2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 4 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised 2006 FIFA World Cup hosts Germany along with Russia, Finland, Wales, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein.

The group was won by Germany, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Russia entered the UEFA play-off stage.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	10	8	2	0	26	5	+21	26	Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup	—	2–1	1–1	1–0	4–0	4–0
2	Russia	10	7	1	2	19	6	+13	22	Advance to second round	0–1	—	3–0	2–1	2–0	3–0
3	Finland	10	5	3	2	14	14	0	18		3–3	0–3	—	2–1	1–0	2–1
4	Wales	10	4	0	6	9	12	−3	12		0–2	1–3	0–2	—	1–0	2–0
5	Azerbaijan	10	1	2	7	4	14	−10	5		0–2	1–1	1–2	0–1	—	0–0
6	Liechtenstein	10	0	2	8	2	23	−21	2		0–6	0–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	—

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Matches

The fixtures for the group were determined on 10 January 2008, after a meeting between representatives of each nation in Frankfurt, Germany. The August 2009 date in the international match calendar was moved forward by one week, from 19 August 2009 to 12 August 2009, at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting on 27 May 2008.

6 September 200815:00 UTC+1

Wales	1–0	Azerbaijan
Vokes 83'	Report

Millennium Stadium, CardiffAttendance: 17,106Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) 6 September 200820:45 UTC+2

Liechtenstein	0–6	Germany
	Report	Podolski 21', 48' Rolfes 64' Schweinsteiger 65' Hitzlsperger 75' Westermann 86'

Rheinpark Stadion, VaduzAttendance: 6,021Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal)

10 September 200819:00 UTC+4

Russia	2–1	Wales
Pavlyuchenko 22' (pen.) Pogrebnyak 81'	Report	Ledley 67'

Lokomotiv Stadium, MoscowAttendance: 28,000Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) 10 September 200821:00 UTC+5

Azerbaijan	0–0	Liechtenstein
	Report

Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, BakuAttendance: 25,000Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Bulgaria) 10 September 200820:35 UTC+3

Finland	3–3	Germany
Johansson 33' Väyrynen 43' Sjölund 53'	Report	Klose 38', 45', 83'

Helsinki Olympic Stadium, HelsinkiAttendance: 37,150Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

11 October 200817:00 UTC+3

Finland	1–0	Azerbaijan
Forssell 61' (pen.)	Report

Helsinki Olympic Stadium, HelsinkiAttendance: 22,480Referee: William Collum (Scotland) 11 October 200817:30 UTC+1

Wales	2–0	Liechtenstein
Edwards 42' Frick 80' (o.g.)	Report

Millennium Stadium, CardiffAttendance: 13,356Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark) 11 October 200820:45 UTC+2

Germany	2–1	Russia
Podolski 9' Ballack 28'	Report	Arshavin 51'

Signal Iduna Park, DortmundAttendance: 65,607Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

15 October 200819:00 UTC+4

Russia	3–0	Finland
Pasanen 23' (o.g.) Lampi 65' (o.g.) Arshavin 88'	Report

Lokomotiv Stadium, MoscowAttendance: 28,000Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) 15 October 200820:45 UTC+2

Germany	1–0	Wales
Trochowski 72'	Report

Borussia-Park, MönchengladbachAttendance: 44,500Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

28 March 200917:00 UTC+3

Russia	2–0	Azerbaijan
Pavlyuchenko 32' Zyryanov 71'	Report

Luzhniki Stadium, MoscowAttendance: 62,000Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium) 28 March 200915:00 UTC+0

Wales	0–2	Finland
	Report	Johansson 42' Kuqi 90+1'

Millennium Stadium, CardiffAttendance: 22,604Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain) 28 March 200920:00 UTC+1

Germany	4–0	Liechtenstein
Ballack 4' Jansen 9' Schweinsteiger 48' Podolski 50'	Report

Zentralstadion, LeipzigAttendance: 43,368Referee: Igor Ishchenko (Ukraine)

1 April 200919:30 UTC+2

Liechtenstein	0–1	Russia
	Report	Zyryanov 38'

Rheinpark Stadion, VaduzAttendance: 5,679Referee: David McKeon (Republic of Ireland) 1 April 200919:45 UTC+1

Wales	0–2	Germany
	Report	Ballack 11' Williams 48' (o.g.)

Millennium Stadium, CardiffAttendance: 26,064Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

6 June 200920:00 UTC+5

Azerbaijan	0–1	Wales
	Report	Edwards 42'

Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, BakuAttendance: 26,728Referee: Markus Strombergsson (Sweden) 6 June 200919:00 UTC+3

Finland	2–1	Liechtenstein
Forssell 33' Johansson 71'	Report	Frick 13'

Helsinki Olympic Stadium, HelsinkiAttendance: 20,319Referee: Libor Kovařík (Czech Republic)

10 June 200920:30 UTC+3

Finland	0–3	Russia
	Report	Kerzhakov 26', 53' Zyryanov 71'

Helsinki Olympic Stadium, HelsinkiAttendance: 37,028Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

12 August 200921:00 UTC+5

Azerbaijan	0–2	Germany
	Report	Schweinsteiger 11' Klose 53'

Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, BakuAttendance: 22,500Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

5 September 200920:00 UTC+5

Azerbaijan	1–2	Finland
Məmmədov 49'	Report	Tihinen 74' Johansson 85'

Lankaran City Stadium, LankaranAttendance: 12,000Referee: Stelios Trifonos (Cyprus) 5 September 200919:00 UTC+4

Russia	3–0	Liechtenstein
V. Berezutski 17' Pavlyuchenko 40' (pen.), 45' (pen.)	Report

Petrovsky Stadium, Saint PetersburgAttendance: 20,500Referee: Augustus Constantin (Romania)

9 September 200919:30 UTC+2

Liechtenstein	1–1	Finland
Polverino 75'	Report	Litmanen 74' (pen.)

Rheinpark Stadion, VaduzAttendance: 3,132Referee: Novo Panić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 9 September 200920:45 UTC+2

Germany	4–0	Azerbaijan
Ballack 14' (pen.) Klose 55', 65' Podolski 71'	Report

AWD-Arena, HanoverAttendance: 35,369Referee: Anastasios Kakos (Greece) 9 September 200919:45 UTC+1

Wales	1–3	Russia
Collins 53'	Report	Semshov 36' Ignashevich 71' Pavlyuchenko 90+1'

Millennium Stadium, CardiffAttendance: 14,505Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

10 October 200917:00 UTC+3

Finland	2–1	Wales
Porokara 5' Moisander 77'	Report	Bellamy 17'

Helsinki Olympic Stadium, HelsinkiAttendance: 14,000Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) 10 October 200919:00 UTC+4

Russia	0–1	Germany
	Report	Klose 35'

Luzhniki Stadium, MoscowAttendance: 72,100Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) 10 October 200920:00 UTC+2

Liechtenstein	0–2	Azerbaijan
	Report	Javadov 55' Məmmədov 82'

Rheinpark Stadion, VaduzAttendance: 1,635Referee: Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro)

14 October 200921:00 UTC+5

Azerbaijan	1–1	Russia
Javadov 54'	Report	Arshavin 13'

Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, BakuAttendance: 17,000Referee: Howard Webb (England) 14 October 200918:00 UTC+2

Germany	1–1	Finland
Podolski 90'	Report	Johansson 11'

HSH Nordbank Arena, HamburgAttendance: 51,500Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) 14 October 200920:00 UTC+2

Liechtenstein	0–2	Wales
	Report	Vaughan 16' Ramsey 80'

Rheinpark Stadion, VaduzAttendance: 1,858Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)

Goalscorers

There were 74 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.

7 goals

Miroslav Klose

6 goals

Lukas Podolski

5 goals

4 goals

Michael Ballack

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Petri Pasanen (against Russia)
Veli Lampi (against Russia)
Mario Frick (against Wales)
Ashley Williams (against Germany)

Attendances

Team	Highest	Lowest	Average
Azerbaijan	26,728	12,000	22,046
Finland	37,150	14,000	26,195
Germany	65,607	35,369	48,069
Liechtenstein	6,021	1,635	3,665
Russia	72,100	21,000	42,020
Wales	26,064	13,356	18,727

References

"FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
"Wales announce World Cup fixtures". BBC Sport. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
"Unanimous support for 6+5, FIFA Club World Cup hosts revealed". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.

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