2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 8 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Malta and Sweden.

The group was won by Croatia, who qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Sweden also qualified as one of two best runners-up.

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Croatia 10 7 3 0 21 5 +16 24  Sweden 10 8 0 2 30 4 +26 24  Bulgaria 10 4 3 3 17 17 0 15  Hungary 10 4 2 4 13 14 −1 14  Iceland 10 1 1 8 14 27 −13 4  Malta 10 0 3 7 4 32 −28 3

Croatia  – 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–0 Sweden  0–1 – 3–0 3–0 3–1 6–0 Bulgaria  1–3 0–3 – 2–0 3–2 4–1 Hungary  0–0 0–1 1–1 – 3–2 4–0 Iceland  1–3 1–4 1–3 2–3 – 4–1 Malta  1–1 0–7 1–1 0–2 0–0 –

Matches

4 September 200416:00

Iceland	1–3	Bulgaria
Guðjohnsen  51' (pen.)	(Report)	Berbatov  35', 49' Yanev  62'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Attendance: 5,014

Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

4 September 200420:30

Croatia	3–0	Hungary
Pršo  31' Klasnić  54' Gyepes  80' (o.g.)	(Report)

Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb

Attendance: 20,853

Referee: Mike Riley (England)

4 September 200420:45

Malta	0–7	Sweden
	(Report)	Ibrahimović  4', 11', 14', 71' Ljungberg  46', 74' Larsson  76'

Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 4,200

Referee: Haim Jakov (Israel)

8 September 200420:15

Sweden	0–1	Croatia
	(Report)	Srna  64'

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 40,023

Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibáñez (Spain)

8 September 200421:15

Hungary	3–2	Iceland
Gera  62' Torghelle  75' Szabics  79'	(Report)	Guðjohnsen  39' I. Sigurðsson  78'

Szusza Ferenc Stadium, Budapest

Attendance: 5,461

Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

9 October 200417:00

Sweden	3–0	Hungary
Ljungberg  26' Larsson  50' Svensson  67'	(Report)

Råsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality

Attendance: 32,288

Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

9 October 200418:15

Malta	0–0	Iceland
	(Report)

Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 1,130

Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)

9 October 200420:15

Croatia	2–2	Bulgaria
Srna  15', 31' (pen.)	(Report)	M. Petrov  77' Berbatov  86'

Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb

Attendance: 31,565

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

13 October 200418:00

Bulgaria	4–1	Malta
Berbatov  43', 55' Yanev  47' Yankov  88'	(Report)	Mifsud  11'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 16,800

Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)

13 October 200418:10

Iceland	1–4	Sweden
Guðjohnsen  66'	(Report)	Larsson  24', 39' Allbäck  27' Wilhelmsson  45'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Attendance: 7,037

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

17 November 200419:30

Malta	0–2	Hungary
	(Report)	Gera  39' Kovács  93'

Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 14,500

Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)

26 March 200517:30

Bulgaria	0–3	Sweden
	(Report)	Ljungberg  17', 90+2' (pen.) Edman  74'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 42,530

Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

26 March 200518:00

Croatia	4–0	Iceland
N. Kovač  38', 75' Šimunić  70' Pršo  90+1'	(Report)

Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb

Attendance: 17,912

Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

30 March 200518:00

Croatia	3–0	Malta
Pršo  22', 35' Tudor  79'	(Report)

Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb

Attendance: 15,510

Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

30 March 200520:45

Hungary	1–1	Bulgaria
Rajczi  90'	(Report)	S. Petrov  51'

Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest

Attendance: 11,586

Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

4 June 200517:15

Sweden	6–0	Malta
Jonson  6' Svensson  18' Wilhelmsson  29' Ibrahimović  40' Ljungberg  57' Elmander  81'	(Report)

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 35,593

Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)

4 June 200518:00

Bulgaria	1–3	Croatia
M. Petrov  72'	(Report)	Babić  19' Tudor  57' Kranjčar  80'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

4 June 200518:05

Iceland	2–3	Hungary
Guðjohnsen  17' K. Sigurðsson  68'	(Report)	Gera  45', 56' Huszti  73'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Attendance: 4,613

Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

8 June 200518:05

Iceland	4–1	Malta
Þorvaldsson  27' Guðjohnsen  33' Guðmundsson  74' V. Gunnarsson  84'	(Report)	Said  58'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Attendance: 4,887

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

3 September 200517:15

Sweden	3–0	Bulgaria
Ljungberg  60' Mellberg  75' Ibrahimović  90'	(Report)

Råsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

3 September 200518:05

Iceland	1–3	Croatia
Guðjohnsen  24'	(Report)	Balaban  56', 61' Srna  82'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Attendance: 5,520

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

3 September 200520:45

Hungary	4–0	Malta
Torghelle  34' Said  55' (o.g.) Takács  64' Rajczi  85'	(Report)

Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest

Attendance: 5,900

Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine)

7 September 200518:45

Malta	1–1	Croatia
Wellman  74'	(Report)	Kranjčar  19'

Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 916

Referee: Athanassios Briakos (Greece)

7 September 200519:00

Bulgaria	3–2	Iceland
Berbatov  21' Iliev  69' M. Petrov  86'	(Report)	Steinsson  9' Hreiðarsson  16'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Bülent Demirlek (Turkey)

7 September 200520:45

Hungary	0–1	Sweden
	(Report)	Ibrahimović  90+1'

Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest

Attendance: 20,161

Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)

8 October 200518:00

Bulgaria	2–0	Hungary
Berbatov  29' Lazarov  55'	(Report)

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 4,652

Referee: Dejan Delević (Serbia and Montenegro)

8 October 200520:15

Croatia	1–0	Sweden
Srna  55'	(Report)

Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb

Attendance: 34,015

Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

12 October 200519:00

Malta	1–1	Bulgaria
Zahra  79'	(Report)	Yankov  67'

Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 2,844

Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine)

12 October 200519:30

Sweden	3–1	Iceland
Ibrahimović  29' Larsson  42' Källström  90+1'	(Report)	Árnason  11'

Råsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality

Attendance: 33,716

Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

12 October 200519:30

Hungary	0–0	Croatia
	(Report)

Szusza Ferenc Stadium, Budapest

Attendance: 6,979

Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Goalscorers

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also