2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
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 |   |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 |  Scotland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 10 | 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 | — | 
Matches
The fixtures were decided at a meeting held in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 14 December 2007.[2] 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.[3]
| Macedonia  | 1–2 |  Netherlands | 
|---|---|---|
| Pandev  77' (pen.) | Report | Heitinga  46' Van der Vaart  59' | 
| Netherlands  | 2–0 |  Iceland | 
|---|---|---|
| Mathijsen  15' Huntelaar  65' | Report | 
| Norway  | 0–1 |  Netherlands | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Bommel  62' | 
| Iceland  | 1–0 |  Macedonia | 
|---|---|---|
| V. Gunnarsson  16' | Report | 
| Netherlands  | 3–0 |  Scotland | 
|---|---|---|
| Huntelaar  30' Van Persie  45+1' Kuyt  77' (pen.) | Report | 
| Netherlands  | 4–0 |  Macedonia | 
|---|---|---|
| Kuyt  16', 41' Huntelaar  25' Van der Vaart  88' | Report | 
| Scotland  | 2–1 |  Iceland | 
|---|---|---|
| McCormack  39' S. Fletcher  65' | Report | I. Sigurðsson  54' | 
| Iceland  | 1–2 |  Netherlands | 
|---|---|---|
| K. Sigurðsson  87' | Report | De Jong  8' Van Bommel  15' | 
| Netherlands  | 2–0 |  Norway | 
|---|---|---|
| Ooijer  32' Robben  50' | Report | 
| Iceland  | 1–1 |  Norway | 
|---|---|---|
| Guðjohnsen  29' | Report | J. Riise  11' | 
| Scotland  | 0–1 |  Netherlands | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Elia  82' | 
Goalscorers
There were 44 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
 Heiðar Helguson Heiðar Helguson
 Veigar Páll Gunnarsson Veigar Páll Gunnarsson
 Indriði Sigurðsson Indriði Sigurðsson
 Kristján Örn Sigurðsson Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
 Boban Grncarov Boban Grncarov
 Filip Ivanovski Filip Ivanovski
 Ilčo Naumoski Ilčo Naumoski
 Goran Pandev Goran Pandev
 Aco Stojkov Aco Stojkov
 Eljero Elia Eljero Elia
 Nigel de Jong Nigel de Jong
 John Heitinga John Heitinga
 Joris Mathijsen Joris Mathijsen
 André Ooijer André Ooijer
 Robin van Persie Robin van Persie
 Arjen Robben Arjen Robben
 Thorstein Helstad Thorstein Helstad
 Erik Huseklepp Erik Huseklepp
 Kirk Broadfoot Kirk Broadfoot
 Scott Brown Scott Brown
 Steven Fletcher Steven Fletcher
 Ross McCormack Ross McCormack
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
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Scots World Cup schedule revealed". BBC Sport. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
- ^ "Unanimous support for 6+5, FIFA Club World Cup hosts revealed". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.