean 46', 53'
  • J. Perez 52' (o.g.)
  • Hoolahan 56'
 Report
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 35,123
Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)
Scotland 1–0 Georgia
  • Khubutia 28' (o.g.)
 Report
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 34,719
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
Poland 2–0 Germany
  • Milik 51'
  • Mila 88'
 Report
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 56,934
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Germany 1–1 Republic of Ireland
  • Kroos 71'
 Report
  • O'Shea 90+4'
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 51,204
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Gibraltar 0–3 Georgia
Report
  • Gelashvili 9'
  • Okriashvili 19'
  • Kankava 69'
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal
Attendance: 281
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
Poland 2–2 Scotland
  • Mączyński 11'
  • Milik 76'
 Report
  • Maloney 18'
  • Naismith 57'
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 55,197
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Georgia 0–4 Poland
Report
  • Glik 51'
  • Krychowiak 71'
  • Mila 73'
  • Milik 90+2'
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 25,635
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
Germany 4–0 Gibraltar
  • Müller 12', 29'
  • Götze 38'
  • Santos 67' (o.g.)
 Report
Grundig-Stadion, Nuremberg
Attendance: 43,520
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Scotland 1–0 Republic of Ireland
  • Maloney 75'
 Report
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 59,239
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Georgia 0–2 Germany
Report
  • Reus 39'
  • Müller 44'
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Scotland 6–1 Gibraltar
  • Maloney 18' (pen.), 34' (pen.)
  • S. Fletcher 29', 77', 90'
  • Naismith 39'
 Report
  • L. Casciaro 19'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 34,255
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Poland
  • Long 90+1'
 Report
  • Peszko 26'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 50,500
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Poland 4–0 Georgia
  • Milik 62'
  • Lewandowski 89', 90+2', 90+3'
 Report
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 56,512
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Scotland
  • Walters 38'
 Report
  • O'Shea 47' (o.g.)
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 49,063
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Gibraltar 0–7 Germany
Report
  • Schürrle 28', 65', 71'
  • Kruse 47', 81'
  • Gündoğan 51'
  • Bellarabi 57'
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal
Attendance: 7,467
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
Georgia 1–0 Scotland
  • Qazaishvili 38'
 Report
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)
Germany 3–1 Poland
  • Müller 12'
  • Götze 19', 82'
 Report
  • Lewandowski 37'
Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Gibraltar 0–4 Republic of Ireland
Report
  • Christie 27'
  • Keane 49', 51' (pen.)
  • Long 79'
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal
Attendance: 5,393
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)
Poland 8–1 Gibraltar
  • Grosicki 8', 15'
  • Lewandowski 18', 29'
  • Milik 56', 72'
  • Błaszczykowski 59' (pen.)
  • Kapustka 73'
 Report
  • Gosling 87'
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 27,763
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Georgia
  • Walters 69'
 Report
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 27,200
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Scotland 2–3 Germany
  • Hummels 28' (o.g.)
  • McArthur 43'
 Report
  • Müller 18', 34'
  • Gündoğan 54'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,753
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Georgia 4–0 Gibraltar
  • Vatsadze 30', 45'
  • Okriashvili 35' (pen.)
  • Qazaishvili 87'
 Report
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 11,330
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Germany
  • Long 70'
 Report
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 50,604
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Scotland 2–2 Poland
  • Ritchie 45'
  • S. Fletcher 62'
 Report
  • Lewandowski 3', 90+4'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 49,359
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Germany 2–1 Georgia
  • Müller 50' (pen.)
  • Kruse 79'
 Report
  • Kankava 53'
Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
Attendance: 43,630
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Gibraltar 0–6 Scotland
Report
  • C. Martin 25'
  • Maloney 39'
  • S. Fletcher 52', 56', 85'
  • Naismith 90+1'
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal
Attendance: 12,401
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Poland 2–1 Republic of Ireland
  • Krychowiak 13'
  • Lewandowski 42'
 Report
  • Walters 16' (pen.)
Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Attendance: 57,497
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Goalscorers

There were 110 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

13 goals

  • Robert Lewandowski

9 goals

  • Thomas Müller

7 goals

  • Steven Fletcher

6 goals

  • Arkadiusz Milik

5 goals

  • Robbie Keane
  • Shaun Maloney

4 goals

  • Kamil Grosicki

3 goals

  • Tornike Okriashvili
  • Mario Götze
  • Max Kruse
  • André Schürrle
  • Shane Long
  • Jonathan Walters
  • Steven Naismith

2 goals

  • Jaba Kankava
  • Valeri Qazaishvili
  • Mate Vatsadze
  • İlkay Gündoğan
  • Grzegorz Krychowiak
  • Sebastian Mila
  • James McClean
  • Aiden McGeady

1 goal

  • Nikoloz Gelashvili
  • Karim Bellarabi
  • Toni Kroos
  • Marco Reus
  • Lee Casciaro
  • Jake Gosling
  • Jakub Błaszczykowski
  • Kamil Glik
  • Bartosz Kapustka
  • Krzysztof Mączyński
  • Sławomir Peszko
  • Łukasz Szukała
  • Cyrus Christie
  • Wes Hoolahan
  • John O'Shea
  • Ikechi Anya
  • Chris Martin
  • James McArthur
  • Matt Ritchie

1 own goal

  • Akaki Khubutia (against Scotland)
  • Mats Hummels (against Scotland)
  • Jordan Perez (against Republic of Ireland)
  • Yogan Santos (against Germany)
  • John O'Shea (against Scotland)

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions were carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

Team Player Offence(s) Suspended for match(es)
 Poland Kamil Glik vs Gibraltar (7 September 2014)
vs Germany (11 October 2014)
vs Republic of Ireland (29 March 2015)		 vs Georgia (13 June 2015)
 Republic of Ireland James McClean vs Scotland (14 November 2014)
vs Scotland (13 June 2015)
vs Georgia (7 September 2015)		 vs Germany (8 October 2015)
Glenn Whelan vs Germany (14 October 2014)
vs Scotland (13 June 2015)
vs Georgia (7 September 2015)		 vs Germany (8 October 2015)
 Scotland Charlie Mulgrew   vs Germany (7 September 2014) vs Georgia (11 October 2014)
James Morrison vs Germany (7 September 2014)
vs Georgia (11 October 2014)
vs Germany (7 September 2015)		 vs Poland (8 October 2015)

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