2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Estonia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Portugal, Russia and Slovakia.
The group was won by Portugal, who qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Slovakia entered the UEFA qualification play-offs.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | .svg.png)  |   |   |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Portugal | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 5 | +30 | 30 | Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2 |  Slovakia | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 23 | Advance to second round | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | |
| 3 |  Russia | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 23 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 4 |  Estonia | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 17 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 5 |  Latvia | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 15 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 6 |  Liechtenstein | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 8 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 7 |  Luxembourg | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 48 | −43 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–4 | — | 
Matches
| Luxembourg  | 3–4 |  Latvia | 
|---|---|---|
| Braun  11' A. Leweck  55' Cardoni  62' | (Report) | Verpakovskis  4' Zemļinskis  40' (pen.) Hoffmann  65' (o.g.) Prohorenkovs  67' | 
| Slovakia  | 7–0 |  Liechtenstein | 
|---|---|---|
| Vittek  15', 59', 81' Karhan  42' Németh  84' Mintál  85' Zabavník  90+2' | (Report) | 
| Luxembourg  | 0–4 |  Russia | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Sychev  56', 69', 86' Arshavin  62' | 
| Luxembourg  | 0–4 |  Liechtenstein | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ma. Stocklasa  41' Burgmeier  44', 85' M. Frick  57' (pen.) | 
| Portugal .svg.png) | 7–1 |  Russia | 
|---|---|---|
| Pauleta  26' Ronaldo  39', 69' Deco  45' Simão  82' Petit  89', 90+2' | (Report) | Arshavin  79' | 
| Liechtenstein  | 1–3 |  Latvia | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Frick  32' | (Report) | Verpakovskis  7' Zemļinskis  57' Prohorenkovs  89' | 
| Luxembourg  | 0–5 | .svg.png) Portugal | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Federspiel  11' (o.g.) Ronaldo  28' Maniche  52' Pauleta  67', 82' | 
| Latvia  | 4–0 |  Luxembourg | 
|---|---|---|
| Bleidelis  32' Laizāns  38' (pen.) Verpakovskis  73', 90' | (Report) | 
| Estonia  | 2–0 |  Liechtenstein | 
|---|---|---|
| Stepanov  27' Oper  57' | (Report) | 
| Latvia  | 1–0 |  Liechtenstein | 
|---|---|---|
| Bleidelis  17' | (Report) | 
| Russia  | 2–0 |  Liechtenstein | 
|---|---|---|
| Kerzhakov  27', 66' | (Report) | 
| Liechtenstein  | 3–0 |  Luxembourg | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Frick  38' Fischer  77' T. Beck  90+2' | (Report) | 
| Russia  | 5–1 |  Luxembourg | 
|---|---|---|
| Izmailov  7' Kerzhakov  18' Pavlyuchenko  65' Kirichenko  74', 90+3' | (Report) | C. Reiter  52' (pen.) | 
| Portugal .svg.png) | 2–1 |  Liechtenstein | 
|---|---|---|
| Pauleta  48' Nuno Gomes  85' | (Report) | Fischer  32' | 
| Luxembourg  | 0–2 |  Estonia | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Oper  7', 78' | 
Goalscorers
There were 134 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match.
11 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
 Joel Lindpere Joel Lindpere
 Maksim Smirnov Maksim Smirnov
 Andrei Stepanov Andrei Stepanov
 Sergei Terehhov Sergei Terehhov
 Fabio D'Elia Fabio D'Elia
 Martin Stocklasa Martin Stocklasa
 Gordon Braun Gordon Braun
 Manuel Cardoni Manuel Cardoni
 Alphonse Leweck Alphonse Leweck
 Claude Reiter Claude Reiter
 Jeff Strasser Jeff Strasser
.svg.png) Jorge Andrade Jorge Andrade
.svg.png) Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Carvalho
.svg.png) Deco Deco
.svg.png) Nuno Gomes Nuno Gomes
.svg.png) Maniche Maniche
.svg.png) Fernando Meira Fernando Meira
.svg.png) Hugo Viana Hugo Viana
 Dmitri Bulykin Dmitri Bulykin
 Roman Pavlyuchenko Roman Pavlyuchenko
 Igor Demo Igor Demo
 Vratislav Greško Vratislav Greško
 Peter Hlinka Peter Hlinka
 Karol Kisel Karol Kisel
 Radoslav Zabavník Radoslav Zabavník
1 own goal
 Daniel Hasler (against Portugal) Daniel Hasler (against Portugal)
 Ben Federspiel (against Portugal) Ben Federspiel (against Portugal)
 Eric Hoffmann (against Latvia) Eric Hoffmann (against Latvia)
 Manuel Schauls (against Estonia) Manuel Schauls (against Estonia)
References
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2006, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 15 April 2024.