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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 9 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised the Netherlands, Scotland, Norway, Iceland and Macedonia. This group had one team fewer than the other eight.

The group was won by the Netherlands, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup without dropping a single point in qualification. As runners-up, Norway were in contention for the UEFA play-off stage, but their record was the worst of all runners-up, and so they were eliminated.

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Netherlands 8 8 0 0 17 2 +15 24 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 3–0 4–0 2–0
2   Norway 8 2 4 2 9 7 +2 10 0–1 — 4–0 2–1 2–2
3   Scotland 8 3 1 4 6 11 −5 10 0–1 0–0 — 2–0 2–1
4   Macedonia 8 2 1 5 5 11 −6 7 1–2 0–0 1–0 — 2–0
5   Iceland 8 1 2 5 7 13 −6 5 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 —
Source: [1]

Matches edit

The fixtures were decided at a meeting held in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 14 December 2007.[2] The August 2009 date in the international match calendar was moved forward by one week, from 19 August 2009 to 12 August 2009, at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting on 27 May 2008.[3]

Macedonia  1–0  Scotland
Naumoski   5' Report
Attendance: 9,000
Norway  2–2  Iceland
Iversen   36' (pen.), 50' Report Helguson   39'
Guðjohnsen   69'
Attendance: 17,254
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Iceland  1–2  Scotland
Guðjohnsen   77' (pen.) Report Broadfoot   18'
McFadden   59'
Attendance: 9,767
Macedonia  1–2  Netherlands
Pandev   77' (pen.) Report Heitinga   46'
Van der Vaart   59'
Attendance: 11,000
Scotland  0–0  Norway
Report
Attendance: 50,205
Netherlands  2–0  Iceland
Mathijsen   15'
Huntelaar   65'		 Report
Attendance: 37,500
Norway  0–1  Netherlands
Report Van Bommel   62'
Attendance: 23,840
Iceland  1–0  Macedonia
V. Gunnarsson   16' Report
Attendance: 5,527
Netherlands  3–0  Scotland
Huntelaar   30'
Van Persie   45+1'
Kuyt   77' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Netherlands  4–0  Macedonia
Kuyt   16', 41'
Huntelaar   25'
Van der Vaart   88'		 Report
Attendance: 47,750
Scotland  2–1  Iceland
McCormack   39'
S. Fletcher   65'		 Report I. Sigurðsson   54'
Attendance: 42,259
Macedonia  0–0  Norway
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Iceland  1–2  Netherlands
K. Sigurðsson   87' Report De Jong   8'
Van Bommel   15'
Attendance: 9,635
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
Macedonia  2–0  Iceland
Stojkov   10'
Ivanovski   86'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Netherlands  2–0  Norway
Ooijer   32'
Robben   50'		 Report
Attendance: 45,600
Norway  4–0  Scotland
J. Riise   35'
Pedersen   45', 90'
Huseklepp   60'		 Report
Attendance: 24,493
Scotland  2–0  Macedonia
Brown   56'
McFadden   80'		 Report
Attendance: 50,214
Iceland  1–1  Norway
Guðjohnsen   29' Report J. Riise   11'
Attendance: 7,321
Norway  2–1  Macedonia
Helstad   2'
J. Riise   25'		 Report Grnčarov   79'
Attendance: 14,776
Scotland  0–1  Netherlands
Report Elia   82'
Attendance: 51,230

Goalscorers edit

There were 44 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Attendances edit

Team Highest Lowest Average
  Iceland 9,767 5,527 8,063
  Macedonia 11,000 7,000 8,500
  Netherlands 50,000 37,500 45,213
  Norway 24,493 14,776 20,091
  Scotland 51,230 42,259 48,477

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Scots World Cup schedule revealed". BBC Sport. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  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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