UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 7

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A 1994 postage stamp from Moldova depicting Group 7 of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying process.

Standings and results for Group 7 of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying tournament.

## Standings

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1  |  Germany | 10  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 27  | 10  | +17  | 25  | Qualify for final tournament |  | -- | 3–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–1
2  |  Bulgaria | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 24  | 10  | +14  | 22  |  | 3–2 | -- | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0
3  |  Georgia | 10  | 5  | 0  | 5  | 14  | 13  | +1  | 15  |  |  | 0–2 | 2–1 | -- | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–0
4  |  Moldova | 10  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 11  | 27  | −16  | 9  |  | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | -- | 3–2 | 2–3
5  |  Wales | 10  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 9  | 19  | −10  | 8[a] |  | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | -- | 2–0
6  |  Albania | 10  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 10  | 16  | −6  | 8[a] |  | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | --

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Wales 4, Albania 1.

## Results

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7 September 1994

18:30 UTC+4

Georgia | 0–1|  Moldova

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| Report | Oprea 40'

Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 62,000

Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

7 September 1994

19:30 UTC+1

Wales | 2–0|  Albania

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Coleman 9'
Giggs 67' | Report |

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 15,791

Referee: Gianni Beschin (Italy)

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12 October 1994

19:00 UTC+2

Moldova | 3–2|  Wales

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Belous 8'
Secu 28'
Pogorelov 76' | Report | Speed 5'
Blake 67'

Stadionul Republican, Chişinău

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: István Vad Sr. (Hungary)

12 October 1994

19:00 UTC+2

Bulgaria | 2–0|  Georgia

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Kostadinov 58', 63' | Report |

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Ladislav Gadoši (Slovakia)

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16 November 1994

14:00 UTC+1

Albania | 1–2|  Germany

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Zmijani 32' | Report | Klinsmann 18'
Kirsten 46'

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 18,500

Referee: Vasiliy Melnichuk (Ukraine)

16 November 1994

18:00 UTC+2

Bulgaria | 4–1|  Moldova

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Stoichkov 43', 85'
Balakov 63'
Kostadinov 87' | Report | Cleșcenco 61'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 36,048

Referee: Denis McArdle (Ireland)

16 November 1994

14:00 UTC+4

Georgia | 5–0|  Wales

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Ketsbaia 31', 49'
Kinkladze 41'
Gogrichiani 59'
Arveladze 67' | Report |

Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Alain Sars (France)

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14 December 1994

19:00 UTC+2

Moldova | 0–3|  Germany

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| Report | Kirsten 7'
Klinsmann 38'
Matthäus 72'

Stadionul Republican, Chişinău

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Jef van Vliet (Netherlands)

14 December 1994

19:30 UTC

Wales | 0–3|  Bulgaria

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| Report | Ivanov 5'
Kostadinov 16'
Stoichkov 51'

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 23,206

Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

14 December 1994

14:00 UTC+1

Albania | 0–1|  Georgia

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| Report | Arveladze 19'

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 9,700

Referee: László Molnár (Hungary)

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18 December 1994

15:30 UTC+1

Germany | 2–1|  Albania

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Matthäus 8'
Klinsmann 17' | Report | Rraklli 58'

Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

Attendance: 20,310

Referee: Svend Erik Christensen (Denmark)

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29 March 1995

21:00 UTC+5

Georgia | 0–2|  Germany

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| Report | Klinsmann 24', 45'

Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Martin Bodenham (England)

29 March 1995

19:00 UTC+3

Bulgaria | 3–1|  Wales

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Balakov 37'
Penev 70', 82' | Report | Saunders 83'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

29 March 1995

15:30 UTC+2

Albania | 3–0|  Moldova

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Kushta 31', 80'
Kaçaj 41' | Report |

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 8,500

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

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26 April 1995

18:00 UTC+5

Georgia | 2–0|  Albania

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S.Arveladze 3'
Ketsbaia 42' | Report |

Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Roelof Luinge (Netherlands)

26 April 1995

18:00 UTC+3

Moldova | 0–3|  Bulgaria

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| Report | Balakov 30'
Stoichkov 57', 67'

Stadionul Republican, Chişinău

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Jiří Ulrich (Czech Republic)

26 April 1995

19:45 UTC+2

Germany | 1–1|  Wales

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Herrlich 42' | Report | Saunders 8'

Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 43,461

Referee: José Encinar (Spain)

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7 June 1995

20:30 UTC+3

Bulgaria | 3–2|  Germany

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Stoichkov 45' (pen.), 66' (pen.)
Kostadinov 69' | Report | Klinsmann 18'
Strunz 44'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 44,208

Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

7 June 1995

19:30 UTC+1

Wales | 0–1|  Georgia

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| Report | Kinkladze 73'

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 8,241

Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

7 June 1995

19:00 UTC+3

Moldova | 2–3|  Albania

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Curteian 10'
Cleșcenco 15' | Report | Kushta 8'
Bellaj 25'
Vata 71'

Stadionul Republican, Chişinău

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Léon Schellings (Belgium)

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6 September 1995

16:30 UTC+2

Albania | 1–1|  Bulgaria

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Rraklli 16' | Report | Stoichkov 8'

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 6,050

Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

6 September 1995

19:45 UTC+2

Germany | 4–1|  Georgia

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Möller 39'
Ziege 57'
Kirsten 62'
Babbel 72' | Report | Ketsbaia 28'

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 40,750

Referee: Jim McCluskey (Scotland)

6 September 1995

19:30 UTC+1

Wales | 1–0|  Moldova

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Speed 55' | Report |

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 6,721

Referee: Gylfi Thór Orrason (Iceland)

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7 October 1995

18:00 UTC+2

Bulgaria | 3–0|  Albania

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Letchkov 15'
Kostadinov 80', 82' | Report |

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Juha Hirviniemi (Finland)

8 October 1995

18:00 UTC+1

Germany | 6–1|  Moldova

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Stroenco 16' (o.g.)
Helmer 18'
Sammer 24', 72'
Möller 47', 61' | Report | Rebeja 82'

Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen

Attendance: 18,400

Referee: Zygmunt Ziober (Poland)

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11 October 1995

18:00 UTC+4

Georgia | 2–1|  Bulgaria

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Arveladze 1'
Kinkladze 47' (pen.) | Report | Stoichkov 87'

Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

11 October 1995

20:30 UTC+1

Wales | 1–2|  Germany

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Symons 79' | Report | Melville 75' (o.g.)
Klinsmann 81'

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)

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15 November 1995

19:45 UTC+1

Germany | 3–1|  Bulgaria

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Klinsmann 50', 75' (pen.)
Häßler 56' | Report | Stoichkov 47'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 75,841

Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)

15 November 1995

14:00 UTC+1

Albania | 1–1|  Wales

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Kushta 5' (pen.) | Report | Pembridge 43'

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 2,100

Referee: David Suheil (Israel)

15 November 1995

18:00 UTC+2

Moldova | 3–2|  Georgia

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Testemițanu 5' (pen.)
Miterev 17', 68' | Report | D. Janashia 66'
Culibaba 77' (o.g.)

Stadionul Republican, Chișinău

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

## Goalscorers

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There were 95 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.

10 goals

* Hristo Stoichkov

9 goals

* Jürgen Klinsmann

7 goals

* Emil Kostadinov

4 goals

* Sokol Kushta
* Shota Arveladze
* Temur Ketsbaia

3 goals

* Krasimir Balakov
* Georgi Kinkladze
* Ulf Kirsten
* Andreas Möller

2 goals

* Altin Rraklli
* Lyuboslav Penev
* Lothar Matthäus
* Matthias Sammer
* Serghei Cleșcenco
* Iurie Miterev
* Dean Saunders
* Gary Speed

1 goal

* Arjan Bellaj
* Salvador Kaçaj
* Rudi Vata
* Hysen Zmijani
* Trifon Ivanov
* Yordan Letchkov
* Gocha Gogrichiani
* Zaza Janashia
* Markus Babbel
* Thomas Häßler
* Thomas Helmer
* Heiko Herrlich
* Thomas Strunz
* Christian Ziege
* Serghei Belous
* Alexandru Curteian
* Igor Oprea
* Valeriu Pogorelov
* Radu Rebeja
* Serghei Secu
* Ion Testemițanu
* Nathan Blake
* Chris Coleman
* Ryan Giggs
* Mark Pembridge
* Kit Symons

1 own goal

* Vitali Culibaba (against Georgia)
* Serghei Stroenco (against Germany)
* Andy Melville (against Germany)

## References

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* A. Yelagin - History of European Championships 1960-2000 (Terra-Sport, Moscow, 2002, ISBN 5-93127-145-7) - attendance information

## External links

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* UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 7 at UEFA.com

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UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

* Group stage
* Group 1
* France v Azerbaijan
* Group 2
* Group 3
* Group 4
* Group 5
* Group 6
* Group 7
* Group 8
* Play-off

*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points