| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pt |
| Italy | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 26 |
| Estonia | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 |
| Serbia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 15 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 |
| N. Ireland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 9 |
| Faroe Islands | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 26 | -20 | 4 |
Well that was pretty easy for Italy, wasn't it? Ten matches, two goals scored per match on average, two goals conceded in total, enough for 26 points and a ten-point lead at the top of Group C. Despite the debacle at South Africa last summer, Italy still boast an extremely strong team and will probably give a good showing of themselves in Poland/Ukraine this summer.
Second place brought us a real surprise as Serbia found themselves pipped by tiny Estonia, perhaps in part due to the 3-0 loss they were punished with in Italy after their fans ran riot. That's not to take anything away from Estonia, however - they managed to earn wins against every team in the group save Italy, including a key 3-1 victory in Belgrade that in retrospect was the major result in the group.
There were interesting stories in slots 4-6, with Slovenia ensuring Serbia wouldn't take second place and a playoff spot thanks to a second-half penalty save to earn a 1-0 win in the final matchday, while the Faroe Islands managed to notch a rare international win by beating... Estonia, weirdly. What a strange little group this was.
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