2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

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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 England Ukraine Croatia Belarus Kazakhstan Andorra
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.