The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 5 was a
UEFA
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qualifying group for the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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. The group comprised European champions
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
,
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
,
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
and
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
.
The group was won by Spain, who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup without dropping a single point in qualification. The runners-up Bosnia and Herzegovina entered the
UEFA play-off stage.
Standings
Matches
A meeting was held in
Barcelona
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, Spain on 8 January 2008 to determine the fixtures for Group 5. However, the Bosnian delegation arrived several hours late, and Spain and Turkey were unable to agree on scheduling. Since the fixtures were not finalised by 16 January 2008 deadline,
FIFA
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conducted a random draw to determine the fixtures. The draw took place in
Zagreb
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, Croatia at 16:00 CET on 30 January 2008, on the eve of the XXXII Ordinary
UEFA Congress
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.
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Goalscorers
Attendances
References
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5
2008–09 in Bosnia and Herzegovina football
2009–10 in Bosnia and Herzegovina football
Qual
2008–09 in Spanish football
2008–09 in Turkish football
2009–10 in Turkish football
2008–09 in Belgian football
2009–10 in Belgian football
2009 in Armenian football
2008 in Armenian football
2009 in Estonian football
2008 in Estonian football