2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 9 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprises Netherlands, Scotland, Norway, Iceland and Macedonia. This group has one team fewer than the other eight. On 6 June 2009, the Netherlands were guaranteed first place in the group, qualifying directly through to the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.
Standings
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Qualification:
- Netherlands have qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- Iceland are eliminated.
- All other teams can qualify via the UEFA playoffs only.
On the next matchday (5 September):
- Norway will be eliminated if:
- they lose to Iceland
Results and fixtures
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]
North Macedonia | 1 – 0 | Scotland |
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Naumoski 5' | Report |
North Macedonia | 1 – 2 | Netherlands |
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Pandev 77' (pen.) | Report | Heitinga 46' Van der Vaart 59' |
Netherlands | 2 – 0 | Iceland |
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Mathijsen 15' Huntelaar 65' |
Report |
Norway | 0 – 1 | Netherlands |
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Report | Van Bommel 62' |
Iceland | 1 – 0 | North Macedonia |
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V. Gunnarsson 16' | Report |
Netherlands | 3 – 0 | Scotland |
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Huntelaar 30' Van Persie 45+1' Kuyt 77' (pen.) |
Report |
Netherlands | 4 – 0 | North Macedonia |
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Kuyt 16', 41' Huntelaar 25' Van der Vaart 88' |
Report |
Scotland | 2 – 1 | Iceland |
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McCormack 39' S. Fletcher 65' |
Report | I. Sigurðsson 54' |
North Macedonia | 0 – 0 | Norway |
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Report |
Iceland | 1 – 2 | Netherlands |
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K. Sigurðsson 87' | Report | de Jong 8' van Bommel 15' |
North Macedonia | 2 – 0 | Iceland |
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Stojkov 10' Ivanovski 86' |
Report |
Netherlands | 2 – 0 | Norway |
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Ooijer 32' Robben 50' |
Report |
Scotland | 2 – 0 | North Macedonia |
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Brown 56' McFadden 80' |
Report |
Iceland | v | Norway |
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Report |
Norway | v | North Macedonia |
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Scotland | v | Netherlands |
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Goalscorers
As of 12 August, there have been 36 goals scored over 16 games, for an average of 2.25 goals per game.
Rank | Player | Country | Goals |
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1 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | Netherlands | 3 |
Dirk Kuyt | Netherlands | ||
3 | Eiður Guðjohnsen | Iceland | 2 |
Mark van Bommel | Netherlands | ||
Rafael van der Vaart | Netherlands | ||
Steffen Iversen | Norway | ||
Morten Gamst Pedersen | Norway |
- 1 goal
Attendances
As of 12 August 2009
Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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Iceland | 9,767 | 5,527 | 8,310 |
North Macedonia | 11,000 | 7,000 | 8,500 |
Netherlands | 50,000 | 37,500 | 45,213 |
Norway | 24,493 | 17,254 | 21,862 |
Scotland | 50,205 | 42,259 | 46,232 |
References
- ^ "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.