Group 9 of the qualifying tournament of the UEFA zone for the 2002 World Cup consisted of five teams: Albania, England, Germany, Greece and Finland. Matches in the group took place from September 2, 2000 to October 6, 2001.
England won the group ahead of Germany in personal meetings and qualified for the World Cup - a victory on September 1, 2001 in Munich with a score of 5: 1 became a key for the English, and a draw with Greece 2: 2, which brought the English goal from a free kick David Beckham in the last minute, guaranteed them access from first place to the World Cup. The German national team took 2nd place and went into butt games: not only a painful defeat from England, but also two point losses with Finland became a fatal for them - a 2-2 away draw (despite the fact that Germany lost 0-2) and home draw 0-0 in the last round.
Results
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| A place | Team | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | GR | ABOUT |  |  |  |  |  | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | ABOUT | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | ABOUT | |||
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| one. | England | eight | five | 2 | one | sixteen | 6 | +10 | 17 | - | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | four | 2 | one | one | 6 | four | 7 | four | 3 | one | 0 | ten | 2 | ten | |||
| 2. | Germany | eight | five | 2 | one | 14 | ten | +4 | 17 | 1: 5 | - | 0: 0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | four | 2 | one | one | five | 6 | 7 | four | 3 | one | 0 | 9 | four | ten | |||
| 3. | Finland | eight | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | 0: 0 | 2: 2 | - | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | four | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | four | eight | four | one | one | 2 | 3 | 3 | four | |||
| four. | Greece | eight | 2 | one | five | 7 | 17 | -ten | 7 | 0: 2 | 2: 4 | 1-0 | - | 1-0 | four | 2 | 0 | 2 | four | 6 | 6 | four | 0 | one | 3 | 3 | eleven | one | |||
| five. | Albania | eight | one | 0 | 7 | five | 14 | -9 | 3 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | - | four | one | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | four | 0 | 0 | four | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||
Matches
September 2, 2000 3 p.m. |
| Finland | 2: 1 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Jari Litmanen 45 ' Aki Riihilahti 67 ' | Report | Edwin Murati 63 ' |
Finnare , Helsinki Spectators: 10 770 Judge: Rene Temmink |
September 2, 2000 19:00 |
| Germany | 2-0 | Greece |
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| Sebastian Dysler 18' Mehmet Scholl 78 ' | Report |
Volksparkstadion , Hamburg Spectators: 48,500 Judge: Antonio Lopez Nieto |
October 7, 2000 3 p.m. |
| England | 0: 1 | Germany |
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| Report | Dietmar Hamann 14' |
Wembley , London Spectators: 76,377 Judge: Stefano Braschi |
October 7, 2000 20:15 |
| Greece | 1-0 | Finland |
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| Nikos Liberopoulos 59 ' | Report |
Olympic Stadium , Athens Spectators: 15,000 Judge: Pierluigi Collina |
October 11, 2000 19:00 |
| Albania | 2-0 | Greece |
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| Alban Bushes 48 ' Erwin Fakai 90 ' | Report |
Kemal Stafa , Tirana Spectators: 10,200 Judge: Rune Pedersen |
October 11, 2000 19:00 |
| Finland | 0: 0 | England |
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| Report |
Olympic Stadium , Helsinki Spectators: 36,210 Judge: Alain Sar |
March 24, 2001 3 p.m. |
| England | 2: 1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Owen 44 ' David Beckham 50' | Report | Aki Riihilahti 26 ' |
Anfield , Liverpool Viewers: 44,262 Judge: Valentin Ivanov |
March 24, 2001 20:00 |
| Germany | 2: 1 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Dysler 49 ' Miroslav Klose 87 ' | Report | Bledar Kola 65 ' |
Bai Arena , Leverkusen Spectators: 22,500 Judge: Graziano Cesari |
March 28, 2001 20:30 |
| Albania | 1: 3 | England |
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| Altin Rrakli 90 + 2 ' | Report | Michael Owen 74 ' Paul Scholes 85 ' Andy cole 90 + 6 ' |
Kemal Stafa , Tirana Spectators: 18,000 Judge: Alain Hamer |
March 28, 2001 9:30 p.m. |
| Greece | 2: 4 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Angelos Haristeas 20' Georgios Georgiadis 43 ' | Report | Marco Roemer 6 ' Michael Ballack 25 '( pen. ) Miroslav Klose 82 ' Marco Bode 90 ' |
Olympic Stadium , Athens Spectators: 32 173 Judge: Vitor Melu Pereira |
June 2, 2001 20:00 |
| Finland | 2: 2 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Forssell 28 ' , 43' | Report | Michael Ballack 69 '( pen. ) Karsten Janker 73 ' |
Olympic Stadium , Helsinki Spectators: 35 744 Judge: Dick Yol |
June 2, 2001 9 p.m. |
| Greece | 1-0 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Nikos Mahlas 70 ' | Report |
Theodoros Vardinoyanis , Heraklion Spectators: 5,500 Judge: Nikolay Levnikov |
June 6, 2001 19:30 |
| Albania | 0: 2 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Marco Roemer 27 ' Michael Ballack 68 ' |
Kemal Stafa , Tirana Spectators: 12,800 Judge: Gilles Vessier |
June 6, 2001 21:45 |
| Greece | 0: 2 | England |
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| Report | Paul Scholes 63 ' David Beckham 87 ' |
Olympic Stadium , Athens Spectators: 29,300 Judge: Rune Pedersen |
September 1, 2001 19:00 |
| Albania | 0: 2 | Finland |
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| Report | Topic Tainio 55 ' Shevki Heaps 90 + 3 ' |
Kemal Stafa , Tirana Spectators: 6,400 Judge: Erol Ersoy |
September 1, 2001 19:30 |
| Germany | 1: 5 | England |
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| Karsten Janker 6 ' | Report | Michael Owen 12 ' , 48' , 65 ' Stephen Gerrard 45 + 3 ' Emil Heskey 73 ' |
Olympic Stadium , Munich Spectators: 63,000 Judge: Pierluigi Collina |
September 5, 2001 19:00 |
| Finland | 5: 1 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Forssell 14 ' , 45' Aki Riihilahti 21 ' Jonas Kolkka 38 ' Jari Litmanen 53 ' | Report | Yorgos Karagunis thirty' |
Olympic Stadium , Helsinki Spectators: 27,216 Judge: Paul Allaerts |
September 5, 2001 20:00 |
| England | 2-0 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Owen 43 ' Robbie Fowler 88 ' | Report |
St. James Park , Newcastle Spectators: 51 046 Judge: Juan Fernandez Marin |
October 6, 2001 3 p.m. |
| England | 2: 2 | Greece |
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| Teddy sheringham 68 ' David Beckham 90 + 3 ' | Report | Angelos Haristeas 36 ' Demis Nikolaidis 69 ' |
Old Trafford , Manchester Spectators: 66,000 Judge: Dick Yol |
October 6, 2001 16:00 |
| Germany | 0: 0 | Finland |
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Auf Schalke Arena , Gelsenkirchen Spectators: 52,000 Judge: Anders Frisk |
Bombardiers
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Highscores and Highlights
- Michael Owen became the best scorer of the group, scoring six goals - three of them flew into the goal of Germany in the away game on September 1, 2001, which ended in a sensational victory for the British with a score of 5: 1. After the game, the father of the German national team coach Rudy Feller , shocked by the defeat of his team, suffered a heart attack [1] .
- Despite the key victory over Germany at a party, England registered for the World Cup only in the last round - David Beckham's goal only allowed him to equalize the game against Greece, but Germany, which claimed the first place, could not open the account in the match against Finland and went into the butt [1] .
- For the first time, the England team held official matches under the guidance of a foreign specialist - Swede Sven-Joran Ericsson [1] , who replaced Kevin Keegan , who was dismissed after a home defeat from the Germans [2] .
- The match October 7, 2000 England - Germany was the last for the old Wembley stadium, which was demolished, and the new stadium opened in 2007. The last goal on it was scored by the German Dietmar Hamann , bringing victory to the Germans. In May 2005, a survey was conducted on how to name the bridge on the new Wembley, and although the name Dietmar-Hamann Bridge was the leader in the survey, marking the last goal at the old stadium, the final name was White Horse Bridge [3] .
Notes
- β 1 2 3 Will Shevchenko erect a monument? (Russian)
- β Williams, Josh . Rewind to 2000: Defeat to Germany pushes Keegan towards exit door , ESPN (2 September 2010). Archived December 25, 2010. Date of treatment February 2, 2011.
- β Honigsbaum, Mark . Horse beats Hurst in Wembley bridge contest , The Guardian (May 25, 2005). Date of treatment February 2, 2011.