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]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Serbia
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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
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 21 | Advance to second round | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| 3 | Austria
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10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 14 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Lithuania
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 12 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Romania
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10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 12 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 6 | Faroe Islands
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — |
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 |
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| Report | Stankevičius  31'Mikoliūnas 69'Kalonas 86' |
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)
| Serbia | 2–0 | Faroe Islands |
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| J. Jacobsen 30' (o.g.) Žigić 88' |
Report |
Attendance: 9,615
Referee: Alexey Nikolaev (Russia)
| Austria | 3–1 | France |
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| Janko 8' Aufhauser 41'Ivanschitz 72' (pen.) |
Report | Govou 61' |
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
| Faroe Islands | 0–1 | Romania |
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| Report | Cociş 59' |
Attendance: 805
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)
| Lithuania | 2–0 | Austria |
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| Danilevičius 52', 58' |
Report |
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
| France | 2–1 | Serbia |
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| Henry 53' Anelka 63' |
Report | Ivanović 75' |
Attendance: 53,027
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
| Faroe Islands | 1–1 | Austria |
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| Løkin 47' |
Report | Stranzl 49' |
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Darko Ceferin (Slovenia)
| Serbia | 3–0 | Lithuania |
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| Ivanović 6' Krasić 34'Žigić 82' |
Report |
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
| Romania | 2–2 | France |
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| F. Petre 6' Goian 17' |
Report | Ribéry 36' Gourcuff 69' |
Attendance: 12,800
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
| Lithuania | 1–0 | Faroe Islands |
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| Danilevičius 20' |
Report |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
| Austria | 1–3 | Serbia |
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| Janko 80' |
Report | Krasić 15' Jovanović 18'Obradović 24' |
Attendance: 47,998
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
| Romania | 2–3 | Serbia |
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| Marica 50' Stoica 74' |
Report | Jovanović 18' Stoica 44' (o.g.)Ivanović 59' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy)
| Lithuania | 0–1 | France |
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| Report | Ribéry 67' |
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
| Austria | 2–1 | Romania |
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| Hoffer 26', 44' |
Report | Tănase 24' |
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
| France | 1–0 | Lithuania |
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| Ribéry 75' |
Report |
Attendance: 79,543
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
| Lithuania | 0–1 | Romania |
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| Report | Marica 38' |
Attendance: 5,850
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
| Serbia | 1–0 | Austria |
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| Milijaš 7' (pen.) |
Report |
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
| Faroe Islands | 0–2 | Serbia |
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| Report | Jovanović 44' Subotić 69' |
Attendance: 2,896
| Faroe Islands | 0–1 | France |
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| Report | Gignac 41' |
Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)
| Austria | 3–1 | Faroe Islands |
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| Maierhofer 1' Janko 15', 58' (pen.) |
Report | A. Olsen 82' |
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
| France | 1–1 | Romania |
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| Henry 48' |
Report | Escudé 55' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 78,209
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
| Faroe Islands | 2–1 | Lithuania |
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| S. Olsen 13' A. Hansen 34' |
Report | Danilevičius 22' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,942
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
| Romania | 1–1 | Austria |
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| Bucur 54' |
Report | Schiemer 83' |
Attendance: 7,505
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
| Serbia | 1–1 | France |
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| Milijaš 12' (pen.) |
Report | Henry 36' |
Attendance: 49,456
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
| Austria | 2–1 | Lithuania |
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| Janko 16' Wallner 80' (pen.) |
Report | Stankevičius 66' |
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
| Serbia | 5–0 | Romania |
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| Žigić 37' Pantelić 50' Kuzmanović 78' Jovanović 87', 90+3' |
Report |
Attendance: 39,839
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
| France | 5–0 | Faroe Islands |
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| Gignac 34', 38' Gallas 52'Anelka 86'Benzema 88' |
Report |
Attendance: 16,755
Referee: Robert Małek (Poland)
| Lithuania | 2–1 | Serbia |
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| Kalonas 20' (pen.) Stankevičius 68' (pen.) |
Report | Tošić 60' |
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Anton Guenov (Bulgaria)
| Romania | 3–1 | Faroe Islands |
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| Apostol 16' Bucur 65'Mazilu 87' |
Report | á Bø 83' |
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Alexander Gvardis (Russia)
| France | 3–1 | Austria |
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| Benzema 18' Henry 26' (pen.)Gignac 66' |
Report | Janko 49' |
Attendance: 78,099
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
There were 81 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.7 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
Thierry Henry Tomas Danilevičius3 goals
Marius Stankevičius Branislav Ivanović Nikola Žigić2 goals
Nicolas Anelka Karim Benzema Mindaugas Kalonas Gheorghe Bucur Ciprian Marica Miloš Krasić Nenad Milijaš1 goal
Andreas Ivanschitz Stefan Maierhofer Franz Schiemer Martin Stranzl Roman Wallner Egil á Bø Arnbjørn Hansen Bogi Løkin Andreas Lava Olsen Suni Olsen William Gallas Sidney Govou Yoann Gourcuff Saulius Mikoliūnas Iulian Apostol Răzvan Cociş Dorin Goian Ionuţ Mazilu Florentin Petre Dorel Stoica Cristian Tănase Zdravko Kuzmanović Ivan Obradović Marko Pantelić Neven Subotić Zoran Tošić1 own goal
Jón Rói Jacobsen (against Serbia) Julien Escudé (against Romania) Dorel Stoica (against Serbia)| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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| 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 |
