A quick summary of action around the UEFA group phase on WED 08 SEP 2004.
» Kazakhstan 1-2 Ukraine: With Kazakhstan president Nursultan NAZARBAYEV in attendance, the Kazakhs were unlucky not to get a point in their first World Cup qualifier as a member of UEFA. Ruslan ROTAN scored in the dying seconds to move the Ukraine into a first place tie in Group 2.
» Greece 0-0 Turkey: New European royalty Greece did little to stake a claim in Group 2 as a goalless draw was reached with Turkey.
» Sweden 0-1 Croatia: Darijo SRNA struck an excellent free kick around the Swedish wall to help Croatia escape Gothenburg with a win that sent them to the top of Group 8.
» Netherlands 2-0 Czech Rep: Pierre VAN HOOIJDONK got the Dutch out quickly, scoring twice in their first Group 1 qualifier.
» Switzerland 1-1 Ireland Rep: An action packed encounter in Basel eventually led to a share of the points, creating a logjam involving both sides, plus France and Israel, on top of Group 4.
» Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Spain: VICENTE and Elvir BOLIC swapped goals midway through the second half, giving Spain a lacklustre start in Group 7.