2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Austria, Azerbaijan, England, Northern Ireland, Poland and Wales.

The group was won by England, who qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Poland also qualified as one of two best runners-up.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   England 10 8 1 1 17 5 +12 25 Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup 2–1 1–0 4–0 2–0 2–0
2   Poland 10 8 0 2 27 9 +18 24 1–2 3–2 1–0 1–0 8–0
3   Austria 10 4 3 3 15 12 +3 15 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–0
4   Northern Ireland 10 2 3 5 10 18 −8 9 1–0 0–3 3–3 2–3 2–0
5   Wales 10 2 2 6 10 15 −5 8 0–1 2–3 0–2 2–2 2–0
6   Azerbaijan 10 0 3 7 1 21 −20 3 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–1
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Northern Ireland  0–3  Poland
(Report) Żurawski   4'
Włodarczyk   36'
Krzynówek   56'
Attendance: 12,487
Austria  2–2  England
Kollmann   71'
Ivanschitz   72'
(Report) Lampard   24'
Gerrard   65'
Azerbaijan  1–1  Wales
Sadygov   55' (Report) Speed   47'

Wales  2–2  Northern Ireland
Hartson   32'
Earnshaw   74'
(Report) Whitley   10'
Healy   21'
Attendance: 63,500
Poland  1–2  England
Żurawski   47' (Report) Defoe   36'
Głowacki   57' (o.g.)
Attendance: 30,000
Austria  2–0  Azerbaijan
Stranzl   23'
Kollmann   44'
(Report)
Attendance: 26,400

England  2–0  Wales
Lampard   4'
Beckham   76'
(Report)
Attendance: 65,224
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Austria  1–3  Poland
Schopp   30' (Report) Kałużny   10'
Krzynówek   78'
Frankowski   90'
Azerbaijan  0–0  Northern Ireland
(Report)

Northern Ireland  3–3  Austria
Healy   36'
Murdock   58'
Elliott   93'
(Report) Schopp   14', 72'
Mayrleb   59'
Attendance: 11,810
Wales  2–3  Poland
Earnshaw   56'
Hartson   90'
(Report) Frankowski   72'
Żurawski   81'
Krzynówek   85'
Attendance: 56,685
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Azerbaijan  0–1  England
(Report) Owen   22'

Wales  0–2  Austria
(Report) Vastić   81'
Stranzl   85'
Attendance: 47,760
England  4–0  Northern Ireland
J. Cole   47'
Owen   52', 54'
Lampard   62'
(Report)
Attendance: 62,239
Poland  8–0  Azerbaijan
Frankowski   12', 63', 66'
Hajiyev   16' (o.g.)
Kosowski   40'
Krzynówek   72'
Saganowski   84', 90'
(Report)

England  2–0  Azerbaijan
Gerrard   51'
Beckham   62'
(Report)
Attendance: 49,046
Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal)
Poland  1–0  Northern Ireland
Żurawski   87' (Report)
Attendance: 13,515
Austria  1–0  Wales
Aufhauser   87' (Report)

Azerbaijan  0–3  Poland
(Report) Frankowski   28'
Kłos   57'
Żurawski   81'

Northern Ireland  2–0  Azerbaijan
Elliott   60'
Feeney   84'
(Report)
Wales  0–1  England
(Report) J. Cole   54'
Attendance: 70,715
Poland  3–2  Austria
Smolarek   13'
Kosowski   22'
Żurawski   67'
(Report) Linz   61', 80'
Attendance: 40,000

Northern Ireland  1–0  England
Healy   74' (Report)
Attendance: 14,069
Poland  1–0  Wales
Żurawski   54' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 13,500
Azerbaijan  0–0  Austria
(Report)

Northern Ireland  2–3  Wales
Gillespie   47'
Davis   50'
(Report) Davies   27'
Robinson   37'
Giggs   81'
Attendance: 13,451
England  1–0  Austria
Lampard   24' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 64,822

Wales  2–0  Azerbaijan
Giggs   3', 51' (Report)
Attendance: 32,628
England  2–1  Poland
Owen   44'
Lampard   81'
(Report) Frankowski   45+1'
Attendance: 65,467
Austria  2–0  Northern Ireland
Aufhauser   44', 90' (Report)

Goalscorers

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There were 80 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2006, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 15 April 2024.