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 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[a] 0–1 — 4–0 2–1 2–2
3  Scotland 8 3 1 4 6 11 −5 10[a] 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:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Norway and Scotland are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Matches[]

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]

Macedonia 1–0 Scotland
Naumoski Goal 5' Report
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 9,000
Norway 2–2 Iceland
Iversen Goal 36' (pen.), 50' Report Helguson Goal 39'
Guðjohnsen Goal 69'
Attendance: 17,254
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Iceland 1–2 Scotland
Guðjohnsen Goal 77' (pen.) Report Broadfoot Goal 18'
McFadden Goal 59'
Attendance: 9,767
Macedonia 1–2 Netherlands
Pandev Goal 77' (pen.) Report Heitinga Goal 46'
Van der Vaart Goal 59'
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 11,000
Scotland 0–0 Norway
Report
Attendance: 50,205
Netherlands 2–0 Iceland
Mathijsen Goal 15'
Huntelaar Goal 65'		 Report
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 37,500
Norway 0–1 Netherlands
Report Van Bommel Goal 62'
Attendance: 23,840
Iceland 1–0 Macedonia
V. Gunnarsson Goal 16' Report
Attendance: 5,527
Netherlands 3–0 Scotland
Huntelaar Goal 30'
Van Persie Goal 45+1'
Kuyt Goal 77' (pen.)		 Report
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,000
Netherlands 4–0 Macedonia
Kuyt Goal 16', 41'
Huntelaar Goal 25'
Van der Vaart Goal 88'		 Report
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 47,750
Scotland 2–1 Iceland
McCormack Goal 39'
S. Fletcher Goal 65'		 Report I. Sigurðsson Goal 54'
Attendance: 42,259
Macedonia 0–0 Norway
Report
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 7,000
Iceland 1–2 Netherlands
K. Sigurðsson Goal 87' Report De Jong Goal 8'
Van Bommel Goal 15'
Attendance: 9,635
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
Macedonia 2–0 Iceland
Stojkov Goal 10'
Ivanovski Goal 86'		 Report
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 7,000
Netherlands 2–0 Norway
Ooijer Goal 32'
Robben Goal 50'		 Report
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 45,600
Norway 4–0 Scotland
J. Riise Goal 35'
Pedersen Goal 45', 90'
Huseklepp Goal 60'		 Report
Attendance: 24,493
Scotland 2–0 Macedonia
Brown Goal 56'
McFadden Goal 80'		 Report
Attendance: 50,214
Iceland 1–1 Norway
Guðjohnsen Goal 29' Report J. Riise Goal 11'
Attendance: 7,321
Norway 2–1 Macedonia
Helstad Goal 2'
J. Riise Goal 25'		 Report Grnčarov Goal 79'
Attendance: 14,776
Scotland 0–1 Netherlands
Report Elia Goal 82'
Attendance: 51,230

Goalscorers[]

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

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. ^ "Scots World Cup schedule revealed". BBC Sport. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  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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