2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

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The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Estonia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Portugal, Russia and Slovakia.

The group was won by Portugal, who qualified for the

UEFA qualification play-offs
.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 12 9 3 0 35 5 +30 30 Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup 2–0 7–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 6–0
2  Slovakia 12 6 5 1 24 8 +16 23 Advance to second round 1–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 7–0 3–1
3  Russia 12 6 5 1 23 12 +11 23 0–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 5–1
4  Estonia 12 5 2 5 16 17 −1 17 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
5  Latvia 12 4 3 5 18 21 −3 15 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 4–0
6  Liechtenstein 12 2 2 8 13 23 −10 8 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–3 3–0
7  Luxembourg 12 0 0 12 5 48 −43 0 0–5 0–4 0–4 0–2 3–4 0–4
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Liechtenstein 1–2 Estonia
D'Elia 49' (Report) Viikmäe 34'
Lindpere 80'
Slovakia 3–1 Luxembourg
Vittek 26'
Greško 48'
Demo 89'
(Report) Strasser 2'
Attendance: 5,016

Estonia 4–0 Luxembourg
Schauls 41' (o.g.)
Oper 61'
Viikmäe
67'
(Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
Russia 1–1 Slovakia
Bulykin 14' (Report) Vittek 87'
Dynamo, Moscow
Attendance: 11,500
)

Portugal 4–0 Estonia
Ronaldo 75'
Postiga 83', 90+1'
Pauleta 86'
(Report)

Luxembourg 0–4 Russia
(Report)
Arshavin
62'
Luxembourg
Attendance: 3,670
)
Liechtenstein 2–2 Portugal
Burgmeier 48'
T. Beck 76'
(Report) Pauleta 23'
Hasler 39' (o.g.)

Latvia 2–2 Estonia
Astafjevs 65'
Laizāns 82'
(Report) Oper 72'
Teever 79'
Skonto stadions, Riga
Attendance: 8,500
)

Russia 4–0 Estonia
Karyaka 23'
Izmailov 25'
Sychev 32'
Loskov 67' (pen.)
(Report)
Attendance: 29,000
Liechtenstein 1–3 Latvia
M. Frick 32' (Report) Verpakovskis 7'
Zemļinskis 57'
Prohorenkovs 89'
Attendance: 1,460
Luxembourg 0–5 Portugal
(Report) Federspiel 11' (o.g.)
Ronaldo 28'
Maniche 52'
Pauleta 67', 82'
Ukraine
)

Liechtenstein 1–2 Russia
T. Beck 40' (Report) Kerzhakov 23'
Karyaka 37'
Norway
)
Estonia 1–2 Slovakia
Oper 57' (Report) Mintál 58'
L. Reiter 65'

Estonia 1–1 Russia
Terehhov 63' (Report)
Arshavin
18'
Slovakia 1–1 Portugal
Karhan 8' (pen.) (Report) Postiga 62'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Latvia 4–0 Luxembourg
Bleidelis 32'
Laizāns 38' (pen.)
Verpakovskis 73', 90'
(Report)
Skonto stadions, Riga
Attendance: 8,203
)

Russia 2–0 Latvia
Arshavin 56'
Loskov 78' (pen.
)
(Report)
Portugal 2–0 Slovakia
Meira 21'
Ronaldo 42'
(Report)
Attendance: 64,000

Latvia 1–0 Liechtenstein
Bleidelis 17' (Report)
Skonto stadions, Riga
Attendance: 8,000
)

Latvia 1–1 Russia
Astafjevs 6' (Report)
Arshavin
24'
Skonto stadions, Riga
Attendance: 10,000
)

Estonia 2–1 Latvia
Oper 11'
Smirnov 71'
(Report) Laizāns 90'
Russia 2–0 Liechtenstein
Kerzhakov 27', 66' (Report)
Attendance: 18,123
Portugal 6–0 Luxembourg
Andrade 24'
Carvalho 30'
Pauleta 38', 57'
Simão 80', 85'
(Report)
Attendance: 25,300

Latvia 1–1 Slovakia
Laizāns 74' (Report) Vittek 35'
Skonto stadions, Riga
Attendance: 8,800
)
Liechtenstein 3–0 Luxembourg
M. Frick 38'
Fischer 77'
T. Beck 90+2'
(Report)
Attendance: 2,300

Slovakia 1–0 Estonia
Hlinka 72' (Report)
Attendance: 12,800
Russia 5–1 Luxembourg
Izmailov 7'
Kerzhakov 18'
Pavlyuchenko 65'
Kirichenko 74', 90+3'
(Report) C. Reiter 52' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Portugal 2–1 Liechtenstein
Pauleta 48'
Nuno Gomes 85'
(Report) Fischer 32'

Portugal 3–0 Latvia
Pauleta 20', 22'
Viana 86'
(Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Luxembourg 0–2 Estonia
(Report) Oper 7', 78'
Luxembourg
Attendance: 2,010
)

Goalscorers

There were 134 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match.

11 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also

References

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