2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised the Czech Republic, Poland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia and San Marino.
The group was won by Slovakia, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Slovenia entered the UEFA play-off stage.[1]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Slovakia |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 22 | Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Slovenia |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 20 | Advance to second round | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 16 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 4 | Northern Ireland |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 15 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Poland |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 11 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 10–0 | ||
| 6 | San Marino |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 47 | −46 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
Matches
The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia on 16 January 2008.[2] The August 2009 date in the international match calendar was moved forward by one week, from 19 August to 12 August 2009, at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting on 27 May 2008.[3]
| San Marino | 0–2 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smolarek  36'R. Lewandowski 66' |
| Poland | 2–1 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Brożek 27' Błaszczykowski 53' |
Report | Fenin 87' |
| Slovenia | 2–0 | Northern Ireland |
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| Novaković 84' Ljubijankić 85' |
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| Czech Republic | 1–0 | Slovenia |
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| Sionko 63' |
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| Northern Ireland | 4–0 | San Marino |
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| Healy 30' McCann 43'Lafferty 56'Davis 75' |
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| San Marino | 0–3 | Czech Republic |
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| Report | Kováč 47' Pospěch 53'Necid 66' |
| San Marino | 0–3 | Northern Ireland |
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| Report | McAuley 7' McCann 33'Brunt 63' |
| Northern Ireland | 3–2 | Poland |
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| Feeney 10' Evans 47'Żewłakow 61' (o.g.) |
Report | Jeleń 27' Saganowski 90+1' |
| Czech Republic | 1–2 | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Jankulovski 30' |
Report | Šesták 22' Jendrišek 82' |
| Poland | 10–0 | San Marino |
|---|---|---|
| Boguski 1', 27' Smolarek 18', 60', 72', 81'R. Lewandowski 43'Jeleń 51'M. Lewandowski 63'Saganowski 88' |
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| Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Slovenia |
|---|---|---|
| Feeney 73' |
Report |
| Slovenia | 5–0 | San Marino |
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| Koren 19', 74' Radosavljević 39'Kirm 54'Ljubijankić 90+3' |
Report |
| Poland | 1–1 | Northern Ireland |
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| M. Lewandowski 80' |
Report | Lafferty 38' |
| Czech Republic | 7–0 | San Marino |
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| Baroš 28', 44', 45+3' (pen.), 66' Svěrkoš 47', 90+4'Necid 86' |
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| Northern Ireland | 0–2 | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Šesták 15' Hološko 67' |
| Czech Republic | 2–0 | Poland |
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| Necid 51' Plašil 72' |
Report |
| Poland | 0–1 | Slovakia |
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| Report | Gancarczyk 3' (o.g.) |
| San Marino | 0–3 | Slovenia |
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| Report | Novaković 24' Stevanović 68'Šuler 81' |
Goalscorers
There were 90 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Martin Fenin- Marek Jankulovski
- Radoslav Kováč
- Jaroslav Plašil
- Zdeněk Pospěch
- Daniel Pudil
- Libor Sionko
Chris Brunt- Steven Davis
- Jonny Evans
- David Healy
- Gareth McAuley
Paweł Brożek- Jakub Błaszczykowski
- Michał Żewłakow
Andy Selva
Ľuboš Hanzel- Filip Hološko
- Erik Jendrišek
- Miroslav Karhan
- Peter Pekarík
- Miroslav Stoch
- Martin Škrtel
Andraž Kirm- Dalibor Stevanovič
- Marko Šuler
- Nejc Pečnik
- Aleksandar Radosavljević
1 own goal
- Seweryn Gancarczyk (against Slovakia)
- Michał Żewłakow (against Northern Ireland)
- Ján Ďurica (against Northern Ireland)
Attendances
| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 15,220 | 8,002 | 12,062 |
| Northern Ireland | 13,357 | 12,882 | 13,092 |
| Poland | 38,914 | 4,500 | 20,841 |
| San Marino | 2,374 | 1,037 | 1,683 |
| Slovakia | 23,800 | 6,652 | 15,469 |
| Slovenia | 12,500 | 4,400 | 9,882 |