Group 8 - Table, Results & Fixtures

World Cup 2006 European Qualifying Groups

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Sept 7 2002
Belgium 0-2 Bulgaria
Croatia 0-0 Estonia

Oct 12 2002
Andorra 0-1 Belgium
Bulgaria 2-0 Croatia
Belgium continued their poor form as they rebuild after the World Cup as a lone strike from Genk's Wesley Sonck gave them victory over Andorra.
Bulgaria are back and took firm control of Group 8 as first-half goals from Stilian Petrov and Dimitar Berbatov were too much for a below-par Croatia.

Oct 16 2002
Bulgaria 2-1 Andorra
Estonia 0-1 Belgium
Bulgaria remain in pole position in group 8 with goals from Georgi Chilikov and a Krassimr Balakov free kick. A Tony Lima header pulled one back for Andorra before his red card two minutes later.
Belgium won in Estonia thanks to a first minute goal by Genk striker Wesley Sonck.

2003

Sat, March 29
Croatia 4 v Belgium 0
Darijo Srna, Dado Prso, Tomislav Maric and substitute midfielder Jerko Leko scored the goals as Croatia thrashed the hapless Belgians in Zagreb.

Wed, April 2
Estonia 0 v Bulgaria 0
Croatia 2 v Andorra 0
Estonia cooled group leaders Bulgaria's attack in sub-zero conditions in Tallinn.
Milan Rapaic scored twice as Croatia overcame minnows Andorra.

Wed, April 30
Andorra 0 v Estonia 2
Indrek Zelinski scored Estonia's first goals of the qualifying campaign - one in each half - as the Estonians overcame a spirited Andorra side.

Sat, June 7
Bulgaria 2 v Belgium 2
Estonia 2 v Andorra 0
Substitute Svetoslav Todorov salvaged a point for the Bulgarians in a close encounter with Belgium who twice held the lead.
First half goals from Teet Allas and Kristen Viikmae bagged the points for the Estonians.

Wed, June 11
Estonia 0 v Croatia 1
Belgium 3 v Andorra 0
Croatia edged Estonia with a late goal from Bayern's Niko Kovac.
Belgium defeated Andorra with goals from Wesley Sonck and a Bart Goor double.

Sat, Sept 6
Bulgaria 2 v Estonia 0. Scorers: Matin Petrov, Dimitar Berbitov.
Andorra 0 v Croatia 3

Wed, Sept 10
Belgium 2 v Croatia 1
Andorra 0 v Bulgaria 3

Sat, Oct 11
Croatia 1 v Bulgaria 0
Belgium 2 v Estonia 0

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