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2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 8 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Malta and Sweden.

The group was won by Croatia, who qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Sweden also qualified as one of two best runners-up.

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Croatia 10 7 3 0 21 5 +16 24 Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–0
2   Sweden 10 8 0 2 30 4 +26 24 0–1 — 3–0 3–0 3–1 6–0
3   Bulgaria 10 4 3 3 17 17 0 15 1–3 0–3 — 2–0 3–2 4–1
4   Hungary 10 4 2 4 13 14 −1 14 0–0 0–1 1–1 — 3–2 4–0
5   Iceland 10 1 1 8 14 27 −13 4 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–3 — 4–1
6   Malta 10 0 3 7 4 32 −28 3 1–1 0–7 1–1 0–2 0–0 —
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches edit

Iceland  1–3  Bulgaria
Guðjohnsen   51' (pen.) (Report) Berbatov   35', 49'
Yanev   62'
Attendance: 5,014
Croatia  3–0  Hungary
Pršo   31'
Klasnić   54'
Gyepes   80' (o.g.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 20,853
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Malta  0–7  Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović   4', 11', 14', 71'
Ljungberg   46', 74'
Larsson   76'
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Haim Jakov (Israel)
Sweden  0–1  Croatia
(Report) Srna   64'
Attendance: 40,023
Hungary  3–2  Iceland
Gera   62'
Torghelle   75'
Szabics   79'		 (Report) Guðjohnsen   39'
I. Sigurðsson   78'
Attendance: 5,461
Sweden  3–0  Hungary
Ljungberg   26'
Larsson   50'
Svensson   67'		 (Report)
Attendance: 32,288
Malta  0–0  Iceland
(Report)
Attendance: 1,130
Croatia  2–2  Bulgaria
Srna   15', 31' (pen.) (Report) M. Petrov   77'
Berbatov   86'
Attendance: 31,565
Bulgaria  4–1  Malta
Berbatov   43', 55'
Yanev   47'
Yankov   88'		 (Report) Mifsud   11'
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)
Iceland  1–4  Sweden
Guðjohnsen   66' (Report) Larsson   24', 39'
Allbäck   27'
Wilhelmsson   45'
Attendance: 7,037
Malta  0–2  Hungary
(Report) Gera   39'
Kovács   93'
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)
Bulgaria  0–3  Sweden
(Report) Ljungberg   17', 90+2' (pen.)
Edman   74'
Attendance: 42,530
Croatia  4–0  Iceland
N. Kovač   38', 75'
Šimunić   70'
Pršo   90+1'		 (Report)
Attendance: 17,912
Croatia  3–0  Malta
Pršo   22', 35'
Tudor   79'		 (Report)
Attendance: 15,510
Hungary  1–1  Bulgaria
Rajczi   90' (Report) S. Petrov   51'
Attendance: 11,586
Sweden  6–0  Malta
Jonson   6'
Svensson   18'
Wilhelmsson   29'
Ibrahimović   40'
Ljungberg   57'
Elmander   81'		 (Report)
Attendance: 35,593
Bulgaria  1–3  Croatia
M. Petrov   72' (Report) Babić   19'
Tudor   57'
Kranjčar   80'
Attendance: 35,000
Iceland  2–3  Hungary
Guðjohnsen   17'
K. Sigurðsson   68'		 (Report) Gera   45', 56'
Huszti   73'
Attendance: 4,613
Iceland  4–1  Malta
Þorvaldsson   27'
Guðjohnsen   33'
Guðmundsson   74'
V. Gunnarsson   84'		 (Report) Said   58'
Attendance: 4,887
Sweden  3–0  Bulgaria
Ljungberg   60'
Mellberg   75'
Ibrahimović   90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Iceland  1–3  Croatia
Guðjohnsen   24' (Report) Balaban   56', 61'
Srna   82'
Attendance: 5,520
Hungary  4–0  Malta
Torghelle   34'
Said   55' (o.g.)
Takács   64'
Rajczi   85'		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,900
Malta  1–1  Croatia
Wellman   74' (Report) Kranjčar   19'
Attendance: 916
Bulgaria  3–2  Iceland
Berbatov   21'
Iliev   69'
M. Petrov   86'		 (Report) Steinsson   9'
Hreiðarsson   16'
Attendance: 18,000
Hungary  0–1  Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović   90+1'
Attendance: 20,161
Bulgaria  2–0  Hungary
Berbatov   29'
Lazarov   55'		 (Report)
Attendance: 4,652
Croatia  1–0  Sweden
Srna   55' (Report)
Attendance: 34,015
Malta  1–1  Bulgaria
Barbara   79' (Report) Yankov   67'
Attendance: 2,844
Sweden  3–1  Iceland
Ibrahimović   29'
Larsson   42'
Källström   90+1'		 (Report) Árnason   11'
Attendance: 33,716
Hungary  0–0  Croatia
(Report)
Attendance: 6,979

Goalscorers edit

There were 99 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.3 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2006, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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