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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Greece, Israel, Switzerland, Moldova, Latvia and Luxembourg.

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

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1    Switzerland 10 6 3 1 18 8 +10 21 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–0
2   Greece 10 6 2 2 20 10 +10 20 Advance to second round 1–2 — 5–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3   Latvia 10 5 2 3 18 15 +3 17 2–2 0–2 — 1–1 2–0 3–2
4   Israel 10 4 4 2 20 10 +10 16 2–2 1–1 0–1 — 7–0 3–1
5   Luxembourg 10 1 2 7 4 25 −21 5 0–3 0–3 0–4 1–3 — 0–0
6   Moldova 10 0 3 7 6 18 −12 3 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 —
Source: [1]

Matches

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The match schedule was established at a meeting in Israel on 8 January 2008.[2] However, Greece and Latvia failed to come to an agreement on matches between themselves, and, since the match schedule was not finalised by 16 January 2008 deadline, FIFA conducted a random draw to determine the fixtures.[3][4] The draw took place in Zagreb, Croatia at 16:00 CET on 30 January 2008, the eve of the XXXII Ordinary UEFA Congress.[5]

Moldova  1–2  Latvia
Alexeev   76' Report Karlsons   8'
Astafjevs   22'
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)
Israel  2–2   Switzerland
Benayoun   73'
Sahar   90+2'		 Report Yakin   45'
Nkufo   56'
Attendance: 29,600
Luxembourg  0–3  Greece
Report Torosidis   36'
Gekas   45+1'
Charisteas   76' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,596
Moldova  1–2  Israel
Picușceac   1' Report Golan   39'
Saban   45'
Attendance: 10,500
Latvia  0–2  Greece
Report Gekas   10', 49'
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
Switzerland  1–2  Luxembourg
Nkufo   43' Report Strasser   27'
A. Leweck   87'
Attendance: 20,500
Switzerland  2–1  Latvia
Frei   63'
Nkufo   73'		 Report Ivanovs   71'
Attendance: 18,026
Luxembourg  1–3  Israel
Peters   14' Report Benayoun   2' (pen.)
Golan   54'
Tuama   81'
Attendance: 3,562
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)
Greece  3–0  Moldova
Charisteas   31', 51'
Katsouranis   40'		 Report
Attendance: 13,684
Latvia  1–1  Israel
Koļesņičenko   89' Report Benayoun   50'
Attendance: 7,100
Luxembourg  0–0  Moldova
Report
Attendance: 2,157
Greece  1–2   Switzerland
Charisteas   68' Report Frei   42' (pen.)
Nkufo   77'
Attendance: 28,810
Luxembourg  0–4  Latvia
Report Karlsons   25'
Cauņa   48'
Višņakovs   71'
Perepļotkins   86'
Attendance: 2,516
Referee: Mark Whitby (Wales)
Moldova  0–2   Switzerland
Report Frei   32'
Fernandes   90+3'
Attendance: 10,500
Israel  1–1  Greece
Golan   55' Report Gekas   42'
Attendance: 38,000
Latvia  2–0  Luxembourg
Žigajevs   44'
Verpakovskis   76'		 Report
Attendance: 6,700
Greece  2–1  Israel
Salpingidis   32'
Samaras   67' (pen.)		 Report Barda   60'
Attendance: 22,794
Switzerland  2–0  Moldova
Nkufo   20'
Frei   52'		 Report
Attendance: 20,100
Moldova  0–0  Luxembourg
Report
Attendance: 7,820
Israel  0–1  Latvia
Report Gorkšs   59'
Attendance: 20,000
Switzerland  2–0  Greece
Grichting   84'
Padalino   87'		 Report
Attendance: 38,500
Israel  7–0  Luxembourg
Barda   9', 21', 43'
Baruchyan   15'
Golan   58'
Sahar   62', 84'		 Report
Attendance: 7,038
Latvia  2–2   Switzerland
Cauņa   62'
Astafjevs   75'		 Report Frei   43'
Derdiyok   80'
Attendance: 8,600
Moldova  1–1  Greece
Andronic   90' Report Gekas   33'
Attendance: 9,870
Luxembourg  0–3   Switzerland
Report Senderos   6', 8'
Huggel   22'
Attendance: 8,031
Israel  3–1  Moldova
Barda   22', 70'
Ben Dayan   65'		 Report Calincov   90+2'
Attendance: 8,700
Greece  5–2  Latvia
Gekas   4', 47' (pen.), 57', 90+1'
Samaras   73'		 Report Verpakovskis   12', 40'
Attendance: 18,981
Greece  2–1  Luxembourg
Torosidis   30'
Gekas   33'		 Report Papadopoulos   90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 13,932
Latvia  3–2  Moldova
Rubins   32', 44'
Grebis   76'		 Report Ovseannicov   25'
Sofroni   90'
Attendance: 3,800
Switzerland  0–0  Israel
Report
Attendance: 38,500

Goalscorers

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There were 86 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.87 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Attendances

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Team Highest Lowest Average
  Greece 28,810 13,684 19,640
  Israel 38,000 7,038 20,668
  Latvia 8,600 3,600 6,960
  Luxembourg 8,031 2,157 4,172
  Moldova 10,500 4,300 8,598
   Switzerland 38,500 18,026 27,125

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Yossi Benayoun: 'We should qualify'". Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
  3. ^ FIFA 2010: Discussions on fixture list falter[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Ledsom, Mark (17 January 2008). Huggins, Trevor (ed.). "FIFA draw to decide order of World Cup qualifiers". Reuters. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. ^ Draw settles disputes FIFA
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