UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G

2012 UEFA football qualifiers

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

## Standings[edit]

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1  |  England | 8  | 5  | 3  | 0  | 17  | 5  | +12  | 18  | Qualify for final tournament |  | -- | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0
2  |  Montenegro | 8  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 12  | Advance to play-offs |  | 2–2 | -- | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1
3  |  Switzerland | 8  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 12  | 10  | +2  | 11  |  |  | 1–3 | 2–0 | -- | 4–1 | 3–1
4  |  Wales | 8  | 3  | 0  | 5  | 6  | 10  | −4  | 9  |  | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | -- | 0–1
5  |  Bulgaria | 8  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 3  | 13  | −10  | 5  |  | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | --

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

## Matches[edit]

A meeting was held in Zürich, Switzerland, on 15 March to determine the Group G fixture schedule.[2][3] 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 2010.[4]

3 September 2010

19:30 UTC+2

Montenegro | 1–0|  Wales

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Vučinić 30' | Report |

Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica

Attendance: 7,442[5]

Referee: Anastassios Kakos (Greece)

3 September 2010

20:00 UTC+1

England | 4–0|  Bulgaria

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Defoe 3', 61', 86'
A. Johnson 83' | Report |

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 73,426[6]

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

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7 September 2010

20:30 UTC+3

Bulgaria | 0–1|  Montenegro

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| Report | Zverotić 35'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 9,470[7]

Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

7 September 2010

20:45 UTC+2

Switzerland | 1–3|  England

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Shaqiri 71' | Report | Rooney 10'
A. Johnson 69'
Bent 88'

St. Jakob Park, Basel

Attendance: 37,500[8]

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

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8 October 2010

20:30 UTC+2

Montenegro | 1–0|  Switzerland

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Vučinić 67' | Report |

Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica

Attendance: 10,750[9]

Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)

8 October 2010

19:30 UTC+1

Wales | 0–1|  Bulgaria

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| Report | I. Popov 48'

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 14,061[10]

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

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12 October 2010

20:30 UTC+2

Switzerland | 4–1|  Wales

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Stocker 8', 89'
Streller 21'
Inler 82' (pen.) | Report | Bale 13'

St. Jakob Park, Basel

Attendance: 26,000[11]

Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

12 October 2010

20:00 UTC+1

England | 0–0|  Montenegro

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Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 73,451[12]

Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)

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26 March 2011

15:00 UTC

Wales | 0–2|  England

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| Report | Lampard 7' (pen.)
Bent 15'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 68,959[13]

Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

26 March 2011

18:45 UTC+2

Bulgaria | 0–0|  Switzerland

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Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 9,600[14]

Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

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4 June 2011

16:45 UTC+1

England | 2–2|  Switzerland

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Lampard 37' (pen.)
Young 51' | Report | Barnetta 32', 35'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 84,459[15]

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

4 June 2011

20:30 UTC+2

Montenegro | 1–1|  Bulgaria

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Đalović 53' | Report | I. Popov 66'

Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica

Attendance: 11,500[16]

Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

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2 September 2011

21:15 UTC+3

Bulgaria | 0–3|  England

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| Report | Cahill 13'
Rooney 21', 45+1'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 27,230[17]

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

2 September 2011

19:45 UTC+1

Wales | 2–1|  Montenegro

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Morison 28'
Ramsey 50' | Report | Jovetić 71'

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 8,194[18]

Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

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6 September 2011

20:30 UTC+2

Switzerland | 3–1|  Bulgaria

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Shaqiri 45+2', 62', 90' | Report | I. Ivanov 8'

St. Jakob Park, Basel

Attendance: 16,880[19]

Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic)

6 September 2011

19:45 UTC+1

England | 1–0|  Wales

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Young 35' | Report |

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 77,128[20]

Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

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7 October 2011

19:45 UTC+1

Wales | 2–0|  Switzerland

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Ramsey 60' (pen.)
Bale 71' | Report |

Liberty Stadium, Swansea

Attendance: 12,317[21]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

7 October 2011

21:00 UTC+2

Montenegro | 2–2|  England

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Zverotić 45'
Delibašić 90+1' | Report | Young 11'
Bent 31'

Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica

Attendance: 11,340[22]

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

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11 October 2011

21:05 UTC+3

Bulgaria | 0–1|  Wales

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| Report | Bale 45'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 1,672[23]

Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

11 October 2011

20:15 UTC+2

Switzerland | 2–0|  Montenegro

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Derdiyok 51'
Lichtsteiner 65' | Report |

St. Jakob Park, Basel

Attendance: 19,997[24]

Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

## Goalscorers[edit]

There were 45 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.

4 goals

* Xherdan Shaqiri

3 goals

* Darren Bent
* Jermain Defoe
* Wayne Rooney
* Ashley Young
* Gareth Bale

2 goals

* Ivelin Popov
* Adam Johnson
* Frank Lampard
* Mirko Vučinić
* Elsad Zverotić
* Tranquillo Barnetta
* Valentin Stocker
* Aaron Ramsey

1 goal

* Ivan Ivanov
* Gary Cahill
* Radomir Đalović
* Andrija Delibašić
* Stevan Jovetić
* Eren Derdiyok
* Gökhan Inler
* Stephan Lichtsteiner
* Marco Streller
* Steve Morison

## Discipline[edit]

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

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DF | Stephan Lichtsteiner |  Switzerland | 4 | 1 | vs Montenegro (8 October 2010) | Sent off in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match
Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
MF | Zhivko Milanov |  Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | vs Wales (7 October 2011) | Sent off in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match
FW | Wayne Rooney |  England | 2 | 1 | vs Switzerland (4 June 2011)
First two UEFA Euro 2012 group matches | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Sent off in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match
MF | Milorad Peković |  Montenegro | 4 | 0 | vs Switzerland (8 October 2010 and 11 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
MF | Blagoy Georgiev |  Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | vs Montenegro (4 June 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
MF | James Milner |  England | 3 | 0 | vs Montenegro (12 October 2010) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
MF | Simon Vukčević |  Montenegro | 3 | 0 | vs Bulgaria (4 June 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
MF | Valon Behrami |  Switzerland | 3 | 0 | vs Bulgaria (6 September 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF | Miodrag Džudović |  Montenegro | 2 | 0 | vs Bulgaria (4 June 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF | Savo Pavićević |  Montenegro | 2 | 0 | vs Wales (2 September 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF | Milorad Peković |  Montenegro | 2 | 0 | vs Switzerland (11 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF | Johan Djourou |  Switzerland | 2 | 0 | vs Wales (7 October 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
FW | Craig Bellamy |  Wales | 2 | 0 | vs England (6 September 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF | James Collins |  Wales | 2 | 0 | vs Montenegro (2 September 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF | Sam Ricketts |  Wales | 2 | 0 | vs Switzerland (12 October 2010) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
MF | David Vaughan |  Wales | 2 | 0 | vs England (6 September 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
MF | Ashley Williams |  Wales | 2 | 0 | vs England (6 September 2011) | Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches

## References[edit]

1. ^ "UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
2. ^ "Draw to decide qualification fixtures". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
3. ^ "News – Euro 2012 – Group G Fixtures Meeting". faw.org.uk. Football Association of Wales. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
4. ^ "Fixtures draw completes qualifying schedule". UEFA. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
5. ^ "Montenegro vs. Wales – 3 September 2010". Soccerway. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
6. ^ "England vs. Bulgaria – 3 September 2010". Soccerway. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
7. ^ "Bulgaria vs. Montenegro – 7 September 2010". Soccerway. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
8. ^ "Switzerland vs. England – 7 September 2010". Soccerway. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
9. ^ "Montenegro vs. Switzerland – 8 October 2010". Soccerway. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
10. ^ "Wales vs. Bulgaria – 8 October 2010". Soccerway. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
11. ^ "Switzerland vs. Wales – 12 October 2010". Soccerway. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
12. ^ "England vs. Montenegro – 12 October 2010". Soccerway. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
13. ^ "Wales vs. England – 26 March 2011". Soccerway. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
14. ^ "Bulgaria vs. Switzerland – 26 March 2011". Soccerway. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
15. ^ "England vs. Switzerland – 4 June 2011". Soccerway. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
16. ^ "Montenegro vs. Bulgaria – 4 June 2011". Soccerway. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
17. ^ "Bulgaria vs. England – 2 September 2011". Soccerway. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
18. ^ "Wales vs. Montenegro – 2 September 2011". Soccerway. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
19. ^ "Switzerland vs. Bulgaria – 6 September 2011". Soccerway. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
20. ^ "England vs. Wales – 6 September 2011". Soccerway. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
21. ^ "Wales vs. Switzerland – 7 October 2011". Soccerway. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
22. ^ "Montenegro vs. England – 7 October 2011". Soccerway. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
23. ^ "Bulgaria vs. Wales – 11 October 2011". Soccerway. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
24. ^ "Switzerland vs. Montenegro – 11 October 2011". Soccerway. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.

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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