2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised France, Romania, Serbia, Lithuania, Austria and Faroe Islands.

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The group was won by Serbia, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up France entered the UEFA play-off stage.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 10 7 1 2 22 8 +14 22 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 1–0 3–0 5–0 2–0
2  France 10 6 3 1 18 9 +9 21 Advance to second round 2–1 — 3–1 1–0 1–1 5–0
3  Austria 10 4 2 4 14 15 −1 14 1–3 3–1 — 2–1 2–1 3–1
4  Lithuania 10 4 0 6 10 11 −1 12[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 0–1 2–0 — 0–1 1–0
5  Romania 10 3 3 4 12 18 −6 12[lower-alpha 1] 2–3 2–2 1–1 0–3 — 3–1
6  Faroe Islands 10 1 1 8 5 20 −15 4 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. Lithuania and Romania are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Matches

The representatives of the six federations met in Vienna, Austria on 8 December 2007 to decide on a fixture calendar.[1] The August 2009 date in the international match calendar was moved forward by one week, from 19 August to 12 August, at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in May 2008.[2]

Romania 0–3 Lithuania
Report Stankevičius  31'
Mikoliūnas  69'
Kalonas  86'
Attendance: 14,000
Serbia 2–0 Faroe Islands
J. Jacobsen  30' (o.g.)
Žigić  88'		 Report
Attendance: 9,615
Austria 3–1 France
Janko  8'
Aufhauser  41'
Ivanschitz  72' (pen.)		 Report Govou  61'
Attendance: 48,000
Faroe Islands 0–1 Romania
Report Cociş  59'
Attendance: 805
Lithuania 2–0 Austria
Danilevičius  52', 58' Report
Attendance: 4,500
France 2–1 Serbia
Henry  53'
Anelka  63'		 Report Ivanović  75'
Attendance: 53,027
Faroe Islands 1–1 Austria
Løkin  47' Report Stranzl  49'
Attendance: 1,800
Serbia 3–0 Lithuania
Ivanović  6'
Krasić  34'
Žigić  82'		 Report
Attendance: 22,000
Romania 2–2 France
F. Petre  6'
Goian  17'		 Report Ribéry  36'
Gourcuff  69'
Attendance: 12,800
Lithuania 1–0 Faroe Islands
Danilevičius  20' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Austria 1–3 Serbia
Janko  80' Report Krasić  15'
Jovanović  18'
Obradović  24'
Attendance: 47,998
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Romania 2–3 Serbia
Marica  50'
Stoica  74'		 Report Jovanović  18'
Stoica  44' (o.g.)
Ivanović  59'
Attendance: 15,000
Lithuania 0–1 France
Report Ribéry  67'
Attendance: 8,700
Austria 2–1 Romania
Hoffer  26', 44' Report Tănase  24'
Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt
Attendance: 23,000
France 1–0 Lithuania
Ribéry  75' Report
Attendance: 79,543
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Lithuania 0–1 Romania
Report Marica  38'
Attendance: 5,850
Serbia 1–0 Austria
Milijaš  7' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 41,000
Faroe Islands 0–2 Serbia
Report Jovanović  44'
Subotić  69'
Attendance: 2,896
Referee: Meir Levi (Israel)
Faroe Islands 0–1 France
Report Gignac  41'
Attendance: 2,974
Austria 3–1 Faroe Islands
Maierhofer  1'
Janko  15', 58' (pen.)		 Report A. Olsen  82'
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
France 1–1 Romania
Henry  48' Report Escudé  55' (o.g.)
Attendance: 78,209
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Faroe Islands 2–1 Lithuania
S. Olsen  13'
A. Hansen  34'		 Report Danilevičius  22' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,942
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Romania 1–1 Austria
Bucur  54' Report Schiemer  83'
Attendance: 7,505
Serbia 1–1 France
Milijaš  12' (pen.) Report Henry  36'
Attendance: 49,456
Austria 2–1 Lithuania
Janko  16'
Wallner  80' (pen.)		 Report Stankevičius  66'
Attendance: 14,200
Serbia 5–0 Romania
Žigić  37'
Pantelić  50'
Kuzmanović  78'
Jovanović  87', 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 39,839
France 5–0 Faroe Islands
Gignac  34', 38'
Gallas  52'
Anelka  86'
Benzema  88'		 Report
Attendance: 16,755
Lithuania 2–1 Serbia
Kalonas  20' (pen.)
Stankevičius  68' (pen.)		 Report Tošić  60'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Anton Guenov (Bulgaria)
Romania 3–1 Faroe Islands
Apostol  16'
Bucur  65'
Mazilu  87'		 Report á Bø  83'
Attendance: 13,000
France 3–1 Austria
Benzema  18'
Henry  26' (pen.)
Gignac  66'		 Report Janko  49'
Attendance: 78,099

Goalscorers

There were 81 goals scored during the 30 games, an average of 2.7 goals per game.

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

Attendances
Team Highest Lowest Average
 Austria48,00012,30029,100
 Faroe Islands2,9748052,053
 France79,54316,75561,127
 Lithuania8,7002,0005,210
 Romania15,0007,50512,461
 Serbia49,4569,61532,382

References
  1. Lhéritier, Bastien (8 December 2007). "Un compromis pour ces qualifications" (in French). fff.fr. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  2. "Unanimous support for 6+5, FIFA Club World Cup hosts revealed". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2009-02-06.
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