2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 4 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Cyprus, Faroe Islands, France, Republic of Ireland, Israel and Switzerland.

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

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  France 10 5 5 0 14 2 +12 20   Switzerland 10 4 6 0 18 7 +11 18  Israel 10 4 6 0 15 10 +5 18  Republic of Ireland 10 4 5 1 12 5 +7 17  Cyprus 10 1 1 8 8 20 −12 4  Faroe Islands 10 0 1 9 4 27 −23 1

France  – 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–0 3–0 Switzerland   1–1 – 1–1 1–1 1–0 6–0 Israel  1–1 2–2 – 1–1 2–1 2–1 Republic of Ireland  0–1 0–0 2–2 – 3–0 2–0 Cyprus  0–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 – 2–2 Faroe Islands  0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–3 –

Results

4 September 200415:00

Republic of Ireland	3–0	Cyprus
Morrison  33' Reid  38' Keane  54'	(Report)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 36,000

Referee: Levan Paniashvili (Georgia)

4 September 200417:30

Switzerland	6–0	Faroe Islands
Vonlanthen  10', 14', 57' Rey  29', 44', 55'	(Report)

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Attendance: 11,880

Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

4 September 200421:00

France	0–0	Israel
	(Report)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 43,527

Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

8 September 200417:00

Faroe Islands	0–2	France
	(Report)	Giuly  32' Cissé  73'

Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn

Attendance: 5,917

Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

8 September 200420:30

Switzerland	1–1	Republic of Ireland
H. Yakin  17'	(Report)	Morrison  8'

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Attendance: 28,000

Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

8 September 200420:50

Israel	2–1	Cyprus
Benayoun  64' Badir  75'	(Report)	Konstantinou  59'

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 21,872

Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Belarus)

9 October 200420:00

Cyprus	2–2	Faroe Islands
Konstantinou  15' Okkas  81'	(Report)	Jørgensen  21' R. Jacobsen  43'

GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Attendance: 1,400

Referee: Zohrab Gadiyev (Azerbaijan)

9 October 200420:05

Israel	2–2	Switzerland
Benayoun  9', 48'	(Report)	Frei  26' Vonlanthen  34'

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 37,976

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

9 October 200421:00

France	0–0	Republic of Ireland
	(Report)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 78,863

Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibáñez (Spain)

13 October 200419:30

Republic of Ireland	2–0	Faroe Islands
Keane  14' (pen.), 32'	(Report)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 36,000

Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)

13 October 200421:45

Cyprus	0–2	France
	(Report)	Wiltord  38' Henry  72'

GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Attendance: 3,319

Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

17 November 200419:00

Cyprus	1–2	Israel
Okkas  45'	(Report)	Keisi  17' Nimni  86'

GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Attendance: 1,624

Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)

26 March 200519:50

Israel	1–1	Republic of Ireland
Abbas Souan  90'	(Report)	Morrison  43'

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 32,150

Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

26 March 200521:00

France	0–0	Switzerland
	(Report)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 79,373

Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

30 March 200520:30

Switzerland	1–0	Cyprus
Frei  87'	(Report)

Hardturm, Zürich

Attendance: 16,066

Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

30 March 200520:50

Israel	1–1	France
Badir  83'	(Report)	Trezeguet  50'

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 32,150

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

4 June 200516:30

Faroe Islands	1–3	Switzerland
R. Jacobsen  70'	(Report)	Wicky  25' Frei  72', 84'

Svangaskarð, Toftir

Attendance: 2,047

Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

4 June 200519:30

Republic of Ireland	2–2	Israel
Harte  5' Keane  11'	(Report)	Avi Yehiel  39' Avi Nimni  45+1'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 36,000

Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

8 June 200519:30

Faroe Islands	0–2	Republic of Ireland
	(Report)	Harte  51' Kilbane  59'

Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn

Attendance: 5,180

Referee: Anton Guenov (Bulgaria)

17 August 200519:00

Faroe Islands	0–3	Cyprus
	(Report)	Konstantinou  39', 77' (pen.) Krassas  95'

Svangaskarð, Toftir

Attendance: 2,720

Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

3 September 200517:30

Switzerland	1–1	Israel
Frei  6'	(Report)	Keisi  20'

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

3 September 200521:00

France	3–0	Faroe Islands
Cissé  14', 76' Olsen  18' (o.g.)	(Report)

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 40,126

Referee: Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic)

7 September 200518:00

Faroe Islands	0–2	Israel
	(Report)	Nimni  54' Katan  79'

Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn

Attendance: 2,240

Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

7 September 200519:55

Republic of Ireland	0–1	France
	(Report)	Henry  68'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 36,000

Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

7 September 200521:15

Cyprus	1–3	Switzerland
Aloneftis  35'	(Report)	Frei  15' Senderos  71' Gygax  84'

GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Attendance: 2,561

Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)

8 October 200520:00

Cyprus	0–1	Republic of Ireland
	(Report)	Elliott  6'

GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Attendance: 13,546

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

8 October 200520:45

Switzerland	1–1	France
Magnin  80'	(Report)	Cissé  53'

Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Berne

Attendance: 31,400

Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

8 October 200521:10

Israel	2–1	Faroe Islands
Benayoun  1' Zandberg  90+1'	(Report)	Samuelsen  90+3'

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 31,857

Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

12 October 200519:45

Republic of Ireland	0–0	Switzerland
	(Report)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 35,944

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

12 October 200520:45

France	4–0	Cyprus
Zidane  29' Wiltord  32' Dhorasoo  44' Giuly  84'	(Report)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 78,864

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Goalscorers

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also