Sports News 24/7The Republic of Ireland secured a European Championship qualifying play-off spot after a 2-1 victory over Armenia in Dublin to finish second to Russia in Group B.
France needed a late Samir Nasri penalty in a 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina in their final qualifier to reach next summer’s finals.
Bosnia needed a win to advance directly, while France needed only a draw. It was Bosnia’s Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko who opened the scoring in Paris just before half-time. However, Samir Nasri’s second-half penalty sent a nervy France into the finals, finishing top of Group D, one point ahead of Bosnia.
Denmark snatched the automatic spot up for grabs in Group H at the expense of Portugal, after defeating Cristiano Ronaldo’s team 2-1 in Copenhagen.
Sweden shattered Holland’s hopes of finishing Group E with a 100% record, the Swedes’ 3-2 win ensuring they also qualified as the best runners-up.
David Silva scored twice as the already qualified Spain ended Scotland’s faint Euro 2012 qualifying hopes with a 3-1 victory.
In Group C, Antonio Cassano scored twice as the already-qualified Italy eased to a 3-0 win over Northern Ireland in Nigel Worthington’s last match in charge.
Tottenham’s Gareth Bale scored the only goal as Wales finished their Euro 2012 campaign strongly with a great 1-0 away win to Bulgaria.
GROUP A – winners: Germany, play-offs: Turkey
GROUP B – winners: Russia, play-offs: Ireland
GROUP C – winners: Italy, play-offs: Estonia
GROUP D – winners: France, play-offs: Bosnia
GROUP E – winners: The Netherlands, Sweden best runner-up spot
GROUP F – winners: Greece, play-offs: Croatia
GROUP G: winners: England, play-offs: Montenegro
GROUP H: winners: Denmark, play-offs: Portugal
GROUP I: winners: Spain, play-offs: Czech Republic
Play-offs
Seeds: Turkey, Republic of Ireland, Croatia, Portugal
Unseeded: Estonia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Czech Republic
Group A
| Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 30 |
| 2 |  Turkey |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 |  Belgium |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 |  Austria |
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 12 |
| 5 |  Azerbaijan |
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 7 |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 4 |
Group B
| Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia |
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 |  Republic of Ireland |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 |  Armenia |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 17 |
| 4 |  Slovakia |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 5 |  FYROM |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 8 |
| 6 |  Andorra |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 25 | -24 | 0 |
Group C
| Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 26 |
| 2 |  Estonia |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 |  Serbia |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 |  Slovenia |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 |  Northern Ireland |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 9 |
| 6 |  Faroe Islands |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 26 | -20 | 4 |
Group D
| Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 |  Romania |
10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 |  Belarus |
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 |  Albania |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 9 |
| 6 |  Luxembourg |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 4 |
Group E
| Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 29 | 27 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 24 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 |  Finland |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 |  Moldova |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 9 |
| 6 |  San Marino |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 53 | -53 | 0 |
Group F
| Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece |
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 24 |
| 2 |  Croatia |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 |  Israel |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 |  Latvia |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 11 |
| 5 |  Georgia |
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 6 |  Malta |
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 1 |
Group G
| Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 |  Montenegro |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 |  Wales |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 5 |
Group H
| Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 |  Portugal |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 |  Norway |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 |  Iceland |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 4 |
| 5 |  Cyprus |
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 2 |
Group I
| Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 24 |
| 2 |  Czech Republic |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 |  Scotland |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 4 |  Lithuania |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 5 |
| 5 |  Liechtenstein |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 4 |
