Soccer-World Cup European qualifying Group 8 standings

June 6 (Reuters) - 2010 World Cup European qualifying
Group Eight results and standings after Saturday's matches:

Cyprus 2 Montenegro 2

Bulgaria 1 Ireland 1

P W D L F A Pts

1. Italy 6 4 2 0 9 3 14

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2. Ireland 7 3 4 0 8 5 13

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3. Bulgaria 6 1 5 0 6 4 8

4. Cyprus 6 1 2 3 6 9 5

5. Montenegro 6 0 4 2 5 8 4

6. Georgia 7 0 3 4 4 9 3

* Group winners qualify for 2010 World Cup finals

* The eight best runners-up across the nine groups enter the
two-legged play-offs.

Next fixtures:

Playing on Sept. 5.

Cyprus v Ireland

Bulgaria v Montenegro

Georgia v Italy

Previous results:

April 1

Bulgaria 2 Cyprus 0

Italy 1 Ireland 1

Georgia 0 Montenegro 0

March 28

Ireland 1 Bulgaria 1

Cyprus 2 Georgia 1

Montenegro 0 Italy 2

Feb. 11

Ireland 2 Georgia 1

Oct. 15

Ireland 1 Cyprus 0

Georgia 0 Bulgaria 0

Italy 2 Montenegro 1

Oct. 11

Georgia 1 Cyprus 1

Bulgaria 0 Italy 0

Sept. 10

Montenegro 0 Ireland 0

Italy 2 Georgia 0

Sept. 6

Cyprus 1 Italy 2

Georgia 1 Ireland 2

Montenegro 2 Bulgaria 2

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