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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Netherlands Norway Scotland North Macedonia Iceland
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
Source: [1]

Matches

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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 1–0 Scotland
Naumoski 5' Report
Norway 2–2 Iceland
Iversen 36' (pen.), 50' Report Helguson 39'
Guðjohnsen 69'
Attendance: 17,254
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

Iceland 1–2 Scotland
Guðjohnsen 77' (pen.) Report Broadfoot 18'
McFadden 59'
Macedonia 1–2 Netherlands
Pandev 77' (pen.) Report Heitinga 46'
Van der Vaart 59'
Attendance: 11,000

Scotland 0–0 Norway
Report
Attendance: 50,205
Netherlands 2–0 Iceland
Mathijsen 15'
Huntelaar 65'
Report

Norway 0–1 Netherlands
Report Van Bommel 62'
Attendance: 23,840
Iceland 1–0 Macedonia
V. Gunnarsson 16' Report

Netherlands 3–0 Scotland
Huntelaar 30'
Van Persie 45+1'
Kuyt 77' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 50,000

Netherlands 4–0 Macedonia
Kuyt 16', 41'
Huntelaar 25'
Van der Vaart 88'
Report
Attendance: 47,750
Scotland 2–1 Iceland
McCormack 39'
S. Fletcher 65'
Report I. Sigurðsson 54'
Attendance: 42,259

Macedonia 0–0 Norway
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Iceland 1–2 Netherlands
K. Sigurðsson 87' Report De Jong 8'
Van Bommel 15'
Attendance: 9,635
Referee: Mike Dean (England)

Macedonia 2–0 Iceland
Stojkov 10'
Ivanovski 86'
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Netherlands 2–0 Norway
Ooijer 32'
Robben 50'
Report
Attendance: 45,600

Norway 4–0 Scotland
J. Riise 35'
Pedersen 45', 90'
Huseklepp 60'
Report
Attendance: 24,493

Scotland 2–0 Macedonia
Brown 56'
McFadden 80'
Report
Attendance: 50,214
Iceland 1–1 Norway
Guðjohnsen 29' Report J. Riise 11'

Norway 2–1 Macedonia
Helstad 2'
J. Riise 25'
Report Grnčarov 79'
Attendance: 14,776
Scotland 0–1 Netherlands
Report Elia 82'
Attendance: 51,230

Goalscorers

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There were 44 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Attendances

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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

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Scots World Cup schedule revealed". BBC Sport. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Unanimous support for 6+5, FIFA Club World Cup hosts revealed". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.