2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 8 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised 2006 FIFA World Cup winner Italy, Bulgaria, Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Georgia and Montenegro.
The group was won by Italy, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up the Republic of Ireland entered the UEFA play-off stage.
Standings
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Matches
The representatives of the six federations met in Sofia, Bulgaria on 15 January 2008 to decide on a fixture calendar.[1]
Bulgaria | 4–1 | Montenegro |
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Kishishev 45+1' Telkiyski 49' Berbatov 83' Domovchiyski 90+1' |
Report | Jovetić 9' |
Bulgaria | 6–2 | Georgia |
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Berbatov 6', 23', 35' M. Petrov 14', 44' Angelov 31' |
Report | Dvalishvili 34' Kobiashvili 51' (pen.) |
Notes
- ↑ Originally scheduled for Tbilisi, Georgia but moved to neutral venue due to the 2008 South Ossetia war. The original replacement venue was the Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe, Germany, but the ground became unavailable, so it was moved to the Stadion am Bruchweg in Mainz.[2]
Goalscorers
There were 77 goals scored during the 30 games, an average 2.56 goals per game.
- 1 goal
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Attendances
Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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Bulgaria | 45,000 | 700 | 22,432 |
Cyprus | 6,000 | 1,500 | 3,878 |
Georgia | 40,000 | 4,500 | 25,550 |
Italy | 48,000 | 15,009 | 27,291 |
Montenegro | 12,000 | 4,000 | 8,184 |
Republic of Ireland | 70,670 | 36,442 | 53,589 |
References
Categories:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 2008 in Republic of Ireland football
- 2009 in Republic of Ireland football
- 2008–09 in Italian football
- Italy at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2008–09 in Bulgarian football
- 2009–10 in Bulgarian football
- 2008–09 in Georgian football
- 2009–10 in Georgian football
- 2008–09 in Montenegrin football
- 2009–10 in Montenegrin football
- 2008–09 in Cypriot football
- 2009–10 in Cypriot football