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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised the Czech Republic, Poland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia and San Marino.

The group was won by Slovakia, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Slovenia entered the UEFA play-off stage.[1]

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Slovakia 10 7 1 2 22 10 +12 22 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 0–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 7–0
2   Slovenia 10 6 2 2 18 4 +14 20 Advance to second round 2–1 — 0–0 2–0 3–0 5–0
3   Czech Republic 10 4 4 2 17 6 +11 16 1–2 1–0 — 0–0 2–0 7–0
4   Northern Ireland 10 4 3 3 13 9 +4 15 0–2 1–0 0–0 — 3–2 4–0
5   Poland 10 3 2 5 19 14 +5 11 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 — 10–0
6   San Marino 10 0 0 10 1 47 −46 0 1–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–2 —
Source: [1]

Matches edit

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia on 16 January 2008.[2] The August 2009 date in the international match calendar was moved forward by one week, from 19 August to 12 August 2009, at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting on 27 May 2008.[3]

Poland  1–1  Slovenia
Żewłakow   17' (pen.) Report Dedić   35'
Attendance: 7,300
Slovakia  2–1  Northern Ireland
Škrtel   46'
Hamšík   70'		 Report Ďurica   81' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,445
San Marino  0–2  Poland
Report Smolarek   36'
R. Lewandowski   66'
Attendance: 2,374
Northern Ireland  0–0  Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 12,882
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Slovenia  2–1  Slovakia
Novaković   22', 82' Report Jakubko   83'
Attendance: 9,900
Poland  2–1  Czech Republic
Brożek   27'
Błaszczykowski   53'		 Report Fenin   87'
Attendance: 38,293
San Marino  1–3  Slovakia
Selva   45' Report Šesták   33'
Kozák   39'
Karhan   50'
Attendance: 1,037
Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)
Slovenia  2–0  Northern Ireland
Novaković   84'
Ljubijankić   85'		 Report
Attendance: 12,385
Czech Republic  1–0  Slovenia
Sionko   63' Report
Attendance: 15,220
Slovakia  2–1  Poland
Šesták   85', 86' Report Smolarek   70'
Attendance: 17,650
Northern Ireland  4–0  San Marino
Healy   30'
McCann   43'
Lafferty   56'
Davis   75'		 Report
Attendance: 12,957
San Marino  0–3  Czech Republic
Report Kováč   47'
Pospěch   53'
Necid   66'
Attendance: 1,318
San Marino  0–3  Northern Ireland
Report McAuley   7'
McCann   33'
Brunt   63'
Attendance: 1,942
Northern Ireland  3–2  Poland
Feeney   10'
Evans   47'
Żewłakow   61' (o.g.)		 Report Jeleń   27'
Saganowski   90+1'
Attendance: 13,357
Slovenia  0–0  Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 12,500
Czech Republic  1–2  Slovakia
Jankulovski   30' Report Šesták   22'
Jendrišek   82'
Attendance: 14,956
Poland  10–0  San Marino
Boguski   1', 27'
Smolarek   18', 60', 72', 81'
R. Lewandowski   43'
Jeleń   51'
M. Lewandowski   63'
Saganowski   88'		 Report
Attendance: 15,200
Northern Ireland  1–0  Slovenia
Feeney   73' Report
Attendance: 13,243
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Slovakia  7–0  San Marino
Čech   3', 32'
Pekarík   12'
Stoch   35'
Kozák   42'
Jakubko   63'
Hanzel   68'		 Report
Attendance: 6,652
Slovenia  5–0  San Marino
Koren   19', 74'
Radosavljević   39'
Kirm   54'
Ljubijankić   90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 4,400
Poland  1–1  Northern Ireland
M. Lewandowski   80' Report Lafferty   38'
Attendance: 38,914
Slovakia  2–2  Czech Republic
Šesták   59'
Hamšík   73' (pen.)		 Report Pudil   68'
Baroš   83'
Attendance: 23,800
Czech Republic  7–0  San Marino
Baroš   28', 44', 45+3' (pen.), 66'
Svěrkoš   47', 90+4'
Necid   86'		 Report
Attendance: 8,121
Northern Ireland  0–2  Slovakia
Report Šesták   15'
Hološko   67'
Attendance: 13,019
Slovenia  3–0  Poland
Dedić   13'
Novaković   44'
Birsa   62'		 Report
Attendance: 10,226
Czech Republic  2–0  Poland
Necid   51'
Plašil   72'		 Report
Attendance: 14,010
Slovakia  0–2  Slovenia
Report Birsa   56'
Pečnik   90+3'
Attendance: 23,800
Czech Republic  0–0  Northern Ireland
Report
Attendance: 8,002
Poland  0–1  Slovakia
Report Gancarczyk   3' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,500
San Marino  0–3  Slovenia
Report Novaković   24'
Stevanović   68'
Šuler   81'
Attendance: 1,745

Goalscorers edit

There were 90 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Attendances edit

Team Highest Lowest Average
  Czech Republic 15,220 8,002 12,062
  Northern Ireland 13,357 12,882 13,092
  Poland 38,914 4,500 20,841
  San Marino 2,374 1,037 1,683
  Slovakia 23,800 6,652 15,469
  Slovenia 12,500 4,400 9,882

References edit

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "NI begin with a trip to Slovakia". BBC Sport. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Unanimous support for 6+5, FIFA Club World Cup hosts revealed". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.
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