A quick summary of action around the UEFA group phase on SAT 11 OCT 2008.
» Ukraine 00-00 Croatia: After their nerves calmed, Croatia held most of the possession in this Group 6 match, but could not score past Ukraine keeper Andriy PYATOV.
» Sweden 00-00 Portugal: With talent like Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIĆ, Cristiano RONALDO, and João MOUTINHO on the pitch, this match was expected to offer many fireworks. But the shots were well off target, and the teams shared the points and watched Denmark become Group 1 leaders.
» Turkey 02-01 Bosnia-Herzegovina: Edin DZEKO put visiting Bosnia-Herz ahead midway through the first half, but with goals by Arda TURAN and Mevlüt ERDİNÇ in the second half, Turkey earned the win to keep pace with Spain and Belgium in Group 5.
» Poland 02-01 Czech Rep: Pawel BROZEK and Jakub BŁASZCZYKOWSKI were the goalscorers as they, along with Slovenia and Slovakia, pulled away from the back three in Group 3.
» Romania 02-02 France: Down 2-0 after just seventeen minutes, les Bleus fought back and earned a draw with goals from Franck RIBÉRY and Yoann GOURCUFF. Both teams remain tied for third in Group 7.
» Germany 02-01 Russia: Early in the second half, Andrei ARSHAVIN pulled Russia halfway back from a two goal deficit, but Germany held on to keep the lead in Group 4.