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.

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

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 10 7 3 0 18 7 +1124
 Republic of Ireland 10 4 6 0 12 8 +418
 Bulgaria 10 3 5 2 17 13 +414
 Cyprus 10 2 3 5 14 16 −29
 Montenegro 10 1 6 3 9 14 −59
 Georgia 10 0 3 7 7 19 −123
  Bulgaria Cyprus Georgia (country) Italy Montenegro Republic of Ireland
Bulgaria  – 2–0 6–2 0–0 4–1 1–1
Cyprus  4–1 – 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–2
Georgia  0–0 1–1 – 0–2 0–0 1–2
Italy  2–0 3–2 2–0 – 2–1 1–1
Montenegro  2–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 – 0–0
Republic of Ireland  1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 –

Matches

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

6 September 2008
18:00 UTC+2
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: Sandor Szabo (Hungary)

6 September 2008
20:00 UTC+2
Montenegro  2–2  Bulgaria
Vučinić  61'
Jovetić  82' (pen.)		 Report S. Petrov  11'
Georgiev  90+2'
Pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Oleh Oriekhov (Ukraine)

6 September 2008
21:45 UTC+3
Cyprus  1–2  Italy
Aloneftis  28' Report Di Natale  8', 90+2'

10 September 2008
19:00 UTC+2
Montenegro  0–0  Republic of Ireland
Report
Pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)

10 September 2008
20:50 UTC+2
Italy  2–0  Georgia
De Rossi  17', 89' Report
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 27,164
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)

11 October 2008
20:30 UTC+4
Georgia  1–1  Cyprus
Kobiashvili  73' Report Konstantinou  66'

11 October 2008
21:15 UTC+3
Bulgaria  0–0  Italy
Report

15 October 2008
20:30 UTC+4
Georgia  0–0  Bulgaria
Report

15 October 2008
19:45 UTC+1
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Cyprus
Keane  5' Report
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 55,833
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

15 October 2008
20:50 UTC+2
Italy  2–1  Montenegro
Aquilani  8', 29' Report Vučinić  19'
Via del Mare, Lecce
Attendance: 20,162
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

11 February 2009
19:45 UTC+0
Republic of Ireland  2–1  Georgia
Keane  73' (pen.), 78' Report Iashvili  1'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)

28 March 2009
20:00 UTC+2
Cyprus  2–1  Georgia
Konstantinou  33'
Christofi  56'		 Report Kobiashvili  71' (pen.)

28 March 2009
20:45 UTC+1
Montenegro  0–2  Italy
Report Pirlo  11' (pen.)
Pazzini  73'
Pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

28 March 2009
19:45 UTC+0
Republic of Ireland  1–1  Bulgaria
Dunne  1' Report Kilbane  74' (o.g.)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 60,002
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

1 April 2009
18:00 UTC+3
Bulgaria  2–0  Cyprus
Popov  8'
Makriev  90+4'		 Report

1 April 2009
21:00 UTC+4
Georgia  0–0  Montenegro
Report
Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: David Malcolm (Northern Ireland)

1 April 2009
20:50 UTC+2
Italy  1–1  Republic of Ireland
Iaquinta  10' Report Keane  87'
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

6 June 2009
20:30 UTC+3
Bulgaria  1–1  Republic of Ireland
Telkiyski  29' Report Dunne  24'

6 June 2009
20:30 UTC+3
Cyprus  2–2  Montenegro
Konstantinou  13'
Michael  45' (pen.)		 Report Damjanović  65', 77'

5 September 2009
20:30 UTC+3
Bulgaria  4–1  Montenegro
Kishishev  45+1'
Telkiyski  49'
Berbatov  83'
Domovchiyski  90+1'		 Report Jovetić  9'

5 September 2009
22:00 UTC+4
Georgia  0–2  Italy
Report Kaladze  56' (o.g.), 66' (o.g.)

5 September 2009
21:30 UTC+3
Cyprus  1–2  Republic of Ireland
Elia  30' Report Doyle  5'
Keane  83'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 5,191
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)

9 September 2009
20:15 UTC+2
Montenegro  1–1  Cyprus
Vučinić  56' (pen.) Report Okkas  63'
Pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)

9 September 2009
20:50 UTC+2
Italy  2–0  Bulgaria
Grosso  11'
Iaquinta  40'		 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 26,122
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

10 October 2009
20:00 UTC+3
Cyprus  4–1  Bulgaria
Charalambides  11', 20'
Konstantinou  58'
Aloneftis  78'		 Report Berbatov  44'

10 October 2009
19:00 UTC+2
Montenegro  2–1  Georgia
Batak  13'
Delibašić  78'		 Report Dvalishvili  45'
Pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 5,420
Referee: Selçuk Dereli (Turkey)

10 October 2009
20:00 UTC+1
Republic of Ireland  2–2  Italy
Whelan  8'
St Ledger  87'		 Report Camoranesi  26'
Gilardino  90'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 70,670
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

14 October 2009
21:00 UTC+3
Bulgaria  6–2  Georgia
Berbatov  6', 23', 35'
M. Petrov  14', 44'
Angelov  31'		 Report Dvalishvili  34'
Kobiashvili  51' (pen.)

14 October 2009
20:00 UTC+2
Italy  3–2  Cyprus
Gilardino  78', 81', 90+2' Report Makrides  12'
Michael  48'
Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma
Attendance: 15,009
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

14 October 2009
19:00 UTC+1
Republic of Ireland  0–0  Montenegro
Report
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 36,442
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)

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.

Pos Player Country Goals
1 Dimitar Berbatov  Bulgaria 5
Robbie Keane  Republic of Ireland
2 Michalis Konstantinou  Cyprus 4
Alberto Gilardino  Italy
3 Levan Kobiashvili  Georgia 3
Mirko Vučinić  Montenegro
4 Dimitar Telkiyski  Bulgaria 2
Martin Petrov  Bulgaria
Efstathios Aloneftis  Cyprus
Constantinos Charalambides  Cyprus
Chrysis Michael  Cyprus
Ioannis Okkas  Cyprus
Vladimir Dvalishvili  Georgia
Richard Dunne  Republic of Ireland
Kevin Doyle  Republic of Ireland
Glenn Whelan  Republic of Ireland
Alberto Aquilani  Italy
Daniele De Rossi  Italy
Antonio Di Natale  Italy
Vincenzo Iaquinta  Italy
Dejan Damjanović  Montenegro
Stevan Jovetić  Montenegro
1 goal
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