2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Greece, Israel, Switzerland, Moldova, Latvia and Luxembourg.

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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 10631188+1021Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–0
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 106222010+1020Advance to second round 1–2 — 5–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 105231815+317 2–2 0–2 — 1–1 2–0 3–2
4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 104422010+1016 2–2 1–1 0–1 — 7–0 3–1
5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 10127425−215 0–3 0–3 0–4 1–3 — 0–0
6Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova 10037618−123 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 —
Source: [1]

Matches

The match schedule was established at a meeting in Israel on 8 January 2008. [2] However, Greece and Latvia failed to come to an agreement on matches between themselves, and, since the match schedule was not finalised by 16 January 2008 deadline, FIFA conducted a random draw to determine the fixtures. [3] [4] The draw took place in Zagreb, Croatia at 16:00 CET on 30 January 2008, the eve of the XXXII Ordinary UEFA Congress. [5]

Moldova  Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg1–2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Alexeev Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Karlsons Soccerball shade.svg8'
Astafjevs Soccerball shade.svg22'
Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg2–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Benayoun Soccerball shade.svg73'
Sahar Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Yakin Soccerball shade.svg45'
Nkufo Soccerball shade.svg56'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 29,600
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report Torosidis Soccerball shade.svg36'
Gekas Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Charisteas Soccerball shade.svg76' (pen.)
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 4,596
Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg1–2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Picușceac Soccerball shade.svg1' Report Golan Soccerball shade.svg39'
Saban Soccerball shade.svg45'
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg0–2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report Gekas Soccerball shade.svg10', 49'
Skonto Stadions, Riga
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Nkufo Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Strasser Soccerball shade.svg27'
A. Leweck Soccerball shade.svg87'
Letzigrund, Zürich
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Dejan Filipović (Serbia)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Frei Soccerball shade.svg63'
Nkufo Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Ivanovs Soccerball shade.svg71'
AFG Arena, St. Gallen
Attendance: 18,026
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1–3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Peters Soccerball shade.svg14' Report Benayoun Soccerball shade.svg2' (pen.)
Golan Soccerball shade.svg54'
Tuama Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 3,562
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg3–0Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova
Charisteas Soccerball shade.svg31', 51'
Katsouranis Soccerball shade.svg40'		 Report
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 13,684
Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Koļesņičenko Soccerball shade.svg89' Report Benayoun Soccerball shade.svg50'
Skonto Stadions, Riga
Attendance: 7,100
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–0Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova
Report
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 2,157
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Charisteas Soccerball shade.svg68' Report Frei Soccerball shade.svg42' (pen.)
Nkufo Soccerball shade.svg77'
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 28,810
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Report Karlsons Soccerball shade.svg25'
Cauņa Soccerball shade.svg48'
Višņakovs Soccerball shade.svg71'
Perepļotkins Soccerball shade.svg86'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 2,516
Referee: Mark Whitby (Wales)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg0–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report Frei Soccerball shade.svg32'
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Dougie McDonald (Scotland)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Golan Soccerball shade.svg55' Report Gekas Soccerball shade.svg42'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Žigajevs Soccerball shade.svg44'
Verpakovskis Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report
Skonto Stadions, Riga
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg2–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Salpingidis Soccerball shade.svg32'
Samaras Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.)		 Report Barda Soccerball shade.svg60'
Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion
Attendance: 22,794
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–0Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova
Nkufo Soccerball shade.svg20'
Frei Soccerball shade.svg52'		 Report
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg0–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Report
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 7,820
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg0–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Report Gorkšs Soccerball shade.svg59'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Grichting Soccerball shade.svg84'
Padalino Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 38,500
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg7–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Barda Soccerball shade.svg9', 21', 43'
Baruchyan Soccerball shade.svg15'
Golan Soccerball shade.svg58'
Sahar Soccerball shade.svg62', 84'		 Report
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 7,038
Referee: Michael Svendsen (Denmark)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Cauņa Soccerball shade.svg62'
Astafjevs Soccerball shade.svg75'		 Report Frei Soccerball shade.svg43'
Derdiyok Soccerball shade.svg80'
Skonto Stadions, Riga
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg1–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Andronic Soccerball shade.svg90' Report Gekas Soccerball shade.svg33'
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 9,870
Referee: Daniel Stålhammar (Sweden)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report Senderos Soccerball shade.svg6', 8'
Huggel Soccerball shade.svg22'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 8,031
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg3–1Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova
Barda Soccerball shade.svg22', 70'
Ben Dayan Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Report Calincov Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg5–2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Gekas Soccerball shade.svg4', 47' (pen.), 57', 90+1'
Samaras Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Verpakovskis Soccerball shade.svg12', 40'
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 18,981
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg2–1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Torosidis Soccerball shade.svg30'
Gekas Soccerball shade.svg33'		 Report Papadopoulos Soccerball shade.svg90' (o.g.)
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 13,932
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg3–2Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova
Rubins Soccerball shade.svg32', 44'
Grebis Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Ovseannicov Soccerball shade.svg25'
Sofroni Soccerball shade.svg90'
Skonto Stadions, Riga
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg0–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Report
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 38,500
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

Goalscorers

There were 86 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.87 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Attendances

TeamHighestLowestAverage
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 28,81013,68419,640
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 38,0007,03820,668
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 8,6003,6006,960
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 8,0312,1574,172
Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova 10,5004,3008,598
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 38,50018,02627,125

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Yossi Benayoun: 'We should qualify'". Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
  3. ↑ FIFA 2010: Discussions on fixture list falter [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ Ledsom, Mark (17 January 2008). Huggins, Trevor (ed.). "FIFA draw to decide order of World Cup qualifiers". Reuters. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Draw settles disputes FIFA
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