2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Estonia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Portugal, Russia and Slovakia.

The group was won by Portugal, who qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Slovakia entered the UEFA qualification play-offs.

Standings

Legend
Group winners and two best runners-up among all groups directly qualified for the finals
Remaining group runners-up advanced to the play-offs
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 12930355+3030
 Slovakia 12651248+1623
 Russia 126512312+1123
 Estonia 125251617−117
 Latvia 124351821−315
 Liechtenstein 122281323−108
 Luxembourg 120012548−430
  Portugal Slovakia Russia Estonia Latvia Liechtenstein Luxembourg
Portugal  – 2–0 7–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 6–0
Slovakia  1–1 – 0–0 1–0 4–1 7–0 3–1
Russia  0–0 1–1 – 4–0 2–0 2–0 5–1
Estonia  0–1 1–2 1–1 – 2–1 2–0 4–0
Latvia  0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 – 1–0 4–0
Liechtenstein  2–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–3 – 3–0
Luxembourg  0–5 0–4 0–4 0–2 3–4 0–4 –

Matches

Liechtenstein  1–2  Estonia
D'Elia  49' (Report) Viikmäe  34'
Lindpere  80'
Attendance: 912
Referee: Emil Bozinovski (Macedonia)
Slovakia  3–1  Luxembourg
Vittek  26'
Greško  48'
Demo  89'		 (Report) Strasser  2'
Attendance: 5,016
Estonia  4–0  Luxembourg
Teever  7'
Schauls  41' (o.g.)
Oper  61'
Viikmäe  67'		 (Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
Russia  1–1  Slovakia
Bulykin  14' (Report) Vittek  87'
Attendance: 11,500
Latvia  0–2  Portugal
(Report) Ronaldo  57'
Pauleta  58'
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Luxembourg  3–4  Latvia
Braun  11'
Leweck  55'
Cardoni  62'		 (Report) Verpakovskis  4'
Zemļinskis  40' (pen.)
Hoffmann  65' (o.g.)
Prohorenkovs  67'
Attendance: 2,125
Referee: George Kasnaferis (Greece)
Slovakia  7–0  Liechtenstein
Vittek  15', 59', 81'
Karhan  42'
Németh  84'
Mintál  85'
Zabavník  90+2'		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,620
Referee: Dejan Delević (Serbia and Montenegro)
Portugal  4–0  Estonia
Ronaldo  75'
Postiga  83', 90+1'
Pauleta  86'		 (Report)
Attendance: 27,214
Referee: Bülent Demirlek (Turkey)
Luxembourg  0–4  Russia
(Report) Sychev  56', 69', 86'
Arshavin  62'
Attendance: 3,670
Slovakia  4–1  Latvia
Németh  46'
L. Reiter  50'
Karhan  55', 87'		 (Report) Verpakovskis  3'
Attendance: 13,025
Liechtenstein  2–2  Portugal
Burgmeier  48'
T. Beck  76'		 (Report) Pauleta  23'
Hasler  39' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,548
Referee: Novo Panić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Latvia  2–2  Estonia
Astafjevs  65'
Laizāns  82'		 (Report) Oper  72'
Teever  79'
Attendance: 8,500
Luxembourg  0–4  Liechtenstein
(Report) Stocklasa  41'
Burgmeier  44', 85'
M. Frick  57' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,478
Referee: Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic)
Portugal  7–1  Russia
Pauleta  26'
Ronaldo  39', 69'
Deco  45'
Simão  82'
Petit  89', 90+2'		 (Report) Arshavin  79'
Attendance: 27,258
Russia  4–0  Estonia
Karyaka  23'
Izmailov  25'
Sychev  32'
Loskov  67' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 29,000
Liechtenstein  1–3  Latvia
M. Frick  32' (Report) Verpakovskis  7'
Zemļinskis  57'
Prohorenkovs  89'
Attendance: 1,460
Luxembourg  0–5  Portugal
(Report) Federspiel  11' (o.g.)
Ronaldo  28'
Maniche  52'
Pauleta  67', 82'
Attendance: 8,045
Liechtenstein  1–2  Russia
T. Beck  40' (Report) Kerzhakov  23'
Karyaka  37'
Attendance: 2,400
Estonia  1–2  Slovakia
Oper  57' (Report) Mintál  58'
L. Reiter  65'
Attendance: 3,051
Estonia  1–1  Russia
Terehhov  63' (Report) Arshavin  18'
Attendance: 8,850
Slovakia  1–1  Portugal
Karhan  8' (pen.) (Report) Postiga  62'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Latvia  4–0  Luxembourg
Bleidelis  32'
Laizāns  38' (pen.)
Verpakovskis  73', 90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8,203
Referee: Draženko Kovačić (Croatia)
Estonia  2–0  Liechtenstein
Stepanov  27'
Oper  57'		 (Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mark Whitby (Wales)
Russia  2–0  Latvia
Arshavin  56'
Loskov  78' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 21,575
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)
Portugal  2–0  Slovakia
Meira  21'
Ronaldo  42'		 (Report)
Attendance: 64,000
Latvia  1–0  Liechtenstein
Bleidelis  17' (Report)
Attendance: 8,000
Luxembourg  0–4  Slovakia
(Report) Németh  5'
Mintál  15'
Kisel  54'
L. Reiter  60'
Attendance: 2,108
Referee: Rob Styles (England)
Estonia  0–1  Portugal
(Report) Ronaldo  32'
Attendance: 10,280
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Latvia  1–1  Russia
Astafjevs  6' (Report) Arshavin  24'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Liechtenstein  0–0  Slovakia
(Report)
Attendance: 1,150
Estonia  2–1  Latvia
Oper  11'
Smirnov  71'		 (Report) Laizāns  90'
Attendance: 8,970
Russia  2–0  Liechtenstein
Kerzhakov  27', 66' (Report)
Attendance: 18,123
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)
Portugal  6–0  Luxembourg
Andrade  24'
Carvalho  30'
Pauleta  38', 57'
Simão  80', 85'		 (Report)
Attendance: 25,300
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)
Latvia  1–1  Slovakia
Laizāns  74' (Report) Vittek  35'
Attendance: 8,800
Russia  0–0  Portugal
(Report)
Attendance: 28,800
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Liechtenstein  3–0  Luxembourg
M. Frick  38'
Fischer  77'
T. Beck  92'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,300
Slovakia  1–0  Estonia
Hlinka  72' (Report)
Attendance: 12,800
Russia  5–1  Luxembourg
Izmailov  7'
Kerzhakov  18'
Pavlyuchenko  65'
Kirichenko  74', 90+3'		 (Report) C. Reiter  52' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Portugal  2–1  Liechtenstein
Pauleta  48'
Nuno Gomes  85'		 (Report) Fischer  32'
Attendance: 29,000
Portugal  3–0  Latvia
Pauleta  20', 22'
Viana  86'		 (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Luxembourg  0–2  Estonia
(Report) Oper  7', 78'
Attendance: 2,010
Slovakia  0–0  Russia
(Report)
Attendance: 22,317

Goalscorers

11 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 owl goal

See also

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