UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F

Football tournament qualifying stage

This page shows the standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.[1]

## Standings

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1  |  Greece | 10  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 14  | 5  | +9  | 24  | Qualify for final tournament |  | -- | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1
2  |  Croatia | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 18  | 7  | +11  | 22  | Advance to play-offs |  | 0–0 | -- | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0
3  |  Israel | 10  | 5  | 1  | 4  | 13  | 11  | +2  | 16  |  |  | 0–1 | 1–2 | -- | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1
4  |  Latvia | 10  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 9  | 12  | −3  | 11  |  | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | -- | 1–1 | 2–0
5  |  Georgia | 10  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 7  | 9  | −2  | 10  |  | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | -- | 1–0
6  |  Malta | 10  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 4  | 21  | −17  | 1  |  | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | --

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

## Matches

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Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010.[2] After that meeting proved inconclusive, the fixture list was determined by a random draw at the XXXIV Ordinary UEFA Congress in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 25 March.[3]

2 September 2010

21:15 UTC+3

Israel | 3–1|  Malta

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Benayoun 7', 64' (pen.), 75' | Report | Pace 38'

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 17,365[4]

Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (France)

3 September 2010

21:00 UTC+3

Latvia | 0–3|  Croatia

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| Report | Petrić 43'
Olić 51'
Srna 82'

Skonto Stadium, Riga

Attendance: 7,600[5]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

3 September 2010

21:45 UTC+3

Greece | 1–1|  Georgia

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Spyropoulos 72' | Report | Iashvili 3'

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Attendance: 14,794[6]

Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Spain)

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7 September 2010

21:00 UTC+4

Georgia | 0–0|  Israel

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Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 45,000[7]

Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)

7 September 2010

19:30 UTC+2

Malta | 0–2|  Latvia

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| Report | Gorkšs 43'
Verpakovskis 85'

Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta'Qali

Attendance: 6,255[8]

Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)

7 September 2010

20:30 UTC+2

Croatia | 0–0|  Greece

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Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb

Attendance: 24,399[9]

Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

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8 October 2010

21:00 UTC+4

Georgia | 1–0|  Malta

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Siradze 90+1' | Report |

Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 38,000[10]

Referee: Alan Black (Northern Ireland)

8 October 2010

21:45 UTC+3

Greece | 1–0|  Latvia

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Torosidis 58' | Report |

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Attendance: 13,520[11]

Referee: Antonio Damato (Italy)

9 October 2010

20:30 UTC+3

Israel | 1–2|  Croatia

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Shechter 81' | Report | Kranjčar 36' (pen.), 41'

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 33,421[12]

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

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12 October 2010

20:00 UTC+3

Latvia | 1–1|  Georgia

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Cauņa 90+1' | Report | Siradze 74'

Skonto Stadium, Riga

Attendance: 4,330[13]

Referee: Manuel De Sousa (Portugal)

12 October 2010

21:45 UTC+3

Greece | 2–1|  Israel

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Salpingidis 22'
Karagounis 63' (pen.) | Report | Spyropoulos 59' (o.g.)

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Attendance: 16,935[14]

Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

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17 November 2010

17:30 UTC+1

Croatia | 3–0|  Malta

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Kranjčar 19', 42'
Kalinić 81' | Report |

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 9,000[15]

Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal)

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26 March 2011

21:00 UTC+4

Georgia | 1–0|  Croatia

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Kobiashvili 90' | Report |

Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 54,500[16]

Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

26 March 2011

21:00 UTC+2

Israel | 2–1|  Latvia

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Barda 16'
Kayal 81' | Report | Gorkšs 62'

Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance: 10,801[17]

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

26 March 2011

20:30 UTC+1

Malta | 0–1|  Greece

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| Report | Torosidis 90+4'

Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta'Qali

Attendance: 10,605[18]

Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)

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29 March 2011

21:05 UTC+2

Israel | 1–0|  Georgia

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Ben Haim II 59' | Report |

Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance: 13,716[19]

Referee: Fredy Fautrel (France)

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3 June 2011

20:00 UTC+2

Croatia | 2–1|  Georgia

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Mandžukić 76'
Kalinić 78' | Report | Kankava 17'

Stadion Poljud, Split

Attendance: 28,000[20]

Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

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4 June 2011

19:30 UTC+3

Latvia | 1–2|  Israel

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Cauņa 62' (pen.) | Report | Benayoun 19'
Ben Haim I 43' (pen.)

Skonto Stadium, Riga

Attendance: 6,147[21]

Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

4 June 2011

21:30 UTC+3

Greece | 3–1|  Malta

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Fetfatzidis 8', 64'
K. Papadopoulos 26' | Report | Mifsud 54'

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Attendance: 14,746[22]

Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland)

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2 September 2011

16:05 UTC+3

Israel | 0–1|  Greece

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| Report | Ninis 60'

Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance: 13,100[23]

Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

2 September 2011

21:00 UTC+4

Georgia | 0–1|  Latvia

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| Report | Cauņa 63'

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 15,422[24]

Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)

2 September 2011

19:00 UTC+2

Malta | 1–3|  Croatia

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Mifsud 38' | Report | Vukojević 11'
Badelj 32'
Lovren 68'

Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta'Qali

Attendance: 6,150[25]

Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

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6 September 2011

20:00 UTC+2

Croatia | 3–1|  Israel

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Modrić 47'
Eduardo 55', 57' | Report | Hemed 44'

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 13,688[26]

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

6 September 2011

20:30 UTC+2

Malta | 1–1|  Georgia

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Mifsud 25' | Report | Kankava 15'

Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta'Qali

Attendance: 5,000[27]

Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

6 September 2011

21:30 UTC+3

Latvia | 1–1|  Greece

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Cauņa 19' | Report | K. Papadopoulos 84'

Skonto Stadium, Riga

Attendance: 5,415[28]

Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)

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7 October 2011

20:00 UTC+3

Latvia | 2–0|  Malta

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Višņakovs 33'
Rudņevs 83' | Report |

Skonto Stadium, Riga

Attendance: 4,315[29]

Referee: Richard Trutz (Slovakia)

7 October 2011

21:45 UTC+3

Greece | 2–0|  Croatia

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Samaras 71'
Gekas 79' | Report |

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Attendance: 27,200[30]

Referee: Howard Webb (England)

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11 October 2011

21:00 UTC+4

Georgia | 1–2|  Greece

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Targamadze 19' | Report | Fotakis 79'
Charisteas 85'

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi

Attendance: 7,824[31]

Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

11 October 2011

19:00 UTC+2

Malta | 0–2|  Israel

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| Report | Refaelov 11'
Gershon 90+3'

Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta'Qali

Attendance: 2,614[32]

Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)

11 October 2011

19:00 UTC+2

Croatia | 2–0|  Latvia

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Eduardo 66'
Mandžukić 72' | Report |

Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka

Attendance: 8,370[33]

Referee: Antony Gautier (France)

## Goalscorers

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There were 65 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.17 goals per match.

4 goals

* Niko Kranjčar
* Yossi Benayoun
* Aleksandrs Cauņa

3 goals

* Eduardo
* Michael Mifsud

2 goals

* Nikola Kalinić
* Mario Mandžukić
* Jaba Kankava
* David Siradze
* Giannis Fetfatzidis
* Kyriakos Papadopoulos
* Vasilis Torosidis
* Kaspars Gorkšs

1 goal

* Milan Badelj
* Dejan Lovren
* Luka Modrić
* Ivica Olić
* Mladen Petrić
* Darijo Srna
* Ognjen Vukojević
* Aleksandre Iashvili
* Levan Kobiashvili
* David Targamadze
* Angelos Charisteas
* Georgios Fotakis
* Theofanis Gekas
* Giorgos Karagounis
* Sotiris Ninis
* Dimitris Salpingidis
* Georgios Samaras
* Nikos Spyropoulos
* Elyaniv Barda
* Tal Ben Haim I
* Tal Ben Haim II
* Rami Gershon
* Tomer Hemed
* Beram Kayal
* Lior Refaelov
* Itay Shechter
* Artjoms Rudņevs
* Māris Verpakovskis
* Aleksejs Višņakovs
* Jamie Pace

1 own goal

* Nikos Spyropoulos (against Israel)

## Discipline

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Position  | Player  | Country  |  |  | Suspended for match(es)  | Reason

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Defender | Tal Ben Haim I |  Israel | 2 | 1 | vs Greece (12 October 2010)
vs Malta (11 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Sent off in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match
Defender | Sokratis Papastathopoulos |  Greece | 0 | 1 | vs Israel (2 September 2011) | Sent off in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match
Defender | Darijo Srna |  Croatia | 4 | 0 | vs Malta (17 November 2010)
vs Latvia (11 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Forward | Māris Verpakovskis |  Latvia | 4 | 0 | vs Greece (8 October 2010)
vs Croatia (11 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Defender | Zurab Khizanishvili |  Georgia | 3 | 0 | vs Slovakia (26 March 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Defender | Vasilis Torosidis |  Greece | 3 | 0 | vs Israel (12 October 2010) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Defender | Oskars Kļava |  Latvia | 3 | 0 | vs Israel (26 March 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Defender | Andrei Agius |  Malta | 3 | 0 | vs Israel (11 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Forward | Andrew Cohen |  Malta | 3 | 0 | vs Georgia (8 October 2010) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Forward | Nikola Kalinić |  Croatia | 2 | 0 | vs Latvia (11 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Midfielder | Niko Kranjčar |  Croatia | 2 | 0 | vs Georgia (3 June 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Midfielder | Ognjen Vukojević |  Croatia | 2 | 0 | vs Malta (17 November 2010) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Defender | Ucha Lobjanidze |  Georgia | 2 | 0 | vs Malta (8 October 2010) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Midfielder | Kostas Katsouranis |  Greece | 2 | 0 | vs Latvia (6 September 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Midfielder | Giannis Maniatis |  Greece | 2 | 0 | vs Croatia (7 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Defender | Avraam Papadopoulos |  Greece | 2 | 0 | vs Georgia (11 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Forward | Giorgios Samaras |  Greece | 2 | 0 | vs Georgia (11 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Midfielder | Alexandros Tziolis |  Greece | 2 | 0 | vs Georgia (11 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Goalkeeper | Alexandros Tzorvas |  Greece | 2 | 0 | vs Georgia (11 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Forward | Itay Shechter |  Israel | 2 | 0 | vs Latvia (26 March 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Defender | Kaspars Gorkšs |  Latvia | 2 | 0 | vs Greece (6 September 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Defender | Oskars Kļava |  Latvia | 2 | 0 | vs Malta (2 September 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Defender | Ritus Krjauklis |  Latvia | 2 | 0 | vs Malta (7 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Midfielder | Jurijs Zigajevs |  Latvia | 2 | 0 | vs Malta (2 September 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Forward | Daniel Bogdanović |  Malta | 2 | 0 | vs Georgia (8 October 2010) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Forward | Andrew Cohen |  Malta | 2 | 0 | vs Israel (11 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Defender | Clayton Failla |  Malta | 2 | 0 | vs Israel (11 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches

## References

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1. ^ "UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
2. ^ Croatia and Wales Friendly (in Croatian)
3. ^ "Fixtures draw completes qualifying schedule". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
4. ^ Israel vs. Malta - 2 September 2010 - Soccerway
5. ^ Latvia vs. Croatia - 3 September 2010 - Soccerway
6. ^ Greece vs. Georgia - 3 September 2010 - Soccerway
7. ^ Georgia vs. Israel - 7 September 2010 - Soccerway
8. ^ Malta vs. Latvia - 7 September 2010 - Soccerway
9. ^ Croatia vs. Greece - 7 September 2010 - Soccerway
10. ^ Georgia vs. Malta - 8 October 2010 - Soccerway
11. ^ Greece vs. Latvia - 8 October 2010 - Soccerway
12. ^ Israel vs. Croatia - 9 October 2010 - Soccerway
13. ^ Latvia vs. Georgia - 12 October 2010 - Soccerway
14. ^ Greece vs. Israel - 12 October 2010 - Soccerway
15. ^ Croatia vs. Malta - 17 November 2010 - Soccerway
16. ^ Georgia vs. Croatia - 26 March 2011 - Soccerway
17. ^ Israel vs. Latvia - 26 March 2011 - Soccerway
18. ^ Malta vs. Greece - 26 March 2011 - Soccerway
19. ^ Israel vs. Georgia - 29 March 2011 - Soccerway
20. ^ Croatia vs. Georgia - 3 June 2011 - Soccerway
21. ^ Latvia vs. Israel - 4 June 2011 - Soccerway
22. ^ Greece vs. Malta - 4 June 2011 - Soccerway
23. ^ Israel vs. Greece - 2 September 2011 - Soccerway
24. ^ Georgia vs. Latvia - 2 September 2011 - Soccerway
25. ^ Malta vs. Croatia - 2 September 2011 - Soccerway
26. ^ Croatia vs. Israel - 6 September 2011 - Soccerway
27. ^ Malta vs. Georgia - 6 September 2011 - Soccerway
28. ^ Latvia vs. Greece - 6 September 2011 - Soccerway
29. ^ Latvia vs. Malta - 7 October 2011 - Soccerway
30. ^ Greece vs. Croatia - 7 October 2011 - Soccerway
31. ^ Georgia vs. Greece - 11 October 2011 - Soccerway
32. ^ Malta vs. Israel - 11 October 2011 - Soccerway
33. ^ Croatia vs. Latvia - 11 October 2011 - Soccerway

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UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

* Group stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Group E
* Group F
* Group G
* Group H
* Group I
* Play-offs

*[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