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.

Armenia vs Estonia in Yerevan

The group was won by Spain, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup without dropping a single point in qualification. The runners-up Bosnia and Herzegovina entered the UEFA play-off stage.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Spain 10 10 0 0 28 5 +23 30 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 1–0 5–0 3–0 4–0
2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 6 1 3 25 13 +12 19 Advance to second round 2–5 — 1–1 2–1 7–0 4–1
3   Turkey 10 4 3 3 13 10 +3 15 1–2 2–1 — 1–1 4–2 2–0
4   Belgium 10 3 1 6 13 20 −7 10 1–2 2–4 2–0 — 3–2 2–0
5   Estonia 10 2 2 6 9 24 −15 8 0–3 0–2 0–0 2–0 — 1–0
6   Armenia 10 1 1 8 6 22 −16 4 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 —

Source: [1]

A meeting was held in Barcelona, 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.[2][3] Since the fixtures were not finalised by 16 January 2008 deadline, FIFA conducted a random draw to determine the fixtures.[4] The draw took place in Zagreb, Croatia at 16:00 CET on 30 January 2008, on the eve of the XXXII Ordinary UEFA Congress.[5]

There were 94 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.13 goals per match.

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Team Highest Lowest Average
  Armenia 30,000 1,800 9,520
  Belgium 45,888 17,992 27,000
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 15,000 12,500 13,360
  Estonia 9,200 4,680 6,406
  Spain 73,820 14,362 32,954
  Turkey 34,097 16,200 24,422
  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "España deberá acudir al sorteo del calendario del Mundial 2010" (in Spanish). 9 January 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  3. ^ "De Bosniërs wilden geen toegevingen doen" (in Dutch). 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  4. ^ Ledsom, Mark (17 January 2008). "FIFA draw to decide order of World Cup qualifiers". Reuters. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
  5. ^ "Draw settles disputes". FIFA.com. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.