2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised France, Romania, Serbia, Lithuania, Austria and Faroe Islands.

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

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Serbia 10 7 1 2 22 8 +14 22 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup 1–1 1–0 3–0 5–0 2–0
2   France 10 6 3 1 18 9 +9 21 Advance to second round 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 5–0
3   Austria 10 4 2 4 14 15 −1 14 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1
4   Lithuania 10 4 0 6 10 11 −1 12 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0
5   Romania 10 3 3 4 12 18 −6 12 2–3 2–2 1–1 0–3 3–1
6   Faroe Islands 10 1 1 8 5 20 −15 4 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1
Source: [1]

Matches edit

The representatives of the six federations met in Vienna, Austria on 8 December 2007 to decide on a fixture calendar.[2] The August 2009 date in the international match calendar was moved forward by one week, from 19 August to 12 August, at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in May 2008.[3]


Romania  0–3  Lithuania
Report Stankevičius   31'
Mikoliūnas   69'
Kalonas   86'
Serbia  2–0  Faroe Islands
J. Jacobsen   30' (o.g.)
Žigić   88'
Report
Austria  3–1  France
Janko   8'
Aufhauser   41'
Ivanschitz   72' (pen.)
Report Govou   61'
Attendance: 48,000

Faroe Islands  0–1  Romania
Report Cociş   59'
Lithuania  2–0  Austria
Danilevičius   52', 58' Report
France  2–1  Serbia
Henry   53'
Anelka   63'
Report Ivanović   75'

Faroe Islands  1–1  Austria
Løkin   47' Report Stranzl   49'
Attendance: 1,800
Serbia  3–0  Lithuania
Ivanović   6'
Krasić   34'
Žigić   82'
Report
Romania  2–2  France
F. Petre   6'
Goian   17'
Report Ribéry   36'
Gourcuff   69'

Lithuania  1–0  Faroe Islands
Danilevičius   20' Report
Austria  1–3  Serbia
Janko   80' Report Krasić   15'
Jovanović   18'
Obradović   24'
Attendance: 47,998
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Romania  2–3  Serbia
Marica   50'
Stoica   74'
Report Jovanović   18'
Stoica   44' (o.g.)
Ivanović   59'
Attendance: 15,000
Lithuania  0–1  France
Report Ribéry   67'

Austria  2–1  Romania
Hoffer   26', 44' Report Tănase   24'
Attendance: 23,000
France  1–0  Lithuania
Ribéry   75' Report
Attendance: 79,543
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Lithuania  0–1  Romania
Report Marica   38'
Attendance: 5,850
Serbia  1–0  Austria
Milijaš   7' (pen.) Report

Faroe Islands  0–2  Serbia
Report Jovanović   44'
Subotić   69'
Attendance: 2,896
Referee: Meir Levi (Israel)

Faroe Islands  0–1  France
Report Gignac   41'
Attendance: 2,974

Austria  3–1  Faroe Islands
Maierhofer   1'
Janko   15', 58' (pen.)
Report A. Olsen   82'
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
France  1–1  Romania
Henry   48' Report Escudé   55' (o.g.)
Attendance: 78,209
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Faroe Islands  2–1  Lithuania
S. Olsen   13'
A. Hansen   34'
Report Danilevičius   22' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,942
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Romania  1–1  Austria
Bucur   54' Report Schiemer   83'
Serbia  1–1  France
Milijaš   12' (pen.) Report Henry   36'

Austria  2–1  Lithuania
Janko   16'
Wallner   80' (pen.)
Report Stankevičius   66'
Attendance: 14,200
Serbia  5–0  Romania
Žigić   37'
Pantelić   50'
Kuzmanović   78'
Jovanović   87', 90+3'
Report
France  5–0  Faroe Islands
Gignac   34', 38'
Gallas   52'
Anelka   86'
Benzema   88'
Report
Attendance: 16,755

Lithuania  2–1  Serbia
Kalonas   20' (pen.)
Stankevičius   68' (pen.)
Report Tošić   60'
Romania  3–1  Faroe Islands
Apostol   16'
Bucur   65'
Mazilu   87'
Report á Bø   83'
France  3–1  Austria
Benzema   18'
Henry   26' (pen.)
Gignac   66'
Report Janko   49'
Attendance: 78,099

Goalscorers edit

There were 81 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.7 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Attendances edit

Team Highest Lowest Average
  Austria 48,000 12,300 29,100
  Faroe Islands 2,974 805 2,053
  France 79,543 16,755 61,127
  Lithuania 8,700 2,000 5,210
  Romania 15,000 7,505 12,461
  Serbia 49,456 9,615 32,382

References edit

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ Lhéritier, Bastien (8 December 2007). "Un compromis pour ces qualifications" (in French). fff.fr. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. 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.