2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4
Football tournament qualification stage
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 4 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised 2006 FIFA World Cup hosts Germany along with Russia, Finland, Wales, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein.
The group was won by Germany, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Russia entered the UEFA play-off stage.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Germany |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 26 | Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Russia |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 22 | Advance to second round | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Finland |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 3–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Wales |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 12 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Azerbaijan |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 6 | Liechtenstein |
10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 2 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Matches
The fixtures for the group were determined on 10 January 2008, after a meeting between representatives of each nation in Frankfurt, Germany.[2] 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.[3]
| Wales | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
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Vokes  83' |
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| Liechtenstein | 0–6 | Germany |
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| Report | Podolski 21', 48' Rolfes 64'Schweinsteiger 65'Hitzlsperger 75'Westermann 86' |
| Russia | 2–1 | Wales |
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| Pavlyuchenko 22' (pen.) Pogrebnyak 81' |
Report | Ledley 67' |
| Finland | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
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| Forssell 61' (pen.) |
Report |
| Germany | 1–0 | Wales |
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| Trochowski 72' |
Report |
| Russia | 2–0 | Azerbaijan |
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| Pavlyuchenko 32' Zyryanov 71' |
Report |
| Germany | 4–0 | Liechtenstein |
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| Ballack 4' Jansen 9'Schweinsteiger 48'Podolski 50' |
Report |
| Liechtenstein | 0–1 | Russia |
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| Report | Zyryanov 38' |
| Azerbaijan | 0–1 | Wales |
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| Report | Edwards 42' |
| Azerbaijan | 0–2 | Germany |
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| Report | Schweinsteiger 11' Klose 53' |
| Russia | 3–0 | Liechtenstein |
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| V. Berezutski 17' Pavlyuchenko 40' (pen.), 45' (pen.) |
Report |
| Wales | 1–3 | Russia |
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| Collins 53' |
Report | Semshov 36' Ignashevich 71' Pavlyuchenko 90+1' |
| Liechtenstein | 0–2 | Azerbaijan |
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| Report | Javadov 55' Məmmədov 82' |
| Azerbaijan | 1–1 | Russia |
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| Javadov 54' |
Report | Arshavin 13' |
| Liechtenstein | 0–2 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vaughan 16' Ramsey 80' |
Goalscorers
There were 74 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Shefki Kuqi- Jari Litmanen
- Niklas Moisander
- Roni Porokara
- Daniel Sjölund
- Hannu Tihinen
- Mika Väyrynen
Thomas Hitzlsperger- Marcell Jansen
- Simon Rolfes
- Piotr Trochowski
- Heiko Westermann
Mario Frick- Michele Polverino
Vasili Berezutski- Sergei Ignashevich
- Pavel Pogrebnyak
- Igor Semshov
Craig Bellamy- James Collins
- Joe Ledley
- Aaron Ramsey
- David Vaughan
- Sam Vokes
1 own goal
- Petri Pasanen (against Russia)
- Veli Lampi (against Russia)
- Mario Frick (against Wales)
- Ashley Williams (against Germany)
Attendances
| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 26,728 | 12,000 | 22,046 |
| Finland | 37,150 | 14,000 | 26,195 |
| Germany | 65,607 | 35,369 | 48,069 |
| Liechtenstein | 6,021 | 1,635 | 3,665 |
| Russia | 72,100 | 21,000 | 42,020 |
| Wales | 26,064 | 13,356 | 18,727 |