2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 1 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised 2006 fourth-place finishers Portugal, along with Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Albania and Malta.

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

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Denmark Portugal Sweden Hungary Albania Malta
1  Denmark 10 6 3 1 16 5 +11 21 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 3–0
2  Portugal 10 5 4 1 17 5 +12 19 Advance to second round 2–3 0–0 3–0 0–0 4–0
3  Sweden 10 5 3 2 13 5 +8 18 0–1 0–0 2–1 4–1 4–0
4  Hungary 10 5 1 4 10 8 +2 16 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 3–0
5  Albania 10 1 4 5 6 13 −7 7 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–0
6  Malta 10 0 1 9 0 26 −26 1 0–3 0–4 0–1 0–1 0–0
Source: [1]

Matches[edit]

The match schedule was determined on 6 January 2008 at a meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2]


Albania 0–0 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 21,522
Hungary 0–0 Denmark
Report
Malta 0–4 Portugal
Report Said 26' (o.g.)
Almeida 61'
Simão 72'
Nani 78'
Attendance: 11,000

Sweden 2–1 Hungary
Källström 55'
Holmén 64'
Report Rudolf 90+3'
Attendance: 28,177
Albania 3–0 Malta
Bogdani 45+1'
Duro 84'
Dallku 90'
Report
Attendance: 13,400
Portugal 2–3 Denmark
Nani 42'
Deco 86' (pen.)
Report Bendtner 84'
C. Poulsen 88'
Jensen 90+2'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Hungary 2–0 Albania
Torghelle 49'
Juhász 82'
Report
Denmark 3–0 Malta
Larsen 10', 46'
Agger 29' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 33,124
Sweden 0–0 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 33,241

Malta 0–1 Hungary
Report Torghelle 23'
Portugal 0–0 Albania
Report
Attendance: 29,500

Malta 0–0 Albania
Report

Malta 0–3 Denmark
Report Larsen 12', 23'
Nordstrand 89'
Attendance: 6,235
Albania 0–1 Hungary
Report Torghelle 38'
Attendance: 12,000
Portugal 0–0 Sweden
Report

Hungary 3–0 Malta
Hajnal 7'
Gera 81'
Juhász 90+3'
Report
Denmark 3–0 Albania
Andreasen 31'
Larsen 37'
C. Poulsen 80'
Report
Attendance: 24,320

Sweden 0–1 Denmark
Report Kahlenberg 22'
Attendance: 33,619
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Albania 1–2 Portugal
Bogdani 29' Report Almeida 27'
Alves 90+2'
Attendance: 18,320

Sweden 4–0 Malta
Källström 22'
Majstorović 52'
Ibrahimović 56'
Berg 58'
Report
Attendance: 25,271

Denmark 1–1 Portugal
Bendtner 43' Report Liédson 86'
Hungary 1–2 Sweden
Huszti 79' (pen.) Report Mellberg 9'
Ibrahimović 90+3'

Malta 0–1 Sweden
Report Azzopardi 82' (o.g.)
Albania 1–1 Denmark
Bogdani 51' Report Bendtner 40'
Attendance: 18,000
Hungary 0–1 Portugal
Report Pepe 10'

Denmark 1–0 Sweden
J. Poulsen 78' Report
Portugal 3–0 Hungary
Simão 18', 79'
Liédson 74'
Report
Attendance: 50,115

Denmark 0–1 Hungary
Report Buzsáky 35'
Attendance: 36,966
Portugal 4–0 Malta
Nani 14'
Simão 45'
Veloso 52'
Edinho 90'
Report
Sweden 4–1 Albania
Mellberg 6', 42'
Berg 40'
Svensson 86'
Report Salihi 56'
Attendance: 25,342

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 62 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.07 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Attendances[edit]

Team Highest Lowest Average
 Albania 18,522 8,400 14,848
 Denmark 37,998 24,320 34,042
 Hungary 42,000 18,000 30,711
 Malta 11,000 2,041 5,756
 Portugal 50,115 29,350 36,433
 Sweden 33,619 25,271 29,130

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ Berendt, Lars (6 January 2008). "Program for VM-kvalifikationskampene på plads". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 6 January 2008.