Thursday, September 06, 2007

Euro 2008 Group A Preview: One Cancelled But Top Four Duel It Out

The first set of Group A matches is a limited affair as Belgium and Kazakhstan sit Saturday’s action out while the Azerbaijan - Armenia fixture has been called off due to political tension. Nevertheless the two remaining matches condense the four main candidates for the two classification slots that give access to next year’s Euro 2008 Finals as leaders Poland travel to Portugal and second placed Finland drop in on Serbia…

Euro 2008 Qualifiers – Group A Standings

Nation / Played / Won / Drawn / Lost / Goals For / Goals Against / Points

1. Poland 9 6 1 2 15 7 19
2. Finland 9 5 2 2 11 6 17

3. Portugal 8 4 3 1 16 6 15
4. Serbia 8 4 2 2 12 7 14
5. Belgium 9 3 1 5 8 12 10
6. Armenia 8 2 2 4 4 8 8
7. Kazakhstan 9 1 3 5 6 13 6
8. Azerbaijan 8 1 2 5 4 17 5

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