2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 8 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Malta and Sweden.

The group was won by Croatia, who qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Sweden also qualified as one of two best runners-up.

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[edit] Standings

Legend
Group winners and two best runners-up among all groups directly qualified for the finals
Remaining group runners-up advanced to the play-offs
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 10 7 3 0 21 5 +16 24
 Sweden 10 8 0 2 30 4 +24 24
 Bulgaria 10 4 3 3 17 17 0 15
 Hungary 10 4 2 4 13 14 −1 14
 Iceland 10 1 1 8 14 27 −13 4
 Malta 10 0 3 7 4 32 −28 3
  Bulgaria Croatia Hungary Iceland Malta Sweden
Bulgaria  – 1–3 2–0 3–2 4–1 0–3
Croatia  2–2 – 3–0 4–0 3–0 1–0
Hungary  1–1 0–0 – 3–2 4–0 0–1
Iceland  1–3 1–3 2–3 – 4–1 1–4
Malta  1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 – 0–7
Sweden  3–0 0–1 3–0 3–1 6–0 –

[edit] Results

2004-09-04
16:00
 Iceland  1 – 3  Bulgaria Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 5,014
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Guðjohnsen Goal 51' (pen.) (Report) Berbatov Goal 35', 49'
Yanev Goal 62'
2004-09-04
20:30
 Croatia  3 – 0  Hungary Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 20,853
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Pršo Goal 31', 54'
Gyepes Goal 80' (o.g.)		 (Report)
2004-09-04
20:45
 Malta  0 – 7  Sweden Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Haim Jakov (Israel)
(Report) Ibrahimović Goal 4', 11', 14', 71'
Ljungberg Goal 46', 74'
Larsson Goal 76'
2004-09-08
20:15
 Sweden  0 – 1  Croatia Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 40,023
Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibáñez (Spain)
(Report) Srna Goal 64'
2004-09-08
21:15
 Hungary  3 – 2  Iceland Szusza Ferenc Stadium, Budapest
Attendance: 5,461
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
Gera Goal 62'
Torghelle Goal 75'
Szabics Goal 79'		 (Report) Guðjohnsen Goal 39'
I. Sigurðsson Goal 78'
2004-10-09
17:00
 Sweden  3 – 0  Hungary Råsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality
Attendance: 32,288
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)
Ljungberg Goal 26'
Larsson Goal 50'
Svensson Goal 67'		 (Report)
2004-10-09
18:15
 Malta  0 – 0  Iceland Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
(Report)
2004-10-09
20:15
 Croatia  2 – 2  Bulgaria Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 31,565
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Srna Goal 15', 31' (Report) M. Petrov Goal 77'
Berbatov Goal 86'
2004-10-13
18:00
 Bulgaria  4 – 1  Malta Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)
Berbatov Goal 43', 55'
Yanev Goal 47'
Yankov Goal 88'		 (Report) Mifsud Goal 11'
2004-10-13
18:10
 Iceland  1 – 4  Sweden Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 7,037
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Guðjohnsen Goal 66' (Report) Larsson Goal 24', 39'
Allbäck Goal 27'
Wilhelmsson Goal 45'
2004-11-17
19:30
 Malta  0 – 2  Hungary Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)
(Report) Gera Goal 39'
Kovács Goal 93'
2005-03-26
17:30
 Bulgaria  0 – 3  Sweden Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 42,530
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
(Report) Ljungberg Goal 17', 90+2' (pen.)
Edman Goal 74'
2005-03-26
18:00
 Croatia  4 – 0  Iceland Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 17,912
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Kovač Goal 38', 75'
Šimunić Goal 70'
Pršo Goal 91'		 (Report)
2005-03-30
18:00
 Croatia  3 – 0  Malta Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,510
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
Pršo Goal 22', 35'
Tudor Goal 79'		 (Report)
2005-03-30
20:45
 Hungary  1 – 1  Bulgaria Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest
Attendance: 11,586
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
Rajczi Goal 90' (Report) S. Petrov Goal 51'
2005-06-04
17:15
 Sweden  6 – 0  Malta Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 35,593
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)
Jonson Goal 6'
Svensson Goal 18'
Wilhelmsson Goal 29'
Ibrahimović Goal 40'
Ljungberg Goal 57'
Elmander Goal 81'		 (Report)
2005-06-04
18:00
 Bulgaria  1 – 3  Croatia Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
M. Petrov Goal 72' (Report) Babić Goal 19'
Tudor Goal 57'
Kranjčar Goal 80'
2005-06-04
18:05
 Iceland  2 – 3  Hungary Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
Guðjohnsen Goal 17'
K. Sigurðsson Goal 68'		 (Report) Gera Goal 45', 56'
Huszti Goal 73'
2005-06-08
18:05
 Iceland  4 – 1  Malta Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 4,887
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Þorvaldsson Goal 27'
Guðjohnsen Goal 33'
Guðmundsson Goal 74'
V. Gunnarsson Goal 84'		 (Report) Said Goal 58'
2005-09-03
17:15
 Sweden  3 – 0  Bulgaria Råsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Ljungberg Goal 60'
Mellberg Goal 75'
Ibrahimović Goal 90'		 (Report)
2005-09-03
18:05
 Iceland  1 – 3  Croatia Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 5,520
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Guðjohnsen Goal 24' (Report) Balaban Goal 56', 61'
Srna Goal 82'
2005-09-03
20:45
 Hungary  4 – 0  Malta Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest
Attendance: 5,900
Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine)
Torghelle Goal 34'
Said Goal 55' (o.g.)
Takács Goal 64'
Rajczi Goal 85'		 (Report)
2005-09-07
18:45
 Malta  1 – 1  Croatia Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 916
Referee: Athanassios Briakos (Greece)
Wellman Goal 74' (Report) Kranjčar Goal 19'
2005-09-07
19:00
 Bulgaria  3 – 2  Iceland Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Bülent Demirlek (Turkey)
Berbatov Goal 21'
Iliev Goal 69'
M. Petrov Goal 86'		 (Report) Steinsson Goal 9'
Hreiðarsson Goal 16'
2005-09-07
20:45
 Hungary  0 – 1  Sweden Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest
Attendance: 20,161
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
(Report) Ibrahimović Goal 90+1'
2005-10-08
18:00
 Bulgaria  2 – 0  Hungary Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 4,652
Referee: Dejan Delević (Serbia and Montenegro)
Berbatov Goal 29'
Lazarov Goal 55'		 (Report)
2005-10-08
20:15
 Croatia  1 – 0  Sweden Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 34,015
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
Srna Goal 55' (Report)
2005-10-12
19:00
 Malta  1 – 1  Bulgaria Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 2,844
Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine)
Zahra Goal 79' (Report) Yankov Goal 67'
2005-10-12
19:30
 Sweden  3 – 1  Iceland Råsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality
Attendance: 33,716
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Ibrahimović Goal 29'
Larsson Goal 42'
Källström Goal 90+1'		 (Report) Árnason Goal 11'
2005-10-12
19:30
 Hungary  0 – 0  Croatia Szusza Ferenc Stadium, Budapest
Attendance: 6,979
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
(Report)

[edit] Goalscorers

Pos Player Country Goals
1 Zlatan Ibrahimović  Sweden 8
2 Dimitar Berbatov  Bulgaria 7
Fredrik Ljungberg  Sweden
4 Eiður Guðjohnsen  Iceland 6
5 Dado Pršo  Croatia 5
Darijo Srna  Croatia
Henrik Larsson  Sweden

[edit] See also
AFC
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
OFC
UEFA
Group 1 · Group 2 · Group 3 · Group 4 · Group 5 · Group 6 · Group 7 · Group 8 · Play-offs
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