2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 5 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised European champions Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia and Estonia.

Armenia vs Estonia in Yerevan

The group was won by Spain, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup without dropping a single point in qualification. The runners-up Bosnia and Herzegovina entered the UEFA play-off stage.

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Spain 10 10 0 0 28 5 +23 30 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup 1–0 1–0 5–0 3–0 4–0
2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 6 1 3 25 13 +12 19 Advance to second round 2–5 1–1 2–1 7–0 4–1
3   Turkey 10 4 3 3 13 10 +3 15 1–2 2–1 1–1 4–2 2–0
4   Belgium 10 3 1 6 13 20 −7 10 1–2 2–4 2–0 3–2 2–0
5   Estonia 10 2 2 6 9 24 −15 8 0–3 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–0
6   Armenia 10 1 1 8 6 22 −16 4 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–2
Source: [1]

Matches edit

A meeting was held in Barcelona, Spain on 8 January 2008 to determine the fixtures for Group 5. However, the Bosnian delegation arrived several hours late, and Spain and Turkey were unable to agree on scheduling.[2][3] Since the fixtures were not finalised by 16 January 2008 deadline, FIFA conducted a random draw to determine the fixtures.[4] The draw took place in Zagreb, Croatia at 16:00 CET on 30 January 2008, on the eve of the XXXII Ordinary UEFA Congress.[5]


Armenia  0–2  Turkey
Report Tuncay   61'
Semih   77'
Attendance: 30,000
Belgium  3–2  Estonia
Sonck   39', 81'
Defour   75'
Report Zenjov   57'
Oper   90+2'
Attendance: 17,992
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
Spain  1–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Villa   58' Report

Turkey  1–1  Belgium
Emre B.   74' (pen.) Report Sonck   32'
Bosnia and Herzegovina  7–0  Estonia
Misimović   24', 30' (pen.), 56'
Muslimović   59'
Džeko   60', 72'
Ibričić   88'
Report
Attendance: 12,500
Spain  4–0  Armenia
Capdevila   7'
Villa   16', 79'
Senna   83'
Report

Turkey  2–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Arda   51'
Mevlüt   66'
Report Džeko   27'
Attendance: 23,628
Belgium  2–0  Armenia
Sonck   21'
Fellaini   37'
Report
Estonia  0–3  Spain
Report Juanito   34'
Villa   38'
Puyol   69'
Attendance: 9,200

Bosnia and Herzegovina  4–1  Armenia
Spahić   31'
Džeko   39'
Muslimović   56', 89'
Report Minasyan   85'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Asaf Kenan (Israel)
Estonia  0–0  Turkey
Report
Attendance: 6,500
Belgium  1–2  Spain
Sonck   7' Report Iniesta   36'
Villa   88'

Armenia  2–2  Estonia
Mkhitaryan   33'
Ghazaryan   87'
Report Vassiljev   38'
Zenjov   67'
Belgium  2–4  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dembélé   66'
Sonck   85' (pen.)
Report Džeko   7'
Jahić   75'
Bajramović   77'
Misimović   81'
Attendance: 20,041
Spain  1–0  Turkey
Piqué   60' Report

Estonia  1–0  Armenia
Puri   83' Report
Turkey  1–2  Spain
Semih   26' Report Alonso   63' (pen.)
Riera   90+2'
Attendance: 19,617
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–1  Belgium
Džeko   12', 14' Report Swerts   88'
Attendance: 13,800

Armenia  0–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Ibričić   6'
Muslimović   74'
Turkey  4–2  Estonia
Tuncay   29', 72'
Sercan   37'
Arda   62'
Report Voskoboinikov   7'
Vassiljev   52'
Attendance: 28,569
Spain  5–0  Belgium
Silva   41', 67'
Villa   49', 85'
Piqué   50'
Report
Attendance: 30,441

Armenia  2–1  Belgium
Goharyan   23'
Hovsepyan   50'
Report Van Buyten   90+2'
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–1  Turkey
Salihović   25' Report Emre B.   4'
Attendance: 14,000
Spain  3–0  Estonia
Fàbregas   33'
Cazorla   82'
Mata   90+2'
Report
Attendance: 14,362

Armenia  1–2  Spain
Arzumanyan   58' Report Fàbregas   33'
Mata   64' (pen.)
Estonia  0–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Džeko   30'
Ibišević   64'
Attendance: 6,450
Belgium  2–0  Turkey
Mpenza   8', 84' Report

Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–5  Spain
Džeko   90'
Misimović   90+2'
Report Piqué   13'
Silva   14'
Negredo   50', 55'
Mata   81'
Attendance: 13,500
Turkey  2–0  Armenia
Halil Altıntop   16'
Servet   28'
Report
Attendance: 16,200
Estonia  2–0  Belgium
Piiroja   30'
Vassiljev   67'
Report

Goalscorers edit

There were 94 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.13 goals per match.

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Attendances edit

Team Highest Lowest Average
  Armenia 30,000 1,800 9,520
  Belgium 45,888 17,992 27,000
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 15,000 12,500 13,360
  Estonia 9,200 4,680 6,406
  Spain 73,820 14,362 32,954
  Turkey 34,097 16,200 24,422

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "España deberá acudir al sorteo del calendario del Mundial 2010" (in Spanish). 9 January 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  3. ^ "De Bosniërs wilden geen toegevingen doen" (in Dutch). 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  4. ^ Ledsom, Mark (17 January 2008). "FIFA draw to decide order of World Cup qualifiers". Reuters. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
  5. ^ "Draw settles disputes". FIFA.com. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.