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
| 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 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | Scotland |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 10 | 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 | — |
Matches
The fixtures were decided at a meeting held in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 14 December 2007.[2] 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.[3]
| Macedonia | 1–2 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Pandev  77' (pen.) |
Report | Heitinga 46' Van der Vaart 59' |
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Mathijsen 15' Huntelaar 65' |
Report |
| Norway | 0–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Bommel 62' |
| Iceland | 1–0 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| V. Gunnarsson 16' |
Report |
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Huntelaar 30' Van Persie 45+1'Kuyt 77' (pen.) |
Report |
| Netherlands | 4–0 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Kuyt 16', 41' Huntelaar 25'Van der Vaart 88' |
Report |
| Scotland | 2–1 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| McCormack 39' S. Fletcher 65' |
Report | I. Sigurðsson 54' |
| Iceland | 1–2 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| K. Sigurðsson 87' |
Report | De Jong 8' Van Bommel 15' |
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Ooijer 32' Robben 50' |
Report |
| Iceland | 1–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Guðjohnsen 29' |
Report | J. Riise 11' |
| Scotland | 0–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Elia 82' |
Goalscorers
There were 44 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
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
| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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