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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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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 | — |
The fixtures for the group were determined on 10 January 2008, after a meeting between representatives of each nation in Frankfurt, Germany.[2] 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.[3]
Wales | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
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Vokes 83' | Report |
Attendance: 17,106
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
Liechtenstein | 0–6 | Germany |
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Report | Podolski 21', 48' Rolfes 64' Schweinsteiger 65' Hitzlsperger 75' Westermann 86' |
Attendance: 6,021
Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal)
Russia | 2–1 | Wales |
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Pavlyuchenko 22' (pen.) Pogrebnyak 81' |
Report | Ledley 67' |
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Azerbaijan | 0–0 | Liechtenstein |
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Report |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Bulgaria)
Finland | 3–3 | Germany |
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Johansson 33' Väyrynen 43' Sjölund 53' |
Report | Klose 38', 45', 83' |
Attendance: 37,150
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Finland | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
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Forssell 61' (pen.) | Report |
Attendance: 22,480
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
Wales | 2–0 | Liechtenstein |
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Edwards 42' Frick 80' (o.g.) |
Report |
Attendance: 13,356
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)
Germany | 2–1 | Russia |
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Podolski 9' Ballack 28' |
Report | Arshavin 51' |
Attendance: 65,607
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Russia | 3–0 | Finland |
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Pasanen 23' (o.g.) Lampi 65' (o.g.) Arshavin 88' |
Report |
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Germany | 1–0 | Wales |
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Trochowski 72' | Report |
Attendance: 44,500
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
Russia | 2–0 | Azerbaijan |
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Pavlyuchenko 32' Zyryanov 71' |
Report |
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
Wales | 0–2 | Finland |
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Report | Johansson 42' Kuqi 90+1' |
Attendance: 22,604
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
Germany | 4–0 | Liechtenstein |
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Ballack 4' Jansen 9' Schweinsteiger 48' Podolski 50' |
Report |
Attendance: 43,368
Referee: Igor Ishchenko (Ukraine)
Liechtenstein | 0–1 | Russia |
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Report | Zyryanov 38' |
Attendance: 5,679
Referee: David McKeon (Republic of Ireland)
Wales | 0–2 | Germany |
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Report | Ballack 11' Williams 48' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 26,064
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Azerbaijan | 0–1 | Wales |
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Report | Edwards 42' |
Attendance: 26,728
Referee: Markus Strombergsson (Sweden)
Finland | 2–1 | Liechtenstein |
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Forssell 33' Johansson 71' |
Report | Frick 13' |
Attendance: 20,319
Referee: Libor Kovařík (Czech Republic)
Finland | 0–3 | Russia |
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Report | Kerzhakov 26', 53' Zyryanov 71' |
Attendance: 37,028
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
Azerbaijan | 0–2 | Germany |
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Report | Schweinsteiger 11' Klose 53' |
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)
Azerbaijan | 1–2 | Finland |
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Məmmədov 49' | Report | Tihinen 74' Johansson 85' |
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stelios Trifonos (Cyprus)
Russia | 3–0 | Liechtenstein |
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V. Berezutski 17' Pavlyuchenko 40' (pen.), 45' (pen.) |
Report |
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Augustus Constantin (Romania)
Liechtenstein | 1–1 | Finland |
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Polverino 75' | Report | Litmanen 74' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,132
Referee: Novo Panić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Germany | 4–0 | Azerbaijan |
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Ballack 14' (pen.) Klose 55', 65' Podolski 71' |
Report |
Attendance: 35,369
Referee: Anastasios Kakos (Greece)
Wales | 1–3 | Russia |
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Collins 53' | Report | Semshov 36' Ignashevich 71' Pavlyuchenko 90+1' |
Attendance: 14,505
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Finland | 2–1 | Wales |
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Porokara 5' Moisander 77' |
Report | Bellamy 17' |
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Russia | 0–1 | Germany |
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Report | Klose 35' |
Attendance: 72,100
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Liechtenstein | 0–2 | Azerbaijan |
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Report | Javadov 55' Məmmədov 82' |
Attendance: 1,635
Referee: Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro)
Azerbaijan | 1–1 | Russia |
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Javadov 54' | Report | Arshavin 13' |
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Germany | 1–1 | Finland |
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Podolski 90' | Report | Johansson 11' |
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Liechtenstein | 0–2 | Wales |
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Report | Vaughan 16' Ramsey 80' |
Attendance: 1,858
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
There were 74 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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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 |