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.

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 10 7 3 0 21 5 +16 24[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–0
2  Sweden 10 8 0 2 30 4 +26 24[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 — 3–0 3–0 3–1 6–0
3  Bulgaria 10 4 3 3 17 17 0 15 1–3 0–3 — 2–0 3–2 4–1
4  Hungary 10 4 2 4 13 14 −1 14 0–0 0–1 1–1 — 3–2 4–0
5  Iceland 10 1 1 8 14 27 −13 4 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–3 — 4–1
6  Malta 10 0 3 7 4 32 −28 3 1–1 0–7 1–1 0–2 0–0 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Croatia 6, Sweden 0.

Matches
Iceland 1–3 Bulgaria
Guðjohnsen  51' (pen.) (Report) Berbatov  35', 49'
Yanev  62'
Attendance: 5,014
Croatia 3–0 Hungary
Pršo  31'
Klasnić  54'
Gyepes  80' (o.g.)		 (Report)
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 20,853
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
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)
Sweden 0–1 Croatia
(Report) Srna  64'
Attendance: 40,023
Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibáñez (Spain)
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)
Sweden 3–0 Hungary
Ljungberg  26'
Larsson  50'
Svensson  67'		 (Report)
Attendance: 32,288
Malta 0–0 Iceland
(Report)
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
Croatia 2–2 Bulgaria
Srna  15', 31' (pen.) (Report) M. Petrov  77'
Berbatov  86'
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 31,565
Bulgaria 4–1 Malta
Berbatov  43', 55'
Yanev  47'
Yankov  88'		 (Report) Mifsud  11'
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)
Iceland 1–4 Sweden
Guðjohnsen  66' (Report) Larsson  24', 39'
Allbäck  27'
Wilhelmsson  45'
Attendance: 7,037
Malta 0–2 Hungary
(Report) Gera  39'
Kovács  93'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)
Bulgaria 0–3 Sweden
(Report) Ljungberg  17', 90+2' (pen.)
Edman  74'
Attendance: 42,530
Croatia 4–0 Iceland
N. Kovač  38', 75'
Šimunić  70'
Pršo  90+1'		 (Report)
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 17,912
Croatia 3–0 Malta
Pršo  22', 35'
Tudor  79'		 (Report)
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,510
Hungary 1–1 Bulgaria
Rajczi  90' (Report) S. Petrov  51'
Attendance: 11,586
Sweden 6–0 Malta
Jonson  6'
Svensson  18'
Wilhelmsson  29'
Ibrahimović  40'
Ljungberg  57'
Elmander  81'		 (Report)
Attendance: 35,593
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)
Bulgaria 1–3 Croatia
M. Petrov  72' (Report) Babić  19'
Tudor  57'
Kranjčar  80'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Iceland 2–3 Hungary
Guðjohnsen  17'
K. Sigurðsson  68'		 (Report) Gera  45', 56'
Huszti  73'
Attendance: 4,613
Iceland 4–1 Malta
Þorvaldsson  27'
Guðjohnsen  33'
Guðmundsson  74'
V. Gunnarsson  84'		 (Report) Said  58'
Attendance: 4,887
Sweden 3–0 Bulgaria
Ljungberg  60'
Mellberg  75'
Ibrahimović  90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Iceland 1–3 Croatia
Guðjohnsen  24' (Report) Balaban  56', 61'
Srna  82'
Attendance: 5,520
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)
Malta 1–1 Croatia
Wellman  74' (Report) Kranjčar  19'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 916
Referee: Athanassios Briakos (Greece)
Bulgaria 3–2 Iceland
Berbatov  21'
Iliev  69'
M. Petrov  86'		 (Report) Steinsson  9'
Hreiðarsson  16'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Bülent Demirlek (Turkey)
Hungary 0–1 Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović  90+1'
Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest
Attendance: 20,161
Bulgaria 2–0 Hungary
Berbatov  29'
Lazarov  55'		 (Report)
Attendance: 4,652
Referee: Dejan Delević (Serbia and Montenegro)
Croatia 1–0 Sweden
Srna  55' (Report)
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 34,015
Malta 1–1 Bulgaria
Barbara  79' (Report) Yankov  67'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 2,844
Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine)
Sweden 3–1 Iceland
Ibrahimović  29'
Larsson  42'
Källström  90+1'		 (Report) Árnason  11'
Attendance: 33,716
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
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
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