2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 9 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised the Netherlands, Scotland, Norway, Iceland and 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. 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.

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Standings

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 8 8 0 0 17 2 +15 24
 Norway 8 2 4 2 9 7 +2 10
 Scotland 8 3 1 4 6 11 −5 10
 Macedonia 8 2 1 5 5 11 −6 7
 Iceland 8 1 2 5 7 13 −6 5
 
Iceland  – 1 – 0 1 – 2 1 – 1 1 – 2
Macedonia  2 – 0 – 1 – 2 0 – 0 1 – 0
Netherlands  2 – 0 4 – 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 0
Norway  2 – 2 2 – 1 0 – 1 – 4 – 0
Scotland  2 – 1 2 – 0 0 – 1 0 – 0 –

Results

The fixtures were decided at a meeting held in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 14 December 2007.[1] 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.[2]

6 September 2008
15:00 UTC+1
 Macedonia  1 – 0  Scotland Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic)
Naumoski  5' Report
6 September 2008
19:00 UTC+2
 Norway  2 – 2  Iceland Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 17,254
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Iversen  36' (pen.), 50' Report Helguson  39'
Guðjohnsen  69'
10 September 2008
18:30 UTC±0
 Iceland  1 – 2  Scotland Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,767
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
Guðjohnsen  77' (pen.) Report Broadfoot  18'
McFadden  59'
10 September 2008
20:30 UTC+1
 Macedonia  1 – 2  Netherlands Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
Pandev  77' (pen.) Report Heitinga  46'
Van der Vaart  59'
11 October 2008
15:00 UTC+1
 Scotland  0 – 0  Norway Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,205
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Report
11 October 2008
20:45 UTC+2
 Netherlands  2 – 0  Iceland Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Matteo Simone Trefoloni (Italy)
Mathijsen  15'
Huntelaar  65'		 Report
15 October 2008
19:00 UTC+2
 Norway  0 – 1  Netherlands Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 23,840
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
Report Van Bommel  62'
15 October 2008
18:00 UTC±0
 Iceland  1 – 0  Macedonia Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 5,527
Referee: Selçuk Dereli (Turkey)
V. Gunnarsson  16' Report
28 March 2009
20:45 UTC+1
 Netherlands  3 – 0  Scotland Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
Huntelaar  30'
Van Persie  45+1'
Kuyt  77' (pen.)		 Report
1 April 2009
20:45 UTC+2
 Netherlands  4 – 0  Macedonia Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 47,750
Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)
Kuyt  16', 41'
Huntelaar  25'
Van der Vaart  88'		 Report
1 April 2009
20:00 UTC+1
 Scotland  2 – 1  Iceland Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 42,259
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
McCormack  39'
S. Fletcher  65'		 Report I. Sigurðsson  54'
6 June 2009
17:45 UTC+1
 Macedonia  0 – 0  Norway Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
Report
6 June 2009
18:45 UTC±0
 Iceland  1 – 2  Netherlands Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,635
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
K. Sigurðsson  87' Report de Jong  8'
van Bommel  15'
10 June 2009
17:45 UTC+1
 Macedonia  2 – 0  Iceland Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (France)
Stojkov  10'
Ivanovski  86'		 Report
10 June 2009
20:45 UTC+2
 Netherlands  2 – 0  Norway Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 45,600
Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)
Ooijer  32'
Robben  50'		 Report
12 August 2009
19:00 UTC+2
 Norway  4 – 0  Scotland Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 24,493
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
J. Riise  35'
Pedersen  45', 90'
Huseklepp  60'		 Report
5 September 2009
15:00 UTC+1
 Scotland  2 – 0  Macedonia Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,214
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Brown  56'
McFadden  80'		 Report
5 September 2009
18:45 UTC±0
 Iceland  1 – 1  Norway Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 7,321
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Guðjohnsen  29' Report J. Riise  11'
9 September 2009
20:30 UTC+2
 Norway  2 – 1  Macedonia Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 14,776
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)
Helstad  2'
J. Riise  25'		 Report Grnčarov  79'
9 September 2009
19:30 UTC+1
 Scotland  0 – 1  Netherlands Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 51,230
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Report Elia  82'

Goalscorers

There were 44 goals scored over 20 games, for an average of 2.2 goals per game.

Rank Player Country Goals
1 Eiður Guðjohnsen  Iceland 3
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar  Netherlands
Dirk Kuyt  Netherlands
John Arne Riise  Norway
5 Mark van Bommel  Netherlands 2
Rafael van der Vaart  Netherlands
Steffen Iversen  Norway
Morten Gamst Pedersen  Norway
James McFadden  Scotland
1 goal
 Iceland
 Macedonia
 Netherlands
 Norway
 Scotland

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. ^ "Scots World Cup schedule revealed". BBC Sport. 14 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7143572.stm. Retrieved 14 December 2007. 
  2. ^ "Unanimous support for 6+5, FIFA Club World Cup hosts revealed". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/media/newsid=779200.html. 
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