BREAKING NEWS: Feb 18 2008 Sepp Blatter Threatens To Kick Spain Out Of Euro 2008 Over Election RowFIFA president Sepp Blatter has confirmed Spain could be banned from international competition if their government tries to intervene in the election process of the Spanish FA.
As the 3rd place team Northern Ireland would automatically replace Spain if the ban takes place
OLD NEWS: The qualifying campaign is now over for Euro 2008 and sadly Northern Ireland narrowly missed out on going to the Championships, but they did our wee country proud. They were placed in Group F along with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Latvia, Spain, Denmark and Sweden. Here's how it looked in the end:
The Table: | Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | | Spain | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 28 | | Sweden | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 26 | | Northern Ireland | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 20 | | Denmark | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 20 | | Latvia | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 12 | | Iceland | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 8 | | Liechtenstein | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 7 |
Fixtures & Results:
| Date | Fixture | Match Type | Score | | Wednesday 16th August 2006 | Finland Vs Northern Ireland | Friendly | 1-2 | | Saturday 2nd September 2006 | Northern Ireland v. Iceland | Euro Qualifier | 0-3 | | Wednesday 6th September 2006 | Northern Ireland v. Spain | Euro Qualifier | 3-2 | | Saturday 7th October 2006 | Denmark v. Northern Ireland | Euro Qualifier | 0-0 | | Wednesday 11th October 2006 | Northern Ireland v. Latvia | Euro Qualifier | 1-0 | | Tuesday 6th February 2007 | Northern Ireland Vs Wales | Friendly | 0-0 | | Saturday 24th March 2007 | Liechtenstein v. Northern Ireland | Euro Qualifier | 1-4 | | Wednesday 28th March 2007 | Northern Ireland v. Sweden | Euro Qualifier | 2-1 | | Wednesday 22nd August 2007 | Northern Ireland v. Liechtenstein | Euro Qualifier | 3-1 | | Saturday 8th September 2007 | Latvia v. Northern Ireland | Euro Qualifier | 1-0 | | Wednesday 12th September 2007 | Iceland v. Northern Ireland | Euro Qualifier | 2-1 | | Wednesday 17th October 2007 | Sweden v. Northern Ireland | Euro Qualifier | 1-1 | | Saturday 17th November 2007 | Northern Ireland v. Denmark | Euro Qualifier | 2-1 | | Wednesday 21st November 2007 | Spain v. Northern Ireland | Euro Qualifier | 1-0 |
"It would be tough, but it would only take six hours to call a FIFA emergency committee meeting to hear and decide upon Spain's exclusion.
"Spain would not be able to play at Euro 2008, and their clubs wouldn't continue in the Champions League or UEFA Cup." | 
