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Group
2
When
the draw was made for the UEFA EURO 2004 qualifiers, Group 2
looked one of the more intriguing sections, pitting Denmark -
who reached the second round of the 2002 FIFA World Cup -
against two of Europe's stronger football nations, Romania -
who narrowly missed out on Korea/Japan - and Norway. The group
was completed by one of Europe's emerging football nations,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Luxembourg.
The first round of matches was full of drama as John Carew's
late equaliser earned Norway a 2-2 draw at home against
Denmark, while three early goals gave Romania a comfortable
3-0 victory in Sarajevo against Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Danes
recorded a 2-0 victory at home to Luxembourg in their next
match while a Steffen Iversen strike earned Norway a 1-0 away
win against Romania.
Norway consolidated their advantage with a 2-0 home success
against Bosnia-Herzegovina, while Romania took out their
frustration on Luxembourg, Cosmin Contra scoring a hat-trick
in a 7-0 away win. However, Denmark then won an extraordinary
game in Bucharest 5-2 to put Romania on the back foot again,
while Bosnia-Herzegovina recorded a first victory, defeating
Luxembourg 2-0. That was also the score when the Bosnia-Herzegovnians
travelled to Copenhagen four days later and secured an
unexpected win against Denmark. Norway were also 2-0 away
winners, in Luxembourg, but then slipped to a 1-0 defeat
against the Danes, Jesper Grønkjær scoring the decisive goal
after five minutes.
Romania gradually got their campaign back on course with a 2-0
home win against Bosnia-Herzegovina and a 1-1 draw in Norway.
Meanwhile, Denmark were 2-0 victors in Luxembourg, while
Romania defeated the same opponents 4-0 in Ploiesti. The next
set of games saw a late Zlatan Bajramovic goal earn
Bosnia-Herzegovina a 1-0 win against Norway that brought the
outsiders into serious contention, while an equaliser deep
into added time from Martin Laursen gave group leaders Denmark
a crucial 2-2 draw at home to Romania.
Bosnia-Herzegovina then secured a 1-0 victory in Luxembourg in
their penultimate qualifier, meaning victory at home to
Denmark on the final day would earn automatic qualification.
However, Martin Jørgensen's strike helped the Danes secure a
1-1 draw that ensured they finished top, with the Bosnians
fourth on head-to-head results. Norway, 1-0 winners against
Luxembourg, finished second and went into the play-offs, where
they were paired with Spain, while Romania were third and
Luxembourg bottom without a point or goal.
- UEFA.com
| Norway |
2-2 |
Denmark |
07/09/02 |
Riise
54
Carew 90 |
Thomasson
23, 73 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
0-3 |
Romania |
07/09/02 |
| |
Ganea
6, 26
Munteanu 8 |
| Denmark |
2-0 |
Luxembourg |
12/10/02 |
Tomasson
pen 51
Sand 70 |
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| Romania |
0-1 |
Norway |
12/10/02 |
| |
Iversen
84 |
| Norway |
2-0 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
16/10/02 |
Tomasson
pen 51
Sand 70 |
|
| Luxembourg |
0-7 |
Romania |
16/10/02 |
| |
Moldovan
1, 4
Radio 23
Contra 45, 47, 86
Ghioane 80 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
2-0 |
Luxembourg |
29/03/03 |
Bolic
53
Barberez 75 |
|
| Romania |
2-5 |
Denmark |
29/03/03 |
Mutu
5
Munteanu 47 |
Rommedahl
9, 90
Graveson 53
Tommason 71
Contra og 73 |
| Luxembourg |
0-2 |
Norway |
02/04/03 |
| |
Rushfeldt
58
Solskjaer 74 |
| Denmark |
0-2 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
02/04/03 |
| |
Barbarez
22
Baljic 28 |
| Denmark |
1-0 |
Norway |
07/06/03 |
| Gronkjaer 4 |
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| Romania |
2-0 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
07/06/03 |
Mutu
46
Ganea 87 |
|
| Luxembourg |
0-2 |
Denmark |
11/06/03 |
| |
Jensen
21
Graveson 48 |
| Norway |
1-1 |
Romania |
11/06/03 |
| Solskjaer
pen 78 |
Ganea
64 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
1-0 |
Norway |
06/09/03 |
| Bajramovic
86 |
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| Romania |
4-0 |
Luxembourg |
06/09/03 |
Mutu
36
Pancu 41
Ganea 43
Bratu 78 |
|
| Luxembourg |
0-1 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
10/09/03 |
| |
Barbarez
36 |
| Denmark |
2-2 |
Romania |
10/09/03 |
Tomasson
pen 34
Laursen 90 |
Mutu
61
Pancu 71 |
| Norway |
1-0 |
Luxembourg |
11/10/03 |
| Flo
19 |
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| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
1-1 |
Denmark |
11/10/03 |
| Bolic
38 |
Jorgensen
12 |
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