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.

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:[citation needed]

Matches[]

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia on 16 January 2008.[1] 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.[2]

Poland 1–1 Slovenia
Żewłakow Goal 17' (pen.) Report Dedić Goal 35'
Attendance: 7,300
Slovakia 2–1 Northern Ireland
Škrtel Goal 46'
Hamšík Goal 70'		 Report Ďurica Goal 81' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,445
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)
San Marino 0–2 Poland
Report Smolarek Goal 36'
R. Lewandowski Goal 66'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 2,374
Northern Ireland 0–0 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 12,882
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Slovenia 2–1 Slovakia
Novaković Goal 22', 82' Report Jakubko Goal 83'
Attendance: 9,900
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Poland 2–1 Czech Republic
Brożek Goal 27'
Błaszczykowski Goal 53'		 Report Fenin Goal 87'
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: 38,293
San Marino 1–3 Slovakia
Selva Goal 45' Report Šesták Goal 33'
Kozák Goal 39'
Karhan Goal 50'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,037
Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)
Slovenia 2–0 Northern Ireland
Novaković Goal 84'
Ljubijankić Goal 85'		 Report
Attendance: 12,385
Czech Republic 1–0 Slovenia
Sionko Goal 63' Report
Attendance: 15,220
Slovakia 2–1 Poland
Šesták Goal 85', 86' Report Smolarek Goal 70'
Attendance: 17,650
Northern Ireland 4–0 San Marino
Healy Goal 30'
McCann Goal 43'
Lafferty Goal 56'
Davis Goal 75'		 Report
Attendance: 12,957
Referee: (Finland)
San Marino 0–3 Czech Republic
Report Kováč Goal 47'
Pospěch Goal 53'
Necid Goal 66'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,318
San Marino 0–3 Northern Ireland
Report McAuley Goal 7'
McCann Goal 33'
Brunt Goal 63'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,942
Northern Ireland 3–2 Poland
Feeney Goal 10'
Evans Goal 47'
Żewłakow Goal 61' (o.g.)		 Report Jeleń Goal 27'
Saganowski Goal 90+1'
Attendance: 13,357
Slovenia 0–0 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 12,500
Czech Republic 1–2 Slovakia
Jankulovski Goal 30' Report Šesták Goal 22'
Jendrišek Goal 82'
AXA Arena, Prague
Attendance: 14,956
Poland 10–0 San Marino
Boguski Goal 1', 27'
Smolarek Goal 18', 60', 72', 81'
R. Lewandowski Goal 43'
Jeleń Goal 51'
M. Lewandowski Goal 63'
Saganowski Goal 88'		 Report
Arena Kielc, Kielce
Attendance: 15,200
Northern Ireland 1–0 Slovenia
Feeney Goal 73' Report
Attendance: 13,243
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Slovakia 7–0 San Marino
Čech Goal 3', 32'
Pekarík Goal 12'
Stoch Goal 35'
Kozák Goal 42'
Jakubko Goal 63'
Hanzel Goal 68'		 Report
Attendance: 6,652
Referee: Jerome Efong Nzolo (Belgium)
Slovenia 5–0 San Marino
Koren Goal 19', 74'
Radosavljević Goal 39'
Kirm Goal 54'
Ljubijankić Goal 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: (Macedonia)
Poland 1–1 Northern Ireland
M. Lewandowski Goal 80' Report Lafferty Goal 38'
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: 38,914
Slovakia 2–2 Czech Republic
Šesták Goal 59'
Hamšík Goal 73' (pen.)		 Report Pudil Goal 68'
Baroš Goal 83'
Attendance: 23,800
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
Czech Republic 7–0 San Marino
Baroš Goal 28', 44', 45+3' (pen.), 66'
Svěrkoš Goal 47', 90+4'
Necid Goal 86'		 Report
Attendance: 8,121
Referee: (Armenia)
Northern Ireland 0–2 Slovakia
Report Šesták Goal 15'
Hološko Goal 67'
Attendance: 13,019
Slovenia 3–0 Poland
Dedić Goal 13'
Novaković Goal 44'
Birsa Goal 62'		 Report
Attendance: 10,226
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
Czech Republic 2–0 Poland
Necid Goal 51'
Plašil Goal 72'		 Report
Generali Arena, Prague
Attendance: 14,010
Slovakia 0–2 Slovenia
Report Birsa Goal 56'
Pečnik Goal 90+3'
Attendance: 23,800
Czech Republic 0–0 Northern Ireland
Report
Synot Tip Arena, Prague
Attendance: 8,002
Poland 0–1 Slovakia
Report Gancarczyk Goal 3' (o.g.)
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: 4,500
San Marino 0–3 Slovenia
Report Novaković Goal 24'
Stevanović Goal 68'
Šuler Goal 81'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,745

Goalscorers[]

There were 90 goals scored during the 30 games, an average of 3 goals per game.

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. ^ "NI begin with a trip to Slovakia". BBC Sport. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Unanimous support for 6+5, FIFA Club World Cup hosts revealed". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2009-02-06.
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