2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised the Czech Republic, Poland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia and San Marino.

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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Slovakia Slovenia Czech Republic Northern Ireland Poland San Marino
1  Slovakia 10 7 1 2 22 10 +12 22 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 0–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 7–0
2  Slovenia 10 6 2 2 18 4 +14 20 Advance to second round 2–1 — 0–0 2–0 3–0 5–0
3  Czech Republic 10 4 4 2 17 6 +11 16 1–2 1–0 — 0–0 2–0 7–0
4  Northern Ireland 10 4 3 3 13 9 +4 15 0–2 1–0 0–0 — 3–2 4–0
5  Poland 10 3 2 5 19 14 +5 11 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 — 10–0
6  San Marino 10 0 0 10 1 47 −46 0 1–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–2 —
Source: [1]

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia on 16 January 2008.[2] The August 2009 date in the international match calendar was moved forward by one week, from 19 August to 12 August 2009, at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting on 27 May 2008.[3]

Poland 1–1 Slovenia
Żewłakow 17' (pen.) Report Dedić 35'
Attendance: 7,300
Slovakia 2–1 Northern Ireland
Škrtel 46'
Hamšík 70'		 Report Ďurica 81' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,445
San Marino 0–2 Poland
Report Smolarek 36'
R. Lewandowski 66'
Attendance: 2,374
Northern Ireland 0–0 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 12,882
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Slovenia 2–1 Slovakia
Novaković 22', 82' Report Jakubko 83'
Attendance: 9,900
Poland 2–1 Czech Republic
Brożek 27'
Błaszczykowski 53'		 Report Fenin 87'
Attendance: 38,293
San Marino 1–3 Slovakia
Selva 45' Report Šesták 33'
Kozák 39'
Karhan 50'
Attendance: 1,037
Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)
Slovenia 2–0 Northern Ireland
Novaković 84'
Ljubijankić 85'		 Report
Attendance: 12,385
Czech Republic 1–0 Slovenia
Sionko 63' Report
Attendance: 15,220
Slovakia 2–1 Poland
Šesták 85', 86' Report Smolarek 70'
Attendance: 17,650
Northern Ireland 4–0 San Marino
Healy 30'
McCann 43'
Lafferty 56'
Davis 75'		 Report
Attendance: 12,957
San Marino 0–3 Czech Republic
Report Kováč 47'
Pospěch 53'
Necid 66'
Attendance: 1,318
San Marino 0–3 Northern Ireland
Report McAuley 7'
McCann 33'
Brunt 63'
Attendance: 1,942
Northern Ireland 3–2 Poland
Feeney 10'
Evans 47'
Żewłakow 61' (o.g.)		 Report Jeleń 27'
Saganowski 90+1'
Attendance: 13,357
Slovenia 0–0 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 12,500
Czech Republic 1–2 Slovakia
Jankulovski 30' Report Šesták 22'
Jendrišek 82'
Attendance: 14,956
Poland 10–0 San Marino
Boguski 1', 27'
Smolarek 18', 60', 72', 81'
R. Lewandowski 43'
Jeleń 51'
M. Lewandowski 63'
Saganowski 88'		 Report
Attendance: 15,200
Northern Ireland 1–0 Slovenia
Feeney 73' Report
Attendance: 13,243
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Slovakia 7–0 San Marino
Čech 3', 32'
Pekarík 12'
Stoch 35'
Kozák 42'
Jakubko 63'
Hanzel 68'		 Report
Attendance: 6,652
Slovenia 5–0 San Marino
Koren 19', 74'
Radosavljević 39'
Kirm 54'
Ljubijankić 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 4,400
Poland 1–1 Northern Ireland
M. Lewandowski 80' Report Lafferty 38'
Attendance: 38,914
Slovakia 2–2 Czech Republic
Šesták 59'
Hamšík 73' (pen.)		 Report Pudil 68'
Baroš 83'
Attendance: 23,800
Czech Republic 7–0 San Marino
Baroš 28', 44', 45+3' (pen.), 66'
Svěrkoš 47', 90+4'
Necid 86'		 Report
Attendance: 8,121
Northern Ireland 0–2 Slovakia
Report Šesták 15'
Hološko 67'
Attendance: 13,019
Slovenia 3–0 Poland
Dedić 13'
Novaković 44'
Birsa 62'		 Report
Attendance: 10,226
Czech Republic 2–0 Poland
Necid 51'
Plašil 72'		 Report
Attendance: 14,010
Slovakia 0–2 Slovenia
Report Birsa 56'
Pečnik 90+3'
Attendance: 23,800
Czech Republic 0–0 Northern Ireland
Report
Attendance: 8,002
Poland 0–1 Slovakia
Report Gancarczyk 3' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,500
San Marino 0–3 Slovenia
Report Novaković 24'
Stevanović 68'
Šuler 81'
Attendance: 1,745

Goalscorers

There were 90 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Attendances

Team Highest Lowest Average
 Czech Republic 15,220 8,002 12,062
 Northern Ireland 13,357 12,882 13,092
 Poland 38,914 4,500 20,841
 San Marino 2,374 1,037 1,683
 Slovakia 23,800 6,652 15,469
 Slovenia 12,500 4,400 9,882

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "NI begin with a trip to Slovakia". BBC Sport. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Unanimous support for 6+5, FIFA Club World Cup hosts revealed". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.