2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Austria, Azerbaijan, England, Northern Ireland, Poland and Wales.

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

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
 England 10811175+1225
 Poland 10802279+1824
 Austria 104331512+315
 Northern Ireland 102351018−89
 Wales 102261015−58
 Azerbaijan 10037121−203
  England Poland Austria Northern Ireland Wales Azerbaijan
England  2–1 1–0 4–0 2–0 2–0
Poland  1–2 3–2 1–0 1–0 8–0
Austria  2–2 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–0
Northern Ireland  1–0 0–3 3–3 2–3 2–0
Wales  0–1 2–3 0–2 2–2 2–0
Azerbaijan  0–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–1

Results

Northern Ireland  0–3  Poland
(Report) Żurawski  4'
Włodarczyk  36'
Krzynówek  56'
Attendance: 12,487
Austria  2–2  England
Kollmann  71'
Ivanschitz  72'
(Report) Lampard  24'
Gerrard  65'
Attendance: 48,000
Azerbaijan  1–1  Wales
Sadygov  55' (Report) Speed  47'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)

Wales  2–2  Northern Ireland
Hartson  32'
Earnshaw  74'
(Report) Whitley  10'
Healy  21'
Attendance: 63,500
Poland  1–2  England
Żurawski  47' (Report) Defoe  36'
Głowacki  57' (o.g.)
Attendance: 30,000
Austria  2–0  Azerbaijan
Stranzl  23'
Kollmann  44'
(Report)
Attendance: 26,400
Referee: Lawrence Sammut (Malta)

England  2–0  Wales
Lampard  4'
Beckham  76'
(Report)
Attendance: 65,224
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Austria  1–3  Poland
Schopp  30' (Report) Kałużny  10'
Krzynówek  78'
Frankowski  90'
Attendance: 46,100
Azerbaijan  0–0  Northern Ireland
(Report)
Attendance: 6,460
Referee: Attila Hanacsek (Hungary)

Northern Ireland  3–3  Austria
Healy  36'
Murdock  58'
Elliott  93'
(Report) Schopp  14', 72'
Mayrleb  59'
Attendance: 11,810
Wales  2–3  Poland
Earnshaw  56'
Hartson  90'
(Report) Frankowski  72'
Żurawski  81'
Krzynówek  85'
Attendance: 56,685
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Azerbaijan  0–1  England
(Report) Owen  22'
Attendance: 17,000

Wales  0–2  Austria
(Report) Vastić  81'
Stranzl  85'
Attendance: 47,760
England  4–0  Northern Ireland
J. Cole  47'
Owen  52', 54'
Lampard  62'
(Report)
Attendance: 62,239
Poland  8–0  Azerbaijan
Frankowski  12', 63', 66'
Hajiyev  16' (o.g.)
Kosowski  40'
Krzynówek  72'
Saganowski  84', 90'
(Report)

England  2–0  Azerbaijan
Gerrard  51'
Beckham  62'
(Report)
Attendance: 49,046
Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal)
Poland  1–0  Northern Ireland
Żurawski  87' (Report)
Attendance: 13,515
Austria  1–0  Wales
Aufhauser  87' (Report)

Azerbaijan  0–3  Poland
(Report) Frankowski  28'
Kłos  57'
Żurawski  81'

Northern Ireland  2–0  Azerbaijan
Elliott  60'
Feeney  84' pen
(Report)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Dejan Stanišić (Montenegro)
Wales  0–1  England
(Report) J. Cole  54'
Attendance: 70,715
Poland  3–2  Austria
Smolarek  13'
Kosowski  22'
Żurawski  67'
(Report) Linz  61', 80'
Attendance: 40,000

Northern Ireland  1–0  England
Healy  73' (Report)
Attendance: 14,069
Poland  1–0  Wales
Żurawski  52' (Report)
Attendance: 13,500
Azerbaijan  0–0  Austria
(Report)
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium)

Northern Ireland  2–3  Wales
Gillespie  47'
Davis  50'
(Report) Davies  27'
Robinson  37'
Giggs  81'
Attendance: 13,451
Referee: Ruud Bossen (Netherlands)
England  1–0  Austria
Lampard  24' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 64,822

Wales  2–0  Azerbaijan
Giggs  3', 51' (Report)
Attendance: 32,628
England  2–1  Poland
Owen  44'
Lampard  81'
(Report) Frankowski  45+1'
Attendance: 65,467
Austria  2–0  Northern Ireland
Aufhauser  44', 90' (Report)
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Athanassios Briakos (Greece)

Goalscorers

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

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