2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

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The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 4 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Cyprus, Faroe Islands, France, Republic of Ireland, Israel and Switzerland.

The group was won by France, who qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Switzerland entered the UEFA qualification play-offs.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification  
1  France 10 5 5 0 14 2 +12 20 Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–0 3–0
2   Switzerland 10 4 6 0 18 7 +11 18 Advance to second round 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 6–0
3  Israel 10 4 6 0 15 10 +5 18 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1
4  Republic of Ireland 10 4 5 1 12 5 +7 17 0–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 2–0
5  Cyprus 10 1 1 8 8 20 −12 4 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–2
6  Faroe Islands 10 0 1 9 4 27 −23 1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–3
Source:[citation needed]

Results[]

Republic of Ireland 3–0 Cyprus
Morrison Goal 33'
Reid Goal 38'
Keane Goal 54'
(Report)
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: (Georgia)
Switzerland  6–0 Faroe Islands
Vonlanthen Goal 10'14'57'
Rey Goal 29'44'55'
(Report)
Attendance: 11,880
France 0–0 Israel
(Report)

Faroe Islands 0–2 France
(Report) Giuly Goal 32'
Cissé Goal 73'
Attendance: 5,917
Switzerland  1–1 Republic of Ireland
H. Yakin Goal 17' (Report) Morrison Goal 8'
Attendance: 28,000
Israel 2–1 Cyprus
Benayoun Goal 64'
Badir Goal 75'
(Report) Konstantinou Goal 59'
Attendance: 21,872

Cyprus 2–2 Faroe Islands
Konstantinou Goal 15'
Okkas Goal 81'
(Report) Jørgensen Goal 21'
R. Jacobsen Goal 43'
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: (Azerbaijan)
Israel 2–2  Switzerland
Benayoun Goal 9'48' (Report) Frei Goal 26'
Vonlanthen Goal 34'
Attendance: 37,976
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
France 0–0 Republic of Ireland
(Report)

Republic of Ireland 2–0 Faroe Islands
Keane Goal 14' (pen.)32' (Report)
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: (Latvia)
Cyprus 0–2 France
(Report) Wiltord Goal 38'
Henry Goal 72'
Attendance: 3,319

Cyprus 1–2 Israel
Okkas Goal 45' (Report) Keisi Goal 17'
Nimni Goal 86'
Attendance: 1,624
Referee: (Estonia)

Israel 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Abbas Souan Goal 90' (Report) Morrison Goal 43'
Attendance: 32,150
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
France 0–0  Switzerland
(Report)
Attendance: 79,373

Switzerland  1–0 Cyprus
Frei Goal 87' (Report)
Attendance: 16,066
Israel 1–1 France
Badir Goal 83' (Report) Trezeguet Goal 50'
Attendance: 32,150
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Faroe Islands 1–3  Switzerland
R. Jacobsen Goal 70' (Report) Wicky Goal 25'
Frei Goal 72'84'
Attendance: 2,047
Republic of Ireland 2–2 Israel
Harte Goal 5'
Keane Goal 11'
(Report) Avi Yehiel Goal 39'
Avi Nimni Goal 45+1'
Attendance: 36,000

Faroe Islands 0–2 Republic of Ireland
(Report) Harte Goal 51'
Kilbane Goal 59'
Attendance: 5,180
Referee: (Bulgaria)

Faroe Islands 0–3 Cyprus
(Report) Konstantinou Goal 39'77' (pen.)
Krassas Goal 95'
Attendance: 2,720

Switzerland  1–1 Israel
Frei Goal 6' (Report) Keisi Goal 20'
Attendance: 30,000
France 3–0 Faroe Islands
Cissé Goal 14'76'
Olsen Goal 18' (o.g.)
(Report)
Attendance: 40,126
Referee: (Czech Republic)

Faroe Islands 0–2 Israel
(Report) Nimni Goal 54'
Katan Goal 79'
Attendance: 2,240
Republic of Ireland 0–1 France
(Report) Henry Goal 68'
Attendance: 36,000
Cyprus 1–3  Switzerland
Aloneftis Goal 35' (Report) Frei Goal 15'
Senderos Goal 71'
Gygax Goal 84'
Attendance: 2,561
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)

Cyprus 0–1 Republic of Ireland
(Report) Elliott Goal 6'
Attendance: 13,546
Switzerland  1–1 France
Magnin Goal 80' (Report) Cissé Goal 53'
Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Bern
Attendance: 31,400
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Israel 2–1 Faroe Islands
Benayoun Goal 1'
Zandberg Goal 90+1'
(Report) Samuelsen Goal 90+3'
Attendance: 31,857
Referee: (Austria)

Republic of Ireland 0–0  Switzerland
(Report)
Attendance: 35,944
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
France 4–0 Cyprus
Zidane Goal 29'
Wiltord Goal 32'
Dhorasoo Goal 44'
Giuly Goal 84'
(Report)
Attendance: 78,864

Goalscorers[]

6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also[]

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