UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group D facts for kids
This page is all about how the teams in Group D played during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament. This was a big competition to decide which countries would get to play in the main UEFA Euro 2012 football championship!
Think of it like a league where teams play against each other to earn points. The teams that did the best in their group got to move on to the final tournament.
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What Was UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying?
The UEFA European Championship, often called the "Euro," is one of the biggest football tournaments for national teams in Europe. It happens every four years. To get into the main tournament, teams first have to go through a qualifying stage.
How Did Teams Qualify?
During the qualifying stage, many European countries are split into different groups. Each team in a group plays against every other team in that group, both at home and away. They earn points for their results:
- 3 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw (a tie)
- 0 points for a loss
After all the games are played, the teams with the most points in each group usually qualify directly for the Euro championship. Some teams might get a second chance through play-off matches.
Group D: The Teams and Their Standings
Group D was one of these qualifying groups. It included several strong teams from across Europe. The table below shows how each team performed, from the number of games they played to how many points they earned.
The teams highlighted in green in the table below were the ones that successfully made it to the main Euro 2012 tournament!
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic |
14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 5 | +28 | 31 |
 Germany |
14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 7 | +29 | 27 |
 Republic of Ireland |
14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 19 |
 Slovakia |
14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 18 |
 Wales |
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 17 |
 Cyprus |
14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 16 |
 Uzbekistan |
14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
 San Marino |
14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 57 | −55 | 3 |
Understanding the Standings Table
Let's look at what each column in the table means:
- Pld (Played): This is the total number of games each team played in the group.
- W (Won): How many games the team won.
- D (Drawn): How many games ended in a tie (no winner).
- L (Lost): How many games the team lost.
- GF (Goals For): The total number of goals the team scored against their opponents.
- GA (Goals Against): The total number of goals that were scored against the team.
- GD (Goal Difference): This is calculated by subtracting "Goals Against" from "Goals For." A higher positive number means the team scored many more goals than they let in.
- Pts (Points): The total points the team earned from all their games. This is the most important number for deciding who qualifies!
Group D: Match Results
This next table shows the results of every single match played within Group D. You can see who played whom and what the final score was for each game.
| Cyprus |
Czech Republic |
Germany |
Republic of Ireland |
San Marino |
Slovakia |
Uzbekistan |
Wales |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus |
— | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5-2 | 3-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| Czech Republic |
1-0 | — | 1-3 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Germany |
4-0 | 0-3 | — | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Republic of Ireland |
1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | — | 5-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| San Marino |
0-1 | 0-9 | 0-13 | 1-2 | — | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Slovakia |
6-1 | 0-3 | 1-10 | 2-2 | 7-0 | — | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Uzbekistan |
0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Wales |
3-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | — |
How to Read the Results Table
To find the result of a specific game, you look at the row for the home team and the column for the away team. For example, if you want to see the score when Cyprus played Czech Republic at home, you would look at the "CYP" row and the "CZE" column. The score "0-2" means Cyprus scored 0 goals and Czech Republic scored 2 goals.
