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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Slovakia Slovenia Czech Republic Northern Ireland Poland San Marino
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

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.)
Nikolai Ivanov (Russia
)
Slovenia 2–1 Slovakia
Novaković 22', 82' Report Jakubko 83'
Norway
)
Poland 2–1 Czech Republic
Brożek 27'
Błaszczykowski 53'		 Report Fenin 87'
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: 38,293
)
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'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,318
)
Slovenia 0–0 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 12,500
Czech Republic 1–2 Slovakia
Jankulovski 30' Report Šesták 22'
Jendrišek 82'
AXA Arena, Prague
Attendance: 14,956
)
Slovakia 7–0 San Marino
Čech 3', 32'
Pekarík 12'
Stoch 35'
Kozák 42'
Jakubko 63'
Hanzel 68'		 Report
Jerome Efong Nzolo (Belgium
)
Poland 1–1 Northern Ireland
M. Lewandowski 80' Report Lafferty 38'
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: 38,914
)
Slovakia 2–2 Czech Republic
Šesták 59'
Hamšík 73' (pen.)		 Report Pudil 68'
Baroš 83'
Norway
)
Slovenia 3–0 Poland
Dedić 13'
Novaković 44'
Birsa 62'		 Report
William Collum (Scotland
)
Czech Republic 0–0 Northern Ireland
Report
Synot Tip Arena, Prague
Attendance: 8,002
)

Goalscorers

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

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

  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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