The2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 9 was aUEFA qualifying group for the2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised theNetherlands,Scotland,Norway,Iceland andMacedonia. This group had one team fewer than the other eight.
The group was won by the Netherlands, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup without dropping a single point in qualification. As runners-up, Norway were in contention for theUEFA play-off stage, but their record was the worst of all runners-up, and so they were eliminated.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 24 | Qualification to2010 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Norway | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | Scotland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 10 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Macedonia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Iceland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
The fixtures were decided at a meeting held inAmsterdam, Netherlands on 14 December 2007.[2] The August 2009 date in the international match calendar was moved forward by one week, from 19 August 2009 to 12 August 2009, at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting on 27 May 2008.[3]
| Macedonia | 1–2 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Pandev 77' (pen.) | Report | Heitinga 46' Van der Vaart 59' |
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Mathijsen 15' Huntelaar 65' | Report |
| Norway | 0–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Bommel 62' |
| Iceland | 1–0 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| V. Gunnarsson 16' | Report |
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Huntelaar 30' Van Persie 45+1'Kuyt 77' (pen.) | Report |
| Netherlands | 4–0 | Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| Kuyt 16',41' Huntelaar 25'Van der Vaart 88' | Report |
| Scotland | 2–1 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| McCormack 39' S. Fletcher 65' | Report | I. Sigurðsson 54' |
| Iceland | 1–2 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| K. Sigurðsson 87' | Report | De Jong 8' Van Bommel 15' |
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Ooijer 32' Robben 50' | Report |
| Iceland | 1–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Guðjohnsen 29' | Report | J. Riise 11' |
| Scotland | 0–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Elia 82' |
There were 44 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Heiðar HelgusonVeigar Páll GunnarssonIndriði SigurðssonKristján Örn SigurðssonBoban GrncarovFilip IvanovskiIlčo NaumoskiGoran PandevAco StojkovEljero EliaNigel de JongJohn HeitingaJoris MathijsenAndré OoijerRobin van PersieArjen RobbenThorstein HelstadErik HusekleppKirk BroadfootScott BrownSteven FletcherRoss McCormack| Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 9,767 | 5,527 | 8,063 |
| Macedonia | 11,000 | 7,000 | 8,500 |
| Netherlands | 50,000 | 37,500 | 45,213 |
| Norway | 24,493 | 14,776 | 20,091 |
| Scotland | 51,230 | 42,259 | 48,477 |