2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Estonia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Portugal, Russia and Slovakia.

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The group was won by Portugal, who qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Slovakia entered the UEFA qualification play-offs.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 12 9 3 0 35 5 +30 30 Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 7–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 6–0
2  Slovakia 12 6 5 1 24 8 +16 23[lower-alpha 1] Advance to second round 1–1 — 0–0 1–0 4–1 7–0 3–1
3  Russia 12 6 5 1 23 12 +11 23[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 1–1 — 4–0 2–0 2–0 5–1
4  Estonia 12 5 2 5 16 17 −1 17 0–1 1–2 1–1 — 2–1 2–0 4–0
5  Latvia 12 4 3 5 18 21 −3 15 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 — 1–0 4–0
6  Liechtenstein 12 2 2 8 13 23 −10 8 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–3 — 3–0
7  Luxembourg 12 0 0 12 5 48 −43 0 0–5 0–4 0–4 0–2 3–4 0–4 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head away goals: Slovakia 1, Russia 0.

Matches
Liechtenstein 1–2 Estonia
D'Elia  49' (Report) Viikmäe  34'
Lindpere  80'
Attendance: 912
Referee: Emil Bozinovski (Macedonia)
Slovakia 3–1 Luxembourg
Vittek  26'
Greško  48'
Demo  89'		 (Report) Strasser  2'
Attendance: 5,016
Estonia 4–0 Luxembourg
Teever  7'
Schauls  41' (o.g.)
Oper  61'
Viikmäe  67'		 (Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
Russia 1–1 Slovakia
Bulykin  14' (Report) Vittek  87'
Attendance: 11,500
Latvia 0–2 Portugal
(Report) Ronaldo  57'
Pauleta  58'
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Luxembourg 3–4 Latvia
Braun  11'
Leweck  55'
Cardoni  62'		 (Report) Verpakovskis  4'
Zemļinskis  40' (pen.)
Hoffmann  65' (o.g.)
Prohorenkovs  67'
Attendance: 2,125
Referee: George Kasnaferis (Greece)
Slovakia 7–0 Liechtenstein
Vittek  15', 59', 81'
Karhan  42'
Németh  84'
Mintál  85'
Zabavník  90+2'		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,620
Referee: Dejan Delević (Serbia and Montenegro)
Portugal 4–0 Estonia
Ronaldo  75'
Postiga  83', 90+1'
Pauleta  86'		 (Report)
Attendance: 27,214
Referee: Bülent Demirlek (Turkey)
Luxembourg 0–4 Russia
(Report) Sychev  56', 69', 86'
Arshavin  62'
Attendance: 3,670
Slovakia 4–1 Latvia
Németh  46'
L. Reiter  50'
Karhan  55', 87'		 (Report) Verpakovskis  3'
Attendance: 13,025
Liechtenstein 2–2 Portugal
Burgmeier  48'
T. Beck  76'		 (Report) Pauleta  23'
Hasler  39' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,548
Referee: Novo Panić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Latvia 2–2 Estonia
Astafjevs  65'
Laizāns  82'		 (Report) Oper  72'
Teever  79'
Attendance: 8,500
Luxembourg 0–4 Liechtenstein
(Report) Stocklasa  41'
Burgmeier  44', 85'
M. Frick  57' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,478
Referee: Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic)
Portugal 7–1 Russia
Pauleta  26'
Ronaldo  39', 69'
Deco  45'
Simão  82'
Petit  89', 90+2'		 (Report) Arshavin  79'
Attendance: 27,258
Russia 4–0 Estonia
Karyaka  23'
Izmailov  25'
Sychev  32'
Loskov  67' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 29,000
Liechtenstein 1–3 Latvia
M. Frick  32' (Report) Verpakovskis  7'
Zemļinskis  57'
Prohorenkovs  89'
Attendance: 1,460
Luxembourg 0–5 Portugal
(Report) Federspiel  11' (o.g.)
Ronaldo  28'
Maniche  52'
Pauleta  67', 82'
Attendance: 8,045
Liechtenstein 1–2 Russia
T. Beck  40' (Report) Kerzhakov  23'
Karyaka  37'
Attendance: 2,400
Estonia 1–2 Slovakia
Oper  57' (Report) Mintál  58'
L. Reiter  65'
Attendance: 3,051
Estonia 1–1 Russia
Terehhov  63' (Report) Arshavin  18'
Attendance: 8,850
Slovakia 1–1 Portugal
Karhan  8' (pen.) (Report) Postiga  62'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Latvia 4–0 Luxembourg
Bleidelis  32'
Laizāns  38' (pen.)
Verpakovskis  73', 90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8,203
Referee: Draženko Kovačić (Croatia)
Estonia 2–0 Liechtenstein
Stepanov  27'
Oper  57'		 (Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mark Whitby (Wales)
Russia 2–0 Latvia
Arshavin  56'
Loskov  78' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 21,575
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)
Portugal 2–0 Slovakia
Meira  21'
Ronaldo  42'		 (Report)
Attendance: 64,000
Latvia 1–0 Liechtenstein
Bleidelis  17' (Report)
Attendance: 8,000
Luxembourg 0–4 Slovakia
(Report) Németh  5'
Mintál  15'
Kisel  54'
L. Reiter  60'
Attendance: 2,108
Referee: Rob Styles (England)
Estonia 0–1 Portugal
(Report) Ronaldo  32'
Attendance: 10,280
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Latvia 1–1 Russia
Astafjevs  6' (Report) Arshavin  24'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Liechtenstein 0–0 Slovakia
(Report)
Attendance: 1,150
Estonia 2–1 Latvia
Oper  11'
Smirnov  71'		 (Report) Laizāns  90'
Attendance: 8,970
Russia 2–0 Liechtenstein
Kerzhakov  27', 66' (Report)
Attendance: 18,123
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)
Portugal 6–0 Luxembourg
Andrade  24'
Carvalho  30'
Pauleta  38', 57'
Simão  80', 85'		 (Report)
Attendance: 25,300
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)
Latvia 1–1 Slovakia
Laizāns  74' (Report) Vittek  35'
Attendance: 8,800
Russia 0–0 Portugal
(Report)
Attendance: 28,800
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Liechtenstein 3–0 Luxembourg
M. Frick  38'
Fischer  77'
T. Beck  92'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,300
Slovakia 1–0 Estonia
Hlinka  72' (Report)
Attendance: 12,800
Russia 5–1 Luxembourg
Izmailov  7'
Kerzhakov  18'
Pavlyuchenko  65'
Kirichenko  74', 90+3'		 (Report) C. Reiter  52' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Portugal 2–1 Liechtenstein
Pauleta  48'
Nuno Gomes  85'		 (Report) Fischer  32'
Attendance: 29,000
Portugal 3–0 Latvia
Pauleta  20', 22'
Viana  86'		 (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Luxembourg 0–2 Estonia
(Report) Oper  7', 78'
Attendance: 2,010
Slovakia 0–0 Russia
(Report)
Attendance: 22,317

Goalscorers
11 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 owl goal

See also
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