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
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The group was won by Spain, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Bosnia and Herzegovina entered the UEFA play-off stage
.
, 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. Since the fixtures were not finalised by 16 January 2008 deadline, FIFA
conducted a random draw to determine the fixtures. The draw took place in Zagreb
, Croatia at 16:00 CET on 30 January 2008, on the eve of the XXXII Ordinary UEFA Congress.
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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 European champions Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
, Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team is the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, Armenia
Armenia national football team
The Armenia national football team represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia, the governing body for football in Armenia...
and Estonia
Estonia national football team
The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
.
The group was won by Spain, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Bosnia and Herzegovina 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
A meeting was held in BarcelonaBarcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, 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. Since the fixtures were not finalised by 16 January 2008 deadline, FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
conducted a random draw to determine the fixtures. The draw took place in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Croatia at 16:00 CET on 30 January 2008, on the eve of the XXXII Ordinary UEFA Congress.
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Goalscorers
There were 94 goals scored during the 30 games, an average of 3.13 goals per game.| Pos | Player | Country | Goals |
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| 1 | Edin Džeko Edin Džeko Edin Džeko is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Bosnian national team. He was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for 2009 and 2010... |
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| 2 | David Villa David Villa David Villa Sánchez , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a striker for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national football team. He can also operate as a winger.... |
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| 3 | Wesley Sonck Wesley Sonck Wesley Sonck is a Belgian football player, who currently plays as a striker for K. Lierse S.K. who signed him in August 2010 and the Belgium national football team. He played for KRC Genk in the Belgian First Division from where he joined AFC Ajax in 2003 for about £5 million... |
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| 4 | Zvjezdan Misimović Zvjezdan Misimovic Zvjezdan Misimović is a German-born Bosnian footballer who plays for FC Dynamo Moscow... |
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| 5 | Zlatan Muslimović Zlatan Muslimovic Zlatan Muslimović, is a Bosnian international football player. He holds both Bosnian and Swedish citizenships.-Early career:As a teenager, Muslimović played for the Swedish teams Habo IF and Husqvarna FF... |
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| 6 | Konstantin Vassiljev Konstantin Vassiljev Konstantin Vassiljev is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Russian Premier League, for Amkar Perm. He plays the position of midfielder and is 1.75 m tall and weighs 72 kg. He is also a member of the Estonia national football team.-Early career:Vassiljev made his first-team... |
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| Juan Manuel Mata Juan Manuel Mata Juan Manuel Mata García is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea. He is mainly a left winger, but can also play on the right wing or as an attacking midfielder.... |
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| Gerard Piqué Gerard Piqué Gerard Piqué i Bernabeu is a Spanish footballer, currently playing as a central defender for FC Barcelona.A product of Barça's cantera, he initially left the club for Manchester United in 2004, where he remained for four years, before returning to Barça under Josep Guardiola's leadership, helping... |
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| David Silva David Silva David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10 and sometimes as a supporting striker... |
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| Tuncay Şanlı Tuncay Sanli Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team... |
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| 7 | Emile Mpenza Émile Mpenza Eka Basunga Lokonda "Émile" Mpenza is a Belgian footballer who plays for Neftchi Baku as a striker. He has been capped at international level by Belgium. His older brother, Mbo, was also a footballer who represented Belgium.... |
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| Senijad Ibričić Senijad Ibricic Senijad Ibričić is a Bosnian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. He holds both Bosnian and Croatian citizenship.... |
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| Sergei Zenjov Sergei Zenjov Sergei Zenjov is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Ukrainian Premier League, for FC Karpaty Lviv. He plays the position of striker and is 1.83 m tall and weighs 70 kg. He is also a member of the Estonia national football team.-Early career:Zenjov made his first-team debut for... |
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| Cesc Fàbregas Cesc Fàbregas Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas i Soler is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona.Fàbregas started his career as a trainee with Barcelona but was signed by Premier League side Arsenal in September 2003 at the age of 16... |
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| Álvaro Negredo Álvaro Negredo Álvaro Negredo Sánchez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a striker.Nicknamed La fiera de Vallecas , his career was associated with Real Madrid, although he could never become a part of its first-team setup, going on to represent other teams in his country.-Real Madrid:Born in... |
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| Emre Belözoğlu Emre Belözoglu Emre Belözoğlu is a Turkish football midfielder who plays for Fenerbahçe.Having also played for clubs Galatasaray, Internazionale, and Newcastle United, Emre has been a part of the Turkey national team at the 2002 World Cup and at Euro 2008 among other tournaments... |
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| Semih Şentürk Semih Sentürk Semih Şentürk is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe as a striker, and also the Turkish national team.-Fenerbahçe:... |
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| Arda Turan Arda Turan Arda Turan is a Turkish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid and the Turkish national team, as a left winger. At the age of 22, prior to the 2009–10 season he was made the captain of Galatasaray.... |
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- Robert ArzumanyanRobert ArzumanyanRobert Arzumanyan is an Armenian football defender. He currently plays for the Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok.-Pyunik:Arzumanyan grew up playing for the youth team of Pyunik Yerevan. He has been a regular for the senior side since he has turned 18....
- Gevorg GhazaryanGevorg GhazaryanGevorg Ghazaryan is an Armenian footballer. He is currently playing for the Ukrainian Premier League club Metalurh Donetsk. He plays as an attacking midfielder but can play up front as well...
- Hovhannes GoharyanHovhannes GoharyanHovhannes Goharyan is an Armenian footballer. He currently plays for Armenian Premier League side Impuls Dilijan.Goharyan made his debut for Armenia against Moldova on 12 August 2009, and scored his first international goal against Belgium on 9 September 2009.-Honours: BATE Borisov*Belarusian...
- Sargis Hovsepyan
- Vahagn MinasyanVahagn MinasyanVahagn Minasyan , is an Armenian football defender, who plays for Armenian Premier League club Mika Yerevan. Vahagn participated in 12 international matches and scored 1 goal for the Armenia national team since his debut in a Euro-2008 qualifying match against Kazakhstan on 2 June 2007.-External...
- Henrik MkhitaryanHenrik MkhitaryanHenrikh Mkhitaryan , is an Armenian football midfielder, who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. Mkhitaryan is also a member of the Armenian national team, participated in 27 international matches and scored 8 goals since his debut in an away friendly match against...
- Steven DefourSteven DefourSteven Arnold Defour is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Porto.-Racing Genk:Defour had been with KV Mechelen since 2002....
- Moussa DembéléMoussa DembéléMoussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Fulham in the English Premier League. He has a Malian father and a Belgian mother.-Early career:...
- Marouane FellainiMarouane FellainiMarouane Fellaini-Bakkioui is a Belgian footballer who plays for Everton and the Belgium national football team. Fellaini is of Moroccan descent.-Early career:...
- Gill SwertsGill SwertsGill Swerts is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for Feyenoord.-Career:Swerts is a defender who was born in Brasschaat and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Excelsior Rotterdam squad in the 2001–2002 season...
- Daniel Van Buyten
- Zlatan BajramovićZlatan BajramovicZlatan Bajramović is a German-born Bosnian footballer. He last played for Eintracht Frankfurt....
- Vedad IbiševićVedad IbiševicVedad Ibišević is a Bosnian footballer playing as striker for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga and the Bosnian national team. He has also played in Switzerland, the USA and France...
- Sanel JahićSanel JahicSanel Jahić is a Bosnian football player, currently playing for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division.He is famous for being a utility player, capable of playing a wide number of positions...
- Sejad SalihovićSejad SalihovicSejad Salihović is a Bosnian footballer who plays for 1899 Hoffenheim primarily as a left midfielder but can also play as a left winger, centre midfield and occasionally as a left back...
- Emir SpahićEmir SpahicEmir Spahić is a Bosnian football central defender playing for Sevilla FC in the Spanish La Liga and captains the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team...
- Andres OperAndres OperAndres Oper is an Estonian footballer who plays as a striker. He played in AEK Larnaca. He has set the goalscoring record for the Estonian national team, by scoring 36 goals in 117 matches.-Early career:...
- Raio PiirojaRaio PiirojaRaio Piiroja is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in the Eredivisie for Vitesse. He plays the position of centre back and is also the captain of the Estonian national football team.-Club career:...
- Sander PuriSander PuriSander Puri is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays for Lombard-Pápa. He plays the position of midfielder and is a member of Estonia national football team.-FC Levadia:...
- Vladimir VoskoboinikovVladimir VoskoboinikovVladimir Voskoboinikov is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in the Russian First Division, for FC Khimki. He plays the position of centre forward and is 1.88 m tall and weighs 78 kg...
- Xabi AlonsoXabi AlonsoXabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano is a Spanish World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a midfielder.Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home region Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar he returned to Sociedad where then manager John Toshack appointed...
- Joan CapdevilaJoan CapdevilaJoan Capdevila i Méndez is a Spanish footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, and the Spanish national team.His usual position is left defender, but he is also capable of operating as a winger and, from a defensive position, often contributes with goals...
- Santi CazorlaSanti CazorlaSantiago "Santi" Cazorla González is a Spanish footballer who plays for Málaga CF in La Liga.A versatile winger, he can play on either flank, being ambidextrous...
- Andrés IniestaAndrés IniestaAndrés Iniesta Luján is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national team....
- JuanitoJuan Gutiérrez MorenoJuan Gutiérrez Moreno, aka Juanito , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Valladolid as a central defender.A player of physical display, he is also noted for his excellent aerial ability...
- Carles PuyolCarles PuyolCarles Puyol i Saforcada is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team.Mainly a central defender, he can also play on either flank, especially as a right back...
- Albert RieraAlbert RieraAlbert Riera Ortega is a Spanish footballer who plays for Galatasaray SK in Turkey, as a left winger.He made a name for himself at Espanyol , and also played professionally in France, England and Greece.Riera gained 16 caps for Spain, representing...
- Marcos SennaMarcos SennaMarcos Antônio Senna da Silva , known as Senna, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a central midfielder.He is known for his passing range and long shooting and is also a penalty specialist.-Club career:...
- Halil AltıntopHalil AltintopHalil Altıntop is a German-born Turkish national footballer. He currently plays for Trabzonspor. He is the identical twin brother of Hamit Altıntop who plays for Real Madrid.-Career:...
- Servet ÇetinServet ÇetinServet Çetin , is a Turkish footballer who is playing for Galatasaray in the centre back position. He received the nickname Ayıboğan which literally means; a man who could choke a bear, due to his height and strength....
- Mevlüt ErdinçMevlüt ErdinçMevlüt Erdinç is a French-Turkish footballer. He currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain as a striker. He is both a Turkish and a French citizen. His surname is commonly spelt Erding by the European media...
- Sercan YıldırımSercan YildirimSercan Yıldırım is a Turkish footballer playing for Galatasaray as a striker and also for the Turkish national team. In 2011 he was placed 20th in the FIFA ranking of Europe's Most Promising Young Players.-Bursaspor:2007–08 season...
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Attendances
| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30,000 | 1,800 | 9,520 | |
| 45,888 | 17,992 | 27,000 | |
| 25,000 | 12,500 | 13,360 | |
| 9,200 | 4,680 | 6,406 | |
| 73,820 | 14,362 | 32,954 | |
| 34,097 | 16,200 | 24,422 |