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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 10 7 3 0 21 5 +16 24 Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–0
2  Sweden 10 8 0 2 30 4 +26 24 0–1 — 3–0 3–0 3–1 6–0
3  Bulgaria 10 4 3 3 17 17 0 15 1–3 0–3 — 2–0 3–2 4–1
4  Hungary 10 4 2 4 13 14 −1 14 0–0 0–1 1–1 — 3–2 4–0
5  Iceland 10 1 1 8 14 27 −13 4 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–3 — 4–1
6  Malta 10 0 3 7 4 32 −28 3 1–1 0–7 1–1 0–2 0–0 —
Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Iceland 1–3 Bulgaria
Guðjohnsen 51' (pen.) (Report) Berbatov 35', 49'
Yanev 62'
Attendance: 5,014
Croatia 3–0 Hungary
Pršo 31'
Klasnić 54'
Gyepes 80' (o.g.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 20,853
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Malta 0–7 Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović 4', 11', 14', 71'
Ljungberg 46', 74'
Larsson 76'
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Haim Jakov (Israel)
Sweden 0–1 Croatia
(Report) Srna 64'
Attendance: 40,023
Hungary 3–2 Iceland
Gera 62'
Torghelle 75'
Szabics 79'		 (Report) Guðjohnsen 39'
I. Sigurðsson 78'
Attendance: 5,461
Sweden 3–0 Hungary
Ljungberg 26'
Larsson 50'
Svensson 67'		 (Report)
Attendance: 32,288
Malta 0–0 Iceland
(Report)
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
Croatia 2–2 Bulgaria
Srna 15', 31' (pen.) (Report) M. Petrov 77'
Berbatov 86'
Attendance: 31,565
Bulgaria 4–1 Malta
Berbatov 43', 55'
Yanev 47'
Yankov 88'		 (Report) Mifsud 11'
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)
Iceland 1–4 Sweden
Guðjohnsen 66' (Report) Larsson 24', 39'
Allbäck 27'
Wilhelmsson 45'
Attendance: 7,037
Malta 0–2 Hungary
(Report) Gera 39'
Kovács 93'
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)
Bulgaria 0–3 Sweden
(Report) Ljungberg 17', 90+2' (pen.)
Edman 74'
Attendance: 42,530
Croatia 4–0 Iceland
N. Kovač 38', 75'
Šimunić 70'
Pršo 90+1'		 (Report)
Attendance: 17,912
Croatia 3–0 Malta
Pršo 22', 35'
Tudor 79'		 (Report)
Attendance: 15,510
Hungary 1–1 Bulgaria
Rajczi 90' (Report) S. Petrov 51'
Attendance: 11,586
Sweden 6–0 Malta
Jonson 6'
Svensson 18'
Wilhelmsson 29'
Ibrahimović 40'
Ljungberg 57'
Elmander 81'		 (Report)
Attendance: 35,593
Bulgaria 1–3 Croatia
M. Petrov 72' (Report) Babić 19'
Tudor 57'
Kranjčar 80'
Attendance: 35,000
Iceland 2–3 Hungary
Guðjohnsen 17'
K. Sigurðsson 68'		 (Report) Gera 45', 56'
Huszti 73'
Attendance: 4,613
Iceland 4–1 Malta
Þorvaldsson 27'
Guðjohnsen 33'
Guðmundsson 74'
V. Gunnarsson 84'		 (Report) Said 58'
Attendance: 4,887
Sweden 3–0 Bulgaria
Ljungberg 60'
Mellberg 75'
Ibrahimović 90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Iceland 1–3 Croatia
Guðjohnsen 24' (Report) Balaban 56', 61'
Srna 82'
Attendance: 5,520
Hungary 4–0 Malta
Torghelle 34'
Said 55' (o.g.)
Takács 64'
Rajczi 85'		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,900
Malta 1–1 Croatia
Wellman 74' (Report) Kranjčar 19'
Attendance: 916
Referee: Athanassios Briakos (Greece)
Bulgaria 3–2 Iceland
Berbatov 21'
Iliev 69'
M. Petrov 86'		 (Report) Steinsson 9'
Hreiðarsson 16'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Bülent Demirlek (Turkey)
Hungary 0–1 Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović 90+1'
Attendance: 20,161
Bulgaria 2–0 Hungary
Berbatov 29'
Lazarov 55'		 (Report)
Attendance: 4,652
Referee: Dejan Delević (Serbia and Montenegro)
Croatia 1–0 Sweden
Srna 55' (Report)
Attendance: 34,015
Malta 1–1 Bulgaria
Barbara 79' (Report) Yankov 67'
Attendance: 2,844
Sweden 3–1 Iceland
Ibrahimović 29'
Larsson 42'
Källström 90+1'		 (Report) Árnason 11'
Attendance: 33,716
Hungary 0–0 Croatia
(Report)
Attendance: 6,979

Goalscorers

8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

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