2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Croatia, England, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Andorra.

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

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   England 10 9 0 1 34 6 +28 27 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup 2–1 5–1 3–0 5–1 6–0
2   Ukraine 10 6 3 1 21 6 +15 21 Advance to second round 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 5–0
3   Croatia 10 6 2 2 19 13 +6 20 1–4 2–2 1–0 3–0 4–0
4   Belarus 10 4 1 5 19 14 +5 13 1–3 0–0 1–3 4–0 5–1
5   Kazakhstan 10 2 0 8 11 29 −18 6 0–4 1–3 1–2 1–5 3–0
6   Andorra 10 0 0 10 3 39 −36 0 0–2 0–6 0–2 1–3 1–3
Source: [1]

Matches edit

The fixture list was determined on 14 January 2008 in Zagreb, Croatia.[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]


Kazakhstan  3–0  Andorra
Ostapenko   14', 30'
Uzdenov   44'
Report

Ukraine  1–0  Belarus
Shevchenko   90+4' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 24,000
Andorra  0–2  England
Report J. Cole   49', 55'
Croatia  3–0  Kazakhstan
N. Kovač   13'
Modrić   36'
Petrić   81'
Report
Attendance: 17,424

Kazakhstan  1–3  Ukraine
Ostapenko   68' Report Nazarenko   45', 80'
Shevchenko   54'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Andorra  1–3  Belarus
Pujol   67' (pen.) Report Verkhovtsov   37'
Rodionov   79'
V. Hleb   90'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Simon Evans (Wales)
Croatia  1–4  England
Mandžukić   78' Report Walcott   26', 59', 82'
Rooney   63'
Attendance: 35,218

England  5–1  Kazakhstan
Ferdinand   52'
Kuchma   64' (o.g.)
Rooney   76', 86'
Defoe   90'
Report Kukeyev   68'
Attendance: 89,107
Ukraine  0–0  Croatia
Report
Attendance: 38,500

Croatia  4–0  Andorra
Rakitić   16', 87' (pen.)
Olić   32'
Modrić   75'
Report
Attendance: 14,441
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Belarus  1–3  England
Sitko   28' Report Gerrard   11'
Rooney   50', 74'
Attendance: 29,600
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Kazakhstan  1–5  Belarus
Abdulin   10' Report A. Hleb   48'
Kalachev   54', 64'
Stasevich   57'
Rodionov   88'
Andorra  0–2  Croatia
Report Klasnić   15'
Eduardo   35'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)
England  2–1  Ukraine
Crouch   29'
Terry   85'
Report Shevchenko   74'
Attendance: 87,548

Kazakhstan  0–4  England
Report Barry   40'
Heskey   45+1'
Rooney   72'
Lampard   77' (pen.)
Belarus  5–1  Andorra
Bliznyuk   2', 76'
Kalachev   44'
Kornilenko   50', 65'
Report I. Lima   90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,500
Croatia  2–2  Ukraine
Petrić   2'
Modrić   68'
Report Shevchenko   13'
Gai   54'
Attendance: 32,073
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Ukraine  2–1  Kazakhstan
Nazarenko   33', 47' Report Nusserbayev   19'
England  6–0  Andorra
Rooney   4', 39'
Lampard   29'
Defoe   73', 76'
Crouch   81'
Report
Attendance: 57,897

Belarus  1–3  Croatia
Verkhovtsov   81' Report Olić   22', 85'
Eduardo   69'
Attendance: 21,651
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Ukraine  5–0  Andorra
Yarmolenko   18'
Milevskyi   45+2', 90+2' (pen.)
Shevchenko   72' (pen.)
Seleznyov   90+4' (pen.)
Report
Croatia  1–0  Belarus
Rakitić   24' Report
Attendance: 25,628

Belarus  0–0  Ukraine
Report
Attendance: 21,727
Andorra  1–3  Kazakhstan
Sonejee   70' Report Khizhnichenko   14', 35'
Baltiev   29'
England  5–1  Croatia
Lampard   7' (pen.), 59'
Gerrard   18', 67'
Rooney   77'
Report Eduardo   71'

Belarus  4–0  Kazakhstan
Bardachov   23'
Kalachev   69', 90+3'
Kovel   86'
Report
Ukraine  1–0  England
Nazarenko   29' Report
Attendance: 31,000

Andorra  0–6  Ukraine
Report Shevchenko   22'
Husyev   61'
I. Lima   69' (o.g.)
Rakytskiy   80'
Seleznyov   81'
Yarmolenko   83'
Kazakhstan  1–2  Croatia
Khizhnichenko   26' Report Vukojević   10'
Kranjčar   90+3'
Attendance: 10,250
England  3–0  Belarus
Crouch   4', 76'
Wright-Phillips   60'
Report

Notes edit

  1. ^ Played in Barcelona, Spain to accommodate a larger capacity crowd.

Goalscorers edit

There were 107 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.

9 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Attendances edit

Team Highest Lowest Average
  Andorra 10,300 510 2,666
  Belarus 29,600 8,500 18,296
  Croatia 35,218 14,441 24,957
  England 89,107 57,897 79,753
  Kazakhstan 24,000 7,700 15,590
  Ukraine 38,500 11,500 23,974

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Qualifying fixtures agreed". TheFA.com. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Unanimous support for 6+5, FIFA Club World Cup hosts revealed". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.