2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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 10730215+1624
 Sweden 10802304+2624
 Bulgaria 104331717015
 Hungary 104241314−114
 Iceland 101181427−134
 Malta 10037432−283
  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  51' (pen.) (Report) Berbatov  35', 49'
Yanev  62'

2004-09-04
20:30
Croatia  3–0  Hungary
Pršo  31'
Klasnić  54'
Gyepes  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  4', 11', 14', 71'
Ljungberg  46', 74'
Larsson  76'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Haim Jakov (Israel)

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

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

2004-10-09
17:00
Sweden  3–0  Hungary
Ljungberg  26'
Larsson  50'
Svensson  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  15', 31' (pen.) (Report) M. Petrov  77'
Berbatov  86'
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 31,565
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

2004-10-13
18:00
Bulgaria  4–1  Malta
Berbatov  43', 55'
Yanev  47'
Yankov  88'		 (Report) Mifsud  11'
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2005-06-08
18:05
Iceland  4–1  Malta
Þorvaldsson  27'
Guðjohnsen  33'
Guðmundsson  74'
V. Gunnarsson  84'		 (Report) Said  58'

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

2005-09-03
18:05
Iceland  1–3  Croatia
Guðjohnsen  24' (Report) Balaban  56', 61'
Srna  82'

2005-09-03
20:45
Hungary  4–0  Malta
Torghelle  34'
Said  55' (o.g.)
Takács  64'
Rajczi  85'		 (Report)
Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest
Attendance: 5,900
Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine)

2005-09-07
18:45
Malta  1–1  Croatia
Wellman  74' (Report) Kranjčar  19'
Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 916
Referee: Athanassios Briakos (Greece)

2005-09-07
19:00
Bulgaria  3–2  Iceland
Berbatov  21'
Iliev  69'
M. Petrov  86'		 (Report) Steinsson  9'
Hreiðarsson  16'
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Bülent Demirlek (Turkey)

2005-09-07
20:45
Hungary  0–1  Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović  90+1'

2005-10-08
18:00
Bulgaria  2–0  Hungary
Berbatov  29'
Lazarov  55'		 (Report)
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 4,652
Referee: Dejan Delević (Serbia and Montenegro)

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

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

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