2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

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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.

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[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  |  |  |  |

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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[a] |  |  | 0–1 | -- | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2
3  |  Scotland | 8  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 6  | 11  | −5  | 10[a] |  | 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. ^ a b Norway and Scotland are ranked by their overall goal difference.

## Matches[edit]

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]

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6 September 2008

15:00 UTC+2

Macedonia | 1-0|  Scotland

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Naumoski 5' | Report |

Philip II Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

6 September 2008

19:00 UTC+2

Norway | 2-2|  Iceland

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Iversen 36' (pen.), 50' | Report | Helguson 39'
Guðjohnsen 69'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 17,254

Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

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10 September 2008

18:30 UTC±0

Iceland | 1-2|  Scotland

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Guðjohnsen 77' (pen.) | Report | Broadfoot 18'
McFadden 59'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Attendance: 9,767

Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

10 September 2008

20:30 UTC+2

Macedonia | 1-2|  Netherlands

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Pandev 77' (pen.) | Report | Heitinga 46'
Van der Vaart 59'

Philip II Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

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11 October 2008

15:00 UTC+1

Scotland | 0-0|  Norway

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Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 50,205

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

11 October 2008

20:45 UTC+2

Netherlands | 2-0|  Iceland

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Mathijsen 15'
Huntelaar 65' | Report |

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

Attendance: 37,500

Referee: Matteo Simone Trefoloni (Italy)

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15 October 2008

19:00 UTC+2

Norway | 0-1|  Netherlands

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| Report | Van Bommel 62'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 23,840

Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

15 October 2008

18:00 UTC±0

Iceland | 1-0|  Macedonia

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V. Gunnarsson 16' | Report |

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Attendance: 5,527

Referee: Selçuk Dereli (Turkey)

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28 March 2009

20:45 UTC+1

Netherlands | 3-0|  Scotland

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Huntelaar 30'
Van Persie 45+1'
Kuyt 77' (pen.) | Report |

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

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1 April 2009

20:45 UTC+2

Netherlands | 4-0|  Macedonia

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Kuyt 16', 41'
Huntelaar 25'
Van der Vaart 88' | Report |

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 47,750

Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)

1 April 2009

20:00 UTC+1

Scotland | 2-1|  Iceland

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McCormack 39'
S. Fletcher 65' | Report | I. Sigurðsson 54'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 42,259

Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)

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6 June 2009

17:45 UTC+2

Macedonia | 0-0|  Norway

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Philip II Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

6 June 2009

18:45 UTC±0

Iceland | 1-2|  Netherlands

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K. Sigurðsson 87' | Report | De Jong 8'
Van Bommel 15'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Attendance: 9,635

Referee: Mike Dean (England)

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10 June 2009

17:45 UTC+2

Macedonia | 2-0|  Iceland

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Stojkov 10'
Ivanovski 86' | Report |

Philip II Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (France)

10 June 2009

20:45 UTC+2

Netherlands | 2-0|  Norway

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Ooijer 32'
Robben 50' | Report |

Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam

Attendance: 45,600

Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)

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12 August 2009

19:00 UTC+2

Norway | 4-0|  Scotland

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J. Riise 35'
Pedersen 45', 90'
Huseklepp 60' | Report |

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 24,493

Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

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5 September 2009

15:00 UTC+1

Scotland | 2-0|  Macedonia

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Brown 56'
McFadden 80' | Report |

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 50,214

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

5 September 2009

18:45 UTC±0

Iceland | 1-1|  Norway

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Guðjohnsen 29' | Report | J. Riise 11'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Attendance: 7,321

Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

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9 September 2009

20:30 UTC+2

Norway | 2-1|  Macedonia

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Helstad 2'
J. Riise 25' | Report | Grnčarov 79'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 14,776

Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)

9 September 2009

19:30 UTC+1

Scotland | 0-1|  Netherlands

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| Report | Elia 82'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 51,230

Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

## Goalscorers[edit]

There were 44 goals scored over 20 games, for an average of 2.2 goals per game.

3 goals

* Eiður Guðjohnsen
* Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
* Dirk Kuyt
* John Arne Riise

2 goals

* Mark van Bommel
* Rafael van der Vaart
* Steffen Iversen
* Morten Gamst Pedersen
* James McFadden

1 goal

* Heiðar Helguson
* Veigar Páll Gunnarsson
* Indriði Sigurðsson
* Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
* Boban Grncarov
* Filip Ivanovski
* Ilčo Naumoski
* Goran Pandev
* Aco Stojkov
* Eljero Elia
* Nigel de Jong
* John Heitinga
* Joris Mathijsen
* André Ooijer
* Robin van Persie
* Arjen Robben
* Thorstein Helstad
* Erik Huseklepp
* Kirk Broadfoot
* Scott Brown
* Steven Fletcher
* Ross McCormack

## Attendances[edit]

Team  | Highest  | Lowest  | Average

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Iceland | 9,767 | 5,527 | 8,063
Macedonia | 11,000 | 7,000 | 8,500
Netherlands | 50,000 | 37,500 | 45,213
Norway | 24,493 | 14,776 | 20,091
Scotland | 51,230 | 42,259 | 48,477

## References[edit]

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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