UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H
Group H of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament is one of the nine groups to decide the teams which qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament.[1] Group H consists of six teams: Italy, Croatia, Norway, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, and Malta,[2] where they play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.[3]
Standings
| Legend |
|---|
| Group winners, runners-up, and the best third-placed team among all groups directly qualify for the finals |
| Remaining eight third-placed teams advance to the play-offs |
See the format section of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying page for tiebreakers if two or more teams are equal on points.
Matches
The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice.[4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
Azerbaijan  | 1–2 |  Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
Nazarov  54' |
Report | Mitsanski 14' V. Hristov 87' |
Croatia  | 6–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Kramarić 11' Perišić 34', 45'Brozović 45+1'Modrić 57' (pen.)Sadygov 61' (o.g.) |
Report |
Goalscorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Rashad Sadygov (playing against Croatia)
Nikolay Bodurov (playing against Croatia)
Giorgio Chiellini (playing against Azerbaijan)
Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[3]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches, as well as after fifth and any subsequent yellow card (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:
| Player | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
|---|---|---|
| Maksim Medvedev |
 vs Russia (15 October 2013) |
vs Bulgaria (9 September 2014) |
| Petar Zanev |
  vs Czech Republic (15 October 2013) |
vs Azerbaijan (9 September 2014) |
| Josip Šimunić |
Discriminatory behaviour vs Iceland (19 November 2013)[5] | vs Malta (9 September 2014) vs Bulgaria (10 October 2014) vs Azerbaijan (13 October 2014) vs Italy (16 November 2014) vs Norway (28 March 2015) vs Italy (12 June 2015) vs Azerbaijan (3 September 2015) |
| Ante Rebić |
vs Mexico (23 June 2014)[6] |
vs Malta (9 September 2014) |
 Claudio Marchisio |
vs Uruguay (24 June 2014)[6] |
vs Norway (9 September 2014) |
 Steve Borg |
vs Croatia (9 September 2014)[7] |
vs Norway (10 October 2014) vs Italy (13 October 2014) vs Bulgaria (16 November 2014) |
| Michael Mifsud |
vs Italy (13 October 2014) |
vs Bulgaria (16 November 2014) |
| Leonardo Bonucci |
vs Malta (13 October 2014) |
vs Croatia (16 November 2014) |
Notes
References
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Spain face Ukraine return in EURO 2016 qualifying". UEFA.com. 23 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ^ "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ^ "Croatian player sanctioned for discriminatory behaviour". FIFA.com. 16 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Update on FIFA Disciplinary Committee decisions on World Cup cases". FIFA.com. 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Borg handed three-match suspension by UEFA". Times of Malta. 24 September 2014.