2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 8 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Malta and Sweden.

The group was won by Croatia, who qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Sweden also qualified as one of two best runners-up.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 10 7 3 0 21 5 +16 24[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–0
2  Sweden 10 8 0 2 30 4 +26 24[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 6–0
3  Bulgaria 10 4 3 3 17 17 0 15 1–3 0–3 2–0 3–2 4–1
4  Hungary 10 4 2 4 13 14 1 14 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 4–0
5  Iceland 10 1 1 8 14 27 13 4 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–3 4–1
6  Malta 10 0 3 7 4 32 28 3 1–1 0–7 1–1 0–2 0–0
Source:
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Croatia 6, Sweden 0.

Matches

Iceland 1–3 Bulgaria
Guðjohnsen  51' (pen.) (Report) Berbatov  35', 49'
Yanev  62'
Croatia 3–0 Hungary
Pršo  31'
Klasnić  54'
Gyepes  80' (o.g.)
(Report)
Attendance: 20,853
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Malta 0–7 Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović  4', 11', 14', 71'
Ljungberg  46', 74'
Larsson  76'
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Haim Jakov (Israel)

Sweden 0–1 Croatia
(Report) Srna  64'
Attendance: 40,023
Hungary 3–2 Iceland
Gera  62'
Torghelle  75'
Szabics  79'
(Report) Guðjohnsen  39'
I. Sigurðsson  78'

Sweden 3–0 Hungary
Ljungberg  26'
Larsson  50'
Svensson  67'
(Report)
Malta 0–0 Iceland
(Report)
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
Croatia 2–2 Bulgaria
Srna  15', 31' (pen.) (Report) M. Petrov  77'
Berbatov  86'
Attendance: 31,565

Bulgaria 4–1 Malta
Berbatov  43', 55'
Yanev  47'
Yankov  88'
(Report) Mifsud  11'
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)
Iceland 1–4 Sweden
Guðjohnsen  66' (Report) Larsson  24', 39'
Allbäck  27'
Wilhelmsson  45'

Malta 0–2 Hungary
(Report) Gera  39'
Kovács  93'
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)

Bulgaria 0–3 Sweden
(Report) Ljungberg  17', 90+2' (pen.)
Edman  74'
Croatia 4–0 Iceland
N. Kovač  38', 75'
Šimunić  70'
Pršo  90+1'
(Report)
Attendance: 17,912

Croatia 3–0 Malta
Pršo  22', 35'
Tudor  79'
(Report)
Attendance: 15,510
Hungary 1–1 Bulgaria
Rajczi  90' (Report) S. Petrov  51'

Sweden 6–0 Malta
Jonson  6'
Svensson  18'
Wilhelmsson  29'
Ibrahimović  40'
Ljungberg  57'
Elmander  81'
(Report)
Attendance: 35,593
Bulgaria 1–3 Croatia
M. Petrov  72' (Report) Babić  19'
Tudor  57'
Kranjčar  80'
Iceland 2–3 Hungary
Guðjohnsen  17'
K. Sigurðsson  68'
(Report) Gera  45', 56'
Huszti  73'

Iceland 4–1 Malta
Þorvaldsson  27'
Guðjohnsen  33'
Guðmundsson  74'
V. Gunnarsson  84'
(Report) Said  58'

Sweden 3–0 Bulgaria
Ljungberg  60'
Mellberg  75'
Ibrahimović  90'
(Report)
Iceland 1–3 Croatia
Guðjohnsen  24' (Report) Balaban  56', 61'
Srna  82'
Hungary 4–0 Malta
Torghelle  34'
Said  55' (o.g.)
Takács  64'
Rajczi  85'
(Report)

Malta 1–1 Croatia
Wellman  74' (Report) Kranjčar  19'
Attendance: 916
Referee: Athanassios Briakos (Greece)
Bulgaria 3–2 Iceland
Berbatov  21'
Iliev  69'
M. Petrov  86'
(Report) Steinsson  9'
Hreiðarsson  16'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Bülent Demirlek (Turkey)
Hungary 0–1 Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović  90+1'

Bulgaria 2–0 Hungary
Berbatov  29'
Lazarov  55'
(Report)
Attendance: 4,652
Referee: Dejan Delević (Serbia and Montenegro)
Croatia 1–0 Sweden
Srna  55' (Report)
Attendance: 34,015

Malta 1–1 Bulgaria
Barbara  79' (Report) Yankov  67'
Sweden 3–1 Iceland
Ibrahimović  29'
Larsson  42'
Källström  90+1'
(Report) Árnason  11'
Hungary 0–0 Croatia
(Report)

Goalscorers

8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

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