2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised France, Romania, Serbia, Lithuania, Austria and Faroe Islands.

The group was won by Serbia, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up France entered the UEFA play-off stage.[1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Serbia France Austria Lithuania Romania Faroe Islands
1  Serbia 10 7 1 2 22 8 +14 22 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 1–0 3–0 5–0 2–0
2  France 10 6 3 1 18 9 +9 21 Advance to second round 2–1 — 3–1 1–0 1–1 5–0
3  Austria 10 4 2 4 14 15 −1 14 1–3 3–1 — 2–1 2–1 3–1
4  Lithuania 10 4 0 6 10 11 −1 12 2–1 0–1 2–0 — 0–1 1–0
5  Romania 10 3 3 4 12 18 −6 12 2–3 2–2 1–1 0–3 — 3–1
6  Faroe Islands 10 1 1 8 5 20 −15 4 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 —
Source: [1]

Matches

The representatives of the six federations met in Vienna, Austria on 8 December 2007 to decide on a fixture calendar.[2] The August 2009 date in the international match calendar was moved forward by one week, from 19 August to 12 August, at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in May 2008.[3]

Romania 0–3 Lithuania
Report Stankevičius 31'
Mikoliūnas 69'
Kalonas 86'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)
Serbia 2–0 Faroe Islands
J. Jacobsen 30' (o.g.)
Žigić 88'		 Report
Attendance: 9,615
Referee: Alexey Nikolaev (Russia)
Austria 3–1 France
Janko 8'
Aufhauser 41'
Ivanschitz 72' (pen.)		 Report Govou 61'
Attendance: 48,000
Faroe Islands 0–1 Romania
Report Cociş 59'
Lithuania 2–0 Austria
Danilevičius 52', 58' Report
France 2–1 Serbia
Henry 53'
Anelka 63'		 Report Ivanović 75'
Faroe Islands 1–1 Austria
Løkin 47' Report Stranzl 49'
Attendance: 1,800
Serbia 3–0 Lithuania
Ivanović 6'
Krasić 34'
Žigić 82'		 Report
Romania 2–2 France
F. Petre 6'
Goian 17'		 Report Ribéry 36'
Gourcuff 69'
Lithuania 1–0 Faroe Islands
Danilevičius 20' Report
Austria 1–3 Serbia
Janko 80' Report Krasić 15'
Jovanović 18'
Obradović 24'
Attendance: 47,998
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Romania 2–3 Serbia
Marica 50'
Stoica 74'		 Report Jovanović 18'
Stoica 44' (o.g.)
Ivanović 59'
Attendance: 15,000
Lithuania 0–1 France
Report Ribéry 67'
Austria 2–1 Romania
Hoffer 26', 44' Report Tănase 24'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
France 1–0 Lithuania
Ribéry 75' Report
Attendance: 79,543
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Lithuania 0–1 Romania
Report Marica 38'
Attendance: 5,850
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Serbia 1–0 Austria
Milijaš 7' (pen.) Report
Faroe Islands 0–2 Serbia
Report Jovanović 44'
Subotić 69'
Attendance: 2,896
Referee: Meir Levi (Israel)
Faroe Islands 0–1 France
Report Gignac 41'
Attendance: 2,974
Austria 3–1 Faroe Islands
Maierhofer 1'
Janko 15', 58' (pen.)		 Report A. Olsen 82'
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
France 1–1 Romania
Henry 48' Report Escudé 55' (o.g.)
Attendance: 78,209
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Faroe Islands 2–1 Lithuania
S. Olsen 13'
A. Hansen 34'		 Report Danilevičius 22' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,942
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Romania 1–1 Austria
Bucur 54' Report Schiemer 83'
Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
Attendance: 7,505
Serbia 1–1 France
Milijaš 12' (pen.) Report Henry 36'
Austria 2–1 Lithuania
Janko 16'
Wallner 80' (pen.)		 Report Stankevičius 66'
Attendance: 14,200
Serbia 5–0 Romania
Žigić 37'
Pantelić 50'
Kuzmanović 78'
Jovanović 87', 90+3'		 Report
France 5–0 Faroe Islands
Gignac 34', 38'
Gallas 52'
Anelka 86'
Benzema 88'		 Report
Attendance: 16,755
Lithuania 2–1 Serbia
Kalonas 20' (pen.)
Stankevičius 68' (pen.)		 Report Tošić 60'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Anton Guenov (Bulgaria)
Romania 3–1 Faroe Islands
Apostol 16'
Bucur 65'
Mazilu 87'		 Report á Bø 83'
France 3–1 Austria
Benzema 18'
Henry 26' (pen.)
Gignac 66'		 Report Janko 49'
Attendance: 78,099

Goalscorers

There were 81 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.7 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

  • Serbia Milan Jovanović

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Attendances

Team Highest Lowest Average
 Austria 48,000 12,300 29,100
 Faroe Islands 2,974 805 2,053
 France 79,543 16,755 61,127
 Lithuania 8,700 2,000 5,210
 Romania 15,000 7,505 12,461
 Serbia 49,456 9,615 32,382

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ Lhéritier, Bastien (8 December 2007). "Un compromis pour ces qualifications" (in French). fff.fr. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Unanimous support for 6+5, FIFA Club World Cup hosts revealed". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.