2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 1
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 1 was a UEFA
qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
. The group comprised 2006
fourth-place finishers Portugal
, along with Sweden
, Denmark
, Hungary
, Albania
and Malta
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The group was won by Denmark, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Portugal entered the UEFA play-off stage
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1 goal
Own Goals Ian Azzopardi
(for Sweden) Brian Said
(for Portugal)
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UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
. The group comprised 2006
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
fourth-place finishers Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
, along with Sweden
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
, Denmark
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
, Hungary
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
, Albania
Albania national football team
The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
and Malta
Malta national football team
The Malta national football team is the national football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. Malta played its first international game in February 1957, and began competing for qualification to major tournaments in 1962. The side's first competitive victory came in...
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The group was won by Denmark, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Portugal entered the UEFA play-off stage
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Second Round
The UEFA second round was contested by the best eight runners-up from the nine first round groups from the UEFA segment of the qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in football. The winners of each of four home and away ties joined the group winners in the World Cup in South Africa...
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Standings
Results
The match schedule was determined on 6 January 2008 at a meeting in CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
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Goalscorers
There were 62 goals scored during the 30 games, an average of 2.06 goals per game.| Pos | Player | Country | Goals |
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| 1 | Søren Larsen Søren Larsen Søren Larsen is a Danish professional football striker who is currently playing for Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus.-Biography:Larsen started his professional career at Danish club Køge Boldklub in Køge, Denmark. In 2001, he was sold to multiple Danish championship winners Brøndby IF in the... |
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| 2 | Simão Simão Sabrosa Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, OIH , commonly known as Simão , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Beşiktaş J.K. in Turkey, mainly as a left winger - he can also play as a forward - with dribbling and set piece skills as primary attributes.Having played in his country for two of the three... |
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| 3 | Erjon Bogdani Erjon Bogdani Erjon Bogdani , is an Albanian football striker. Bogdani plays for A.C. Cesena, in Italian Serie A and the Albanian national team.-Early Years:... |
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| Nicklas Bendtner Nicklas Bendtner Nicklas Bendtner , is a Danish international footballer who plays for Sunderland on loan from Arsenal as a striker... |
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| Sándor Torghelle Sándor Torghelle Sándor Torghelle is a Hungarian footballer, who is currently playing for Budapest Honvéd FC.- Career :He spent one season playing for Crystal Palace F.C., after being signed from MTK Hungária in August 2004 for a fee of roughly £750,000... |
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| Nani Nani (footballer) Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha , commonly known as Nani, is a Portuguese footballer currently playing as a winger for English club Manchester United in the Premier League and the Portugal national team... |
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| Olof Mellberg Olof Mellberg Erik Olof Mellberg is a Swedish international footballer currently playing for Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague. He generally plays as a central defender or right-back.-Early years:... |
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| 8 | Christian Poulsen Christian Poulsen Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen is a Danish footballer who plays for Evian in Ligue 1. He has played for a number of European clubs, winning the Danish Superliga championship with F.C... |
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| Roland Juhász Roland Juhász Roland Juhász is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a defender for Anderlecht.-Career:By his current club Anderlecht where he signed from MTK Hungária FC on 29 August 2005. He made his debut for Anderlecht against Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League.... |
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| Hugo Almeida Hugo Almeida Hugo Miguel Pereira de Almeida is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Beşiktaş J.K. in Turkey, as a centre forward.After failing to establish himself at F.C... |
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| Liédson Liédson Liédson da Silva Muniz , simply Liédson, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese footballer who plays for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista as a striker.... |
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| Marcus Berg Marcus Berg Marcus Berg is a Swedish football striker who currently plays for German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. He is nicknamed Svarte-Marcus due to scoring a lot of goals in the junior teams, in reference to Filip "Svarte-Filip" Johansson.... |
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| Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain.... |
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| Kim Källström Kim Källström Kim Källström is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and Olympique Lyonnais.-Early career:Källström's first professional club in Sweden was BK Häcken from Gothenburg but his big breakthrough in Sweden came when he moved to Djurgårdens IF in 2002, where he won the... |
1 goal
- Armend DallkuArmend DallkuArmend Dallku is an Albanian footballer, playing as a defender for Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Albanian national team.-Club career:...
- Klodian DuroKlodian DuroKlodian Duro is an Albanian footballer who plays for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga as well as the Albania national team since making his debut in 1999.He is a versatile midfielder who usually plays in an attacking role....
- Hamdi SalihiHamdi SalihiHamdi Salihi nicknamed The Bomber is an Albanian football player. He plays as a striker for Albania national football team and for Rapid Wien of Austria at club level. He first started his football career at his hometown club Vllaznia, where he shone as the number one goalscorer for the Albanian...
- Daniel AggerDaniel AggerDaniel Munthe Agger is a Danish footballer who plays for Liverpool and the Denmark national football team. He started his senior career at Danish club Brøndby IF in July 2004, with whom he won the 2005 Danish Superliga championship. The Liverpool fans have created a song for him to the tune of...
- Leon AndreasenLeon AndreasenLeon Hougaard Andreasen is a Danish professional football player, who plays centre midfield. He has played fifteen caps and scored two goals for the Denmark national football team. He currently plays for Hannover 96....
- Daniel JensenDaniel JensenDaniel Monberg Jensen is a Danish professional football player who is currently a free agent. He most recently played as a midfielder for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. He has played more than 40 matches and scored three goals for the Danish national team, and represented his country at...
- Thomas KahlenbergThomas KahlenbergThomas Kahlenberg is a Danish footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for German team Wolfsburg. He started his career with Brøndby IF, winning two Danish Superliga championship, and played four seasons at French club AJ Auxerre...
- Morten NordstrandMorten NordstrandMorten Nordstrand Nielsen is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a striker for the Danish Superliga side F.C. Copenhagen. He has played eight times for the Denmark national football team.-Biography:...
- Jakob PoulsenJakob PoulsenJakob Bendix Uhd Poulsen is a Danish professional football player in the midfielder position, playing for FC Midtjylland. Poulsen started his senior career with Esbjerg fB, before moving to Dutch side SC Heerenveen in 2006. He joined AGF Aarhus in the summer of 2008...
- Ákos BuzsákyÁkos BuzsákyÁkos Buzsáky is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Premier League club Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder, having previously played for MTK Hungária, FC Porto, Academica de Coimbra and Plymouth Argyle. He has been capped by Hungary at international level....
- Zoltán GeraZoltán GeraZoltán Gera is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder, though he has also played on both the right and left wings throughout his career...
- Tamás HajnalTamás HajnalTamás Hajnal is a Hungarian football midfielder currently playing for German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart.-Ferencvárosi TC and Dunakanyar Vác FC :...
- Szabolcs HusztiSzabolcs HusztiSzabolcs Huszti is a Hungarian footballer who plays for FC Zenit St. Petersburg.-Career:Huszti began his professional career at the Hungarian club Ferencváros. Following a solitary first team appearance, he was loaned out to fellow top flight team FC Sopron in December 2003...
- Gergely RudolfGergely RudolfGergely Rudolf is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Greek club Panathinaikos on loan from Genoa.-Debrecen:Gergely Rudolf signed a contract with the Hungarian champion Debrecen in 2007....
- Bruno AlvesBruno AlvesBruno Eduardo Regufe Alves is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in Russia and the Portuguese national team, as a central defender....
- DecoDecoAnderson Luís de Souza, OIH , commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense....
- EdinhoEdinhoEdinho is a Portuguese surname.It may refer to these Brazilian footballers:*Edison Edwin Cândido de Oliveira *Edson Cholbi Nascimento son of football legend Pelé*Edimo Ferreira Campos...
- Miguel VelosoMiguel VelosoMiguel Luís Pinto Veloso is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Genoa C.F.C. and the Portuguese national team.Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also operate as an offensive left back.-Sporting:...
- Pepe
- Anders Svensson
- Samuel HolménSamuel HolménSamuel Holmén is a Swedish professional football midfielder, currently playing for the Turkish League side İstanbul BB.-Elfsborg:...
- Daniel MajstorovićDaniel MajstorovicDaniel Majstorović is a Swedish footballer of Serbian origin who plays as a centre back for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Swedish national team....
Own Goals Ian Azzopardi
Ian Azzopardi
Ian Azzopardi is a Maltese footballer who currently plays for Maltese Premier League side Valletta, where he plays as a defender.-Floriana:...
(for Sweden) Brian Said
Brian Said
Brian Said is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese First Division side St. Andrews, where he plays as a defender....
(for Portugal)
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Attendances
| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13,522 | 7,400 | 10,848 | |
| 37,998 | 24,320 | 34,042 | |
| 42,000 | 18,000 | 30,711 | |
| 11,000 | 2,041 | 5,756 | |
| 50,115 | 29,350 | 36,433 | |
| 33,619 | 25,271 | 29,130 |