2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 5 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised European champions Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia and Estonia.

Armenia vs Estonia in Yerevan

The group was won by Spain, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup without dropping a single point in qualification. The runners-up Bosnia and Herzegovina entered the UEFA play-off stage.

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain Bosnia and Herzegovina Turkey Belgium Estonia Armenia
1  Spain 10 10 0 0 28 5 +23 30 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup 1–0 1–0 5–0 3–0 4–0
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 6 1 3 25 13 +12 19 Advance to second round 2–5 1–1 2–1 7–0 4–1
3  Turkey 10 4 3 3 13 10 +3 15 1–2 2–1 1–1 4–2 2–0
4  Belgium 10 3 1 6 13 20 −7 10 1–2 2–4 2–0 3–2 2–0
5  Estonia 10 2 2 6 9 24 −15 8 0–3 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–0
6  Armenia 10 1 1 8 6 22 −16 4 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–2
Source: [1]

Matches[edit]

A meeting was held in Barcelona, Spain on 8 January 2008 to determine the fixtures for Group 5. However, the Bosnian delegation arrived several hours late, and Spain and Turkey were unable to agree on scheduling.[2][3] Since the fixtures were not finalised by 16 January 2008 deadline, FIFA conducted a random draw to determine the fixtures.[4] The draw took place in Zagreb, Croatia at 16:00 CET on 30 January 2008, on the eve of the XXXII Ordinary UEFA Congress.[5]


Armenia 0–2 Turkey
Report Tuncay 61'
Semih 77'
Attendance: 30,000
Belgium 3–2 Estonia
Sonck 39', 81'
Defour 75'
Report Zenjov 57'
Oper 90+2'
Attendance: 17,992
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
Spain 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Villa 58' Report

Turkey 1–1 Belgium
Emre B. 74' (pen.) Report Sonck 32'
Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–0 Estonia
Misimović 24', 30' (pen.), 56'
Muslimović 59'
Džeko 60', 72'
Ibričić 88'
Report
Attendance: 12,500
Spain 4–0 Armenia
Capdevila 7'
Villa 16', 79'
Senna 83'
Report

Turkey 2–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Arda 51'
Mevlüt 66'
Report Džeko 27'
Attendance: 23,628
Belgium 2–0 Armenia
Sonck 21'
Fellaini 37'
Report
Estonia 0–3 Spain
Report Juanito 34'
Villa 38'
Puyol 69'
Attendance: 9,200

Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–1 Armenia
Spahić 31'
Džeko 39'
Muslimović 56', 89'
Report Minasyan 85'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Asaf Kenan (Israel)
Estonia 0–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 6,500
Belgium 1–2 Spain
Sonck 7' Report Iniesta 36'
Villa 88'

Armenia 2–2 Estonia
Mkhitaryan 33'
Ghazaryan 87'
Report Vassiljev 38'
Zenjov 67'
Belgium 2–4 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dembélé 66'
Sonck 85' (pen.)
Report Džeko 7'
Jahić 75'
Bajramović 77'
Misimović 81'
Attendance: 20,041
Spain 1–0 Turkey
Piqué 60' Report

Estonia 1–0 Armenia
Puri 83' Report
Turkey 1–2 Spain
Semih 26' Report Alonso 63' (pen.)
Riera 90+2'
Attendance: 19,617
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 Belgium
Džeko 12', 14' Report Swerts 88'
Attendance: 13,800

Armenia 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Ibričić 6'
Muslimović 74'
Turkey 4–2 Estonia
Tuncay 29', 72'
Sercan 37'
Arda 62'
Report Voskoboinikov 7'
Vassiljev 52'
Attendance: 28,569
Spain 5–0 Belgium
Silva 41', 67'
Villa 49', 85'
Piqué 50'
Report
Attendance: 30,441

Armenia 2–1 Belgium
Goharyan 23'
Hovsepyan 50'
Report Van Buyten 90+2'
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 Turkey
Salihović 25' Report Emre B. 4'
Attendance: 14,000
Spain 3–0 Estonia
Fàbregas 33'
Cazorla 82'
Mata 90+2'
Report
Attendance: 14,362

Armenia 1–2 Spain
Arzumanyan 58' Report Fàbregas 33'
Mata 64' (pen.)
Estonia 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Džeko 30'
Ibišević 64'
Attendance: 6,450
Belgium 2–0 Turkey
Mpenza 8', 84' Report

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–5 Spain
Džeko 90'
Misimović 90+2'
Report Piqué 13'
Silva 14'
Negredo 50', 55'
Mata 81'
Attendance: 13,500
Turkey 2–0 Armenia
Halil Altıntop 16'
Servet 28'
Report
Attendance: 16,200
Estonia 2–0 Belgium
Piiroja 30'
Vassiljev 67'
Report

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 94 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.13 goals per match.

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Attendances[edit]

Team Highest Lowest Average
 Armenia 30,000 1,800 9,520
 Belgium 45,888 17,992 27,000
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15,000 12,500 13,360
 Estonia 9,200 4,680 6,406
 Spain 73,820 14,362 32,954
 Turkey 34,097 16,200 24,422

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "España deberá acudir al sorteo del calendario del Mundial 2010" (in Spanish). 9 January 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  3. ^ "De Bosniërs wilden geen toegevingen doen" (in Dutch). 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  4. ^ Ledsom, Mark (17 January 2008). "FIFA draw to decide order of World Cup qualifiers". Reuters. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
  5. ^ "Draw settles disputes". FIFA.com. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.