2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

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.

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The group was won by the Netherlands, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 — 4–0 2–1 2–2
3  Scotland 8 3 1 4 6 11 −5 10[lower-alpha 1] 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:
Notes:
  1. Norway and Scotland are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Matches

The fixtures were decided at a meeting held in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 14 December 2007.[1] 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.[2]

Macedonia 1–0 Scotland
Naumoski  5' Report
Attendance: 9,000
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'
Attendance: 9,767
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
Attendance: 37,500
Norway 0–1 Netherlands
Report Van Bommel  62'
Attendance: 23,840
Iceland 1–0 Macedonia
V. Gunnarsson  16' Report
Attendance: 5,527
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'
Attendance: 7,321
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

There were 44 goals scored over 20 games, for an average of 2.2 goals per game.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Attendances
Team Highest Lowest Average
 Iceland9,7675,5278,063
 Macedonia11,0007,0008,500
 Netherlands50,00037,50045,213
 Norway24,49314,77620,091
 Scotland51,23042,25948,477

References
  1. "Scots World Cup schedule revealed". BBC Sport. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  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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