2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a UEFA
qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
. The group comprised the Czech Republic
, Poland
, Northern Ireland
, Slovakia
, Slovenia
and San Marino
.
The group was won by Slovakia, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Slovenia entered the UEFA play-off stage
.
, Slovakia
on 16 January 2008. 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.
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1 goal
Own Goals Seweryn Gancarczyk
(for Slovakia) Michał Żewłakow (for Northern Ireland) Ján Ďurica
(for Northern Ireland)
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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 the Czech Republic
Czech Republic national football team
The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...
, Poland
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
, Slovakia
Slovakia national football team
The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in association football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association , the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium is Štadión Pasienky and their head coach is Vladimír Weiss...
, Slovenia
Slovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....
and San Marino
San Marino national football team
The San Marino national football team is the national football team of San Marino, controlled by the San Marino Football Federation...
.
The group was won by Slovakia, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Slovenia 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 at a meeting in BratislavaBratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
on 16 January 2008. 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.
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Goalscorers
There were 90 goals scored during the 30 games, an average of 3 goals per game.| Pos | Player | Country | Goals |
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| 1 | Euzebiusz Smolarek Euzebiusz Smolarek Euzebiusz "Ebi" Smolarek is a Polish footballer who is currently player of Qatari Al-Khor. He has played 46 times for the Polish national football team. Smolarek plays primarily as a striker or winger.-Club career:... |
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| Stanislav Šesták Stanislav Šesták Stanislav Šesták is a Slovak football striker who plays for Bursaspor and the Slovakia national football team.-Slovakia:... |
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| 3 | Milan Baroš Milan Baroš Milan Baroš is a Czech footballer who plays as a striker for Galatasaray and the Czech national football team.In the 2008–09 season, Baroš scored 20 goals in Turkish Süper Lig, the highest total in the league... |
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| Milivoje Novakovič Milivoje Novakovic Milivoje Novakovič is a Slovenian footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln and the Slovenia national team.-Club career:... |
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| 5 | Tomáš Necid Tomáš Necid Tomáš Necid is a Czech football player who currently plays for CSKA Moscow.-Club career:He played his first match for the senior team of SK Slavia Prague in September 2006, when he was just 17 years old... |
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| 6 | Václav Svěrkoš Václav Sverkoš Václav Svěrkoš is a Czech footballer who is currently playing for FC Baník Ostrava in Czech Gambrinus liga. He was the opening scorer in the Euro 2008 tournament.- Gambrinus liga :... |
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| Warren Feeney Warren Feeney Warren Feeney is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Plymouth Argyle as a forward. He is the third generation of his family to have been capped at international level by Northern Ireland, after his father Warren and his grandfather Jim.-Early career:Feeney, who comes from a particularly... |
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| Kyle Lafferty Kyle Lafferty Kyle Lafferty is an Northern Irishassociation footballer who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Northern Ireland national team... |
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| Grant McCann Grant McCann Grant Samuel McCann is a Northern Irish international footballer who currently plays for Peterborough United who play in The Championship in England where he is the captain.-Club career:... |
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| Rafał Boguski | |||
| Ireneusz Jeleń Ireneusz Jelen Ireneusz Jeleń is a Polish footballer who plays as a right-winger or striker for Ligue 1 side Lille and the Polish national football team.-Club career:... |
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| Mariusz Lewandowski Mariusz Lewandowski Mariusz Lewandowski is a Polish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for PFC Sevastopol and the Polish national football team. He also plays in defensive midfield where his stamina, strength and aerial ability come to good use.- Career :... |
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| Robert Lewandowski Robert Lewandowski Robert Lewandowski is a Polish footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund as a striker, having previously played for Delta Warszawa, Legia Warsaw, Znicz Pruszków and Lech Poznań... |
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| Marek Saganowski Marek Saganowski Marek Mirosław Saganowski is a Polish football player who plays as a striker for ŁKS Łódź.-Poland:Saganowski was born in Łódź, Poland and began his career in 1994 with his local club ŁKS Łódź, playing there for six seasons, with brief loan spells at Feyenoord in 1996 and at Hamburg in early 1997... |
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| Marek Čech | |||
| Marek Hamšík Marek Hamšík Marek Hamšík is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for Serie A club S.S.C. Napoli and captains the Slovakia national team.-Early career:... |
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| Martin Jakubko Martin Jakubko Martin Jakubko is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Slovak Superliga club Dukla Banská Bystrica. He played for the Slovakia national football team 25 games and scored 4 goals.-International career:... |
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| Ján Kozák | |||
| Valter Birsa Valter Birsa Valter Birsa is an Slovenian footballer who currently plays for Italian Serie A side Genoa and the Slovenian national team.-Club career:... |
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| Zlatko Dedič Zlatko Dedic Zlatko Dedič is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a striker for 2nd Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden and the Slovenia national team.-Club career:He started his career with Koper.... |
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| Robert Koren Robert Koren Robert Koren is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hull City and as the captain for the Slovenian national team.-Early career:... |
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| Zlatan Ljubijankič Zlatan Ljubijankic Zlatan Ljubijankič is a Slovenian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Belgian First Division club K.A.A... |
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- Martin FeninMartin FeninMartin Fenin is a Czech football striker currently playing for the German club FC Energie Cottbus and the Czech Republic national football team. Fenin also played for the youth teams of the Czech Republic from the under-16 level.-Club career:...
- Marek JankulovskiMarek JankulovskiMarek Jankulovski is a Czech footballer who currently plays for Czech club Baník Ostrava. His former club was Milan. He was voted the 2007 Czech Player of the Year....
- Radoslav KováčRadoslav KovácRadoslav Kováč is a Czech footballer who plays for FC Basel. He plays midfield and defence. He previously played for Sigma Olomouc Sparta Prague and Spartak Moscow...
- Jaroslav PlašilJaroslav PlašilJaroslav Plašil is a Czech footballer who currently plays for Bordeaux and the Czech Republic national football team.-Early career:...
- Zdeněk PospěchZdenek PospechZdeněk Pospěch is a Czech footballer who plays for Mainz 05 in the German Bundesliga. He normally plays as a defender in a right back position, but can also play on the right side of midfield....
- Daniel PudilDaniel PudilDaniel Pudil is a Czech football player who currently plays for Racing Genk.On 1 July 2008 Pudil signed for Belgian club Racing Genk.-External links:* at National-football-teams.com* at www.krcgenk.be* at www.jupilerleague.be...
- Libor SionkoLibor SionkoLibor Sionko is a Czech footballer currently playing for Sparta Prague.- Early career :He previously played for Austria Vienna, Grazer AK, Sparta Prague, Banik Ostrava and Rangers. Playing successfully for Sparta in the Czech League and UEFA Champions League, where Sparta in two occasions , got...
- Chris BruntChris BruntChristopher Brunt is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion. He plays as a left winger and more recently an attacking midfield position. He is also the Albion captain....
- Steven DavisSteven DavisSteven Davis is a Northern Irish association footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and the Northern Ireland national team...
- Jonny EvansJonny EvansJonathan Grant "Jonny" Evans is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United and Northern Ireland. Evans was born in Belfast and started his career at Greenisland FC, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. He progressed through Manchester United's football...
- David HealyDavid Healy (footballer)David Jonathan Healy, MBE is a Northern Ireland international footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League champions Rangers...
- Gareth McAuleyGareth McAuleyGareth Gerald McAuley is a Northern Ireland footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a defender.-Early career:...
- Paweł Brożek
- Jakub Błaszczykowski
- Michał Żewłakow
- Andy SelvaAndy SelvaAndy Selva is an Italian-born Sanmarinese professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Fidene and the San Marino national team.-Club career:...
- Ľuboš HanzelĽuboš HanzelĽuboš Hanzel is a Slovak football defender who currently plays for FC Spartak Trnava.- Club career :Hanzel began his career in FC Spartak Trnava. In January 2008, he was loaned to FC Senec where he played eleven games, before returning to FC Spartak Trnava in July 2008. In 2009, there were rumors...
- Filip HološkoFilip HološkoFilip Hološko is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Süper Lig team Beşiktaş and the Slovakia national football team.-International career:...
- Erik JendrišekErik JendrišekErik Jendrišek is a Slovak footballer who currently plays for the Fußball-Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Slovakia national football team.-Ružomberok:...
- Miroslav KarhanMiroslav KarhanMiroslav Karhan is a Slovak football midfielder who currently captains FC Spartak Trnava.Karhan made 107 appearances for Slovakia and is the most capped Slovak footballer of all time...
- Peter PekaríkPeter PekaríkPeter Pekarík is a Slovak football defender who currently plays for the Süper Lig club Kayserispor and the Slovakia national football team.-Žilina:...
- Miroslav StochMiroslav StochMiroslav Stoch is a Slovak international footballer who currently plays as an Winger for the Turkish football club Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig.-Early life and career:...
- Martin ŠkrtelMartin ŠkrtelMartin Škrtel is a Slovak footballer who plays in defence for Liverpool and the Slovakia national football team.-Biography:Škrtel was born in Handlová and raised in Ráztočno and began playing football at the age of six...
- Andraž KirmAndraž KirmAndraž Kirm is a Slovenian football player, currently playing as a midfielder for Wisła Kraków.-Club career:...
- Dalibor StevanovičDalibor StevanovicDalibor Stevanović Dalibor Stevanović Dalibor Stevanović ( (born 27 September 1984 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian football midfielder player, who is currently playing for FC Volyn Lutsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Career :...
- Marko ŠulerMarko ŠulerMarko Šuler is a Slovenian footballer who plays with KAA Gent and the Slovenian national team.Šuler usually plays as a central defender. He is known for his speed, good heading skills and his leadership on the pitch....
- Nejc PečnikNejc PecnikNejc Pečnik is a Slovenian footballer who plays for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan from C.D. Nacional and the Slovenian national team.-Club career:...
- Aleksander RadosavljevičAleksandar Radosavljevic (midfielder)Aleksandar Radosavljević, is a Slovenian footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag. Radosavljević also plays for the Slovenian national team....
Own Goals Seweryn Gancarczyk
Seweryn Gancarczyk
Seweryn Daniel Gancarczyk is a professional Polish football player for Lech Poznań who plays as a left sided defender.- Career :Gancarczyk started to play football in his early teens, in junior teams of Podkarpacie Pustynia...
(for Slovakia) Michał Żewłakow (for Northern Ireland) Ján Ďurica
Ján Durica
Ján Ďurica is a Slovakian footballer who plays for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Slovakia national football team.-Career:...
(for Northern Ireland)
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Attendances
| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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| 15,220 | 8,002 | 12,062 | |
| 13,357 | 12,882 | 13,092 | |
| 38,914 | 4,500 | 20,841 | |
| 2,374 | 1,037 | 1,683 | |
| 23,800 | 6,652 | 15,469 | |
| 12,500 | 4,400 | 9,882 |