The qualification group stage matches were played from 15 August to 6 September 2006. Winners of the group stage were advanced to the play-offs.
Group 1
Group 2
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Spain
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
+5
|
6
|
Slovakia
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
−2
|
1
|
Albania
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
−3
|
1
|
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Italy
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
+2
|
6
|
Austria
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
−1
|
1
|
Iceland
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
−1
|
1
|
Group 6
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Russia
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
2
|
+6
|
6
|
Hungary
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
3
|
+3
|
3
|
Finland
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
−9
|
0
|
Group 7
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Portugal
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
+4
|
6
|
Poland
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
Latvia
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
−4
|
0
|
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Group 11
Group 12
Group 13
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Israel
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
+1
|
4
|
Turkey
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Wales
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
−1
|
1
|
Group 14
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