This may be one of the most open groups of the qualifiers but Belgium and Croatia will think themselves as favourites for the group. They face Bulgaria, Estonia and Andorra on the way.

Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Italy 7 4 2 1 13 4 14
Wales 7 4 1 2 11 7 13
Finland 8 3 1 4 9 10 10
Serbia-Montenegro 7 2 3 2 8 9 9
Azerbaijan 7 1 1 5 5 16 4

Azerbaijan 0-2 Italy 07/09/02
  Ahmadov og 33
Del Piero 64 

Finland 0-2 Wales 07/09/02
  Hartson 30
Davies 72 

Italy 1-1 Serbia-Mont 12/10/02
Del Piero 39 Mijatovic 27

Finland 3-0 Azerbaijan 12/10/02
Agaev og 13
Tihinen 59
Hyypia 71		  

Wales 2-1 Italy 16/10/02
Davies 12
Bellamy 71 		 Del Piero 32 

Serbia-Mont 2-0 Finland 16/10/02
Kovacevic 55
Mihajlovic pen 85 		  

Azerbaijan 0-2 Wales 20/11/02
  Speed 9
Hartson 68

Serbia-Mont 2-2 Azerbaijan 12/02/03
Mijatovic pen 23
Lazetic 52		 Gurbanov 59, 78 

Italy 2-0 Finland 29/03/03
Vieri 6, 22   

Wales 4-0 Azerbaijan 29/03/03
Bellamy 1
Speed 40
Hartson 44
Giggs 52		  

Serbia-Mont P-P Wales 02/04/03
   

Azerbaijan P-P Serbia-Mont 30/04/03
   

Finland 3-0 Serbia-Mont 07/06/03
Hyppia 19
Kolkka 45
Forssell 55 		  

Finland 0-2 Italy 11/06/03
  Totti 31
Del Piero 72 

Azerbaijan 2-1 Serbia-Mont 11/06/03
Gurbanov pen 85
Ismaylov 89
 Boskovic 28
 

Serbia-Mont 1-0 Wales 20/09/03
Mladenovic 73   

Italy 4-0 Wales 06/09/03
Inzaghi 59, 62, 70
Del Piero pen 76
 		  

Azerbaijan 1-2 Finland 06/09/03
Ismaylov 88  Tainio 52
Nurmela 74 

Wales 1-1 Finland 10/09/03
Davies 3 Forssell 90

Serbia-Mont 1-1 Italy 10/09/03
Ilic 81  Inzaghi 22 

Italy 4-0 Azerbaijan 11/10/03
Vieri 15
Inzaghi 24, 87
Di Vaio 64
  

Wales 2-3 Serbia-Mont 11/10/03
Hartson (p24
Earnshaw 90		 Vukic 4
Milosevic 82
Ljuboja 87