UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D
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Standings and results for Group D of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament.
Germany secured qualification to the tournament proper on 13 October 2007 following a 0–0 draw against the Republic of Ireland, becoming the first team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.[1] Czech Republic secured qualification to the tournament proper on 17 October 2007 following a 3–0 win against Germany, becoming the third team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Czech Republic |
12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 29 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Germany |
12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 27 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Republic of Ireland |
12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 17 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Slovakia |
12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 16 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | 2–5 | 6–1 | 7–0 | ||
| 5 | Wales |
12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 15 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 6 | Cyprus |
12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 14 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 7 | San Marino |
12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 57 | −55 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–13 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
Matches
Group D fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in Frankfurt, Germany on 9 February 2006.
| Germany | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Podolski  57' |
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| Slovakia | 0–3 | Czech Republic |
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| Report | Sionko 10', 21' Koller 57' |
| San Marino | 0–13 | Germany |
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| Report | Podolski 12', 43', 64', 73' Schweinsteiger 29', 47'Klose 30', 45+1'Ballack 35'Hitzlsperger 66', 72'M. Friedrich 87'Schneider 90' (pen.) |
| Czech Republic | 7–0 | San Marino |
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| Kulič 15' Polák 22'Baroš 32', 68'Koller 42', 52'Jarolím 49' |
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| Cyprus | 5–2 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Konstantinou 10', 50' (pen.) Garpozis 16'Charalambides 60', 75' |
Report | Ireland 8' Dunne 44' |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Czech Republic |
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| Kilbane 62' |
Report | Koller 64' |
| Republic of Ireland | 5–0 | San Marino |
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| Reid 7' Doyle 24'Keane 31', 58' (pen.), 85' |
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| San Marino | 1–2 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Marani 86' |
Report | Kilbane 49' Ireland 90+4' |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Wales |
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| Ireland 39' |
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| Czech Republic | 1–2 | Germany |
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| Baroš 77' |
Report | Kurányi 42', 62' |
| Czech Republic | 1–0 | Cyprus |
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| Kováč 22' |
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| Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Slovakia |
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| Doyle 13' |
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| San Marino | 0–1 | Cyprus |
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| Report | Okkas 54' |
| San Marino | 0–3 | Czech Republic |
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| Report | Rosický 33' Jankulovski 75'Koller 90+3' |
| Cyprus | 3–0 | San Marino |
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| Makridis 15' Aloneftis 41', 90+2' |
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| Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Cyprus |
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| Finnan 90+2' |
Report | Okkarides 80' |
| Germany | 0–3 | Czech Republic |
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| Report | Sionko 2' Matějovský 23'Plašil 63' |
| Cyprus | 0–2 | Czech Republic |
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| Report | Pudil 11' Koller 74' |
Goalscorers
There were 149 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.55 goals per match.
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Alexandros Garpozis- Constantinos Makrides
- Stelios Okkarides
- Yiasoumis Yiasoumi
Zdeněk Grygera- David Jarolím
- Radoslav Kováč
- Marek Matějovský
- Jaroslav Plašil
- Jan Polák
- Daniel Pudil
Manuel Friedrich- Torsten Frings
- Marcell Jansen
- Bernd Schneider
Richard Dunne- Steve Finnan
- Andy Reid
Manuel Marani- Andy Selva
Ján Ďurica- Martin Jakubko
- Maroš Klimpl
- Ľubomír Michalík
- Marek Sapara
- Dušan Švento
- Stanislav Varga
James Collins- Simon Davies
- Freddy Eastwood
- Ryan Giggs
- Joe Ledley
1 own goal
- Martin Jiránek (against Wales)
- Michal Kadlec (against Slovakia)
- Christoph Metzelder (against Slovakia)
2 own goals
- Ján Ďurica (against Germany & Wales)