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 without dropping a single point in qualification. 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 Netherlands Norway Scotland North Macedonia Iceland
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: MacedonianFootball
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 6 February 2009.
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