Results in qualifications for World Cup 2010 : Group Europe
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Qualifying standings
| # | team | points | g.dif. | win-draw-loss |
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| Group 1 |
| 1 | Denmark | 21 | 11 | 6-3-1 (10) |
| 2 | Portugal | 19 | 12 | 5-4-1 (10) |
| 3 | Sweden | 18 | 8 | 5-3-2 (10) |
| 4 | Hungary | 16 | 2 | 5-1-4 (10) |
| 5 | Albania | 7 | -7 | 1-4-5 (10) |
| 6 | Malta | 1 | -26 | 0-1-9 (10) |
| Group 2 |
| 1 | Switzerl. | 21 | 10 | 6-3-1 (10) |
| 2 | Greece | 20 | 10 | 6-2-2 (10) |
| 3 | Latvia | 17 | 3 | 5-2-3 (10) |
| 4 | Israel | 16 | 10 | 4-4-2 (10) |
| 5 | Luxemb. | 5 | -21 | 1-2-7 (10) |
| 6 | Moldova | 3 | -12 | 0-3-7 (10) |
| Group 3 |
| 1 | Slovakia | 22 | 12 | 7-1-2 (10) |
| 2 | Slovenia | 20 | 14 | 6-2-2 (10) |
| 3 | Czech | 16 | 11 | 4-4-2 (10) |
| 4 | N.Ireland | 15 | 4 | 4-3-3 (10) |
| 5 | Poland | 11 | 5 | 3-2-5 (10) |
| 6 | San Mar. | 0 | -46 | 0-0-10 (10) |
| Group 4 |
| 1 | Germany | 26 | 21 | 8-2-0 (10) |
| 2 | Russia | 22 | 13 | 7-1-2 (10) |
| 3 | Finland | 18 | 0 | 5-3-2 (10) |
| 4 | Wales | 12 | -3 | 4-0-6 (10) |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 5 | -10 | 1-2-7 (10) |
| 6 | Liechten. | 2 | -21 | 0-2-8 (10) |
| Group 5 |
| 1 | Spain | 30 | 23 | 10-0-0 (10) |
| 2 | Bosnia | 19 | 12 | 6-1-3 (10) |
| 3 | Turkey | 15 | 3 | 4-3-3 (10) |
| 4 | Belgium | 10 | -7 | 3-1-6 (10) |
| 5 | Estonia | 8 | -15 | 2-2-6 (10) |
| 6 | Armenia | 4 | -16 | 1-1-8 (10) |
| Group 6 |
| 1 | England | 27 | 28 | 9-0-1 (10) |
| 2 | Ukraine | 21 | 15 | 6-3-1 (10) |
| 3 | Croatia | 20 | 6 | 6-2-2 (10) |
| 4 | Belarus | 13 | 5 | 4-1-5 (10) |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 6 | -18 | 2-0-8 (10) |
| 6 | Andorra | 0 | -36 | 0-0-10 (10) |
| Group 7 |
| 1 | Serbia | 22 | 14 | 7-1-2 (10) |
| 2 | France | 21 | 9 | 6-3-1 (10) |
| 3 | Austria | 14 | -1 | 4-2-4 (10) |
| 4 | Lithuania | 12 | -1 | 4-0-6 (10) |
| 5 | Romania | 12 | -6 | 3-3-4 (10) |
| 6 | Faroe Isl. | 4 | -15 | 1-1-8 (10) |
| Group 8 |
| 1 | Italy | 24 | 11 | 7-3-0 (10) |
| 2 | Ireland | 18 | 4 | 4-6-0 (10) |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 14 | 4 | 3-5-2 (10) |
| 4 | Cyprus | 9 | -2 | 2-3-5 (10) |
| 5 | Montenegro | 9 | -5 | 1-6-3 (10) |
| 6 | Georgia | 3 | -12 | 0-3-7 (10) |
| Group 9 |
| 1 | Holland | 24 | 15 | 8-0-0 (8) |
| 2 | Norway | 10 | 2 | 2-4-2 (8) |
| 3 | Scotland | 10 | -5 | 3-1-4 (8) |
| 4 | Maced. | 7 | -6 | 2-1-5 (8) |
| 5 | Iceland | 5 | -6 | 1-2-5 (8) |
Playoffs
| Portugal - Bosnia | 1 : 0 (1 : 0) |
| France - Ireland | 1 : 1 (1 : 0) |
| Slovenia - Russia | 1 : 0 (1 : 2) |
| Greece - Ukraine | 1 : 0 (0 : 0) |
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Qualifying format
Eight groups of six teams and one group of five will contest the European qualifying competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The nine group winners will automatically qualify. Eight best second placed teams will contest home and away play-off matches for the remaining four places. In determining the rank of the second placed teams, only results against those finishing 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th will be counted.
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
- goal difference in all group matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
- goal difference in matches between the tied teams
- greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
- drawing of lots, or a play-off (if approved by FIFA)