2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 8

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 8 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of 2006 FIFA World Cup winner Italy, Bulgaria, Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Georgia and Montenegro.

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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 8
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Results and fixtures

The representatives of the six federations met in Sofia on 15 January 2008 to decide on a fixture calendar. [cite news |title=Republic of Ireland FIFA World Cup Group 8 Fixtures Announced |url=http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2768 |publisher=fai.ie |date=2008-01-15 |accessdate=2008-03-29 ]

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goals1 = Kenia goal|90+2
goals2 = Doyle goal|13
Whelan goal|70
stadium = Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz (Germany)¹
attendance = 4,500
referee = Sandor Szabo (Hungary) ----

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stadium = Pod Goricom, Podgorica
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referee = Oleh Oriekhov (Ukraine) ----

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goals1 = Aloneftis goal|28
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stadium = Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
attendance = 6,000
referee = Pieter Vink (Netherlands) ----

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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. [cite news |title=Georgia-Republic of Ireland to take place in Mainz |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/media/newsid=863721.html#georgia+republic+ireland+take+place+mainz
publisher=FIFA.com |date=2008-08-28 |accessdate=2008-08-28 ]

Goalscorers

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