UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 8

Standings and results for Group 8 of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying tournament.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Russia 10 8 2 0 34 5 29 26 Qualify for final tournament 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 4–0
2   Scotland 10 7 2 1 19 3 16 23 1–1 1–0 1–0 5–1 5–0
3   Greece 10 6 0 4 23 9 14 18 0–3 1–0 4–0 5–0 2–0
4   Finland 10 5 0 5 18 18 0 15 0–6 0–2 2–1 5–0 4–1
5   Faroe Islands 10 2 0 8 10 35 −25 6 2–5 0–2 1–5 0–4 3–0
6   San Marino 10 0 0 10 2 36 −34 0 0–7 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Results

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Faroe Islands  1 – 5  Greece
Apostolakis   90 1' (o.g.) Report Saravakos   12'
Tsalouchidis   17', 86'
Alexandris   55', 61'
Attendance: 2,412
Finland  0 – 2  Scotland
Report Shearer   29'
Collins   65'
Attendance: 12,845

Scotland  5 – 1  Faroe Islands
McGinlay   4'
Booth   5'
Collins   40', 72'
McKinlay   61'
Report Müller   75'
Attendance: 20,885
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Greece  4 – 0  Finland
Markos   23'
Batista Lima   70'
Machlas   76', 90'
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Russia  4 – 0  San Marino
Karpin   43'
Kolyvanov   64'
Nikiforov   65'
Radchenko   67'
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Attendance: 5,500

Greece  2 – 0  San Marino
Machlas   21'
Frantzeskos   84'
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Attendance: 2,859
Finland  5 – 0  Faroe Islands
Sumiala   37'
Litmanen   53', 72'
Paatelainen   75', 85'
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Scotland  1 – 1  Russia
Booth   19' Report Radchenko   25'
Attendance: 31,254
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

Finland  4 – 1  San Marino
Paatelainen   24', 30', 86', 90' Report Valle   34'
Attendance: 3,140
Greece  1 – 0  Scotland
Apostolakis   19' (pen.) Report

Russia  0 – 0  Scotland
Report
Attendance: 13,939
San Marino  0 – 2  Finland
Report Litmanen   45'
Sumiala   67'
Attendance: 824
Referee: David Suheil (Israel)

San Marino  0 – 2  Scotland
Report Collins   19'
Calderwood   85'
Attendance: 1,484
Greece  0 – 3  Russia
Report Nikiforov   36'
Zagorakis   78' (o.g.)
Beschastnykh   79'
Faroe Islands  0 – 4  Finland
Report Hjelm   55'
Paatelainen   75'
Lindberg   78'
Helin   83'
Attendance: 1,338
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)

Russia  3 – 0  Faroe Islands
Kechinov   53'
Pisarev   72'
Mukhamadiev   80'
Report

Faroe Islands  3 – 0  San Marino
J. K. Hansen   6'
Rasmussen   9'
Johnsson   52'
Report
Attendance: 3,450

San Marino  0 – 7  Russia
Report Dobrovolski   20' (pen.)
Kulkov   38'
Kiriakov   48'
Shalimov   49'
Beschastnykh   59'
Kolyvanov   64'
Cheryshev   86'
Faroe Islands  0 – 2  Scotland
Report McKinlay   25'
McGinlay   29'
Attendance: 3,881
Finland  2 – 1  Greece
Litmanen   45 1' (pen.)
Hjelm   54'
Report Nikolaidis   6'
Attendance: 10,518

Finland  0 – 6  Russia
Report Kulkov   33', 49'
Karpin   41'
Radchenko   43'
Kolyvanov   66', 69'
Attendance: 14,210
Scotland  1 – 0  Greece
McCoist   72' Report
Attendance: 33,910

Scotland  1 – 0  Finland
Booth   10' Report
Attendance: 35,018
Faroe Islands  2 – 5  Russia
Jarnskor   12'
T.Jónsson   53'
Report Mostovoi   9' (pen.)
Kiriakov   61'
Kolyvanov   65'
Tsymbalar   83'
Shalimov   85'
Attendance: 1,792
San Marino  0 – 4  Greece
Report Tsalouchidis   5'
Georgiadis   31'
Alexandris   61'
Donis   81'

Russia  2 – 1  Greece
Ouzounidis   36' (o.g.)
Onopko   71'
Report Tsalouchidis   64'
Attendance: 19,190
San Marino  1 – 3  Faroe Islands
M.Valentini   52' Report T.Jónsson   42', 45', 50'

Scotland  5 – 0  San Marino
Jess   30'
Booth   45'
McCoist   49'
Nevin   79'
Francini   90' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 29,492
Russia  3 – 1  Finland
Radchenko   40'
Kulkov   55'
Kiriakov   70'
Report Suominen   44'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Greece  5 – 0  Faroe Islands
Alexandris   58'
Nikolaidis   62'
Machlas   66'
Donis   75'
Tsiartas   80'
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Goalscorers

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There were 106 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.53 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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