Euro 2008 Qualification: Republic of Ireland vs. Germany
{{date|October 13, 2007}}

{{footballbox|
date=<Small>October 13, 2007<br>19:45 (UTC)|
team1={{w|Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland}}|
score=0–0|
team2={{w|Germany national soccer team|Germany}}|
report=[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/fixturesresults/round=2241/match=83651/report=rp.html Match Report]|
goals1=Carsley {{booked|36}}<BR>Dunne {{booked|44}}<BR>Doyle {{suboff|70}}<BR>Long {{subon|70}}<BR>Keogh {{suboff|80}}<BR>McGeady {{subon|80}}<BR>Kilbane {{suboff|90+1}}<BR>Murphy {{subon|90+1}}|
goals2={{suboff|18}} Schweinsteiger<BR>{{subon|18}} Rolfes<BR>{{Booked|52}} Lehmann<BR>{{Booked|55}} Frings<BR>{{suboff|64}} Gomez<BR>{{subon|64}} Podolski<BR>{{Booked|90}} Friedrich<BR>{{suboff|90}} Trowchowski<BR>{{subon|90}} Castro|
stadium= {{w|Croke Park}}, [[Dublin]]|
attendance=67,495|
referee=Martin Hansson}}
[[Germany]] have qualified for [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] after a 0-0 draw with [[Republic of Ireland]].

It was an evenly contested match with many scoring opportunities. [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]] went off with a head injury in the 1<sup>st</sup> half.

Both teams had their chances until the final whistle was blown. But Germany ended up celebrating as they join co-hosts [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]] for Euro 2008.
==Starting lineups and statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="6"|Starting lineups
|-
!colspan="3"|Republic of Ireland
!colspan="3"|Germany
|-
!#!!Player!!Club Team!!#!!Player!!Club Team
|- 
|1||{{w|Shay Given}}||{{w|Newcastle United}}||1||{{w|Jens Lehmann}}||[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|- 
|2||{{w|Steve Finnan}}||[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]||2||{{w|Marcell Jansen}}||[[Bayern Munich]]
|- 
|3||{{w|Stephen Kelly}}||{{w|Birmingham City}}||3||{{w|Arne Friedrich}}||{{w|Hertha Berlin}}
|- 
|4||{{w|Joey O'Brien}}||{{w|Bolton Wanderers}}||7||[[Bastian Schweinsteiger]]||Bayern Munich
|- 
|5||{{w|Richard Dunne}}||[[Manchester City]]||8||{{w|Torsten Frings}}||{{w|Werder Bremen}}
|- 
|6||{{w|Lee Carsley}}||[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]||17||{{w|Per Mertesacker}}||Werder Bremen
|- 
|7||{{w|Andy Reid (footballer)|Andy Reid}}||{{w|Charlton Athletic}}||21||{{w|Christoph Metzelder}}||[[Real Madrid]]
|- 
|8||{{w|Andrew Keogh}}||{{w|Wolverhampton Wanderers}}||27||{{w|Clemens Fritz}}||Werder Bremen
|- 
|9||{{w|Kevin Doyle}}||{{w|Reading FC|Reading}}||28||{{w|Piotr Trochowski}}||{{w|Hamburger SV|Hamburg}}
|- 
|10||{{w|Robbie Keane}}||[[Tottenham Hotspur]]||31||{{w|Kevin Kuranyi}}||{{w|Schalke}}
|- 
|11||{{w|Kevin Kilbane}}||{{w|Wigan Athletic}}||32||{{w|Mario Gomez}}||{{w|VfB Stuttgart|Stuttgart}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="4"|Statistics
|-
!colspan="1"|Statistic
!colspan="1"|Republic<BR>of<BR>Ireland
!colspan="1"|Germany
|- 
|Total Shots:||7||14
|- 
|Shots on Goal:||6||5
|-
|Fouls:||15||15
|-
|Offsides:||1||1
|-
|Corner Kicks:||8||5
|}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=213591&cc=5901|title=Ireland 0-0 Germany: Germans first to reach Finals|author=|pub=ESPN Soccernet|date=October 13, 2007}}
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[[Category:Football match reports]]
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[[Category:Ireland]]
[[Category:Germany]]
[[Category:UEFA Euro 2008]]
[[Category:Bastian Schweinsteiger]]
Germany have qualified for Euro 2008 after a 0-0 draw with Republic of Ireland.

It was an evenly contested match with many scoring opportunities. Bastian Schweinsteiger went off with a head injury in the 1st half.

Both teams had their chances until the final whistle was blown. But Germany ended up celebrating as they join co-hosts Austria and Switzerland for Euro 2008.

Statistics

Statistic

RepublicofIreland

Germany

Total Shots:

7

14

Shots on Goal:

6

5

Fouls:

15

15

Offsides:

1

1

Corner Kicks:

8

5
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