2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_-_UEFA_Group_2
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 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 | — |
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]
| Luxembourg | 0–3 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Torosidis  36'Gekas 45+1'Charisteas 76' (pen.) |
| Switzerland | 1–2 | Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|
| Nkufo 43' |
Report | Strasser 27' A. Leweck 87' |
| Greece | 1–2 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Charisteas 68' |
Report | Frei 42' (pen.) Nkufo 77' |
| Luxembourg | 0–4 | Latvia |
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| Report | Karlsons 25' Cauņa 48'Višņakovs 71'Perepļotkins 86' |
| Luxembourg | 0–3 | Switzerland |
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| Report | Senderos 6', 8' Huggel 22' |
| Greece | 2–1 | Luxembourg |
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| Torosidis 30' Gekas 33' |
Report | Papadopoulos 90' (o.g.) |
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
Kostas Katsouranis- Dimitris Salpingidis
Aviram Baruchyan- David Ben Dayan
- Klemi Saban
- Salim Tuama
Kaspars Gorkšs- Kristaps Grebis
- Deniss Ivanovs
- Vladimirs Koļesņičenko
- Andrejs Perepļotkins
- Aleksejs Višņakovs
- Jurijs Žigajevs
Fons Leweck- René Peters
- Jeff Strasser
Serghei Alexeev- Valeriu Andronic
- Denis Calincov
- Gheorghe Ovseannicov
- Igor Picușceac
- Veaceslav Sofroni
Eren Derdiyok- Gelson Fernandes
- Stéphane Grichting
- Benjamin Huggel
- Marco Padalino
- Hakan Yakin
1 own goal
- Avraam Papadopoulos (against Luxembourg)
| 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 |
- "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- "Yossi Benayoun: 'We should qualify'". Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
- Ledsom, Mark (17 January 2008). Huggins, Trevor (ed.). "FIFA draw to decide order of World Cup qualifiers". Reuters. Retrieved 30 July 2023.