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Scotland faced Titanic task
Scotland, unfortnately, did not qualify for the Euro 2008 finals.
Having been drawn into one of the most difficult qualifying groups for Euro 2008,
few expected them to reach the next stage. Having to face both World Cup finalists,
France and Italy, as well as Ukraine, it was never going to be easy. Scotland have however done themselves proud.
They were in with a chance up until the very end, when in the final game they lost
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GROUP B |
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W |
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D |
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L |
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F |
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A |
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Pts |
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Italy |
12 |
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9 |
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2 |
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1 |
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22 |
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9 |
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29 |
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France |
12 |
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8 |
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2 |
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2 |
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25 |
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5 |
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26 |
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Scotland |
12 |
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8 |
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0 |
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4 |
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21 |
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12 |
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24 |
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Ukraine |
12 |
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5 |
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2 |
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5 |
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18 |
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16 |
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17 |
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Lithuania |
12 |
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5 |
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1 |
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6 |
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11 |
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13 |
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16 |
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Georgia |
12 |
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3 |
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1 |
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8 |
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16 |
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19 |
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10 |
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Faroe Isles |
12 |
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0 |
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0 |
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12 |
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4 |
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43 |
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0 |
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At the time of the draw the then Scotland boss, Walter Smith,
was in no doubt about the task ahead. He said "I don't think we could have got it
much harder." Since then Scotland have beaten France, twice. They now also
command a agreat deal more respect - no country will now look on Scotland without a second thought.
More importantly, Scotland are now sufficiently highly rated to allow them to be given a second seed place
for the World Cup qualifiers. This will help no end and qualification for World Cup 2010 has received
a welcome boost.
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Euro 2008 results:
2 September - Scotland 6-0 Faroe Islands - Celtic Park
6 September - Lithuania 1-2 Scotland - Kaunus Stadium
7 October - Scotland 1-0 France - Hampden Park
11 October - Ukraine 2-0 Scotland - Olympic Stadium, Kiev
24 March - Scotland 2-1 Georgia - Hampden Park
28 March - Italy 2-0 Scotland - Bari Stadium
6 June - Faroe Isles 0-2 Scotland - Svangaskard Stadium
8 September - Scotland 3-1 Lithuania - Hampden Park
12 September - France 0-1 Scotland - Parc des Princes, Paris
13 October - Scotland 3-1 Ukraine - Hampden Park
17 October - Georgia 2-0 Scotland - Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
17 November - Scotland 1-2 Italy - Hampden Park
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Euro 2008 Finals
The Euro 2008 Finals kick off on June 7, 2008 at the St Jakob Park Stadium in Basle, Switzerland.
The tournament will last for 23 days culminating in the final on June 23 at Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadion.
Fourteen places were available in the Euro 2008 finals.
Austria and Switzerland qualified as hosts, and the top two teams from each group join them.
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