Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Qualifying Begins For Euro 2008

Wednesday marked the opening day of qualifying for the 2008 European Championships. 50 countries are battling for 14 slots beside co-hosts and automatic qualifiers Austria and Switzerland. The fifty teams are divided into seven groups.

Perhaps it was still the hangover from B36's 5-0 home fistbeating at the hands of Fenerbahce in the second game of that second-round UEFA Champions League qualifying series, but the host country, the Faroe Islands, before the home fans at Torshavn; got plastered 6-0 by visiting Georgia in Group B play. Shota Arveladze scored a hat trick for the victorious visitors. Details here.

At Tallinn, Estonia, Goce Sedloski scored in the 74th minute to lead visiting Macedonia to a 1-0 win over Estonia in Group E play. Details here.

At Brussels, Kazakhstan and host country Belgium played to a 0-0 draw in action in Group A. Details here.


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