2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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

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

Matches

2004-09-04
16:00
Iceland  1–3  Bulgaria
Guðjohnsen Goal 51' (pen.) (Report) Berbatov Goal 35', 49'
Yanev Goal 62'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 5,014
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

2004-09-04
20:30
Croatia  3–0  Hungary
Pršo Goal 31'
Klasnić Goal 54'
Gyepes Goal 80' (o.g.)		 (Report)
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 20,853
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

2004-09-04
20:45
Malta  0–7  Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović Goal 4', 11', 14', 71'
Ljungberg Goal 46', 74'
Larsson Goal 76'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Haim Jakov (Israel)

2004-09-08
20:15
Sweden  0–1  Croatia
(Report) Srna Goal 64'
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 40,023
Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibáñez (Spain)

2004-09-08
21:15
Hungary  3–2  Iceland
Gera Goal 62'
Torghelle Goal 75'
Szabics Goal 79'		 (Report) Guðjohnsen Goal 39'
I. Sigurðsson Goal 78'

2004-10-09
17:00
Sweden  3–0  Hungary
Ljungberg Goal 26'
Larsson Goal 50'
Svensson Goal 67'		 (Report)

2004-10-09
18:15
Malta  0–0  Iceland
(Report)
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)

2004-10-09
20:15
Croatia  2–2  Bulgaria
Srna Goal 15', 31' (pen.) (Report) M. Petrov Goal 77'
Berbatov Goal 86'
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 31,565
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

2004-10-13
18:00
Bulgaria  4–1  Malta
Berbatov Goal 43', 55'
Yanev Goal 47'
Yankov Goal 88'		 (Report) Mifsud Goal 11'

2004-10-13
18:10
Iceland  1–4  Sweden
Guðjohnsen Goal 66' (Report) Larsson Goal 24', 39'
Allbäck Goal 27'
Wilhelmsson Goal 45'

2004-11-17
19:30
Malta  0–2  Hungary
(Report) Gera Goal 39'
Kovács Goal 93'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)

2005-03-26
17:30
Bulgaria  0–3  Sweden
(Report) Ljungberg Goal 17', 90+2' (pen.)
Edman Goal 74'

2005-03-26
18:00
Croatia  4–0  Iceland
N. Kovač Goal 38', 75'
Šimunić Goal 70'
Pršo Goal 90+1'		 (Report)
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 17,912
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

2005-03-30
18:00
Croatia  3–0  Malta
Pršo Goal 22', 35'
Tudor Goal 79'		 (Report)
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,510
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

2005-03-30
20:45
Hungary  1–1  Bulgaria
Rajczi Goal 90' (Report) S. Petrov Goal 51'

2005-06-04
17:15
Sweden  6–0  Malta
Jonson Goal 6'
Svensson Goal 18'
Wilhelmsson Goal 29'
Ibrahimović Goal 40'
Ljungberg Goal 57'
Elmander Goal 81'		 (Report)
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 35,593
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)

2005-06-04
18:00
Bulgaria  1–3  Croatia
M. Petrov Goal 72' (Report) Babić Goal 19'
Tudor Goal 57'
Kranjčar Goal 80'

2005-06-04
18:05
Iceland  2–3  Hungary
Guðjohnsen Goal 17'
K. Sigurðsson Goal 68'		 (Report) Gera Goal 45', 56'
Huszti Goal 73'

2005-06-08
18:05
Iceland  4–1  Malta
Þorvaldsson Goal 27'
Guðjohnsen Goal 33'
Guðmundsson Goal 74'
V. Gunnarsson Goal 84'		 (Report) Said Goal 58'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 4,887
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

2005-09-03
17:15
Sweden  3–0  Bulgaria
Ljungberg Goal 60'
Mellberg Goal 75'
Ibrahimović Goal 90'		 (Report)

2005-09-03
18:05
Iceland  1–3  Croatia
Guðjohnsen Goal 24' (Report) Balaban Goal 56', 61'
Srna Goal 82'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 5,520
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

2005-09-03
20:45
Hungary  4–0  Malta
Torghelle Goal 34'
Said Goal 55' (o.g.)
Takács Goal 64'
Rajczi Goal 85'		 (Report)

2005-09-07
18:45
Malta  1–1  Croatia
Wellman Goal 74' (Report) Kranjčar Goal 19'

2005-09-07
19:00
Bulgaria  3–2  Iceland
Berbatov Goal 21'
Iliev Goal 69'
M. Petrov Goal 86'		 (Report) Steinsson Goal 9'
Hreiðarsson Goal 16'

2005-09-07
20:45
Hungary  0–1  Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović Goal 90+1'
Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest
Attendance: 20,161
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)

2005-10-08
18:00
Bulgaria  2–0  Hungary
Berbatov Goal 29'
Lazarov Goal 55'		 (Report)

2005-10-08
20:15
Croatia  1–0  Sweden
Srna Goal 55' (Report)
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 34,015
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

2005-10-12
19:00
Malta  1–1  Bulgaria
Zahra Goal 79' (Report) Yankov Goal 67'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 2,844
Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine)

2005-10-12
19:30
Sweden  3–1  Iceland
Ibrahimović Goal 29'
Larsson Goal 42'
Källström Goal 90+1'		 (Report) Árnason Goal 11'

2005-10-12
19:30
Hungary  0–0  Croatia
(Report)

Goalscorers

Pos Player Country Goals
1 Zlatan Ibrahimović  Sweden 8
2 Dimitar Berbatov  Bulgaria 7
Fredrik Ljungberg  Sweden
4 Eiður Guðjohnsen  Iceland 6
5 Dado Pršo  Croatia 5
Darijo Srna  Croatia
Henrik Larsson  Sweden

See also

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