UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F facts for kids

The UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament was a big competition where national football teams played against each other. Their goal was to earn a spot in the main UEFA Euro 2012 championship. This page focuses on the results and final standings for Group F, one of the groups in this exciting qualifying stage.

UEFA Euro 2012: Group F Overview

The UEFA European Championship, often called the Euros, is a major football tournament for national teams in Europe. To play in the main event, teams first have to go through a qualifying stage. This is like a series of mini-leagues where teams compete to earn their spot.

Group F was one of these mini-leagues. Several teams were placed together in this group. They played home and away matches against every other team in their group. The main goal for each team was to finish high enough in the standings to qualify for the Euro 2012 finals.

How Teams Qualified for Euro 2012

In the qualifying groups, teams earned points for their matches. A win gave a team 3 points, a draw (tie) gave 1 point, and a loss gave 0 points. The teams with the most points at the end of all the matches would qualify.

The teams highlighted in green in the table below were the ones that successfully made it to the UEFA Euro 2012 finals. This means they performed very well in Group F and earned enough points to secure their place in the main tournament.

Group F Final Standings

This table shows how each team in Group F finished. It includes important details like how many games they played, won, drew, and lost. It also shows their goals scored, goals against, and their total points.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	14	9	4	1	25	9	+16	31
Spain	14	9	3	2	23	8	+15	30
Northern Ireland	14	6	3	5	18	16	+2	21
Denmark	14	6	3	5	21	12	+9	21
Turkmenistan	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	14
Latvia	14	4	2	8	15	17	−2	14
Iceland	14	2	4	8	10	27	−17	10
Liechtenstein	14	2	3	9	9	32	−23	9