The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 was a

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qualifying group for the

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. The group comprised

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and

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. The group was won by Switzerland, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Greece entered the UEFA play-off stage.

Standings

Matches

The match schedule was established at a meeting in

on 8 January 2008. However, Greece and Latvia failed to come to an agreement on matches between themselves, and, since the match schedule was not finalised by 16 January 2008 deadline,

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conducted a random draw to determine the fixtures. The draw took place in

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at 16:00 CET on 30 January 2008, the eve of the XXXII Ordinary

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.Draw settles disputes
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Goalscorers

Attendances

References

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