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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 8 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised 2006 FIFA World Cup winner Italy, Bulgaria, Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Georgia and Montenegro.

The group was won by Italy, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up the Republic of Ireland entered the UEFA play-off stage.[1]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy Republic of Ireland Bulgaria Cyprus Montenegro Georgia (country)
1  Italy 10 7 3 0 18 7 +11 24 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–0
2  Republic of Ireland 10 4 6 0 12 8 +4 18 Advance to second round 2–2 — 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
3  Bulgaria 10 3 5 2 17 13 +4 14 0–0 1–1 — 2–0 4–1 6–2
4  Cyprus 10 2 3 5 14 16 −2 9 1–2 1–2 4–1 — 2–2 2–1
5  Montenegro 10 1 6 3 9 14 −5 9 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 — 2–1
6  Georgia 10 0 3 7 7 19 −12 3 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 —
Source: [1]

Matches

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The representatives of the six federations met in Sofia, Bulgaria on 15 January 2008 to decide on a fixture calendar.[2]

Georgia 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Kenia 90+2' Report Doyle 13'
Whelan 70'
Attendance: 4,500
Montenegro 2–2 Bulgaria
Vučinić 61'
Jovetić 82' (pen.)		 Report S. Petrov 11'
Georgiev 90+2'
Attendance: 9,000
Cyprus 1–2 Italy
Aloneftis 28' Report Di Natale 8', 90+2'
Attendance: 6,000
Montenegro 0–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
Italy 2–0 Georgia
De Rossi 17', 89' Report
Attendance: 27,164
Georgia 1–1 Cyprus
Kobiashvili 73' Report Konstantinou 66'
Attendance: 40,000
Bulgaria 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Georgia 0–0 Bulgaria
Report
Attendance: 35,250
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Cyprus
Keane 5' Report
Attendance: 55,833
Italy 2–1 Montenegro
Aquilani 8', 29' Report Vučinić 19'
Attendance: 20,162
Republic of Ireland 2–1 Georgia
Keane 73' (pen.), 78' Report Iashvili 1'
Attendance: 45,000
Cyprus 2–1 Georgia
Konstantinou 33'
Christofi 56'		 Report Kobiashvili 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500
Montenegro 0–2 Italy
Report Pirlo 11' (pen.)
Pazzini 73'
Attendance: 10,500
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Bulgaria
Dunne 1' Report Kilbane 74' (o.g.)
Attendance: 60,002
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Bulgaria 2–0 Cyprus
Popov 8'
Makriev 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 16,916
Georgia 0–0 Montenegro
Report
Attendance: 16,000
Italy 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Iaquinta 10' Report Keane 87'
Attendance: 48,000
Bulgaria 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Telkiyski 29' Report Dunne 24'
Attendance: 38,000
Cyprus 2–2 Montenegro
Konstantinou 13'
Michael 45' (pen.)		 Report Damjanović 65', 77'
Attendance: 3,000
Bulgaria 4–1 Montenegro
Kishishev 45+1'
Telkiyski 49'
Berbatov 83' (pen.)
Domovchiyski 90+1'		 Report Jovetić 9'
Attendance: 7,543
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)
Georgia 0–2 Italy
Report Kaladze 56' (o.g.), 66' (o.g.)
Attendance: 32,000
Cyprus 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Elia 30' Report Doyle 5'
Keane 83'
Attendance: 5,191
Montenegro 1–1 Cyprus
Vučinić 56' (pen.) Report Okkas 63'
Attendance: 4,000
Italy 2–0 Bulgaria
Grosso 11'
Iaquinta 40'		 Report
Attendance: 26,122
Cyprus 4–1 Bulgaria
Charalambides 11', 20'
Konstantinou 58'
Aloneftis 78'		 Report Berbatov 44'
Attendance: 3,700
Montenegro 2–1 Georgia
Batak 13'
Delibašić 78'		 Report Dvalishvili 45'
Attendance: 5,420
Republic of Ireland 2–2 Italy
Whelan 8'
St Ledger 87'		 Report Camoranesi 26'
Gilardino 90'
Attendance: 70,670
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Bulgaria 6–2 Georgia
Berbatov 6', 23', 35'
M. Petrov 14', 44'
Angelov 31'		 Report Dvalishvili 34'
Kobiashvili 51' (pen.)
Attendance: 700
Italy 3–2 Cyprus
Gilardino 78', 81', 90+2' Report Makrides 12'
Michael 48'
Attendance: 15,009
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Montenegro
Report
Attendance: 36,442

Notes

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  1. ^ Originally scheduled for Tbilisi, Georgia but moved to neutral venue due to the 2008 South Ossetia war. The original replacement venue was the Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe, Germany, but the ground became unavailable, so it was moved to the Stadion am Bruchweg in Mainz.[3]

Goalscorers

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There were 77 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

2 own goals

Attendances

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Team Highest Lowest Average
 Bulgaria 45,000 700 22,432
 Cyprus 6,000 1,500 3,878
 Georgia 40,000 4,500 25,550
 Italy 48,000 15,009 27,291
 Montenegro 12,000 4,000 8,184
 Republic of Ireland 70,670 36,442 53,589

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Republic of Ireland FIFA World Cup Group 8 Fixtures Announced". fai.ie. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Georgia-Republic of Ireland to take place in Mainz". FIFA.com. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 30 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
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