2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 4 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised 2006 FIFA World Cup hosts Germany along with Russia, Finland, Wales, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein.

The group was won by Germany, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Russia entered the

UEFA play-off stage
.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Germany Russia Finland Wales Azerbaijan Liechtenstein
1  Germany 10 8 2 0 26 5 +21 26 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 4–0
2  Russia 10 7 1 2 19 6 +13 22 Advance to second round 0–1 — 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–0
3  Finland 10 5 3 2 14 14 0 18 3–3 0–3 — 2–1 1–0 2–1
4  Wales 10 4 0 6 9 12 −3 12 0–2 1–3 0–2 — 1–0 2–0
5  Azerbaijan 10 1 2 7 4 14 −10 5 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 — 0–0
6  Liechtenstein 10 0 2 8 2 23 −21 2 0–6 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 —
Source: [1]

Matches

The fixtures for the group were determined on 10 January 2008, after a meeting between representatives of each nation in Frankfurt, Germany.[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]

Wales 1–0 Azerbaijan
Vokes 83' Report
Attendance: 17,106
Liechtenstein 0–6 Germany
Report Podolski 21', 48'
Rolfes 64'
Schweinsteiger 65'
Hitzlsperger 75'
Westermann 86'
Attendance: 6,021
Russia 2–1 Wales
Pavlyuchenko 22' (pen.)
Pogrebnyak 81'		 Report Ledley 67'
Attendance: 28,000
Azerbaijan 0–0 Liechtenstein
Report
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 25,000
)
Finland 1–0 Azerbaijan
Forssell 61' (pen.) Report
William Collum (Scotland
)
Germany 2–1 Russia
Podolski 9'
Ballack 28'		 Report Arshavin 51'
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Attendance: 65,607
)
Germany 1–0 Wales
Trochowski 72' Report
Attendance: 44,500
Russia 2–0 Azerbaijan
Pavlyuchenko 32'
Zyryanov 71'		 Report
Attendance: 62,000
Wales 0–2 Finland
Report Johansson 42'
Kuqi 90+1'
Attendance: 22,604
Germany 4–0 Liechtenstein
Ballack 4'
Jansen 9'
Schweinsteiger 48'
Podolski 50'		 Report
Ukraine
)
Liechtenstein 0–1 Russia
Report Zyryanov 38'
Attendance: 5,679
Referee: David McKeon (Republic of Ireland)
Wales 0–2 Germany
Report Ballack 11'
Williams 48' (o.g.)
Norway
)
Azerbaijan 0–1 Wales
Report Edwards 42'
Markus Strombergsson (Sweden
)
Finland 0–3 Russia
Report Kerzhakov 26', 53'
Zyryanov 71'
Attendance: 37,028
Azerbaijan 0–2 Germany
Report Schweinsteiger 11'
Klose 53'
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 22,500
)
Liechtenstein 1–1 Finland
Polverino 75' Report Litmanen 74' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,132
Germany 4–0 Azerbaijan
Ballack 14' (pen.)
Klose 55', 65'
Podolski 71'		 Report
AWD-Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 35,369
)
Finland 2–1 Wales
Porokara 5'
Moisander 77'		 Report Bellamy 17'
Attendance: 14,000
Russia 0–1 Germany
Report Klose 35'
Attendance: 72,100
Liechtenstein 0–2 Azerbaijan
Report Javadov 55'
Məmmədov 82'
Attendance: 1,635
Azerbaijan 1–1 Russia
Javadov 54' Report Arshavin 13'
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 17,000
)

Goalscorers

There were 74 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Attendances

Team Highest Lowest Average
 Azerbaijan 26,728 12,000 22,046
 Finland 37,150 14,000 26,195
 Germany 65,607 35,369 48,069
 Liechtenstein 6,021 1,635 3,665
 Russia 72,100 21,000 42,020
 Wales 26,064 13,356 18,727

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Wales announce World Cup fixtures". BBC Sport. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 10 January 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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