2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 8 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised 2006 FIFA World Cup winner Italy, Bulgaria, Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Georgia and Montenegro.

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The group was won by Italy, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up the Republic of Ireland entered the UEFA play-off stage.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 10 7 3 0 18 7 +11 24 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–0
2  Republic of Ireland 10 4 6 0 12 8 +4 18 Advance to second round 2–2 — 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
3  Bulgaria 10 3 5 2 17 13 +4 14 0–0 1–1 — 2–0 4–1 6–2
4  Cyprus 10 2 3 5 14 16 −2 9[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 1–2 4–1 — 2–2 2–1
5  Montenegro 10 1 6 3 9 14 −5 9[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 — 2–1
6  Georgia 10 0 3 7 7 19 −12 3 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. Cyprus and Montenegro are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Matches

The representatives of the six federations met in Sofia, Bulgaria on 15 January 2008 to decide on a fixture calendar.[1]

Georgia 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Kenia  90+2' Report Doyle  13'
Whelan  70'
Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz (Germany)[note 1]
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
Montenegro 2–2 Bulgaria
Vučinić  61'
Jovetić  82' (pen.)		 Report S. Petrov  11'
Georgiev  90+2'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Oleh Oriekhov (Ukraine)
Cyprus 1–2 Italy
Aloneftis  28' Report Di Natale  8', 90+2'
Attendance: 6,000
Montenegro 0–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
Italy 2–0 Georgia
De Rossi  17', 89' Report
Attendance: 27,164
Georgia 1–1 Cyprus
Kobiashvili  73' Report Konstantinou  66'
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 40,000
Bulgaria 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Georgia 0–0 Bulgaria
Report
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 35,250
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Cyprus
Keane  5' Report
Attendance: 55,833
Italy 2–1 Montenegro
Aquilani  8', 29' Report Vučinić  19'
Attendance: 20,162
Republic of Ireland 2–1 Georgia
Keane  73' (pen.), 78' Report Iashvili  1'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)
Cyprus 2–1 Georgia
Konstantinou  33'
Christofi  56'		 Report Kobiashvili  71' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500
Montenegro 0–2 Italy
Report Pirlo  11' (pen.)
Pazzini  73'
Attendance: 10,500
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Bulgaria
Dunne  1' Report Kilbane  74' (o.g.)
Attendance: 60,002
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Bulgaria 2–0 Cyprus
Popov  8'
Makriev  90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 16,916
Georgia 0–0 Montenegro
Report
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: David Malcolm (Northern Ireland)
Italy 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Iaquinta  10' Report Keane  87'
Attendance: 48,000
Bulgaria 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Telkiyski  29' Report Dunne  24'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Cyprus 2–2 Montenegro
Konstantinou  13'
Michael  45' (pen.)		 Report Damjanović  65', 77'
Attendance: 3,000
Bulgaria 4–1 Montenegro
Kishishev  45+1'
Telkiyski  49'
Berbatov  83' (pen.)
Domovchiyski  90+1'		 Report Jovetić  9'
Attendance: 7,543
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)
Georgia 0–2 Italy
Report Kaladze  56' (o.g.), 66' (o.g.)
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 32,000
Cyprus 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Elia  30' Report Doyle  5'
Keane  83'
Attendance: 5,191
Montenegro 1–1 Cyprus
Vučinić  56' (pen.) Report Okkas  63'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)
Italy 2–0 Bulgaria
Grosso  11'
Iaquinta  40'		 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 26,122
Cyprus 4–1 Bulgaria
Charalambides  11', 20'
Konstantinou  58'
Aloneftis  78'		 Report Berbatov  44'
Attendance: 3,700
Montenegro 2–1 Georgia
Batak  13'
Delibašić  78'		 Report Dvalishvili  45'
Attendance: 5,420
Republic of Ireland 2–2 Italy
Whelan  8'
St Ledger  87'		 Report Camoranesi  26'
Gilardino  90'
Attendance: 70,670
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Bulgaria 6–2 Georgia
Berbatov  6', 23', 35'
M. Petrov  14', 44'
Angelov  31'		 Report Dvalishvili  34'
Kobiashvili  51' (pen.)
Attendance: 700
Italy 3–2 Cyprus
Gilardino  78', 81', 90+2' Report Makrides  12'
Michael  48'
Attendance: 15,009
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Montenegro
Report
Attendance: 36,442

Notes
  1. Originally scheduled for Tbilisi, Georgia but moved to neutral venue due to the 2008 South Ossetia war. The original replacement venue was the Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe, Germany, but the ground became unavailable, so it was moved to the Stadion am Bruchweg in Mainz.[2]

Goalscorers

There were 77 goals scored during the 30 games, an average 2.56 goals per game.

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

Attendances
Team Highest Lowest Average
 Bulgaria45,00070022,432
 Cyprus6,0001,5003,878
 Georgia40,0004,50025,550
 Italy48,00015,00927,291
 Montenegro12,0004,0008,184
 Republic of Ireland70,67036,44253,589

References
  1. "Republic of Ireland FIFA World Cup Group 8 Fixtures Announced". fai.ie. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  2. "Georgia-Republic of Ireland to take place in Mainz". FIFA.com. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
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