2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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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.

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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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of Malta.svg
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 10730215+1624Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–0
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10802304+2624 0–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 6–0
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 104331717015 1–3 0–3 2–0 3–2 4–1
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 104241314114 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 4–0
5Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 101181427134 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–3 4–1
6Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 10037432283 1–1 0–7 1–1 0–2 0–0
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1–3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Guðjohnsen Soccerball shade.svg51' (pen.) (Report) Berbatov Soccerball shade.svg35', 49'
Yanev Soccerball shade.svg62'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 5,014
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg3–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Pršo Soccerball shade.svg31'
Klasnić Soccerball shade.svg54'
Gyepes Soccerball shade.svg80' (o.g.)
(Report)
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 20,853
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0–7Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović Soccerball shade.svg4', 11', 14', 71'
Ljungberg Soccerball shade.svg46', 74'
Larsson Soccerball shade.svg76'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Haim Jakov (Israel)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
(Report) Srna Soccerball shade.svg64'
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 40,023
Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibáñez (Spain)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Gera Soccerball shade.svg62'
Torghelle Soccerball shade.svg75'
Szabics Soccerball shade.svg79'
(Report) Guðjohnsen Soccerball shade.svg39'
I. Sigurðsson Soccerball shade.svg78'

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Ljungberg Soccerball shade.svg26'
Larsson Soccerball shade.svg50'
Svensson Soccerball shade.svg67'
(Report)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
(Report)
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg2–2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Srna Soccerball shade.svg15', 31' (pen.) (Report) M. Petrov Soccerball shade.svg77'
Berbatov Soccerball shade.svg86'
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 31,565
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg4–1Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Berbatov Soccerball shade.svg43', 55'
Yanev Soccerball shade.svg47'
Yankov Soccerball shade.svg88'
(Report) Mifsud Soccerball shade.svg11'
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1–4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Guðjohnsen Soccerball shade.svg66' (Report) Larsson Soccerball shade.svg24', 39'
Allbäck Soccerball shade.svg27'
Wilhelmsson Soccerball shade.svg45'

Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
(Report) Gera Soccerball shade.svg39'
Kovács Soccerball shade.svg93'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
(Report) Ljungberg Soccerball shade.svg17', 90+2' (pen.)
Edman Soccerball shade.svg74'
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg4–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
N. Kovač Soccerball shade.svg38', 75'
Šimunić Soccerball shade.svg70'
Pršo Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
(Report)
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 17,912
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg3–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Pršo Soccerball shade.svg22', 35'
Tudor Soccerball shade.svg79'
(Report)
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,510
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Rajczi Soccerball shade.svg90' (Report) S. Petrov Soccerball shade.svg51'

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg6–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Jonson Soccerball shade.svg6'
Svensson Soccerball shade.svg18'
Wilhelmsson Soccerball shade.svg29'
Ibrahimović Soccerball shade.svg40'
Ljungberg Soccerball shade.svg57'
Elmander Soccerball shade.svg81'
(Report)
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 35,593
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
M. Petrov Soccerball shade.svg72' (Report) Babić Soccerball shade.svg19'
Tudor Soccerball shade.svg57'
Kranjčar Soccerball shade.svg80'
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Guðjohnsen Soccerball shade.svg17'
K. Sigurðsson Soccerball shade.svg68'
(Report) Gera Soccerball shade.svg45', 56'
Huszti Soccerball shade.svg73'

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg4–1Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Þorvaldsson Soccerball shade.svg27'
Guðjohnsen Soccerball shade.svg33'
Guðmundsson Soccerball shade.svg74'
V. Gunnarsson Soccerball shade.svg84'
(Report) Said Soccerball shade.svg58'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 4,887
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Ljungberg Soccerball shade.svg60'
Mellberg Soccerball shade.svg75'
Ibrahimović Soccerball shade.svg90'
(Report)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Guðjohnsen Soccerball shade.svg24' (Report) Balaban Soccerball shade.svg56', 61'
Srna Soccerball shade.svg82'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 5,520
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg4–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Torghelle Soccerball shade.svg34'
Said Soccerball shade.svg55' (o.g.)
Takács Soccerball shade.svg64'
Rajczi Soccerball shade.svg85'
(Report)

Malta  Flag of Malta.svg1–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Wellman Soccerball shade.svg74' (Report) Kranjčar Soccerball shade.svg19'
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Berbatov Soccerball shade.svg21'
Iliev Soccerball shade.svg69'
M. Petrov Soccerball shade.svg86'
(Report) Steinsson Soccerball shade.svg9'
Hreiðarsson Soccerball shade.svg16'
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest
Attendance: 20,161
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg2–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Berbatov Soccerball shade.svg29'
Lazarov Soccerball shade.svg55'
(Report)
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Srna Soccerball shade.svg55' (Report)
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 34,015
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

Malta  Flag of Malta.svg1–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Barbara Soccerball shade.svg79' (Report) Yankov Soccerball shade.svg67'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 2,844
Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Ibrahimović Soccerball shade.svg29'
Larsson Soccerball shade.svg42'
Källström Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
(Report) Árnason Soccerball shade.svg11'
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–0Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
(Report)

Goalscorers

There were 99 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.3 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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References

  1. "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2006, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 15 April 2024.