2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 9 was a

Macedonia
. This group had one team fewer than the other eight.

The group was won by the Netherlands, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup without dropping a single point in qualification. As runners-up, Norway were in contention for the

UEFA play-off stage
, but their record was the worst of all runners-up, and so they were eliminated.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Netherlands Norway Scotland North Macedonia Iceland
1  Netherlands 8 8 0 0 17 2 +15 24 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 3–0 4–0 2–0
2  Norway 8 2 4 2 9 7 +2 10 0–1 — 4–0 2–1 2–2
3  Scotland 8 3 1 4 6 11 −5 10 0–1 0–0 — 2–0 2–1
4  Macedonia 8 2 1 5 5 11 −6 7 1–2 0–0 1–0 — 2–0
5  Iceland 8 1 2 5 7 13 −6 5 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 —
Source: [1]

Matches

The fixtures were decided at a meeting held in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 14 December 2007.[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]

Macedonia 1–0 Scotland
Naumoski 5' Report
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 9,000
)
Iceland 1–2 Scotland
Guðjohnsen 77' (pen.) Report Broadfoot 18'
McFadden 59'
Attendance: 9,767
Macedonia 1–2 Netherlands
Pandev 77' (pen.) Report Heitinga 46'
Van der Vaart 59'
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 11,000
)
Netherlands 2–0 Iceland
Mathijsen 15'
Huntelaar 65'		 Report
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 37,500
)
Iceland 1–0 Macedonia
V. Gunnarsson 16' Report
Attendance: 5,527
Netherlands 3–0 Scotland
Huntelaar 30'
Van Persie 45+1'
Kuyt 77' (pen.)		 Report
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,000
)
Macedonia 0–0 Norway
Report
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 7,000
)
Macedonia 2–0 Iceland
Stojkov 10'
Ivanovski 86'		 Report
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 7,000
)
Scotland 2–0 Macedonia
Brown 56'
McFadden 80'		 Report
Attendance: 50,214
Iceland 1–1 Norway
Guðjohnsen 29' Report J. Riise 11'
Attendance: 7,321
Norway 2–1 Macedonia
Helstad 2'
J. Riise 25'		 Report Grnčarov 79'
Attendance: 14,776
Scotland 0–1 Netherlands
Report Elia 82'
Attendance: 51,230

Goalscorers

There were 44 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Attendances

Team Highest Lowest Average
 Iceland 9,767 5,527 8,063
 Macedonia 11,000 7,000 8,500
 Netherlands 50,000 37,500 45,213
 Norway 24,493 14,776 20,091
 Scotland 51,230 42,259 48,477

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Scots World Cup schedule revealed". BBC Sport. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  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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